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Guaranteed Benefit Features
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Guaranteed Benefit Features [Abstract]  
Guaranteed Benefit Features

11.  Guaranteed Benefit Features

 

Information on the GDB features outstanding (dollars in millions) was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

 

2014 (1)

 

 

2013 (1)

 

 

Return of Net Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total account value

 

$

85,917 

 

 

$

79,391 

 

 

Net amount at risk (2)

 

 

183 

 

 

 

141 

 

 

Average attained age of contract holders

 

 

62 years

 

 

 

61 years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum Return

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total account value

 

$

135 

 

 

$

151 

 

 

Net amount at risk (2)

 

 

25 

 

 

 

27 

 

 

Average attained age of contract holders

 

 

74 years

 

 

 

73 years

 

 

Guaranteed minimum return

 

 

5% 

 

 

 

5% 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anniversary Contract Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total account value

 

$

26,021 

 

 

$

25,958 

 

 

Net amount at risk (2)

 

 

597 

 

 

 

570 

 

 

Average attained age of contract holders

 

 

68 years

 

 

 

68 years

 

 

 

(1)    Our variable contracts with guarantees may offer more than one type of guarantee in each contract; therefore, the amounts listed are not mutually exclusive.

(2)    Represents the amount of death benefit in excess of the account balance that is subject to market volatility.

 

The determination of GDB liabilities is based on models that involve a range of scenarios and assumptions, including those regarding expected market rates of return and volatility, contract surrender rates and mortality experience.  The following summarizes the balances of and changes in the liabilities for GDBs (in millions), which were recorded in future contract benefits on our Consolidated Balance Sheets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

Balance as of beginning-of-year

$

73

 

$

104

 

$

84

 

 

Changes in reserves

 

34

 

 

(10

)

 

64

 

 

Benefits paid

 

(18

)

 

(21

)

 

(44

)

 

Balance as of end-of-year

$

89

 

$

73

 

$

104

 

 

 

Variable Annuity Contracts

 

Account balances of variable annuity contracts with guarantees (in millions) were invested in separate account investment options as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

Asset Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic equity

 

$

49,569 

 

 

$

47,042 

 

 

International equity

 

 

18,791 

 

 

 

18,341 

 

 

Bonds

 

 

26,808 

 

 

 

24,547 

 

 

Money market

 

 

12,698 

 

 

 

10,926 

 

 

Total

 

$

107,866 

 

 

$

100,856 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percent of total variable annuity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

separate account values

 

 

99% 

 

 

 

98% 

 

 

 

Secondary Guarantee Products

 

Future contract benefits and other contract holder funds include reserves for our secondary guarantee products sold through our Life Insurance segment.  These UL and VUL products with secondary guarantees represented 34% of total life insurance in-force reserves as of December 31, 2014, and 39% of total sales for the year ended December 31, 2014.