7. Guaranteed Benefit Features

Information on the guaranteed death benefit (“GDB”) features outstanding (dollars in millions) was as follows:



		As of			As of
	March 31,			December 31,
		2015 (1)			2014 (1)
Return of Net Deposits
Total account value		$	87,724		$	85,917
Net amount at risk (2)			141			183
Average attained age of contract holders			62 years			62 years

Minimum Return
Total account value		$	129		$	135
Net amount at risk (2)			24			25
Average attained age of contract holders			74 years			74 years
Guaranteed minimum return			5%			5%

Anniversary Contract Value
Total account value		$	26,273		$	26,021
Net amount at risk (2)			534			597
Average attained age of contract holders			68 years			68 years

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

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Represents the amount of death benefit in excess of the account balance that is subject to market fluctuations.

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 Three
	Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
Balance as of beginning-of-year	$	89		$	73
Changes in reserves		6			8
Benefits paid		(6	)		(4	)
Balance as of end-of-period	$	89		$	77

Variable Annuity Contracts

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



		As of			As of
	March 31,			December 31,
		2015			2014
Asset Type
Domestic equity		$	50,376		$	49,569
International equity			19,334			18,791
Bonds			27,384			26,808
Money market			12,937			12,698
Total		$	110,031		$	107,866

Percent of total variable annuity
separate account values			99%			99%

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 March 31, 2015, and 38% of total sales for the three months ended March 31, 2015.