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2022 Annual Report

RiverSource®

Retirement Advisor Variable Annuity – Band 3

 

This wrapper contains an annual report that has been produced solely for the purpose of updating RiverSource Life Insurance Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022, and 2021 due to a change in accounting standards.

 

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ANN9008_12_B02_(10/23)  

Issued by: RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 


 

 

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Annual Financial Information

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF RIVERSOURCE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND

THE CONTRACT OWNERS OF RIVERSOURCE VARIABLE ACCOUNT 10

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of each of the divisions of RiverSource Variable Account 10, as indicated in Note 1, offered through RiverSource® Retirement Advisor Variable Annuity – Band 3 sponsored by RiverSource Life Insurance Company, as of December 31, 2022, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets for each of the periods indicated in Note 1, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the divisions of RiverSource Variable Account 10 as of December 31, 2022, and the results of each of their operations and the changes in each of their net assets for each of the periods indicated in Note 1, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the RiverSource Life Insurance Company management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements of each of the divisions of the RiverSource Variable Account 10 based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to each of the divisions of the RiverSource Variable Account 10 in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of investments owned as of December 31, 2022 by correspondence with the transfer agents of the investee mutual funds. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota

April 20, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the divisions of RiverSource Variable Account 10 since 2010.

 

RIVERSOURCE RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY – BAND 3 – 2022 ANNUAL REPORT     1  


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

December 31, 2022   AB VPS
Dyn Asset Alloc,
Cl B
    AB VPS
Gro & Inc,
Cl B
    AB VPS
Intl Val,
Cl B
    AB VPS
Sus Gbl Thematic,
Cl B
    Allspg VT
Index Asset Alloc,
Cl 2
 
Assets

 

Investments, at fair value(1),(2)

  $ 8,890,818     $ 72,787,590     $ 64,851,502     $ 7,697,418     $ 18,561,500  

Dividends receivable

                             

Accounts receivable from RiverSource Life for contract purchase payments

    30       15       109,967       181       100  

Receivable for share redemptions

    8,151       106,390       167,722       6,857       24,884  

Total assets

    8,898,999       72,893,995       65,129,191       7,704,456       18,586,484  
         
Liabilities

 

Payable to RiverSource Life for:

         

Mortality and expense risk fee

    8,004       52,872       47,308       6,056       13,033  

Contract terminations

    147       53,518       120,414       801       11,851  

Payable for investments purchased

    30       15       109,967       181       100  

Total liabilities

    8,181       106,405       277,689       7,038       24,984  

Net assets applicable to contracts in accumulation period

    8,890,064       72,538,785       64,709,541       7,644,008       18,059,446  

Net assets applicable to contracts in payment period

          247,791       141,961       52,587       501,930  

Net assets applicable to seed money

    754       1,014             823       124  

Total net assets

  $ 8,890,818     $ 72,787,590     $ 64,851,502     $ 7,697,418     $ 18,561,500  

(1)  Investment shares

    1,126,846       2,566,558       5,027,248       269,235       1,114,136  

(2)  Investments, at cost

  $ 12,595,569     $ 65,801,770     $ 76,037,596     $ 8,378,107     $ 18,484,909  
December 31, 2022 (continued)   Allspg VT
Intl Eq,
Cl 2
    Allspg VT
Sm Cap Gro,
Cl 2
    ALPS Alerian
Engy Infr,
Class III
    AC VP
Intl,
Cl I
    AC VP
Mid Cap Val,
Cl II
 
Assets

 

Investments, at fair value(1),(2)

  $ 21,236,903     $ 71,368,662     $ 42,305,667     $ 6,232,614     $ 40,248,737  

Dividends receivable

                             

Accounts receivable from RiverSource Life for contract purchase payments

    11,233       46,606       64,361              

Receivable for share redemptions

    29,831       117,534       54,459       8,917       68,852  

Total assets

    21,277,967       71,532,802       42,424,487       6,241,531       40,317,589  
         
Liabilities

 

Payable to RiverSource Life for:

         

Mortality and expense risk fee

    15,932       59,479       36,308       4,378       31,206  

Contract terminations

    13,899       58,055       18,151       4,539       37,646  

Payable for investments purchased

    11,233       46,606       64,361              

Total liabilities

    41,064       164,140       118,820       8,917       68,852  

Net assets applicable to contracts in accumulation period

    21,084,280       71,239,681       42,238,209       6,178,293       40,124,890  

Net assets applicable to contracts in payment period

    152,623       128,149       66,362       54,321       123,175  

Net assets applicable to seed money

          832       1,096             672  

Total net assets

  $ 21,236,903     $ 71,368,662     $ 42,305,667     $ 6,232,614     $ 40,248,737  

(1)  Investment shares

    12,347,037       9,452,803       4,273,300       653,999       1,901,216  

(2)  Investments, at cost

  $ 34,272,836     $ 94,935,285     $ 40,166,228     $ 6,510,960     $ 36,417,469  

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

December 31, 2022 (continued)    AC VP
Ultra,
Cl II
    AC VP
Val,
Cl I
    BlackRock
Global Alloc,
Cl III
    Calvert VP
SRI Bal,
Cl I
    Col VP
Bal,
Cl 3
 
Assets

 

Investments, at fair value(1),(2)

   $ 36,105,898     $ 28,456,286     $ 71,676,615     $ 19,357,174     $ 489,961,560  

Dividends receivable

                              

Accounts receivable from RiverSource Life for contract purchase payments

     103,347             791       821       114,186  

Receivable for share redemptions

     27,803       24,448       94,497       13,687       551,740  

Total assets

     36,237,048       28,480,734       71,771,903       19,371,682       490,627,486  
          
Liabilities

 

Payable to RiverSource Life for:

          

Mortality and expense risk fee

     27,803       19,730       62,080       13,685       421,378  

Contract terminations

           4,718       32,417       2       130,362  

Payable for investments purchased

     103,347             791       821       114,186  

Total liabilities

     131,150       24,448       95,288       14,508       665,926  

Net assets applicable to contracts in accumulation period

     35,907,031       28,089,717       71,389,119       19,298,965       485,466,045  

Net assets applicable to contracts in payment period

     198,867       366,569       287,065       58,209       4,495,457  

Net assets applicable to seed money

                 431             58  

Total net assets

   $ 36,105,898     $ 28,456,286     $ 71,676,615     $ 19,357,174     $ 489,961,560  

(1)  Investment shares

     1,932,864       2,285,645       6,038,468       9,351,292       14,075,311  

(2)  Investments, at cost

   $ 35,918,970     $ 19,318,955     $ 89,048,756     $ 19,242,534     $ 327,950,805  
December 31, 2022 (continued)    Col VP
Commodity
Strategy,
Cl 2
    Col VP
Contrarian
Core,
Cl 2
    Col VP
Disciplined
Core,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Divd Opp,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Emerg
Mkts Bond,
Cl 2
 
Assets

 

Investments, at fair value(1),(2)

   $ 24,622,744     $ 114,014,619     $ 302,302,150     $ 398,252,532     $ 9,401,141  

Dividends receivable

                              

Accounts receivable from RiverSource Life for contract purchase payments

     951       18,843       23,247       39,962       462  

Receivable for share redemptions

     42,740       100,203       349,367       524,285       11,153  

Total assets

     24,666,435       114,133,665       302,674,764       398,816,779       9,412,756  
          
Liabilities

 

Payable to RiverSource Life for:

          

Mortality and expense risk fee

     20,935       97,589       250,499       306,065       7,949  

Contract terminations

     21,805       2,614       98,868       218,220       3,204  

Payable for investments purchased

     951       18,843       23,247       39,962       462  

Total liabilities

     43,691       119,046       372,614       564,247       11,615  

Net assets applicable to contracts in accumulation period

     24,621,719       113,691,821       298,746,634       395,172,227       9,398,645  

Net assets applicable to contracts in payment period

           322,635       3,555,516       3,080,305       1,669  

Net assets applicable to seed money

     1,025       163                   827  

Total net assets

   $ 24,622,744     $ 114,014,619     $ 302,302,150     $ 398,252,532     $ 9,401,141  

(1)  Investment shares

     4,914,719       3,536,434       4,265,587       10,839,753       1,250,152  

(2)  Investments, at cost

   $ 28,525,852     $ 76,926,580     $ 104,668,579     $ 143,584,502     $ 11,689,326  

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

December 31, 2022 (continued)    Col VP
Emer Mkts,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Global
Strategic Inc,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Govt Money Mkt,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Hi Yield Bond,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Inc Opp,
Cl 3
 
Assets

 

Investments, at fair value(1),(2)

   $ 71,144,153     $ 45,419,507     $ 135,591,924     $ 118,265,851     $ 73,104,368  

Dividends receivable

                 13,207              

Accounts receivable from RiverSource Life for contract purchase payments

     24,470       19,654       157       8,579       21,725  

Receivable for share redemptions

     57,452       36,352       383,327       104,138       63,199  

Total assets

     71,226,075       45,475,513       135,988,615       118,378,568       73,189,292  
          
Liabilities

 

Payable to RiverSource Life for:

          

Mortality and expense risk fee

     57,438       34,996       106,033       91,945       55,526  

Contract terminations

     14       1,356       277,294       12,193       7,673  

Payable for investments purchased

     24,470       19,654       157       8,579       21,725  

Total liabilities

     81,922       56,006       383,484       112,717       84,924  

Net assets applicable to contracts in accumulation period

     70,923,325       45,122,717       135,147,556       117,237,907       72,718,502  

Net assets applicable to contracts in payment period

     220,828       296,790       457,575       1,027,944       385,866  

Net assets applicable to seed money

                              

Total net assets

   $ 71,144,153     $ 45,419,507     $ 135,605,131     $ 118,265,851     $ 73,104,368  

(1)  Investment shares

     7,975,802       6,238,943       135,591,924       20,603,807       12,103,372  

(2)  Investments, at cost

   $ 104,159,704     $ 62,680,728     $ 135,589,987     $ 136,332,276     $ 98,036,052  
December 31, 2022 (continued)    Col VP
Inter Bond,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Lg Cap Gro,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Lg Cap Index,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Limited
Duration Cr,
Cl 2
    Col VP
Long
Govt/Cr Bond,
Cl 2
 
Assets

 

Investments, at fair value(1),(2)

   $ 218,262,867     $ 101,466,597     $ 454,455,836     $ 74,819,442     $ 10,487,401  

Dividends receivable

                              

Accounts receivable from RiverSource Life for contract purchase payments

     74,395       39,766       37,579       61,774       319  

Receivable for share redemptions

     169,887       88,038       430,307       63,865       24,504  

Total assets

     218,507,149       101,594,401       454,923,722       74,945,081       10,512,224  
          
Liabilities

 

Payable to RiverSource Life for:

          

Mortality and expense risk fee

     167,814       72,305       382,532       62,791       8,782  

Contract terminations

     2,073       15,733       47,775       1,074       15,722  

Payable for investments purchased

     74,395       39,766       37,579       61,774       319  

Total liabilities

     244,282       127,804       467,886       125,639       24,823  

Net assets applicable to contracts in accumulation period

     216,752,940       100,893,565       452,965,269       74,801,809       10,426,439  

Net assets applicable to contracts in payment period

     1,509,927       573,032       1,490,432       17,066       60,257  

Net assets applicable to seed money

                 135       567       705  

Total net assets

   $ 218,262,867     $ 101,466,597     $ 454,455,836     $ 74,819,442     $ 10,487,401  

(1)  Investment shares

     26,360,250       3,954,271       14,376,964       8,203,886       1,376,299  

(2)  Investments, at cost

   $ 276,127,065     $ 40,781,839     $ 259,663,546     $ 78,390,804     $ 14,662,256  

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

December 31, 2022 (continued)    Col VP
Overseas
Core,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Select
Lg Cap Val,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Select
Mid Cap Gro,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Select
Mid Cap Val,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Select
Sm Cap Val,
Cl 3
 
Assets

 

Investments, at fair value(1),(2)

   $ 49,412,603     $ 50,931,510     $ 58,877,623     $ 42,797,010     $ 29,169,455  

Dividends receivable

                              

Accounts receivable from RiverSource Life for contract purchase payments

           315       10,245             2,029  

Receivable for share redemptions

     80,316       71,259       127,888       65,460       28,461  

Total assets

     49,492,919       51,003,084       59,015,756       42,862,470       29,199,945  
          
Liabilities

 

Payable to RiverSource Life for:

          

Mortality and expense risk fee

     41,678       38,211       49,220       32,361       21,124  

Contract terminations

     38,638       33,048       78,668       33,099       7,337  

Payable for investments purchased

           315       10,245             2,029  

Total liabilities

     80,316       71,574       138,133       65,460       30,490  

Net assets applicable to contracts in accumulation period

     48,911,737       50,887,278       58,252,071       42,695,047       29,120,298  

Net assets applicable to contracts in payment period

     500,866       44,232       625,552       101,963       49,157  

Net assets applicable to seed money

                              

Total net assets

   $ 49,412,603     $ 50,931,510     $ 58,877,623     $ 42,797,010     $ 29,169,455  

(1)  Investment shares

     4,212,498       1,409,284       1,650,158       1,300,426       970,374  

(2)  Investments, at cost

   $ 51,443,586     $ 35,033,894     $ 25,778,556     $ 19,558,401     $ 15,680,324  
December 31, 2022 (continued)    Col VP
US Govt Mtge,
Cl 3
    CS
Commodity
Return
    CTIVP
BR Gl
Infl Prot Sec,
Cl 3
    CTIVP
Prin Blue
Chip Gro,
Cl 1
    CTIVP Vty
Sycamore
Estb Val,
Cl 3
 
Assets

 

Investments, at fair value(1),(2)

   $ 40,241,502     $ 15,136,544     $ 51,672,881     $ 92,282,015     $ 43,663,526  

Dividends receivable

                              

Accounts receivable from RiverSource Life for contract purchase payments

     13,970       5,859       11,055       35,262        

Receivable for share redemptions

     30,118       13,929       49,852       86,272       62,940  

Total assets

     40,285,590       15,156,332       51,733,788       92,403,549       43,726,466  
          
Liabilities

 

Payable to RiverSource Life for:

          

Mortality and expense risk fee

     30,118       11,545       38,870       69,787       33,174  

Contract terminations

           2,384       10,982       16,485       29,766  

Payable for investments purchased

     13,970       5,859       11,055       35,262        

Total liabilities

     44,088       19,788       60,907       121,534       62,940  

Net assets applicable to contracts in accumulation period

     39,985,840       15,135,081       51,556,977       92,053,488       43,540,308  

Net assets applicable to contracts in payment period

     255,662       1,463       115,904       228,527       123,218  

Net assets applicable to seed money

                              

Total net assets

   $ 40,241,502     $ 15,136,544     $ 51,672,881     $ 92,282,015     $ 43,663,526  

(1)  Investment shares

     4,630,783       619,842       10,970,888       2,182,124       1,054,929  

(2)  Investments, at cost

   $ 47,997,785     $ 20,438,418     $ 71,335,634     $ 49,898,868     $ 25,970,268  

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

RIVERSOURCE RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY – BAND 3 – 2022 ANNUAL REPORT     5  


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

December 31, 2022 (continued)    Del Ivy VIP
Asset
Strategy,
Cl II
    DWS Alt
Asset
Alloc VIP,
Cl B
    EV VT
Floating-Rate Inc,
Init Cl
    Fid VIP
Contrafund,
Serv Cl 2
    Fid VIP
Gro & Inc,
Serv Cl
 
Assets

 

Investments, at fair value(1),(2)

   $ 12,502,154     $ 17,387,662     $ 83,654,722     $ 416,575,542     $ 37,405,330  

Dividends receivable

                 507,796              

Accounts receivable from RiverSource Life for contract purchase payments

           2,389       153,355       60,682       2,107  

Receivable for share redemptions

     18,559       15,476       123,033       344,288       28,492  

Total assets

     12,520,713       17,405,527       84,438,906       416,980,512       37,435,929  
          
Liabilities

 

Payable to RiverSource Life for:

          

Mortality and expense risk fee

     10,876       14,424       64,671       344,288       25,720  

Contract terminations

     7,683       1,052       58,362             2,772  

Payable for investments purchased

           2,389       661,151       60,682       2,107  

Total liabilities

     18,559       17,865       784,184       404,970       30,599  

Net assets applicable to contracts in accumulation period

     12,345,886       17,371,205       83,390,229       415,932,793       37,191,499  

Net assets applicable to contracts in payment period

     155,364       15,899       254,349       642,109       213,831  

Net assets applicable to seed money

     904       558       10,144       640        

Total net assets

   $ 12,502,154     $ 17,387,662     $ 83,654,722     $ 416,575,542     $ 37,405,330  

(1)  Investment shares

     1,592,631       1,339,573       9,911,697       11,400,535       1,576,289  

(2)  Investments, at cost

   $ 15,911,371     $ 18,406,932     $ 90,504,509     $ 384,665,559     $ 27,393,506  
December 31, 2022 (continued)    Fid VIP
Mid Cap,
Serv Cl
    Fid VIP
Overseas,
Serv Cl
    Fid VIP
Strategic Inc,
Serv Cl 2
    Frank
Global Real Est,
Cl 2
    Frank
Inc,
Cl 2
 
Assets

 

Investments, at fair value(1),(2)

   $ 60,814,675     $ 8,317,638     $ 147,369,751     $ 48,212,512     $ 59,977,508  

Dividends receivable

                              

Accounts receivable from RiverSource Life for contract purchase payments

                 75,099       64,906       87,520  

Receivable for share redemptions

     42,805       7,398       136,497       35,058       104,551  

Total assets

     60,857,480       8,325,036       147,581,347       48,312,476       60,169,579  
          
Liabilities

 

Payable to RiverSource Life for:

          

Mortality and expense risk fee

     42,052       5,696       123,062       35,058       51,921  

Contract terminations

     753       1,702       13,435             52,630  

Payable for investments purchased

                 75,099       64,906       87,520  

Total liabilities

     42,805       7,398       211,596       99,964       192,071  

Net assets applicable to contracts in accumulation period

     59,965,089       8,240,390       146,971,535       48,061,534       59,897,517  

Net assets applicable to contracts in payment period

     849,586       77,248       397,989       150,978       79,468  

Net assets applicable to seed money

                 227             523  

Total net assets

   $ 60,814,675     $ 8,317,638     $ 147,369,751     $ 48,212,512     $ 59,977,508  

(1)  Investment shares

     1,885,726       385,433       14,885,833       4,159,837       4,071,793  

(2)  Investments, at cost

   $ 57,035,609     $ 7,646,584     $ 168,890,474     $ 68,884,006     $ 63,079,110  

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

6   RIVERSOURCE RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY – BAND 3 – 2022 ANNUAL REPORT


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

December 31, 2022 (continued)    Frank
Sm Cap Val,
Cl 2
    GS VIT
Mid Cap Val,
Inst
    GS VIT
Multi-Strategy
Alt,
Advisor
    GS VIT
Sm Cap Eq
Insights,
Inst
    GS VIT
U.S. Eq
Insights,
Inst
 
Assets

 

Investments, at fair value(1),(2)

   $ 113,286,298     $ 106,671,178     $ 9,492,903     $ 4,208,768     $ 85,875,174  

Dividends receivable

                              

Accounts receivable from RiverSource Life for contract purchase payments

     3,944             1,788       249       14,563  

Receivable for share redemptions

     151,880       104,290       8,151       2,932       64,583  

Total assets

     113,442,122       106,775,468       9,502,842       4,211,949       85,954,320  
          
Liabilities

 

Payable to RiverSource Life for:

          

Mortality and expense risk fee

     90,149       75,103       8,151       2,932       61,814  

Contract terminations

     61,731       29,187                   2,769  

Payable for investments purchased

     3,944             1,788       249       14,563  

Total liabilities

     155,824       104,290       9,939       3,181       79,146  

Net assets applicable to contracts in accumulation period

     113,056,612       105,825,361       9,489,008       4,190,311       85,098,100  

Net assets applicable to contracts in payment period

     229,225       845,817       3,325       18,457       777,074  

Net assets applicable to seed money

     461             570              

Total net assets

   $ 113,286,298     $ 106,671,178     $ 9,492,903     $ 4,208,768     $ 85,875,174  

(1)  Investment shares

     9,041,205       7,163,948       1,082,429       404,689       5,407,757  

(2)  Investments, at cost

   $ 133,672,893     $ 110,891,954     $ 9,975,688     $ 5,002,677     $ 87,370,618  
December 31, 2022 (continued)    Invesco VI
Am Fran,
Ser I
    Invesco VI
Bal Risk Alloc,
Ser II
    Invesco VI
Comstock,
Ser II
   

Invesco VI

Dis Mid Cap Gro,
Ser I

    Invesco VI
EQV Intl Eq,
Ser II
 
Assets

 

Investments, at fair value(1),(2)

   $ 10,393,050     $ 32,128,877     $ 95,536,227     $ 15,420,735     $ 36,629,567  

Dividends receivable

                              

Accounts receivable from RiverSource Life for contract purchase payments

     3,684       5,443       45,067       5,044       4,809  

Receivable for share redemptions

     7,452       64,216       180,059       11,367       45,861  

Total assets

     10,404,186       32,198,536       95,761,353       15,437,146       36,680,237  
          
Liabilities

 

Payable to RiverSource Life for:

          

Mortality and expense risk fee

     7,068       28,011       70,354       10,731       27,105  

Contract terminations

     384       36,205       109,705       636       18,756  

Payable for investments purchased

     3,684       5,443       45,067       5,044       4,809  

Total liabilities

     11,136       69,659       225,126       16,411       50,670  

Net assets applicable to contracts in accumulation period

     10,373,684       31,921,618       95,313,768       15,342,767       36,529,158  

Net assets applicable to contracts in payment period

     19,366       206,608       221,877       77,968       100,409  

Net assets applicable to seed money

           651       582              

Total net assets

   $ 10,393,050     $ 32,128,877     $ 95,536,227     $ 15,420,735     $ 36,629,567  

(1)  Investment shares

     242,602       4,031,227       4,717,838       277,801       1,288,866  

(2)  Investments, at cost

   $ 12,554,420     $ 41,978,890     $ 72,073,865     $ 20,730,665     $ 39,739,863  

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

RIVERSOURCE RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY – BAND 3 – 2022 ANNUAL REPORT     7  


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

December 31, 2022 (continued)    Invesco VI
Global,
Ser II
    Invesco VI
Gbl Strat Inc,
Ser II
    Invesco VI
Hlth,
Ser II
    Invesco VI
Mn St Sm Cap,
Ser II
    Janus
Henderson
VIT Bal,
Serv
 
Assets

 

Investments, at fair value(1),(2)

   $ 103,292,568     $ 126,018,115     $ 36,734,266     $ 85,386,232     $ 113,815,583  

Dividends receivable

                              

Accounts receivable from RiverSource Life for contract purchase payments

     43,825       44,696       690       14,394       10,938  

Receivable for share redemptions

     114,041       175,895       33,455       80,556       165,498  

Total assets

     103,450,434       126,238,706       36,768,411       85,481,182       113,992,019  
          
Liabilities

 

Payable to RiverSource Life for:

          

Mortality and expense risk fee

     84,376       96,831       27,628       70,898       99,391  

Contract terminations

     29,665       79,064       5,827       9,658       66,107  

Payable for investments purchased

     43,825       44,696       690       14,394       10,938  

Total liabilities

     157,866       220,591       34,145       94,950       176,436  

Net assets applicable to contracts in accumulation period

     103,097,506       125,357,581       36,504,656       85,215,301       113,778,153  

Net assets applicable to contracts in payment period

     194,065       660,059       229,610       170,337       36,480  

Net assets applicable to seed money

     997       475             594       950  

Total net assets

   $ 103,292,568     $ 126,018,115     $ 36,734,266     $ 85,386,232     $ 113,815,583  

(1)  Investment shares

     3,408,996       30,962,682       1,587,479       3,784,851       2,679,905  

(2)  Investments, at cost

   $ 127,692,405     $ 159,872,517     $ 41,061,517     $ 87,718,493     $ 113,552,873  
December 31, 2022 (continued)    Janus
Henderson
VIT Enter,
Serv
    Janus
Henderson
VIT Flex Bd,
Serv
    Janus
Hend
VIT Gbl Tech
Innov,
Srv
    Janus
Henderson
VIT Overseas,
Serv
    Janus
Henderson
VIT Res,
Serv
 
Assets

 

Investments, at fair value(1),(2)

   $ 13,771,867     $ 49,951,385     $ 22,289,861     $ 19,075,426     $ 43,310,938  

Dividends receivable

                              

Accounts receivable from RiverSource Life for contract purchase payments

     188       18,652       30,506       1,748       5,167  

Receivable for share redemptions

     9,778       41,791       15,313       43,906       35,849  

Total assets

     13,781,833       50,011,828       22,335,680       19,121,080       43,351,954  
          
Liabilities

 

Payable to RiverSource Life for:

          

Mortality and expense risk fee

     9,328       41,311       15,313       13,296       35,750  

Contract terminations

     450       480             30,610       99  

Payable for investments purchased

     188       18,652       30,506       1,748       5,167  

Total liabilities

     9,966       60,443       45,819       45,654       41,016  

Net assets applicable to contracts in accumulation period

     13,719,665       49,944,872       22,187,723       18,938,151       43,268,812  

Net assets applicable to contracts in payment period

     52,202       5,989       101,405       136,104       40,865  

Net assets applicable to seed money

           524       733       1,171       1,261  

Total net assets

   $ 13,771,867     $ 49,951,385     $ 22,289,861     $ 19,075,426     $ 43,310,938  

(1)  Investment shares

     219,367       4,545,167       2,141,197       518,918       1,435,563  

(2)  Investments, at cost

   $ 12,236,576     $ 59,111,047     $ 23,369,419     $ 17,816,574     $ 48,048,560  

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

8   RIVERSOURCE RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY – BAND 3 – 2022 ANNUAL REPORT


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

December 31, 2022 (continued)    Lazard Ret
Global Dyn MA,
Serv
    MFS Mass Inv
Gro Stock,
Serv Cl
    MFS
New Dis,
Serv Cl
    MFS
Utilities,
Serv Cl
    MS VIF
Dis,
Cl II
 
Assets

 

Investments, at fair value(1),(2)

   $ 11,621,587     $ 63,984,791     $ 28,557,521     $ 153,187,598     $ 48,221,137  

Dividends receivable

                              

Accounts receivable from RiverSource Life for contract purchase payments

     532       2,808       3,700       7,774       124,570  

Receivable for share redemptions

     10,315       51,655       20,068       134,319       40,819  

Total assets

     11,632,434       64,039,254       28,581,289       153,329,691       48,386,526  
          
Liabilities

 

Payable to RiverSource Life for:

          

Mortality and expense risk fee

     10,311       46,890       20,019       121,679       40,819  

Contract terminations

     4       4,765       49       12,640        

Payable for investments purchased

     532       2,808       3,700       7,774       124,570  

Total liabilities

     10,847       54,463       23,768       142,093       165,389  

Net assets applicable to contracts in accumulation period

     11,620,647       63,877,416       28,459,263       152,738,211       48,124,887  

Net assets applicable to contracts in payment period

           107,375       98,258       448,507       95,569  

Net assets applicable to seed money

     940                   880       681  

Total net assets

   $ 11,621,587     $ 63,984,791     $ 28,557,521     $ 153,187,598     $ 48,221,137  

(1)  Investment shares

     1,015,873       3,392,619       3,230,489       4,306,652       17,160,547  

(2)  Investments, at cost

   $ 13,000,845     $ 67,639,700     $ 46,385,007     $ 126,578,567     $ 157,613,502  
December 31, 2022 (continued)    MS VIF
Global Real Est,
Cl II
    NB AMT
Intl Eq,
Cl S
    NB AMT
US Eq Index
PW Strat,
Cl S
    PIMCO VIT
All Asset,
Advisor Cl
    PIMCO
VIT Glb
Man As Alloc,
Adv Cl
 
Assets

 

Investments, at fair value(1),(2)

   $ 12,631,559     $ 7,668,536     $ 7,542,087     $ 51,711,024     $ 5,604,815  

Dividends receivable

                              

Accounts receivable from RiverSource Life for contract purchase payments

     7,018             214       263       3  

Receivable for share redemptions

     9,744       11,870       51,234       43,842       5,006  

Total assets

     12,648,321       7,680,406       7,593,535       51,755,129       5,609,824  
          
Liabilities

 

Payable to RiverSource Life for:

          

Mortality and expense risk fee

     9,735       5,900       6,475       42,051       5,000  

Contract terminations

     9       5,970       44,759       1,791       6  

Payable for investments purchased

     7,018             214       263       3  

Total liabilities

     16,762       11,870       51,448       44,105       5,009  

Net assets applicable to contracts in accumulation period

     12,587,916       7,667,327       7,539,950       51,276,185       5,601,668  

Net assets applicable to contracts in payment period

     43,643       1,209       1,246       433,991       2,244  

Net assets applicable to seed money

                 891       848       903  

Total net assets

   $ 12,631,559     $ 7,668,536     $ 7,542,087     $ 51,711,024     $ 5,604,815  

(1)  Investment shares

     1,814,879       1,207,643       919,767       5,903,085       658,615  

(2)  Investments, at cost

   $ 16,095,422     $ 10,417,168     $ 8,977,548     $ 63,413,418     $ 7,647,471  

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

RIVERSOURCE RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY – BAND 3 – 2022 ANNUAL REPORT     9  


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

December 31, 2022 (continued)    PIMCO
VIT Tot Return,
Advisor Cl
    Put VT
Sus Leaders,
Cl IB
    Royce
Micro-Cap,
Invest Cl
    Temp
Global Bond,
Cl 2
    Third Ave
VST Third Ave
Value
 
Assets

 

Investments, at fair value(1),(2)

   $ 52,772,850     $ 29,066,321     $ 10,011,437     $ 20,670,965     $ 10,107,318  

Dividends receivable

     184,985                          

Accounts receivable from RiverSource Life for contract purchase payments

     7,019       6,429       150       2,056        

Receivable for share redemptions

     46,962       20,332       7,488       18,355       31,463  

Total assets

     53,011,816       29,093,082       10,019,075       20,691,376       10,138,781  
          
Liabilities

 

Payable to RiverSource Life for:

          

Mortality and expense risk fee

     44,219       20,332       6,921       17,592       6,975  

Contract terminations

     2,743             567       763       24,488  

Payable for investments purchased

     192,004       6,429       150       2,056        

Total liabilities

     238,966       26,761       7,638       20,411       31,463  

Net assets applicable to contracts in accumulation period

     52,757,476       28,978,098       9,956,180       20,670,592       9,953,752  

Net assets applicable to contracts in payment period

           86,866       55,257             153,566  

Net assets applicable to seed money

     15,374       1,357             373        

Total net assets

   $ 52,772,850     $ 29,066,321     $ 10,011,437     $ 20,670,965     $ 10,107,318  

(1)  Investment shares

     5,876,709       889,967       1,296,818       1,656,327       477,662  

(2)  Investments, at cost

   $ 63,250,656     $ 27,401,285     $ 11,745,808     $ 26,334,860     $ 7,788,804  
December 31, 2022 (continued)    VanEck VIP
Global Gold,
Cl S
    VP
Aggr,
Cl 2
    VP
Aggr,
Cl 4
    VP
Conserv,
Cl 2
    VP
Conserv,
Cl 4
 
Assets

 

Investments, at fair value(1),(2)

   $ 27,791,285     $ 745,332,291     $ 417,888,455     $ 453,757,110     $ 309,416,320  

Dividends receivable

                              

Accounts receivable from RiverSource Life for contract purchase payments

     2,749       4,135       4,271       3,705        

Receivable for share redemptions

     35,930       1,282,683       319,284       421,298       327,329  

Total assets

     27,829,964       746,619,109       418,212,010       454,182,113       309,743,649  
          
Liabilities

 

Payable to RiverSource Life for:

          

Mortality and expense risk fee

     24,201       611,686       318,243       382,806       247,979  

Contract terminations

     11,729       670,997       1,041       38,492       79,350  

Payable for investments purchased

     2,749       4,135       4,271       3,705        

Total liabilities

     38,679       1,286,818       323,555       425,003       327,329  

Net assets applicable to contracts in accumulation period

     27,790,130       743,948,619       417,888,455       453,211,322       309,416,269  

Net assets applicable to contracts in payment period

           1,383,519             545,684        

Net assets applicable to seed money

     1,155       153             104       51  

Total net assets

   $ 27,791,285     $ 745,332,291     $ 417,888,455     $ 453,757,110     $ 309,416,320  

(1)  Investment shares

     3,661,566       31,081,413       17,397,521       31,999,796       21,820,615  

(2)  Investments, at cost

   $ 31,544,610     $ 484,894,710     $ 202,906,941     $ 447,360,817     $ 274,344,633  

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

10   RIVERSOURCE RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY – BAND 3 – 2022 ANNUAL REPORT


Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

December 31, 2022 (continued)    VP
Man Risk,
Cl 2
    VP
Man Risk US,
Cl 2
    VP
Man Vol
Conserv,
Cl 2
    VP
Man Vol
Conserv Gro,
Cl 2
    VP
Man Vol
Gro,
Cl 2
 
Assets

 

Investments, at fair value(1),(2)

   $ 209,643,363     $ 338,221,212     $ 548,638,965     $ 1,094,440,598     $ 9,852,364,491  

Dividends receivable

                              

Accounts receivable from RiverSource Life for contract purchase payments

           518             91,659       76,081  

Receivable for share redemptions

     196,358       313,352       647,463       1,171,902       9,855,328  

Total assets

     209,839,721       338,535,082       549,286,428       1,095,704,159       9,862,295,900  
          
Liabilities

 

Payable to RiverSource Life for:

          

Mortality and expense risk fee

     170,701       273,892       455,899       917,516       8,022,357  

Contract terminations

     25,657       39,460       191,564       254,386       1,832,971  

Payable for investments purchased

           518             91,659       76,081  

Total liabilities

     196,358       313,870       647,463       1,263,561       9,931,409  

Net assets applicable to contracts in accumulation period

     209,589,246       337,948,619       548,475,254       1,094,047,821       9,851,311,175  

Net assets applicable to contracts in payment period

     53,917       272,354       163,425       392,663       1,053,199  

Net assets applicable to seed money

     200       239       286       114       117  

Total net assets

   $ 209,643,363     $ 338,221,212     $ 548,638,965     $ 1,094,440,598     $ 9,852,364,491  

(1)  Investment shares

     18,618,416       27,475,322       46,416,156       85,303,242       656,386,708  

(2)  Investments, at cost

   $ 204,650,372     $ 327,623,839     $ 560,331,368     $ 986,906,793     $ 7,943,034,499  
December 31, 2022 (continued)    VP
Man Vol
Mod Gro,
Cl 2
    VP
Mod,
Cl 2
    VP
Mod,
Cl 4
    VP
Mod Aggr,
Cl 2
   

VP

Mod Aggr,
Cl 4

 
Assets

 

Investments, at fair value(1),(2)

   $ 11,208,243,941     $ 6,245,287,406     $ 4,942,959,274     $ 2,119,615,610     $ 1,312,157,046  

Dividends receivable

                              

Accounts receivable from RiverSource Life for contract purchase payments

     551       10,028       1,563       521,687       18,934  

Receivable for share redemptions

     11,316,637       6,350,678       4,756,076       2,582,192       1,040,704  

Total assets

     11,219,561,129       6,251,648,112       4,947,716,913       2,122,719,489       1,313,216,684  
          
Liabilities

 

Payable to RiverSource Life for:

          

Mortality and expense risk fee

     9,297,248       5,128,566       3,850,321       1,740,940       1,002,882  

Contract terminations

     2,019,389       1,222,112       905,755       841,252       37,822  

Payable for investments purchased

     551       10,028       1,563       521,687       18,934  

Total liabilities

     11,317,188       6,360,706       4,757,639       3,103,879       1,059,638  

Net assets applicable to contracts in accumulation period

     11,207,604,433       6,241,070,557       4,942,959,274       2,118,292,738       1,312,157,046  

Net assets applicable to contracts in payment period

     639,368       4,216,753             1,322,801        

Net assets applicable to seed money

     140       96             71        

Total net assets

   $ 11,208,243,941     $ 6,245,287,406     $ 4,942,959,274     $ 2,119,615,610     $ 1,312,157,046  

(1)  Investment shares

     735,449,077       329,045,701       260,018,899       99,232,941       61,315,750  

(2)  Investments, at cost

   $ 8,664,330,381     $ 4,171,673,093     $ 2,651,539,930     $ 1,297,130,581     $ 644,164,404  

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

December 31, 2022 (continued)    VP
Mod Conserv,
Cl 2
    VP
Mod Conserv,
Cl 4
    VP
Ptnrs
Core Eq,
Cl 3
    VP
Ptnrs
Sm Cap Val,
Cl 3
    VP
US Flex
Conserv Gro,
Cl 2
 
Assets

 

Investments, at fair value(1),(2)

   $ 1,025,805,453     $ 843,639,695     $ 17,356,032     $ 47,331,726     $ 282,912,330  

Dividends receivable

                              

Accounts receivable from RiverSource Life for contract purchase payments

     57,550       2,185       3,679             75  

Receivable for share redemptions

     946,233       734,269       13,124       50,901       275,977  

Total assets

     1,026,809,236       844,376,149       17,372,835       47,382,627       283,188,382  
          
Liabilities

 

Payable to RiverSource Life for:

          

Mortality and expense risk fee

     866,667       672,235       13,106       33,812       236,972  

Contract terminations

     79,566       62,034       18       17,089       39,005  

Payable for investments purchased

     57,550       2,185       3,679             75  

Total liabilities

     1,003,783       736,454       16,803       50,901       276,052  

Net assets applicable to contracts in accumulation period

     1,024,805,840       843,639,695       17,334,316       47,069,845       282,774,693  

Net assets applicable to contracts in payment period

     999,544             21,716       261,881       137,360  

Net assets applicable to seed money

     69                         277  

Total net assets

   $ 1,025,805,453     $ 843,639,695     $ 17,356,032     $ 47,331,726     $ 282,912,330  

(1)  Investment shares

     62,625,486       51,410,097       590,140       1,472,215       23,694,500  

(2)  Investments, at cost

   $ 831,818,651     $ 564,996,248     $ 6,944,545     $ 22,406,572     $ 284,720,314  
December 31, 2022 (continued)    VP
US Flex
Gro,
Cl 2
    VP
US Flex
Mod Gro,
Cl 2
    Wanger
Acorn
    Wanger
Intl
    WA Var Global
Hi Yd Bond,
Cl II
 
Assets

 

Investments, at fair value(1),(2)

   $ 3,322,897,778     $ 1,742,584,184     $ 147,223,126     $ 100,085,453     $ 10,760,413  

Dividends receivable

                              

Accounts receivable from RiverSource Life for contract purchase payments

     100             57,369       6,509       78  

Receivable for share redemptions

     3,193,086       1,615,944       116,539       128,049       13,351  

Total assets

     3,326,090,964       1,744,200,128       147,397,034       100,220,011       10,773,842  
          
Liabilities

 

Payable to RiverSource Life for:

          

Mortality and expense risk fee

     2,703,156       1,430,109       107,299       73,706       9,503  

Contract terminations

     489,930       185,835       9,240       54,343       3,848  

Payable for investments purchased

     100             57,369       6,509       78  

Total liabilities

     3,193,186       1,615,944       173,908       134,558       13,429  

Net assets applicable to contracts in accumulation period

     3,322,897,637       1,742,315,708       146,664,557       99,775,898       10,759,648  

Net assets applicable to contracts in payment period

           268,363       558,107       308,925        

Net assets applicable to seed money

     141       113       462       630       765  

Total net assets

   $ 3,322,897,778     $ 1,742,584,184     $ 147,223,126     $ 100,085,453     $ 10,760,413  

(1)  Investment shares

     238,542,554       134,251,478       13,445,034       5,725,712       1,793,402  

(2)  Investments, at cost

   $ 3,036,463,631     $ 1,611,619,273     $ 271,323,234     $ 143,302,226     $ 13,240,857  

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

 

Year ended December 31, 2022   AB VPS
Dyn Asset Alloc,
Cl B
    AB VPS
Gro & Inc,
Cl B
    AB VPS
Intl Val,
Cl B
    AB VPS
Sus Gbl Thematic,
Cl B
    Allspg VT
Index Asset Alloc,
Cl 2
 
Investment income

 

Dividend income

  $ 247,321     $ 819,713     $ 2,781,396     $     $ 130,296  

Variable account expenses

    105,113       653,167       592,675       79,939       175,250  

Investment income (loss) — net

    142,208       166,546       2,188,721       (79,939     (44,954
         
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments — net

 

Realized gain (loss) on sales of investments:

         

Proceeds from sales

    1,339,915       9,295,905       7,564,627       1,928,881       2,261,655  

Cost of investments sold

    1,368,533       7,527,034       8,574,692       1,831,086       2,002,265  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

    (28,618     1,768,871       (1,010,065     97,795       259,390  

Distributions from capital gains

    3,139,433       12,145,689             909,965       2,388,319  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

    (5,489,637     (18,467,069     (12,857,394     (4,060,706     (6,902,765

Net gain (loss) on investments

    (2,378,822     (4,552,509     (13,867,459     (3,052,946     (4,255,056

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (2,236,614   $ (4,385,963   $ (11,678,738   $ (3,132,885   $ (4,300,010
Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)   Allspg VT
Intl Eq,
Cl 2
    Allspg VT
Sm Cap Gro,
Cl 2
    ALPS Alerian
Engy Infr,
Class III
    AC VP
Intl,
Cl I
    AC VP
Mid Cap Val,
Cl II
 
Investment income

 

Dividend income

  $ 819,736     $     $ 1,846,741     $ 103,552     $ 856,595  

Variable account expenses

    203,933       832,274       404,237       57,639       380,596  

Investment income (loss) — net

    615,803       (832,274     1,442,504       45,913       475,999  
         
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments — net

 

Realized gain (loss) on sales of investments:

         

Proceeds from sales

    3,380,826       15,806,345       5,463,549       954,095       5,943,436  

Cost of investments sold

    5,341,053       17,117,924       4,887,706       940,698       5,142,727  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

    (1,960,227     (1,311,579     575,843       13,397       800,709  

Distributions from capital gains

          14,078,742             1,089,967       5,462,523  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

    (1,966,346     (53,586,450     2,724,142       (3,504,847     (7,748,949

Net gain (loss) on investments

    (3,926,573     (40,819,287     3,299,985       (2,401,483     (1,485,717

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (3,310,770   $ (41,651,561   $ 4,742,489     $ (2,355,570   $ (1,009,718
Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)   AC VP
Ultra,
Cl II
    AC VP
Val,
Cl I
    BlackRock
Global Alloc,
Cl III
    Calvert VP
SRI Bal,
Cl I
    Col VP
Bal,
Cl 3
 
Investment income

 

Dividend income

  $     $ 612,560     $     $ 249,786     $  

Variable account expenses

    401,601       242,553       819,874       180,311       5,667,745  

Investment income (loss) — net

    (401,601     370,007       (819,874     69,475       (5,667,745
         
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments — net

 

Realized gain (loss) on sales of investments:

         

Proceeds from sales

    7,848,243       3,707,365       11,601,183       3,320,517       66,497,787  

Cost of investments sold

    6,359,100       2,432,529       13,696,353       2,828,951       41,998,793  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

    1,489,143       1,274,836       (2,095,170     491,566       24,498,994  

Distributions from capital gains

    4,903,698       2,350,156       1,214,202       1,980,801        

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

    (25,033,247     (4,107,048     (13,871,502     (6,571,833     (129,741,871

Net gain (loss) on investments

    (18,640,406     (482,056     (14,752,470     (4,099,466     (105,242,877

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (19,042,007   $ (112,049   $ (15,572,344   $ (4,029,991   $ (110,910,622

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

RIVERSOURCE RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY – BAND 3 – 2022 ANNUAL REPORT     13  


Statement of Operations

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Col VP
Commodity
Strategy,
Cl 2
    Col VP
Contrarian
Core,
Cl 2
    Col VP
Disciplined
Core,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Divd Opp,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Emerg
Mkts Bond,
Cl 2
 
Investment income

 

Dividend income

   $ 6,050,576     $     $     $     $ 416,164  

Variable account expenses

     217,242       1,273,410       3,375,895       3,765,145       103,978  

Investment income (loss) — net

     5,833,334       (1,273,410     (3,375,895     (3,765,145     312,186  
          
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments — net

 

Realized gain (loss) on sales of investments:

          

Proceeds from sales

     3,230,030       15,480,050       35,931,279       38,935,984       3,232,620  

Cost of investments sold

     3,285,772       9,298,902       11,725,794       13,937,084       3,833,699  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (55,742     6,181,148       24,205,485       24,998,900       (601,079

Distributions from capital gains

                              

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (4,757,238     (32,995,668     (99,350,460     (30,525,369     (1,910,395

Net gain (loss) on investments

     (4,812,980     (26,814,520     (75,144,975     (5,526,469     (2,511,474

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 1,020,354     $ (28,087,930   $ (78,520,870   $ (9,291,614   $ (2,199,288
Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Col VP
Emer Mkts,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Global
Strategic Inc,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Govt Money Mkt,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Hi Yield Bond,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Inc Opp,
Cl 3
 
Investment income

 

Dividend income

   $     $ 1,725,745     $ 1,565,087     $ 6,635,918     $ 4,151,478  

Variable account expenses

     806,813       468,072       1,210,799       1,222,788       736,660  

Investment income (loss) — net

     (806,813     1,257,673       354,288       5,413,130       3,414,818  
          
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments — net

 

Realized gain (loss) on sales of investments:

          

Proceeds from sales

     11,901,881       7,970,366       39,607,893       20,275,299       13,231,348  

Cost of investments sold

     14,218,467       10,483,949       39,607,371       22,092,789       16,672,266  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (2,316,586     (2,513,583     522       (1,817,490     (3,440,918

Distributions from capital gains

     24,565,511                   915,434       2,846,426  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (60,150,237     (7,067,054     (521     (21,720,233     (12,976,127

Net gain (loss) on investments

     (37,901,312     (9,580,637     1       (22,622,289     (13,570,619

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (38,708,125   $ (8,322,964   $ 354,289     $ (17,209,159   $ (10,155,801
Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Col VP
Inter Bond,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Lg Cap Gro,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Lg Cap Index,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Limited
Duration Cr,
Cl 2
    Col VP
Long
Govt/Cr Bond,
Cl 2
 
Investment income

 

Dividend income

   $ 7,501,910     $     $     $ 352,791     $ 291,318  

Variable account expenses

     2,300,101       1,044,931       5,000,673       693,740       124,448  

Investment income (loss) — net

     5,201,809       (1,044,931     (5,000,673     (340,949     166,870  
          
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments — net

 

Realized gain (loss) on sales of investments:

          

Proceeds from sales

     43,652,302       17,924,652       57,851,322       14,605,972       4,421,779  

Cost of investments sold

     50,345,637       6,502,722       30,794,047       15,220,290       5,347,632  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (6,693,335     11,421,930       27,057,275       (614,318     (925,853

Distributions from capital gains

     162,126                         360,214  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (50,380,220     (62,192,739     (134,908,925     (4,022,767     (4,164,409

Net gain (loss) on investments

     (56,911,429     (50,770,809     (107,851,650     (4,637,085     (4,730,048

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (51,709,620   $ (51,815,740   $ (112,852,323   $ (4,978,034   $ (4,563,178

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

14   RIVERSOURCE RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY – BAND 3 – 2022 ANNUAL REPORT


Statement of Operations

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Col VP
Overseas
Core,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Select
Lg Cap Val,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Select
Mid Cap Gro,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Select
Mid Cap Val,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Select
Sm Cap Val,
Cl 3
 
Investment income

 

Dividend income

   $ 417,101     $     $     $     $  

Variable account expenses

     531,046       433,602       671,354       408,017       273,218  

Investment income (loss) — net

     (113,945     (433,602     (671,354     (408,017     (273,218
          
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments — net

 

Realized gain (loss) on sales of investments:

          

Proceeds from sales

     5,717,888       6,374,042       9,457,529       5,335,070       3,754,088  

Cost of investments sold

     5,695,065       4,207,387       3,908,558       2,351,184       1,885,911  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     22,823       2,166,655       5,548,971       2,983,886       1,868,177  

Distributions from capital gains

     3,886,452                          

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (13,610,610     (2,971,233     (34,474,655     (7,757,129     (7,188,560

Net gain (loss) on investments

     (9,701,335     (804,578     (28,925,684     (4,773,243     (5,320,383

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (9,815,280   $ (1,238,180   $ (29,597,038   $ (5,181,260   $ (5,593,601
Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Col VP
US Govt Mtge,
Cl 3
    CS
Commodity
Return
    CTIVP
BR Gl
Infl Prot Sec,
Cl 3
    CTIVP
Prin Blue
Chip Gro,
Cl 1
    CTIVP Vty
Sycamore
Estb Val,
Cl 3
 
Investment income

 

Dividend income

   $ 911,799     $ 2,433,880     $ 2,655,756     $     $  

Variable account expenses

     415,642       146,455       540,054       980,443       395,757  

Investment income (loss) — net

     496,157       2,287,425       2,115,702       (980,443     (395,757
          
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments — net

 

Realized gain (loss) on sales of investments:

          

Proceeds from sales

     9,532,654       3,009,136       10,119,351       14,838,785       5,582,013  

Cost of investments sold

     10,560,531       3,855,071       12,442,858       6,988,089       3,224,253  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (1,027,877     (845,935     (2,323,507     7,850,696       2,357,760  

Distributions from capital gains

                 1,093,085              

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (7,308,581     309,591       (13,171,199     (46,637,263     (3,644,519

Net gain (loss) on investments

     (8,336,458     (536,344     (14,401,621     (38,786,567     (1,286,759

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (7,840,301   $ 1,751,081     $ (12,285,919   $ (39,767,010   $ (1,682,516
Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Del Ivy VIP
Asset
Strategy,
Cl II
    DWS Alt
Asset
Alloc VIP,
Cl B
    EV VT
Floating-Rate Inc,
Init Cl
    Fid VIP
Contrafund,
Serv Cl 2
   

Fid VIP
Gro & Inc,

Serv Cl

 
Investment income

 

Dividend income

   $ 207,301     $ 1,095,538     $ 3,872,499     $ 1,226,882     $ 606,127  

Variable account expenses

     142,612       166,043       773,334       4,678,243       323,482  

Investment income (loss) — net

     64,689       929,495       3,099,165       (3,451,361     282,645  
          
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments — net

 

Realized gain (loss) on sales of investments:

          

Proceeds from sales

     2,341,676       1,964,277       9,845,082       56,644,794       3,795,566  

Cost of investments sold

     2,801,542       1,975,431       10,487,880       45,108,598       2,628,810  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (459,866     (11,154     (642,798     11,536,196       1,166,756  

Distributions from capital gains

     1,068,972       15,948             23,241,274       773,681  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (3,197,647     (2,418,917     (5,565,569     (196,028,409     (4,676,180

Net gain (loss) on investments

     (2,588,541     (2,414,123     (6,208,367     (161,250,939     (2,735,743

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (2,523,852   $ (1,484,628   $ (3,109,202   $ (164,702,300   $ (2,453,098

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

RIVERSOURCE RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY – BAND 3 – 2022 ANNUAL REPORT     15  


Statement of Operations

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Fid VIP
Mid Cap,
Serv Cl
    Fid VIP
Overseas,
Serv Cl
    Fid VIP
Strategic Inc,
Serv Cl 2
    Frank
Global Real Est,
Cl 2
    Frank
Inc,
Cl 2
 
Investment income

 

Dividend income

   $ 258,536     $ 86,077     $ 5,334,152     $ 1,361,061     $ 2,887,106  

Variable account expenses

     541,640       74,202       1,587,438       494,323       631,560  

Investment income (loss) — net

     (283,104     11,875       3,746,714       866,738       2,255,546  
          
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments — net

 

Realized gain (loss) on sales of investments:

          

Proceeds from sales

     6,674,724       887,818       24,837,686       6,298,449       9,380,764  

Cost of investments sold

     5,757,365       781,659       26,939,552       7,709,165       9,392,389  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     917,359       106,159       (2,101,866     (1,410,716     (11,625

Distributions from capital gains

     4,293,440       85,742       168,709       4,068,379       1,171,891  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (16,997,512     (3,199,783     (23,680,415     (21,902,271     (7,454,821

Net gain (loss) on investments

     (11,786,713     (3,007,882     (25,613,572     (19,244,608     (6,294,555

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (12,069,817   $ (2,996,007   $ (21,866,858   $ (18,377,870   $ (4,039,009
Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Frank
Sm Cap Val,
Cl 2
    GS VIT
Mid Cap Val,
Inst
    GS VIT
Multi-Strategy
Alt,
Advisor
    GS VIT
Sm Cap Eq
Insights,
Inst
    GS VIT
U.S. Eq
Insights,
Inst
 
Investment income

 

Dividend income

   $ 1,180,976     $ 766,650     $ 298,768     $ 14,403     $ 770,402  

Variable account expenses

     1,136,794       963,539       90,421       38,925       840,230  

Investment income (loss) — net

     44,182       (196,889     208,347       (24,522     (69,828
          
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments — net

 

Realized gain (loss) on sales of investments:

          

Proceeds from sales

     14,262,286       13,108,794       1,399,048       638,726       12,397,820  

Cost of investments sold

     15,446,825       11,583,153       1,424,990       707,277       11,623,318  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (1,184,539     1,525,641       (25,942     (68,551     774,502  

Distributions from capital gains

     22,286,507       16,486,966             48,295       490,403  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (35,864,250     (31,833,295     (843,280     (1,101,852     (25,034,190

Net gain (loss) on investments

     (14,762,282     (13,820,688     (869,222     (1,122,108     (23,769,285

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (14,718,100   $ (14,017,577   $ (660,875   $ (1,146,630   $ (23,839,113
Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Invesco VI
Am Fran,
Ser I
    Invesco VI
Bal Risk Alloc,
Ser II
    Invesco VI
Comstock,
Ser II
    Invesco VI
Dis Mid Cap Gro,
Ser I
    Invesco VI
EQV Intl Eq,
Ser II
 
Investment income

 

Dividend income

   $     $ 2,541,192     $ 1,309,341     $     $ 554,551  

Variable account expenses

     100,285       362,421       865,569       148,261       352,837  

Investment income (loss) — net

     (100,285     2,178,771       443,772       (148,261     201,714  
          
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments — net

 

Realized gain (loss) on sales of investments:

          

Proceeds from sales

     1,031,114       4,890,316       14,626,892       2,619,776       4,936,790  

Cost of investments sold

     843,487       5,449,478       10,559,228       2,560,009       4,707,674  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     187,627       (559,162     4,067,664       59,767       229,116  

Distributions from capital gains

     3,191,572       1,229,448       2,985,642       4,738,747       4,337,898  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (8,314,427     (8,638,965     (7,761,378     (12,446,557     (14,184,549

Net gain (loss) on investments

     (4,935,228     (7,968,679     (708,072     (7,648,043     (9,617,535

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (5,035,513   $ (5,789,908   $ (264,300   $ (7,796,304   $ (9,415,821

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

16   RIVERSOURCE RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY – BAND 3 – 2022 ANNUAL REPORT


Statement of Operations

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Invesco VI
Global,
Ser II
    Invesco VI
Gbl Strat Inc,
Ser II
    Invesco VI
Hlth,
Ser II
    Invesco VI
Mn St Sm Cap,
Ser II
    Janus
Henderson
VIT Bal,
Serv
 
Investment income

 

Dividend income

   $     $     $     $ 231,993     $ 1,182,599  

Variable account expenses

     1,173,354       1,272,127       341,519       925,357       1,270,033  

Investment income (loss) — net

     (1,173,354     (1,272,127     (341,519     (693,364     (87,434
          
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments — net

 

Realized gain (loss) on sales of investments:

          

Proceeds from sales

     18,558,625       22,068,324       5,847,126       14,804,183       16,202,938  

Cost of investments sold

     18,172,419       27,475,706       5,872,522       13,142,963       15,236,159  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     386,206       (5,407,382     (25,396     1,661,220       966,779  

Distributions from capital gains

     20,604,273             5,485,983       10,870,048       3,608,990  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (73,989,728     (13,494,406     (11,780,913     (30,484,081     (28,983,212

Net gain (loss) on investments

     (52,999,249     (18,901,788     (6,320,326     (17,952,813     (24,407,443

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (54,172,603   $ (20,173,915   $ (6,661,845   $ (18,646,177   $ (24,494,877
Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Janus
Henderson
VIT Enter,
Serv
    Janus
Henderson
VIT Flex Bd,
Serv
    Janus
Hend
VIT Gbl Tech
Innov,
Srv
    Janus
Henderson
VIT Overseas,
Serv
    Janus
Henderson
VIT Res,
Serv
 
Investment income

 

Dividend income

   $ 12,111     $ 1,069,219     $     $ 323,086     $  

Variable account expenses

     122,301       545,169       225,093       159,099       498,493  

Investment income (loss) — net

     (110,190     524,050       (225,093     163,987       (498,493
          
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments — net

 

Realized gain (loss) on sales of investments:

          

Proceeds from sales

     1,917,458       11,019,978       5,336,070       2,335,893       7,049,148  

Cost of investments sold

     1,469,224       12,131,699       4,143,493       2,187,779       6,430,160  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     448,234       (1,111,721     1,192,577       148,114       618,988  

Distributions from capital gains

     2,652,366       916,457       4,994,140             9,389,258  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (6,022,365     (9,466,231     (20,786,413     (2,367,995     (29,823,009

Net gain (loss) on investments

     (2,921,765     (9,661,495     (14,599,696     (2,219,881     (19,814,763

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (3,031,955   $ (9,137,445   $ (14,824,789   $ (2,055,894   $ (20,313,256
Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Lazard Ret
Global Dyn MA,
Serv
    MFS Mass Inv
Gro Stock,
Serv Cl
    MFS
New Dis,
Serv Cl
    MFS
Utilities,
Serv Cl
   

MS VIF

Dis,
Cl II

 
Investment income

 

Dividend income

   $ 11,175     $     $     $ 3,369,644     $  

Variable account expenses

     145,269       612,966       272,760       1,456,071       699,554  

Investment income (loss) — net

     (134,094     (612,966     (272,760     1,913,573       (699,554
          
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments — net

 

Realized gain (loss) on sales of investments:

          

Proceeds from sales

     3,544,160       8,027,595       3,810,188       15,087,850       13,425,704  

Cost of investments sold

     3,760,480       7,271,021       4,804,150       12,087,514       26,205,297  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (216,320     756,574       (993,962     3,000,336       (12,779,593

Distributions from capital gains

     755,885       9,506,603       11,467,750       5,924,621       32,662,701  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (3,543,174     (26,496,366     (23,718,192     (11,715,812     (100,731,236

Net gain (loss) on investments

     (3,003,609     (16,233,189     (13,244,404     (2,790,855     (80,848,128

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (3,137,703   $ (16,846,155   $ (13,517,164   $ (877,282   $ (81,547,682

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

RIVERSOURCE RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY – BAND 3 – 2022 ANNUAL REPORT     17  


Statement of Operations

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    MS VIF
Global Real Est,
Cl II
    NB AMT
Intl Eq,
Cl S
    NB AMT
US Eq Index
PW Strat,
Cl S
    PIMCO VIT
All Asset,
Advisor Cl
    PIMCO
VIT Glb
Man As Alloc,
Adv Cl
 
Investment income

 

Dividend income

   $ 668,657     $ 129,957     $     $ 4,185,544     $ 115,730  

Variable account expenses

     139,798       77,413       73,593       538,376       65,381  

Investment income (loss) — net

     528,859       52,544       (73,593     3,647,168       50,349  
          
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments — net

 

Realized gain (loss) on sales of investments:

          

Proceeds from sales

     2,486,642       1,170,343       822,994       6,837,654       693,447  

Cost of investments sold

     2,678,039       1,149,623       854,841       7,614,796       813,829  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (191,397     20,720       (31,847     (777,142     (120,382

Distributions from capital gains

     591,577       3,282,684       1,349,030       4,500,582       1,077,979  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (5,877,371     (5,876,053     (2,154,459     (15,202,572     (2,403,669

Net gain (loss) on investments

     (5,477,191     (2,572,649     (837,276     (11,479,132     (1,446,072

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (4,948,332   $ (2,520,105   $ (910,869   $ (7,831,964   $ (1,395,723
Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)   

PIMCO

VIT Tot Return,

Advisor Cl

    Put VT
Sus Leaders,
Cl IB
    Royce
Micro-Cap,
Invest Cl
    Temp
Global Bond,
Cl 2
    Third Ave
VST Third Ave
Value
 
Investment income

 

Dividend income

   $ 1,348,408     $ 176,656     $     $     $ 144,518  

Variable account expenses

     551,877       269,218       90,528       224,881       81,148  

Investment income (loss) — net

     796,531       (92,562     (90,528     (224,881     63,370  
          
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments — net

 

Realized gain (loss) on sales of investments:

          

Proceeds from sales

     11,723,100       5,640,877       1,356,826       4,350,211       1,165,623  

Cost of investments sold

     13,246,280       4,732,365       1,121,745       5,540,156       959,390  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (1,523,180     908,512       235,081       (1,189,945     206,233  

Distributions from capital gains

           4,915,568       3,267,391              

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (8,506,581     (15,213,008     (6,692,815     (18,145     1,120,659  

Net gain (loss) on investments

     (10,029,761     (9,388,928     (3,190,343     (1,208,090     1,326,892  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (9,233,230   $ (9,481,490   $ (3,280,871   $ (1,432,971   $ 1,390,262  
Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    VanEck VIP
Global Gold,
Cl S
    VP
Aggr,
Cl 2
    VP
Aggr,
Cl 4
    VP
Conserv,
Cl 2
    VP
Conserv,
Cl 4
 
Investment income

 

Dividend income

   $     $     $     $     $  

Variable account expenses

     288,689       8,037,126       4,208,036       5,003,306       3,357,770  

Investment income (loss) — net

     (288,689     (8,037,126     (4,208,036     (5,003,306     (3,357,770
          
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments — net

 

Realized gain (loss) on sales of investments:

          

Proceeds from sales

     5,327,004       136,100,815       50,228,073       93,532,784       66,534,523  

Cost of investments sold

     5,756,696       78,548,321       22,877,663       86,439,829       55,672,238  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (429,692     57,552,494       27,350,410       7,092,955       10,862,285  

Distributions from capital gains

                              

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (3,918,963     (233,845,523     (127,037,561     (94,183,209     (73,130,353

Net gain (loss) on investments

     (4,348,655     (176,293,029     (99,687,151     (87,090,254     (62,268,068

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (4,637,344   $ (184,330,155   $ (103,895,187   $ (92,093,560   $ (65,625,838

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

18   RIVERSOURCE RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY – BAND 3 – 2022 ANNUAL REPORT


Statement of Operations

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    VP
Man Risk,
Cl 2
    VP
Man Risk US,
Cl 2
    VP
Man Vol
Conserv,
Cl 2
    VP
Man Vol
Conserv Gro,
Cl 2
    VP
Man Vol
Gro,
Cl 2
 
Investment income

 

Dividend income

   $     $     $     $     $  

Variable account expenses

     2,249,770       3,249,101       5,914,400       12,343,695       106,289,118  

Investment income (loss) — net

     (2,249,770     (3,249,101     (5,914,400     (12,343,695     (106,289,118
          
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments — net

 

Realized gain (loss) on sales of investments:

          

Proceeds from sales

     20,970,437       18,614,013       110,448,067       166,631,940       775,032,016  

Cost of investments sold

     19,692,531       17,134,882       106,038,583       142,252,631       588,991,623  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     1,277,906       1,479,131       4,409,484       24,379,309       186,040,393  

Distributions from capital gains

                              

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (47,682,193     (63,757,481     (110,908,401     (268,324,706     (2,699,396,473

Net gain (loss) on investments

     (46,404,287     (62,278,350     (106,498,917     (243,945,397     (2,513,356,080

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (48,654,057   $ (65,527,451   $ (112,413,317   $ (256,289,092   $ (2,619,645,198
Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    VP
Man Vol
Mod Gro,
Cl 2
    VP
Mod,
Cl 2
    VP
Mod,
Cl 4
    VP
Mod Aggr,
Cl 2
    VP
Mod Aggr,
Cl 4
 
Investment income

 

Dividend income

   $     $     $     $     $  

Variable account expenses

     124,361,538       66,871,661       51,545,684       23,622,703       13,566,570  

Investment income (loss) — net

     (124,361,538     (66,871,661     (51,545,684     (23,622,703     (13,566,570
          
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments — net

 

Realized gain (loss) on sales of investments:

          

Proceeds from sales

     1,134,214,512       505,896,225       642,594,180       443,170,520       209,690,079  

Cost of investments sold

     834,471,725       324,300,614       328,146,290       245,504,501       96,971,527  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     299,742,787       181,595,611       314,447,890       197,666,019       112,718,552  

Distributions from capital gains

                              

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (2,968,538,341     (1,482,814,832     (1,387,251,880     (702,476,866     (422,560,131

Net gain (loss) on investments

     (2,668,795,554     (1,301,219,221     (1,072,803,990     (504,810,847     (309,841,579

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (2,793,157,092   $ (1,368,090,882   $ (1,124,349,674   $ (528,433,550   $ (323,408,149
Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    VP
Mod Conserv,
Cl 2
    VP
Mod Conserv,
Cl 4
    VP
Ptnrs
Core Eq,
Cl 3
   

VP

Ptnrs
Sm Cap Val,
Cl 3

    VP
US Flex
Conserv Gro,
Cl 2
 
Investment income

 

Dividend income

   $     $     $     $     $  

Variable account expenses

     11,609,979       9,139,565       175,895       444,122       3,013,981  

Investment income (loss) — net

     (11,609,979     (9,139,565     (175,895     (444,122     (3,013,981
          
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments — net

 

Realized gain (loss) on sales of investments:

          

Proceeds from sales

     165,244,889       149,764,040       2,544,707       6,172,918       47,079,497  

Cost of investments sold

     126,721,551       94,837,986       962,382       2,822,212       44,861,464  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     38,523,338       54,926,054       1,582,325       3,350,706       2,218,033  

Distributions from capital gains

                              

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (251,565,641     (234,885,744     (5,608,448     (11,082,463     (58,883,882

Net gain (loss) on investments

     (213,042,303     (179,959,690     (4,026,123     (7,731,757     (56,665,849

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (224,652,282   $ (189,099,255   $ (4,202,018   $ (8,175,879   $ (59,679,830

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

RIVERSOURCE RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY – BAND 3 – 2022 ANNUAL REPORT     19  


Statement of Operations

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    VP
US Flex
Gro,
Cl 2
    VP
US Flex
Mod Gro,
Cl 2
    Wanger
Acorn
    Wanger
Intl
    WA Var Global
Hi Yd Bond,
Cl II
 
Investment income

 

Dividend income

   $     $     $     $ 1,035,330     $ 701,894  

Variable account expenses

     34,581,394       18,507,801       1,500,367       1,000,034       119,679  

Investment income (loss) — net

     (34,581,394     (18,507,801     (1,500,367     35,296       582,215  
          
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments — net

 

Realized gain (loss) on sales of investments:

          

Proceeds from sales

     133,872,663       122,449,020       21,226,451       15,322,576       1,444,988  

Cost of investments sold

     115,456,051       107,929,475       32,553,610       19,082,200       1,636,492  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     18,416,612       14,519,545       (11,327,159     (3,759,624     (191,504

Distributions from capital gains

                 60,652,447       20,477,078        

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (785,071,659     (393,616,718     (130,030,971     (73,329,368     (2,273,185

Net gain (loss) on investments

     (766,655,047     (379,097,173     (80,705,683     (56,611,914     (2,464,689

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (801,236,441   $ (397,604,974   $ (82,206,050   $ (56,576,618   $ (1,882,474

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2022    AB VPS
Dyn Asset Alloc,
Cl B
    AB VPS
Gro & Inc,
Cl B
    AB VPS
Intl Val,
Cl B
    AB VPS
Sus Gbl Thematic,
Cl B
    Allspg VT
Index Asset Alloc,
Cl 2
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ 142,208     $ 166,546     $ 2,188,721     $ (79,939   $ (44,954

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (28,618     1,768,871       (1,010,065     97,795       259,390  

Distributions from capital gains

     3,139,433       12,145,689             909,965       2,388,319  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (5,489,637     (18,467,069     (12,857,394     (4,060,706     (6,902,765

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (2,236,614     (4,385,963     (11,678,738     (3,132,885     (4,300,010
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     374,778       1,650,583       794,409       167,881       88,733  

Net transfers(1)

     (709,184     (1,226,808     440,699       (395,358     (356,660

Transfers for policy loans

           26,820       63,479       3,180       2,775  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

           (32,913     17,261       (3,297     (45,065

Contract charges

     (3,260     (49,846     (87,519     (5,953     (12,909

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (312,302     (5,224,981     (5,156,878     (539,449     (1,185,691

Death benefits

     (72,875     (809,134     (803,608     (41,232     (477,661

Increase (decrease) from transactions

     (722,843     (5,666,279     (4,732,157     (814,228     (1,986,478

Net assets at beginning of year

     11,850,275       82,839,832       81,262,397       11,644,531       24,847,988  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 8,890,818     $ 72,787,590     $ 64,851,502     $ 7,697,418     $ 18,561,500  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     8,157,136       23,359,333       46,915,184       3,296,179       6,569,790  

Units purchased

     321,215       687,049       1,067,618       214,742       28,257  

Units redeemed

     (872,477     (2,277,584     (4,250,150     (446,110     (636,051

Units outstanding at end of year

     7,605,874       21,768,798       43,732,652       3,064,811       5,961,996  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Allspg VT
Intl Eq,
Cl 2
    Allspg VT
Sm Cap Gro,
Cl 2
    ALPS Alerian
Engy Infr,
Class III
    AC VP
Intl,
Cl I
    AC VP
Mid Cap Val,
Cl II
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ 615,803     $ (832,274   $ 1,442,504     $ 45,913     $ 475,999  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (1,960,227     (1,311,579     575,843       13,397       800,709  

Distributions from capital gains

           14,078,742             1,089,967       5,462,523  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (1,966,346     (53,586,450     2,724,142       (3,504,847     (7,748,949

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (3,310,770     (41,651,561     4,742,489       (2,355,570     (1,009,718
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     254,857       2,516,798       1,981,619       49,678       1,164,764  

Net transfers(1)

     69,717       (4,800,626     8,562,234       (276,579     1,361,593  

Transfers for policy loans

     9,174       (2,893     (48,961     13,579       (5,274

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (12,721     (17,277     (6,657     (4,477     (17,418

Contract charges

     (26,452     (40,517     (17,424     (1,711     (22,173

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (1,692,720     (5,517,350     (2,107,384     (443,512     (3,312,634

Death benefits

     (336,868     (1,152,712     (507,579     (89,691     (681,070

Increase (decrease) from transactions

     (1,735,013     (9,014,577     7,855,848       (752,713     (1,512,212

Net assets at beginning of year

     26,282,686       122,034,800       29,707,330       9,340,897       42,770,667  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 21,236,903     $ 71,368,662     $ 42,305,667     $ 6,232,614     $ 40,248,737  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     14,752,496       21,888,208       31,011,401       3,596,752       12,840,911  

Units purchased

     439,801       665,638       9,450,037       31,847       904,355  

Units redeemed

     (1,586,024     (2,844,276     (2,416,151     (411,230     (1,296,791

Units outstanding at end of year

     13,606,273       19,709,570       38,045,287       3,217,369       12,448,475  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    AC VP
Ultra,
Cl II
    AC VP
Val,
Cl I
    BlackRock
Global Alloc,
Cl III
    Calvert VP
SRI Bal,
Cl I
    Col VP
Bal,
Cl 3
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ (401,601   $ 370,007     $ (819,874   $ 69,475     $ (5,667,745

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     1,489,143       1,274,836       (2,095,170     491,566       24,498,994  

Distributions from capital gains

     4,903,698       2,350,156       1,214,202       1,980,801        

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (25,033,247     (4,107,048     (13,871,502     (6,571,833     (129,741,871

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (19,042,007     (112,049     (15,572,344     (4,029,991     (110,910,622
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     305,072       204,558       4,599,452       97,487       3,542,582  

Net transfers(1)

     (2,052,296     549,723       (3,124,386     (700,217     4,408,714  

Transfers for policy loans

     4,677       10,778       5,905       15,969       17,147  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (12,484     (32,185     (37,409     (4,520     296,144  

Contract charges

     (29,468     (5,987     (30,937     (17,783     (273,506

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (2,696,279     (2,188,984     (4,474,486     (1,542,082     (35,968,511

Death benefits

     (373,386     (821,000     (1,831,584     (236,252     (14,866,758

Increase (decrease) from transactions

     (4,854,164     (2,283,097     (4,893,445     (2,387,398     (42,844,188

Net assets at beginning of year

     60,002,069       30,851,432       92,142,404       25,774,563       643,716,370  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 36,105,898     $ 28,456,286     $ 71,676,615     $ 19,357,174     $ 489,961,560  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     9,890,390       6,246,189       51,484,473       9,171,894       198,848,512  

Units purchased

     107,930       157,472       2,898,244       114,757       3,453,074  

Units redeemed

     (1,101,470     (625,307     (6,151,305     (1,062,132     (19,132,512

Units outstanding at end of year

     8,896,850       5,778,354       48,231,412       8,224,519       183,169,074  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Col VP
Commodity
Strategy,
Cl 2
    Col VP
Contrarian
Core,
Cl 2
    Col VP
Disciplined
Core,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Divd Opp,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Emerg
Mkts Bond,
Cl 2
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ 5,833,334     $ (1,273,410   $ (3,375,895   $ (3,765,145   $ 312,186  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (55,742     6,181,148       24,205,485       24,998,900       (601,079

Distributions from capital gains

                              

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (4,757,238     (32,995,668     (99,350,460     (30,525,369     (1,910,395

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     1,020,354       (28,087,930     (78,520,870     (9,291,614     (2,199,288
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     2,153,928       7,874,497       1,997,005       2,683,512       690,398  

Net transfers(1)

     11,329,932       (317,296     (5,401,646     7,145,549       (1,669,446

Transfers for policy loans

     (2,002     (7,687     171,170       66,030       1,451  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

           (39,802     (554,688     (183,194     (292

Contract charges

     (6,380     (78,319     (304,458     (308,861     (3,696

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (706,770     (7,137,984     (22,098,187     (28,595,190     (594,151

Death benefits

     (182,473     (1,604,944     (4,725,042     (6,111,367     (153,871

Increase (decrease) from transactions

     12,586,235       (1,311,535     (30,915,846     (25,303,521     (1,729,607

Net assets at beginning of year

     11,016,155       143,414,084       411,738,866       432,847,667       13,330,036  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 24,622,744     $ 114,014,619     $ 302,302,150     $ 398,252,532     $ 9,401,141  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     15,751,668       46,001,392       105,497,931       112,747,565       11,854,409  

Units purchased

     15,232,875       3,672,388       826,015       3,196,762       709,305  

Units redeemed

     (1,075,892     (4,044,175     (10,003,753     (9,489,113     (2,475,528

Units outstanding at end of year

     29,908,651       45,629,605       96,320,193       106,455,214       10,088,186  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Col VP
Emer Mkts,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Global
Strategic Inc,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Govt Money Mkt,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Hi Yield Bond,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Inc Opp,
Cl 3
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ (806,813   $ 1,257,673     $ 354,288     $ 5,413,130     $ 3,414,818  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (2,316,586     (2,513,583     522       (1,817,490     (3,440,918

Distributions from capital gains

     24,565,511                   915,434       2,846,426  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (60,150,237     (7,067,054     (521     (21,720,233     (12,976,127

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (38,708,125     (8,322,964     354,289       (17,209,159     (10,155,801
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     964,679       261,920       2,151,673       649,744       387,315  

Net transfers(1)

     (1,628,758     (1,223,664     49,565,781       (5,302,494     (3,282,378

Transfers for policy loans

     35,009       7,657       86,066       16,040       21,241  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (29,039     (36,106     (39,240     (139,155     (19,109

Contract charges

     (82,321     (80,218     (110,550     (84,088     (121,675

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (5,791,803     (4,084,429     (25,148,879     (10,518,713     (6,720,879

Death benefits

     (965,320     (1,081,580     (1,643,778     (2,540,791     (1,712,716

Increase (decrease) from transactions

     (7,497,553     (6,236,420     24,861,073       (17,919,457     (11,448,201

Net assets at beginning of year

     117,349,831       59,978,891       110,389,769       153,394,467       94,708,370  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 71,144,153     $ 45,419,507     $ 135,605,131     $ 118,265,851     $ 73,104,368  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     35,030,758       35,881,569       101,435,080       50,238,066       37,713,907  

Units purchased

     468,941       448,867       49,367,346       245,183       192,779  

Units redeemed

     (3,577,942     (4,515,493     (25,023,448     (6,692,808     (5,174,657

Units outstanding at end of year

     31,921,757       31,814,943       125,778,978       43,790,441       32,732,029  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Col VP
Inter Bond,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Lg Cap Gro,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Lg Cap Index,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Limited
Duration Cr,
Cl 2
    Col VP
Long
Govt/Cr Bond,
Cl 2
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ 5,201,809     $ (1,044,931   $ (5,000,673   $ (340,949   $ 166,870  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (6,693,335     11,421,930       27,057,275       (614,318     (925,853

Distributions from capital gains

     162,126                         360,214  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (50,380,220     (62,192,739     (134,908,925     (4,022,767     (4,164,409

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (51,709,620     (51,815,740     (112,852,323     (4,978,034     (4,563,178
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     1,211,600       720,111       4,627,024       9,329,578       361,923  

Net transfers(1)

     (11,175,330     (4,262,390     6,990,579       8,580,789       (1,815,943

Transfers for policy loans

     23,534       81,034       28,464       135       1,537  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (196,640     9,088       (131,300     (2,942     (31,753

Contract charges

     (296,414     (95,703     (214,291     (35,024     (4,583

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (19,991,335     (9,490,856     (31,274,221     (5,011,715     (626,523

Death benefits

     (5,751,004     (1,737,024     (8,541,080     (1,278,178     (289,881

Increase (decrease) from transactions

     (36,175,589     (14,775,740     (28,514,825     11,582,643       (2,405,223

Net assets at beginning of year

     306,148,076       168,058,077       595,822,984       68,214,833       17,455,802  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 218,262,867     $ 101,466,597     $ 454,455,836     $ 74,819,442     $ 10,487,401  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     145,682,426       47,378,391       149,902,952       59,734,656       12,912,109  

Units purchased

     679,319       275,581       4,624,360       17,952,113       388,063  

Units redeemed

     (19,968,864     (5,538,876     (12,701,261     (7,212,263     (2,453,779

Units outstanding at end of year

     126,392,881       42,115,096       141,826,051       70,474,506       10,846,393  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Col VP
Overseas
Core,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Select
Lg Cap Val,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Select
Mid Cap Gro,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Select
Mid Cap Val,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Select
Sm Cap Val,
Cl 3
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ (113,945   $ (433,602   $ (671,354   $ (408,017   $ (273,218

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     22,823       2,166,655       5,548,971       2,983,886       1,868,177  

Distributions from capital gains

     3,886,452                          

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (13,610,610     (2,971,233     (34,474,655     (7,757,129     (7,188,560

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (9,815,280     (1,238,180     (29,597,038     (5,181,260     (5,593,601
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     577,845       483,492       440,027       307,263       275,219  

Net transfers(1)

     (400,204     7,979,887       (1,963,149     1,890,954       1,056,758  

Transfers for policy loans

     24,946       11,512       37,235       3,697       6,028  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (58,805     (14,009     (67,560     (9,236     12,574  

Contract charges

     (36,194     (26,006     (43,176     (32,367     (22,656

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (3,206,067     (3,001,118     (4,840,881     (3,116,464     (1,997,793

Death benefits

     (673,956     (461,468     (878,705     (818,593     (605,886

Increase (decrease) from transactions

     (3,772,435     4,972,290       (7,316,209     (1,774,746     (1,275,756

Net assets at beginning of year

     63,000,318       47,197,400       95,790,870       49,753,016       36,038,812  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 49,412,603     $ 50,931,510     $ 58,877,623     $ 42,797,010     $ 29,169,455  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     32,569,313       12,549,129       22,031,826       13,270,259       8,094,303  

Units purchased

     553,605       2,408,390       177,362       640,532       372,168  

Units redeemed

     (2,853,850     (982,341     (2,321,088     (1,167,268     (661,484

Units outstanding at end of year

     30,269,068       13,975,178       19,888,100       12,743,523       7,804,987  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Col VP
US Govt Mtge,
Cl 3
    CS
Commodity
Return
    CTIVP
BR Gl
Infl Prot Sec,
Cl 3
    CTIVP
Prin Blue
Chip Gro,
Cl 1
    CTIVP Vty
Sycamore
Estb Val,
Cl 3
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ 496,157     $ 2,287,425     $ 2,115,702     $ (980,443   $ (395,757

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (1,027,877     (845,935     (2,323,507     7,850,696       2,357,760  

Distributions from capital gains

                 1,093,085              

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (7,308,581     309,591       (13,171,199     (46,637,263     (3,644,519

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (7,840,301     1,751,081       (12,285,919     (39,767,010     (1,682,516
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     232,170       270,876       188,305       767,611       344,704  

Net transfers(1)

     (2,385,764     1,872,725       (67,013     (3,451,136     2,287,214  

Transfers for policy loans

     54,600       (2,469     (722     (14,820     5,010  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (2,183     (625     (27,115     (17,022     (21,929

Contract charges

     (31,620     (9,190     (145,828     (90,887     (26,431

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (3,991,793     (1,240,367     (4,659,949     (8,212,984     (2,993,043

Death benefits

     (1,141,493     (110,858     (1,292,451     (1,106,385     (407,167

Increase (decrease) from transactions

     (7,266,083     780,092       (6,004,773     (12,125,623     (811,642

Net assets at beginning of year

     55,347,886       12,605,371       69,963,573       144,174,648       46,157,684  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 40,241,502     $ 15,136,544     $ 51,672,881     $ 92,282,015     $ 43,663,526  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     37,438,717       21,049,825       39,790,907       53,190,388       10,177,816  

Units purchased

     221,992       2,914,705       443,935       390,040       725,254  

Units redeemed

     (5,677,014     (1,971,961     (4,225,395     (5,856,303     (893,129

Units outstanding at end of year

     31,983,695       21,992,569       36,009,447       47,724,125       10,009,941  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Del Ivy VIP
Asset
Strategy,
Cl II
    DWS Alt
Asset
Alloc VIP,
Cl B
    EV VT
Floating-Rate Inc,
Init Cl
    Fid VIP
Contrafund,
Serv Cl 2
    Fid VIP
Gro & Inc,
Serv Cl
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ 64,689     $ 929,495     $ 3,099,165     $ (3,451,361   $ 282,645  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (459,866     (11,154     (642,798     11,536,196       1,166,756  

Distributions from capital gains

     1,068,972       15,948             23,241,274       773,681  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (3,197,647     (2,418,917     (5,565,569     (196,028,409     (4,676,180

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (2,523,852     (1,484,628     (3,109,202     (164,702,300     (2,453,098
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     357,282       1,578,986       2,937,367       15,760,354       175,302  

Net transfers(1)

     (518,351     3,173,994       12,313,920       (14,768,194     (109,063

Transfers for policy loans

     444       4,538       3,685       5,063       28,779  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (18,411     (1,820     (45,426     (76,920     (38,599

Contract charges

     (5,499     (6,510     (65,740     (224,639     (9,855

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (827,121     (742,655     (6,337,571     (32,800,620     (2,508,731

Death benefits

     (199,214     (141,206     (1,428,548     (5,069,240     (397,058

Increase (decrease) from transactions

     (1,210,870     3,865,327       7,377,687       (37,174,196     (2,859,225

Net assets at beginning of year

     16,236,876       15,006,963       79,386,237       618,452,038       42,717,653  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 12,502,154     $ 17,387,662     $ 83,654,722     $ 416,575,542     $ 37,405,330  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     10,018,715       12,269,192       52,306,854       143,617,443       11,781,550  

Units purchased

     373,493       4,088,243       10,367,578       4,662,425       86,303  

Units redeemed

     (1,247,484     (802,439     (5,352,426     (15,250,786     (909,363

Units outstanding at end of year

     9,144,724       15,554,996       57,322,006       133,029,082       10,958,490  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Fid VIP
Mid Cap,
Serv Cl
    Fid VIP
Overseas,
Serv Cl
    Fid VIP
Strategic Inc,
Serv Cl 2
    Frank
Global Real Est,
Cl 2
    Frank
Inc,
Cl 2
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ (283,104   $ 11,875     $ 3,746,714     $ 866,738     $ 2,255,546  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     917,359       106,159       (2,101,866     (1,410,716     (11,625

Distributions from capital gains

     4,293,440       85,742       168,709       4,068,379       1,171,891  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (16,997,512     (3,199,783     (23,680,415     (21,902,271     (7,454,821

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (12,069,817     (2,996,007     (21,866,858     (18,377,870     (4,039,009
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     322,845       75,109       7,333,267       551,594       2,382,586  

Net transfers(1)

     (1,527,210     (92,159     (1,994,703     455,224       9,009,832  

Transfers for policy loans

     13,846       16,026       (17,527     13,162       (879

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (111,281     (15,047     (63,745     (27,542     (12,645

Contract charges

     (16,579     (2,333     (51,930     (46,180     (22,331

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (4,024,053     (535,655     (10,699,639     (4,048,852     (6,229,024

Death benefits

     (754,131     (99,261     (2,473,727     (1,013,374     (1,148,319

Increase (decrease) from transactions

     (6,096,563     (653,320     (7,968,004     (4,115,968     3,979,220  

Net assets at beginning of year

     78,981,055       11,966,965       177,204,613       70,706,350       60,037,297  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 60,814,675     $ 8,317,638     $ 147,369,751     $ 48,212,512     $ 59,977,508  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     7,266,156       4,659,753       138,729,752       23,528,263       38,475,361  

Units purchased

     35,904       45,664       7,513,227       661,919       7,561,191  

Units redeemed

     (672,179     (375,004     (14,471,701     (2,126,636     (4,996,623

Units outstanding at end of year

     6,629,881       4,330,413       131,771,278       22,063,546       41,039,929  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Frank
Sm Cap Val,
Cl 2
    GS VIT
Mid Cap Val,
Inst
    GS VIT
Multi-Strategy
Alt,
Advisor
    GS VIT
Sm Cap Eq
Insights,
Inst
    GS VIT
U.S. Eq
Insights,
Inst
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ 44,182     $ (196,889   $ 208,347     $ (24,522   $ (69,828

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (1,184,539     1,525,641       (25,942     (68,551     774,502  

Distributions from capital gains

     22,286,507       16,486,966             48,295       490,403  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (35,864,250     (31,833,295     (843,280     (1,101,852     (25,034,190

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (14,718,100     (14,017,577     (660,875     (1,146,630     (23,839,113
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     2,922,746       546,678       253,603       29,863       417,450  

Net transfers(1)

     1,064,111       (1,420,503     2,232,437       (84,054     (3,028,711

Transfers for policy loans

     9,673       10,207       (368     12,343       11,565  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (27,134     (109,397     (266     (2,394     (98,799

Contract charges

     (60,919     (105,119     (2,953     (1,326     (133,917

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (8,381,659     (8,235,172     (266,040     (442,474     (6,597,384

Death benefits

     (1,861,465     (1,911,299     (119,224     (34,797     (1,315,420

Increase (decrease) from transactions

     (6,334,647     (11,224,605     2,097,189       (522,839     (10,745,216

Net assets at beginning of year

     134,339,045       131,913,360       8,056,589       5,878,237       120,459,503  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 113,286,298     $ 106,671,178     $ 9,492,903     $ 4,208,768     $ 85,875,174  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     26,793,810       16,894,010       7,939,938       1,088,178       29,415,216  

Units purchased

     1,060,558       81,884       2,628,358       9,107       121,371  

Units redeemed

     (2,456,562     (1,660,229     (431,892     (122,595     (3,185,029

Units outstanding at end of year

     25,397,806       15,315,665       10,136,404       974,690       26,351,558  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Invesco VI
Am Fran,
Ser I
    Invesco VI
Bal Risk Alloc,
Ser II
    Invesco VI
Comstock,
Ser II
    Invesco VI
Dis Mid Cap Gro,
Ser I
    Invesco VI
EQV Intl Eq,
Ser II
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ (100,285   $ 2,178,771     $ 443,772     $ (148,261   $ 201,714  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     187,627       (559,162     4,067,664       59,767       229,116  

Distributions from capital gains

     3,191,572       1,229,448       2,985,642       4,738,747       4,337,898  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (8,314,427     (8,638,965     (7,761,378     (12,446,557     (14,184,549

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (5,035,513     (5,789,908     (264,300     (7,796,304     (9,415,821
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     50,005       1,631,992       1,130,576       104,220       368,237  

Net transfers(1)

     (171,231     1,704,566       1,275,394       (876,960     (921,481

Transfers for policy loans

     10,053       (9,014     (7     16,542       35,356  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (2,058     (24,329     (98,829     (10,289     (10,511

Contract charges

     (4,082     (12,941     (194,314     (8,629     (34,744

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (555,493     (1,474,687     (7,316,867     (1,127,046     (2,737,426

Death benefits

     (106,224     (1,373,137     (1,717,188     (214,161     (514,420

Increase (decrease) from transactions

     (779,030     442,450       (6,921,235     (2,116,323     (3,814,989

Net assets at beginning of year

     16,207,593       37,476,335       102,721,762       25,333,362       49,860,377  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 10,393,050     $ 32,128,877     $ 95,536,227     $ 15,420,735     $ 36,629,567  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     4,116,948       25,889,609       29,782,171       14,159,472       20,910,263  

Units purchased

     19,833       2,728,991       1,148,604       125,140       206,663  

Units redeemed

     (272,318     (2,382,482     (3,012,440     (1,690,582     (2,113,905

Units outstanding at end of year

     3,864,463       26,236,118       27,918,335       12,594,030       19,003,021  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Invesco VI
Global,
Ser II
    Invesco VI
Gbl Strat Inc,
Ser II
    Invesco VI
Hlth,
Ser II
    Invesco VI
Mn St Sm Cap,
Ser II
    Janus
Henderson
VIT Bal,
Serv
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ (1,173,354   $ (1,272,127   $ (341,519   $ (693,364   $ (87,434

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     386,206       (5,407,382     (25,396     1,661,220       966,779  

Distributions from capital gains

     20,604,273             5,485,983       10,870,048       3,608,990  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (73,989,728     (13,494,406     (11,780,913     (30,484,081     (28,983,212

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (54,172,603     (20,173,915     (6,661,845     (18,646,177     (24,494,877
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     3,037,501       1,117,638       421,927       2,802,651       10,193,316  

Net transfers(1)

     (2,910,895     (5,515,116     (850,665     (1,520,729     365,263  

Transfers for policy loans

     15,313       19,464       10,390       13,622       12,078  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (41,600     (110,107     79,526       (6,206     (7,209

Contract charges

     (67,204     (175,869     (21,185     (44,784     (39,533

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (9,474,361     (10,974,543     (2,601,257     (9,037,577     (7,518,842

Death benefits

     (1,623,422     (2,927,847     (309,104     (820,074     (1,933,252

Increase (decrease) from transactions

     (11,064,668     (18,566,380     (3,270,368     (8,613,097     1,071,821  

Net assets at beginning of year

     168,529,839       164,758,410       46,666,479       112,645,506       137,238,639  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 103,292,568     $ 126,018,115     $ 36,734,266     $ 85,386,232     $ 113,815,583  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     41,188,115       98,263,411       12,804,720       26,167,724       87,751,802  

Units purchased

     1,216,951       821,935       211,864       849,478       10,396,899  

Units redeemed

     (4,853,364     (13,101,718     (1,293,021     (3,118,712     (9,933,428

Units outstanding at end of year

     37,551,702       85,983,628       11,723,563       23,898,490       88,215,273  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Janus
Henderson
VIT Enter,
Serv
    Janus
Henderson
VIT Flex Bd,
Serv
    Janus
Hend
VIT Gbl Tech
Innov,
Srv
    Janus
Henderson
VIT Overseas,
Serv
    Janus
Henderson
VIT Res,
Serv
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ (110,190   $ 524,050     $ (225,093   $ 163,987     $ (498,493

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     448,234       (1,111,721     1,192,577       148,114       618,988  

Distributions from capital gains

     2,652,366       916,457       4,994,140             9,389,258  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (6,022,365     (9,466,231     (20,786,413     (2,367,995     (29,823,009

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (3,031,955     (9,137,445     (14,824,789     (2,055,894     (20,313,256
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     85,639       2,014,115       495,152       573,249       1,435,582  

Net transfers(1)

     (374,021     (2,940,769     (2,664,020     598,782       (1,106,847

Transfers for policy loans

     12,448       (3,778     (8,696     10,228       12,272  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (6,326     (4,535     (17,007     (9,017     (8,001

Contract charges

     (4,709     (16,653     (10,581     (9,274     (47,464

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (1,198,586     (3,945,851     (1,797,133     (1,576,539     (2,927,640

Death benefits

     (80,541     (719,048     (202,690     (83,235     (647,602

Increase (decrease) from transactions

     (1,566,096     (5,616,519     (4,204,975     (495,806     (3,289,700

Net assets at beginning of year

     18,369,918       64,705,349       41,319,625       21,627,126       66,913,894  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 13,771,867     $ 49,951,385     $ 22,289,861     $ 19,075,426     $ 43,310,938  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     5,925,669       54,881,528       11,041,930       10,885,861       16,791,771  

Units purchased

     36,342       2,353,147       342,864       912,056       532,457  

Units redeemed

     (619,272     (7,519,342     (1,734,787     (1,129,475     (1,611,758

Units outstanding at end of year

     5,342,739       49,715,333       9,650,007       10,668,442       15,712,470  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    Lazard Ret
Global Dyn MA,
Serv
    MFS Mass Inv
Gro Stock,
Serv Cl
    MFS
New Dis,
Serv Cl
    MFS
Utilities,
Serv Cl
    MS VIF
Dis,
Cl II
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ (134,094   $ (612,966   $ (272,760   $ 1,913,573     $ (699,554

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (216,320     756,574       (993,962     3,000,336       (12,779,593

Distributions from capital gains

     755,885       9,506,603       11,467,750       5,924,621       32,662,701  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (3,543,174     (26,496,366     (23,718,192     (11,715,812     (100,731,236

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (3,137,703     (16,846,155     (13,517,164     (877,282     (81,547,682
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     680,916       451,934       174,037       3,884,667       4,019,386  

Net transfers(1)

     (1,211,732     (50,600     (1,164,766     8,869,444       769,815  

Transfers for policy loans

     (1,256     511       20,012       (8,407     13,018  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

           (15,783     (20,505     39,136       (11,840

Contract charges

     (5,691     (31,862     (20,534     (87,857     (36,106

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (511,443     (3,510,294     (1,781,656     (10,104,496     (3,967,495

Death benefits

     (1,274,181     (830,294     (180,592     (2,885,663     (830,150

Increase (decrease) from transactions

     (2,323,387     (3,986,388     (2,974,004     (293,176     (43,372

Net assets at beginning of year

     17,082,677       84,817,334       45,048,689       154,358,056       129,812,191  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 11,621,587     $ 63,984,791     $ 28,557,521     $ 153,187,598     $ 48,221,137  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     10,498,130       31,273,080       9,510,893       35,893,819       18,789,944  

Units purchased

     612,603       542,815       53,920       3,068,578       1,949,398  

Units redeemed

     (2,380,124     (2,265,414     (876,869     (3,237,081     (1,611,820

Units outstanding at end of year

     8,730,609       29,550,481       8,687,944       35,725,316       19,127,522  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    MS VIF
Global Real Est,
Cl II
    NB AMT
Intl Eq,
Cl S
    NB AMT
US Eq Index
PW Strat,
Cl S
    PIMCO VIT
All Asset,
Advisor Cl
    PIMCO
VIT Glb
Man As Alloc,
Adv Cl
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ 528,859     $ 52,544     $ (73,593   $ 3,647,168     $ 50,349  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (191,397     20,720       (31,847     (777,142     (120,382

Distributions from capital gains

     591,577       3,282,684       1,349,030       4,500,582       1,077,979  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (5,877,371     (5,876,053     (2,154,459     (15,202,572     (2,403,669

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (4,948,332     (2,520,105     (910,869     (7,831,964     (1,395,723
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     132,910       63,220       649,716       2,822,881       91,259  

Net transfers(1)

     (267,459     34,005       1,611,254       1,933,211       (121,254

Transfers for policy loans

     13,030       (1,512     218       5,267       340  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (2,988     (133     (159     (48,834     (453

Contract charges

     (15,408     (9,959     (1,650     (51,997     (1,404

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (1,394,866     (651,098     (172,734     (3,940,349     (133,472

Death benefits

     (154,927     (72,879     (219,371     (976,431     (243,385

Increase (decrease) from transactions

     (1,689,708     (638,356     1,867,274       (256,252     (408,369

Net assets at beginning of year

     19,269,599       10,826,997       6,585,682       59,799,240       7,408,907  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 12,631,559     $ 7,668,536     $ 7,542,087     $ 51,711,024     $ 5,604,815  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     11,544,956       6,174,544       5,209,287       28,909,936       4,797,712  

Units purchased

     193,727       136,797       1,931,202       3,010,894       101,524  

Units redeemed

     (1,396,665     (602,001     (352,244     (3,035,220     (403,790

Units outstanding at end of year

     10,342,018       5,709,340       6,788,245       28,885,610       4,495,446  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    PIMCO
VIT Tot Return,
Advisor Cl
    Put VT
Sus Leaders,
Cl IB
    Royce
Micro-Cap,
Invest Cl
    Temp
Global Bond,
Cl 2
    Third Ave
VST Third Ave
Value
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ 796,531     $ (92,562   $ (90,528   $ (224,881   $ 63,370  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (1,523,180     908,512       235,081       (1,189,945     206,233  

Distributions from capital gains

           4,915,568       3,267,391              

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (8,506,581     (15,213,008     (6,692,815     (18,145     1,120,659  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (9,233,230     (9,481,490     (3,280,871     (1,432,971     1,390,262  
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     3,411,909       908,969       87,099       738,621       53,143  

Net transfers(1)

     (2,239,800     (1,404,617     (301,783     (1,089,923     (156,783

Transfers for policy loans

     2,888       38,849       12,565       1,304       2,795  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

           (7,159     (24,344           (16,539

Contract charges

     (14,186     (16,316     (3,400     (6,183     (3,304

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (2,898,711     (2,312,389     (774,502     (1,223,734     (639,417

Death benefits

     (438,201     (308,977     (118,815     (485,360     (92,880

Increase (decrease) from transactions

     (2,176,101     (3,101,640     (1,123,180     (2,065,275     (852,985

Net assets at beginning of year

     64,182,181       41,649,451       14,415,488       24,169,211       9,570,041  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 52,772,850     $ 29,066,321     $ 10,011,437     $ 20,670,965     $ 10,107,318  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     56,072,313       7,904,079       1,880,895       28,020,708       2,361,013  

Units purchased

     5,127,304       410,941       16,386       1,208,653       13,082  

Units redeemed

     (6,830,920     (923,399     (195,123     (3,763,790     (208,548

Units outstanding at end of year

     54,368,697       7,391,621       1,702,158       25,465,571       2,165,547  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

RIVERSOURCE RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY – BAND 3 – 2022 ANNUAL REPORT     37  


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    VanEck VIP
Global Gold,
Cl S
    VP
Aggr,
Cl 2
    VP
Aggr,
Cl 4
    VP
Conserv,
Cl 2
    VP
Conserv,
Cl 4
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ (288,689   $ (8,037,126   $ (4,208,036   $ (5,003,306   $ (3,357,770

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (429,692     57,552,494       27,350,410       7,092,955       10,862,285  

Distributions from capital gains

                              

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (3,918,963     (233,845,523     (127,037,561     (94,183,209     (73,130,353

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (4,637,344     (184,330,155     (103,895,187     (92,093,560     (65,625,838
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     2,625,800       48,596,297       4,334,279       14,559,633       547,464  

Net transfers(1)

     2,399,422       (49,039,327     (7,244,186     15,035,831       5,236,724  

Transfers for policy loans

     (3,375     157,855       66,272       21,219       (9,819

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

           (174,022           16,716        

Contract charges

     (8,354     (4,539,432     (2,387,250     (4,015,528     (2,381,260

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (1,693,424     (50,885,195     (30,749,757     (45,430,706     (35,741,443

Death benefits

     (1,149,038     (7,698,791     (2,831,594     (10,112,094     (12,166,580

Increase (decrease) from transactions

     2,171,031       (63,582,615     (38,812,236     (29,924,929     (44,514,914

Net assets at beginning of year

     30,257,598       993,245,061       560,595,878       575,775,599       419,557,072  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 27,791,285     $ 745,332,291     $ 417,888,455     $ 453,757,110     $ 309,416,320  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     26,220,604       379,326,849       212,647,443       386,139,654       279,903,504  

Units purchased

     4,478,958       25,878,067       2,246,640       24,780,842       5,042,309  

Units redeemed

     (2,629,894     (52,015,176     (19,327,067     (46,862,933     (38,253,566

Units outstanding at end of year

     28,069,668       353,189,740       195,567,016       364,057,563       246,692,247  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    VP
Man Risk,
Cl 2
    VP
Man Risk US,
Cl 2
    VP
Man Vol
Conserv,
Cl 2
    VP
Man Vol
Conserv Gro,
Cl 2
    VP
Man Vol
Gro,
Cl 2
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ (2,249,770   $ (3,249,101   $ (5,914,400   $ (12,343,695   $ (106,289,118

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     1,277,906       1,479,131       4,409,484       24,379,309       186,040,393  

Distributions from capital gains

                              

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (47,682,193     (63,757,481     (110,908,401     (268,324,706     (2,699,396,473

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (48,654,057     (65,527,451     (112,413,317     (256,289,092     (2,619,645,198
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     3,344,430       12,262,707       4,866,057       10,927,181       50,627,579  

Net transfers(1)

     767,993       55,374,608       31,307,423       (29,919,440     (69,059,428

Transfers for policy loans

     13,720             9,078       (2,110     (4,936

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     59,087       (51,652     108,224       (119,754     (154,978

Contract charges

     (3,476,994     (5,003,845     (9,233,680     (18,067,075     (165,842,314

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (7,339,288     (9,005,900     (44,927,692     (67,099,038     (386,009,525

Death benefits

     (1,346,152     (1,482,455     (4,953,169     (17,898,572     (72,737,951

Increase (decrease) from transactions

     (7,977,204     52,093,463       (22,823,759     (122,178,808     (643,181,553

Net assets at beginning of year

     266,274,624       351,655,200       683,876,041       1,472,908,498       13,115,191,242  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 209,643,363     $ 338,221,212     $ 548,638,965     $ 1,094,440,598     $ 9,852,364,491  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     203,989,154       246,733,059       529,356,637       1,036,905,704       7,665,950,739  

Units purchased

     3,520,283       55,460,531       35,778,726       10,526,746       35,507,611  

Units redeemed

     (11,223,503     (12,662,989     (54,456,018     (109,068,399     (486,521,183

Units outstanding at end of year

     196,285,934       289,530,601       510,679,345       938,364,051       7,214,937,167  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

RIVERSOURCE RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY – BAND 3 – 2022 ANNUAL REPORT     39  


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    VP
Man Vol
Mod Gro,
Cl 2
    VP
Mod,
Cl 2
    VP
Mod,
Cl 4
    VP
Mod Aggr,
Cl 2
    VP
Mod Aggr,
Cl 4
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ (124,361,538   $ (66,871,661   $ (51,545,684   $ (23,622,703   $ (13,566,570

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     299,742,787       181,595,611       314,447,890       197,666,019       112,718,552  

Distributions from capital gains

                              

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (2,968,538,341     (1,482,814,832     (1,387,251,880     (702,476,866     (422,560,131

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (2,793,157,092     (1,368,090,882     (1,124,349,674     (528,433,550     (323,408,149
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     57,878,040       133,226,979       7,374,155       107,548,275       9,908,972  

Net transfers(1)

     (163,523,659     257,616,673       13,073,424       (233,273,551     (57,171,691

Transfers for policy loans

     27,735       83,598       101,821       117,435       201,181  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     334,854       (382,303           (125,989      

Contract charges

     (190,254,372     (69,197,916     (40,921,377     (13,401,044     (6,694,445

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (577,774,091     (522,501,281     (461,101,466     (180,136,205     (120,989,871

Death benefits

     (111,833,223     (94,499,136     (100,297,744     (25,986,262     (14,513,278

Increase (decrease) from transactions

     (985,144,716     (295,653,386     (581,771,187     (345,257,341     (189,259,132

Net assets at beginning of year

     14,986,545,749       7,909,031,674       6,649,080,135       2,993,306,501       1,824,824,327  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 11,208,243,941     $ 6,245,287,406     $ 4,942,959,274     $ 2,119,615,610     $ 1,312,157,046  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     9,058,516,734       3,901,973,231       3,257,132,964       1,295,508,959       783,175,851  

Units purchased

     39,344,236       222,538,110       17,479,739       58,995,805       5,124,837  

Units redeemed

     (742,119,084     (393,343,258     (344,291,198     (227,299,089     (98,758,646

Units outstanding at end of year

     8,355,741,886       3,731,168,083       2,930,321,505       1,127,205,675       689,542,042  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    VP
Mod Conserv,
Cl 2
    VP
Mod Conserv,
Cl 4
    VP
Ptnrs
Core Eq,
Cl 3
    VP
Ptnrs
Sm Cap Val,
Cl 3
    VP
US Flex
Conserv Gro,
Cl 2
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ (11,609,979   $ (9,139,565   $ (175,895   $ (444,122   $ (3,013,981

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     38,523,338       54,926,054       1,582,325       3,350,706       2,218,033  

Distributions from capital gains

                              

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (251,565,641     (234,885,744     (5,608,448     (11,082,463     (58,883,882

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (224,652,282     (189,099,255     (4,202,018     (8,175,879     (59,679,830
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     25,975,658       1,190,064       70,099       337,610       6,232,871  

Net transfers(1)

     (15,263,173     (11,917,231     (602,752     (770,184     15,042,143  

Transfers for policy loans

     79,807       121,257       4,070       7,958       638  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (108           (5,088     (42,309     72,113  

Contract charges

     (8,434,425     (6,210,923     (38,506     (103,216     (4,175,909

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (84,196,230     (83,337,580     (1,391,907     (3,403,973     (13,348,433

Death benefits

     (31,135,421     (29,714,645     (184,597     (927,600     (4,447,467

Increase (decrease) from transactions

     (112,973,892     (129,869,058     (2,148,681     (4,901,714     (624,044

Net assets at beginning of year

     1,363,431,627       1,162,608,008       23,706,731       60,409,319       343,216,204  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 1,025,805,453     $ 843,639,695     $ 17,356,032     $ 47,331,726     $ 282,912,330  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     787,086,042       665,339,212       7,412,475       14,914,925       252,397,827  

Units purchased

     19,172,511       1,254,016       33,277       148,016       19,027,265  

Units redeemed

     (93,638,039     (85,548,809     (810,342     (1,488,835     (19,076,396

Units outstanding at end of year

     712,620,514       581,044,419       6,635,410       13,574,106       252,348,696  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2022 (continued)    VP
US Flex
Gro,
Cl 2
    VP
US Flex
Mod Gro,
Cl 2
    Wanger
Acorn
    Wanger
Intl
    WA Var Global
Hi Yd Bond,
Cl II
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ (34,581,394   $ (18,507,801   $ (1,500,367   $ 35,296     $ 582,215  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     18,416,612       14,519,545       (11,327,159     (3,759,624     (191,504

Distributions from capital gains

                 60,652,447       20,477,078        

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (785,071,659     (393,616,718     (130,030,971     (73,329,368     (2,273,185

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (801,236,441     (397,604,974     (82,206,050     (56,576,618     (1,882,474
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     42,423,938       33,678,841       1,336,328       1,508,366       897,239  

Net transfers(1)

     169,121,642       30,104,817       (2,841,932     (1,414,655     (402,067

Transfers for policy loans

     6,134       32,560       49,734       40,931       1,090  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

           (47,893     (65,293     (31,812      

Contract charges

     (56,689,687     (28,061,203     (144,926     (112,506     (3,005

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (91,498,987     (59,415,946     (12,996,540     (8,693,402     (358,415

Death benefits

     (21,184,054     (13,613,655     (2,084,761     (1,623,958     (110,725

Increase (decrease) from transactions

     42,178,986       (37,322,479     (16,747,390     (10,327,036     24,117  

Net assets at beginning of year

     4,081,955,233       2,177,511,637       246,176,566       166,989,107       12,618,770  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 3,322,897,778     $ 1,742,584,184     $ 147,223,126     $ 100,085,453     $ 10,760,413  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     2,507,110,772       1,457,022,417       39,685,097       36,341,836       9,902,684  

Units purchased

     150,700,230       51,216,584       357,119       588,946       832,542  

Units redeemed

     (121,716,520     (80,140,148     (3,982,540     (3,656,451     (813,058

Units outstanding at end of year

     2,536,094,482       1,428,098,853       36,059,676       33,274,331       9,922,168  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2021    AB VPS
Dyn Asset Alloc,
Cl B
    AB VPS
Gro & Inc,
Cl B
    AB VPS
Intl Val,
Cl B
    AB VPS
Sus Gbl Thematic,
Cl B
    Allspg VT
Index Asset Alloc,
Cl 2
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ 59,057     $ (196,761   $ 650,380     $ (105,667   $ (64,295

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     167,090       3,041,595       107,157       702,491       902,954  

Distributions from capital gains

                       1,369,912       2,269,875  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     636,151       15,971,360       7,267,136       194,497       313,008  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     862,298       18,816,194       8,024,673       2,161,233       3,421,542  
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     1,327,579       573,804       979,981       126,789       131,091  

Net transfers(1)

     87,445       (1,769,487     (1,400,207     167,011       (382,857

Transfers for policy loans

           4,491       23,962       (799     10,678  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

           (7,537     (21,555     75,275       (51,141

Contract charges

     (3,400     (52,998     (107,869     (7,563     (14,112

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (510,409     (7,070,681     (8,442,079     (1,064,653     (2,208,703

Death benefits

     (374,361     (1,291,908     (1,253,246     (186,412     (229,339

Increase (decrease) from contract transactions

     526,854       (9,614,316     (10,221,013     (890,352     (2,744,383

Net assets at beginning of year

     10,461,123       73,637,954       83,458,737       10,373,650       24,170,829  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 11,850,275     $ 82,839,832     $ 81,262,397     $ 11,644,531     $ 24,847,988  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     7,781,875       26,311,008       52,865,319       3,590,158       7,351,426  

Units purchased

     1,020,800       338,467       777,962       147,699       42,016  

Units redeemed

     (645,539     (3,290,142     (6,728,097     (441,678     (823,652

Units outstanding at end of year

     8,157,136       23,359,333       46,915,184       3,296,179       6,569,790  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2021 (continued)    Allspg VT
Intl Eq,
Cl 2
    Allspg VT
Sm Cap Gro,
Cl 2
    ALPS Alerian
Engy Infr,
Class III
    AC VP
Intl,
Cl I
    AC VP
Mid Cap Val,
Cl II
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ 49,326     $ (1,287,917   $ 292,818     $ (64,372   $ 28,413  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (2,148,707     7,495,157       (282,739     352,797       1,698,944  

Distributions from capital gains

           14,036,357             270,932        

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     3,730,280       (11,991,459     8,055,043       165,889       6,615,382  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     1,630,899       8,252,138       8,065,122       725,246       8,342,739  
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     262,971       6,729,771       2,572,561       64,586       357,636  

Net transfers(1)

     176,331       (3,944,090     (814,335     (4,627     (1,342,991

Transfers for policy loans

     13,502       23,735       (3,367     5,873       1,761  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     8,815       (38,056     (6,121     (5,987     (25,240

Contract charges

     (31,786     (58,462     (12,449     (1,983     (24,681

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (2,886,759     (9,994,554     (1,939,010     (727,941     (4,346,154

Death benefits

     (363,705     (2,410,684     (468,886     (41,015     (583,140

Increase (decrease) from contract transactions

     (2,820,631     (9,692,340     (671,607     (711,094     (5,962,809

Net assets at beginning of year

     27,472,418       123,475,002       22,313,815       9,326,745       40,390,737  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 26,282,686     $ 122,034,800     $ 29,707,330     $ 9,340,897     $ 42,770,667  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     16,330,827       23,583,472       31,725,253       3,870,709       14,792,583  

Units purchased

     392,087       1,307,684       3,932,972       45,802       158,411  

Units redeemed

     (1,970,418     (3,002,948     (4,646,824     (319,759     (2,110,083

Units outstanding at end of year

     14,752,496       21,888,208       31,011,401       3,596,752       12,840,911  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2021 (continued)    AC VP
Ultra,
Cl II
    AC VP
Val,
Cl I
    BlackRock
Global Alloc,
Cl III
    Calvert VP
SRI Bal,
Cl I
    Col VP
Bal,
Cl 3
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ (535,302   $ 275,087     $ (191,588   $ 79,523     $ (6,484,480

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     4,327,491       1,708,004       1,239,723       694,791       29,817,890  

Distributions from capital gains

     4,011,620             15,297,963       750,318        

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     3,685,891       4,295,510       (11,851,697     1,777,567       54,883,342  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     11,489,700       6,278,601       4,494,401       3,302,199       78,216,752  
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     328,446       216,037       7,696,707       119,736       18,477,378  

Net transfers(1)

     (486,447     (158,273     3,892,746       365,889       32,380,910  

Transfers for policy loans

     304       4,101       7,544       18,870       5,303  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     87,281       (144,283     (44,954     (5,055     (361,822

Contract charges

     (34,969     (5,756     (35,434     (18,587     (285,110

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (5,277,317     (2,771,188     (6,158,861     (1,711,125     (51,746,769

Death benefits

     (1,085,901     (332,381     (1,577,492     (543,032     (10,582,164

Increase (decrease) from contract transactions

     (6,468,603     (3,191,743     3,780,256       (1,773,304     (12,112,274

Net assets at beginning of year

     54,980,972       27,764,574       83,867,747       24,245,668       577,611,892  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 60,002,069     $ 30,851,432     $ 92,142,404     $ 25,774,563     $ 643,716,370  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     11,056,907       6,915,778       49,336,687       9,850,076       202,405,994  

Units purchased

     134,071       52,784       6,711,664       191,070       17,467,695  

Units redeemed

     (1,300,588     (722,373     (4,563,878     (869,252     (21,025,177

Units outstanding at end of year

     9,890,390       6,246,189       51,484,473       9,171,894       198,848,512  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2021 (continued)    Col VP
Commodity
Strategy,
Cl 2
    Col VP
Contrarian
Core,
Cl 2
    Col VP
Disciplined
Core,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Divd Opp,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Emerg
Mkts Bond,
Cl 2
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ (88,325   $ (1,370,268   $ (3,841,542   $ (3,890,394   $ 376,805  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (5,220     7,969,262       31,172,594       38,093,747       (11,950

Distributions from capital gains

                              

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     1,944,287       20,033,628       76,142,366       58,412,482       (844,183

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     1,850,742       26,632,622       103,473,418       92,615,835       (479,328
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     1,185,189       6,527,815       2,161,468       2,998,840       947,183  

Net transfers(1)

     4,069,869       1,551,876       (6,278,695     (10,277,483     180,648  

Transfers for policy loans

     171       19,892       236,098       155,966       1,455  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

           (43,991     (759,344     (464,653     (6,600

Contract charges

     (2,285     (60,726     (343,628     (316,191     (4,664

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (445,886     (8,648,732     (27,964,803     (40,291,947     (1,120,251

Death benefits

     (14,863     (1,346,157     (5,804,520     (6,623,472     (327,922

Increase (decrease) from contract transactions

     4,792,195       (2,000,023     (38,753,424     (54,818,940     (330,151

Net assets at beginning of year

     4,373,218       118,781,485       347,018,872       395,050,772       14,139,515  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 11,016,155     $ 143,414,084     $ 411,738,866     $ 432,847,667     $ 13,330,036  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     8,170,211       46,707,257       116,774,399       128,498,033       12,121,739  

Units purchased

     8,294,169       3,077,338       819,396       963,402       1,182,709  

Units redeemed

     (712,712     (3,783,203     (12,095,864     (16,713,870     (1,450,039

Units outstanding at end of year

     15,751,668       46,001,392       105,497,931       112,747,565       11,854,409  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2021 (continued)    Col VP
Emer Mkts,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Global
Strategic Inc,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Govt Money Mkt,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Hi Yield Bond,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Inc Opp,
Cl 3
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ 28,865     $ 1,879,751     $ (1,127,687   $ 6,311,997     $ 7,800,651  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     6,286,069       (1,406,273     1,029       608,623       (1,479,714

Distributions from capital gains

     4,989,257             12,025              

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (21,741,296     (330,010     (1,028     (901,222     (2,926,111

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (10,437,105     143,468       (1,115,661     6,019,398       3,394,826  
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     1,285,816       423,511       2,590,354       810,067       528,902  

Net transfers(1)

     2,337,269       2,585,606       5,797,329       1,138,718       879,068  

Transfers for policy loans

     59,422       11,550       84,050       17,338       6,348  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (37,784     (44,740     (35,993     (199,444     (22,274

Contract charges

     (116,763     (97,195     (113,005     (98,381     (144,742

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (13,928,983     (5,754,873     (30,005,151     (14,776,330     (9,725,669

Death benefits

     (1,470,155     (1,596,283     (2,394,779     (3,366,123     (2,206,786

Increase (decrease) from contract transactions

     (11,871,178     (4,472,424     (24,077,195     (16,474,155     (10,685,153

Net assets at beginning of year

     139,658,114       64,307,847       135,582,625       163,849,224       101,998,697  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 117,349,831     $ 59,978,891     $ 110,389,769     $ 153,394,467     $ 94,708,370  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     38,325,602       38,476,819       123,714,814       55,713,045       42,051,511  

Units purchased

     1,104,415       1,887,024       8,640,465       785,933       761,238  

Units redeemed

     (4,399,259     (4,482,274     (30,920,199     (6,260,912     (5,098,842

Units outstanding at end of year

     35,030,758       35,881,569       101,435,080       50,238,066       37,713,907  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2021 (continued)    Col VP
Inter Bond,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Lg Cap Gro,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Lg Cap Index,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Limited
Duration Cr,
Cl 2
    Col VP
Long
Govt/Cr Bond,
Cl 2
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ 7,334,497     $ (1,408,993   $ (5,537,314   $ 239,472     $ 128,043  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     1,768,096       20,383,264       31,235,480       371,727       94,308  

Distributions from capital gains

     23,329,427                         871,481  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (36,576,830     20,515,470       102,912,300       (1,862,620     (2,557,361

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (4,144,810     39,489,741       128,610,466       (1,251,421     (1,463,529
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     1,760,047       930,296       21,055,037       8,548,986       898,509  

Net transfers(1)

     6,254,809       (4,638,996     12,451,851       5,244,702       (6,269,175

Transfers for policy loans

     63,667       (13,621     47,119       7,729       (515

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (295,072     (40,395     (303,737     (3,301     (10,035

Contract charges

     (361,384     (116,309     (227,827     (22,899     (6,671

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (32,617,663     (16,584,678     (36,841,369     (5,180,675     (2,237,743

Death benefits

     (7,034,092     (3,365,035     (8,868,452     (2,052,688     (463,530

Increase (decrease) from contract transactions

     (32,229,688     (23,828,738     (12,687,378     6,541,854       (8,089,160

Net assets at beginning of year

     342,522,574       152,397,074       479,899,896       62,924,400       27,008,491  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 306,148,076     $ 168,058,077     $ 595,822,984     $ 68,214,833     $ 17,455,802  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     160,950,028       55,015,614       152,957,505       54,108,549       19,114,334  

Units purchased

     4,094,817       417,521       10,297,105       13,191,269       824,181  

Units redeemed

     (19,362,419     (8,054,744     (13,351,658     (7,565,162     (7,026,406

Units outstanding at end of year

     145,682,426       47,378,391       149,902,952       59,734,656       12,912,109  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2021 (continued)    Col VP
Overseas
Core,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Select
Lg Cap Val,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Select
Mid Cap Gro,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Select
Mid Cap Val,
Cl 3
    Col VP
Select
Sm Cap Val,
Cl 3
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ 112,479     $ (387,643   $ (971,126   $ (426,924   $ (308,074

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     1,858,180       2,253,370       9,147,963       4,993,441       2,949,738  

Distributions from capital gains

     1,350,406                          

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     2,236,570       6,789,334       5,475,102       7,958,998       6,069,610  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     5,557,635       8,655,061       13,651,939       12,525,515       8,711,274  
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     688,339       427,604       571,695       393,984       329,787  

Net transfers(1)

     (111,034     10,589,206       (785,585     (226,178     831,530  

Transfers for policy loans

     50,247       (2,619     14,006       8,126       12,043  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (279,371     (14,439     (81,480     5,069       (10,786

Contract charges

     (40,955     (23,637     (53,747     (33,513     (23,975

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (6,073,247     (3,679,961     (8,924,794     (5,344,093     (3,409,590

Death benefits

     (957,770     (746,813     (936,017     (673,425     (500,128

Increase (decrease) from contract transactions

     (6,723,791     6,549,341       (10,195,922     (5,870,030     (2,771,119

Net assets at beginning of year

     64,166,474       31,992,998       92,334,853       43,097,531       30,098,657  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 63,000,318     $ 47,197,400     $ 95,790,870     $ 49,753,016     $ 36,038,812  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     36,058,004       10,598,368       24,410,008       15,060,312       8,683,590  

Units purchased

     580,626       3,211,302       193,221       229,847       423,694  

Units redeemed

     (4,069,317     (1,260,541     (2,571,403     (2,019,900     (1,012,981

Units outstanding at end of year

     32,569,313       12,549,129       22,031,826       13,270,259       8,094,303  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2021 (continued)    Col VP
US Govt Mtge,
Cl 3
    CS
Commodity
Return
    CTIVP
BR Gl
Infl Prot Sec,
Cl 3
    CTIVP
Prin Blue
Chip Gro,
Cl 1
    CTIVP Vty
Sycamore
Estb Val,
Cl 3
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ 586,061     $ 467,375     $ (146,545   $ (1,328,374   $ (387,207

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     333,113       (1,388,840     (1,111,031     15,354,532       2,688,838  

Distributions from capital gains

     923,596             1,431,678              

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (2,942,572     3,721,400       2,308,070       9,496,086       8,373,773  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (1,099,802     2,799,935       2,482,172       23,522,244       10,675,404  
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     390,575       261,477       283,366       997,350       364,554  

Net transfers(1)

     1,766,240       779,838       7,695,695       (7,780,755     4,503,776  

Transfers for policy loans

     12,832       3,874       6,345       32,124       8,472  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (25,135     (554     (27,229     (30,943     (67,273

Contract charges

     (37,460     (7,566     (177,166     (113,651     (24,963

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (6,019,866     (1,256,656     (6,320,628     (14,169,173     (3,854,055

Death benefits

     (1,425,064     (102,639     (1,348,016     (2,083,689     (439,807

Increase (decrease) from contract transactions

     (5,337,878     (322,226     112,367       (23,148,737     490,704  

Net assets at beginning of year

     61,785,566       10,127,662       67,369,034       143,801,141       34,991,576  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 55,347,886     $ 12,605,371     $ 69,963,573     $ 144,174,648     $ 46,157,684  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     41,014,603       21,422,578       39,638,358       62,336,420       10,051,638  

Units purchased

     1,731,249       2,300,093       4,737,297       429,534       1,185,335  

Units redeemed

     (5,307,135     (2,672,846     (4,584,748     (9,575,566     (1,059,157

Units outstanding at end of year

     37,438,717       21,049,825       39,790,907       53,190,388       10,177,816  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2021 (continued)    Del Ivy VIP
Asset
Strategy,
Cl II
    DWS Alt
Asset
Alloc VIP,
Cl B
    EV VT
Floating-Rate Inc,
Init Cl
    Fid VIP
Contrafund,
Serv Cl 2
    Fid VIP
Gro & Inc,
Serv Cl
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ 85,930     $ 77,165     $ 1,544,914     $ (5,570,583   $ 605,282  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     116,772       183,699       (192,035     29,690,761       1,494,264  

Distributions from capital gains

     1,633,272                   72,753,709       1,879,101  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (430,743     1,080,002       713,488       36,860,615       4,979,124  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     1,405,231       1,340,866       2,066,367       133,734,502       8,957,771  
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     626,152       478,037       725,692       24,961,417       195,393  

Net transfers(1)

     (365,340     2,370,298       7,956,730       (15,718,467     (131,110

Transfers for policy loans

     (365     (1,942     17,056       (22,946     34,316  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (24,207     (2,170     (37,763     (115,699     (43,610

Contract charges

     (6,098     (5,247     (68,502     (258,512     (9,416

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (1,057,951     (1,111,012     (8,381,481     (50,008,035     (3,119,785

Death benefits

     (305,575     (166,200     (1,739,579     (8,359,678     (484,738

Increase (decrease) from contract transactions

     (1,133,384     1,561,764       (1,527,847     (49,521,920     (3,558,950

Net assets at beginning of year

     15,965,029       12,104,333       78,847,717       534,239,456       37,318,832  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 16,236,876     $ 15,006,963     $ 79,386,237     $ 618,452,038     $ 42,717,653  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     10,756,237       10,983,851       53,305,625       156,502,878       12,828,800  

Units purchased

     530,146       2,387,996       5,839,963       6,575,028       68,597  

Units redeemed

     (1,267,668     (1,102,655     (6,838,734     (19,460,463     (1,115,847

Units outstanding at end of year

     10,018,715       12,269,192       52,306,854       143,617,443       11,781,550  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2021 (continued)    Fid VIP
Mid Cap,
Serv Cl
    Fid VIP
Overseas,
Serv Cl
    Fid VIP
Strategic Inc,
Serv Cl 2
    Frank
Global Real Est,
Cl 2
    Frank
Inc,
Cl 2
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ (258,108   $ (45,709   $ 2,600,053     $ 5,044     $ 1,956,092  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     3,605,405       462,584       739,188       (1,011,058     197,568  

Distributions from capital gains

     12,002,323       865,740       2,763,781       1,550,852        

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     1,337,221       679,386       (2,026,327     14,866,940       5,715,205  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     16,686,841       1,962,001       4,076,695       15,411,778       7,868,865  
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     477,942       87,769       10,368,555       707,257       3,200,671  

Net transfers(1)

     (1,940,420     (105,147     20,490,450       (1,602,967     1,588,870  

Transfers for policy loans

     33,463       6,335       26,026       17,199       4,014  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (142,057     (16,613     79,148       80,030       7,106  

Contract charges

     (17,082     (2,528     (57,109     (53,952     (19,410

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (6,784,343     (1,005,911     (14,446,742     (7,398,284     (3,638,449

Death benefits

     (722,095     (47,384     (2,750,042     (931,747     (1,275,179

Increase (decrease) from contract transactions

     (9,094,592     (1,083,479     13,710,286       (9,182,464     (132,377

Net assets at beginning of year

     71,388,806       11,088,443       159,417,632       64,477,036       52,300,809  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 78,981,055     $ 11,966,965     $ 177,204,613     $ 70,706,350     $ 60,037,297  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     8,169,100       5,118,065       127,919,805       26,983,898       38,727,567  

Units purchased

     54,964       39,735       24,544,160       327,965       3,650,464  

Units redeemed

     (957,908     (498,047     (13,734,213     (3,783,600     (3,902,670

Units outstanding at end of year

     7,266,156       4,659,753       138,729,752       23,528,263       38,475,361  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2021 (continued)    Frank
Sm Cap Val,
Cl 2
    GS VIT
Mid Cap Val,
Inst
    GS VIT
Multi-Strategy
Alt,
Advisor
    GS VIT
Sm Cap Eq
Insights,
Inst
    GS VIT
U.S. Eq
Insights,
Inst
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ 88,395     $ (491,911   $ 26,305     $ (22,516   $ (101,564

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     1,517,427       4,654,578       43,136       235,742       6,607,895  

Distributions from capital gains

     3,571,332       17,101,983             1,262,179       26,340,265  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     22,110,191       11,375,098       185,545       (263,513     (3,959,781

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     27,287,345       32,639,748       254,986       1,211,892       28,886,815  
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     5,378,228       648,563       399,742       35,534       457,776  

Net transfers(1)

     698,714       (4,391,843     667,970       (5,716     (5,847,963

Transfers for policy loans

     287       33,444             5,030       14,125  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (29,380     2,776       (290     (2,886     (109,184

Contract charges

     (67,016     (117,403     (2,994     (1,512     (163,660

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (12,479,285     (12,030,403     (265,100     (685,397     (10,054,746

Death benefits

     (1,902,148     (1,473,291     (102,123     (129,452     (1,924,410

Increase (decrease) from contract transactions

     (8,400,600     (17,328,157     697,205       (784,399     (17,628,062

Net assets at beginning of year

     115,452,300       116,601,769       7,104,398       5,450,744       109,200,750  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 134,339,045     $ 131,913,360     $ 8,056,589     $ 5,878,237     $ 120,459,503  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     28,578,192       19,376,417       7,249,521       1,238,111       34,241,674  

Units purchased

     1,621,935       105,841       1,100,388       14,959       129,636  

Units redeemed

     (3,406,317     (2,588,248     (409,971     (164,892     (4,956,094

Units outstanding at end of year

     26,793,810       16,894,010       7,939,938       1,088,178       29,415,216  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2021 (continued)    Invesco VI
Am Fran,
Ser I
    Invesco VI
Bal Risk Alloc,
Ser II
    Invesco VI
Comstock,
Ser II
    Invesco VI
Dis Mid Cap Gro,
Ser I
    Invesco VI
EQV Intl Eq,
Ser II
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ (138,356   $ 714,693     $ 691,178     $ (209,747   $ 75,334  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     1,232,126       (92,256     5,232,699       1,211,002       2,297,283  

Distributions from capital gains

     1,900,396       1,183,548             2,634,410       3,490,903  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (1,224,146     975,144       21,806,406       491,061       (3,412,247

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     1,770,020       2,781,129       27,730,283       4,126,726       2,451,273  
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     56,974       1,900,863       556,304       98,017       485,976  

Net transfers(1)

     (838,136     1,370,155       (7,988,789     (351,475     (298,810

Transfers for policy loans

     26,391       (7,846     26,969       (3,005     20,539  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (2,419     (132,305     106,877       (13,525     (17,494

Contract charges

     (4,633     (13,553     (223,371     (11,858     (42,019

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (1,552,141     (2,738,539     (9,491,753     (2,195,276     (5,224,847

Death benefits

     (125,084     (479,104     (2,652,564     (471,186     (711,156

Increase (decrease) from contract transactions

     (2,439,048     (100,329     (19,666,327     (2,948,308     (5,787,811

Net assets at beginning of year

     16,876,621       34,795,535       94,657,806       24,154,944       53,196,915  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 16,207,593     $ 37,476,335     $ 102,721,762     $ 25,333,362     $ 49,860,377  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     4,758,183       25,879,810       36,169,809       15,946,166       23,325,526  

Units purchased

     21,586       2,452,759       292,788       59,927       379,845  

Units redeemed

     (662,821     (2,442,960     (6,680,426     (1,846,621     (2,795,108

Units outstanding at end of year

     4,116,948       25,889,609       29,782,171       14,159,472       20,910,263  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2021 (continued)    Invesco VI
Global,
Ser II
    Invesco VI
Gbl Strat Inc,
Ser II
    Invesco VI
Hlth,
Ser II
    Invesco VI
Mn St Sm Cap,
Ser II
    Janus
Henderson
VIT Bal,
Serv
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ (1,631,532   $ 5,740,020     $ (421,074   $ (892,136   $ (434,932

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     7,307,378       (2,188,526     1,446,284       4,659,608       2,195,841  

Distributions from capital gains

     8,614,086             5,151,332       7,022,394       874,263  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     7,402,734       (11,887,113     (1,366,448     9,575,754       14,800,924  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     21,692,666       (8,335,619     4,810,094       20,365,620       17,436,096  
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     6,581,459       2,294,250       449,975       5,224,927       19,550,293  

Net transfers(1)

     (2,423,052     (984,386     (621,883     (1,662,258     8,188,514  

Transfers for policy loans

     12,245       42,444       1,278       6,557       25,811  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (57,217     (129,541     (16,126     60,599       (7,978

Contract charges

     (83,877     (213,558     (25,004     (49,079     (36,008

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (13,307,611     (16,522,214     (3,950,736     (8,718,766     (6,588,928

Death benefits

     (2,101,151     (3,884,325     (534,098     (1,431,971     (1,742,484

Increase (decrease) from contract transactions

     (11,379,204     (19,397,330     (4,696,594     (6,569,991     19,389,220  

Net assets at beginning of year

     158,216,377       192,491,359       46,552,979       98,849,877       100,413,323  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 168,529,839     $ 164,758,410     $ 46,666,479     $ 112,645,506     $ 137,238,639  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     44,144,319       109,621,404       14,172,573       27,781,304       74,252,503  

Units purchased

     1,720,979       2,000,752       333,032       1,441,536       19,309,467  

Units redeemed

     (4,677,183     (13,358,745     (1,700,885     (3,055,116     (5,810,168

Units outstanding at end of year

     41,188,115       98,263,411       12,804,720       26,167,724       87,751,802  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2021 (continued)    Janus
Henderson
VIT Enter,
Serv
    Janus
Henderson
VIT Flex Bd,
Serv
    Janus Hend
VIT Gbl Tech
Innov,
Srv
    Janus
Henderson
VIT Overseas,
Serv
    Janus
Henderson
VIT Res,
Serv
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ (104,330   $ 414,238     $ (298,207   $ 41,619     $ (636,405

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     918,661       300,792       3,404,764       401,234       4,332,895  

Distributions from capital gains

     1,611,556       1,600,738       5,387,772             3,414,506  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     173,947       (3,741,692     (2,140,938     2,072,091       4,154,442  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     2,599,834       (1,425,924     6,353,391       2,514,944       11,265,438  
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     107,956       4,063,778       223,958       156,497       3,258,114  

Net transfers(1)

     (654,894     1,497,266       (1,138,737     103,620       (1,968,466

Transfers for policy loans

     25,048       7,058       9,778       30,586       (2,917

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     205       (5,275     (24,164     (13,017     7,126  

Contract charges

     (4,680     (20,143     (14,189     (9,645     (59,759

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (1,027,203     (5,212,021     (3,667,309     (1,766,680     (5,603,703

Death benefits

     (160,102     (1,337,999     (253,824     (331,015     (1,195,808

Increase (decrease) from contract transactions

     (1,713,670     (1,007,336     (4,864,487     (1,829,654     (5,565,413

Net assets at beginning of year

     17,483,754       67,138,609       39,830,721       20,941,836       61,213,869  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 18,369,918     $ 64,705,349     $ 41,319,625     $ 21,627,126     $ 66,913,894  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     6,521,022       55,738,941       12,474,432       11,851,588       18,250,099  

Units purchased

     45,502       5,160,906       77,396       220,522       1,101,983  

Units redeemed

     (640,855     (6,018,319     (1,509,898     (1,186,249     (2,560,311

Units outstanding at end of year

     5,925,669       54,881,528       11,041,930       10,885,861       16,791,771  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2021 (continued)    Lazard Ret
Global Dyn MA,
Serv
    MFS Mass Inv
Gro Stock,
Serv Cl
    MFS
New Dis,
Serv Cl
    MFS
Utilities,
Serv Cl
    MS VIF
Dis,
Cl II
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ 279,340     $ (696,565   $ (420,738   $ 839,926     $ (1,558,713

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     352,006       3,375,164       1,906,086       5,042,663       9,150,663  

Distributions from capital gains

           10,633,072       8,758,028       5,148,814       60,196,496  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     1,077,776       4,471,245       (9,601,471     6,925,841       (85,652,731

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     1,709,122       17,782,916       641,905       17,957,244       (17,864,285
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     1,038,355       499,932       275,524       3,330,836       12,357,578  

Net transfers(1)

     (685,839     (3,036,904     (876,412     (5,885,189     (5,207,801

Transfers for policy loans

     1,409       19,243       6,437       8,186       (9,382

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

           7,478       (36,983     (51,632     23,146  

Contract charges

     (6,844     (38,279     (28,772     (85,304     (67,022

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (862,631     (6,429,501     (3,881,209     (12,688,166     (11,205,759

Death benefits

     (1,341,306     (740,630     (587,654     (3,305,063     (2,495,314

Increase (decrease) from contract transactions

     (1,856,856     (9,718,661     (5,129,069     (18,676,332     (6,604,554

Net assets at beginning of year

     17,230,411       76,753,079       49,535,853       155,077,144       154,281,030  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 17,082,677     $ 84,817,334     $ 45,048,689     $ 154,358,056     $ 129,812,191  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     11,732,231       35,259,601       10,532,653       40,895,329       19,576,852  

Units purchased

     762,635       306,787       60,776       873,762       1,675,345  

Units redeemed

     (1,996,736     (4,293,308     (1,082,536     (5,875,272     (2,462,253

Units outstanding at end of year

     10,498,130       31,273,080       9,510,893       35,893,819       18,789,944  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2021 (continued)    MS VIF
Global Real Est,
Cl II
    NB AMT
Intl Eq,
Cl S
    NB AMT
US Eq Index
PW Strat,
Cl S
    PIMCO VIT
All Asset,
Advisor Cl
    PIMCO
VIT Glb
Man As Alloc,
Adv Cl
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ 266,605     $ (67,669   $ (42,123   $ 6,009,390     $ 90,644  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     187,460       518,403       80,112       644,876       40,221  

Distributions from capital gains

           158,890       378,142             768,012  

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     3,402,540       667,966       451,929       1,692,060       (174,853

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     3,856,605       1,277,590       868,060       8,346,326       724,024  
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     167,309       89,685       503,534       1,087,141       1,311,375  

Net transfers(1)

     (644,382     (111,389     819,021       (1,560,869     35,646  

Transfers for policy loans

     4,364       187       212       9,904       (680

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (3,828     (166     1,522       (55,479     (526

Contract charges

     (17,783     (12,688     (1,767     (60,324     (1,453

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (2,137,960     (848,844     (265,063     (4,760,564     (367,304

Death benefits

     (200,415     (190,126     (108,909     (1,334,653     (38,891

Increase (decrease) from contract transactions

     (2,832,695     (1,073,341     948,550       (6,674,844     938,167  

Net assets at beginning of year

     18,245,689       10,622,748       4,769,072       58,127,758       5,746,716  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 19,269,599     $ 10,826,997     $ 6,585,682     $ 59,799,240     $ 7,408,907  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     13,407,797       6,799,600       4,401,416       32,326,045       4,148,150  

Units purchased

     173,416       242,526       1,164,590       734,519       1,109,464  

Units redeemed

     (2,036,257     (867,582     (356,719     (4,150,628     (459,902

Units outstanding at end of year

     11,544,956       6,174,544       5,209,287       28,909,936       4,797,712  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2021 (continued)    PIMCO
VIT Tot Return,
Advisor Cl
    Put VT
Sus Leaders,
Cl IB
    Royce
Micro-Cap,
Invest Cl
    Temp
Global Bond,
Cl 2
    Third Ave
VST Third Ave
Value
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ 451,921     $ (279,676   $ (122,225   $ (264,807   $ (14,706

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     (62,870     1,612,538       832,416       (1,002,014     165,789  

Distributions from capital gains

     2,799,333       3,701,541       629,979              

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (4,769,563     2,962,685       2,271,698       (338,112     1,719,089  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (1,581,179     7,997,088       3,611,868       (1,604,933     1,870,172  
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     6,691,777       193,785       97,886       1,028,835       84,796  

Net transfers(1)

     (106,161     194,532       (626,538     (338,448     (297,920

Transfers for policy loans

     12,101       (3,004     11,384       1,306       13,976  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

           (503     (11,913           (17,836

Contract charges

     (17,541     (18,127     (3,692     (7,370     (3,103

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (4,336,394     (2,561,252     (1,361,451     (1,556,810     (905,393

Death benefits

     (924,799     (377,406     (224,794     (517,433     (125,673

Increase (decrease) from contract transactions

     1,318,983       (2,571,975     (2,119,118     (1,389,920     (1,251,153

Net assets at beginning of year

     64,444,377       36,224,338       12,922,738       27,164,064       8,951,022  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 64,182,181     $ 41,649,451     $ 14,415,488     $ 24,169,211     $ 9,570,041  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     54,941,667       8,423,998       2,174,081       29,604,899       2,673,065  

Units purchased

     7,112,830       154,402       16,110       1,822,162       24,495  

Units redeemed

     (5,982,184     (674,321     (309,296     (3,406,353     (336,547

Units outstanding at end of year

     56,072,313       7,904,079       1,880,895       28,020,708       2,361,013  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

RIVERSOURCE RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY – BAND 3 – 2022 ANNUAL REPORT     59  


Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2021 (continued)    VanEck VIP
Global Gold,
Cl S
    VP
Aggr,
Cl 2
    VP
Aggr,
Cl 4
    VP
Conserv,
Cl 2
    VP
Conserv,
Cl 4
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ 3,296,248     $ (9,985,336   $ (5,219,722   $ (6,204,994   $ (4,420,562

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     701,242       123,104,730       58,620,689       31,988,021       29,513,355  

Distributions from capital gains

                              

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     (9,015,094     26,729,264       24,777,632       (15,216,853     (16,939,698

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (5,017,604     139,848,658       78,178,599       10,566,174       8,153,095  
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     3,240,532       55,244,968       4,754,283       24,080,343       658,211  

Net transfers(1)

     806,125       (96,215,962     (20,260,520     (21,706,751     (39,068,201

Transfers for policy loans

     (222     (52,227     168,897       (882     15,315  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

           71,371             26,859        

Contract charges

     (8,277     (6,088,960     (2,788,281     (4,804,176     (2,886,162

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (1,926,180     (112,562,818     (61,199,679     (68,632,841     (42,066,189

Death benefits

     (232,750     (9,254,358     (1,420,324     (15,702,196     (13,978,112

Increase (decrease) from contract transactions

     1,879,228       (168,857,986     (80,745,624     (86,739,644     (97,325,138

Net assets at beginning of year

     33,395,974       1,022,254,389       563,162,903       651,949,069       508,729,115  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 30,257,598     $ 993,245,061     $ 560,595,878     $ 575,775,599     $ 419,557,072  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     24,608,649       447,139,775       244,947,371       444,638,598       345,596,844  

Units purchased

     3,613,746       23,223,616       2,425,786       21,539,265       466,390  

Units redeemed

     (2,001,791     (91,036,542     (34,725,714     (80,038,209     (66,159,730

Units outstanding at end of year

     26,220,604       379,326,849       212,647,443       386,139,654       279,903,504  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2021 (continued)    VP
Man Risk,
Cl 2
    VP
Man Risk US,
Cl 2
    VP
Man Vol
Conserv,
Cl 2
    VP
Man Vol
Conserv Gro,
Cl 2
    VP
Man Vol
Gro,
Cl 2
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ (2,434,077   $ (3,114,425   $ (7,500,662   $ (15,208,382   $ (124,041,821

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     2,006,436       2,082,566       32,446,991       49,507,034       163,790,957  

Distributions from capital gains

                              

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     22,751,681       36,727,995       (13,791,546     30,371,297       1,233,789,031  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     22,324,040       35,696,136       11,154,783       64,669,949       1,273,538,167  
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     18,037,654       38,782,295       13,612,336       27,893,172       631,686,988  

Net transfers(1)

     17,688,196       26,075,023       (100,058,084     (44,693,832     286,115,406  

Transfers for policy loans

     4,253             8,837       3,494       36,925  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

           29,690       78,870       (143,132     (188,802

Contract charges

     (3,070,405     (3,827,090     (10,384,721     (18,750,206     (154,986,850

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (7,055,823     (6,559,743     (48,926,691     (73,867,133     (529,087,779

Death benefits

     (2,153,028     (2,370,582     (7,740,582     (17,701,631     (70,985,638

Increase (decrease) from contract transactions

     23,450,847       52,129,593       (153,410,035     (127,259,268     162,590,250  

Net assets at beginning of year

     220,499,737       263,829,471       826,131,293       1,535,497,817       11,679,062,825  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 266,274,624     $ 351,655,200     $ 683,876,041     $ 1,472,908,498     $ 13,115,191,242  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     185,210,047       207,705,529       649,931,678       1,128,541,922       7,572,902,104  

Units purchased

     28,495,480       48,442,160       11,486,230       21,599,330       556,761,387  

Units redeemed

     (9,716,373     (9,414,630     (132,061,271     (113,235,548     (463,712,752

Units outstanding at end of year

     203,989,154       246,733,059       529,356,637       1,036,905,704       7,665,950,739  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2021 (continued)    VP
Man Vol
Mod Gro,
Cl 2
    VP
Mod,
Cl 2
    VP
Mod,
Cl 4
    VP
Mod Aggr,
Cl 2
    VP
Mod Aggr,
Cl 4
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ (149,444,834   $ (77,383,980   $ (64,157,043   $ (30,903,182   $ (17,347,361

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     309,373,814       243,493,278       448,928,334       319,262,379       175,005,221  

Distributions from capital gains

                              

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     929,349,260       423,868,121       144,748,521       49,284,812       44,656,033  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     1,089,278,240       589,977,419       529,519,812       337,644,009       202,313,893  
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     323,680,326       343,373,706       10,094,339       108,824,297       11,618,814  

Net transfers(1)

     77,681,919       393,614,699       48,410,791       (207,633,721     (52,948,795

Transfers for policy loans

     (5,665     158,037       291,642       185,281       234,077  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     (90,413     (427,246           (262,542      

Contract charges

     (189,721,623     (66,526,329     (45,461,294     (19,870,923     (8,176,580

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (690,549,890     (727,440,844     (642,947,242     (376,499,413     (203,124,133

Death benefits

     (115,638,088     (116,929,331     (120,926,174     (29,381,760     (15,608,347

Increase (decrease) from contract transactions

     (594,643,434     (174,177,308     (750,537,938     (524,638,781     (268,004,964

Net assets at beginning of year

     14,491,910,943       7,493,231,563       6,870,098,261       3,180,301,273       1,890,515,398  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 14,986,545,749     $ 7,909,031,674     $ 6,649,080,135     $ 2,993,306,501     $ 1,824,824,327  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     9,435,051,253       3,989,791,192       3,634,890,696       1,529,550,881       903,027,681  

Units purchased

     255,133,843       374,291,606       35,297,397       51,412,930       5,364,229  

Units redeemed

     (631,668,362     (462,109,567     (413,055,129     (285,454,852     (125,216,059

Units outstanding at end of year

     9,058,516,734       3,901,973,231       3,257,132,964       1,295,508,959       783,175,851  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2021 (continued)    VP
Mod Conserv,
Cl 2
    VP
Mod Conserv,
Cl 4
    VP
Ptnrs
Core Eq,
Cl 3
    VP
Ptnrs
Sm Cap Val,
Cl 3
    VP
US Flex
Conserv Gro,
Cl 2
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ (14,143,185   $ (11,674,237   $ (207,894   $ (532,712   $ (3,515,831

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     66,740,923       79,928,393       3,098,193       7,440,768       12,608,074  

Distributions from capital gains

                              

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     10,770,713       (11,295,938     2,738,888       5,830,453       12,065,854  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     63,368,451       56,958,218       5,629,187       12,738,509       21,158,097  
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     52,598,860       1,286,863       92,934       408,469       16,511,957  

Net transfers(1)

     (3,998,384     (9,636,369     (937,752     (4,453,287     (50,402,011

Transfers for policy loans

     47,885       (11,411     2,381       13,138       657  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

     14,849             (5,429     (103,083     66,566  

Contract charges

     (8,844,419     (7,035,242     (46,733     (124,630     (4,330,948

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (111,786,081     (101,688,135     (2,332,246     (5,646,629     (17,155,449

Death benefits

     (32,315,194     (37,173,487     (408,059     (967,036     (3,637,651

Increase (decrease) from contract transactions

     (104,282,484     (154,257,781     (3,634,904     (10,873,058     (58,946,879

Net assets at beginning of year

     1,404,345,660       1,259,907,571       21,712,448       58,543,868       381,004,986  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 1,363,431,627     $ 1,162,608,008     $ 23,706,731     $ 60,409,319     $ 343,216,204  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     848,395,998       755,455,996       8,698,696       17,789,270       298,160,760  

Units purchased

     37,587,253       858,092       100,563       118,611       12,541,193  

Units redeemed

     (98,897,209     (90,974,876     (1,386,784     (2,992,956     (58,304,126

Units outstanding at end of year

     787,086,042       665,339,212       7,412,475       14,914,925       252,397,827  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

Year ended December 31, 2021 (continued)    VP
US Flex
Gro,
Cl 2
    VP
US Flex
Mod Gro,
Cl 2
    Wanger
Acorn
    Wanger
Intl
    WA Var Global
Hi Yd Bond,
Cl II
 
Operations           

Investment income (loss) — net

   $ (36,725,805   $ (20,468,000   $ (400,367   $ (553,033   $ 376,574  

Net realized gain (loss) on sales of investments

     29,473,073       21,728,344       2,018,498       3,317,098       34,970  

Distributions from capital gains

                 8,567,612       2,544,504        

Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments

     501,496,847       200,812,572       10,953,775       21,903,785       (411,974

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     494,244,115       202,072,916       21,139,518       27,212,354       (430
          
Contract transactions           

Contract purchase payments

     395,385,187       146,311,714       1,592,613       1,296,642       1,644,956  

Net transfers(1)

     (29,800,798     (9,478,884     (9,675,984     (5,313,333     1,021,546  

Transfers for policy loans

     (369     9,194       66,718       32,653       684  

Adjustments to net assets allocated to contracts in payment period

           (55,007     (328,812     (31,115      

Contract charges

     (47,117,589     (25,414,663     (198,583     (152,245     (3,271

Contract terminations:

          

Surrender benefits

     (100,974,840     (57,500,275     (26,512,044     (16,501,439     (724,726

Death benefits

     (21,902,747     (13,957,159     (3,141,130     (2,162,203     (177,020

Increase (decrease) from contract transactions

     195,588,844       39,914,920       (38,197,222     (22,831,040     1,762,169  

Net assets at beginning of year

     3,392,122,274       1,935,523,801       263,234,270       162,607,793       10,857,031  

Net assets at end of year

   $ 4,081,955,233     $ 2,177,511,637     $ 246,176,566     $ 166,989,107     $ 12,618,770  
          
Accumulation unit activity           

Units outstanding at beginning of year

     2,383,120,370       1,429,369,072       45,839,020       41,614,091       8,499,174  

Units purchased

     259,375,681       107,808,383       290,327       350,712       2,271,142  

Units redeemed

     (135,385,279     (80,155,038     (6,444,250     (5,622,967     (867,632

Units outstanding at end of year

     2,507,110,772       1,457,022,417       39,685,097       36,341,836       9,902,684  

 

(1) 

Includes transfer activity from (to) other divisions and transfers from (to) RiverSource Life’s fixed account.

 

See

accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

1. ORGANIZATION

RiverSource Variable Account 10 (the Account) was established under Minnesota law as a segregated asset account of RiverSource Life Insurance Company (RiverSource Life). The Account is registered as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act) and exists in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Insurance Division, Department of Commerce of the State of Minnesota.

The Account is used as a funding vehicle for RiverSource® Retirement Advisor Variable Annuity – Band 3 (RAVA Band 3) contracts issued by RiverSource Life.

The Account is comprised of various divisions. Each division invests exclusively in shares of the following funds or portfolios (collectively, the Funds), which are registered under the 1940 Act as open-end management investment companies. The name of each Fund offered through RAVA Band 3 contracts and the corresponding division name are provided below. There are various other divisions offered in the Account that are not available under RAVA Band 3 contracts. Each division is comprised of subaccounts. Individual variable annuity accounts invest in subaccounts. For each division, the financial statements are comprised of a statement of assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2022, a related statement of operations for the year then ended and statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, all presented to reflect a full twelve month period. These financial statements are of the Divisions of the Account offered through RAVA Band 3.

 

Division    Fund

AB VPS Dyn Asset Alloc, Cl B

  

AB VPS Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio (Class B)

AB VPS Gro & Inc, Cl B

  

AB VPS Growth and Income Portfolio (Class B)
(renamed to AB VPS Relative Value Portfolio (Class B) effective sometime during the second quarter of 2023)

AB VPS Intl Val, Cl B

  

AB VPS International Value Portfolio (Class B)

AB VPS Sus Gbl Thematic, Cl B

  

AB VPS Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio (Class B)
(previously AB VPS Global Thematic Growth Portfolio (Class B))

Allspg VT Index Asset Alloc, Cl 2

  

Allspring VT Index Asset Allocation Fund – Class 2

Allspg VT Intl Eq, Cl 2

  

Allspring VT International Equity Fund – Class 2

Allspg VT Sm Cap Gro, Cl 2

  

Allspring VT Small Cap Growth Fund – Class 2

ALPS Alerian Engy Infr, Class III

  

ALPS/Alerian Energy Infrastructure Portfolio: Class III

AC VP Intl, Cl I

  

American Century VP International, Class I

AC VP Mid Cap Val, Cl II

  

American Century VP Mid Cap Value, Class II

AC VP Ultra, Cl II

  

American Century VP Ultra®, Class II

AC VP Val, Cl I

  

American Century VP Value, Class I

BlackRock Global Alloc, Cl III

  

BlackRock Global Allocation V.I. Fund (Class III)

Calvert VP SRI Bal, Cl I

  

Calvert VP SRI Balanced Portfolio – Class I

Col VP Bal, Cl 3

  

Columbia Variable Portfolio – Balanced Fund (Class 3)

Col VP Commodity Strategy, Cl 2

  

Columbia Variable Portfolio – Commodity Strategy Fund (Class 2)

Col VP Contrarian Core, Cl 2

  

Columbia Variable Portfolio – Contrarian Core Fund (Class 2)

Col VP Disciplined Core, Cl 3

  

Columbia Variable Portfolio – Disciplined Core Fund (Class 3)

Col VP Divd Opp, Cl 3

  

Columbia Variable Portfolio – Dividend Opportunity Fund (Class 3)

Col VP Emerg Mkts Bond, Cl 2

  

Columbia Variable Portfolio – Emerging Markets Bond Fund (Class 2)

Col VP Emer Mkts, Cl 3

  

Columbia Variable Portfolio – Emerging Markets Fund (Class 3)

Col VP Global Strategic Inc, Cl 3

  

Columbia Variable Portfolio – Global Strategic Income Fund (Class 3)

Col VP Govt Money Mkt, Cl 3

  

Columbia Variable Portfolio – Government Money Market Fund (Class 3)

Col VP Hi Yield Bond, Cl 3

  

Columbia Variable Portfolio – High Yield Bond Fund (Class 3)

Col VP Inc Opp, Cl 3

  

Columbia Variable Portfolio – Income Opportunities Fund (Class 3)

Col VP Inter Bond, Cl 3

  

Columbia Variable Portfolio – Intermediate Bond Fund (Class 3)

Col VP Lg Cap Gro, Cl 3

  

Columbia Variable Portfolio – Large Cap Growth Fund (Class 3)

Col VP Lg Cap Index, Cl 3

  

Columbia Variable Portfolio – Large Cap Index Fund (Class 3)

Col VP Limited Duration Cr, Cl 2

  

Columbia Variable Portfolio – Limited Duration Credit Fund (Class 2)

Col VP Long Govt/Cr Bond, Cl 2

  

Columbia Variable Portfolio – Long Government/Credit Bond Fund (Class 2)

Col VP Overseas Core, Cl 3

  

Columbia Variable Portfolio – Overseas Core Fund (Class 3)

Col VP Select Lg Cap Val, Cl 3

  

Columbia Variable Portfolio – Select Large Cap Value Fund (Class 3)

Col VP Select Mid Cap Gro, Cl 3

  

Columbia Variable Portfolio – Select Mid Cap Growth Fund (Class 3)
(previously Columbia Variable Portfolio – Mid Cap Growth Fund (Class 3))

Col VP Select Mid Cap Val, Cl 3

  

Columbia Variable Portfolio – Select Mid Cap Value Fund (Class 3)

Col VP Select Sm Cap Val, Cl 3

  

Columbia Variable Portfolio – Select Small Cap Value Fund (Class 3)

Col VP US Govt Mtge, Cl 3

  

Columbia Variable Portfolio – U.S. Government Mortgage Fund (Class 3)

CS Commodity Return

  

Credit Suisse Trust – Commodity Return Strategy Portfolio

CTIVP BR Gl Infl Prot Sec, Cl 3

  

CTIVP® – BlackRock Global Inflation-Protected Securities Fund (Class 3)

 

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Division    Fund

CTIVP Prin Blue Chip Gro, Cl 1

  

CTIVP® – Principal Blue Chip Growth Fund (Class 1)
(previously CTIVP® – Loomis Sayles Growth Fund (Class 1))

CTIVP Vty Sycamore Estb Val, Cl 3

  

CTIVP® – Victory Sycamore Established Value Fund (Class 3)

Del Ivy VIP Asset Strategy, Cl II

  

Delaware Ivy VIP Asset Strategy, Class II

DWS Alt Asset Alloc VIP, Cl B

  

DWS Alternative Asset Allocation VIP, Class B

EV VT Floating-Rate Inc, Init Cl

  

Eaton Vance VT Floating-Rate Income Fund – Initial Class

Fid VIP Contrafund, Serv Cl 2

  

Fidelity® VIP ContrafundSM Portfolio Service Class 2

Fid VIP Gro & Inc, Serv Cl

  

Fidelity® VIP Growth & Income Portfolio Service Class

Fid VIP Mid Cap, Serv Cl

  

Fidelity® VIP Mid Cap Portfolio Service Class

Fid VIP Overseas, Serv Cl

  

Fidelity® VIP Overseas Portfolio Service Class

Fid VIP Strategic Inc, Serv Cl 2

  

Fidelity® VIP Strategic Income Portfolio Service Class 2

Frank Global Real Est, Cl 2

  

Franklin Global Real Estate VIP Fund – Class 2

Frank Inc, Cl 2

  

Franklin Income VIP Fund – Class 2

Frank Sm Cap Val, Cl 2

  

Franklin Small Cap Value VIP Fund – Class 2

GS VIT Mid Cap Val, Inst

  

Goldman Sachs VIT Mid Cap Value Fund – Institutional Shares

GS VIT Multi-Strategy Alt, Advisor

  

Goldman Sachs VIT Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio – Advisor Shares

GS VIT Sm Cap Eq Insights, Inst

  

Goldman Sachs VIT Small Cap Equity Insights Fund – Institutional Shares

GS VIT U.S. Eq Insights, Inst

  

Goldman Sachs VIT U.S. Equity Insights Fund – Institutional Shares

Invesco VI Am Fran, Ser I

  

Invesco V.I. American Franchise Fund, Series I Shares

Invesco VI Bal Risk Alloc, Ser II

  

Invesco V.I. Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Series II Shares

Invesco VI Comstock, Ser II

  

Invesco V.I. Comstock Fund, Series II Shares

Invesco VI Dis Mid Cap Gro, Ser I

  

Invesco V.I. Discovery Mid Cap Growth Fund, Series I Shares

Invesco VI EQV Intl Eq, Ser II

  

Invesco V.I. EQV International Equity Fund, Series II Shares
(previously Invesco V.I. International Growth Fund, Series II Shares)

Invesco VI Global, Ser II

  

Invesco V.I. Global Fund, Series II Shares

Invesco VI Gbl Strat Inc, Ser II

  

Invesco V.I. Global Strategic Income Fund, Series II Shares

Invesco VI Hlth, Ser II

  

Invesco V.I. Health Care Fund, Series II Shares

Invesco VI Mn St Sm Cap, Ser II

  

Invesco V.I. Main Street Small Cap Fund®, Series II Shares

Janus Henderson VIT Bal, Serv

  

Janus Henderson VIT Balanced Portfolio: Service Shares

Janus Henderson VIT Enter, Serv

  

Janus Henderson VIT Enterprise Portfolio: Service Shares

Janus Henderson VIT Flex Bd, Serv

  

Janus Henderson VIT Flexible Bond Portfolio: Service Shares

Janus Hend VIT Gbl Tech Innov, Srv

  

Janus Henderson VIT Global Technology and Innovation Portfolio: Service Shares

Janus Henderson VIT Overseas, Serv

  

Janus Henderson VIT Overseas Portfolio: Service Shares

Janus Henderson VIT Res, Serv

  

Janus Henderson VIT Research Portfolio: Service Shares

Lazard Ret Global Dyn MA, Serv

  

Lazard Retirement Global Dynamic Multi-Asset Portfolio – Service Shares

MFS Mass Inv Gro Stock, Serv Cl

  

MFS® Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Portfolio – Service Class

MFS New Dis, Serv Cl

  

MFS® New Discovery Series – Service Class

MFS Utilities, Serv Cl

  

MFS® Utilities Series – Service Class

MS VIF Dis, Cl II

  

Morgan Stanley VIF Discovery Portfolio, Class II Shares

MS VIF Global Real Est, Cl II

  

Morgan Stanley VIF Global Real Estate Portfolio, Class II Shares

NB AMT Intl Eq, Cl S

  

Neuberger Berman AMT International Equity Portfolio (Class S)

NB AMT US Eq Index PW Strat, Cl S

  

Neuberger Berman AMT U.S. Equity Index PutWrite Strategy Portfolio (Class S)

PIMCO VIT All Asset, Advisor Cl

  

PIMCO VIT All Asset Portfolio, Advisor Class

PIMCO VIT Glb Man As Alloc, Adv Cl

  

PIMCO VIT Global Managed Asset Allocation Portfolio, Advisor Class

PIMCO VIT Tot Return, Advisor Cl

  

PIMCO VIT Total Return Portfolio, Advisor Class

Put VT Sus Leaders, Cl IB

  

Putnam VT Sustainable Leaders Fund – Class IB Shares

Royce Micro-Cap, Invest Cl

  

Royce Capital Fund – Micro-Cap Portfolio, Investment Class

Temp Global Bond, Cl 2

  

Templeton Global Bond VIP Fund – Class 2

Third Ave VST Third Ave Value

  

Third Avenue VST Third Avenue Value Portfolio

VanEck VIP Global Gold, Cl S

  

VanEck VIP Global Gold Fund (Class S Shares)

VP Aggr, Cl 2

  

Variable Portfolio – Aggressive Portfolio (Class 2)

VP Aggr, Cl 4

  

Variable Portfolio – Aggressive Portfolio (Class 4)

VP Conserv, Cl 2

  

Variable Portfolio – Conservative Portfolio (Class 2)

VP Conserv, Cl 4

  

Variable Portfolio – Conservative Portfolio (Class 4)

VP Man Risk, Cl 2

  

Variable Portfolio – Managed Risk Fund (Class 2)

VP Man Risk US, Cl 2

  

Variable Portfolio – Managed Risk U.S. Fund (Class 2)

VP Man Vol Conserv, Cl 2

  

Variable Portfolio – Managed Volatility Conservative Fund (Class 2)

VP Man Vol Conserv Gro, Cl 2

  

Variable Portfolio – Managed Volatility Conservative Growth Fund (Class 2)

VP Man Vol Gro, Cl 2

  

Variable Portfolio – Managed Volatility Growth Fund (Class 2)

VP Man Vol Mod Gro, Cl 2

  

Variable Portfolio – Managed Volatility Moderate Growth Fund (Class 2)

VP Mod, Cl 2

  

Variable Portfolio – Moderate Portfolio (Class 2)

VP Mod, Cl 4

  

Variable Portfolio – Moderate Portfolio (Class 4)

VP Mod Aggr, Cl 2

  

Variable Portfolio – Moderately Aggressive Portfolio (Class 2)

 

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Division    Fund

VP Mod Aggr, Cl 4

  

Variable Portfolio – Moderately Aggressive Portfolio (Class 4)

VP Mod Conserv, Cl 2

  

Variable Portfolio – Moderately Conservative Portfolio (Class 2)

VP Mod Conserv, Cl 4

  

Variable Portfolio – Moderately Conservative Portfolio (Class 4)

VP Ptnrs Core Eq, Cl 3

  

Variable Portfolio – Partners Core Equity Fund (Class 3)

VP Ptnrs Sm Cap Val, Cl 3

  

Variable Portfolio – Partners Small Cap Value Fund (Class 3)

VP US Flex Conserv Gro, Cl 2

  

Variable Portfolio – U.S. Flexible Conservative Growth Fund (Class 2)

VP US Flex Gro, Cl 2

  

Variable Portfolio – U.S. Flexible Growth Fund (Class 2)

VP US Flex Mod Gro, Cl 2

  

Variable Portfolio – U.S. Flexible Moderate Growth Fund (Class 2)

Wanger Acorn

  

Wanger Acorn
(previously Wanger USA)

Wanger Intl

  

Wanger International

WA Var Global Hi Yd Bond, Cl II

  

Western Asset Variable Global High Yield Bond Portfolio – Class II

The assets of each division of the Account are not chargeable with liabilities arising out of the business conducted by any other segregated asset account or by RiverSource Life.

RiverSource Life serves as issuer of the contract.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Investments in the Funds

Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the shares are purchased and sold. Realized gains and losses on the sales of investments are computed using the average cost method. Income from dividends and gains from realized capital gain distributions are reinvested in additional shares of the Funds and are recorded as income by the divisions on the ex-dividend date.

Unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments in the accompanying financial statements represents the division’s share of the Funds’ undistributed net investment income, undistributed realized gain or loss and the unrealized appreciation or depreciation on their investment securities.

The Account categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy. This hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used by the Account to value investment securities. A level is assigned to each fair value measurement based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date.

Level 2 – Prices or valuations based on observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

Level 3 – Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

The Funds in the Accounts have been measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient and are therefore not categorized in the fair value hierarchy. There were no transfers between levels in the period ended December 31, 2022.

Variable Payout

Net assets allocated to contracts in the payout period are periodically compared to a computation which uses the Annuity 2000 Basic Mortality Table and which assumes future mortality improvement. The assumed investment return is 3.5% or 5% based on the annuitant’s election, or as regulated by the laws of the respective states. The mortality risk is fully borne by RiverSource Life and may result in additional amounts being transferred into the variable annuity account by RiverSource Life to cover greater longevity of annuitants than expected. Conversely, if amounts allocated exceed amounts required, transfers may be made to the insurance company.

Federal Income Taxes

RiverSource Life is taxed as a life insurance company. The Account is treated as part of RiverSource Life for federal income tax purposes. Under existing federal income tax law, no income taxes are payable with respect to any investment income of the Account to the extent the earnings are credited under the contracts. Based on this, no charge is being made currently to the Account for federal income taxes. RiverSource Life will review periodically the status of this policy. In the event of changes in the tax law, a charge may be made in future years for any federal income taxes that would be attributable to the contracts.

Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated Account related events and transactions that occurred through the date the financial statements were issued. Management noted there were no items requiring adjustments or additional disclosures in the Account’s financial statements.

 

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Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

3. VARIABLE ACCOUNT EXPENSES

For RAVA Band 3 contracts, RiverSource Life deducts a daily mortality and expense risk fee equal, on an annual basis, to 0.55% of the average daily net assets of each subaccount.

4. CONTRACT CHARGES

RiverSource Life deducts a contract administrative charge of $30 per year on the contract anniversary. This charge reimburses RiverSource Life for expenses incurred in establishing and maintaining the annuity records. Certain products may waive this charge based upon the underlying contract value.

Optional riders are available on this product and if selected, the related fees are deducted annually from the contract value on the contract anniversary.

5. SURRENDER CHARGES

There is no charge if you surrender all or part of your contract during the accumulation phase.

6. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

RiverSource Life is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial).

The following table reflects fees paid by certain affiliated funds to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates.

 

Fee Agreement:    Fees Paid To:

Management Agreement

  

Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC

Shareholder Services Agreement

  

Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.

Plan and Agreement of Distribution

  

Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.

Investment Advisory Agreement

  

Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC

Administrative Services Agreement

  

Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC

7. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

The divisions’ purchases of Funds’ shares, including reinvestment of dividend distributions, for the year ended December 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

Division    Purchases  

AB VPS Dyn Asset Alloc, Cl B

   $ 3,898,713  

AB VPS Gro & Inc, Cl B

     15,941,861  

AB VPS Intl Val, Cl B

     5,021,191  

AB VPS Sus Gbl Thematic, Cl B

     1,944,679  

Allspg VT Index Asset Alloc, Cl 2

     2,618,542  

Allspg VT Intl Eq, Cl 2

     2,261,616  

Allspg VT Sm Cap Gro, Cl 2

     20,038,236  

ALPS Alerian Engy Infr, Class III

     14,761,901  

AC VP Intl, Cl I

     1,337,262  

AC VP Mid Cap Val, Cl II

     10,369,746  

AC VP Ultra, Cl II

     7,496,176  

AC VP Val, Cl I

     4,144,431  

BlackRock Global Alloc, Cl III

     7,102,066  

Calvert VP SRI Bal, Cl I

     2,983,395  

Col VP Bal, Cl 3

     17,985,854  

Col VP Commodity Strategy, Cl 2

     21,649,599  

Col VP Contrarian Core, Cl 2

     12,895,105  

Col VP Disciplined Core, Cl 3

     1,639,538  

Col VP Divd Opp, Cl 3

     9,867,318  

Col VP Emerg Mkts Bond, Cl 2

     1,815,199  

Col VP Emer Mkts, Cl 3

     28,163,026  

Col VP Global Strategic Inc, Cl 3

     2,991,619  

Col VP Govt Money Mkt, Cl 3

     64,810,077  

Col VP Hi Yield Bond, Cl 3

     8,684,406  

Col VP Inc Opp, Cl 3

     8,044,391  

Col VP Inter Bond, Cl 3

     12,840,648  

Col VP Lg Cap Gro, Cl 3

     2,103,981  
Division    Purchases  

Col VP Lg Cap Index, Cl 3

   $ 24,335,824  

Col VP Limited Duration Cr, Cl 2

     25,847,666  

Col VP Long Govt/Cr Bond, Cl 2

     2,543,640  

Col VP Overseas Core, Cl 3

     5,717,960  

Col VP Select Lg Cap Val, Cl 3

     10,912,730  

Col VP Select Mid Cap Gro, Cl 3

     1,469,966  

Col VP Select Mid Cap Val, Cl 3

     3,152,307  

Col VP Select Sm Cap Val, Cl 3

     2,205,114  

Col VP US Govt Mtge, Cl 3

     2,762,728  

CS Commodity Return

     6,076,653  

CTIVP BR Gl Infl Prot Sec, Cl 3

     7,323,365  

CTIVP Prin Blue Chip Gro, Cl 1

     1,732,719  

CTIVP Vty Sycamore Estb Val, Cl 3

     4,374,614  

Del Ivy VIP Asset Strategy, Cl II

     2,264,467  

DWS Alt Asset Alloc VIP, Cl B

     6,775,047  

EV VT Floating-Rate Inc, Init Cl

     20,321,934  

Fid VIP Contrafund, Serv Cl 2

     39,260,511  

Fid VIP Gro & Inc, Serv Cl

     1,992,667  

Fid VIP Mid Cap, Serv Cl

     4,588,497  

Fid VIP Overseas, Serv Cl

     332,115  

Fid VIP Strategic Inc, Serv Cl 2

     20,785,105  

Frank Global Real Est, Cl 2

     7,117,598  

Frank Inc, Cl 2

     16,787,421  

Frank Sm Cap Val, Cl 2

     30,258,328  

GS VIT Mid Cap Val, Inst

     18,174,266  

GS VIT Multi-Strategy Alt, Advisor

     3,704,584  

GS VIT Sm Cap Eq Insights, Inst

     139,660  
 

 

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Division    Purchases  

GS VIT U.S. Eq Insights, Inst

   $ 2,073,179  

Invesco VI Am Fran, Ser I

     3,343,371  

Invesco VI Bal Risk Alloc, Ser II

     8,740,985  

Invesco VI Comstock, Ser II

     11,135,071  

Invesco VI Dis Mid Cap Gro, Ser I

     5,093,939  

Invesco VI EQV Intl Eq, Ser II

     5,661,413  

Invesco VI Global, Ser II

     26,924,876  

Invesco VI Gbl Strat Inc, Ser II

     2,229,817  

Invesco VI Hlth, Ser II

     7,721,222  

Invesco VI Mn St Sm Cap, Ser II

     16,367,770  

Janus Henderson VIT Bal, Serv

     20,796,315  

Janus Henderson VIT Enter, Serv

     2,893,538  

Janus Henderson VIT Flex Bd, Serv

     6,843,966  

Janus Hend VIT Gbl Tech Innov, Srv

     5,900,142  

Janus Henderson VIT Overseas, Serv

     2,004,074  

Janus Henderson VIT Res, Serv

     12,650,213  

Lazard Ret Global Dyn MA, Serv

     1,842,564  

MFS Mass Inv Gro Stock, Serv Cl

     12,934,844  

MFS New Dis, Serv Cl

     12,031,174  

MFS Utilities, Serv Cl

     22,632,868  

MS VIF Dis, Cl II

     45,345,479  

MS VIF Global Real Est, Cl II

     1,917,370  

NB AMT Intl Eq, Cl S

     3,867,215  

NB AMT US Eq Index PW Strat, Cl S

     3,965,705  

PIMCO VIT All Asset, Advisor Cl

     14,729,152  

PIMCO VIT Glb Man As Alloc, Adv Cl

     1,413,406  

PIMCO VIT Tot Return, Advisor Cl

     10,343,530  

Put VT Sus Leaders, Cl IB

     7,362,243  
Division    Purchases  

Royce Micro-Cap, Invest Cl

   $ 3,410,509  

Temp Global Bond, Cl 2

     2,060,055  

Third Ave VST Third Ave Value

     376,008  

VanEck VIP Global Gold, Cl S

     7,209,346  

VP Aggr, Cl 2

     64,481,074  

VP Aggr, Cl 4

     7,207,801  

VP Conserv, Cl 2

     58,604,549  

VP Conserv, Cl 4

     18,661,839  

VP Man Risk, Cl 2

     10,743,463  

VP Man Risk US, Cl 2

     67,458,375  

VP Man Vol Conserv, Cl 2

     81,709,908  

VP Man Vol Conserv Gro, Cl 2

     32,109,437  

VP Man Vol Gro, Cl 2

     25,561,345  

VP Man Vol Mod Gro, Cl 2

     24,708,258  

VP Mod, Cl 2

     143,371,178  

VP Mod, Cl 4

     9,277,309  

VP Mod Aggr, Cl 2

     74,290,476  

VP Mod Aggr, Cl 4

     6,864,377  

VP Mod Conserv, Cl 2

     40,661,018  

VP Mod Conserv, Cl 4

     10,755,417  

VP Ptnrs Core Eq, Cl 3

     220,131  

VP Ptnrs Sm Cap Val, Cl 3

     827,082  

VP US Flex Conserv Gro, Cl 2

     43,441,472  

VP US Flex Gro, Cl 2

     141,470,255  

VP US Flex Mod Gro, Cl 2

     66,618,740  

Wanger Acorn

     63,631,141  

Wanger Intl

     25,507,914  

WA Var Global Hi Yd Bond, Cl II

     2,051,320  
 

 

8. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The table below shows certain financial information regarding the divisions.

 

     At December 31            For the year ended December 31  
     Units
(000s)
       Accumulation unit value
lowest to highest(1)
       Net assets
(000s)
            Investment
income ratio(2)
     Expense ratio
lowest to highest(3)
     Total return
lowest to highest(1)(4)
 

AB VPS Dyn Asset Alloc, Cl B

 

2022

     7,606          $1.23       to       $1.08          $8,891          2.55      0.55     to       1.90      (19.12 %)       to       (20.21 %) 

2021

     8,157          $1.52       to       $1.35          $11,850          1.61      0.55     to       1.90      8.68      to       7.22

2020

     7,782          $1.40       to       $1.26          $10,461          1.52      0.55     to       1.90      4.29      to       2.89

2019

     9,012          $1.34       to       $1.23          $11,673          1.80      0.55     to       1.90      14.61      to       13.07

2018

     7,870          $1.17       to       $1.08          $8,930                1.54      0.55     to       1.90      (7.86 %)       to       (9.10 %) 

AB VPS Gro & Inc, Cl B

 

2022

     21,769          $3.62       to       $1.00          $72,788          1.10      0.55     to       1.55      (4.94 %)       to       (0.06 %)(7) 

2021

     23,359          $3.80       to       $2.96          $82,840          0.63      0.55     to       1.45      27.14      to       26.00

2020

     26,311          $2.99       to       $2.35          $73,638          1.34      0.55     to       1.45      1.91      to       1.00

2019

     29,990          $2.94       to       $2.33          $82,516          1.02      0.55     to       1.45      22.93      to       21.83

2018

     33,116          $2.39       to       $1.91          $74,356                0.73      0.55     to       1.45      (6.36 %)       to       (7.21 %) 

AB VPS Intl Val, Cl B

 

2022

     43,733          $1.90       to       $0.80          $64,852          4.13      0.55     to       1.45      (14.27 %)       to       (15.03 %) 

2021

     46,915          $2.22       to       $0.94          $81,262          1.65      0.55     to       1.45      10.25      to       9.26

2020

     52,865          $2.01       to       $0.86          $83,459          1.53      0.55     to       1.45      1.65      to       0.74

2019

     60,148          $1.98       to       $0.86          $93,276          0.77      0.55     to       1.45      16.15      to       15.11

2018

     69,012          $1.70       to       $0.74          $92,028                1.06      0.55     to       1.45      (23.40 %)       to       (24.09 %) 

AB VPS Sus Gbl Thematic, Cl B

 

2022

     3,065          $2.69       to       $0.94          $7,697                 0.55     to       1.55      (27.57 %)       to       (6.14 %)(7) 

2021

     3,296          $3.71       to       $3.27          $11,645                 0.55     to       1.45      21.90      to       20.81

2020

     3,590          $3.05       to       $2.71          $10,374          0.42      0.55     to       1.45      38.32      to       37.08

2019

     3,339          $2.20       to       $1.97          $7,016          0.17      0.55     to       1.45      29.07      to       27.91

2018

     3,433          $1.71       to       $1.54          $5,616                       0.55     to       1.45      (10.48 %)       to       (11.29 %) 

 

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     At December 31            For the year ended December 31  
     Units
(000s)
       Accumulation unit value
lowest to highest(1)
       Net assets
(000s)
            Investment
income ratio(2)
     Expense ratio
lowest to highest(3)
     Total return
lowest to highest(1)(4)
 

Allspg VT Index Asset Alloc, Cl 2

 

2022

     5,962          $3.22       to       $2.96          $18,562          0.63      0.55     to       1.20      (17.48 %)       to       (18.01 %) 

2021

     6,570          $3.90       to       $3.61          $24,848          0.59      0.55     to       1.20      15.36      to       14.61

2020

     7,351          $3.38       to       $3.15          $24,171          0.82      0.55     to       1.20      15.94      to       15.20

2019

     8,230          $2.92       to       $2.74          $23,399          1.09      0.55     to       1.20      19.50      to       18.72

2018

     9,481          $2.44       to       $2.30          $22,593                0.97      0.55     to       1.20      (3.44 %)       to       (4.07 %) 

Allspg VT Intl Eq, Cl 2

 

2022

     13,606          $1.84       to       $1.15          $21,237          3.65      0.55     to       1.45      (12.37 %)       to       (13.15 %) 

2021

     14,752          $2.10       to       $1.33          $26,283          1.08      0.55     to       1.45      6.28      to       5.33

2020

     16,331          $1.98       to       $1.26          $27,472          2.58      0.55     to       1.45      4.35      to       3.42

2019

     18,783          $1.89       to       $1.22          $30,400          3.69      0.55     to       1.45      14.85      to       13.82

2018

     20,982          $1.65       to       $1.07          $29,640                11.24      0.55     to       1.45      (17.73 %)       to       (18.48 %) 

Allspg VT Sm Cap Gro, Cl 2

 

2022

     19,710          $3.97       to       $2.10          $71,369                 0.55     to       1.90      (34.78 %)       to       (35.66 %) 

2021

     21,888          $6.09       to       $3.27          $122,035                 0.55     to       1.90      7.05      to       5.61

2020

     23,583          $5.69       to       $3.10          $123,475                 0.55     to       1.90      56.92      to       54.82

2019

     24,616          $3.63       to       $2.00          $82,575                 0.55     to       1.90      24.14      to       22.48

2018

     26,761          $2.92       to       $1.63          $72,561                       0.55     to       1.90      0.75      to       (0.61 %) 

ALPS Alerian Engy Infr, Class III

 

2022

     38,045          $1.16       to       $1.02          $42,306          4.78      0.55     to       1.90      16.68      to       15.12

2021

     31,011          $1.00       to       $0.89          $29,707          2.06      0.55     to       1.90      37.02      to       35.18

2020

     31,725          $0.73       to       $0.66          $22,314          2.78      0.55     to       1.90      (25.54 %)       to       (26.54 %) 

2019

     35,763          $0.98       to       $0.89          $33,932          1.50      0.55     to       1.90      19.75      to       18.15

2018

     40,353          $0.82       to       $0.76          $32,131                1.69      0.55     to       1.90      (19.40 %)       to       (20.49 %) 

AC VP Intl, Cl I

 

2022

     3,217          $2.05       to       $1.87          $6,233          1.50      0.55     to       0.95      (25.17 %)       to       (25.47 %) 

2021

     3,597          $2.75       to       $2.51          $9,341          0.16      0.55     to       0.95      8.15      to       7.72

2020

     3,871          $2.54       to       $2.33          $9,327          0.49      0.55     to       0.95      25.19      to       24.69

2019

     4,271          $2.03       to       $1.87          $8,221          0.88      0.55     to       0.95      27.72      to       27.21

2018

     4,951          $1.59       to       $1.47          $7,484                1.29      0.55     to       0.95      (15.69 %)       to       (16.03 %) 

AC VP Mid Cap Val, Cl II

 

2022

     12,448          $3.13       to       $0.99          $40,249          2.11      0.55     to       1.55      (1.92 %)       to       (0.64 %)(7) 

2021

     12,841          $3.19       to       $3.46          $42,771          1.00      0.55     to       1.45      22.34      to       21.25

2020

     14,793          $2.61       to       $2.85          $40,391          1.63      0.55     to       1.45      0.56      to       (0.35 %) 

2019

     19,355          $2.59       to       $2.86          $52,756          1.91      0.55     to       1.45      28.29      to       27.14

2018

     23,734          $2.02       to       $2.25          $50,642                1.25      0.55     to       1.45      (13.44 %)       to       (14.22 %) 

AC VP Ultra, Cl II

 

2022

     8,897          $4.24       to       $3.83          $36,106                 0.55     to       1.45      (32.83 %)       to       (33.43 %) 

2021

     9,890          $6.32       to       $5.75          $60,002                 0.55     to       1.45      22.32      to       21.23

2020

     11,057          $5.16       to       $4.74          $54,981                 0.55     to       1.45      48.73      to       47.40

2019

     11,208          $3.47       to       $3.22          $37,737                 0.55     to       1.45      33.72      to       32.53

2018

     12,466          $2.60       to       $2.43          $31,543                0.11      0.55     to       1.45      0.04      to       (0.86 %) 

AC VP Val, Cl I

 

2022

     5,778          $5.19       to       $4.73          $28,456          2.09      0.55     to       0.95      (0.01 %)       to       (0.41 %) 

2021

     6,246          $5.19       to       $4.75          $30,851          1.73      0.55     to       0.95      23.83      to       23.33

2020

     6,916          $4.19       to       $3.85          $27,765          2.28      0.55     to       0.95      0.42      to       0.02

2019

     8,222          $4.17       to       $3.85          $32,899          2.11      0.55     to       0.95      26.34      to       25.83

2018

     9,425          $3.30       to       $3.06          $29,909                1.63      0.55     to       0.95      (9.65 %)       to       (10.01 %) 

BlackRock Global Alloc, Cl III

 

2022

     48,231          $1.56       to       $1.35          $71,677                 0.55     to       1.90      (16.53 %)       to       (17.64 %) 

2021

     51,484          $1.87       to       $1.64          $92,142          0.83      0.55     to       1.90      5.83      to       4.41

2020

     49,337          $1.77       to       $1.57          $83,868          1.34      0.55     to       1.90      20.05      to       18.43

2019

     51,774          $1.47       to       $1.33          $73,748          1.25      0.55     to       1.90      17.11      to       15.55

2018

     58,332          $1.26       to       $1.15          $71,337                0.83      0.55     to       1.90      (8.09 %)       to       (9.32 %) 

 

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     At December 31            For the year ended December 31  
     Units
(000s)
       Accumulation unit value
lowest to highest(1)
       Net assets
(000s)
            Investment
income ratio(2)
     Expense ratio
lowest to highest(3)
     Total return
lowest to highest(1)(4)
 

Calvert VP SRI Bal, Cl I

 

2022

     8,225          $2.47       to       $2.44          $19,357          1.18      0.55     to       1.20      (15.88 %)       to       (16.42 %) 

2021

     9,172          $2.93       to       $2.92          $25,775          1.16      0.55     to       1.20      14.49      to       13.74

2020

     9,850          $2.56       to       $2.57          $24,246          1.51      0.55     to       1.20      14.63      to       13.88

2019

     10,384          $2.24       to       $2.26          $22,358          1.56      0.55     to       1.20      23.72      to       22.92

2018

     10,525          $1.81       to       $1.83          $18,359                1.74      0.55     to       1.20      (3.20 %)       to       (3.84 %) 

Col VP Bal, Cl 3

 

2022

     183,169          $2.87       to       $1.84          $489,962                 0.55     to       1.90      (17.20 %)       to       (18.31 %) 

2021

     198,849          $3.46       to       $2.25          $643,716                 0.55     to       1.90      14.11      to       12.58

2020

     202,406          $3.03       to       $2.00          $577,612                 0.55     to       1.90      16.94      to       15.37

2019

     200,210          $2.59       to       $1.73          $493,462                 0.55     to       1.90      22.11      to       20.47

2018

     209,029          $2.13       to       $1.44          $424,747                       0.55     to       1.90      (6.41 %)       to       (7.67 %) 

Col VP Commodity Strategy, Cl 2

 

2022

     29,909          $0.86       to       $0.76          $24,623          28.61      0.55     to       1.90      18.05      to       16.47

2021

     15,752          $0.73       to       $0.65          $11,016                 0.55     to       1.90      31.29      to       29.53

2020

     8,170          $0.56       to       $0.50          $4,373          20.03      0.55     to       1.90      (2.09 %)       to       (3.40 %) 

2019

     8,107          $0.57       to       $0.52          $4,460          0.93      0.55     to       1.90      7.19      to       5.75

2018

     8,710          $0.53       to       $0.49          $4,491                       0.55     to       1.90      (14.64 %)       to       (15.79 %) 

Col VP Contrarian Core, Cl 2

 

2022

     45,630          $2.62       to       $2.29          $114,015                 0.55     to       1.90      (19.30 %)       to       (20.38 %) 

2021

     46,001          $3.24       to       $2.88          $143,414                 0.55     to       1.90      23.28      to       21.63

2020

     46,707          $2.63       to       $2.37          $118,781                 0.55     to       1.90      21.33      to       19.71

2019

     48,211          $2.17       to       $1.98          $101,337                 0.55     to       1.90      32.08      to       30.31

2018

     52,094          $1.64       to       $1.52          $83,307                       0.55     to       1.90      (9.64 %)       to       (10.86 %) 

Col VP Disciplined Core, Cl 3

 

2022

     96,320          $2.83       to       $2.90          $302,302                 0.55     to       1.45      (19.27 %)       to       (20.00 %) 

2021

     105,498          $3.50       to       $3.63          $411,739                 0.55     to       1.45      31.84      to       30.66

2020

     116,774          $2.65       to       $2.77          $347,019                 0.55     to       1.45      13.36      to       12.34

2019

     131,960          $2.34       to       $2.47          $346,230                 0.55     to       1.45      23.95      to       22.84

2018

     147,359          $1.89       to       $2.01          $312,920                       0.55     to       1.45      (4.27 %)       to       (5.13 %) 

Col VP Divd Opp, Cl 3

 

2022

     106,455          $4.47       to       $2.38          $398,253                 0.55     to       1.45      (1.78 %)       to       (2.66 %) 

2021

     112,748          $4.55       to       $2.45          $432,848                 0.55     to       1.45      25.33      to       24.20

2020

     128,498          $3.63       to       $1.97          $395,051                 0.55     to       1.45      0.47      to       (0.43 %) 

2019

     148,528          $3.62       to       $1.98          $456,364                 0.55     to       1.45      23.24      to       22.14

2018

     172,206          $2.93       to       $1.62          $430,290                       0.55     to       1.45      (6.39 %)       to       (7.23 %) 

Col VP Emerg Mkts Bond, Cl 2

 

2022

     10,088          $0.97       to       $0.85          $9,401          4.03      0.55     to       1.90      (16.62 %)       to       (17.73 %) 

2021

     11,854          $1.17       to       $1.04          $13,330          3.68      0.55     to       1.90      (2.99 %)       to       (4.29 %) 

2020

     12,122          $1.21       to       $1.09          $14,140          3.23      0.55     to       1.90      6.58      to       5.14

2019

     13,256          $1.13       to       $1.03          $14,563          4.87      0.55     to       1.90      11.47      to       9.98

2018

     13,128          $1.01       to       $0.94          $12,998                4.32      0.55     to       1.90      (7.89 %)       to       (9.13 %) 

Col VP Emer Mkts, Cl 3

 

2022

     31,922          $2.82       to       $1.55          $71,144                 0.55     to       1.45      (33.34 %)       to       (33.94 %) 

2021

     35,031          $4.23       to       $2.35          $117,350          0.99      0.55     to       1.45      (7.84 %)       to       (8.67 %) 

2020

     38,326          $4.59       to       $2.57          $139,658          0.56      0.55     to       1.45      32.63      to       31.44

2019

     45,589          $3.46       to       $1.96          $125,995          0.18      0.55     to       1.45      30.71      to       29.54

2018

     53,483          $2.65       to       $1.51          $113,557                0.45      0.55     to       1.45      (22.01 %)       to       (22.71 %) 

Col VP Global Strategic Inc, Cl 3

 

2022

     31,815          $1.66       to       $1.03          $45,420          3.43      0.55     to       1.45      (14.08 %)       to       (14.85 %) 

2021

     35,882          $1.93       to       $1.21          $59,979          3.92      0.55     to       1.45      0.59      to       (0.32 %) 

2020

     38,477          $1.92       to       $1.22          $64,308          5.22      0.55     to       1.45      4.11      to       3.17

2019

     43,214          $1.85       to       $1.18          $69,749                 0.55     to       1.45      10.30      to       9.31

2018

     49,751          $1.67       to       $1.08          $73,103                4.33      0.55     to       1.45      (5.86 %)       to       (6.71 %) 

 

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     At December 31            For the year ended December 31  
     Units
(000s)
       Accumulation unit value
lowest to highest(1)
       Net assets
(000s)
            Investment
income ratio(2)
     Expense ratio
lowest to highest(3)
     Total return
lowest to highest(1)(4)
 

Col VP Govt Money Mkt, Cl 3

 

2022

     125,779          $1.21       to       $0.91          $135,605          1.22      0.55     to       1.45      0.61      to       (0.29 %) 

2021

     101,435          $1.21       to       $0.91          $110,390          0.01      0.55     to       1.45      (0.53 %)       to       (1.41 %) 

2020

     123,715          $1.21       to       $0.93          $135,583          0.18      0.55     to       1.45      (0.27 %)       to       (1.16 %) 

2019

     86,619          $1.22       to       $0.94          $96,069          1.73      0.55     to       1.45      1.21      to       0.30

2018

     105,979          $1.20       to       $0.93          $116,885                1.36      0.55     to       1.45      0.83      to       (0.08 %) 

Col VP Hi Yield Bond, Cl 3

 

2022

     43,790          $3.01       to       $2.01          $118,266          5.08      0.55     to       1.45      (11.19 %)       to       (11.99 %) 

2021

     50,238          $3.39       to       $2.28          $153,394          4.93      0.55     to       1.45      4.29      to       3.35

2020

     55,713          $3.25       to       $2.21          $163,849          5.64      0.55     to       1.45      5.96      to       5.01

2019

     66,858          $3.07       to       $2.10          $185,992          5.75      0.55     to       1.45      16.08      to       15.04

2018

     78,729          $2.64       to       $1.83          $189,434                5.46      0.55     to       1.45      (4.53 %)       to       (5.39 %) 

Col VP Inc Opp, Cl 3

 

2022

     32,732          $2.43       to       $1.95          $73,104          5.16      0.55     to       1.45      (10.70 %)       to       (11.50 %) 

2021

     37,714          $2.72       to       $2.20          $94,708          8.85      0.55     to       1.45      3.90      to       2.97

2020

     42,052          $2.61       to       $2.14          $101,999          4.60      0.55     to       1.45      5.16      to       4.21

2019

     49,492          $2.49       to       $2.05          $114,398          4.99      0.55     to       1.45      15.59      to       14.56

2018

     57,728          $2.15       to       $1.79          $115,887                4.80      0.55     to       1.45      (4.39 %)       to       (5.25 %) 

Col VP Inter Bond, Cl 3

 

2022

     126,393          $1.98       to       $1.32          $218,263          3.03      0.55     to       1.45      (17.62 %)       to       (18.36 %) 

2021

     145,682          $2.41       to       $1.62          $306,148          3.17      0.55     to       1.45      (0.90 %)       to       (1.79 %) 

2020

     160,950          $2.43       to       $1.65          $342,523          2.75      0.55     to       1.45      11.83      to       10.83

2019

     159,192          $2.17       to       $1.49          $305,425          3.11      0.55     to       1.45      8.52      to       7.55

2018

     167,470          $2.00       to       $1.38          $298,059                2.22      0.55     to       1.45      (0.29 %)       to       (1.19 %) 

Col VP Lg Cap Gro, Cl 3

 

2022

     42,115          $2.33       to       $3.11          $101,467                 0.55     to       1.45      (31.82 %)       to       (32.43 %) 

2021

     47,378          $3.42       to       $4.60          $168,058                 0.55     to       1.45      27.83      to       26.69

2020

     55,016          $2.67       to       $3.63          $152,397                 0.55     to       1.45      33.83      to       32.63

2019

     62,416          $2.00       to       $2.74          $128,985                 0.55     to       1.45      35.02      to       33.80

2018

     73,335          $1.48       to       $2.05          $112,703                       0.55     to       1.45      (4.62 %)       to       (5.48 %) 

Col VP Lg Cap Index, Cl 3

 

2022

     141,826          $3.24       to       $2.64          $454,456                 0.55     to       1.90      (18.89 %)       to       (19.98 %) 

2021

     149,903          $3.99       to       $3.30          $595,823                 0.55     to       1.90      27.52      to       25.81

2020

     152,958          $3.13       to       $2.62          $479,900                 0.55     to       1.90      17.25      to       15.68

2019

     156,149          $2.67       to       $2.27          $420,166                 0.55     to       1.90      30.23      to       28.49

2018

     149,134          $2.05       to       $1.76          $309,702                       0.55     to       1.90      (5.34 %)       to       (6.62 %) 

Col VP Limited Duration Cr, Cl 2

 

2022

     70,475          $1.00       to       $0.94          $74,819          0.52      0.55     to       1.90      (6.87 %)       to       (8.12 %) 

2021

     59,735          $1.07       to       $1.03          $68,215          1.39      0.55     to       1.90      (1.38 %)       to       (2.71 %) 

2020

     54,109          $1.09       to       $1.06          $62,924          2.54      0.55     to       1.90      4.99      to       3.58

2019

     39,044          $1.04       to       $1.02          $43,437          2.09      0.55     to       1.90      6.88      to       5.44

2018

     36,076          $0.97       to       $0.97          $37,787                1.64      0.55     to       1.90      (0.57 %)       to       (1.90 %) 

Col VP Long Govt/Cr Bond, Cl 2

 

2022

     10,846          $1.01       to       $0.88          $10,487          2.36      0.55     to       1.90      (28.09 %)       to       (29.06 %) 

2021

     12,912          $1.40       to       $1.24          $17,456          1.65      0.55     to       1.90      (4.00 %)       to       (5.28 %) 

2020

     19,114          $1.46       to       $1.31          $27,008          2.51      0.55     to       1.90      16.43      to       14.87

2019

     12,488          $1.25       to       $1.14          $15,275          2.52      0.55     to       1.90      18.77      to       17.17

2018

     11,169          $1.05       to       $0.98          $11,586                3.20      0.55     to       1.90      (5.90 %)       to       (7.17 %) 

Col VP Overseas Core, Cl 3

 

2022

     30,269          $1.57       to       $1.40          $49,413          0.80      0.55     to       1.45      (15.27 %)       to       (16.03 %) 

2021

     32,569          $1.85       to       $1.66          $63,000          1.18      0.55     to       1.45      9.28      to       8.30

2020

     36,058          $1.69       to       $1.54          $64,166          1.56      0.55     to       1.45      8.33      to       7.36

2019

     42,438          $1.56       to       $1.43          $69,942          1.96      0.55     to       1.45      24.63      to       23.52

2018

     50,268          $1.25       to       $1.16          $66,585                2.69      0.55     to       1.45      (17.16 %)       to       (17.91 %) 

 

72   RIVERSOURCE RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY – BAND 3 – 2022 ANNUAL REPORT


     At December 31            For the year ended December 31  
     Units
(000s)
       Accumulation unit value
lowest to highest(1)
       Net assets
(000s)
            Investment
income ratio(2)
     Expense ratio
lowest to highest(3)
     Total return
lowest to highest(1)(4)
 

Col VP Select Lg Cap Val, Cl 3

 

2022

     13,975          $4.09       to       $3.04          $50,932                 0.55     to       1.45      (2.49 %)       to       (3.36 %) 

2021

     12,549          $4.20       to       $3.15          $47,197                 0.55     to       1.45      25.46      to       24.33

2020

     10,598          $3.34       to       $2.53          $31,993                 0.55     to       1.45      6.37      to       5.41

2019

     13,028          $3.14       to       $2.40          $36,838                 0.55     to       1.45      25.85      to       24.72

2018

     14,388          $2.50       to       $1.92          $32,487                       0.55     to       1.45      (12.79 %)       to       (13.58 %) 

Col VP Select Mid Cap Gro, Cl 3

 

2022

     19,888          $3.64       to       $2.64          $58,878                 0.55     to       1.45      (31.30 %)       to       (31.91 %) 

2021

     22,032          $5.30       to       $3.88          $95,791                 0.55     to       1.45      15.77      to       14.73

2020

     24,410          $4.57       to       $3.38          $92,335                 0.55     to       1.45      34.49      to       33.29

2019

     27,275          $3.40       to       $2.54          $77,186                 0.55     to       1.45      34.28      to       33.08

2018

     31,843          $2.53       to       $1.91          $67,559                       0.55     to       1.45      (5.38 %)       to       (6.23 %) 

Col VP Select Mid Cap Val, Cl 3

 

2022

     12,744          $3.95       to       $2.72          $42,797                 0.55     to       1.45      (10.06 %)       to       (10.86 %) 

2021

     13,270          $4.39       to       $3.05          $49,753                 0.55     to       1.45      31.41      to       30.23

2020

     15,060          $3.34       to       $2.34          $43,098                 0.55     to       1.45      6.82      to       5.86

2019

     18,698          $3.13       to       $2.21          $50,177                 0.55     to       1.45      30.70      to       29.53

2018

     22,628          $2.39       to       $1.71          $46,653                       0.55     to       1.45      (13.88 %)       to       (14.66 %) 

Col VP Select Sm Cap Val, Cl 3

 

2022

     7,805          $4.45       to       $2.36          $29,169                 0.55     to       1.45      (15.29 %)       to       (16.04 %) 

2021

     8,094          $5.26       to       $2.82          $36,039                 0.55     to       1.45      30.08      to       28.92

2020

     8,684          $4.04       to       $2.18          $30,099                 0.55     to       1.45      8.46      to       7.48

2019

     10,587          $3.73       to       $2.03          $33,704                 0.55     to       1.45      16.94      to       15.89

2018

     12,563          $3.19       to       $1.75          $34,140                       0.55     to       1.45      (13.18 %)       to       (13.96 %) 

Col VP US Govt Mtge, Cl 3

 

2022

     31,984          $1.44       to       $1.00          $40,242          1.98      0.55     to       1.45      (14.73 %)       to       (15.50 %) 

2021

     37,439          $1.69       to       $1.19          $55,348          1.89      0.55     to       1.45      (1.61 %)       to       (2.49 %) 

2020

     41,015          $1.72       to       $1.22          $61,786          2.50      0.55     to       1.45      4.38      to       3.44

2019

     42,323          $1.65       to       $1.18          $61,670          2.69      0.55     to       1.45      6.03      to       5.08

2018

     47,865          $1.55       to       $1.12          $66,263                2.72      0.55     to       1.45      1.16      to       0.24

CS Commodity Return

 

2022

     21,993          $0.72       to       $0.65          $15,137          15.31      0.55     to       1.45      15.40      to       14.37

2021

     21,050          $0.62       to       $0.57          $12,605          4.76      0.55     to       1.45      27.20      to       26.06

2020

     21,423          $0.49       to       $0.45          $10,128          5.96      0.55     to       1.45      (2.02 %)       to       (2.90 %) 

2019

     25,441          $0.50       to       $0.47          $12,321          0.87      0.55     to       1.45      6.11      to       5.16

2018

     29,778          $0.47       to       $0.44          $13,656                2.60      0.55     to       1.45      (12.14 %)       to       (12.94 %) 

CTIVP BR Gl Infl Prot Sec, Cl 3

 

2022

     36,009          $1.53       to       $1.29          $51,673          4.45      0.55     to       1.45      (18.04 %)       to       (18.77 %) 

2021

     39,791          $1.87       to       $1.59          $69,964          0.69      0.55     to       1.45      3.91      to       2.97

2020

     39,638          $1.80       to       $1.55          $67,369          0.56      0.55     to       1.45      8.52      to       7.54

2019

     45,328          $1.66       to       $1.44          $71,210          3.16      0.55     to       1.45      7.22      to       6.26

2018

     53,141          $1.55       to       $1.35          $78,153                       0.55     to       1.45      (1.06 %)       to       (1.95 %) 

CTIVP Prin Blue Chip Gro, Cl 1

 

2022

     47,724          $1.98       to       $1.86          $92,282                 0.55     to       1.45      (28.40 %)       to       (29.04 %) 

2021

     53,190          $2.76       to       $2.62          $144,175                 0.55     to       1.45      17.92      to       16.87

2020

     62,336          $2.34       to       $2.24          $143,801                 0.55     to       1.45      31.21      to       30.04

2019

     72,360          $1.78       to       $1.73          $127,746                 0.55     to       1.45      31.03      to       29.86

2018

     86,651          $1.36       to       $1.33          $117,135                       0.55     to       1.45      (2.93 %)       to       (3.81 %) 

CTIVP Vty Sycamore Estb Val, Cl 3

 

2022

     10,010          $4.91       to       $3.61          $43,664                 0.55     to       1.45      (3.42 %)       to       (4.28 %) 

2021

     10,178          $5.09       to       $3.77          $46,158                 0.55     to       1.45      31.03      to       29.85

2020

     10,052          $3.88       to       $2.90          $34,992                 0.55     to       1.45      7.31      to       6.35

2019

     12,437          $3.62       to       $2.73          $40,364                 0.55     to       1.45      27.31      to       26.17

2018

     12,856          $2.84       to       $2.16          $32,901                       0.55     to       1.45      (10.59 %)       to       (11.40 %) 

 

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     At December 31            For the year ended December 31  
     Units
(000s)
       Accumulation unit value
lowest to highest(1)
       Net assets
(000s)
            Investment
income ratio(2)
     Expense ratio
lowest to highest(3)
     Total return
lowest to highest(1)(4)
 

Del Ivy VIP Asset Strategy, Cl II

 

2022

     9,145          $1.42       to       $1.24          $12,502          1.52      0.55     to       1.90      (15.21 %)       to       (16.34 %) 

2021

     10,019          $1.67       to       $1.49          $16,237          1.59      0.55     to       1.90      9.84      to       8.37

2020

     10,756          $1.52       to       $1.37          $15,965          2.00      0.55     to       1.90      13.25      to       11.73

2019

     12,187          $1.34       to       $1.23          $16,046          2.12      0.55     to       1.90      21.11      to       19.48

2018

     13,310          $1.11       to       $1.03          $14,604                1.83      0.55     to       1.90      (5.96 %)       to       (7.23 %) 

DWS Alt Asset Alloc VIP, Cl B

 

2022

     15,555          $1.17       to       $1.02          $17,388          6.64      0.55     to       1.90      (8.25 %)       to       (9.47 %) 

2021

     12,269          $1.28       to       $1.12          $15,007          1.58      0.55     to       1.90      11.73      to       10.24

2020

     10,984          $1.14       to       $1.02          $12,104          2.51      0.55     to       1.90      4.74      to       3.34

2019

     13,011          $1.09       to       $0.98          $13,753          3.56      0.55     to       1.90      13.72      to       12.20

2018

     14,302          $0.96       to       $0.88          $13,348                1.94      0.55     to       1.90      (9.85 %)       to       (11.07 %) 

EV VT Floating-Rate Inc, Init Cl

 

2022

     57,322          $1.55       to       $0.97          $83,655          4.66      0.55     to       1.55      (3.27 %)       to       (2.68 %)(7) 

2021

     52,307          $1.61       to       $1.39          $79,386          2.90      0.55     to       1.45      3.06      to       2.13

2020

     53,306          $1.56       to       $1.36          $78,848          3.33      0.55     to       1.45      1.41      to       0.53

2019

     75,165          $1.54       to       $1.36          $109,951          4.32      0.55     to       1.45      6.49      to       5.54

2018

     103,408          $1.44       to       $1.29          $142,449                3.75      0.55     to       1.45      (0.62 %)       to       (1.52 %) 

Fid VIP Contrafund, Serv Cl 2

 

2022

     133,029          $3.28       to       $2.41          $416,576          0.26      0.55     to       1.90      (26.89 %)       to       (27.87 %) 

2021

     143,617          $4.48       to       $3.34          $618,452          0.03      0.55     to       1.90      26.81      to       25.11

2020

     156,503          $3.53       to       $2.67          $534,239          0.08      0.55     to       1.90      29.52      to       27.78

2019

     172,296          $2.73       to       $2.09          $456,586          0.21      0.55     to       1.90      30.56      to       28.81

2018

     190,555          $2.09       to       $1.62          $388,931                0.43      0.55     to       1.90      (7.16 %)       to       (8.41 %) 

Fid VIP Gro & Inc, Serv Cl

 

2022

     10,958          $3.62       to       $3.30          $37,405          1.56      0.55     to       0.95      (5.54 %)       to       (5.92 %) 

2021

     11,782          $3.84       to       $3.51          $42,718          2.29      0.55     to       0.95      25.07      to       24.58

2020

     12,829          $3.07       to       $2.82          $37,319          2.01      0.55     to       0.95      7.14      to       6.72

2019

     14,530          $2.86       to       $2.64          $39,574          3.51      0.55     to       0.95      29.23      to       28.71

2018

     16,690          $2.22       to       $2.05          $35,297                0.25      0.55     to       0.95      (9.58 %)       to       (9.94 %) 

Fid VIP Mid Cap, Serv Cl

 

2022

     6,630          $9.67       to       $8.81          $60,815          0.40      0.55     to       0.95      (15.32 %)       to       (15.66 %) 

2021

     7,266          $11.42       to       $10.44          $78,981          0.50      0.55     to       0.95      24.82      to       24.32

2020

     8,169          $9.15       to       $8.40          $71,389          0.55      0.55     to       0.95      17.39      to       16.92

2019

     9,419          $7.79       to       $7.18          $70,309          0.77      0.55     to       0.95      22.67      to       22.18

2018

     10,955          $6.35       to       $5.88          $66,853                0.53      0.55     to       0.95      (15.11 %)       to       (15.45 %) 

Fid VIP Overseas, Serv Cl

 

2022

     4,330          $2.03       to       $1.85          $8,318          0.96      0.55     to       0.95      (25.00 %)       to       (25.30 %) 

2021

     4,660          $2.71       to       $2.48          $11,967          0.44      0.55     to       0.95      18.92      to       18.44

2020

     5,118          $2.28       to       $2.09          $11,088          0.34      0.55     to       0.95      14.86      to       14.40

2019

     5,912          $1.98       to       $1.83          $11,189          1.61      0.55     to       0.95      26.97      to       26.47

2018

     6,601          $1.56       to       $1.45          $9,868                1.37      0.55     to       0.95      (15.35 %)       to       (15.69 %) 

Fid VIP Strategic Inc, Serv Cl 2

 

2022

     131,771          $1.17       to       $1.02          $147,370          3.39      0.55     to       1.90      (12.00 %)       to       (13.18 %) 

2021

     138,730          $1.33       to       $1.18          $177,205          2.56      0.55     to       1.90      2.97      to       1.58

2020

     127,920          $1.29       to       $1.16          $159,418          3.05      0.55     to       1.90      6.57      to       5.14

2019

     135,767          $1.21       to       $1.10          $159,517          3.40      0.55     to       1.90      10.05      to       8.57

2018

     116,492          $1.10       to       $1.02          $125,045                3.67      0.55     to       1.90      (3.36 %)       to       (4.66 %) 

Frank Global Real Est, Cl 2

 

2022

     22,064          $3.15       to       $1.00          $48,213          2.42      0.55     to       1.45      (26.47 %)       to       (27.12 %) 

2021

     23,528          $4.28       to       $1.37          $70,706          0.89      0.55     to       1.45      26.09      to       24.97

2020

     26,984          $3.40       to       $1.10          $64,477          3.29      0.55     to       1.45      (5.91 %)       to       (6.75 %) 

2019

     31,459          $3.61       to       $1.18          $80,181          2.64      0.55     to       1.45      21.70      to       20.61

2018

     36,256          $2.96       to       $0.98          $76,097                2.62      0.55     to       1.45      (7.29 %)       to       (8.12 %) 

 

74   RIVERSOURCE RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY – BAND 3 – 2022 ANNUAL REPORT


     At December 31            For the year ended December 31  
     Units
(000s)
       Accumulation unit value
lowest to highest(1)
       Net assets
(000s)
            Investment
income ratio(2)
     Expense ratio
lowest to highest(3)
     Total return
lowest to highest(1)(4)
 

Frank Inc, Cl 2

 

2022

     41,040          $1.53       to       $1.34          $59,978          4.85      0.55     to       1.90      (5.99 %)      to       (7.25 %) 

2021

     38,475          $1.63       to       $1.45          $60,037          4.60      0.55     to       1.90      16.12     to       14.56

2020

     38,728          $1.40       to       $1.27          $52,301          5.97      0.55     to       1.90      0.14     to       (1.21 %) 

2019

     46,150          $1.40       to       $1.28          $62,607          5.35      0.55     to       1.90      15.42     to       13.87

2018

     44,620          $1.22       to       $1.12          $52,750                4.72      0.55     to       1.90      (4.83 %)      to       (6.12 %) 

Frank Sm Cap Val, Cl 2

 

2022

     25,398          $6.71       to       $2.10          $113,286          1.00      0.55     to       1.90      (10.56 %)      to       (11.75 %) 

2021

     26,794          $7.50       to       $2.38          $134,339          1.02      0.55     to       1.90      24.68     to       23.00

2020

     28,578          $6.02       to       $1.94          $115,452          1.50      0.55     to       1.90      4.61     to       3.22

2019

     32,667          $5.75       to       $1.88          $126,596          1.05      0.55     to       1.90      25.66     to       23.97

2018

     34,466          $4.58       to       $1.51          $107,886                0.88      0.55     to       1.90      (13.36 %)      to       (14.53 %) 

GS VIT Mid Cap Val, Inst

 

2022

     15,316          $7.74       to       $4.95          $106,671          0.68      0.55     to       1.20      (10.48 %)      to       (11.06 %) 

2021

     16,894          $8.65       to       $5.57          $131,913          0.46      0.55     to       1.20      30.23     to       29.39

2020

     19,376          $6.64       to       $4.31          $116,602          0.62      0.55     to       1.20      7.81     to       7.11

2019

     22,573          $6.16       to       $4.02          $126,366          0.77      0.55     to       1.20      30.81     to       29.96

2018

     26,237          $4.71       to       $3.09          $112,625                1.25      0.55     to       1.20      (10.95 %)      to       (11.53 %) 

GS VIT Multi-Strategy Alt, Advisor

 

2022

     10,136          $0.97       to       $0.87          $9,493          3.47      0.55     to       1.90      (7.36 %)      to       (8.59 %) 

2021

     7,940          $1.05       to       $0.95          $8,057          1.38      0.55     to       1.90      4.08     to       2.68

2020

     7,250          $1.01       to       $0.93          $7,104          1.83      0.55     to       1.90      5.99     to       4.57

2019

     6,769          $0.95       to       $0.88          $6,290          2.68      0.55     to       1.90      8.01     to       6.55

2018

     6,233          $0.88       to       $0.83          $5,394                2.36      0.55     to       1.90      (7.61 %)      to       (8.86 %) 

GS VIT Sm Cap Eq Insights, Inst

 

2022

     975          $4.59       to       $4.18          $4,209          0.31      0.55     to       0.95      (19.82 %)      to       (20.14 %) 

2021

     1,088          $5.73       to       $5.24          $5,878          0.45      0.55     to       0.95      23.11     to       22.62

2020

     1,238          $4.65       to       $4.27          $5,451          0.22      0.55     to       0.95      7.99     to       7.56

2019

     1,456          $4.31       to       $3.97          $5,957          0.48      0.55     to       0.95      24.16     to       23.66

2018

     1,610          $3.47       to       $3.21          $5,327                0.44      0.55     to       0.95      (9.13 %)      to       (9.49 %) 

GS VIT U.S. Eq Insights, Inst

 

2022

     26,352          $3.44       to       $2.84          $85,875          0.79      0.55     to       1.45      (20.18 %)      to       (20.89 %) 

2021

     29,415          $4.30       to       $3.59          $120,460          0.78      0.55     to       1.45      28.70     to       27.54

2020

     34,242          $3.34       to       $2.81          $109,201          0.84      0.55     to       1.45      16.90     to       15.86

2019

     40,322          $2.86       to       $2.43          $110,217          1.21      0.55     to       1.45      24.52     to       23.41

2018

     47,779          $2.30       to       $1.97          $105,192                1.19      0.55     to       1.45      (6.71 %)      to       (7.55 %) 

Invesco VI Am Fran, Ser I

 

2022

     3,864          $2.76       to       $2.65          $10,393                 0.55     to       0.95      (31.49 %)      to       (31.76 %) 

2021

     4,117          $4.03       to       $3.88          $16,208                 0.55     to       0.95      11.31     to       10.87

2020

     4,758          $3.62       to       $3.50          $16,877          0.07      0.55     to       0.95      41.57     to       41.01

2019

     5,370          $2.56       to       $2.48          $13,489                 0.55     to       0.95      36.01     to       35.46

2018

     6,121          $1.88       to       $1.83          $11,336                       0.55     to       0.95      (4.16 %)      to       (4.54 %) 

Invesco VI Bal Risk Alloc, Ser II

 

2022

     26,236          $1.28       to       $1.12          $32,129          7.41      0.55     to       1.90      (14.98 %)      to       (16.12 %) 

2021

     25,890          $1.50       to       $1.34          $37,476          3.03      0.55     to       1.90      8.66     to       7.21

2020

     25,880          $1.38       to       $1.25          $34,796          7.46      0.55     to       1.90      9.39     to       7.92

2019

     31,724          $1.27       to       $1.16          $39,137                 0.55     to       1.90      14.25     to       12.72

2018

     34,792          $1.11       to       $1.02          $37,768                1.26      0.55     to       1.90      (7.23 %)      to       (8.49 %) 

Invesco VI Comstock, Ser II

 

2022

     27,918          $3.80       to       $1.01          $95,536          1.35      0.55     to       1.55      0.29     to       0.68 %(7) 

2021

     29,782          $3.79       to       $2.71          $102,722          1.57      0.55     to       1.45      32.31     to       31.13

2020

     36,170          $2.86       to       $2.07          $94,658          2.13      0.55     to       1.45      (1.63 %)      to       (2.51 %) 

2019

     42,757          $2.91       to       $2.12          $113,810          1.67      0.55     to       1.45      24.26     to       23.14

2018

     50,584          $2.34       to       $1.72          $108,556                1.40      0.55     to       1.45      (12.85 %)      to       (13.64 %) 

Invesco VI Dis Mid Cap Gro, Ser I

 

2022

     12,594          $1.23       to       $1.21          $15,421                 0.55     to       1.20      (31.36 %)      to       (31.80 %) 

2021

     14,159          $1.79       to       $1.77          $25,333                 0.55     to       1.20      18.45     to       17.68

2020

     15,946          $1.51       to       $1.50          $24,155                0.05      0.55     to       1.20      51.03 %(6)      to       50.36 %(6) 

 

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     At December 31            For the year ended December 31  
     Units
(000s)
       Accumulation unit value
lowest to highest(1)
       Net assets
(000s)
            Investment
income ratio(2)
     Expense ratio
lowest to highest(3)
     Total return
lowest to highest(1)(4)
 

Invesco VI EQV Intl Eq, Ser II

 

2022

     19,003          $2.12       to       $1.63          $36,630          1.41      0.55     to       1.45      (18.95 %)      to       (19.68 %) 

2021

     20,910          $2.61       to       $2.02          $49,860          1.03      0.55     to       1.45      5.03     to       4.09

2020

     23,326          $2.49       to       $1.94          $53,197          2.08      0.55     to       1.45      13.11     to       12.10

2019

     27,790          $2.20       to       $1.73          $56,237          1.25      0.55     to       1.45      27.54     to       26.39

2018

     33,586          $1.72       to       $1.37          $53,415                1.70      0.55     to       1.45      (15.67 %)      to       (16.43 %) 

Invesco VI Global, Ser II

 

2022

     37,552          $3.29       to       $1.85          $103,293                 0.55     to       1.90      (32.31 %)      to       (33.22 %) 

2021

     41,188          $4.87       to       $2.77          $168,530                 0.55     to       1.90      14.54     to       13.00

2020

     44,144          $4.25       to       $2.45          $158,216          0.44      0.55     to       1.90      26.64     to       24.94

2019

     49,088          $3.36       to       $1.96          $139,266          0.64      0.55     to       1.90      30.73     to       28.98

2018

     52,505          $2.57       to       $1.52          $114,539                0.75      0.55     to       1.90      (13.87 %)      to       (15.03 %) 

Invesco VI Gbl Strat Inc, Ser II

 

2022

     85,984          $1.60       to       $0.85          $126,018                 0.55     to       1.90      (12.20 %)      to       (13.37 %) 

2021

     98,263          $1.83       to       $0.98          $164,758          4.16      0.55     to       1.90      (4.09 %)      to       (5.38 %) 

2020

     109,621          $1.91       to       $1.03          $192,491          5.23      0.55     to       1.90      2.43     to       1.06

2019

     128,020          $1.86       to       $1.02          $220,135          3.41      0.55     to       1.90      10.00     to       8.52

2018

     149,770          $1.69       to       $0.94          $234,872                4.57      0.55     to       1.90      (5.07 %)      to       (6.35 %) 

Invesco VI Hlth, Ser II

 

2022

     11,724          $3.23       to       $2.95          $36,734                 0.55     to       1.45      (14.01 %)      to       (14.78 %) 

2021

     12,805          $3.75       to       $3.46          $46,666          0.00      0.55     to       1.45      11.43     to       10.43

2020

     14,173          $3.37       to       $3.13          $46,553          0.10      0.55     to       1.45      13.57     to       12.56

2019

     14,951          $2.96       to       $2.78          $43,401                 0.55     to       1.45      31.46     to       30.28

2018

     17,735          $2.26       to       $2.13          $39,354                       0.55     to       1.45      0.06     to       (0.84 %) 

Invesco VI Mn St Sm Cap, Ser II

 

2022

     23,898          $4.26       to       $2.32          $85,386          0.25      0.55     to       1.90      (16.50 %)      to       (17.62 %) 

2021

     26,168          $5.11       to       $2.82          $112,646          0.18      0.55     to       1.90      21.59     to       19.96

2020

     27,781          $4.20       to       $2.35          $98,850          0.37      0.55     to       1.90      18.98     to       17.38

2019

     31,718          $3.53       to       $2.00          $94,237                 0.55     to       1.90      25.44     to       23.76

2018

     35,518          $2.81       to       $1.62          $84,593                0.06      0.55     to       1.90      (11.03 %)      to       (12.23 %) 

Janus Henderson VIT Bal, Serv

 

2022

     88,215          $1.32       to       $1.24          $113,816          0.98      0.55     to       1.90      (17.07 %)      to       (18.18 %) 

2021

     87,752          $1.59       to       $1.52          $137,239          0.69      0.55     to       1.90      16.27     to       14.70

2020

     74,253          $1.37       to       $1.32          $100,413          1.60      0.55     to       1.90      13.40     to       11.88

2019

     56,949          $1.21       to       $1.18          $68,253          1.82      0.55     to       1.90      21.60     to       19.98

2018

     32,123          $0.99       to       $0.98          $31,839                1.50      0.55     to       1.90      (0.67 %)(5)      to       (1.58 %)(5) 

Janus Henderson VIT Enter, Serv

 

2022

     5,343          $2.73       to       $2.49          $13,772          0.08      0.55     to       0.95      (16.61 %)      to       (16.94 %) 

2021

     5,926          $3.27       to       $3.00          $18,370          0.24      0.55     to       0.95      15.90     to       15.44

2020

     6,521          $2.82       to       $2.60          $17,484                 0.55     to       0.95      18.53     to       18.06

2019

     7,645          $2.38       to       $2.20          $17,333          0.05      0.55     to       0.95      34.42     to       33.88

2018

     8,646          $1.77       to       $1.65          $14,621                0.11      0.55     to       0.95      (1.21 %)      to       (1.61 %) 

Janus Henderson VIT Flex Bd, Serv

 

2022

     49,715          $1.05       to       $0.92          $49,951          1.97      0.55     to       1.90      (14.37 %)      to       (15.51 %) 

2021

     54,882          $1.23       to       $1.09          $64,705          1.63      0.55     to       1.90      (1.66 %)      to       (2.97 %) 

2020

     55,739          $1.25       to       $1.12          $67,139          2.47      0.55     to       1.90      9.65     to       8.18

2019

     44,425          $1.14       to       $1.04          $49,020          2.88      0.55     to       1.90      8.68     to       7.22

2018

     41,077          $1.05       to       $0.97          $41,907                2.59      0.55     to       1.90      (1.83 %)      to       (3.15 %) 

Janus Hend VIT Gbl Tech Innov, Srv

 

2022

     9,650          $2.40       to       $0.85          $22,290                 0.55     to       1.55      (37.47 %)      to       (16.26 %)(7) 

2021

     11,042          $3.84       to       $8.59          $41,320          0.11      0.55     to       1.20      17.10     to       16.34

2020

     12,474          $3.28       to       $7.38          $39,831                 0.55     to       1.20      49.90     to       48.93

2019

     13,302          $2.19       to       $4.96          $28,362                 0.55     to       1.20      44.03     to       43.09

2018

     15,070          $1.52       to       $3.46          $22,441                       0.55     to       1.20      0.35     to       (0.30 %) 

 

76   RIVERSOURCE RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY – BAND 3 – 2022 ANNUAL REPORT


     At December 31            For the year ended December 31  
     Units
(000s)
       Accumulation unit value
lowest to highest(1)
       Net assets
(000s)
            Investment
income ratio(2)
     Expense ratio
lowest to highest(3)
     Total return
lowest to highest(1)(4)
 

Janus Henderson VIT Overseas, Serv

 

2022

     10,668          $1.88       to       $1.00          $19,075          1.70      0.55     to       1.55      (9.34 %)       to       (0.29 %)(7) 

2021

     10,886          $2.08       to       $3.21          $21,627          1.02      0.55     to       1.20      12.67      to       11.94

2020

     11,852          $1.84       to       $2.86          $20,942          1.20      0.55     to       1.20      15.39      to       14.64

2019

     13,664          $1.60       to       $2.50          $20,973          1.82      0.55     to       1.20      26.01      to       25.20

2018

     15,915          $1.27       to       $2.00          $19,487                1.64      0.55     to       1.20      (15.60 %)       to       (16.16 %) 

Janus Henderson VIT Res, Serv

 

2022

     15,712          $2.94       to       $2.39          $43,311                 0.55     to       1.90      (30.45 %)       to       (31.38 %) 

2021

     16,792          $4.23       to       $3.48          $66,914          0.02      0.55     to       1.90      19.39      to       17.79

2020

     18,250          $3.54       to       $2.96          $61,214          0.22      0.55     to       1.90      31.85      to       30.08

2019

     20,124          $2.68       to       $2.27          $51,489          0.31      0.55     to       1.90      34.48      to       32.68

2018

     21,976          $2.00       to       $1.71          $42,067                0.36      0.55     to       1.90      (3.37 %)       to       (4.68 %) 

Lazard Ret Global Dyn MA, Serv

 

2022

     8,731          $1.40       to       $1.23          $11,622          0.08      0.55     to       1.90      (17.83 %)       to       (18.93 %) 

2021

     10,498          $1.70       to       $1.51          $17,083          2.74      0.55     to       1.90      11.32      to       9.83

2020

     11,732          $1.53       to       $1.38          $17,230          0.61      0.55     to       1.90      0.26      to       (1.09 %) 

2019

     14,412          $1.53       to       $1.39          $21,230          0.05      0.55     to       1.90      17.14      to       15.57

2018

     15,222          $1.30       to       $1.21          $19,245                1.38      0.55     to       1.90      (7.08 %)       to       (8.34 %) 

MFS Mass Inv Gro Stock, Serv Cl

 

2022

     29,550          $2.22       to       $2.07          $63,985                 0.55     to       1.45      (19.89 %)       to       (20.61 %) 

2021

     31,273          $2.77       to       $2.61          $84,817          0.03      0.55     to       1.45      24.97      to       23.85

2020

     35,260          $2.22       to       $2.10          $76,753          0.22      0.55     to       1.45      21.53      to       20.44

2019

     36,777          $1.82       to       $1.75          $66,117          0.34      0.55     to       1.45      38.82      to       37.58

2018

     41,339          $1.31       to       $1.27          $53,770                0.33      0.55     to       1.45      0.02      to       (0.88 %) 

MFS New Dis, Serv Cl

 

2022

     8,688          $3.45       to       $3.57          $28,558                 0.55     to       1.20      (30.38 %)       to       (30.83 %) 

2021

     9,511          $4.96       to       $5.16          $45,049                 0.55     to       1.20      1.02      to       0.36

2020

     10,533          $4.91       to       $5.15          $49,536                 0.55     to       1.20      44.78      to       43.85

2019

     11,428          $3.39       to       $3.58          $37,250                 0.55     to       1.20      40.50      to       39.59

2018

     12,560          $2.41       to       $2.56          $29,201                       0.55     to       1.20      (2.26 %)       to       (2.90 %) 

MFS Utilities, Serv Cl

 

2022

     35,725          $5.30       to       $1.97          $153,188          2.24      0.55     to       1.90      (0.07 %)       to       (1.41 %) 

2021

     35,894          $5.31       to       $2.00          $154,358          1.52      0.55     to       1.90      13.20      to       11.68

2020

     40,895          $4.69       to       $1.79          $155,077          2.21      0.55     to       1.90      5.04      to       3.63

2019

     46,751          $4.46       to       $1.73          $169,548          3.78      0.55     to       1.90      24.12      to       22.45

2018

     51,317          $3.59       to       $1.41          $151,015                0.83      0.55     to       1.90      0.26      to       (1.09 %) 

MS VIF Dis, Cl II

 

2022

     19,128          $2.64       to       $1.63          $48,221                 0.55     to       1.90      (63.17 %)       to       (63.67 %) 

2021

     18,790          $7.18       to       $4.48          $129,812                 0.55     to       1.90      (11.68 %)       to       (12.87 %) 

2020

     19,577          $8.13       to       $5.14          $154,281                 0.55     to       1.90      150.66      to       147.31

2019

     18,470          $3.24       to       $2.08          $58,529                 0.55     to       1.90      39.20      to       37.33

2018

     17,284          $2.33       to       $1.51          $39,637                       0.55     to       1.90      9.92      to       8.43

MS VIF Global Real Est, Cl II

 

2022

     10,342          $1.27       to       $1.15          $12,632          4.44      0.55     to       1.45      (26.60 %)       to       (27.26 %) 

2021

     11,545          $1.73       to       $1.58          $19,270          2.35      0.55     to       1.45      23.16      to       22.05

2020

     13,408          $1.41       to       $1.29          $18,246          4.39      0.55     to       1.45      (15.32 %)       to       (16.08 %) 

2019

     16,636          $1.66       to       $1.54          $26,812          2.61      0.55     to       1.45      17.41      to       16.35

2018

     20,200          $1.41       to       $1.32          $27,834                3.10      0.55     to       1.45      (8.71 %)       to       (9.53 %) 

NB AMT Intl Eq, Cl S

 

2022

     5,709          $1.36       to       $1.32          $7,669          1.55      0.55     to       1.45      (23.12 %)       to       (23.81 %) 

2021

     6,175          $1.77       to       $1.73          $10,827          0.32      0.55     to       1.45      12.73      to       11.72

2020

     6,800          $1.57       to       $1.55          $10,623          0.50      0.55     to       1.45      11.95      to       10.95

2019

     7,924          $1.40       to       $1.40          $11,112          0.15      0.55     to       1.45      26.98      to       25.85

2018

     9,712          $1.10       to       $1.11          $10,777                0.15      0.55     to       1.45      (17.41 %)       to       (18.15 %) 

 

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     At December 31            For the year ended December 31  
     Units
(000s)
       Accumulation unit value
lowest to highest(1)
       Net assets
(000s)
            Investment
income ratio(2)
     Expense ratio
lowest to highest(3)
     Total return
lowest to highest(1)(4)
 

NB AMT US Eq Index PW Strat, Cl S

 

2022

     6,788          $1.16       to       $1.03          $7,542                 0.55     to       1.90      (11.76 %)       to       (12.95 %) 

2021

     5,209          $1.31       to       $1.19          $6,586          0.32      0.55     to       1.90      17.30      to       15.72

2020

     4,401          $1.12       to       $1.02          $4,769          0.86      0.55     to       1.90      7.67      to       6.22

2019

     4,240          $1.04       to       $0.96          $4,286          0.16      0.55     to       1.90      14.63      to       13.09

2018

     4,045          $0.91       to       $0.85          $3,586                       0.55     to       1.90      (7.30 %)       to       (8.54 %) 

PIMCO VIT All Asset, Advisor Cl

 

2022

     28,886          $1.90       to       $1.21          $51,711          7.56      0.55     to       1.90      (12.35 %)       to       (13.53 %) 

2021

     28,910          $2.17       to       $1.40          $59,799          10.91      0.55     to       1.90      15.41      to       13.86

2020

     32,326          $1.88       to       $1.23          $58,128          4.85      0.55     to       1.90      7.32      to       5.88

2019

     39,328          $1.75       to       $1.16          $66,173          2.77      0.55     to       1.90      11.13      to       9.64

2018

     46,372          $1.58       to       $1.06          $70,331                2.95      0.55     to       1.90      (5.97 %)       to       (7.23 %) 

PIMCO VIT Glb Man As Alloc, Adv Cl

 

2022

     4,495          $1.32       to       $1.14          $5,605          1.90      0.55     to       1.90      (18.84 %)       to       (19.93 %) 

2021

     4,798          $1.63       to       $1.43          $7,409          2.38      0.55     to       1.90      11.99      to       10.47

2020

     4,148          $1.45       to       $1.29          $5,747          7.83      0.55     to       1.90      16.08      to       14.51

2019

     4,415          $1.25       to       $1.13          $5,298          2.12      0.55     to       1.90      16.32      to       14.77

2018

     4,395          $1.08       to       $0.98          $4,553                1.59      0.55     to       1.90      (6.13 %)       to       (7.40 %) 

PIMCO VIT Tot Return, Advisor Cl

 

2022

     54,369          $1.02       to       $0.89          $52,773          2.52      0.55     to       1.90      (14.85 %)       to       (15.99 %) 

2021

     56,072          $1.19       to       $1.06          $64,182          1.72      0.55     to       1.90      (1.91 %)       to       (3.22 %) 

2020

     54,942          $1.22       to       $1.10          $64,444          1.99      0.55     to       1.90      7.94      to       6.50

2019

     39,647          $1.13       to       $1.03          $43,292          2.89      0.55     to       1.90      7.65      to       6.21

2018

     29,874          $1.05       to       $0.97          $30,435                2.43      0.55     to       1.90      (1.18 %)       to       (2.51 %) 

Put VT Sus Leaders, Cl IB

 

2022

     7,392          $4.16       to       $0.93          $29,066          0.55      0.55     to       1.55      (23.33 %)       to       (7.80 %)(7) 

2021

     7,904          $5.43       to       $5.04          $41,649          0.14      0.55     to       1.20      22.86      to       22.06

2020

     8,424          $4.42       to       $4.13          $36,224          0.42      0.55     to       1.20      28.19      to       27.36

2019

     9,530          $3.45       to       $3.24          $32,045          0.45      0.55     to       1.20      35.61      to       34.73

2018

     10,470          $2.54       to       $2.41          $26,029                       0.55     to       1.20      (2.07 %)       to       (2.71 %) 

Royce Micro-Cap, Invest Cl

 

2022

     1,702          $6.25       to       $5.69          $10,011                 0.55     to       0.95      (22.86 %)       to       (23.17 %) 

2021

     1,881          $8.10       to       $7.41          $14,415                 0.55     to       0.95      29.27      to       28.75

2020

     2,174          $6.27       to       $5.76          $12,923                 0.55     to       0.95      23.12      to       22.62

2019

     2,431          $5.09       to       $4.69          $11,773                 0.55     to       0.95      18.90      to       18.42

2018

     2,779          $4.28       to       $3.96          $11,343                       0.55     to       0.95      (9.55 %)       to       (9.91 %) 

Temp Global Bond, Cl 2

 

2022

     25,466          $0.85       to       $0.75          $20,671                 0.55     to       1.90      (5.47 %)       to       (6.74 %) 

2021

     28,021          $0.90       to       $0.80          $24,169                 0.55     to       1.90      (5.51 %)       to       (6.78 %) 

2020

     29,605          $0.95       to       $0.86          $27,164          8.50      0.55     to       1.90      (5.80 %)       to       (7.07 %) 

2019

     35,065          $1.01       to       $0.92          $34,358          7.17      0.55     to       1.90      1.45      to       0.09

2018

     37,431          $1.00       to       $0.92          $36,361                       0.55     to       1.90      1.38      to       0.01

Third Ave VST Third Ave Value

 

2022

     2,166          $4.91       to       $4.47          $10,107          1.49      0.55     to       0.95      15.47      to       15.01

2021

     2,361          $4.25       to       $3.89          $9,570          0.69      0.55     to       0.95      21.39      to       20.91

2020

     2,673          $3.50       to       $3.22          $8,951          2.67      0.55     to       0.95      (2.93 %)       to       (3.32 %) 

2019

     3,063          $3.61       to       $3.33          $10,588          0.27      0.55     to       0.95      11.85      to       11.40

2018

     3,676          $3.23       to       $2.99          $11,381                1.82      0.55     to       0.95      (20.78 %)       to       (21.10 %) 

VanEck VIP Global Gold, Cl S

 

2022

     28,070          $1.04       to       $0.91          $27,791                 0.55     to       1.90      (13.83 %)       to       (14.99 %) 

2021

     26,221          $1.21       to       $1.07          $30,258          11.86      0.55     to       1.90      (14.48 %)       to       (15.63 %) 

2020

     24,609          $1.41       to       $1.27          $33,396          2.86      0.55     to       1.90      37.87      to       36.02

2019

     19,858          $1.02       to       $0.94          $19,650                 0.55     to       1.90      37.99      to       36.14

2018

     17,188          $0.74       to       $0.69          $12,411                3.11      0.55     to       1.90      (16.16 %)       to       (17.30 %) 

 

78   RIVERSOURCE RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY – BAND 3 – 2022 ANNUAL REPORT


     At December 31            For the year ended December 31  
     Units
(000s)
       Accumulation unit value
lowest to highest(1)
       Net assets
(000s)
            Investment
income ratio(2)
       Expense ratio
lowest to highest(3)
     Total return
lowest to highest(1)(4)
 

VP Aggr, Cl 2

 

2022

     353,190          $2.24       to       $1.63          $745,332                   0.55     to       1.90      (18.63 %)       to       (19.72 %) 

2021

     379,327          $2.75       to       $2.03          $993,245                   0.55     to       1.90      15.12      to       13.58

2020

     447,140          $2.39       to       $1.79          $1,022,254                   0.55     to       1.90      14.36      to       12.82

2019

     514,782          $2.09       to       $1.58          $1,033,752                   0.55     to       1.90      20.92      to       19.30

2018

     589,593          $1.73       to       $1.33          $983,660                         0.55     to       1.90      (9.09 %)       to       (10.31 %) 

VP Aggr, Cl 4

 

2022

     195,567          $2.24       to       $2.00          $417,888                   0.55     to       1.45      (18.64 %)       to       (19.36 %) 

2021

     212,647          $2.75       to       $2.48          $560,596                   0.55     to       1.45      15.14      to       14.11

2020

     244,947          $2.39       to       $2.17          $563,163                   0.55     to       1.45      14.33      to       13.30

2019

     297,629          $2.09       to       $1.92          $600,819                   0.55     to       1.45      21.01      to       19.93

2018

     364,028          $1.73       to       $1.60          $609,397                         0.55     to       1.45      (9.12 %)       to       (9.94 %) 

VP Conserv, Cl 2

 

2022

     364,058          $1.32       to       $1.03          $453,757                   0.55     to       1.90      (16.01 %)       to       (17.13 %) 

2021

     386,140          $1.57       to       $1.24          $575,776                   0.55     to       1.90      2.25      to       0.88

2020

     444,639          $1.54       to       $1.23          $651,949                   0.55     to       1.90      8.70      to       7.25

2019

     334,581          $1.42       to       $1.15          $452,819                   0.55     to       1.90      10.14      to       8.67

2018

     313,974          $1.29       to       $1.06          $387,057                         0.55     to       1.90      (3.49 %)       to       (4.79 %) 

VP Conserv, Cl 4

 

2022

     246,692          $1.32       to       $1.18          $309,416                   0.55     to       1.45      (15.96 %)       to       (16.71 %) 

2021

     279,904          $1.57       to       $1.42          $419,557                   0.55     to       1.45      2.25      to       1.34

2020

     345,597          $1.54       to       $1.40          $508,729                   0.55     to       1.45      8.64      to       7.66

2019

     322,396          $1.42       to       $1.30          $438,288                   0.55     to       1.45      10.14      to       9.15

2018

     359,816          $1.29       to       $1.19          $446,021                         0.55     to       1.45      (3.41 %)       to       (4.29 %) 

VP Man Risk, Cl 2

 

2022

     196,286          $1.09       to       $1.02          $209,643                   0.55     to       1.90      (17.84 %)       to       (18.94 %) 

2021

     203,989          $1.33       to       $1.25          $266,275                   0.55     to       1.90      10.12      to       8.64

2020

     185,210          $1.21       to       $1.16          $220,500                   0.55     to       1.90      7.20      to       5.76

2019

     159,500          $1.13       to       $1.09          $177,905                   0.55     to       1.90      15.42      to       13.87

2018

     95,804          $0.98       to       $0.96          $92,980                         0.55     to       1.90      (5.82 %)       to       (7.09 %) 

VP Man Risk US, Cl 2

 

2022

     289,531          $1.19       to       $1.11          $338,221                   0.55     to       1.90      (17.67 %)       to       (18.77 %) 

2021

     246,733          $1.45       to       $1.37          $351,655                   0.55     to       1.90      12.72      to       11.21

2020

     207,706          $1.29       to       $1.23          $263,829                   0.55     to       1.90      9.19      to       7.72

2019

     146,325          $1.18       to       $1.14          $171,094                   0.55     to       1.90      17.67      to       16.09

2018

     72,408          $1.00       to       $0.98          $72,135                         0.55     to       1.90      (4.07 %)       to       (5.36 %) 

VP Man Vol Conserv, Cl 2

 

2022

     510,679          $1.11       to       $0.99          $548,639                   0.55     to       1.90      (16.45 %)       to       (17.57 %) 

2021

     529,357          $1.33       to       $1.20          $683,876                   0.55     to       1.90      2.06      to       0.69

2020

     649,932          $1.30       to       $1.19          $826,131                   0.55     to       1.90      7.53      to       6.09

2019

     430,973          $1.21       to       $1.12          $511,641                   0.55     to       1.90      11.30      to       9.81

2018

     352,073          $1.09       to       $1.02          $377,188                         0.55     to       1.90      (3.12 %)       to       (4.42 %) 

VP Man Vol Conserv Gro, Cl 2

 

2022

     938,364          $1.18       to       $1.07          $1,094,441                   0.55     to       1.90      (17.52 %)       to       (18.62 %) 

2021

     1,036,906          $1.43       to       $1.32          $1,472,908                   0.55     to       1.90      4.88      to       3.47

2020

     1,128,542          $1.37       to       $1.27          $1,535,498                   0.55     to       1.90      8.55      to       7.10

2019

     1,086,807          $1.26       to       $1.19          $1,368,390                   0.55     to       1.90      13.37      to       11.85

2018

     1,045,272          $1.11       to       $1.06          $1,166,105                         0.55     to       1.90      (4.83 %)       to       (6.11 %) 

VP Man Vol Gro, Cl 2

 

2022

     7,214,937          $1.32       to       $1.26          $9,852,364                   0.55     to       1.90      (19.87 %)       to       (20.94 %) 

2021

     7,665,951          $1.65       to       $1.59          $13,115,191                   0.55     to       1.90      11.28      to       9.79

2020

     7,572,902          $1.48       to       $1.45          $11,679,063                   0.55     to       1.90      10.69      to       9.20

2019

     7,648,690          $1.34       to       $1.33          $10,691,504                   0.55     to       1.90      17.61      to       16.03

2018

     7,690,166          $1.14       to       $1.15          $9,161,189                         0.55     to       1.90      (8.24 %)       to       (9.48 %) 

 

RIVERSOURCE RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY – BAND 3 – 2022 ANNUAL REPORT     79  


     At December 31            For the year ended December 31  
     Units
(000s)
       Accumulation unit value
lowest to highest(1)
       Net assets
(000s)
            Investment
income ratio(2)
       Expense ratio
lowest to highest(3)
     Total return
lowest to highest(1)(4)
 

VP Man Vol Mod Gro, Cl 2

 

2022

     8,355,742          $1.26       to       $1.24          $11,208,244                   0.55     to       1.90      (18.60 %)       to       (19.69 %) 

2021

     9,058,517          $1.55       to       $1.55          $14,986,546                   0.55     to       1.90      8.10      to       6.65

2020

     9,435,051          $1.43       to       $1.45          $14,491,911                   0.55     to       1.90      9.77      to       8.30

2019

     9,915,419          $1.31       to       $1.34          $13,928,600                   0.55     to       1.90      15.53      to       13.98

2018

     10,282,670          $1.13       to       $1.18          $12,547,330                         0.55     to       1.90      (6.37 %)       to       (7.63 %) 

VP Mod, Cl 2

 

2022

     3,731,168          $1.77       to       $1.32          $6,245,287                   0.55     to       1.90      (17.06 %)       to       (18.18 %) 

2021

     3,901,973          $2.13       to       $1.61          $7,909,032                   0.55     to       1.90      8.41      to       6.95

2020

     3,989,791          $1.97       to       $1.50          $7,493,232                   0.55     to       1.90      12.25      to       10.74

2019

     4,164,098          $1.75       to       $1.36          $6,996,952                   0.55     to       1.90      15.50      to       13.95

2018

     4,279,589          $1.52       to       $1.19          $6,252,850                         0.55     to       1.90      (6.09 %)       to       (7.36 %) 

VP Mod, Cl 4

 

2022

     2,930,322          $1.77       to       $1.58          $4,942,959                   0.55     to       1.45      (17.04 %)       to       (17.78 %) 

2021

     3,257,133          $2.14       to       $1.92          $6,649,080                   0.55     to       1.45      8.45      to       7.47

2020

     3,634,891          $1.97       to       $1.79          $6,870,098                   0.55     to       1.45      12.17      to       11.17

2019

     4,146,579          $1.76       to       $1.61          $7,014,436                   0.55     to       1.45      15.54      to       14.50

2018

     4,786,697          $1.52       to       $1.41          $7,036,348                         0.55     to       1.45      (6.09 %)       to       (6.93 %) 

VP Mod Aggr, Cl 2

 

2022

     1,127,206          $1.99       to       $1.46          $2,119,616                   0.55     to       1.90      (18.04 %)       to       (19.14 %) 

2021

     1,295,509          $2.43       to       $1.80          $2,993,307                   0.55     to       1.90      11.69      to       10.19

2020

     1,529,551          $2.18       to       $1.64          $3,180,301                   0.55     to       1.90      13.41      to       11.89

2019

     1,759,401          $1.92       to       $1.46          $3,240,508                   0.55     to       1.90      18.06      to       16.48

2018

     2,013,548          $1.63       to       $1.26          $3,155,126                         0.55     to       1.90      (7.55 %)       to       (8.79 %) 

VP Mod Aggr, Cl 4

 

2022

     689,542          $2.00       to       $1.78          $1,312,157                   0.55     to       1.45      (18.02 %)       to       (18.75 %) 

2021

     783,176          $2.43       to       $2.19          $1,824,824                   0.55     to       1.45      11.72      to       10.72

2020

     903,028          $2.18       to       $1.98          $1,890,515                   0.55     to       1.45      13.39      to       12.37

2019

     1,095,299          $1.92       to       $1.76          $2,029,967                   0.55     to       1.45      18.10      to       17.04

2018

     1,388,678          $1.63       to       $1.50          $2,188,002                         0.55     to       1.45      (7.59 %)       to       (8.42 %) 

VP Mod Conserv, Cl 2

 

2022

     712,621          $1.53       to       $1.16          $1,025,805                   0.55     to       1.90      (16.55 %)       to       (17.66 %) 

2021

     787,086          $1.83       to       $1.41          $1,363,432                   0.55     to       1.90      5.16      to       3.75

2020

     848,396          $1.74       to       $1.36          $1,404,346                   0.55     to       1.90      10.40      to       8.92

2019

     853,533          $1.58       to       $1.25          $1,285,589                   0.55     to       1.90      12.89      to       11.38

2018

     857,276          $1.40       to       $1.12          $1,148,665                         0.55     to       1.90      (4.65 %)       to       (5.94 %) 

VP Mod Conserv, Cl 4

 

2022

     581,044          $1.53       to       $1.36          $843,640                   0.55     to       1.45      (16.56 %)       to       (17.31 %) 

2021

     665,339          $1.83       to       $1.65          $1,162,608                   0.55     to       1.45      5.21      to       4.26

2020

     755,456          $1.74       to       $1.58          $1,259,908                   0.55     to       1.45      10.38      to       9.39

2019

     848,431          $1.58       to       $1.45          $1,287,128                   0.55     to       1.45      12.87      to       11.86

2018

     966,531          $1.40       to       $1.29          $1,304,637                         0.55     to       1.45      (4.58 %)       to       (5.44 %) 

VP Ptnrs Core Eq, Cl 3

 

2022

     6,635          $2.76       to       $2.43          $17,356                   0.55     to       1.45      (17.89 %)       to       (18.62 %) 

2021

     7,412          $3.36       to       $2.98          $23,707                   0.55     to       1.45      28.63      to       27.48

2020

     8,699          $2.61       to       $2.34          $21,712                   0.55     to       1.45      16.20      to       15.16

2019

     11,078          $2.25       to       $2.03          $23,860                   0.55     to       1.45      25.69      to       24.56

2018

     13,454          $1.79       to       $1.63          $23,146                         0.55     to       1.45      (8.59 %)       to       (9.41 %) 

VP Ptnrs Sm Cap Val, Cl 3

 

2022

     13,574          $4.10       to       $2.07          $47,332                   0.55     to       1.45      (13.54 %)       to       (14.31 %) 

2021

     14,915          $4.75       to       $2.42          $60,409                   0.55     to       1.45      23.21      to       22.10

2020

     17,789          $3.85       to       $1.98          $58,544                   0.55     to       1.45      3.55      to       2.62

2019

     20,084          $3.72       to       $1.93          $63,888                   0.55     to       1.45      19.00      to       17.93

2018

     22,961          $3.13       to       $1.63          $61,363                         0.55     to       1.45      (14.07 %)       to       (14.85 %) 

 

80   RIVERSOURCE RETIREMENT ADVISOR VARIABLE ANNUITY – BAND 3 – 2022 ANNUAL REPORT


     At December 31            For the year ended December 31  
     Units
(000s)
       Accumulation unit value
lowest to highest(1)
       Net assets
(000s)
            Investment
income ratio(2)
     Expense ratio
lowest to highest(3)
     Total return
lowest to highest(1)(4)
 

VP US Flex Conserv Gro, Cl 2

 

2022

     252,349          $1.07       to       $1.06          $282,912                 0.55     to       1.90      (17.19 %)       to       (18.30 %) 

2021

     252,398          $1.29       to       $1.30          $343,216                 0.55     to       1.90      6.91      to       5.47

2020

     298,161          $1.21       to       $1.23          $381,005                 0.55     to       1.90      5.29      to       3.88

2019

     216,805          $1.15       to       $1.19          $264,362                 0.55     to       1.90      14.23      to       12.70

2018

     119,444          $1.00       to       $1.05          $128,176                       0.55     to       1.90      (3.03 %)       to       (4.33 %) 

VP US Flex Gro, Cl 2

 

2022

     2,536,094          $1.18       to       $1.24          $3,322,898                 0.55     to       1.90      (19.17 %)       to       (20.26 %) 

2021

     2,507,111          $1.45       to       $1.55          $4,081,955                 0.55     to       1.90      14.87      to       13.32

2020

     2,383,120          $1.27       to       $1.37          $3,392,122                 0.55     to       1.90      4.23      to       2.83

2019

     2,087,385          $1.21       to       $1.33          $2,862,487                 0.55     to       1.90      19.54      to       17.94

2018

     1,403,049          $1.02       to       $1.13          $1,616,520                       0.55     to       1.90      (4.45 %)       to       (5.73 %) 

VP US Flex Mod Gro, Cl 2

 

2022

     1,428,099          $1.13       to       $1.15          $1,742,584                 0.55     to       1.90      (17.99 %)       to       (19.09 %) 

2021

     1,457,022          $1.38       to       $1.43          $2,177,512                 0.55     to       1.90      10.86      to       9.38

2020

     1,429,369          $1.24       to       $1.30          $1,935,524                 0.55     to       1.90      4.95      to       3.54

2019

     1,326,348          $1.18       to       $1.26          $1,718,525                 0.55     to       1.90      16.93      to       15.36

2018

     965,850          $1.01       to       $1.09          $1,074,953                       0.55     to       1.90      (3.77 %)       to       (5.06 %) 

Wanger Acorn

 

2022

     36,060          $5.00       to       $0.92          $147,223                 0.55     to       1.55      (33.83 %)       to       (9.83 %)(7) 

2021

     39,685          $7.55       to       $3.70          $246,177          0.72      0.55     to       1.45      8.30      to       7.33

2020

     45,839          $6.97       to       $3.45          $263,234                 0.55     to       1.45      23.55      to       22.44

2019

     54,642          $5.64       to       $2.82          $253,728          0.26      0.55     to       1.45      30.38      to       29.21

2018

     63,796          $4.33       to       $2.18          $227,464                0.09      0.55     to       1.45      (2.00 %)       to       (2.89 %) 

Wanger Intl

 

2022

     33,274          $3.83       to       $0.90          $100,085          0.91      0.55     to       1.55      (34.21 %)       to       (9.03 %)(7) 

2021

     36,342          $5.82       to       $2.73          $166,989          0.55      0.55     to       1.45      18.16      to       17.10

2020

     41,614          $4.93       to       $2.33          $162,608          2.05      0.55     to       1.45      13.74      to       12.72

2019

     50,662          $4.33       to       $2.07          $174,505          0.79      0.55     to       1.45      29.28      to       28.12

2018

     60,391          $3.35       to       $1.61          $160,984                2.02      0.55     to       1.45      (18.15 %)       to       (18.89 %) 

WA Var Global Hi Yd Bond, Cl II

 

2022

     9,922          $1.14       to       $1.00          $10,760          6.23      0.55     to       1.90      (14.35 %)       to       (15.49 %) 

2021

     9,903          $1.33       to       $1.18          $12,619          4.22      0.55     to       1.90      0.49      to       (0.86 %) 

2020

     8,499          $1.33       to       $1.19          $10,857          3.76      0.55     to       1.90      6.53      to       5.11

2019

     9,240          $1.24       to       $1.14          $11,151          5.39      0.55     to       1.90      13.39      to       11.86

2018

     8,318          $1.10       to       $1.02          $8,870                4.55      0.55     to       1.90      (4.69 %)       to       (5.98 %) 

 

(1)

The accumulation unit values and total returns are presented as a range of values based on the variable annuity contracts with the lowest and highest expense ratios.

(2)

These amounts represent the dividends, excluding distributions of capital gains, received by the division from the underlying fund, net of management fees assessed by the fund manager, divided by the average net assets. These ratios exclude variable account expenses that result in direct reductions in the unit values. The recognition of investment income by the division is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying fund in which the division invests. These ratios are annualized for periods less than one year.

(3)

These ratios represent the annualized contract expenses of the separate account, consisting primarily of mortality and expense charges, for each period indicated. The ratios include only those expenses that result in a direct reduction to unit values. Charges made directly to contract owner accounts through the redemption of units and expenses of the underlying fund are excluded.

(4)

These amounts represent the total return for the periods indicated, including changes in the value of the underlying fund, and reflect deductions for all items included in the expense ratio. The total return does not include any expenses assessed through the redemption of units; inclusion of these expenses in the calculation would result in a reduction in the total return presented. Investment options with a date notation indicate the effective date of that investment option in the variable account. The total return is calculated for the period indicated or from the effective date through the end of the reporting period. Although the total return is presented as a range of values based on the subaccounts representing the lowest and highest expense ratios, some individual subaccount total returns are not within the ranges presented due to the introduction of new subaccounts during the year and other market factors.

(5) 

New subaccount operations commenced on April 27, 2018.

(6) 

New subaccount operations commenced on April 24, 2020.

(7) 

New subaccount operations commenced on May 2, 2022.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDER OF

RIVERSOURCE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of RiverSource Life Insurance Company and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the related consolidated statements of income, of comprehensive income, of shareholder’s equity and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Change in Accounting Principle

As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for long-duration insurance contracts in 2023.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matters communicated are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (i) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

 

F-1 


Adoption of the new accounting standard for long-duration insurance contracts

As described in Notes 2, 3, 10 and 12 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted the new accounting standard relating to targeted improvements to the accounting for long-duration contracts (“LDTI”). As disclosed by management, the consolidated financial statements reflect the modified retrospective adoption, except for market risk benefits for which management applied a full retrospective transition approach. When management adopted the new standard effective January 1, 2023 with a transition date of January 1, 2021, opening equity was adjusted for the adoption impacts to retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive income and prior periods presented (i.e. 2021 and 2022) were recast. The new standard changes elements of the measurement models and disclosure requirements for an insurer’s long-duration insurance contract benefits and acquisition costs by expanding the use of fair value accounting to certain contract benefits and requiring at least annual updates to assumptions used to measure liabilities for future policy benefits. As of the January 1, 2021 transition date, the adoption impact was a reduction in total equity of $1.9 billion. The adjustments to retrospectively recast prior period amounts resulted in an increase of $190 million and a decrease of $1.1 billion to total equity as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and an increase to net income of $589 million and $658 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The adjustments as of January 1, 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 include the remeasurement of the liability for future policy benefits at a current single A discount rate. The discount rate represents an upper-medium-grade (i.e., low credit risk) fixed-income instrument yield (i.e., an A rating) that reflects the duration characteristics of the liability. Discount rates are locked in annually, at the end of each year for all products, except life contingent payout annuities, and calculated as the monthly average discount rate curves for the year. For life contingent payout annuities, the discount rates are locked in quarterly, at the end of each quarter based on the average of the three months for the quarter. Market risk benefits are contracts or contract features that both provide protection to the contractholder from other-than-nominal capital market risk and expose the Company to other-than-nominal capital market risk. Market risk benefits include certain contract features on variable annuity products that provide minimum guarantees to contractholders. Market risk benefits are measured at fair value, at the individual contract level, using a non-option-based valuation approach or an option-based valuation approach dependent upon the fee structure of the contract. The significant assumptions used by management to develop the fair value measurements of market risk benefits include utilization of guaranteed withdrawals, surrender rate, market volatility, nonperformance risk and mortality rate (collectively, the significant market risk benefit assumptions). As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the market risk benefits assets amounted to $1.0 billion and $539 million, respectively, and the market risk benefits liabilities amounted to $2.1 billion and $3.4 billion, respectively.

The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the adoption of the new accounting standard for LDTI is a critical audit matter are (i) the significant judgment by management when adopting the LDTI standard and determining the transition date adjustments and the transition period adjustments, (ii) a high degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity and effort in performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence related to (a) management’s discount rate methodology and development of the discount rate curve used in determining the liability for future policy benefits, and (b) management’s significant market risk benefit assumptions used in determining the fair value of market risk benefits, and (iii) the audit effort involved the use of professionals with specialized skills and knowledge.

Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included, among others, (i) evaluating management’s process for adopting the LDTI standard and for determining the transition date and transition period adjustments, (ii) testing the relevance and reliability of the external data used by management to develop the discount rate curve, (iii) testing the completeness and accuracy of the data used by management to develop and update the significant market risk benefit assumptions, and (iv) the use of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge to assist in evaluating, based on the consideration the Company’s historical and actual experience, industry trends, and market conditions, as applicable, the (a) appropriateness of the discount rate methodology and the reasonableness of the discount rate curve, and (b) the reasonableness of the significant market risk benefit assumptions used to determine the fair value of market risk benefits.

 

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Valuation of the embedded derivatives in certain variable annuity riders (as accounted for in the original issuance)

As described in Note 2, 10, 11, and 13 (not presented herein) to the consolidated financial statements (appearing under Item 8 of the Company’s 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K), management values the embedded derivatives attributable to the provisions of certain variable annuity riders using internal valuation models. As there is no active market for the transfer of these embedded derivatives, such internal valuation models estimate fair value by discounting expected cash flows (as accounted for in the original issuance). As disclosed in the original issuance, as of December 31, 2022, the net embedded derivative liability in certain variable annuity riders was $608 million, and is included in policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims on the consolidated balance sheet. Management’s discounted cash flow model for estimating fair value includes observable capital market assumptions and incorporates significant unobservable inputs related to implied volatility, nonperformance risk and contractholder behavior assumptions that include margins for risk, all of which management believes a market participant would expect. As described above and in Note 2, subsequent to the original issuance of the December 31, 2022 consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted the new accounting standard for LDTI effective January 1, 2023, using the modified retrospective transition approach, except for market risk benefits for which the Company applied a full retrospective transition approach. As a result of the adoption of this standard, the embedded derivatives described above are now measured at fair value and presented separately on the balance sheet as market risk benefit assets and market risk benefit liabilities.

The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the valuation of the embedded derivatives in certain variable annuity riders (as accounted for in the original issuance) is a critical audit matter are the significant judgment used by management to estimate the fair value of the embedded derivatives in certain variable annuity riders (as accounted for in the original issuance), which in turn led to a high degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity and effort in performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence relating to the significant unobservable inputs used to determine implied volatility, nonperformance risk and contractholder behavior assumptions that include margins for risk. Also, the audit effort involved the use of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge.

Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness of controls related to the Company’s estimate of the fair value of embedded derivatives in certain variable annuity riders, including controls over the significant unobservable inputs. These procedures also included, among others, evaluating and testing management’s process for developing the fair value estimate. Testing management’s process included evaluating the reasonableness of the significant unobservable inputs related to implied volatility, nonperformance risk and contractholder behavior assumptions that include margins for risk and testing the completeness and accuracy of underlying data used by management in the development of the significant unobservable inputs. Professionals with specialized skill and knowledge were used to assist in (i) evaluating the reasonableness of certain significant unobservable inputs related to implied volatility, nonperformance risk and contractholder behavior assumptions that include margins for risk based on industry knowledge and data as well as historical Company data and experience, and (ii) evaluating the appropriateness of management’s models.

Valuation of certain guarantees on variable annuity and certain life insurance policies accounted for as insurance liabilities (as accounted for in the original issuance)

As described in Note 2, 10, and 11 (not presented herein) to the consolidated financial statements (appearing under Item 8 of the Company’s 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K), the Company issues universal life, variable universal life and variable annuity policies that have product features that are accounted for as insurance liabilities. As disclosed by management, the liability for these policies, which is included in policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims on the consolidated balance sheet, is determined using actuarial models to estimate the present value of the projected benefits in excess of account value and recognizing the excess over the estimated life based on expected assessments. Significant assumptions used by management in projecting the present value of future benefits and assessments include customer asset

 

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value growth rates, mortality, persistency, and investment margins, and additionally for variable annuity policies, benefit utilization. As described above and in Note 2, subsequent to the original issuance of the December 31, 2022 consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted the new accounting standard for LDTI effective January 1, 2023, using the modified retrospective transition approach, except for market risk benefits for which the Company applied a full retrospective transition approach. As a result of the adoption of this standard, certain guarantees on variable annuity are accounted for as market risk benefits.

The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the valuation of certain guarantees on variable annuity (as accounted for in the original issuance) and certain life insurance policies accounted for as insurance liabilities is a critical audit matter are the significant judgment used by management when developing the estimate of certain guarantees on variable annuity (as accounted for in the original issuance) and certain life insurance policies accounted for as insurance liabilities, which in turn led to a high degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity and effort in performing procedures and evaluating management’s significant assumptions used to determine customer asset value growth rates, persistency, investment margins, and, for variable annuity policies, benefit utilization. Also, the audit effort involved the use of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge.

Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness of controls relating to the Company’s valuation of certain guarantees on variable annuity and certain life insurance policies accounted for as insurance liabilities, including controls over management’s development of the significant assumptions. These procedures also included, among others, evaluating and testing management’s process for developing the estimate of certain guarantees on variable annuity and certain life insurance policies accounted for as insurance liabilities, testing the completeness and accuracy of underlying data used by management and testing that assumptions are accurately reflected in the models. Evaluating and testing management’s process also included the involvement of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge to assist in (i) evaluating the reasonableness of the significant assumptions related to customer asset value growth rates, persistency, benefit utilization and investment margins based on industry knowledge and data as well as historical Company data and experience, and (ii) evaluating the appropriateness of management’s models.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota

February 23, 2023, except for the change in the manner in which the Company accounts for long-duration insurance contracts discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements and the Adoption of the new accounting standard for long-duration insurance contracts Critical Audit Matter, as to which the date is September 27, 2023

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2010.

 

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RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in millions, except share amounts)

 

December 31,    2022(1)        2021(1)  
Assets        

Investments:

       

Available-for-Sale: Fixed maturities, at fair value (amortized cost: 2022, $17,331; 2021, $14,718; allowance for credit losses: 2022, $22; 2021, $1)

   $ 16,135        $ 16,239  

Mortgage loans, at amortized cost (allowance for credit losses: 2022, $11; 2021, $12)

     1,768          1,788  

Policy loans

     847          834  

Other investments (allowance for credit losses: 2022, nil; 2021, nil)

     207          230  

Total investments

     18,957          19,091  

Investments of consolidated investment entities, at fair value

     2,354          2,184  

Cash and cash equivalents

     2,611          3,200  

Cash of consolidated investment entities, at fair value

     133          121  

Market risk benefits

     1,015          539  

Reinsurance recoverables (allowance for credit losses: 2022, $23; 2021, $11)

     4,228          5,456  

Receivables

     7,577          8,148  

Receivables of consolidated investment entities, at fair value

     20          17  

Accrued investment income

     145          124  

Deferred acquisition costs

     2,759          2,821  

Other assets

     4,726          7,311  

Other assets of consolidated investment entities, at fair value

     2          3  

Separate account assets

     70,876          92,238  

Total assets

   $ 115,403        $ 141,253  
       
Liabilities and Shareholder’s Equity        

Liabilities:

       

Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims

   $ 34,122        $ 35,017  

Market risk benefits

     2,118          3,440  

Short-term borrowings

     201          200  

Long-term debt

     500          500  

Debt of consolidated investment entities, at fair value

     2,363          2,164  

Other liabilities

     4,131          6,519  

Other liabilities of consolidated investment entities, at fair value

     119          137  

Separate account liabilities

     70,876          92,238  

Total liabilities

     114,430          140,215  

Shareholder’s equity:

       

Common stock, $30 par value; 100,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding

     3          3  

Additional paid-in capital

     2,466          2,466  

Accumulated deficit

     (412        (1,114

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

     (1,084        (317

Total shareholder’s equity

     973          1,038  

Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity

   $ 115,403        $ 141,253  

 

(1)

Recast for the adoption of accounting standard, Financial Services — Insurance — Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts. See Note 3 for more information.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in millions)

 

Years Ended December 31,    2022(1)        2021(1)        2020  
Revenues             

Premiums

   $ 306        $ (871      $ 341  

Net investment income

     827          827          869  

Policy and contract charges

     2,078          2,250          2,094  

Other revenues

     644          616          482  

Net realized investment gains (losses)

     (100        595          (10

Total revenues

     3,755          3,417          3,776  
            
Benefits and expenses             

Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses

     236          (157        1,805  

Interest credited to fixed accounts

     665          600          644  

Remeasurement (gains) losses of future policy benefit reserves

     1          (52         

Change in fair value of market risk benefits

     311          (113         

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs

     241          245          264  

Interest and debt expense

     108          105          5  

Other insurance and operating expenses

     682          751          665  

Total benefits and expenses

     2,244          1,379          3,383  

Pretax income (loss)

     1,511          2,038          393  

Income tax provision (benefit)

     209          316          (45

Net income

   $ 1,302        $ 1,722        $ 438  

 

(1)

Recast for the adoption of accounting standard, Financial Services — Insurance — Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts. See Note 3 for more information.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(in millions)

 

Years Ended December 31,    2022(1)        2021(1)        2020  

Net income (loss)

   $ 1,302        $  1,722        $  438  

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

            

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities

     (2,035        (848        428  

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions on certain long-duration contracts

     861          284           

Effect of changes in instrument-specific credit risk on market risk benefits

     407          100           

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

     (767        (464        428  

Total comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 535        $ 1,258        $ 866  

 

(1)

Recast for the adoption of accounting standard, Financial Services — Insurance — Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts. See Note 3 for more information.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY

(in millions)

 

       

Common

Shares

    

Additional

Paid-In

Capital

    

Retained

Earnings

(Deficit)

    

Accumulated Other
Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

     Total  

Balances at January 1, 2020

     $ 3      $ 2,466      $ 293      $ 756      $ 3,518  

Cumulative effect of adoption of current expected credit losses guidance

                     (7             (7

Net income

                     438               438  

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

                            428        428  

Cash dividends to Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

                     (800             (800

Balances at December 31, 2020

       3        2,466        (76      1,184        3,577  

Cumulative effect of adoption of long-duration contracts guidance

                     (860      (1,037      (1,897

Net income

                     1,722               1,722  

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

                            (464      (464

Cash dividends to Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

                     (1,900             (1,900

Balances at December 31, 2021(1)

       3        2,466        (1,114      (317      1,038  

Net income

                     1,302               1,302  

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

                            (767      (767

Cash dividends to Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

                     (600             (600

Balances at December 31, 2022(1)

     $ 3      $ 2,466      $ (412    $ (1,084    $ 973  

 

(1)

Recast for the adoption of accounting standard, Financial Services — Insurance — Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts. See Note 3 for more information.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in millions)

 

Years Ended December 31,    2022(1)        2021(1)        2020  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities             

Net income

   $ 1,302        $ 1,722        $ 438  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

            

Depreciation, amortization and accretion, net

     (201        (98        (22

Deferred income tax (benefit) expense

     154          138          (278

Contractholder and policyholder charges, non-cash

     (395        (390        (385

Loss from equity method investments

     48          72          73  

Net realized investment (gains) losses

     (3        (611        (12

Impairments and provision for loan losses

     91          (3        22  

Net losses (gains) of consolidated investment entities

     17          (20        (2

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

            

Deferred acquisition costs

     62          (9        48  

Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims, and market risk benefits, net

     1,013          1,482          3,441  

Derivatives, net of collateral

     311          (575        (134

Reinsurance recoverables

     84          (19        (166

Receivables

     279          114          62  

Accrued investment income

     (21        10          (3

Current income tax, net

     72          (321        378  

Other operating assets and liabilities of consolidated investment entities

     2          20           

Other, net

     136          66          79  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     2,951          1,578          3,539  
            
Cash Flows from Investing Activities             

Available-for-Sale securities:

            

Proceeds from sales

     1,309          555          102  

Maturities, sinking fund payments and calls

     1,563          2,804          2,813  

Purchases

     (5,600        (3,677        (4,069

Proceeds from sales, maturities and repayments of mortgage loans

     141          272          207  

Funding of mortgage loans

     (124        (215        (135

Proceeds from sales and collections of other investments

     24          93          123  

Purchase of other investments

     (46        (32        (184

Purchase of investments by consolidated investment entities

     (961        (1,603        (57

Proceeds from sales, maturities and repayments of investments by consolidated investment entities

     615          1,047          46  

Purchase of equipment and software

     (13        (13        (10

Change in policy loans, net

     (13        12          21  

Cash paid for deposit receivable

     (45        (377        (4

Cash received for deposit receivable

     550          254          93  

Advance on line of credit to Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     (1,034        (1        (702

Repayment from Ameriprise Financial, Inc. on line of credit

     1,034          1          702  

Cash paid for written options with deferred premiums

     (619        (552        (338

Cash received from written options with deferred premiums

     204          106          133  

Net cash impact of consolidating consolidated investment entities

                       83  

Other, net

     21          (39        2  

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

   $ (2,994      $ (1,365      $ (1,174
            
Cash Flows from Financing Activities             

Policyholder account balances:

            

Deposits and other additions

   $ 1,169        $ 1,553        $ 1,649  

Net transfers from (to) separate accounts

     (162        (273        (125

Surrenders and other benefits

     (1,459        (1,365        (1,357

Proceeds from line of credit with Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

              6          186  

Payments on line of credit with Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

              (6        (236

Proceeds from long-term debt with Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

                       500  

Cash received for purchased options with deferred premiums

     378          1,350          40  

Cash paid for purchased options with deferred premiums

     (197        (156        (211

Borrowings by consolidated investment entities

     341          1,756           

Repayments of debt by consolidated investment entities

     (4        (1,142        (1

Cash dividends to Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     (600        (1,900        (800

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (534        (177        (355

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (577        36          2,010  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     3,321          3,285          1,275  

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 2,744        $ 3,321        $ 3,285  

Supplemental Disclosures:

            

Income taxes paid (received), net

   $ (17      $ 496        $ (143

Interest paid excluding consolidated investment entities

     3                   2  

Interest paid by consolidated investment entities

     75          90           

Non-cash investing activity:

            

Exchange of an investment that resulted in a realized gain and an increase to amortized cost

              17           

Investments transferred in connection with reinsurance transaction

              7,513           

 

(1)

Recast for the adoption of accounting standard, Financial Services — Insurance — Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts. See Note 3 for more information.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

RiverSource Life Insurance Company is a stock life insurance company with one wholly owned stock life insurance company subsidiary, RiverSource Life Insurance Co. of New York (“RiverSource Life of NY”). RiverSource Life Insurance Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (“Ameriprise Financial”).

 

 

RiverSource Life Insurance Company is domiciled in Minnesota and holds Certificates of Authority in American Samoa, the District of Columbia and all states except New York. RiverSource Life Insurance Company issues insurance and annuity products.

 

 

RiverSource Life of NY is domiciled and holds a Certificate of Authority in New York. RiverSource Life of NY issues insurance and annuity products.

RiverSource Life Insurance Company also wholly owns RiverSource Tax Advantaged Investments, Inc. (“RTA”) and Columbia Cent CLO Advisors, LLC (“Columbia Cent”). RTA is a stock company domiciled in Delaware and is a limited partner in affordable housing partnership investments. Columbia Cent provides asset management services to collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”).

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of RiverSource Life Insurance Company and companies in which it directly or indirectly has a controlling financial interest and variable interest entities (“VIEs”) in which it is the primary beneficiary (collectively, the “Company”). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

During 2022, the Company identified an error related to the shadow unearned revenue liability balance associated with universal life insurance products. The Company evaluated the error and determined that the impact was not material to the Company’s results for any prior period, but for comparability, the Company revised the prior period Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures impacted. A summary of the revision to the Company’s previously reported Consolidated Financial Statements is presented in Note 22.

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) which vary in certain respects from reporting practices prescribed or permitted by state insurance regulatory authorities as described in Note 16.

The Company evaluated events or transactions that may have occurred after the balance sheet date for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. Other than disclosed in Note 15, no other subsequent events or transactions requiring recognition or disclosure were identified.

The Company’s principal products are variable annuities, structured variable annuities, universal life (“UL”) insurance, including indexed universal life (“IUL”) and variable universal life (“VUL”) insurance, which are issued primarily to individuals. Waiver of premium and accidental death benefit riders are generally available with UL products, in addition to other benefit riders. Variable annuity contract purchasers can choose to add optional benefit riders to their contracts, such as guaranteed minimum death benefit (“GMDB”), guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit (“GMWB”) and guaranteed minimum accumulation benefit (“GMAB”) riders. In 2020, the Company began offering structured variable annuities which give contractholders the option to allocate a portion of their account value to an indexed account with the contractholder’s rate of return, which may be positive or negative, tied to selected indices. The Company discontinued most new sales of its variable annuities with living benefit guarantees by the end of 2021 and new sales were completely discontinued as of mid-2022. As the Company continues to optimize its risk profile and shift its business mix to lower risk offerings, it has discontinued new sales of its UL insurance with secondary guarantees and its single-pay fixed universal life with a long term care rider products at the end of 2021.

The Company also offers immediate annuities, traditional life insurance and disability income (“DI”) insurance. In 2020, the Company discontinued sales of fixed deferred annuities.

The Company’s business is sold through the advisor network of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC (“AFS”), a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial. RiverSource Distributors, Inc., a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of variable annuity and life insurance products issued by the Company.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), Financial Services — Insurance: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts (“ASU 2018-12”), effective January 1, 2023 with a transition date of January 1, 2021. The significant accounting policies for market risk benefits (“MRB”); deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”); deferred sales inducement costs (“DSIC”); reinsurance; policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims; and unearned revenue liability were added or updated as a result of adopting ASU 2018-12. See Note 3 for additional information related to the transition and adoption impact.

 

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RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

Principles of Consolidation

A VIE is an entity that either has equity investors that lack certain essential characteristics of a controlling financial interest (including substantive voting rights, the obligation to absorb the entity’s losses, or the rights to receive the entity’s returns) or has equity investors that do not provide sufficient financial resources for the entity to support its activities.

Voting interest entities (“VOEs”) are those entities that do not qualify as a VIE. The Company consolidates VOEs in which it holds a greater than 50% voting interest. The Company generally accounts for entities using the equity method when it holds a greater than 20% but less than 50% voting interest or when the Company exercises significant influence over the entity. All other investments that are not reported at fair value as trading or Available-for-Sale securities are accounted for using the measurement alternative method when the Company owns less than a 20% voting interest and does not exercise significant influence. Under the measurement alternative, the investment is recorded at the cost basis, less impairments, if any, plus or minus observable price changes of identical or similar investments of the same issuer.

A VIE is consolidated by the reporting entity that determines it has both:

 

 

the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance; and

 

 

the obligation to absorb potentially significant losses or the right to receive potentially significant benefits to the VIE.

All VIEs are assessed for consolidation under this framework. When evaluating entities for consolidation, the Company considers its contractual rights in determining whether it has the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance. In determining whether the Company has this power, it considers whether it is acting in a role that enables it to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of an entity or if it is acting in an agent role.

In determining whether the Company has the obligation to absorb potential significant losses of the VIE or the right to receive potential significant benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE, the Company considers an analysis of its rights to receive benefits such as investment returns and its obligation to absorb losses associated with any investment in the VIE in conjunction with other qualitative factors. Management and incentive fees that are at market and commensurate with the level of services provided, and where the Company does not hold other interests in the VIE that would absorb more than an insignificant amount of the VIE’s expected losses or receive more than an insignificant amount of the VIE’s expected residual returns, are not considered a variable interest and are excluded from the analysis.

The consolidation guidance has a scope exception for reporting entities with interests in registered money market funds which do not have an explicit support agreement.

Amounts Based on Estimates and Assumptions

Accounting estimates are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements. In part, they are based upon assumptions concerning future events. Among the more significant are those that relate to investment securities valuation and the recognition of credit losses or impairments, valuation of derivative instruments, litigation reserves, future policy benefits, market risk benefits and income taxes and the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities. These accounting estimates reflect the best judgment of management and actual results could differ. Prior to the adoption of ASU 2018-12, DAC and the corresponding recognition of DAC amortization was also considered among the more significant estimates.

Investments

Available-for-Sale Securities

Available-for-Sale securities are carried at fair value with unrealized gains (losses) recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”), net of impacts to benefit reserves, reinsurance recoverables and income taxes. Gains and losses are recognized on a trade date basis in the Consolidated Statements of Income upon disposition of the securities. Prior to the Company’s adoption of ASU 2018-12, unrealized gains (losses) recorded in AOCI were also net of DAC, DSIC and unearned revenue.

Available-for-Sale securities are impaired when the fair value of an investment is less than its amortized cost. When an Available-for-Sale security is impaired, the Company first assesses whether or not: (i) it has the intent to sell the security (i.e., made a decision to sell) or (ii) it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the security before its anticipated recovery. If either of these conditions exist, the Company recognizes an impairment by reducing the book value of the security for the difference between the investment’s amortized cost and its fair value with a corresponding charge to earnings. Subsequent increases in the fair value of Available-for-Sale securities that occur in periods after a write-down has occurred are recorded as unrealized gains in other comprehensive income (“OCI”), while subsequent decreases in fair value would continue to be recorded as reductions of book value with a charge to earnings.

For securities that do not meet the above criteria, the Company determines whether the decrease in fair value is due to a credit loss or due to other factors. The amount of impairment due to credit-related factors, if any, is recognized as an allowance for credit losses with a related charge to net realized investment gains (losses). The allowance for credit losses is limited to the

 

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amount by which the security’s amortized cost basis exceeds its fair value. The amount of the impairment related to other factors is recognized in OCI.

Factors the Company considers in determining whether declines in the fair value of fixed maturity securities are due to credit-related factors include: (i) the extent to which the market value is below amortized cost; (ii) fundamental analysis of the liquidity, business prospects and overall financial condition of the issuer; and (iii) market events that could impact credit ratings, economic and business climate, litigation and government actions, and similar external business factors.

If through subsequent evaluation there is a sustained increase in cash flows expected, both the allowance and related charge to earnings may be reversed to reflect the increase in expected principal and interest payments.

In order to determine the amount of the credit loss component for corporate debt securities, a best estimate of the present value of cash flows expected to be collected discounted at the security’s effective interest rate is compared to the amortized cost basis of the security. The significant inputs to cash flow projections consider potential debt restructuring terms, projected cash flows available to pay creditors and the Company’s position in the debtor’s overall capital structure. When assessing potential credit-related impairments for structured investments (e.g., residential mortgage backed securities, commercial mortgage backed securities and asset backed securities), the Company also considers credit-related factors such as overall deal structure and its position within the structure, quality of underlying collateral, delinquencies and defaults, loss severities, recoveries, prepayments and cumulative loss projections.

Management has elected to exclude accrued interest in its measurement of the allowance for credit losses for Available-for-Sale securities. Accrued interest on Available-for-Sale securities is recorded as earned in Accrued investment income. Available-for-Sale securities are generally placed on nonaccrual status when the accrued balance becomes 90 days past due or earlier based on management’s evaluation of the facts and circumstances of each security under review. All previously accrued interest is reversed through Net investment income.

Other Investments

Other investments primarily reflect the Company’s interests in affordable housing partnerships and syndicated loans. Affordable housing partnerships are accounted for under the equity method.

Financing Receivables

Financing receivables are comprised of commercial loans, policy loans, and deposit receivables.

Commercial Loans

Commercial loans include commercial mortgage loans and syndicated loans and are recorded at amortized cost less the allowance for loan losses. Commercial mortgage loans are recorded within Mortgage loans and syndicated loans are recorded within Other investments. Commercial mortgage loans are loans on commercial properties that are originated by the Company. Syndicated loans represent the Company’s investment in loan syndications originated by unrelated third parties.

Interest income is accrued as earned on the unpaid principal balances of the loans. Interest income recognized on commercial mortgage loans and syndicated loans is recorded in Net investment income.

Policy Loans

Policy loans do not exceed the cash surrender value at origination. As there is minimal risk of loss related to policy loans, there is no allowance for credit losses.

Interest income is accrued as earned on the unpaid principal balances of the loans. Interest income recognized on policy loans is recorded in Net investment income.

Deposit Receivables

For each of its reinsurance agreements, the Company determines whether the agreement provides indemnification against loss or liability related to insurance risk in accordance with applicable accounting standards. If the Company determines that a reinsurance agreement does not expose the reinsurer to a reasonable possibility of a significant loss from insurance risk, the Company records the agreement using the deposit method of accounting. Deposits made and any related embedded derivatives are included in Receivables. As amounts are received, consistent with the underlying contracts, deposit receivables are adjusted. Deposit receivables are accreted using the interest method and the accretion is reported in Other revenues.

See Note 7 for additional information on financing receivables.

Allowance for Credit Losses

The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial assets to present the net amount expected to be collected over the asset’s expected life, considering past events, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions. Estimates of expected credit losses consider both historical charge-off and recovery experience as well as current economic conditions and management’s expectation of future charge-off

 

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and recovery levels. Expected losses related to risks other than credit risk are excluded from the allowance for credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is measured and recorded upon initial recognition of the loan, regardless of whether it is originated or purchased. The methods and information used to develop the allowance for credit losses for each class of financing receivable are discussed below.

Commercial Loans

The allowance for credit losses for commercial mortgage loans and syndicated loans utilizes a probability of default and loss severity approach to estimate lifetime expected credit losses. Actual historical default and loss severity data for each type of commercial loan is adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions to develop the probability of default and loss severity assumptions that are applied to the amortized cost basis of the loans over the expected life of each portfolio. The allowance for credit losses on commercial mortgage loans and syndicated loans is recorded through provisions charged to Net realized investment gains (losses) and is reduced/increased by net charge-offs/recoveries.

Management determines the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses based on the overall loan portfolio composition, recent and historical loss experience, and other pertinent factors, including when applicable, internal risk ratings, loan-to-value (“LTV”) ratios and occupancy rates, along with reasonable and supportable forecasts of economic and market conditions. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates, which may be susceptible to significant change. While the Company may attribute portions of the allowance to specific loan pools as part of the allowance estimation process, the entire allowance is available to absorb losses expected over the life of the loan portfolio.

Deposit receivables

The allowance for credit losses is calculated on an individual reinsurer basis. Deposit receivables are collateralized by underlying trust arrangements. Management evaluates the terms of the reinsurance and trust agreements, the nature of the underlying assets, and the potential for changes in the collateral value when considering the need for an allowance for credit losses.

Nonaccrual Loans

Commercial mortgage loans and syndicated loans are placed on nonaccrual status when either the collection of interest or principal has become 90 days past due or is otherwise considered doubtful of collection. When a loan is placed on nonaccrual status, unpaid accrued interest is reversed. Interest payments received on loans on nonaccrual status are generally applied to principal unless the remaining principal balance has been determined to be fully collectible. Management has elected to exclude accrued interest in its measurement of the allowance for credit losses for commercial mortgage loans and syndicated loans.

Restructured Loans

A loan is classified as a restructured loan when the Company makes certain concessionary modifications to contractual terms for borrowers experiencing financial difficulties. When the interest rate, minimum payments, and/or due dates have been modified in an attempt to make the loan more affordable to a borrower experiencing financial difficulties, the modification is considered a troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”). Modifications to loan terms do not automatically result in TDRs. Generally, performance prior to the restructuring or significant events that coincide with the restructuring are considered in assessing whether the borrower can meet the new terms which may result in the loan being returned to accrual status at the time of the restructuring or after a performance period. If the borrower’s ability to meet the revised payment schedule is not reasonably assured, the loan remains on nonaccrual status.

Charge-off and Foreclosure

Charge-offs are recorded when the Company concludes that all or a portion of the commercial mortgage loan or syndicated loan is uncollectible. Factors used by the Company to determine whether all amounts due on commercial mortgage loans will be collected, include but are not limited to, the financial condition of the borrower, performance of the underlying properties, collateral and/or guarantees on the loan, and the borrower’s estimated future ability to pay based on property type and geographic location. Factors used by the Company to determine whether all amounts due on syndicated loans will be collected, include but are not limited to the borrower’s financial condition, industry outlook, and internal risk ratings based on rating agency data and internal analyst expectations.

If it is determined that foreclosure on a commercial mortgage loan is probable and the fair value is less than the current loan balance, expected credit losses are measured as the difference between the amortized cost basis of the asset and fair value less estimated costs to sell, if applicable. Upon foreclosure, the commercial mortgage loan and related allowance are reversed, and the foreclosed property is recorded as real estate owned within Other assets.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents include highly liquid investments with original or remaining maturities at the time of purchase of 90 days or less.

Reinsurance

The Company cedes insurance risk to other insurers under reinsurance agreements.

 

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Reinsurance premiums paid and benefits received are accounted for consistently with the basis used in accounting for the policies from which risk is reinsured and consistently with the terms of the reinsurance contracts. Reinsurance premiums paid for traditional life, long term care (“LTC”), DI and life contingent immediate annuities, net of the change in any prepaid reinsurance asset, are reported as a reduction of Premiums. Reinsurance recoveries are reported as components of Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses.

UL and VUL reinsurance premiums are reported as a reduction of Policy and contract charges. In addition, for UL and VUL insurance policies, the net cost of reinsurance ceded, which represents the discounted amount of the expected cash flows between the reinsurer and the Company, is classified as an asset and amortized based on estimated gross profits (“EGPs”) over the period the reinsurance policies are in-force. Changes in the net cost of reinsurance are reflected as a component of Policy and contract charges.

Insurance liabilities are reported before the effects of reinsurance. Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims recoverable under reinsurance contracts are recorded within Reinsurance recoverables, net of the allowance for credit losses. The Company evaluates the financial condition of its reinsurers prior to entering into new reinsurance contracts and on a periodic basis during the contract term. The allowance for credit losses related to reinsurance recoverable is based on applying observable industry data including insurer ratings, default and loss severity data to the Company’s reinsurance recoverable balances. Management evaluates the results of the calculation and considers differences between the industry data and the Company’s data. Such differences include that the Company has no actual history of losses and that industry data may contain non-life insurers. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates, which may be susceptible to significant change given the long-term nature of these receivables. In addition, the Company has a reinsurance protection agreement that provides credit protections for its reinsured LTC business. The allowance for credit losses on reinsurance recoverable is recorded through provisions charged to Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses.

The Company also assumes life insurance and fixed annuity risk from other insurers in limited circumstances. Reinsurance premiums received and benefits paid are accounted for consistently with the basis used in accounting for the policies from which risk is reinsured and consistently with the terms of the reinsurance contracts. Liabilities for assumed business are recorded within Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims.

See Note 9 for additional information on reinsurance.

Land, Buildings, Equipment and Software

Land, buildings, equipment and internally developed software are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation or amortization and are reflected within other assets. The Company uses the straight-line method of depreciation and amortization over periods ranging from three to 39 years.

As of both December 31, 2022 and 2021, land, buildings, equipment and software were $123 million, net of accumulated depreciation of $229 million and $216 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 was $13 million, $14 million and $14 million, respectively.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Freestanding derivative instruments are recorded at fair value and are reflected in Other assets or Other liabilities. The Company’s policy is to not offset fair value amounts recognized for derivatives and collateral arrangements executed with the same counterparty under the same master netting arrangement. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative instrument depends on its intended use and the resulting hedge designation, if any. The Company primarily uses derivatives as economic hedges that are not designated as accounting hedges or do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. The Company occasionally designates derivatives as (i) hedges of changes in the fair value of assets, liabilities, or firm commitments (“fair value hedges”) or (ii) hedges 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 hedges”).

Derivative instruments that are entered into for hedging purposes are designated as such at the time the Company enters into the contract. For all derivative instruments that are designated for hedging activities, the Company documents all of the hedging relationships between the hedge instruments and the hedged items at the inception of the relationships. Management also documents its risk management objectives and strategies for entering into the hedge transactions. The Company assesses, at inception and on a quarterly basis, whether derivatives designated as hedges are highly effective in offsetting the fair value or cash flows of hedged items. If it is determined that a derivative is no longer highly effective as a hedge, the Company will discontinue the application of hedge accounting.

For derivative instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting or are not designated as accounting hedges, changes in fair value are recognized in current period earnings. Changes in fair value of derivatives are presented in the Consolidated Statements of Income based on the nature and use of the instrument. Changes in fair value of derivatives used as economic hedges are presented in the Consolidated Statements of Income with the corresponding change in the hedged asset or liability.

 

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For derivative instruments that qualify as fair value hedges, changes in the fair value of the derivatives, as well as changes in the fair value of the hedged assets, liabilities or firm commitments, are recognized on a net basis in current period earnings. The carrying value of the hedged item is adjusted for the change in fair value from the designated hedged risk. If a fair value hedge designation is removed or the hedge is terminated prior to maturity, previous adjustments to the carrying value of the hedged item are recognized into earnings over the remaining life of the hedged item.

For derivative instruments that qualify as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instruments is reported in AOCI and reclassified into earnings when the hedged item or transaction impacts earnings. The amount that is reclassified into earnings is presented in the Consolidated Statements of Income with the hedged instrument or transaction impact. Any ineffective portion of the gain or loss is reported in current period earnings as a component of Net investment income. If a hedge designation is removed or a hedge is terminated prior to maturity, the amount previously recorded in AOCI is reclassified to earnings over the period that the hedged item impacts earnings. For hedge relationships that are discontinued because the forecasted transaction is not expected to occur according to the original strategy, any related amounts previously recorded in AOCI are recognized in earnings immediately.

The equity component of indexed annuity, structured variable annuity and IUL obligations are considered embedded derivatives. Additionally, certain annuities contain GMAB and GMWB provisions accounted for as market risk benefits under ASU 2018-12. Prior to the adoption of ASU 2018-12, the GMAB and the non-life contingent benefits associated with GMWB provisions were also considered embedded derivatives. See Note 14 for information regarding the Company’s fair value measurement of derivative instruments and Note 18 for the impact of derivatives on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Market Risk Benefits

Market risk benefits are contracts or contract features that both provide protection to the contractholder from other-than-nominal capital market risk and expose the Company to other-than-nominal capital market risk. Market risk benefits include certain contract features on variable annuity products that provide minimum guarantees to contractholders. Guarantees accounted for as market risk benefits include GMDB, guaranteed minimum income benefit (“GMIB”), GMWB and GMAB. If a contract contains multiple market risk benefits, those market risk benefits are bundled together as a single compound market risk benefit.

Market risk benefits are measured at fair value, at the individual contract level, using a non-option-based valuation approach or an option-based valuation approach dependent upon the fee structure of the contract. Changes in fair value are recognized in net income each period with the exception of the portion of the change in fair value due to a change in the instrument-specific credit risk, which is recognized in OCI.

Deferred Acquisition Costs

The Company incurs costs in connection with acquiring new and renewal insurance and annuity businesses. The portion of these costs which are incremental and direct to the acquisition of a new or renewal insurance policy or annuity contract are deferred. Significant costs capitalized include sales based compensation related to the acquisition of new and renewal insurance policies and annuity contracts, medical inspection costs for successful sales, and a portion of employee compensation and benefit costs based upon the amount of time spent on successful sales. Sales based compensation paid to Ameriprise Financial’s advisors and employees and third-party distributors is capitalized. Employee compensation and benefits costs which are capitalized relate primarily to sales efforts, underwriting and processing. All other costs which are not incremental direct costs of acquiring an insurance policy or annuity contract are expensed as incurred. The DAC associated with insurance policies or annuity contracts that are significantly modified or internally replaced with another contract are accounted for as write-offs. These transactions are anticipated in establishing amortization periods and other valuation assumptions.

The Company monitors other DAC amortization assumptions, such as persistency, mortality, morbidity, and variable annuity benefit utilization each quarter and, when assessed independently, each could impact the Company’s DAC balances. Unamortized DAC is reduced for actual experience in excess of expected experience.

The analysis of DAC balances and the corresponding amortization is a dynamic process that considers all relevant factors and assumptions described previously. Unless the Company’s management identifies a significant deviation over the course of the quarterly monitoring, management reviews and updates these DAC amortization assumptions annually in the third quarter of each year.

DAC is amortized on a constant-level basis for the grouped contracts over the expected contract term to approximate straight-line amortization. Contracts are grouped by contract type and issue year into cohorts consistent with the grouping used in estimating the associated liability for future policy benefits. DAC related to all long-duration product types (except for life contingent payout annuities) is grouped on a calendar-year annual basis for each legal entity. Further disaggregation is reported for any contracts that include an additional liability for death or other insurance benefit. DAC related to life contingent payout annuities is grouped on a calendar-year annual basis for each legal entity for policies issued prior to 2021 and on a quarterly basis for each legal entity thereafter.

 

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DAC related to annuity products (including variable deferred annuities, structured variable annuities, fixed deferred annuities, and life contingent payout annuities) is amortized based on initial premium. DAC related to life insurance products (including UL insurance, VUL insurance, IUL insurance, term life insurance, and whole life insurance) is amortized based on original specified amount (i.e., face amount). DAC related to DI insurance is amortized based on original monthly benefit.

The accounting contract term for annuity products (except for life contingent payout annuities) is over the projected accumulation period. Life contingent payout annuities are amortized over the period which annuity payments are expected to be paid. The accounting contract term for life insurance products is over the projected life of the contract. DI insurance is amortized over the projected life of the contract, including the claim paying period.

Deferred Acquisition Costs (Pre-adoption of ASU 2018-12)

Non-Traditional Long-Duration Products

For non-traditional long-duration products (including variable, structured variable and fixed deferred annuity contracts, UL and VUL insurance products), DAC were amortized based on projections of EGPs over amortization periods equal to the approximate life of the business.

EGPs varied based on persistency rates (assumptions at which contractholders and policyholders were expected to surrender, make withdrawals from and make deposits to their contracts), mortality levels, client asset value growth rates (based on equity and bond market performance), variable annuity benefit utilization and interest margins (the spread between earned rates on invested assets and rates credited to contractholder and policyholder accounts) and were management’s best estimates. Management regularly monitored financial market conditions and actual contractholder and policyholder behavior experience and compared them to its assumptions. These assumptions were updated whenever it appeared that earlier estimates should be revised. When assumptions were changed, the percentage of EGPs used to amortize DAC might have also changed. A change in the required amortization percentage was applied retrospectively; an increase in amortization percentage resulted in a decrease in the DAC balance and an increase in DAC amortization expense, while a decrease in amortization percentage resulted in an increase in the DAC balance and a decrease in DAC amortization expense. The impact on results of operations of changing assumptions could have been either positive or negative in any particular period and was reflected in the period in which such changes were made. At each balance sheet date, the DAC balance was adjusted for the effect that would result from the realization of unrealized gains (losses) on securities impacting EGPs, with the related change recognized through AOCI.

The client asset value growth rates were the rates at which variable annuity and VUL insurance contract values invested in separate accounts which were assumed to appreciate in the future. The rates used varied by equity and fixed income investments. Management reviewed and, where appropriate, adjusted its assumptions with respect to client asset value growth rates on a regular basis. The Company typically used a five-year mean reversion process as a guideline in setting near-term equity fund growth rates based on a long-term view of financial market performance as well as recent actual performance. The suggested near-term equity fund growth rate was reviewed quarterly to ensure consistency with management’s assessment of anticipated equity market performance. DAC amortization expense recorded in a period when client asset value growth rates exceeded management’s near-term estimate were typically less than in a period when growth rates fell short of management’s near-term estimate.

Traditional Long-Duration Products

For traditional long-duration products (including traditional life and DI insurance products), DAC were generally amortized as a percentage of premiums over amortization periods equal to the premium paying period. The assumptions made in calculating the DAC balance and DAC amortization expense were consistent with those used in determining the liabilities.

For traditional life and DI insurance products, the assumptions provided for adverse deviations in experience and were revised only if management concluded experience will be so adverse that DAC were not recoverable. If management concluded that DAC were not recoverable, DAC were reduced to the amount that was recoverable based on best estimate assumptions and a corresponding expense was recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Deferred Sales Inducement Costs

Deferred sales inducements are contract features that are intended to attract new customers or to persuade existing customers to keep their current policy. Sales inducement costs consist of bonus interest credits and premium credits added to certain annuity contract and insurance policy values. These benefits are capitalized to the extent they are incremental to amounts that would be credited on similar contracts without the applicable feature. The amounts capitalized are amortized using the same methodology and assumptions used to amortize DAC on a constant-level basis. DSIC is recorded in Other assets and amortization of DSIC is recorded in Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses.

Prior to the adoption of ASU 2018-12, DSIC was amortized based on EGPs consistent with DAC and recorded in Other assets and the amortization of DSIC was recorded in Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses.

 

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Separate Account Assets and Liabilities

Separate account assets represent funds held for the benefit of and Separate account liabilities represent the obligation to the variable annuity contractholders and variable life insurance policyholders who have a contractual right to receive the benefits of their contract or policy and bear the related investment risk. Gains and losses on separate account assets accrue directly to the contractholder or policyholder and are not reported in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. Separate account assets are recorded at fair value and Separate account liabilities are equal to the assets recognized.

Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims

The Company establishes reserves to cover the benefits associated with non-traditional and traditional long-duration products. Non-traditional long-duration products include variable and structured variable annuity contracts, fixed annuity contracts and UL and VUL policies. Traditional long-duration products include term life, whole life, DI, LTC insurance products and life contingent payout annuity products.

Non-Traditional Long-Duration Products

The liabilities for non-traditional long-duration products include fixed account values on variable and fixed annuities and UL and VUL policies, non-life contingent payout annuities, liabilities for guaranteed benefits associated with variable annuities (including structured variable annuities), and embedded derivatives for structured variable annuities, indexed annuities, and IUL products.

Liabilities for fixed account values on variable annuities, structured variable annuities, fixed deferred annuities, and UL and VUL policies are equal to accumulation values, which are the cumulative gross deposits and credited interest less withdrawals and various charges. The liability for non-life contingent payout annuities is recognized as the present value of future payments using the effective yield at inception of the contract.

A portion of the Company’s UL and VUL policies have product features that result in profits followed by losses from the insurance component of the contract. These profits followed by losses can be generated by the cost structure of the product or secondary guarantees in the contract. The secondary guarantee ensures that, subject to specified conditions, the policy will not terminate and will continue to provide a death benefit even if there is insufficient policy value to cover the monthly deductions and charges. The liability for these future losses is determined at the reporting date by estimating the death benefits in excess of account value and recognizing the excess over the estimated life based on expected assessments (e.g. cost of insurance charges, contractual administrative charges, similar fees and investment margin). See Note 10 for information regarding the liability for contracts with secondary guarantees. Liabilities for fixed deferred indexed annuity, structured variable annuity and IUL products are equal to the accumulation of host contract values, guaranteed benefits, and the fair value of embedded derivatives.

See Note 12 for information regarding variable annuity guarantees.

Embedded Derivatives

The fair value of embedded derivatives related to structured variable annuities, indexed annuities and IUL fluctuate based on equity markets and interest rates and the estimate of the Company’s nonperformance risk and is recorded in Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims. See Note 14 for information regarding the fair value measurement of embedded derivatives.

Traditional Long-Duration Products

The liabilities for traditional long-duration products include cash flows related to unpaid amounts on reported claims, estimates of benefits payable on claims incurred but not yet reported and estimates of benefits that will become payable on term life, whole life, DI, LTC, and life contingent payout annuity policies as claims are incurred in the future. The claim liability (also referred to as disabled life reserves) is presented together as one liability for future policy benefits.

A liability for future policy benefits, which is the present value of estimated future policy benefits to be paid to or on behalf of policyholders and certain related expenses less the present value of estimated future net premiums to be collected from policyholders, is accrued as premium revenue is recognized. Expected insurance benefits are accrued over the life of the contract in proportion to premium revenue recognized (referred to as the net premium approach). The net premium ratio reflects cash flows from contract inception to contract termination (i.e., through the claim paying period) and cannot exceed 100%.

Assumptions utilized in the net premium approach, including mortality, morbidity, and terminations, are reviewed as part of experience studies at least annually or more frequently if suggested by evidence. Expense assumptions and actual expenses are updated within the net premium calculation consistent with other policyholder assumptions.

The updated cash flows used in the calculation are discounted using a forward rate curve. The discount rate represents an upper-medium-grade (i.e., low credit risk) fixed-income instrument yield (i.e., an A rating) that reflects the duration characteristics of the liability. Discount rates will be locked in annually, at the end of each year for all products, except life contingent payout annuities, and calculated as the monthly average discount rate curves for the year. For life contingent payout annuities, the discount rates will be locked in quarterly, at the end of each quarter based on the average of the three months for the quarter.

 

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The liability for future policy benefits will be updated for actual experience at least on an annual basis and concurrent with changes to cash flow assumptions. When net premiums are updated for cash flow changes, the estimated cash flows over the entire life of a group of contracts are updated using historical experience and updated future cash flow assumptions.

The revised net premiums are used to calculate an updated liability for future policy benefits as of the beginning of the reporting period, discounted at the original locked in rate (i.e., contract issuance rate). The updated liability for future policy benefits as of the beginning of the reporting period is then compared with the carrying amount of the liability as of that date prior to updating cash flow assumptions to determine the current period remeasurement gain or loss reflected in current period earnings. The revised net premiums are then applied as of the beginning of the quarter to calculate the benefit expense for the current reporting period.

The difference between the updated carrying amount of the liability for future policy benefits measured using the current discount rate assumption and the original discount rate assumption is recognized in OCI. The interest accretion rate remains the original discount rate used at contract issue date.

If the updating of cash flow assumptions results in the present value of future benefits and expenses exceeding the present value of future gross premiums, a charge to net income is recorded for the current reporting period such that net premiums are set equal to gross premiums. In subsequent periods, the liability for future policy benefits is accrued with net premiums set equal to gross premiums.

Contracts (except for life contingent payout annuities sold subsequent to December 31, 2020) are grouped into cohorts by contract type and issue year, as well as by legal entity and reportable segment. Life contingent payout annuities sold in periods beginning in 2021 are grouped into quarterly cohorts.

See Note 10 for information regarding the liabilities for traditional long-duration products.

Deferred Profit Liability

For limited-payment products, gross premiums received in excess of net premiums are deferred at initial recognition as a deferred profit liability (“DPL”). Gross premiums are measured using assumptions consistent with those used in the measurement of the liability for future policy benefits, including discount rate, mortality, lapses and expenses.

The DPL is amortized and recognized as premium revenue in proportion to expected future benefit payments from annuity contracts. Interest is accreted on the balance of the DPL using the discount rate determined at contract issuance. The Company reviews and updates its estimate of cash flows from the DPL at the same time as the estimates of cash flows for the liability for future policy benefits. When cash flows are updated, the updated estimates are used to recalculate the DPL at contract issuance. The recalculated DPL as of the beginning of the current reporting period is compared to the carrying amount of the DPL as of the beginning of the current reporting period, and any difference is recognized as either a charge or credit to premium revenue.

DPL is recorded in Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims and included as a reconciling item within the disaggregated rollforwards.

Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims (Pre-adoption of ASU 2018-12)

Non-traditional long-duration products included variable and structured variable annuity contracts, fixed annuity contracts and UL and VUL policies. Traditional long-duration products included term life, whole life, DI and LTC insurance products.

Guarantees accounted for as insurance liabilities included GMDB, gain gross-up (“GGU”), GMIB and the life contingent benefits associated with GMWB. In addition, UL and VUL policies with product features that result in profits followed by losses were accounted for as insurance liabilities.

Guarantees accounted for as embedded derivatives included GMAB and the non-life contingent benefits associated with GMWB. In addition, the portion of structured variable annuities, indexed annuities and IUL policies allocated to the indexed account was accounted for as an embedded derivative.

Changes in future policy benefits and claims were reflected in earnings in the period adjustments are made. Where applicable, benefit amounts expected to be recoverable from reinsurance companies who share in the risk were separately recorded as Reinsurance recoverables.

Non-Traditional Long-Duration Products (Pre-adoption of ASU 2018-12)

The liabilities for non-traditional long-duration products included fixed account values on variable and fixed annuities and UL and VUL policies, liabilities for guaranteed benefits associated with variable annuities and embedded derivatives for variable and structured variable annuities, indexed annuities and IUL products.

Liabilities for fixed account values on variable, structured variable and fixed deferred annuities and UL and VUL policies were equal to accumulation values, which were the cumulative gross deposits and credited interest less withdrawals and various charges. These liabilities were not impacted by the adoption of ASU 2018-12.

 

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A portion of the Company’s UL and VUL policies had product features that resulted in profits followed by losses from the insurance component of the contract. These profits followed by losses could be generated by the cost structure of the product or secondary guarantees in the contract. The secondary guarantee ensured that, subject to specified conditions, the policy would not terminate and would continue to provide a death benefit even if there was insufficient policy value to cover the monthly deductions and charges. The liability for these future losses was determined by estimating the death benefits in excess of account value and recognizing the excess over the estimated life based on expected assessments (e.g. cost of insurance charges, contractual administrative charges, similar fees and investment margin). These liabilities were not impacted by the adoption of ASU 2018-12. See Note 10 for information regarding the liability for contracts with secondary guarantees.

Liabilities for fixed deferred indexed annuity, structured variable annuity and IUL products were equal to the accumulation of host contract values covering guaranteed benefits and the fair value of embedded equity options. These liabilities were not impacted by the adoption of ASU 2018-12.

The GMDB and GGU liability was determined by estimating the expected value of death benefits in excess of the projected contract accumulation value and recognizing the excess over the estimated life based on expected assessments (e.g., mortality and expense fees, contractual administrative charges and similar fees).

If elected by the contract owner and after a stipulated waiting period from contract issuance, a GMIB guaranteed a minimum lifetime annuity based on a specified rate of contract accumulation value growth and predetermined annuity purchase rates. The GMIB liability was determined each period by estimating the expected value of annuitization benefits in excess of the projected contract accumulation value at the date of annuitization and recognizing the excess over the estimated life based on expected assessments.

The liability for the life contingent benefits associated with GMWB provisions was determined by estimating the expected value of benefits that were contingent upon survival after the account value was equal to zero and recognizing the benefits over the estimated life based on expected assessments (e.g., mortality and expense fees, contractual administrative charges and similar fees).

In determining the liabilities for GMDB, GGU, GMIB and the life contingent benefits associated with GMWB, the Company projected these benefits and contract assessments using actuarial models to simulate various equity market scenarios. Significant assumptions made in projecting future benefits and assessments relate to customer asset value growth rates, mortality, persistency, benefit utilization and investment margins and were consistent with those used for DAC valuation for the same contracts. As with DAC, unless the Company’s management identified a significant deviation over the course of quarterly monitoring, management reviewed and updated these assumptions annually in the third quarter of each year.

Variable annuity guarantees are now accounted for as market risk benefits under ASU 2018-12. See Note 12 for information regarding variable annuity guarantees.

Liabilities for fixed annuities in a benefit or payout status utilized assumptions established as of the date the payout phase was initiated. The liabilities were the present value of future estimated payments reduced for mortality (which was based on industry mortality tables with modifications based on the Company’s experience) and discounted with interest rates. There was no change to the accounting for non-life contingent payout annuities under ASU 2018-12. The accounting for life contingent payout annuities is described above.

Embedded Derivatives (Pre-adoption of ASU 2018-12)

The fair value of embedded derivatives related to GMAB and the non-life contingent benefits associated with GMWB provisions fluctuated based on equity, interest rate and credit markets and the estimate of the Company’s nonperformance risk, which would cause these embedded derivatives to be either an asset or a liability. The fair value of embedded derivatives related to structured variable annuities, indexed annuities and IUL fluctuated based on equity markets and interest rates and the estimate of the Company’s nonperformance risk and was a liability. Variable annuity guarantees are now accounted for as market risk benefits under ASU 2018-12. See Note 14 for information regarding the fair value measurement of embedded derivatives.

Traditional Long-Duration Products (Pre-adoption of ASU 2018-12)

The liabilities for traditional long-duration products included liabilities for unpaid amounts on reported claims, estimates of benefits payable on claims incurred but not yet reported and estimates of benefits that would become payable on term life, whole life, DI and LTC policies as claims incurred in the future.

Liabilities for unpaid amounts on reported life insurance claims were equal to the death benefits payable under the policies.

Liabilities for unpaid amounts on reported DI and LTC claims included any periodic or other benefit amounts due and accrued, along with estimates of the present value of obligations for continuing benefit payments. These unpaid amounts were calculated using anticipated claim continuance rates based on established industry tables, adjusted as appropriate for the Company’s experience. The discount rates used to calculate present values were based on average interest rates earned on assets supporting the liability for unpaid amounts.

 

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Liabilities for estimated benefits payable on claims that have been incurred but not yet reported were based on periodic analysis of the actual time lag between when a claim occurred and when it was reported.

Liabilities for estimates of benefits that would become payable on future claims on term life, whole life and DI insurance policies were based on the net level premium and LTC policies were based on a gross premium valuation reflecting management’s current best estimate assumptions. Net level premium included anticipated premium payments, mortality and morbidity rates, policy persistency and interest rates earned on assets supporting the liability. Gross premium valuation included expected premium rate increases, benefit reductions, morbidity rates, policy persistency and interest rates earned on assets supporting the liability. Anticipated mortality and morbidity rates were based on established industry mortality and morbidity tables, with modifications based on the Company’s experience. Anticipated premium payments and persistency rates varied by policy form, issue age, policy duration and certain other pricing factors.

For term life, whole life, DI and LTC policies, the Company utilized best estimate assumptions as of the date the policy was issued with provisions for the risk of adverse deviation, as appropriate. After the liabilities were initially established, management performed premium deficiency tests using current best estimate assumptions without provisions for adverse deviation annually in the third quarter of each year unless management identified a material deviation over the course of quarterly monitoring. If the liabilities determined based on these best estimate assumptions were greater than the net reserves (i.e., GAAP reserves net of any DAC balance), the existing net reserves were adjusted by first reducing the DAC balance by the amount of the deficiency or to zero through a charge to current period earnings. If the deficiency was more than the DAC balance, then the net reserves were increased by the excess through a charge to current period earnings. If a premium deficiency was recognized, the assumptions as of the date of the loss recognition were locked in and used in subsequent periods. The assumptions for LTC insurance products were management’s best estimate as of the date of loss recognition and thus no longer provided for adverse deviations in experience.

See Note 10 for information regarding the liabilities for traditional long-duration products.

Unearned Revenue Liability

The Company’s UL and VUL policies require payment of fees or other policyholder assessments in advance for services to be provided in future periods. These charges are deferred as unearned revenue and amortized consistent with DAC amortization factors. Prior to the adoption of ASU 2018-12, these charges were deferred and amortized based on EGPs. The unearned revenue liability is recorded in Other liabilities and the amortization is recorded in Policy and contract charges.

Income Taxes

The Company qualifies as a life insurance company for federal income tax purposes. As such, the Company is subject to the Internal Revenue Code provisions applicable to life insurance companies.

The Company’s taxable income is included in the consolidated federal income tax return of Ameriprise Financial. The Company provides for income taxes on a separate return basis, except that, under an agreement between Ameriprise Financial and the Company, tax benefits are recognized for losses to the extent they can be used in the consolidated return. It is the policy of Ameriprise Financial that it will reimburse its subsidiaries for any tax benefits recorded.

The Company’s provision for income taxes represents the net amount of income taxes that the Company expects to pay or to receive from various taxing jurisdictions in connection with its operations. The Company provides for income taxes based on amounts that the Company believes it will ultimately owe taking into account the recognition and measurement for uncertain tax positions. Inherent in the provision for income taxes are estimates and judgments regarding the tax treatment of certain items.

In connection with the provision for income taxes, the Consolidated Financial Statements reflect certain amounts related to deferred tax assets and liabilities, which result from temporary differences between the assets and liabilities measured for financial statement purposes versus the assets and liabilities measured for tax return purposes.

The Company is required to establish a valuation allowance for any portion of its deferred tax assets that management believes will not be realized. Significant judgment is required in determining if a valuation allowance should be established and the amount of such allowance if required. Factors used in making this determination include estimates relating to the performance of the business. Consideration is given to, among other things in making this determination: (i) future taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryforwards; (ii) future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences; (iii) taxable income in prior carryback years; and (iv) tax planning strategies. Management may need to identify and implement appropriate planning strategies to ensure its ability to realize deferred tax assets and reduce the likelihood of the establishment of a valuation allowance with respect to such assets. See Note 20 for additional information on the Company’s valuation allowance.

Changes in tax rates and tax law are accounted for in the period of enactment. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effect of a change in tax laws or rates and the effect is included in net income.

 

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Revenue Recognition

Premiums on traditional life, DI and LTC insurance products and immediate annuities with a life contingent feature are net of reinsurance ceded and are recognized as revenue when due.

Interest income is accrued as earned using the effective interest method, which makes an adjustment of the yield for security premiums and discounts on all performing fixed maturity securities classified as Available-for-Sale so that the related security or loan recognizes a constant rate of return on the outstanding balance throughout its term. When actual prepayments differ significantly from originally anticipated prepayments, the retrospective effective yield is recalculated to reflect actual payments to date and updated future payment assumptions and a catch-up adjustment is recorded in the current period. In addition, the new effective yield, which reflects anticipated future payments, is used prospectively.

Mortality and expense risk fees are based on a percentage of the fair value of assets held in the Company’s separate accounts and recognized when assessed. Variable annuity guaranteed benefit rider charges, cost of insurance charges on UL and VUL insurance and contract charges (net of reinsurance premiums and cost of reinsurance for UL insurance products) and surrender charges on annuities and UL and VUL insurance are recognized as revenue when assessed.

Realized gains and losses on the sale of securities, other than equity method investments, are recognized using the specific identification method, on a trade date basis.

Fees received under marketing support and distribution services arrangements are recognized as revenue when earned.

See Note 4 for further discussion of accounting policies on revenue from contracts with customers.

3. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Adoption of New Accounting Standards

Financial Services — Insurance — Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) updated the accounting standard related to long-duration insurance contracts (ASU 2018-12). The guidance changes elements of the measurement models and disclosure requirements for an insurer’s long-duration insurance contract benefits and acquisition costs by expanding the use of fair value accounting to certain contract benefits, requiring updates, if any, and at least annually, to assumptions used to measure liabilities for future policy benefits, changing the amortization pattern of deferred acquisition costs to a constant-level basis, and removing certain shadow adjustments previously recorded in AOCI. Adoption of the accounting standard will not impact overall cash flows, insurance subsidiaries’ dividend capacity, or regulatory capital requirements.

When the Company adopted the standard effective January 1, 2023 with a transition date of January 1, 2021 (the “transition date”), opening equity was adjusted for the adoption impacts to retained earnings and AOCI and prior periods presented (i.e. 2021 and 2022) were recast. The adoption impact as of January 1, 2021 was a reduction in total equity of $1.9 billion, of which $0.9 billion and $1.0 billion were reflected in retained earnings and AOCI, respectively. The Consolidated Financial Statements were not recast for the comparative period ended December 31, 2020.

 

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The following table presents the effects of the adoption of the above new accounting standard to the Company’s previously reported Consolidated Balance Sheets:

 

(in millions)    As Filed
December 31,
2022
     Adjustment      Post adoption
Post-adoption
December 31,
2022
     As Filed
December 31,
2021
     Adjustment      Post adoption
Post-adoption
December 31,
2021
 

Assets

                 

Market risk benefits

   $      $ 1,015      $ 1,015      $      $ 539      $ 539  

Reinsurance recoverables (allowance for credit losses: 2022, $23; 2021, $11)

     4,412        (184      4,228        4,529        927        5,456  

Deferred acquisition costs

     3,141        (382      2,759        2,757        64        2,821  

Other assets

     4,791        (65      4,726        7,015        296        7,311  

Total assets

   $ 115,019      $ 384      $ 115,403      $ 139,427      $ 1,826      $ 141,253  

Liabilities and Shareholder’s Equity

                 

Liabilities:

                 

Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims

   $ 36,057      $ (1,935    $ 34,122      $ 35,744      $ (727    $ 35,017  

Market risk benefits

            2,118        2,118               3,440        3,440  

Other liabilities

     4,120        11        4,131        6,303        216        6,519  

Total liabilities

     114,236        194        114,430        137,286        2,929        140,215  

Shareholder’s equity:

                 

Accumulated deficit

     (799      387        (412      (912      (202      (1,114

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

     (887      (197      (1,084      584        (901      (317

Total shareholder’s equity

     783        190        973        2,141        (1,103      1,038  

Total liabilities and shareholder’s equity

   $ 115,019      $ 384      $ 115,403      $ 139,427      $ 1,826      $ 141,253  

The following table presents the effects of the adoption of the above new accounting standard to the Company’s previously reported Consolidated Statements of Income:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
(in millions)    As Filed 2022      Adjustment      Post-adoption
2022
     As Filed 2021      Adjustment      Post-adoption
2021
 

Revenues

                 

Policy and contract charges

   $ 2,091      $ (13    $ 2,078      $ 2,304      $ (54    $ 2,250  

Total revenues

     3,768        (13      3,755        3,471        (54      3,417  

Benefits and expenses

                 

Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses

     1,366        (1,130      236        715        (872      (157

Remeasurement (gains) losses of future policy benefit reserves

            1        1               (52      (52

Change in fair value of market risk benefits

            311        311               (113      (113

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs

     196        45        241        112        133        245  

Other insurance and operating expenses

     670        12        682        738        13        751  

Total benefits and expenses

     3,005        (761      2,244        2,270        (891      1,379  

Pretax income (loss)

     763        748        1,511        1,201        837        2,038  

Income tax provision (benefit)

     50        159        209        137        179        316  

Net income (loss)

   $ 713      $ 589      $ 1,302      $ 1,064      $ 658      $ 1,722  

The adoption of the standard did not affect the previously reported totals for net cash flows provided by (used in) operating, investing, or financing activities.

Future Adoption of New Accounting Standards

Financial Instruments — Credit Losses — Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures

In March 2022, the FASB proposed amendments to ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“Topic 326”). The update removes the recognition and measurement guidance for TDRs by creditors in Subtopic 310-40, Receivables — Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors, and modifies the disclosure requirements for certain loan refinancing and restructuring by creditors when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty. Rather than applying the recognition and measurement for TDRs, an entity must apply the loan refinancing and restructuring guidance to determine whether a modification results in a new loan or a continuation of an existing loan. The update also requires

 

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entities to disclose current-period gross write-offs by year of origination for financing receivables and net investments in leases within the scope of Subtopic 326-20, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses — Measured at Amortized Cost. The amendments are to be applied prospectively, but entities may apply a modified retrospective transition for changes to the recognition and measurement of TDRs. For entities that have adopted Topic 326, the amendments are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2022. Early adoption is permitted for entities that have adopted Topic 326, including adoption in an interim period. The Company adopted the standard on January 1, 2023. The adoption of this update did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

4. REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS

The following table presents disaggregated revenue from contracts with customers and a reconciliation to total revenues reported on the Consolidated Statements of Income:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
(in millions)    2022        2021        2020  

Policy and contract charges

            

Affiliated (from Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.)

   $ 164        $ 193        $ 173  

Unaffiliated

     14          17          14  

Total

     178          210          187  

Other revenues

            

Administrative fees

            

Affiliated (from Columbia Management Investment Services, Corp.)

     42          49          44  

Unaffiliated

     18          20          18  
       60          69          62  

Other fees

            

Affiliated (from Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (“CMIA”) and Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC)

     334          389          351  

Unaffiliated

     4          5          4  
       338          394          355  

Total

     398          463          417  

Total revenue from contracts with customers

     576          673          604  

Revenue from other sources(1)

     3,179          2,744          3,172  

Total revenues

   $ 3,755        $ 3,417        $ 3,776  

 

(1) 

Amounts primarily consist of revenue associated with insurance and annuity products and investment income from financial instruments.

The following discussion describes the nature, timing, and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows arising from the Company’s contracts with customers.

Policy and Contract Charges

The Company earns revenue for providing distribution-related services to affiliated and unaffiliated mutual funds that are available as underlying investments in its variable annuity and variable life insurance products. The performance obligation is satisfied at the time the mutual fund is distributed. Revenue is recognized over the time the mutual fund is held in the variable product and is generally earned based on a fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to the net asset value of the fund. The revenue is not recognized at the time of sale because it is variably constrained due to factors outside the Company’s control, including market volatility and how long the fund(s) remain in the insurance policy or annuity contract. The revenue will not be recognized until it is probable that a significant reversal will not occur. These fees are accrued and collected on a monthly basis.

Other Revenues

Administrative Fees

The Company earns revenue for providing customer support, contract servicing and administrative services for affiliated and unaffiliated mutual funds that are available as underlying instruments in its variable annuity and variable life insurance products. The transfer agent and administration revenue is earned daily based on a fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to assets under management. These performance obligations are considered a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and are satisfied each day over the contract term. These fees are accrued and collected on a monthly basis.

Other Fees

The Company earns revenue for providing affiliated and unaffiliated partners an opportunity to educate the financial advisors of its affiliate, AFS, that sell the Company’s products as well as product and marketing personnel to support the offer, sale and servicing of funds within the Company’s variable annuity and variable life insurance products. These payments allow the parties to train and support the advisors, explain the features of their products, and distribute marketing and educational materials. The affiliated revenue is earned based on a rate, updated at least annually, which is applied, as a percentage, to the market value of

 

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assets invested. The unaffiliated revenue is earned based on a fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to the market value of assets invested. These performance obligations are considered a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and are satisfied each day over the contract term. These fees are accrued and collected on a monthly basis.

Receivables

Receivables for revenue from contracts with customers are recognized when the performance obligation is satisfied and the Company has an unconditional right to the revenue. Receivables related to revenues from contracts with customers were $48 million and $62 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

5. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

The Company provides asset management services to CLOs which are considered to be VIEs that are sponsored by the Company. In addition, the Company invests in structured investments other than CLOs and certain affordable housing partnerships which are considered VIEs. The Company consolidates the CLOs if the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary. The Company has no obligation to provide financial or other support to the non-consolidated VIEs beyond its initial investment and existing future funding commitments, and the Company has not provided any support to these entities. The Company has unfunded commitments related to consolidated CLOs of $30 million and $27 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. See Note 21 for information on future funding commitments of other VIEs.

See Note 2 for further discussion of the Company’s accounting policy on consolidation.

CLOs

CLOs are asset backed financing entities collateralized by a pool of assets, primarily syndicated loans and, to a lesser extent, high-yield bonds. Multiple tranches of debt securities are issued by a CLO, offering investors various maturity and credit risk characteristics. The debt securities issued by the CLOs are non-recourse to the Company. The CLO’s debt holders have recourse only to the assets of the CLO. The assets of the CLOs cannot be used by the Company. Scheduled debt payments are based on the performance of the CLO’s collateral pool. The Company earns management fees from the CLOs based on the value of the CLO’s collateral pool and, in certain instances, may also receive incentive fees. The fee arrangement is at market and commensurate with the level of effort required to provide those services. The Company has invested in a portion of the unrated, junior subordinated notes and highly rated senior notes of certain CLOs. The Company consolidates certain CLOs where it is the primary beneficiary and has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the CLO.

The Company’s maximum exposure to loss with respect to non-consolidated CLOs is limited to its amortized cost, which was $1 million as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021. The Company classifies these investments as Available-for-Sale securities. See Note 6 for additional information on these investments.

Affordable Housing Partnerships and Other Real Estate Partnerships

The Company is a limited partner in affordable housing partnerships that qualify for government-sponsored low income housing tax credit programs and partnerships that invest in multi-family residential properties that were originally developed with an affordable housing component. The Company has determined it is not the primary beneficiary and therefore does not consolidate these partnerships.

A majority of the limited partnerships are VIEs. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its investment in the VIEs is limited to the carrying value. The carrying value is reflected in other investments and was $92 million and $138 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company had a liability of $7 million and $8 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, related to original purchase commitments not yet remitted to the VIEs. The Company has not provided any additional support and is not contractually obligated to provide additional support to the VIEs beyond the funding commitments.

Structured Investments

The Company invests in structured investments which are considered VIEs for which it is not the sponsor. These structured investments typically invest in fixed income instruments and are managed by third parties and include asset backed securities, and commercial and residential mortgage backed securities. The Company classifies these investments as Available-for-Sale securities. The Company has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of these structures due to the size of the Company’s investment in the entities and position in the capital structure of these entities. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its investment in these structured investments is limited to its amortized cost. See Note 6 for additional information on these structured investments.

 

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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities

The Company categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy. See Note 14 for the definition of the three levels of the fair value hierarchy.

The following tables present the balances of assets and liabilities held by consolidated investment entities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

       December 31, 2022  
(in millions)      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets

             

Investments:

             

Corporate debt securities

     $      $ 35      $      $ 35  

Common stocks

              3               3  

Syndicated loans

              2,191        125        2,316  

Total investments

              2,229        125        2,354  

Receivables

              20               20  

Other assets

              1        1        2  

Total assets at fair value

     $      $ 2,250      $ 126      $ 2,376  

Liabilities

             

Debt(1)

     $      $ 2,363      $      $ 2,363  

Other liabilities

              119               119  

Total liabilities at fair value

     $      $ 2,482      $      $ 2,482  

 

       December 31, 2021  
(in millions)      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets

             

Investments:

             

Common stocks

     $      $ 3      $      $ 3  

Syndicated loans

              2,117        64        2,181  

Total investments

              2,120        64        2,184  

Receivables

              17               17  

Other assets

                     3        3  

Total assets at fair value

     $      $ 2,137      $ 67      $ 2,204  

Liabilities

             

Debt(1)

     $      $ 2,164      $      $ 2,164  

Other liabilities

              137               137  

Total liabilities at fair value

     $      $ 2,301      $      $ 2,301  

 

(1) 

The carrying value of the CLOs’ debt is set equal to the fair value of the CLOs’ assets. The estimated fair value of the CLOs’ debt was $2.4 billion and $2.2 billion as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

The following tables provide a summary of changes in Level 3 assets held by consolidated investment entities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

      Common
Stocks
       Syndicated
Loans
       Other
Assets
 

Balance, January 1, 2022

   $        $ 64        $ 3  

Total gains (losses) included in:

            

Net income

              (11 )(1)          

Purchases

              69           

Sales

              (4         

Settlements

              (8         

Transfers into Level 3

     2          218          1  

Transfers out of Level 3

     (2        (203        (3

Balance, December 31, 2022

   $        $ 125        $ 1  

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in net income relating to assets held at December 31, 2022

   $        $ (10 )(1)       $  

 

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(in millions)    Syndicated
Loans
       Other
Assets
 

Balance, January 1, 2021

   $ 92        $ 2  

Total gains (losses) included in:

       

Net income

     2 (1)         1 (1) 

Purchases

     106           

Sales

     (38         

Settlements

     (49         

Transfers into Level 3

     119          2  

Transfers out of Level 3

     (150        (2

Deconsolidation of consolidated investment entities

     (18         

Balance, December 31, 2021

   $ 64        $ 3  

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in net income relating to assets held at December 31, 2021

   $        $ 1 (1) 

 

(in millions)    Syndicated
Loans
       Other
Assets
 

Balance, January 1, 2020

   $        $  

Total gains (losses) included in:

       

Purchases

              2  

Sales

     (2         

Transfers into Level 3

     15           

Transfers out of Level 3

     (70         

Consolidation of consolidated investment entities

     149           

Balance, December 31, 2020

   $ 92        $ 2  

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in net income relating to assets held at December 31, 2020

   $        $  

 

(1)

Included in Net investment income.

Securities and loans transferred from Level 3 primarily represent assets with fair values that are now obtained from a third-party pricing service with observable inputs or priced in active markets. Securities and loans transferred to Level 3 represent assets with fair values that are now based on a single non-binding broker quote.

All Level 3 measurements as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 were obtained from non-binding broker quotes where unobservable inputs utilized in the fair value calculation are not reasonably available to the Company.

Determination of Fair Value

Assets

Investments

The fair value of syndicated loans obtained from third-party pricing services using a market approach with observable inputs is classified as Level 2. The fair value of syndicated loans obtained from third-party pricing services with a single non-binding broker quote as the underlying valuation source is classified as Level 3. The underlying inputs used in non-binding broker quotes are not readily available to the Company. See Note 14 for a description of the Company’s determination of the fair value of corporate debt securities, common stocks and other investments.

Receivables

For receivables of the consolidated CLOs, the carrying value approximates fair value as the nature of these assets has historically been short term and the receivables have been collectible. The fair value of these receivables is classified as Level 2.

Liabilities

Debt

The fair value of the CLOs’ assets, typically syndicated bank loans, is more observable than the fair value of the CLOs’ debt tranches for which market activity is limited and less transparent. As a result, the fair value of the CLOs’ debt is set equal to the fair value of the CLOs’ assets and is classified as Level 2.

Other Liabilities

Other liabilities consist primarily of securities purchased but not yet settled held by consolidated CLOs. The carrying value approximates fair value as the nature of these liabilities has historically been short term. The fair value of these liabilities is classified as Level 2. Other liabilities also include accrued interest on the CLO debt.

Fair Value Option

The Company has elected the fair value option for the financial assets and liabilities of the consolidated CLOs. Management believes that the use of the fair value option better matches the changes in fair value of assets and liabilities related to the CLOs.

 

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The following table presents the fair value and unpaid principal balance of loans and debt for which the fair value option has been elected:

 

(in millions)    December 31,
2022
       December 31,
2021
 

Syndicated loans

       

Unpaid principal balance

   $ 2,525        $ 2,233  

Excess unpaid principal over fair value

     (209        (52

Fair value

   $ 2,316        $ 2,181  

Fair value of loans more than 90 days past due

   $        $  

Fair value of loans in nonaccrual status

     23          13  

Difference between fair value and unpaid principal of loans more than 90 days past due, loans in nonaccrual status or both

     48          10  

Debt

       

Unpaid principal balance

   $ 2,636        $ 2,296  

Excess unpaid principal over fair value

     (273        (132

Carrying value (1)

   $ 2,363        $ 2,164  

 

(1) 

The carrying value of the CLOs’ debt is set equal to the fair value of the CLOs’ assets. The estimated fair value of the CLOs’ debt was $2.4 billion and $2.2 billion as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

During the third quarter of 2022, the Company launched one new CLO and issued debt of $352 million.

Interest income from syndicated loans, bonds and structured investments is recorded based on contractual rates in Net investment income. Gains and losses related to changes in the fair value of investments are recorded in Net investment income and gains and losses on sales of investments are recorded in Net realized investment gains (losses). Interest expense on debt is recorded in Interest and debt expense with gains and losses related to changes in the fair value of debt recorded in Net investment income.

Total net gains (losses) recognized in Net investment income related to the changes in fair value of investments the Company owns in the consolidated CLOs where it has elected the fair value option and collateralized financing entity accounting were immaterial for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

Debt of the consolidated investment entities and the stated interest rates were as follows:

 

     Carrying Value        Weighted Average
Interest Rate
 
(in millions)    December 31,
2022
       December 31,
2021
       December 31,
2022
       December 31,
2021
 

Debt of consolidated CLOs due 2028-2034

   $ 2,363        $ 2,164          5.3        1.7

The debt of the consolidated CLOs has both fixed and floating interest rates, which range from nil to 13.6%. The interest rates on the debt of CLOs are weighted average rates based on the outstanding principal and contractual interest rates.

6. INVESTMENTS

Available-for-Sale securities distributed by type were as follows:

 

     December 31, 2022  
Description of Securities (in millions)    Amortized
Cost
    

Gross

Unrealized
Gains

    

Gross

Unrealized
Losses

     Allowance
for Credit
Losses
    

Fair

Value

 

Fixed maturities:

              

Corporate debt securities

   $ 9,349      $ 180      $ (803    $ (20    $ 8,706  

Residential mortgage backed securities

     3,254        8        (303             2,959  

Commercial mortgage backed securities

     2,904        2        (255             2,651  

State and municipal obligations

     761        53        (26      (2      786  

Asset backed securities

     1,025        10        (38             997  

Foreign government bonds and obligations

     37               (2             35  

U.S. government and agency obligations

     1                             1  

Total

   $ 17,331      $ 253      $ (1,427    $ (22    $ 16,135  

 

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     December 31, 2021  
Description of Securities (in millions)    Amortized
Cost
    

Gross

Unrealized
Gains

    

Gross

Unrealized
Losses

     Allowance
for Credit
Losses
    

Fair

Value

 

Fixed maturities:

              

Corporate debt securities

   $ 8,447      $ 1,238      $ (47    $      $ 9,638  

Residential mortgage backed securities

     2,226        36        (12             2,250  

Commercial mortgage backed securities

     2,615        56        (15             2,656  

State and municipal obligations

     832        244        (1      (1      1,074  

Asset backed securities

     517        22        (2             537  

Foreign government bonds and obligations

     80        4        (1             83  

U.S. government and agency obligations

     1                             1  

Total

   $ 14,718      $ 1,600      $ (78    $ (1    $ 16,239  

In March 2020, the Company purchased $368 million of investments at fair value, primarily agency residential mortgage backed securities, from Ameriprise Financial.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, accrued interest of $139 million and $118 million, respectively, is excluded from the amortized cost basis of Available-for-Sale securities in the tables above and is recorded in Accrued investment income.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, investment securities with a fair value of $2.6 billion and $2.4 billion, respectively, were pledged to meet contractual obligations under derivative contracts and short-term borrowings, of which $302 million and $314 million, respectively, may be sold, pledged or rehypothecated by the counterparty.

As of both December 31, 2022 and 2021, fixed maturity securities comprised approximately 85% of the Company’s total investments. Rating agency designations are based on the availability of ratings from Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (“NRSROs”), including Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) and Fitch Ratings Ltd. (“Fitch”). The Company uses the median of available ratings from Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, or if fewer than three ratings are available, the lower rating is used. When ratings from Moody’s, S&P and Fitch are unavailable, the Company may utilize ratings from other NRSROs or rate the securities internally. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, $257 million and $359 million, respectively, of securities were internally rated by CMIA, an affiliate of the Company, using criteria similar to those used by NRSROs.

A summary of fixed maturity securities by rating was as follows:

 

     December 31, 2022      December 31, 2021  
Ratings (in millions, except percentages)    Amortized
Cost
    

Fair

Value

    

Percent of

Total Fair

Value

    

Amortized

Cost

    

Fair

Value

    

Percent of

Total Fair

Value

 

AAA

   $ 6,313      $ 5,754        36    $ 5,031      $ 5,107        31

AA

     1,159        1,188        7        757        932        6  

A

     1,572        1,594        10        1,662        2,013        12  

BBB

     7,646        7,023        43        6,293        7,063        44  

Below investment grade(1)

     641        576        4        975        1,124        7  

Total fixed maturities

   $ 17,331      $ 16,135        100    $ 14,718      $ 16,239        100

 

(1) 

The amortized cost of below investment grade securities includes interest in non-consolidated CLOs managed by the Company of $1 million as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021. The fair value of below investment grade securities includes interest in non-consolidated CLOs managed by the Company of $1 million and $2 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. These securities are not rated but are included in below investment grade due to their risk characteristics.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, approximately 36% and 40%, respectively, of securities rated AAA were GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC mortgage backed securities. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had holdings in Ameriprise Advisor Financing 2, LLC (“AAF 2”), an affiliate of the Company, totaling $544 million that was 56% of the Company’s total shareholder’s equity. Also, the Company had an additional 30 issuers with holdings totaling $4.4 billion that individually were between 10% and 22% of the Company’s total shareholder’s equity as of December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had holdings in Ameriprise Advisor Financing, LLC (“AAF”), an affiliate of the Company, totaling $289 million that was 28% of the Company’s total shareholder’s equity. Also, the Company had an additional 35 issuers with holdings totaling $4.9 billion that individually were between 10% and 24% of the Company’s total shareholder’s equity as of December 31, 2021. There were no other holdings of any other issuer greater than 10% of the Company’s total shareholder’s equity as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

 

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RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

The following tables summarize the fair value and gross unrealized losses on Available-for-Sale securities, aggregated by major investment type and the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for which no allowance for credit losses has been recorded:

 

    December 31, 2022  
(in millions, except number of securities)   Less than 12 months     12 months or more     Total  
Description of Securities  

Number of

Securities

   

Fair

Value

   

Unrealized

Losses

   

Number of

Securities

   

Fair

Value

   

Unrealized

Losses

   

Number of

Securities

   

Fair

Value

   

Unrealized

Losses

 

Corporate debt securities

    405     $ 5,028     $ (443     100     $ 1,532     $ (360     505     $ 6,560     $ (803

Residential mortgage backed securities

    189       1,643       (117     52       826       (186     241       2,469       (303

Commercial mortgage backed securities

    176       1,746       (149     58       666       (106     234       2,412       (255

State and municipal obligations

    40       126       (15     26       59       (11     66       185       (26

Asset backed securities

    39       808       (28     4       60       (10     43       868       (38

Foreign government bonds and obligations

    10       32       (1     1       1       (1     11       33       (2

Total

    859     $ 9,383     $ (753     241     $ 3,144     $ (674     1,100     $ 12,527     $ (1,427
    December 31, 2021  
(in millions, except number of securities)   Less than 12 months     12 months or more     Total  
Description of Securities  

Number of

Securities

   

Fair

Value

   

Unrealized

Losses

   

Number of

Securities

   

Fair

Value

   

Unrealized

Losses

   

Number of

Securities

   

Fair

Value

   

Unrealized

Losses

 

Corporate debt securities

    102     $ 2,007     $ (42     14     $ 81     $ (5     116     $ 2,088     $ (47

Residential mortgage backed securities

    55       1,162       (12     2       1             57       1,163       (12

Commercial mortgage backed securities

    60       809       (15     3       13             63       822       (15

State and municipal obligations

    25       63       (1                       25       63       (1

Asset backed securities

    5       91       (2                       5       91       (2

Foreign government bonds and obligations

    5       6             6       4       (1     11       10       (1

Total

    252     $ 4,138     $ (72     25     $ 99     $ (6     277     $ 4,237     $ (78

As part of the Company’s ongoing monitoring process, management determined that the change in gross unrealized losses on its Available-for-Sale securities for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recognized during the year ended December 31, 2022 is primarily attributable to the impact of higher interest rates and wider credit spreads driven by continued market volatility, with no specific credit concerns. The Company did not recognize these unrealized losses in earnings because it was determined that such losses were due to non-credit factors. The Company does not intend to sell these securities and does not believe that it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell these securities before the anticipated recovery of the remaining amortized cost basis. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, approximately 93% and 92%, respectively, of the total of Available-for-Sale securities with gross unrealized losses were considered investment grade.

The following table presents a rollforward of the allowance for credit losses on Available-for-Sale securities:

 

(in millions)      Corporate Debt
Securities
     State and
Municipal
Obligations
     Total  

Balance at January 1, 2020

     $      $      $  

Additions for which credit losses were not previously recorded

       13               13  

Additional increases (decreases) on securities that had an allowance recorded in a previous period

       (3             (3

Balance at December 31, 2020

       10               10  

Additions for which credit losses were not previously recorded

              1        1  

Charge-offs

       (10             (10

Balance at December 31, 2021

              1        1  

Additions for which credit losses were not previously recorded

       20               20  

Additional increases (decreases) on securities that had an allowance recorded in a previous period

              1        1  

Balance at December 31, 2022

     $ 20      $ 2      $ 22  

 

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Net realized gains and losses on Available-for-Sale securities, determined using the specific identification method, recognized in Net realized investment gains (losses) were as follows:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
(in millions)    2022        2021        2020  

Gross realized investment gains

   $ 28        $ 576        $ 17  

Gross realized investment losses

     (25        (6        (2

Credit losses

     (21        (1        (10

Other impairments

     (70        (13         

Total

   $ (88      $ 556        $ 5  

Credit losses for the year ended December 31, 2022 primarily related to recording an allowance for credit losses on a corporate debt security in the communications industry. Credit losses for the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily related to recording an allowance for credit losses on certain state and municipal securities. Credit losses for the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily related to recording an allowance for credit losses on certain corporate debt securities, primarily in the oil and gas industry. Other impairments for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 related to Available-for-Sale securities which the Company intended to sell.

See Note 19 for a rollforward of net unrealized investment gains (losses) included in AOCI.

Available-for-Sale securities by contractual maturity as of December 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

(in millions)    Amortized
Cost
       Fair Value  

Due within one year

   $ 317        $ 315  

Due after one year through five years

     1,644          1,581  

Due after five years through 10 years

     3,608          3,104  

Due after 10 years

     4,579          4,528  
     10,148          9,528  

Residential mortgage backed securities

     3,254          2,959  

Commercial mortgage backed securities

     2,904          2,651  

Asset backed securities

     1,025          997  

Total

   $ 17,331        $ 16,135  

Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations. Residential mortgage backed securities, commercial mortgage backed securities and asset backed securities are not due at a single maturity date. As such, these securities were not included in the maturities distribution.

The following is a summary of Net investment income:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
(in millions)    2022        2021        2020  

Fixed maturities

   $ 615        $ 643        $ 777  

Mortgage loans

     73          102          115  

Other investments

     159          101          (3
     847          846          889  

Less: investment expenses

     20          19          20  

Total

   $ 827        $ 827        $ 869  

Net realized investment gains (losses) are summarized as follows:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
(in millions)    2022        2021        2020  

Fixed maturities

   $ (88      $ 556        $ 5  

Mortgage loans

     (1        57          (10

Other investments

     (11        (18        (5

Total

   $ (100      $ 595        $ (10

7. FINANCING RECEIVABLES

Financing receivables are comprised of commercial loans, policy loans and deposit receivables. See Note 2 for information regarding the Company’s accounting policies related to financing receivables and the allowance for credit losses.

 

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Allowance for Credit Losses

The following table presents a rollforward of the allowance for credit losses:

 

(in millions)    Commercial
Loans
 

Balance at December 31, 2019(1)

   $ 20  

Cumulative effect of adoption of current expected credit losses guidance

     3  

Balance at January 1, 2020

     23  

Provisions

     12  

Balance at December 31, 2020

     35  

Provisions

     (23

Balance at December 31, 2021

     12  

Provisions

     1  

Charge-offs

     (2

Balance at December 31, 2022

   $ 11  

 

(1) 

Prior to January 1, 2020, the allowance for credit losses was based on an incurred loss model that did not require estimating expected credit losses over the expected life of the asset.

The decrease in the allowance for credit losses provision for commercial loans in 2021 reflected the sale of certain commercial mortgage loans and syndicated loans in conjunction with the fixed deferred and immediate annuity reinsurance transaction in 2021.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, accrued interest on commercial loans was $14 million and $11 million, respectively, and is recorded in Accrued investment income and excluded from the amortized cost basis of commercial loans.

Purchases and Sales

There were no commercial mortgage loans sold for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2020. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company sold $746 million of commercial mortgage loans.

During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the Company purchased $42 million, $26 million and $140 million, respectively, of syndicated loans, and sold nil, $340 million and $13 million, respectively, of syndicated loans.

The Company has not acquired any loans with deteriorated credit quality as of the acquisition date.

Credit Quality Information

There were no nonperforming loans as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021. All loans were considered to be performing.

Commercial Loans

Commercial Mortgage Loans

The Company reviews the credit worthiness of the borrower and the performance of the underlying properties in order to determine the risk of loss on commercial mortgage loans. Loan-to-value ratio is the primary credit quality indicator included in this review.

Based on this review, the commercial mortgage loans are assigned an internal risk rating, which management updates when credit risk changes. Commercial mortgage loans which management has assigned its highest risk rating were less than 1% of total commercial mortgage loans as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021. Loans with the highest risk rating represent distressed loans which the Company has identified as impaired or expects to become delinquent or enter into foreclosure within the next six months. There were no commercial mortgage loans past due as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021.

The tables below present the amortized cost basis of commercial mortgage loans by year of origination and loan-to-value ratio:

 

       December 31, 2022  
Loan-to-Value Ratio (in millions)      2022      2021      2020      2019      2018      Prior      Total  

> 100%

     $      $      $ 2      $ 2      $      $ 39      $ 43  

80% - 100%

       1        9        2        20        7        30        69  

60% - 80%

       39        85        17        52        9        104        306  

40% - 60%

       49        84        64        80        55        426        758  

< 40%

       16        8        27        42        78        432        603  

Total

     $ 105      $ 186      $ 112      $ 196      $ 149      $ 1,031      $ 1,779  

 

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RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

       December 31, 2021  
Loan-to-Value Ratio (in millions)      2021      2020      2019      2018      2017      Prior      Total  

> 100%

     $      $      $ 20      $ 10      $      $ 29      $ 59  

80% - 100%

       9        2        9        2               29        51  

60% - 80%

       141        76        59        15        58        133        482  

40% - 60%

       37        30        75        74        49        393        658  

< 40%

       6        8        46               47        443        550  

Total

     $ 193      $ 116      $ 209      $ 101      $ 154      $ 1,027      $ 1,800  

Loan-to-value ratio is based on income and expense data provided by borrowers at least annually and long-term capitalization rate assumptions based on property type.

In addition, the Company reviews the concentrations of credit risk by region and property type. Concentrations of credit risk of commercial mortgage loans by U.S. region were as follows:

 

     Loans            Percentage  
     December 31,            December 31,  
      2022             2021             2022             2021  
     (in millions)                            

East North Central

   $ 192        $ 183          11        10

East South Central

     51          54          3          3  

Middle Atlantic

     100          107          6          6  

Mountain

     120          111          7          6  

New England

     17          21          1          1  

Pacific

     601          589          34          33  

South Atlantic

     467          477          26          26  

West North Central

     115          136          6          8  

West South Central

     116          122          6          7  
  

 

 

 
     1,779          1,800          100        100
            

 

 

      

 

 

 

Less: allowance for credit losses

     11          12            
  

 

 

      

 

 

           

Total

   $ 1,768        $ 1,788            

 

           

Concentrations of credit risk of commercial mortgage loans by property type were as follows:

 

     Loans            Percentage  
     December 31,            December 31,  
      2022             2021             2022             2021  
     (in millions)                            

Apartments

   $ 465        $ 464          26        26

Hotel

     14          15          1          1  

Industrial

     295          293          17          16  

Mixed use

     55          57          3          3  

Office

     243          254          14          14  

Retail

     576          589          32          33  

Other

     131          128          7          7  
  

 

 

 
     1,779          1,800          100        100
            

 

 

      

 

 

 

Less: allowance for credit losses

     11          12            
  

 

 

      

 

 

           

Total

   $ 1,768        $ 1,788            

 

           

Syndicated Loans

The recorded investment in syndicated loans as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $72 million and $43 million, respectively. The Company’s syndicated loan portfolio is diversified across industries and issuers. There were no syndicated loans past due as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021. The Company assigns an internal risk rating to each syndicated loan in its portfolio ranging from 1 through 5, with 5 reflecting the lowest quality.

 

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RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

The tables below present the amortized cost basis of syndicated loans by origination year and internal risk rating:

 

       December 31, 2022  
Internal Risk Rating (in millions)      2022      2021      2020      2019      2018      Prior      Total  

Risk 5

     $      $      $      $      $      $      $  

Risk 4

                                                  

Risk 3

              5               3               2        10  

Risk 2

       5        13        2        5               11        36  

Risk 1

       3        5        1        3        5        9        26  

Total

     $ 8      $ 23      $ 3      $ 11      $ 5      $ 22      $ 72  

 

       December 31, 2021  
Internal Risk Rating (in millions)      2021      2020      2019      2018      2017      Prior      Total  

Risk 5

     $      $      $      $      $      $      $  

Risk 4

                                                  

Risk 3

                                          1        1  

Risk 2

       11               4        1        8        4        28  

Risk 1

       4                      3        3        4        14  

Total

     $ 15      $      $ 4      $ 4      $ 11      $ 9      $ 43  

Policy Loans

Policy loans do not exceed the cash surrender value at origination. As there is minimal risk of loss related to policy loans, there is no allowance for credit losses.

Deposit Receivables

Deposit receivables were $7.4 billion and $7.9 billion as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Deposit receivables are collateralized by the fair value of the assets held in trusts. Based on management’s evaluation of the collateral value relative to the deposit receivables, the allowance for credit losses for deposit receivables was not material as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Troubled Debt Restructurings

There were no loans accounted for as a troubled debt restructuring by the Company during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. There are no commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers whose loans have been restructured.

8. DEFERRED ACQUISITION COSTS AND DEFERRED SALES INDUCEMENT COSTS

The following tables summarize the balances of and changes in DAC, including the January 1, 2021 adoption of ASU 2018-12.

 

(in millions)   Variable
Annuities
    Structured
Variable
Annuities
    Fixed
Annuities
    Fixed Indexed
Annuities
    Universal Life
Insurance
    Variable
Universal Life
Insurance
 

Pre-adoption balance at December 31, 2020

  $ 1,671     $ 22     $ 43     $ 7     $ 100     $ 452  

Effect of shadow reserve adjustments

    42       4       18       1       31       53  

Post-adoption balance at January 1, 2021

    1,713       26       61       8       131       505  

Capitalization of acquisition costs

    110       71                   3       54  

Amortization

    (145     (6     (8     (1     (9     (47

Balance at December 31, 2021

  $ 1,678     $ 91     $ 53     $ 7     $ 125     $ 512  

 

(in millions)   Indexed
Universal Life
Insurance
    Other Life
Insurance
    Life
Contingent
Payout
Annuities
    Term and
Whole Life
Insurance
    Disability
Insurance
          

Total,

All Products

 

Pre-adoption balance at December 31, 2020

  $ 108     $ (3   $     $ 19     $ 89       $ 2,508  

Effect of shadow reserve adjustments

    149       6                                 304  

Post-adoption balance at January 1, 2021

    257       3             19       89         2,812  

Capitalization of acquisition costs

    9             1       2       4         254  

Amortization

    (18                 (2     (9             (245

Balance at December 31, 2021

  $ 248     $ 3     $ 1     $ 19     $ 84             $ 2,821  

 

F-33 


RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

(in millions)   Variable
Annuities
    Structured
Variable
Annuities
    Fixed
Annuities
    Fixed Indexed
Annuities
    Universal Life
Insurance
    Variable
Universal Life
Insurance
 

Balance at January 1, 2022

  $ 1,678     $ 91     $ 53     $ 7     $ 125     $ 512  

Capitalization of acquisition costs

    39       73                   1       55  

Amortization

    (135     (15     (8     (1     (8     (46

Balance at December 31, 2022

  $ 1,582     $ 149     $ 45     $ 6     $ 118     $ 521  

 

(in millions)   Indexed
Universal Life
Insurance
    Other Life
Insurance
    Life
Contingent
Payout
Annuities
    Term and
Whole Life
Insurance
    Disability
Insurance
   

Total,

All Products

 

Balance at January 1, 2022

  $ 248     $ 3     $ 1     $ 19     $ 84     $ 2,821  

Capitalization of acquisition costs

    5             1       1       4       179  

Amortization

    (17                 (2     (9     (241

Balance at December 31, 2022

  $ 236     $ 3     $ 2     $ 18     $ 79     $ 2,759  

The balances of and changes in DAC prior to the adoption of ASU 2018-12 were as follows:

 

(in millions)      2020  

Balance at January 1

     $ 2,673  

Capitalization of acquisition costs

       216  

Amortization

       (164

Amortization, impact of valuation assumptions review

       (100

Impact of change in net unrealized (gains) losses on securities

       (117

Balance at December 31

     $ 2,508  

The impact of the Company’s valuation assumption review to DAC for the year ended December 31, 2020 primarily reflected updates to interest rate assumptions, partially offset by a favorable impact from lower surrenders on annuity contracts with a withdrawal benefit.

The following tables summarize the balances of and changes in DSIC, including the January 1, 2021 adoption of ASU 2018-12. DSIC are recorded in Other assets.

 

(in millions)      Variable Annuities      Fixed Annuities     

Total,

All Products

 

Pre-adoption balance at December 31, 2020

     $ 173      $ 14      $ 187  

Effect of shadow reserve adjustments

       8        8        16  

Post-adoption balance at January 1, 2021

       181        22        203  

Capitalization of sales inducement costs

       1               1  

Amortization

       (18      (3      (21

Balance at December 31, 2021

     $ 164      $ 19      $ 183  

 

(in millions)      Variable Annuities      Fixed Annuities     

Total,

All Products

 

Balance at January 1, 2022

     $ 164      $ 19      $ 183  

Capitalization of sales inducement costs

       1               1  

Amortization

       (16      (3      (19

Balance at December 31, 2022

     $ 149      $ 16      $ 165  

The balances of and changes in DSIC prior to the adoption of ASU 2018-12 were as follows:

 

(in millions)   2020  

Balance at January 1

  $ 216  

Capitalization of sales inducement costs

    1  

Amortization

    (13

Amortization, impact of valuation assumptions review

    (16

Impact of change in net unrealized (gains) losses on securities

    (1

Balance at December 31

  $ 187  

 

 F-34


RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

9. REINSURANCE

The Company reinsures a portion of the insurance risks associated with its traditional life, DI and LTC insurance products through reinsurance agreements with unaffiliated reinsurance companies. The Company reinsures 100% of its insurance risk associated with its life contingent immediate annuity policies in force as of June 30, 2021 through a reinsurance agreement with Global Atlantic Financial Group’s subsidiary Commonwealth Annuity and Life Insurance Company. Policies issued on or after July 1, 2021 and policies issued by RiverSource Life of NY are not subject to this reinsurance agreement.

Reinsurance contracts do not relieve the Company from its primary obligation to policyholders.

The Company generally reinsures 90% of the death benefit liability for new term life insurance policies beginning in 2001 (RiverSource Life of NY began in 2002) and new individual UL and VUL insurance policies beginning in 2002 (2003 for RiverSource Life of NY). Policies issued prior to these dates are not subject to these same reinsurance levels.

However, for IUL policies issued after September 1, 2013 and VUL policies issued after January 1, 2014, the Company generally reinsures 50% of the death benefit liability. Similarly, the Company reinsures 50% of the death benefit and morbidity liabilities related to its UL product with LTC benefits.

The maximum amount of life insurance risk the Company will retain is $10 million on a single life and $10 million on any flexible premium survivorship life policy; however, reinsurance agreements are in place such that retaining more than $1.5 million of insurance risk on a single life or a flexible premium survivorship life policy is very unusual. Risk on UL and VUL policies is reinsured on a yearly renewable term basis. Risk on most term life policies starting in 2001 (2002 for RiverSource Life of NY) is reinsured on a coinsurance basis, a type of reinsurance in which the reinsurer participates proportionally in all material risks and premiums associated with a policy.

The Company also has life insurance and fixed annuity risk previously assumed under reinsurance arrangements with unaffiliated insurance companies.

For existing LTC policies, the Company has continued ceding 50% of the risk on a coinsurance basis to subsidiaries of Genworth Financial, Inc. (“Genworth”) and retains the remaining risk. For RiverSource Life of NY, this reinsurance arrangement applies for 1996 and later issues only. Under these agreements, the Company has the right, but never the obligation, to recapture some, or all, of the risk ceded to Genworth.

Generally, the Company retains at most $5,000 per month of risk per life on DI policies sold on policy forms introduced in most states starting in 2007 (2010 for RiverSource Life of NY) and reinsures the remainder of the risk on a coinsurance basis with unaffiliated reinsurance companies. The Company retains all risk for new claims on DI contracts sold on other policy forms introduced prior to 2007 (2010 for RiverSource Life of NY). The Company also retains all risk on accidental death benefit claims and substantially all risk associated with waiver of premium provisions.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, traditional life and UL insurance policies in force were $198.9 billion and $198.6 billion, respectively, of which $146.2 billion and $145.1 billion as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 were reinsured at the respective year ends.

The effect of reinsurance on premiums for traditional long-duration products was as follows:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
(in millions)    2022        2021        2020  

Direct premiums

   $ 530        $ 490        $ 565  

Reinsurance ceded

     (224        (1,361        (224

Net premiums

   $ 306        $ (871      $ 341  

Policy and contract charges are presented on the Consolidated Statements of Income net of $165 million, $152 million and $140 million of reinsurance ceded for non-traditional long-duration products for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The amount of claims recovered through reinsurance on all contracts was $435 million, $404 million and $400 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Reinsurance recoverables include approximately $2.7 billion and $3.5 billion related to LTC risk ceded to Genworth as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims include $388 million and $413 million related to previously assumed reinsurance arrangements as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

F-35 


RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

10. POLICYHOLDER ACCOUNT BALANCES, FUTURE POLICY BENEFITS AND CLAIMS

Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims consisted of the following:

 

     December 31,  
(in millions)    2022        2021  

Policyholder account balances

       

Policyholder account balances

   $ 24,986        $ 23,723  

Future policy benefits

       

Reserve for future policy benefits

     7,495          9,721  

Deferred profit liability

     62          54  

Additional liabilities for insurance guarantees

     1,186          1,242  

Other insurance and annuity liabilities

     177          66  

Total future policy benefits

     8,920          11,083  

Policy claims and other policyholders’ funds

     216          211  

Total policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims

   $ 34,122        $ 35,017  

Variable Annuities

Purchasers of variable annuities can select from a variety of investment options and can elect to allocate a portion to a fixed account. A vast majority of the premiums received for variable annuity contracts are held in separate accounts where the assets are held for the exclusive benefit of those contractholders.

Most of the variable annuity contracts issued by the Company contain a GMDB. The Company previously offered contracts with GMAB, GMWB, and GMIB provisions. See Note 2 and Note 12 for information regarding the Company’s variable annuity guarantees. See Note 14 and Note 18 for additional information regarding the Company’s derivative instruments used to hedge risks related to these provisions.

Structured Variable Annuities

Structured variable annuities provide contractholders the option to allocate a portion of their account value to an indexed account held in a non-insulated separate account with the contractholder’s rate of return, which may be positive or negative, tied to selected indices. The amount allocated by a contractholder to the indexed account creates an embedded derivative which is measured at fair value. The Company hedges the equity and interest rate risk related to the indexed account with freestanding derivative instruments.

Fixed Annuities

Fixed annuities include deferred, payout and fixed deferred indexed annuity contracts. In 2020, the Company discontinued sales of fixed deferred and fixed deferred indexed annuities.

Deferred contracts offer a guaranteed minimum rate of interest and security of the principal invested. Payout contracts guarantee a fixed income payment for life or the term of the contract. Liabilities for fixed annuities in a benefit or payout status are based on future estimated payments using established industry mortality tables and interest rates.

The Company’s fixed index annuity product is a fixed annuity that includes an indexed account. The rate of interest credited above the minimum guarantee for funds allocated to the indexed account is linked to the performance of the specific index for the indexed account (subject to a cap). The amount allocated by a contractholder to the indexed account creates an embedded derivative which is measured at fair value. The Company hedges the interest credited rate including equity and interest rate risk related to the indexed account with freestanding derivative instruments.

See Note 18 for additional information regarding the Company’s derivative instruments used to hedge the risk related to indexed accounts.

Insurance Liabilities

Purchasers of UL accumulate cash value that increases by a fixed interest rate. Purchasers of VUL can select from a variety of investment options and can elect to allocate a portion of their account balance to a fixed account or a separate account. A vast majority of the premiums received for VUL policies are held in separate accounts where the assets are held for the exclusive benefit of those policyholders.

IUL is a UL policy that includes an indexed account. The rate of credited interest for funds allocated by a contractholder to the indexed account is linked to the performance of the specific index for the indexed account (subject to stated account parameters, which include a cap and floor, or a spread). The policyholder may allocate all or a portion of the policy value to a fixed or any available indexed account. The amount allocated by a contractholder to the indexed account creates an embedded derivative which is measured at fair value. The Company hedges the interest credited rate including equity and interest rate risk related to the indexed account with freestanding derivative instruments. See Note 18 for additional information regarding the Company’s derivative instruments used to hedge the risk related to IUL.

 

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RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

The Company also offers term life insurance as well as DI products. The Company no longer offers standalone LTC products and whole life insurance but has in force policies from prior years.

Insurance liabilities include accumulation values, incurred but not reported claims, obligations for anticipated future claims, unpaid reported claims and claim adjustment expenses.

The balances of and changes in policyholder account balances were as follows:

 

(in millions, except percentages)   Variable
Annuities
    Structured
Variable
Annuities
    Fixed Annuities     Fixed Indexed
Annuities
    Non-Life
Contingent
Payout Annuities
 

Balance at January 1, 2022

  $ 4,972     $ 4,458     $ 7,251     $ 323     $ 527  

Contract deposits

    146       2,784       55             53  

Policy charges

    (8                        

Surrenders and other benefits

    (450     (41     (744     (17     (124

Net transfer from (to) separate account liabilities

    (60                        

Other variable account adjustments

          (791                  

Interest credited

    152             237       6       15  

Balance at December 31, 2022

  $ 4,752     $ 6,410     $ 6,799     $ 312     $ 471  

Weighted-average crediting rate

    3.2     1.1     3.5     1.9     N/A  

Cash surrender value (1)

  $ 4,720     $ 5,986     $ 6,786     $ 277       N/A  

 

(in millions, except percentages)   Universal Life
Insurance
    Variable
Universal Life
Insurance
    Indexed
Universal Life
Insurance
    Other Life
Insurance
   

Total,

All Products

 

Balance at January 1, 2022

  $ 1,602     $ 1,493     $ 2,534     $ 563     $ 23,723  

Contract deposits

    134       233       218       (3     3,620  

Policy charges

    (178     (91     (116           (393

Surrenders and other benefits

    (67     (70     (50     (56     (1,619

Net transfer from (to) separate account liabilities

          (102                 (162

Other variable account adjustments

                            (791

Interest credited

    53       57       68       20       608  

Balance at December 31, 2022

  $ 1,544     $ 1,520     $ 2,654     $ 524     $ 24,986  

Weighted-average crediting rate

    3.6     3.9     2.0     4.0  

Net amount at risk

  $ 9,187     $ 57,354     $ 15,043     $ 149    

Cash surrender value (1)

  $ 1,382     $ 1,054     $ 2,148     $ 348    

 

(in millions, except percentages)   Variable
Annuities
    Structured
Variable
Annuities
    Fixed Annuities     Fixed Indexed
Annuities
    Non-Life
Contingent
Payout
Annuities
 

Balance at January 1, 2021

  $ 5,098     $ 1,377     $ 7,619     $ 318     $ 578  

Contract deposits

    332       2,699       59             69  

Policy charges

    (11                        

Surrenders and other benefits

    (434     (15     (672     (9     (134

Net transfer from (to) separate account liabilities

    (168                        

Other variable account adjustments

          397                    

Interest credited

    155             245       14       14  

Balance at December 31, 2021

  $ 4,972     $ 4,458     $ 7,251     $ 323     $ 527  

Weighted-average crediting rate

    3.2     1.0     3.4     1.9     N/A  

Cash surrender value (1)

  $ 4,936     $ 4,180     $ 7,232     $ 319       N/A  

 

F-37 


RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

(in millions, except percentages)   Universal Life
Insurance
    Variable
Universal Life
Insurance
    Indexed
Universal Life
Insurance
    Other Life
Insurance
   

Total,

All Products

 

Balance at January 1, 2021

  $ 1,640     $ 1,476     $ 2,269     $ 605     $ 20,980  

Contract deposits

    157       232       242       (3     3,787  

Policy charges

    (181     (87     (111           (390

Surrenders and other benefits

    (69     (80     (41     (61     (1,515

Net transfer from (to) separate account liabilities

          (105                 (273

Other variable account adjustments

                            397  

Interest credited

    55       57       175       22       737  

Balance at December 31, 2021

  $ 1,602     $ 1,493     $ 2,534     $ 563     $ 23,723  

Weighted-average crediting rate

    3.6     3.8     2.0     4.0  

Net amount at risk

  $ 9,619     $ 55,224     $ 15,461     $ 165    

Cash surrender value (1)

  $ 1,424     $ 1,072     $ 2,013     $ 379    

 

(1) 

Cash surrender value represents the amount of the contractholder’s account balances distributable at the balance sheet date less certain surrender charges. For variable annuities and VUL, the cash surrender value shown is the proportion of the total cash surrender value related to their fixed account liabilities.

Refer to Note 12 for the net amount at risk for market risk benefits associated with variable and structured variable annuities. Fixed, fixed indexed, and non-life contingent payout annuities do not have net amount at risk in excess of account value. Net amount at risk for insurance products is calculated as the death benefit amount in excess of applicable account values, host, embedded derivative, and separate account liabilities.

The following tables present the account values of fixed deferred annuities, fixed insurance, and the fixed portion of variable annuities and variable insurance contracts by range of guaranteed minimum interest rates (“GMIRs”) and the range of the difference between rates credited to policyholders and contractholders as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 and the respective guaranteed minimums, as well as the percentage of account values subject to rate reset in the time period indicated. Rates are reset at management’s discretion, subject to guaranteed minimums.

 

                    December 31, 2022  
                    Account Values with Crediting Rates  
(in millions, except percentages)   Range of
Guaranteed
Minimum
Crediting
Rates
    At
Guaranteed
Minimum
    1-49 bps above
Guaranteed
Minimum
    50-99 bps above
Guaranteed
Minimum
    100-150 bps above
Guaranteed
Minimum
    Greater than
150 bps above
Guaranteed
Minimum
    Total  

Fixed accounts of variable annuities

    1       1.99   $ 169     $ 102     $ 18     $     $     $ 289  
    2       2.99     177                               177  
    3       3.99     2,611                   1             2,612  
    4       5.00     1,611                               1,611  
 

 

 

 
    Total     $ 4,568     $ 102     $ 18     $ 1     $     $ 4,689  
 

 

 

 

Fixed accounts of structured variable annuities

    1       1.99   $ 12     $ 7     $ 3     $ 1     $     $ 23  
    2       2.99                                    
    3       3.99                                    
    4       5.00                                    
 

 

 

 
    Total     $ 12     $ 7     $ 3     $ 1     $     $ 23  
 

 

 

 

Fixed annuities

    1       1.99   $ 460     $ 402     $ 132     $ 33     $ 10     $ 1,037  
    2       2.99     67                               67  
    3       3.99     3,344                               3,344  
    4       5.00     2,333                               2,333  
 

 

 

 
    Total     $ 6,204     $ 402     $ 132     $ 33     $ 10     $ 6,781  
 

 

 

 

Non-indexed accounts of fixed indexed annuities

    1       1.99   $ 1     $ 3     $ 7     $ 14     $     $ 25  
    2       2.99                                    
    3       3.99                                    
    4       5.00                                    
 

 

 

 
    Total     $ 1     $ 3     $ 7     $ 14     $     $ 25  
 

 

 

 

 

 F-38


RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

                      December 31, 2022  
                      Account Values with Crediting Rates  
(in millions, except percentages)   Range of
Guaranteed
Minimum
Crediting
Rates
    At
Guaranteed
Minimum
    1-49 bps above
Guaranteed
Minimum
    50-99 bps above
Guaranteed
Minimum
    100-150 bps above
Guaranteed
Minimum
    Greater than
150 bps above
Guaranteed
Minimum
    Total  

Universal life insurance

    1           1.99   $     $     $     $     $     $  
    2           2.99     55             1                   56  
    3           3.99     885       1       2                   888  
    4           5.00     569                               569  
 

 

 

 
    Total     $ 1,509     $ 1     $ 3     $     $     $ 1,513  
 

 

 

 

Fixed accounts of variable universal life insurance

    1           1.99   $ 4     $ 3     $ 2     $     $ 9     $ 18  
    2           2.99     30             1       2       2       35  
    3           3.99     134       1       1       1             137  
    4           5.00     648                               648  
 

 

 

 
    Total     $ 816     $ 4     $ 4     $ 3     $ 11     $ 838  
 

 

 

 

Non-indexed accounts of indexed universal life insurance

    1           1.99   $     $     $ 3     $     $     $ 3  
    2           2.99     126                               126  
    3           3.99                                    
    4           5.00                                    
 

 

 

 
    Total     $ 126     $     $ 3     $     $     $ 129  
 

 

 

 

Other life insurance

    1           1.99   $     $     $     $     $     $  
    2           2.99                                    
    3           3.99     32                               32  
    4           5.00     314                               314  
 

 

 

 
    Total     $ 346     $     $     $     $     $ 346  
 

 

 

 

Total

    1           1.99   $ 646     $ 517     $ 165     $ 48     $ 19     $ 1,395  
    2           2.99     455             2       2       2       461  
    3           3.99     7,006       2       3       2             7,013  
    4           5.00     5,475                               5,475  
 

 

 

 
    Total     $ 13,582     $ 519     $ 170     $ 52     $ 21     $ 14,344  
 

 

 

 

Percentage of total account values that reset in:

                 

Next 12 months

          99.8     96.3     93.8     100.0     100.0     99.6

> 12 months to 24 months

          0.1       3.0       5.8                   0.3  

> 24 months

                            0.1       0.7       0.4                   0.1  

Total

                            100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0

 

F-39 


RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

   
                    December 31, 2021  
                    Account Values with Crediting Rates  
(in millions, except percentages)   Range of
Guaranteed
Minimum
Crediting
Rates
    At
Guaranteed
Minimum
    1-49 bps above
Guaranteed
Minimum
    50-99 bps above
Guaranteed
Minimum
    100-150 bps above
Guaranteed
Minimum
    Greater than
150 bps above
Guaranteed
Minimum
    Total  

Fixed accounts of variable annuities

    1       1.99   $ 283     $ 13     $ 8     $     $     $ 304  
    2       2.99     193                               193  
    3       3.99     2,729                   1             2,730  
    4       5.00     1,627                               1,627  
 

 

 

 
    Total     $ 4,832     $ 13     $ 8     $ 1     $     $ 4,854  
 

 

 

 

Fixed accounts of structured variable annuities

    1       1.99   $ 13     $     $     $     $     $ 13  
    2       2.99                                    
    3       3.99                                    
    4       5.00                                    
 

 

 

 
    Total     $ 13     $     $     $     $     $ 13  
 

 

 

 

Fixed annuities

    1       1.99   $ 1,009     $ 100     $ 86     $ 36     $ 10     $ 1,241  
    2       2.99     79                               79  
    3       3.99     3,637                               3,637  
    4       5.00     2,274                               2,274  
 

 

 

 
    Total     $ 6,999     $ 100     $ 86     $ 36     $ 10     $ 7,231  
 

 

 

 

Non-indexed accounts of fixed indexed annuities

    1       1.99   $ 1     $ 4     $ 8     $ 15     $     $ 28  
    2       2.99                                    
    3       3.99                                    
    4       5.00                                    
 

 

 

 
    Total     $ 1     $ 4     $ 8     $ 15     $     $ 28  
 

 

 

 

Universal life insurance

    1       1.99   $     $     $     $     $     $  
    2       2.99     46                               46  
    3       3.99     907                               907  
    4       5.00     617                               617  
 

 

 

 
    Total     $ 1,570     $     $     $     $     $ 1,570  
 

 

 

 

Fixed accounts of variable universal life insurance

    1       1.99   $ 11     $     $     $     $     $ 11  
    2       2.99     35                               35  
    3       3.99     137                               137  
    4       5.00     666                               666  
 

 

 

 
    Total     $ 849     $     $     $     $     $ 849  
 

 

 

 

Non-indexed accounts of indexed universal life insurance

    1       1.99   $     $     $ 3     $     $     $ 3  
    2       2.99     130                               130  
    3       3.99                                    
    4       5.00                                    
 

 

 

 
    Total     $ 130     $     $ 3     $     $     $ 133  
 

 

 

 

Other life insurance

    1       1.99   $     $     $     $     $     $  
    2       2.99                                    
    3       3.99     35                               35  
    4       5.00     342                               342  
 

 

 

 
    Total     $ 377     $     $     $     $     $ 377  
 

 

 

 

Total

    1       1.99   $ 1,317     $ 117     $ 105     $ 51     $ 10     $ 1,600  
    2       2.99     483                               483  
    3       3.99     7,445                   1             7,446  
    4       5.00     5,526                               5,526  
 

 

 

 
    Total     $ 14,771     $ 117     $ 105     $ 52     $ 10     $ 15,055  
 

 

 

 

 

 F-40


RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

   
                December 31, 2021  
                Account Values with Crediting Rates  
(in millions, except percentages)   Range of
Guaranteed
Minimum
Crediting
Rates
  At
Guaranteed
Minimum
    1-49 bps above
Guaranteed
Minimum
    50-99 bps above
Guaranteed
Minimum
    100-150 bps above
Guaranteed
Minimum
    Greater than
150 bps above
Guaranteed
Minimum
    Total  

Percentage of total account values that reset in:

           

Next 12 months

    98.8     85.1     79.8     33.8     1.1     98.2

> 12 months to 24 months

    1.0             10.5       66.2       98.9       1.4  

> 24 months

    0.2       14.9       9.7                   0.4  

Total

    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0

The following tables summarize the balances of and changes in the liability for future policy benefits, including the January 1, 2021 adoption of ASU 2018-12.

 

(in millions)   Life Contingent
Payout
Annuities
    Term and
Whole Life
Insurance
    Disability
Insurance
    Long Term
Care Insurance
    Total,
All Products
 

Pre-adoption balance at December 31, 2020

  $ 1,536     $ 633     $ 530     $ 5,749     $ 8,448  

Effect of shadow reserve adjustments

    (175                 (566     (741

Adjustments for loss contracts (with premiums in excess of gross premiums) under the modified retrospective approach

    4                   35       39  

Effect of change in deferred profit liability

    (43                       (43

Effect of remeasurement of the liability at the current single A discount rate

    215       265       238       1,965       2,683  

Post-adoption balance at January 1, 2021

    1,537       898       768       7,183       10,386  

Less: reinsurance recoverable

          601       24       3,623       4,248  

Post-adoption balance at January 1, 2021, after reinsurance recoverable

  $ 1,537     $ 297     $ 744     $ 3,560     $ 6,138  

 

(in millions, except percentages)   Life Contingent
Payout
Annuities
    Term and
Whole Life
Insurance
    Disability
Insurance
    Long Term
Care Insurance
   

Total,

All
Products

 

Present Value of Expected Net Premiums:

         

Balance at January 1, 2021

  $     $ 702     $ 238     $ 1,831     $ 2,771  

Beginning balance at original discount rate

          536       183       1,498       2,217  

Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions

                      (6     (6

Effect of actual variances from expected experience

          56       (35     (61     (40

Adjusted beginning of year balance

  $     $ 592     $ 148     $ 1,431     $ 2,171  

Issuances

    38       78       18             134  

Interest accrual

          29       9       73       111  

Net premiums collected

    (38     (63     (20     (184     (305

Derecognition (lapses)

                             

Ending balance at original discount rate

  $     $ 636     $ 155     $ 1,320     $ 2,111  

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions

          141       33       227       401  

Balance at December 31, 2021

  $     $ 777     $ 188     $ 1,547     $ 2,512  

Present Value of Future Policy Benefits:

         

Balance at January 1, 2021

  $ 1,537     $ 1,600     $ 1,006     $ 9,014     $ 13,157  

Beginning balance at original discount rate

    1,321       1,169       714       6,716       9,920  

Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions

                      (8     (8

Effect of actual variances from expected experience

    (14     58       (40     (124     (120

Adjusted beginning of year balance

  $ 1,307     $ 1,227     $ 674     $ 6,584     $ 9,792  

Issuances

    39       78       18             135  

Interest accrual

    53       70       39       347       509  

Benefit payments

    (168     (120     (43     (336     (667

Derecognition (lapses)

                             

 

F-41 


RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

(in millions, except percentages)   Life Contingent
Payout
Annuities
    Term and
Whole Life
Insurance
    Disability
Insurance
    Long Term
Care Insurance
   

Total,

All
Products

 

Ending balance at original discount rate

  $ 1,231     $ 1,255     $ 688     $ 6,595     $ 9,769  

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions

    139       343       226       1,755       2,463  

Balance at December 31, 2021

  $ 1,370     $ 1,598     $ 914     $ 8,350     $ 12,232  

Adjustment due to reserve flooring

  $     $ 1     $     $     $ 1  

Net liability for future policy benefits

  $ 1,370     $ 822     $ 726     $ 6,803     $ 9,721  

Less: reinsurance recoverable

    1,265       558       25       3,443       5,291  

Net liability for future policy benefits, after reinsurance recoverable

  $ 105     $ 264     $ 701     $ 3,360     $ 4,430  

Discounted expected future gross premiums

  $     $ 2,005     $ 1,158     $ 1,623     $ 4,786  

Expected future gross premiums

  $     $ 2,815     $ 1,395     $ 1,905     $ 6,115  

Expected future benefit payments

  $ 1,707     $ 2,159     $ 1,217     $ 11,568     $ 16,651  

Weighted average interest accretion rate

    4.2     6.5     5.9     5.3  

Weighted average discount rate

    2.6     2.8     2.8     2.9  

Weighted average duration of liability (in years)

    7       8       9       10    

The annual review of LTC future policy benefit reserves in the third quarter of 2021 resulted in assumption updates that decreased the net liability for future policy benefits $2 million, partially offset by a $1 million decrease to reinsurance recoverable, primarily reflecting updates to premium rate increase and benefit reduction assumptions.

 

(in millions, except percentages)   Life Contingent
Payout
Annuities
    Term and
Whole Life
Insurance
    Disability
Insurance
    Long Term
Care Insurance
   

Total,

All
Products

 

Present Value of Expected Net Premiums:

         

Balance at January 1, 2022

  $     $ 777     $ 188     $ 1,547     $ 2,512  

Beginning balance at original discount rate

          636       155       1,320       2,111  

Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions

          1       1       52       54  

Effect of actual variances from expected experience

          47       (22     (48     (23

Adjusted beginning of year balance

  $     $ 684     $ 134     $ 1,324     $ 2,142  

Issuances

    42       57       12             111  

Interest accrual

          34       7       65       106  

Net premiums collected

    (42     (67     (16     (169     (294

Derecognition (lapses)

                             

Ending balance at original discount rate

  $     $ 708     $ 137     $ 1,220     $ 2,065  

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions

          (22     (3     (13     (38

Balance at December 31, 2022

  $     $ 686     $ 134     $ 1,207     $ 2,027  

Present Value of Future Policy Benefits:

         

Balance at January 1, 2022

  $ 1,370     $ 1,598     $ 914     $ 8,350     $ 12,232  

Beginning balance at original discount rate

    1,231       1,255       688       6,595       9,769  

Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions

          (8     1       42       35  

Effect of actual variances from expected experience

    (13     52       (28     (36     (25

Adjusted beginning of year balance

  $ 1,218     $ 1,299     $ 661     $ 6,601     $ 9,779  

Issuances

    42       57       12             111  

Interest accrual

    49       73       38       336       496  

Benefit payments

    (154     (116     (42     (368     (680

Derecognition (lapses)

                             

Ending balance at original discount rate

  $ 1,155     $ 1,313     $ 669     $ 6,569     $ 9,706  

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions

    (90     6       27       (130     (187

Balance at December 31, 2022

  $ 1,065     $ 1,319     $ 696     $ 6,439     $ 9,519  

Adjustment due to reserve flooring

  $     $ 3     $     $     $ 3  

Net liability for future policy benefits

  $ 1,065     $ 636     $ 562     $ 5,232     $ 7,495  

Less: reinsurance recoverable

    949       443       19       2,649       4,060  

Net liability for future policy benefits, after reinsurance recoverable

  $ 116     $ 193     $ 543     $ 2,583     $ 3,435  

Discounted expected future gross premiums

  $     $ 1,855     $ 926     $ 1,381     $ 4,162  

Expected future gross premiums

  $     $ 3,183     $ 1,331     $ 1,908     $ 6,422  

Expected future benefit payments

  $ 1,595     $ 2,234     $ 1,169     $ 11,229     $ 16,227  

Weighted average interest accretion rate

    4.1     6.4     6.1     5.2  

Weighted average discount rate

    5.2     5.5     5.4     5.4  

Weighted average duration of liability (in years)

    6       7       8       9    

 

 F-42


RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

The annual review of LTC future policy benefit reserves in the third quarter of 2022 resulted in assumption updates that decreased the net liability for future policy benefits $10 million, partially offset by a $4 million decrease to reinsurance recoverable, primarily reflecting updates to morbidity, premium rate increase and benefit reduction assumptions. The annual review of term life insurance future policy benefit reserves in the third quarter of 2022 resulted in assumption updates that decreased the net liability for future policy benefits by $9 million, offset by a $16 million decrease to reinsurance recoverable, reflecting updates to lapse assumptions.

The balances of and changes in additional liabilities related to insurance guarantees were as follows:

 

(in millions, except percentages)   Universal Life
Insurance
    Variable
Universal Life
Insurance
    Other Life
Insurance
   

Total,

All Products

 

Balance at January 1, 2022

  $ 1,120     $ 76     $ 46     $ 1,242  

Interest accrual

    32       5       1       38  

Benefit accrual

    108       8             116  

Benefit payments

    (43     (14     (4     (61

Effect of actual variances from expected experience

    (19     2       (2     (19

Impact of change in net unrealized (gains) losses on securities

    (98     (3     (29     (130

Balance at December 31, 2022

  $ 1,100     $ 74     $ 12     $ 1,186  

Weighted average interest accretion rate

    2.9     7.0     4.1  

Weighted average discount rate

    3.2     7.1     4.0  

Weighted average duration of reserves (in years)

    10       8       6    

 

(in millions, except percentages)   Universal Life
Insurance
    Variable
Universal Life
Insurance
    Other Life
Insurance
   

Total,

All Products

 

Balance at January 1, 2021

  $ 1,030     $ 74     $ 58     $ 1,162  

Interest accrual

    29       5       1       35  

Benefit accrual

    129       8       3       140  

Benefit payments

    (37     (12     (5     (54

Effect of actual variances from expected experience

    (10     2       (1     (9

Impact of change in net unrealized (gains) losses on securities

    (21     (1     (10     (32

Balance at December 31, 2021

  $ 1,120     $ 76     $ 46     $ 1,242  

Weighted average interest accretion rate

    2.9     7.0     4.0  

Weighted average discount rate

    3.1     7.1     4.0  

Weighted average duration of reserves (in years)

    12       9       7    

The amount of revenue and interest recognized in the Statement of Income was as follows:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2022        2021  
(in millions)    Gross
Premiums
       Interest
Expense
       Gross
Premiums
       Interest
Expense
 

Life contingent payout annuities

   $ 45        $ 49        $ 39        $ 53  

Term and whole life insurance

     169          39          166          41  

Disability insurance

     127          31          131          30  

Long term care insurance

     189          271          192          274  

Total

   $ 530        $ 390        $ 528        $ 398  

 

F-43 


RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

The following tables summarize the balances of and changes in unearned revenue, including the January 1, 2021 adoption of ASU 2018-12.

 

(in millions)    Universal Life
Insurance
       Variable
Universal Life
Insurance
       Indexed
Universal Life
Insurance
      

Total,

All Products

 
        

Pre-adoption balance at December 31, 2020

   $ 19        $ 76        $        $ 95  

Effect of shadow reserve adjustments

     5          10          153          168  

Post-adoption balance at January 1, 2021

     24          86          153          263  

Deferral of revenue

     3          34          55          92  

Amortization

     (1        (8        (13        (22

Balance at December 31, 2021

   $ 26        $ 112        $ 195        $ 333  

Balance at January 1, 2022

   $ 26        $ 112        $ 195        $ 333  

Deferral of revenue

     2          48          54          104  

Amortization

     (1        (10        (16        (27

Balance at December 31, 2022

   $ 27        $ 150        $ 233        $ 410  

11. SEPARATE ACCOUNT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

The fair value of separate account assets is invested exclusively in mutual funds.

No gains or losses were recognized on assets transferred to separate accounts for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

The balances of and changes in separate account liabilities were as follows:

 

(in millions)    Variable
Annuities
       Variable
Universal Life
       Total  

Balance at January 1, 2022

   $ 82,862        $ 9,376        $ 92,238  

Premiums and deposits

     1,067          425          1,492  

Policy charges

     (1,396        (278        (1,674

Surrenders and other benefits

     (4,923        (286        (5,209

Investment return

     (14,450        (1,654        (16,104

Net transfer from (to) general account

     63          70          133  

Balance at December 31, 2022

   $ 63,223        $ 7,653        $ 70,876  

Cash surrender value

   $ 61,461        $ 7,200        $ 68,661  
(in millions)    Variable
Annuities
       Variable
Universal Life
       Total  

Balance at January 1, 2021

   $ 79,299        $ 8,257        $ 87,556  

Premiums and deposits

     2,590          411          3,001  

Policy charges

     (1,520        (263        (1,783

Surrenders and other benefits

     (6,336        (362        (6,698

Investment return

     8,660          1,249          9,909  

Net transfer from (to) general account

     169          84          253  

Balance at December 31, 2021

   $ 82,862        $ 9,376        $ 92,238  

Cash surrender value

   $ 80,746        $ 8,939        $ 89,685  

12. MARKET RISK BENEFITS/VARIABLE ANNUITY AND INSURANCE GUARANTEES

Market Risk Benefits

Market risk benefits are contracts or contract features that both provide protection to the contractholder from other-than-nominal capital market risk and expose the Company to other-than-nominal capital market risk. Most of the variable annuity contracts issued by the Company contain a GMDB provision. The Company previously offered contracts containing GMWB, GMAB, or GMIB provisions.

The GMDB provisions provide a specified minimum return upon death of the contractholder. The death benefit payable is the greater of (i) the contract value less any purchase payment credits subject to recapture less a pro-rata portion of any rider fees, or (ii) the GMDB provisions specified in the contract. The Company has the following primary GMDB provisions:

 

 

Return of premium — provides purchase payments minus adjusted partial surrenders.

 

 

Reset — provides that the value resets to the account value at specified contract anniversary intervals minus adjusted partial surrenders. This provision was often provided in combination with the return of premium provision and is no longer offered.

 

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Ratchet — provides that the value ratchets up to the maximum account value at specified anniversary intervals, plus subsequent purchase payments less adjusted partial surrenders.

The variable annuity contracts with GMWB riders typically have account values that are based on an underlying portfolio of mutual funds, the values of which fluctuate based on fund performance. At contract issue, the guaranteed amount is equal to the amount deposited but the guarantee may be increased annually to the account value (a “step-up”) in the case of favorable market performance or by a benefit credit if the contract includes this provision.

The Company has GMWB riders in force, which contain one or more of the following provisions:

 

 

Withdrawals at a specified rate per year until the amount withdrawn is equal to the guaranteed amount.

 

 

Withdrawals at a specified rate per year for the life of the contractholder (“GMWB for life”).

 

 

Withdrawals at a specified rate per year for joint contractholders while either is alive.

 

 

Withdrawals based on performance of the contract.

 

 

Withdrawals based on the age withdrawals begin.

 

 

Credits are applied annually for a specified number of years to increase the guaranteed amount as long as withdrawals have not been taken.

Variable annuity contractholders age 79 or younger at contract issue could obtain a principal-back guarantee by purchasing the optional GMAB rider for an additional charge. The GMAB rider guarantees that, regardless of market performance at the end of the 10-year waiting period, the contract value will be no less than the original investment or a specified percentage of the highest anniversary value, adjusted for withdrawals. If the contract value is less than the guarantee at the end of the 10-year period, a lump sum will be added to the contract value to make the contract value equal to the guarantee value.

Individual variable annuity contracts may have both a death benefit and a living benefit. Net amount at risk is quantified for each benefit and a composite net amount at risk is calculated using the greater of the death benefit or living benefit for each individual contract. The net amount at risk for GMDB, and GMAB is defined as the current guaranteed benefit amount in excess of the current contract value. The net amount at risk for GMIB is defined as the greater of the present value of the minimum guaranteed annuity payments less the current contract value or zero. The net amount at risk for GMWB is defined as the greater of the present value of the minimum guaranteed withdrawal payments less the current contract value or zero.

The following tables summarize the balances of and changes in market risk benefits, including the January 1, 2021 adoption of ASU 2018-12.

 

        (in millions)  

Pre-adoption balance at December 31, 2020

     $ 3,084  

Effect of shadow reserve adjustments

       (3

Adjustments for the cumulative effect of the changes in instrument-specific credit risk on market risk benefits between the original contract issuance date and the transition date

       670  

Adjustments to the host contract for differences between previous carrying amount and fair value measurement for the market risk benefits under the option-based method of valuation

       20  

Adjustments for the remaining difference (exclusive of the instrument-specific credit risk change and host contract adjustments) between previous carrying amount and fair value measurements for the market risk benefits

       1,058  

Post-adoption balance at January 1, 2021

     $ 4,829  

 

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       Years Ended December 31,  
(in millions, except age)      2022      2021  

Balance at beginning of period

     $ 2,901      $ 4,829  

Issuances

       27        45  

Interest accrual and time decay

       (237      (294

Reserve increase from attributed fees collected

       810        819  

Reserve release for benefit payments and derecognition

       (29      (8

Effect of changes in interest rates and bond markets

       (4,193      (1,053

Effect of changes in equity markets and subaccount performance

       2,258        (1,558

Effect of changes in equity index volatility

       205        73  

Actual policyholder behavior different from expected behavior

       17        52  

Effect of changes in other future expected assumptions

       (139      123  

Effect of changes in the instrument-specific credit risk on market risk benefits

       (517      (127

Balance at end of period

     $ 1,103      $ 2,901  

Reconciliation of the gross balances in an asset or liability position:

       

Asset position

     $ 1,015      $ 539  

Liability position

       (2,118      (3,440

Net asset (liability) position

     $ (1,103    $ (2,901

Guaranteed benefit amount in excess of current account balances (net amount at risk):

 

  

Death benefits

     $ 2,781      $ 251  

Living benefits

     $ 3,364      $ 195  

Composite (greater of)

     $ 5,830      $ 441  

Weighted average attained age of contractholders

       68        68  

Changes in unrealized (gains) losses in net income relating to liabilities held at end of period

     $ (2,044    $ (2,502

Changes in unrealized (gains) losses in other comprehensive income relating to liabilities held at end of period

     $ (505    $ (102

The following tables provide a summary of the significant inputs and assumptions used in the fair value measurements developed by the Company or reasonably available to the Company of market risk benefits:

 

    December 31, 2022  
     Fair Value      Valuation Technique    Significant Inputs and Assumptions    Range           

Weighted

Average

 
    (in millions)                                          
Market risk benefits   $ 1,103      Discounted cash flow    Utilization of guaranteed withdrawals(1)      0.0       48.0        11.0
        Surrender rate(2)      0.2       45.6        3.6
        Market volatility(3)      0.0       26.6        12.1
        Nonperformance risk(4)      95 bps          95 bps  
        Mortality rate(5)      0.0       41.6        1.5
    December 31, 2021  
     Fair Value      Valuation Technique    Significant Inputs and Assumptions    Range           

Weighted

Average

 
    (in millions)                                          
Market risk benefits   $ 2,901      Discounted cash flow    Utilization of guaranteed withdrawals(1)      0.0       48.0        10.6
        Surrender rate(2)      0.2       45.6        3.6
        Market volatility(3)      0.0       25.4        11.4
        Nonperformance risk(4)      65 bps          65 bps  
        Mortality rate(5)      0.0       54.5        1.5

 

(1) 

The utilization of guaranteed withdrawals represents the percentage of contractholders that will begin withdrawing in any given year. The weighted average utilization rate represents the average assumption, weighted based on the benefit base. The calculation excludes policies that have already started taking withdrawals.

(2)

The weighted average surrender rate represents the average assumption weighted based on the account value of each contract.

(3) 

Market volatility represents the implied volatility of each contractholder’s mix of funds. The weighted average market volatility represents the average volatility across all contracts, weighted by the size of the guaranteed benefit.

(4) 

The nonperformance risk is the spread added to the U.S. Treasury curve.

(5) 

The weighted average mortality rate represents the average assumption weighted based on the account value of each contract.

 

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Changes to Significant Inputs and Assumptions:

During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company updated inputs and assumptions based on management’s review of experience studies. These updates resulted in the following notable changes in the fair value estimates of market risk benefits calculations:

Year ended December 31, 2022

 

 

Updates to utilization of guaranteed withdrawals assumptions resulted in a decrease to pre-tax income of $39 million.

 

 

Updates to surrender rates resulted in a decrease to pre-tax income of $200 million.

 

 

Updates to mortality rates resulted in a decrease to pre-tax income of $49 million.

Year ended December 31, 2021

 

 

Updates to surrender rates resulted in a decrease to pre-tax income of $185 million.

Refer to the rollforward of market risk benefits for the impacts of changes to interest rate, equity market, volatility and nonperformance risk assumptions.

Uncertainty of Fair Value Measurements

Significant increases (decreases) in utilization and volatility used in the fair value measurement of market risk benefits in isolation would have resulted in a significantly higher (lower) liability value.

Significant increases (decreases) in nonperformance risk and surrender rates used in the fair value measurement of market risk benefits in isolation would have resulted in a significantly lower (higher) liability value.

Significant increases (decreases) in mortality rates used in the fair value measurement of the death benefit portion of market risk benefits in isolation would have resulted in a significantly higher (lower) liability value whereas significant increases (decreases) in mortality rates used in the fair values measurement of the life contingent portion of market risk benefits in isolation would have resulted in a significantly lower (higher) liability value.

Surrender rates, utilization rates and mortality rates vary with the type of base product, type of rider, the duration of the policy, age of the contractholder, calendar year of the projection, previous withdrawal history, and the relationship between the value of the guaranteed benefit and the contract accumulation value.

Determination of Fair Value

The Company values market risk benefits using internal valuation models. These models include observable capital market assumptions and significant unobservable inputs related to implied volatility as well as contractholder behavior assumptions that include margins for risk, all of which the Company believes a market participant would expect. The fair value also reflects a current estimate of the Company’s nonperformance risk. Given the significant unobservable inputs to this valuation, these measurements are classified as Level 3.

Variable Annuity and Insurance Guarantees

Changes in additional liabilities (contra liabilities) for variable annuity and insurance guarantees prior to the adoption of ASU 2018-12 were as follows:

 

(in millions)      GMDB & GGU      GMIB      GMWB(1)      GMAB(1)      UL  

Balance at January 1, 2020

     $ 16      $ 7      $ 1,462      $ (39    $ 758  

Incurred claims

       15               1,587        40        209  

Paid claims

       (7      (1                    (51

Balance at December 31, 2020

     $ 24      $ 6      $ 3,049      $ 1      $ 916  

 

(1) 

The incurred claims for GMWB and GMAB include the change in the fair value of the liabilities (contra liabilities) less paid claims.

13. DEBT

Short-Term Borrowings

RiverSource Life Insurance Company is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) of Des Moines which provides access to collateralized borrowings. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had accessed collateralized borrowings and pledged (granted a lien on) certain investments, primarily commercial mortgage backed securities, with an aggregate fair value of $962 million and $1.0 billion, respectively. The amount of the Company’s liability including accrued interest was $201 million and $200 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The remaining maturity of outstanding FHLB advances was less than three months as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021. The weighted average annualized interest rate on the FHLB advances held as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 was 4.6% and 0.3%, respectively.

 

 

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Lines of Credit

RiverSource Life Insurance Company, as the borrower, has a revolving credit agreement with Ameriprise Financial as the lender. The aggregate amount outstanding under this line of credit may not exceed 3% of RiverSource Life Insurance Company’s statutory admitted assets (excluding separate accounts) as of the prior year end. The interest rate for any borrowing under the agreement is established by reference to London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) for U.S. dollar deposits with maturities comparable to the relevant interest period, plus an applicable margin subject to adjustment based on debt ratings of the senior unsecured debt of Ameriprise Financial. Amounts borrowed may be repaid at any time with no prepayment penalty. There were no amounts outstanding on this line of credit as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021.

RiverSource Life of NY, as the borrower, has a revolving credit agreement with Ameriprise Financial as the lender. The aggregate amount outstanding under this line of credit may not exceed the lesser of $25 million or 3% of RiverSource Life of NY’s statutory admitted assets (excluding separate accounts) as of the prior year end. The interest rate for any borrowing under the agreement is established by reference to LIBOR for U.S. dollar deposits with maturities comparable to the relevant interest period. Amounts borrowed may be repaid at any time with no prepayment penalty. The credit agreement is amended to extend the maturity on an annual basis with Ameriprise Financial, subject to the New York Department of Financial Services’ non-disapproval. There were no amounts outstanding on this line of credit as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021.

RTA, as the borrower, has a revolving credit agreement with Ameriprise Financial as the lender not to exceed $100 million. The interest rate for any borrowing under the agreement is established by reference to LIBOR for U.S. dollar deposits with maturities comparable to the relevant interest period, plus an applicable margin subject to adjustment based on debt ratings of the senior unsecured debt of Ameriprise Financial. Amounts borrowed may be repaid at any time with no prepayment penalty. This line of credit is automatically renewed annually with Ameriprise Financial. There were no amounts outstanding on this line of credit as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Long-Term Debt

The Company has a $500 million unsecured 3.5% surplus note due December 31, 2050 to Ameriprise Financial. The surplus note is subordinate in right of payment to the prior payment in full of the Company’s obligations to policyholders, claimants and beneficiaries and all other creditors. No payment of principal or interest shall be made without the prior approval of the Minnesota Department of Commerce and such payments shall be made only from RiverSource Life Insurance Company’s statutory surplus. Interest payments, which commenced on June 30, 2021, are due semiannually in arrears on June 30 and December 31. Subject to the preceding conditions, the Company may prepay all or a portion of the principal at any time. The outstanding balance was $500 million as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021 and is recorded in Long-term debt.

14. FAIR VALUES OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

GAAP defines fair value as 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; that is, an exit price. The exit price assumes the asset or liability is not exchanged subject to a forced liquidation or distressed sale.

Valuation Hierarchy

The Company categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy. The hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used by the Company’s valuation techniques. A level is assigned to each fair value measurement based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:

 

Level 1

Unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date.

 

Level 2

Prices or valuations based on observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

 

Level 3

Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

 

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The following tables present the balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis (See Note 5 for the balances of assets and liabilities for consolidated investment entities):

 

       December 31, 2022  
(in millions)      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets

             

Available-for-Sale securities:

             

Corporate debt securities

     $      $ 8,311      $ 395      $ 8,706  

Residential mortgage backed securities

              2,959               2,959  

Commercial mortgage backed securities

              2,651               2,651  

State and municipal obligations

              786               786  

Asset backed securities

              452        545        997  

Foreign government bonds and obligations

              35               35  

U.S. government and agency obligations

       1                      1  

Total Available-for-Sale securities

       1        15,194        940        16,135  

Cash equivalents

       1,063        1,529               2,592  

Market risk benefits

                     1,015        1,015 (1) 

Receivables:

             

Fixed deferred indexed annuity ceded embedded derivatives

                     48        48  

Other assets:

             

Interest rate derivative contracts

       7        260               267  

Equity derivative contracts

       129        2,564               2,693  

Foreign exchange derivative contracts

              34               34  

Credit derivative contracts

              13               13  

Total other assets

       136        2,871               3,007  

Separate account assets at net asset value (“NAV”)

                                  70,876 (2) 

Total assets at fair value

     $ 1,200      $ 19,594      $ 2,003      $ 93,673  

Liabilities

             

Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims:

             

Fixed deferred indexed annuity embedded derivatives

     $      $ 3      $ 44      $ 47  

IUL embedded derivatives

                     739        739  

Structured variable annuity embedded derivatives

                     (137      (137 )(3) 

Total policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims

              3        646        649 (4) 

Market risk benefits

                     2,118        2,118 (1) 

Other liabilities:

             

Interest rate derivative contracts

       4        351               355  

Equity derivative contracts

       138        2,228               2,366  

Foreign exchange derivative contracts

       6        4               10  

Total other liabilities

       148        2,583               2,731  

Total liabilities at fair value

     $ 148      $ 2,586      $ 2,764      $ 5,498  

 

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     December 31, 2021  
(in millions)    Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets

                 

Available-for-Sale securities:

                 

Corporate debt securities

   $        $ 9,142        $ 496        $ 9,638  

Residential mortgage backed securities

              2,250                   2,250  

Commercial mortgage backed securities

              2,656                   2,656  

State and municipal obligations

              1,074                   1,074  

Asset backed securities

              246          291          537  

Foreign government bonds and obligations

              83                   83  

U.S. government and agency obligations

     1                            1  

Total Available-for-Sale securities

     1          15,451          787          16,239  

Cash equivalents

     1,985          1,191                   3,176  

Market risk benefits

                       539          539 (1) 

Receivables:

                 

Fixed deferred indexed annuity ceded embedded derivatives

                       59          59  

Other assets:

                 

Interest rate derivative contracts

     1          1,251                   1,252  

Equity derivative contracts

     158          4,080                   4,238  

Foreign exchange derivative contracts

     1          17                   18  

Credit derivative contracts

              9                   9  

Total other assets

     160          5,357                   5,517  

Separate account assets at NAV

                                      92,238 (2) 

Total assets at fair value

   $ 2,146        $ 21,999        $ 1,385        $ 117,768  

Liabilities

                 

Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims:

                 

Fixed deferred indexed annuity embedded derivatives

   $        $ 5        $ 56        $ 61  

IUL embedded derivatives

                       905          905  

Structured variable annuity embedded derivatives

                       406          406  

Total policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims

              5          1,367          1,372 (5) 

Market risk benefits

                       3,440          3,440 (1) 

Other liabilities:

                 

Interest rate derivative contracts

     1          467                   468  

Equity derivative contracts

     101          3,610                   3,711  

Foreign exchange derivative contracts

     1                            1  

Total other liabilities

     103          4,077                   4,180  

Total liabilities at fair value

   $ 103        $ 4,082        $ 4,807        $ 8,992  

 

(1) 

See Note 12 for additional information related to market risk benefits, including the balances of and changes in market risk benefits as well as the significant inputs and assumptions used in the fair value measurements of market risk benefits.

(2) 

Amounts are comprised of certain financial instruments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient and have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.

(3) 

The fair value of the structured variable annuity embedded derivatives was a net asset as of December 31, 2022 and the amount is presented as a contra liability.

(4) 

The Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk resulted in a $139 million cumulative decrease to the embedded derivatives as of December 31, 2022.

(5) 

The Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk resulted in a $96 million cumulative decrease to the embedded derivatives as of December 31, 2021.

 

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The following tables provide a summary of changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

    Available-for-Sale Securities           Receivables  
(in millions)   Corporate
Debt
Securities
    Commercial
Mortgage
Backed
Securities
    Asset
Backed
Securities
    Total            Fixed Deferred
Indexed Annuity
Ceded Embedded
Derivatives
 

Balance at January 1, 2022

  $ 496     $     $ 291     $ 787       $ 59  

Total gains (losses) included in:

           

Net income

    (1                 (1 )(1)        (8

Other comprehensive income (loss)

    (44           (25     (69        

Purchases

    29       30       564       623          

Settlements

    (85           (285     (370       (3

Transfers out of Level 3

          (30           (30              

Balance at December 31, 2022

  $ 395     $     $ 545     $ 940             $ 48  

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) in net income relating to assets held at December 31, 2022

  $ (1   $     $     $ (1 )(1)      $  

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) in other comprehensive income (loss) relating to assets held at December 31, 2022

  $ (42   $     $ (21   $ (63     $  

 

    Policyholder Account Balances,
Future Policy Benefits and Claims
 
(in millions)   Fixed
Deferred
Indexed
Annuity
Embedded
Derivatives
    IUL
Embedded
Derivatives
    Structured
Variable
Annuity
Embedded
Derivatives
    Total  

Balance at January 1, 2022

  $ 56     $ 905     $ 406     $ 1,367  

Total (gains) losses included in:

       

Net income

    (9 )(2)      (105 )(2)      (633 )(3)      (747

Issues

          51       90       141  

Settlements

    (3     (112           (115

Balance at December 31, 2022

  $ 44     $ 739     $ (137 )(4)    $ 646  

Changes in unrealized (gains) losses in net income relating to liabilities held at December 31, 2022

  $     $ (105 )(2)    $ (633 )(3)    $ (738

 

    Available-for-Sale Securities           Receivables  
(in millions)   Corporate
Debt
Securities
    Residential
Mortgage
Backed
Securities
    Asset
Backed
Securities
    Total            Fixed Deferred
Indexed Annuity
Ceded Embedded
Derivatives
 

Balance at January 1, 2021

  $ 766     $ 9     $ 395     $ 1,170       $  

Total gains (losses) included in:

           

Net income

    (1                 (1 )(1)        3  

Other comprehensive income (loss)

    (10           (1     (11        

Purchases

    108                   108          

Issues

                              57  

Settlements

    (119           (81     (200       (1

Transfers into Level 3

    168             2       170          

Transfers out of Level 3

    (416     (9     (24     (449              

Balance at December 31, 2021

  $ 496     $     $ 291     $ 787             $ 59  

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) in net income relating to assets held at December 31, 2021

  $ (1   $     $     $ (1 )(1)      $  

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) in other comprehensive income (loss) relating to assets held at December 31, 2021

  $ (8   $     $ (1   $ (9     $  

 

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    Policyholder Account Balances,
Future Policy Benefits and Claims
 
(in millions)   Fixed
Deferred
Indexed
Annuity
Embedded
Derivatives
    IUL
Embedded
Derivatives
    Structured
Variable
Annuity
Embedded
Derivatives
    Total  

Balance at January 1, 2021

  $ 49     $ 935     $ 70     $ 1,054  

Total (gains) losses included in:

       

Net income

    10 (2)      68 (2)      393 (3)      471  

Issues

                (28     (28

Settlements

    (3     (98     (29     (130

Balance at December 31, 2021

  $ 56     $ 905     $ 406     $ 1,367  

Changes in unrealized (gains) losses in net income relating to liabilities held at December 31, 2021

  $     $ 68 (2)    $     $ 68  

 

     Available-for-Sale Securities  
(in millions)   

Corporate

Debt

Securities

     Residential
Mortgage
Backed
Securities
     Asset
Backed
Securities
     Total  

Balance at January 1, 2020

   $ 735      $ 17      $ 389      $ 1,141  

Total gains (losses) included in:

           

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     15        1        (2      14  

Purchases

     62        39               101  

Settlements

     (46             (6      (52

Transfers into Level 3

                   14        14  

Transfers out of Level 3

            (48             (48

Balance at December 31, 2020

   $ 766      $ 9      $ 395      $ 1,170  

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) in net income relating to assets held at December 31, 2020

   $ (1    $      $      $ (1 )(1) 

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) in other comprehensive income (loss) relating to assets held at December 31, 2020

   $ 15      $ 1      $ (2    $ 14  

 

     Policyholder Account Balances,
Future Policy Benefits and Claims
 
(in millions)    Fixed
Deferred
Indexed
Annuity
Embedded
Derivatives
     IUL
Embedded
Derivatives
     GMWB and
GMAB
Embedded
Derivatives(5)
     Structured
Variable
Annuity
Embedded
Derivatives
     Total  

Balance at January 1, 2020

   $ 43      $ 881      $ 763      $      $ 1,687  

Total (gains) losses included in:

              

Net income

     4 (2)       76 (2)       1,152 (3)       91 (3)       1,323  

Issues

     3        61        362        (21      405  

Settlements

     (1      (83      39               (45

Balance at December 31, 2020

   $ 49      $ 935      $ 2,316      $ 70      $ 3,370  

Changes in unrealized (gains) losses in net income relating to liabilities held at December 31, 2020

   $      $ 76 (2)     $ 1,206 (3)     $      $ 1,282  

 

(1) 

Included in Net investment income.

(2) 

Included in Interest credited to fixed accounts.

(3) 

Included in Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses.

(4) 

The fair value of the structured variable annuity embedded derivatives was a net asset as of December 31, 2022 and the amount is presented as a contra liability.

(5) 

GMWB and GMAB were accounted for as embedded derivatives prior to the adoption of ASU 2018-12. Upon adoption of ASU 2018-12, GMWB and GMAB are accounted for as market risk benefits.

The increase (decrease) to pretax income of the Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk on the fair value of its embedded derivatives was $45 million and $(23) million, net of the reinsurance accrual, for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $196 million, net of DAC, DSIC, unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual, for the year ended December 31, 2020 (prior to the adoption of ASU 2018-12).

 

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RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

Securities transferred from Level 3 primarily represent securities with fair values that are now obtained from a third-party pricing service with observable inputs or fair values that were included in an observable transaction with a market participant. Securities transferred to Level 3 represent securities with fair values that are now based on a single non-binding broker quote.

The following tables provide a summary of the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements developed by the Company or reasonably available to the Company of Level 3 assets and liabilities:

 

    December 31, 2022  
     Fair Value     Valuation Technique    Unobservable Input    Range                     Weighted
Average
 
    (in millions)                                      
Corporate debt securities (private placements)   $ 395     Discounted cash flow    Yield/spread to U.S. Treasuries(1)    1.1%–2.3%             1.4
Asset backed securities   $ 545     Discounted cash flow    Annual default rate    2.4%             2.4
       Loss severity    25.0%             25.0
       Yield/spread to U.S. Treasuries(2)    320 bps–550 bps             329 bps  
Fixed deferred indexed annuity ceded embedded derivatives   $ 48     Discounted cash flow    Surrender rate (4)    0.0%–66.8%             1.4
Fixed deferred indexed annuity embedded derivatives   $ 44     Discounted cash flow    Surrender rate (4)    0.0%–66.8%             1.4
       Nonperformance risk (5)    95 bps             95 bps  
IUL embedded derivatives   $ 739     Discounted cash flow    Nonperformance risk (5)    95 bps             95 bps  
Structured variable annuity embedded derivatives   $ (137 )(6)    Discounted cash flow    Surrender rate (4)    0.8%–40.0%             0.9
       Nonperformance risk (5)    95 bps             95 bps  

 

    December 31, 2021  
     Fair Value      Valuation Technique    Unobservable Input    Range         Weighted
Average
 
    (in millions)                             
Corporate debt securities (private placements)   $ 496      Discounted cash flow    Yield/spread to U.S. Treasuries(1)    0.8%–2.4%       1.1
Asset backed securities   $ 291      Discounted cash flow    Annual default rate    5.8%       5.8
        Loss severity    25.0%       25.0
        Yield/spread to swap rates (3)    175 bps–275 bps       182 bps  
Fixed deferred indexed annuity ceded embedded derivatives   $ 59      Discounted cash flow    Surrender rate (4)    0.0%–66.8%       1.4
Fixed deferred indexed annuity embedded derivatives   $ 56      Discounted cash flow    Surrender rate (4)    0.0%–66.8%       1.4
        Nonperformance risk (5)    65 bps       65 bps  
IUL embedded derivatives   $ 905      Discounted cash flow    Nonperformance risk (5)    65 bps       65 bps  
Structured variable annuity embedded derivatives   $ 406      Discounted cash flow    Surrender rate (4)    0.8%–40.0%       0.9
        Nonperformance risk (5)    65 bps       65 bps  

 

(1) 

The weighted average for the yield/spread to U.S. Treasuries for corporate debt securities (private placements) is weighted based on the security’s market value as a percentage of the aggregate market value of the securities.

(2) 

The weighted average for the yield/spread to U.S. Treasuries for asset backed securities is calculated as the sum of each tranche’s balance multiplied by its spread to U.S. Treasuries divided by the aggregate balances of the tranches.

(3)

The weighted average for the yield/spread to swap rates for asset backed securities is calculated as the sum of each tranche’s balance multiplied by its yield/spread to swap divided by the aggregate balances of the tranches.

(4)

The weighted average surrender rate represents the average assumption weighted based on the account value of each contract.

(5) 

The nonperformance risk is the spread added to the observable interest rates used in the valuation of the embedded derivatives. During the third quarter of 2022, the Company changed to using a U.S. Treasury curve as its observable discount rate curve reflecting the evolution of LIBOR discontinuation as an observable reference rate used by market participants.

(6) 

The fair value of the structured variable annuity embedded derivatives was a net asset as of December 31, 2022 and the amount is presented as a contra liability.

Level 3 measurements not included in the tables above are obtained from non-binding broker quotes where unobservable inputs utilized in the fair value calculation are not reasonably available to the Company.

Uncertainty of Fair Value Measurements

Significant increases (decreases) in the yield/spread to U.S. Treasuries used in the fair value measurement of Level 3 corporate debt securities and asset backed securities in isolation would have resulted in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.

Significant increases (decreases) in the annual default rate used in the fair value measurement of Level 3 asset backed securities in isolation, generally, would have resulted in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement and significant increases (decreases) in loss severity in isolation would have resulted in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.

Significant increases (decreases) in the yield/spread to swap rates in isolation would have resulted in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.

 

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RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

Significant increases (decreases) in the surrender rate used in the fair value measurement of the fixed deferred indexed annuity ceded embedded derivatives in isolation would have resulted in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.

Significant increases (decreases) in nonperformance risk and surrender rate used in the fair value measurements of the fixed deferred indexed annuity embedded derivatives and structured variable annuity embedded derivatives in isolation would have resulted in a significantly lower (higher) liability value.

Significant increases (decreases) in nonperformance risk used in the fair value measurement of the IUL embedded derivatives in isolation would have resulted in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.

Determination of Fair Value

The Company uses valuation techniques consistent with the market and income approaches to measure the fair value of its assets and liabilities. The Company’s market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. The Company’s income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future projected cash flows to a single discounted present value amount. When applying either approach, the Company maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs.

The following is a description of the valuation techniques used to measure fair value and the general classification of these instruments pursuant to the fair value hierarchy.

Assets

Available-for-Sale Securities

When available, the fair value of securities is based on quoted prices in active markets. If quoted prices are not available, fair values are obtained from third-party pricing services, non-binding broker quotes, or other model-based valuation techniques.

Level 1 securities primarily include U.S. Treasuries.

Level 2 securities primarily include corporate bonds, residential mortgage backed securities, commercial mortgage backed securities, state and municipal obligations, asset backed securities and foreign government securities. The fair value of these Level 2 securities is based on a market approach with prices obtained from third-party pricing services. Observable inputs used to value these securities can include, but are not limited to, reported trades, benchmark yields, issuer spreads and non-binding broker quotes. The fair value of securities included in an observable transaction with a market participant are also considered Level 2 when the market is not active.

Level 3 securities primarily include certain corporate bonds, non-agency residential mortgage backed securities, commercial mortgage backed securities and asset backed securities with fair value typically based on a single non-binding broker quote. The underlying inputs used for some of the non-binding broker quotes are not readily available to the Company. The Company’s privately placed corporate bonds are typically based on a single non-binding broker quote. The fair value of affiliated asset backed securities is determined using a discounted cash flow model. Inputs used to determine the expected cash flows include assumptions about discount rates and default, prepayment and recovery rates of the underlying assets. Given the significance of the unobservable inputs to this fair value measurement, the fair value of the investment in the affiliated asset backed securities is classified as Level 3.

In consideration of the above, management is responsible for the fair values recorded on the financial statements. Prices received from third-party pricing services are subjected to exception reporting that identifies investments with significant daily price movements as well as no movements. The Company reviews the exception reporting and resolves the exceptions through reaffirmation of the price or recording an appropriate fair value estimate. The Company also performs subsequent transaction testing. The Company performs annual due diligence of third-party pricing services. The Company’s due diligence procedures include assessing the vendor’s valuation qualifications, control environment, analysis of asset-class specific valuation methodologies, and understanding of sources of market observable assumptions and unobservable assumptions, if any, employed in the valuation methodology. The Company also considers the results of its exception reporting controls and any resulting price challenges that arise.

Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents include time deposits and other highly liquid investments with original or remaining maturities at the time of purchase of 90 days or less. Actively traded money market funds are measured at their NAV and classified as Level 1. U.S. Treasuries are also classified as Level 1. The Company’s remaining cash equivalents are classified as Level 2 and measured at amortized cost, which is a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short time between the purchase of the instrument and its expected realization.

Receivables

The Company reinsured its fixed deferred indexed annuity products which have an indexed account that is accounted for as an embedded derivative. The Company uses discounted cash flow models to determine the fair value of these ceded embedded derivatives. The fair value of fixed deferred indexed annuity ceded embedded derivatives includes significant observable interest

 

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RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

rates, volatilities and equity index levels and significant unobservable surrender rates. Given the significance of the unobservable surrender rates, these embedded derivatives are classified as Level 3.

Other Assets

Derivatives that are measured using quoted prices in active markets, such as derivatives that are exchange-traded, are classified as Level 1 measurements. The variation margin on futures contracts is also classified as Level 1. The fair value of derivatives that are traded in less active over-the-counter (“OTC”) markets is generally measured using pricing models with market observable inputs such as interest rates and equity index levels. These measurements are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy and include swaps and the majority of options. The counterparties’ nonperformance risk associated with uncollateralized derivative assets was immaterial as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021. See Note 17 and Note 18 for further information on the credit risk of derivative instruments and related collateral.

Separate Account Assets

The fair value of assets held by separate accounts is determined by the NAV of the funds in which those separate accounts are invested. The NAV is used as a practical expedient for fair value and represents the exit price for the separate account. Separate account assets are excluded from classification in the fair value hierarchy.

Liabilities

Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims

There is no active market for the transfer of the Company’s embedded derivatives attributable to the provisions of certain variable annuity riders (prior to the adoption of ASU 2018-12), fixed deferred indexed annuity, structured variable annuity and IUL products.

Prior to the adoption of ASU 2018-12, the Company valued the embedded derivatives attributable to the provisions of certain variable annuity riders using internal valuation models. These models calculated fair value as the present value of future expected benefit payments less the present value of future expected rider fees attributable to the embedded derivative feature. The projected cash flows used by these models included observable capital market assumptions and incorporated significant unobservable inputs related to implied volatility as well as contractholder behavior assumptions that included margins for risk, all of which the Company believed a market participant would expect. The fair value also reflected a current estimate of the Company’s nonperformance risk specific to these embedded derivatives. Given the significant unobservable inputs to this valuation, these measurements were classified as Level 3. The embedded derivatives attributable to these provisions were recorded in Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims. Refer to Note 12 for additional information on these provisions accounted for as market risk benefits under ASU 2018-12.

The Company uses a discounted cash flow model to determine the fair value of the embedded derivatives associated with the provisions of its equity index annuity product. The projected cash flows generated by this model are based on significant observable inputs related to interest rates, volatilities and equity index levels and, therefore, are classified as Level 2.

The Company uses discounted cash flow models to determine the fair value of the embedded derivatives associated with the provisions of its fixed deferred indexed annuity, structured variable annuity and IUL products. The structured variable annuity product is a limited flexible purchase payment annuity that offers 45 different indexed account options providing equity market exposure and a fixed account. Each indexed account includes a protection option (a buffer or a floor). If the index has a negative return, contractholder losses will be reduced by a buffer or limited to a floor. The portion allocated to an indexed account is accounted for as an embedded derivative. The fair value of fixed deferred indexed annuity, structured variable annuity and IUL embedded derivatives includes significant observable interest rates, volatilities and equity index levels and significant unobservable surrender rates and the estimate of the Company’s nonperformance risk. Given the significance of the unobservable surrender rates and the nonperformance risk assumption, the fixed deferred indexed annuity, structured variable annuity and IUL embedded derivatives are classified as Level 3.

The embedded derivatives attributable to these provisions are recorded in Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims.

Other Liabilities

Derivatives that are measured using quoted prices in active markets, such as derivatives that are exchange-traded, are classified as Level 1 measurements. The variation margin on futures contracts is also classified as Level 1. The fair value of derivatives that are traded in less active OTC markets is generally measured using pricing models with market observable inputs such as interest rates and equity index levels. These measurements are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy and include swaps and the majority of options. The Company’s nonperformance risk associated with uncollateralized derivative liabilities was immaterial as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021. See Note 17 and Note 18 for further information on the credit risk of derivative instruments and related collateral.

 

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RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

The Company assesses its investment in affordable housing partnerships for impairment. The investments that are determined to be impaired are written down to their fair value. The Company uses a discounted cash flow model to measure the fair value of these investments. Inputs to the discounted cash flow model are estimates of future net operating losses and tax credits available to the Company and discount rates based on market condition and the financial strength of the syndicator (general partner). The balance of affordable housing partnerships measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis was $58 million and $93 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

Assets and Liabilities Not Reported at Fair Value

The following tables provide the carrying value and the estimated fair value of financial instruments that are not reported at fair value:

 

       December 31, 2022  
       Carrying
Value
     Fair Value  
(in millions)    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Financial Assets

                

Mortgage loans, net

     $ 1,768      $      $      $ 1,600      $ 1,600  

Policy loans

       847               847               847  

Other investments

       89               69        20        89  

Receivables

       7,372                      6,174        6,174  

Financial Liabilities

                

Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims

     $ 14,450      $      $      $ 12,470      $ 12,470  

Short-term borrowings

       201               201               201  

Long-term debt

       500               315               315  

Other liabilities

       8                      7        7  

Separate account liabilities — investment contracts

       298               298               298  

 

       December 31, 2021  
       Carrying
Value
     Fair Value  
(in millions)    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Financial Assets

                

Mortgage loans, net

     $ 1,788      $      $      $ 1,872      $ 1,872  

Policy loans

       834               834               834  

Other investments

       61               40        21        61  

Receivables

       7,876                      8,630        8,630  

Financial Liabilities

                

Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims

     $ 12,289      $      $      $ 13,215      $ 13,215  

Short-term borrowings

       200               200               200  

Long-term debt

       500               498               498  

Other liabilities

       9                      9        9  

Separate account liabilities — investment contracts

       403               403               403  

Other investments include syndicated loans and the Company’s membership in the FHLB. Receivables include deposit receivables. See Note 7 for additional information on mortgage loans, policy loans, syndicated loans and deposit receivables.

Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims include fixed annuities in deferral status, non-life contingent fixed annuities in payout status, indexed and structured variable annuity host contracts, and the fixed portion of a small number of variable annuity contracts classified as investment contracts. See Note 10 for additional information on these liabilities. Short-term borrowings include FHLB borrowings. Long-term debt includes the surplus note with Ameriprise Financial. See Note 13 for further information on short-term borrowings and long-term debt. Other liabilities include future funding commitments to affordable housing partnerships and other real estate partnerships. Separate account liabilities are related to certain annuity products that are classified as investment contracts.

15. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Revenues

See Note 4 for information about revenues from contracts with customers earned by the Company from related party transactions with affiliates.

The Company is the lessor of one real estate property which it leases to Ameriprise Financial under an operating lease that expires November 30, 2029. The Company earned $5 million in rental income for each of the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, which is reflected in Other revenues. The Company expects to earn $5 million in each year of the five year period ending December 31, 2027 and a total of $9 million thereafter.

 

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RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

Expenses

Charges by Ameriprise Financial and affiliated companies to the Company for use of joint facilities, technology support, marketing services and other services aggregated $320 million, $345 million and $358 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Certain of these costs are included in DAC. Expenses allocated to the Company may not be reflective of expenses that would have been incurred by the Company on a stand-alone basis.

Income Taxes

The Company’s taxable income is included in the consolidated federal income tax return of Ameriprise Financial. The net amount due from (to) Ameriprise Financial for federal income taxes was $(56) million and $18 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which is reflected in Other liabilities and Other assets, respectively.

Investments

The Company invested in AA and A rated asset backed securities issued by AAF as of December 31, 2021 and in AA, A and BBB rated asset backed securities issued by AAF 2 as of December 31, 2022, both affiliates of the Company. The asset backed securities are collateralized by a portfolio of loans issued to advisors affiliated with AFS, an affiliated broker dealer. As of December 31, 2021, the fair value of these asset backed securities was $289 million. During the third quarter of 2022, the Company redeemed the outstanding AA and A rated securities issued by AAF at par and invested $564 million in new AA, A and BBB rated asset backed securities issued by AAF 2. As of December 31, 2022, the fair value of these asset backed securities was $544 million. The fair value of these asset backed securities is reported in Investments: Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities, at fair value. Interest income from these asset backed securities was $17 million, $12 million and $14 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and is reported in Net investment income.

Lines of Credit

RiverSource Life Insurance Company, as the lender, has a revolving credit agreement with Ameriprise Financial as the borrower. This line of credit is not to exceed 3% of RiverSource Life Insurance Company’s statutory admitted assets as of the prior year end. The interest rate for any borrowing under the agreement is established by reference to LIBOR for U.S. dollar deposits with maturities comparable to the relevant interest period, plus an applicable margin subject to adjustment based on debt ratings of the senior unsecured debt of Ameriprise Financial. In the event of default, an additional 1% interest will accrue during such period of default. There were no amounts outstanding on this revolving credit agreement as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021. See Note 13 for information about additional lines of credit with an affiliate.

Long-Term Debt

See Note 13 for information about a surplus note to an affiliate.

Dividends, Return of Capital or Distributions

Cash dividends and return of capital or distributions paid and received by RiverSource Life Insurance Company were as follows:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
(in millions)    2022        2021        2020  

Dividends paid to Ameriprise Financial

   $ 600        $ 1,900        $ 800  

Dividend received from RiverSource Life of NY

     63                    

Dividends received from RTA

              50          95  

Return of capital received from RTA

     80                    

On February 17, 2023, RiverSource Life Insurance Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of up to $200 million to Ameriprise Financial, payable on or after March 20, 2023, pending approval by the Minnesota Department of Commerce.

For dividends and other distributions from the life insurance companies, advance notification was provided to state insurance regulators prior to payments. See Note 16 for additional information.

16. REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) defines Risk-Based Capital (“RBC”) requirements for insurance companies. The RBC requirements are used by the NAIC and state insurance regulators to identify companies that merit regulatory actions designed to protect policyholders. These requirements apply to the Company. The Company has met its minimum RBC requirements.

Insurance companies are required to prepare statutory financial statements in accordance with the accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the insurance departments of their respective states of domicile, which vary materially from GAAP. Prescribed statutory accounting practices include publications of the NAIC, as well as state laws, regulations and general administrative rules. The more significant differences from GAAP include charging policy acquisition costs to expense as incurred, establishing annuity and insurance reserves using different actuarial methods and assumptions, classifying surplus notes as a component of statutory surplus rather than debt, valuing investments on a different basis and excluding certain assets from the balance sheet by charging them directly to surplus, such as a portion of the net deferred income tax assets.

 

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RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

State insurance statutes contain limitations as to the amount of dividends and other distributions that insurers may make without providing prior notification to state regulators. For RiverSource Life Insurance Company, payments in excess of unassigned surplus, as determined in accordance with accounting practices prescribed by the State of Minnesota, require advance notice to the Minnesota Department of Commerce, RiverSource Life Insurance Company’s primary regulator, and are subject to potential disapproval. RiverSource Life Insurance Company’s statutory unassigned (deficit)/surplus was $(679) million and $175 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

In addition, dividends or distributions whose fair market value, together with that of other dividends or distributions made within the preceding 12 months, exceed the greater of the previous year’s statutory net gain from operations or 10% of the previous year-end statutory capital and surplus are referred to as “extraordinary dividends.” Extraordinary dividends also require advance notice to the Minnesota Department of Commerce, and are subject to potential disapproval. Statutory capital and surplus was $3.1 billion and $3.4 billion as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Statutory net gain from operations and net income for RiverSource Life Insurance Company are summarized as follows:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
(in millions)    2022        2021        2020  

Statutory net gain from operations

   $ 1,615        $ 1,366        $ 1,393  

Statutory net income

     1,769          253          1,582  

Government debt securities of $4 million and $5 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, were on deposit with various states as required by law.

17. OFFSETTING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Certain financial instruments and derivative instruments are eligible for offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s derivative instruments are subject to master netting and collateral arrangements and qualify for offset. A master netting arrangement with a counterparty creates a right of offset for amounts due to and from that same counterparty that is enforceable in the event of a default or bankruptcy. The Company’s policy is to recognize amounts subject to master netting arrangements on a gross basis in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following tables present the gross and net information about the Company’s assets subject to master netting arrangements:

 

    December 31, 2022  
    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets
    Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
    Amounts of Assets
Presented in
the Consolidated
Balance Sheets
    Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
    Net
Amount
 
(in millions)   Financial
Instruments(1)
    Cash
Collateral
    Securities
Collateral
 

Derivatives:

             

OTC

  $ 2,887     $     $ 2,887     $ (2,313   $ (565   $ (5   $ 4  

OTC cleared

    23             23       (9                 14  

Exchange-traded

    97             97       (75                 22  

Total

  $ 3,007     $     $ 3,007     $ (2,397   $ (565   $ (5   $ 40  

 

    December 31, 2021  
    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets
    Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
    Amounts of Assets
Presented in
the Consolidated
Balance Sheets
    Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
    Net
Amount
 
(in millions)   Financial
Instruments(1)
    Cash
Collateral
    Securities
Collateral
 

Derivatives:

             

OTC

  $ 5,330     $     $ 5,330     $ (3,571   $ (1,623   $ (114   $ 22  

OTC cleared

    88             88       (41                 47  

Exchange-traded

    99             99       (91                 8  

Total

  $ 5,517     $     $ 5,517     $ (3,703   $ (1,623   $ (114   $ 77  

 

(1) 

Represents the amount of assets that could be offset by liabilities with the same counterparty under master netting or similar arrangements that management elects not to offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

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The following tables present the gross and net information about the Company’s liabilities subject to master netting arrangements:

 

    December 31, 2022  
    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
    Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
    Amounts of Liabilities
Presented in
the Consolidated

Balance Sheets
    Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
    Net
Amount
 
(in millions)  

Financial

Instruments(1)

   

Cash

Collateral

   

Securities

Collateral

 

Derivatives:

             

OTC

  $ 2,630     $     $ 2,630     $ (2,313   $ (38   $ (277   $ 2  

OTC cleared

    9             9       (9                  

Exchange-traded

    92             92       (75           (17      

Total

  $ 2,731     $     $ 2,731     $ (2,397   $ (38   $ (294   $ 2  

 

    December 31, 2021  
    Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Liabilities
    Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
    Amounts of Liabilities
Presented in
the Consolidated
Balance Sheets
    Gross Amounts Not Offset
in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
    Net
Amount
 
(in millions)  

Financial

Instruments(1)

   

Cash

Collateral

   

Securities

Collateral

 

Derivatives:

             

OTC

  $ 4,048     $     $ 4,048     $ (3,571   $ (181   $ (293   $ 3  

OTC cleared

    41             41       (41                  

Exchange-traded

    91             91       (91                  

Total

  $ 4,180     $     $ 4,180     $ (3,703   $ (181   $ (293   $ 3  

 

(1) 

Represents the amount of liabilities that could be offset by assets with the same counterparty under master netting or similar arrangements that management elects not to offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

In the tables above, the amount of assets or liabilities presented are offset first by financial instruments that have the right of offset under master netting or similar arrangements, then any remaining amount is reduced by the amount of cash and securities collateral. The actual collateral may be greater than amounts presented in the tables.

When the fair value of collateral accepted by the Company is less than the amount due to the Company, there is a risk of loss if the counterparty fails to perform or provide additional collateral. To mitigate this risk, the Company monitors collateral values regularly and requires additional collateral when necessary. When the value of collateral pledged by the Company declines, it may be required to post additional collateral.

Freestanding derivative instruments are reflected in Other assets and Other liabilities. Cash collateral pledged by the Company is reflected in Other assets and cash collateral accepted by the Company is reflected in Other liabilities. See Note 18 for additional disclosures related to the Company’s derivative instruments.

18. DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

Derivative instruments enable the Company to manage its exposure to various market risks. The value of such instruments is derived from an underlying variable or multiple variables, including equity and interest rate indices or prices. The Company primarily enters into derivative agreements for risk management purposes related to the Company’s products and operations.

Certain of the Company’s freestanding derivative instruments are subject to master netting arrangements. The Company’s policy on the recognition of derivatives on the Consolidated Balance Sheets is to not offset fair value amounts recognized for derivatives and collateral arrangements executed with the same counterparty under the same master netting arrangement. See Note 17 for additional information regarding the estimated fair value of the Company’s freestanding derivatives after considering the effect of master netting arrangements and collateral.

 

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RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

Generally, the Company uses derivatives as economic hedges and accounting hedges. The following table presents the notional value and gross fair value of derivative instruments, including embedded derivatives:

 

       December 31, 2022      December 31, 2021  
       Notional      Gross Fair Value      Notional      Gross Fair Value  
(in millions)    Assets(1)      Liabilities(2)      Assets(1)      Liabilities(2)  

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

                                                       

Interest rate contracts

     $ 101,302      $ 267      $ 355      $ 79,459      $ 1,252      $ 468  

Equity contracts

       67,416        2,693        2,366        59,763        4,238        3,711  

Credit contracts

       1,802        13               1,717        9         

Foreign exchange contracts

       2,870        34        10        2,239        18        1  

Total non-designated hedges

       173,390        3,007        2,731        143,178        5,517        4,180  

Embedded derivatives

                   

IUL

       N/A               739        N/A               905  

Fixed deferred indexed annuities and deposit receivables

       N/A        48        47        N/A        59        61  

Structured variable annuity (3)

       N/A               (137      N/A               406  

Total embedded derivatives

       N/A        48        649        N/A        59        1,372  

Total derivatives

     $ 173,390      $ 3,055      $ 3,380      $ 143,178      $ 5,576      $ 5,552  

 

N/A

Not applicable.

(1) 

The fair value of freestanding derivative assets is included in Other assets and the fair value of ceded derivative assets related to deposit receivables is included in Receivables.

(2) 

The fair value of freestanding derivative liabilities is included in Other liabilities. The fair value of IUL, fixed deferred indexed annuity and structured variable annuity embedded derivatives is included in Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims.

(3)

The fair value of the structured variable annuity embedded derivatives as of December 31, 2022 included $194 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $331 million of individual contracts in an asset position. The fair value of the structured variable annuity embedded derivatives as of December 31, 2021 included $409 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $3 million of individual contracts in an asset position.

See Note 14 for additional information regarding the Company’s fair value measurement of derivative instruments.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, investment securities with a fair value of $14 million and $123 million, respectively, were received as collateral to meet contractual obligations under derivative contracts, of which $5 million and $123 million, respectively, may be sold, pledged or rehypothecated by the Company. As of both December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had sold, pledged, or rehypothecated none of these securities. In addition, as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021, non-cash collateral accepted was held in separate custodial accounts and was not included in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following table presents a summary of the impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments, including embedded derivatives, on the Consolidated Statements of Income:

 

(in millions)      Net Investment
Income
     Benefits,
Claims, Losses
and Settlement
Expenses
     Interest
Credited to
Fixed Accounts
     Change in Fair
Value of
Market Risk
Benefits
 

Year Ended December 31, 2022

             

Interest rate contracts

     $      $ (26    $      $ (2,874

Equity contracts

              (164      (126      899  

Credit contracts

                            279  

Foreign exchange contracts

                            105  

IUL embedded derivatives

                     217         

Fixed deferred indexed annuity and deposit receivables embedded derivatives

                     4         

Structured variable annuity embedded derivatives

              633                

Total gain (loss)

     $      $ 443      $ 95      $ (1,591

Year Ended December 31, 2021

             

Interest rate contracts

     $      $      $      $ (886

Equity contracts

       1        34        91        (851

Credit contracts

                            43  

Foreign exchange contracts

                            5  

IUL embedded derivatives

                     30         

Fixed deferred indexed annuity and deposit receivables embedded derivatives

                     (8       

Structured variable annuity embedded derivatives

              (393              

Total gain (loss)

     $ 1      $ (359    $ 113      $ (1,689

 

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RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

(in millions)      Net Investment
Income
     Benefits,
Claims, Losses
and Settlement
Expenses
     Interest
Credited to
Fixed Accounts
     Change in Fair
Value of
Market Risk
Benefits
 

Year Ended December 31, 2020

             

Interest rate contracts

     $      $ 1,633      $      $  

Equity contracts

              (744      55         

Credit contracts

              (106              

Foreign exchange contracts

              (8              

GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives (1)

              (1,553              

IUL embedded derivatives

                     7         

Fixed deferred indexed annuities embedded derivatives

                     (4       

Structured variable annuity embedded derivatives

              (91              

Total gain (loss)

     $      $ (869    $ 58      $  

 

(1) 

GMWB and GMAB were accounted for as embedded derivatives prior to the adoption of ASU 2018-12. Upon adoption of ASU 2018-12, GMWB and GMAB are accounted for as market risk benefits.

The Company holds derivative instruments that either do not qualify or are not designated for hedge accounting treatment. These derivative instruments are used as economic hedges of equity, interest rate, credit and foreign currency exchange rate risk related to various products and transactions of the Company.

The deferred premium associated with certain of the above options is paid or received semi-annually over the life of the contract or at maturity. The following is a summary of the payments the Company is scheduled to make and receive for these options as of December 31, 2022:

 

(in millions)     

Premiums

Payable

    

Premiums

Receivable

 

2023

     $ 50      $ 43  

2024

       132        23  

2025

       121        21  

2026

       251        88  

2027

       19         

2028-2029

       59         

Total

     $ 632      $ 175  

Actual timing and payment amounts may differ due to future settlements, modifications or exercises of the contracts prior to the full premium being paid or received.

Structured variable annuity and IUL products have returns tied to the performance of equity markets. As a result of fluctuations in equity markets, the obligation incurred by the Company related to structured variable annuity and IUL products will positively or negatively impact earnings over the life of these products. The equity component of structured variable annuity and IUL product obligations are considered embedded derivatives, which are bifurcated from their host contracts for valuation purposes and reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value with changes in fair value reported in earnings. As a means of economically hedging its obligations under the provisions of these products, the Company enters into index options and futures contracts.

Cash Flow Hedges

During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the Company held no derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges. During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, no hedge relationships were discontinued due to forecasted transactions no longer being expected to occur according to the original hedge strategy.

Credit Risk

Credit risk associated with the Company’s derivatives is the risk that a derivative counterparty will not perform in accordance with the terms of the applicable derivative contract. To mitigate such risk, the Company has established guidelines and oversight of credit risk through a comprehensive enterprise risk management program that includes members of senior management. Key components of this program are to require preapproval of counterparties and the use of master netting and collateral arrangements whenever practical. See Note 17 for additional information on the Company’s credit exposure related to derivative assets.

Certain of the Company’s derivative contracts contain provisions that adjust the level of collateral the Company is required to post based on the Company’s financial strength rating (or based on the debt rating of the Company’s parent, Ameriprise Financial). Additionally, certain of the Company’s derivative contracts contain provisions that allow the counterparty to terminate the contract if the Company does not maintain a specific financial strength rating or Ameriprise Financial’s debt does not maintain a specific credit rating (generally an investment grade rating). If these termination provisions were to be triggered, the Company’s counterparty could require immediate settlement of any net liability position. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the

 

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RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

aggregate fair value of derivative contracts in a net liability position containing such credit contingent provisions was $234 million and $383 million, respectively. The aggregate fair value of assets posted as collateral for such instruments as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $232 million and $383 million, respectively. If the credit contingent provisions of derivative contracts in a net liability position as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021 were triggered, the aggregate fair value of additional assets that would be required to be posted as collateral or needed to settle the instruments immediately would have been $2 million and nil as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

19. SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY

The following tables provide the amounts related to each component of OCI:

 

       Year Ended December 31, 2022  
(in millions)      Pretax      Income Tax
Benefit
(Expense)
     Net of Tax  

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities:

          

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities arising during the period (1)

     $ (2,784    $ 595      $ (2,189

Reclassification of net (gains) losses on securities included in net income (2)

       88        (19      69  

Impact of benefit reserves and reinsurance recoverables

       103        (18      85  

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities

       (2,593      558        (2,035

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions on certain long-duration contracts

       1,095        (234      861  

Effect of changes in instrument-specific credit risk on MRBs

       517        (110      407  

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

     $ (981    $ 214      $ (767

 

       Year Ended December 31, 2021  
(in millions)      Pretax      Income Tax
Benefit
(Expense)
     Net of Tax  

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities:

          

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities arising during the period (1)

     $ (527    $ 111      $ (416

Reclassification of net (gains) losses on securities included in net income (2)

       (556      117        (439

Impact of benefit reserves and reinsurance recoverables

       8        (1      7  

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities

       (1,075      227        (848

Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions on certain long-duration contracts

       361        (77      284  

Effect of changes in instrument-specific credit risk on MRBs

       127        (27      100  

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

     $ (587    $ 123      $ (464

 

       Year Ended December 31, 2020  
(in millions)      Pretax      Income Tax
Benefit
(Expense)
     Net of Tax  

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities:

          

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities arising during the period (1)

     $ 811      $ (170    $ 641  

Reclassification of net (gains) losses on securities included in net income (2)

       5        (1      4  

Impact of DAC, DSIC, unearned revenue, benefit reserves and reinsurance recoverables(3)

       (274      57        (217

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities

       542        (114      428  

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

     $ 542      $ (114    $ 428  

 

(1) 

Includes impairments on Available-for-Sale securities related to factors other than credit that were recognized in OCI during the period.

(2) 

Reclassification amounts are recorded in Net realized investment gains (losses).

(3)

See Note 22 for a summary of the revision to the Company’s previously reported Consolidated Financial Statements.

Other comprehensive income (loss) related to net unrealized gains (losses) on securities includes three components: (i) unrealized gains (losses) that arose from changes in the market value of securities that were held during the period; (ii) (gains) losses that were previously unrealized, but have been recognized in current period net income due to sales of Available-for-Sale securities and due to the reclassification of noncredit losses to credit losses; and (iii) other adjustments primarily consisting of changes in insurance and annuity asset and liability balances, such as benefit reserves and reinsurance recoverables, to reflect the expected impact on their carrying values had the unrealized gains (losses) been realized as of the respective balance sheet dates. Prior to the adoption of ASU 2018-12, adjustments to DAC, DSIC, and unearned revenue were also included.

 

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RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

The following table presents the changes in the balances of each component of AOCI, net of tax:

 

(in millions)      Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Securities
     Effect of
Changes in
Discount Rate
Assumptions
     Effect of
Changes in
Instrument-
Specific Credit
Risk on MRBs
     Other      Total  

Balance at January 1, 2020

     $ 757      $      $      $ (1    $ 756  

OCI before reclassifications

       424                             424  

Amounts reclassified from AOCI

       4                             4  

Total OCI

       428                             428  

Balance at December 31, 2020

       1,185                      (1      1,184  

Cumulative effect of adoption of long-duration contracts guidance

       707        (1,217      (527             (1,037

OCI before reclassifications

       (409      284        100               (25

Amounts reclassified from AOCI

       (439                           (439

Total OCI

       (848      284        100               (464

Balance at December 31, 2021

       1,044        (933      (427      (1      (317

OCI before reclassifications

       (2,104      861        407               (836

Amounts reclassified from AOCI

       69                             69  

Total OCI

       (2,035      861        407               (767

Balance at December 31, 2022

     $ (991    $ (72    $ (20    $ (1    $ (1,084

20. INCOME TAXES

The components of income tax provision (benefit) were as follows:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
(in millions)    2022        2021        2020  

Current income tax

            

Federal

   $ 57        $ 172        $ 233  

State

     (2        6           

Total current income tax

     55          178          233  

Deferred income tax

            

Federal

     150          136          (277

State

     4          2          (1

Total deferred income tax

     154          138          (278

Total income tax provision (benefit)

   $ 209        $ 316        $ (45

The principal reasons that the aggregate income tax provision (benefit) is different from that computed by using the U.S. statutory rate of 21% were as follows:

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
      2022        2021        2020  

Tax at U.S. statutory rate

     21.0        21.0        21.0

Changes in taxes resulting from:

            

Low income housing tax credits

     (2.9        (3.3        (20.1

Dividend received deduction

     (2.3        (1.7        (9.7

Foreign tax credit, net of addback

     (1.7        (0.9        (1.9

Other, net

     (0.3        0.4          (0.8

Income tax provision (benefit)

     13.8        15.5        (11.5 )% 

The decrease in the Company’s effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to 2021 is primarily due to the lower pretax income relative to tax preferred items.

The increase in the Company’s effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to 2020 is primarily due to the higher pretax income relative to tax preferred items.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities result from temporary differences between the assets and liabilities measured for GAAP reporting versus income tax return purposes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the statutory rate of 21%

 

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RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

as of both December 31, 2022 and 2021. The significant components of the Company’s deferred income tax assets and liabilities, which are included net within Other assets or Other liabilities, were as follows:

 

     December 31,  
(in millions)    2022        2021  

Deferred income tax assets

       

Liabilities for policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims

   $ 2,274        $ 2,386  

Net unrealized losses on Available-for-Sale securities

     244           

Other

     29          14  

Gross deferred income tax assets

     2,547          2,400  

Less: valuation allowance

     30          11  

Total deferred income tax assets

     2,517          2,389  

Deferred income tax liabilities

       

Investment related

     923          508  

Deferred acquisition costs

     409          438  

Net unrealized gains on Available-for-Sale securities

              308  

Other

     52          57  

Gross deferred income tax liabilities

     1,384          1,311  

Net deferred income tax assets

   $ 1,133        $ 1,078  

Included in the Company’s deferred income tax assets are tax benefits related to state net operating losses of $28 million, net of federal benefit, which will expire beginning December 31, 2023. Based on analysis of the Company’s tax position as of December 31, 2022, management believes it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize certain state net operating losses of $28 million and state deferred tax assets of $2 million; therefore, a valuation allowance of $30 million has been established.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits was as follows:

 

(in millions)    2022        2021        2020  

Balance at January 1

   $ 37        $ 38        $ 39  

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

                       1  

Reductions based on tax positions related to the current year

     (1        (1        (1

Additions for tax positions of prior years

     1                    

Reductions due to lapse of statute of limitations

                       (1

Balance at December 31

   $ 37        $ 37        $ 38  

If recognized, approximately $20 million, net of federal tax benefits, of unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, would affect the effective tax rate.

It is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will change in the next 12 months. The Company estimates that the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits may decrease by approximately $34 million in the next 12 months primarily due to Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) settlements.

The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of the income tax provision. The Company recognized nil, a net increase of $1 million and nil in interest and penalties for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. As of both December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had a payable of $3 million related to accrued interest and penalties.

The Company files income tax returns as part of its inclusion in the consolidated federal income tax returns of Ameriprise Financial in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state jurisdictions. The federal statute of limitations are closed on years through 2015, except for one issue for 2014 and 2015 which was claimed on amended returns. The IRS is currently auditing Ameriprise Financial’s U.S. income tax returns for 2016 through 2020. Ameriprise Financial’s or the Company’s state income tax returns are currently under examination by various jurisdictions for years ranging from 2015 through 2020.

21. COMMITMENTS, GUARANTEES AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments

The following table presents the Company’s funding commitments as of December 31:

 

(in millions)      2022      2021  

Commercial mortgage loans

     $      $ 48  

Affordable housing and other real estate partnerships

       8        9  

Total funding commitments

     $ 8      $ 57  

 

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RiverSource Life Insurance Company

 

 

Guarantees

The Company’s annuity and life products all have minimum interest rate guarantees in their fixed accounts. As of December 31, 2022, these guarantees range from 1% to 5%.

Contingencies

The Company and its affiliates are involved in the normal course of business in legal proceedings which include regulatory inquiries, arbitration and litigation, including class actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of its activities. These include proceedings specific to the Company as well as proceedings generally applicable to business practices in the industries in which it operates. The Company can also be subject to legal proceedings arising out of its general business activities, such as its investments, contracts, and employment relationships. Uncertain economic conditions, heightened and sustained volatility in the financial markets and significant financial reform legislation may increase the likelihood that clients and other persons or regulators may present or threaten legal claims or that regulators increase the scope or frequency of examinations of the Company or the insurance industry generally.

As with other insurance companies, the level of regulatory activity and inquiry concerning the Company’s businesses remains elevated. From time to time, the Company and its affiliates, including AFS and RiverSource Distributors, Inc. receive requests for information from, and/or are subject to examination or claims by various state, federal and other domestic authorities. The Company and its affiliates typically have numerous pending matters, which include information requests, exams or inquiries regarding their business activities and practices and other subjects, including from time to time: sales and distribution of various products, including the Company’s insurance and annuity products; supervision of associated persons, including AFS financial advisors and RiverSource Distributors, Inc.’s wholesalers; administration of insurance and annuity claims; security of client information; and transaction monitoring systems and controls. The Company and its affiliates have cooperated and will continue to cooperate with the applicable regulators.

These pending matters are subject to uncertainties and, as such, it is inherently difficult to determine whether any loss is probable or even reasonably possible, or to reasonably estimate the amount of any loss that may result from such matters. The Company cannot predict with certainty if, how, or when any such proceedings will be initiated or resolved. Matters frequently need to be more developed before a potential loss or range of loss can be reasonably estimated for any matter. An adverse outcome in any matter could result in an adverse judgment, a settlement, fine, penalty, or other sanction, and may lead to further claims, examinations, or adverse publicity each of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.

In accordance with applicable accounting standards, the Company establishes an accrued liability for contingent litigation and regulatory matters when those matters present loss contingencies that are both probable and can be reasonably estimated. The Company discloses the nature of the contingency when management believes there is at least a reasonable possibility that the outcome may be material to the Company’s consolidated financial statements and, where feasible, an estimate of the possible loss. In such cases, there still may be an exposure to loss in excess of any amounts reasonably estimated and accrued. When a loss contingency is not both probable and reasonably estimable, the Company does not establish an accrued liability, but continues to monitor, in conjunction with any outside counsel handling a matter, further developments that would make such loss contingency both probable and reasonably estimable. Once the Company establishes an accrued liability with respect to a loss contingency, the Company continues to monitor the matter for further developments that could affect the amount of the accrued liability that has been previously established, and any appropriate adjustments are made each quarter.

Guaranty Fund Assessments

RiverSource Life Insurance Company and RiverSource Life of NY are required by law to be a member of the guaranty fund association in every state where they are licensed to do business. In the event of insolvency of one or more unaffiliated insurance companies, the Company could be adversely affected by the requirement to pay assessments to the guaranty fund associations. The Company projects its cost of future guaranty fund assessments based on estimates of insurance company insolvencies provided by the National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations and the amount of its premiums written relative to the industry-wide premium in each state. The Company accrues the estimated cost of future guaranty fund assessments when it is considered probable that an assessment will be imposed, the event obligating the Company to pay the assessment has occurred and the amount of the assessment can be reasonably estimated.

The Company has a liability for estimated guaranty fund assessments and a related premium tax asset. As of both December 31, 2022 and 2021, the estimated liability was $12 million. As of both December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related premium tax asset was $10 million. The expected period over which guaranty fund assessments will be made and the related tax credits recovered is not known.

22. REVISION OF PRIOR PERIOD FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Company revised the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 to correct shadow unearned revenue liability balances associated with universal life insurance products for which the error began prior to the periods presented below. Shadow unearned revenue liability balances were reversed through AOCI as of January 1, 2021 upon the

 

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adoption of ASU 2018-12. See Note 1 for additional information. A summary of the revision to our previously reported Consolidated Financial Statements is presented below:

Revised Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2020  
(in millions)    As
Reported
       Impact of
Revision
       As
Revised
 

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities

   $ 346        $ 82        $ 428  

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

     346          82          428  

Total comprehensive income (loss)

     784          82          866  

Revised Consolidated Statements of Shareholder’s Equity

 

     As Reported                  As Revised  
(in millions)    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
       Total
Shareholder’s
Equity
       Impact of
Revision
       Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
       Total
Shareholder’s
Equity
 

Balances at January 1, 2020

   $ 574        $ 3,336        $ 182        $ 756        $ 3,518  

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

     346          346          82          428          428  

Balances at December 31, 2020

     920          3,313          264          1,184          3,577  

 

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RiverSource Life Insurance Company

70100 Ameriprise Financial Center

Minneapolis, MN 55474

1-800-862-7919

   RiverSource Distributors, Inc. (Distributor), Member FINRA. Issued by RiverSource Life Insurance Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Affiliated with Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC.
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