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Investments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
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Investments

 

5.  Investments

 

AFS Securities

 

Pursuant to the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic of the FASB ASC, we have categorized AFS securities into a three-level hierarchy, based on the priority of the inputs to the respective valuation technique.  The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3), as described in Note 1, which also includes additional disclosures regarding our fair value measurements.

 

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, losses and OTTI and fair value of AFS securities (in millions) were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2015

 

 

Amortized

 

Gross Unrealized

 

 

 

 

Fair

 

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

OTTI (1)

 

Value

 

Fixed maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

$

70,993

 

$

3,924

 

$

1,984

 

$

2

 

$

72,931

 

ABS

 

1,064

 

 

41

 

 

17

 

 

(13

)

 

1,101

 

U.S. government bonds

 

386

 

 

45

 

 

2

 

 

 -

 

 

429

 

Foreign government bonds

 

464

 

 

61

 

 

1

 

 

 -

 

 

524

 

RMBS

 

3,566

 

 

186

 

 

36

 

 

(12

)

 

3,728

 

CMBS

 

364

 

 

10

 

 

2

 

 

(4

)

 

376

 

CLOs

 

588

 

 

1

 

 

3

 

 

(3

)

 

589

 

State and municipal bonds

 

3,806

 

 

686

 

 

12

 

 

 -

 

 

4,480

 

Hybrid and redeemable preferred securities

 

762

 

 

88

 

 

44

 

 

 -

 

 

806

 

VIEs’ fixed maturity securities

 

596

 

 

2

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

598

 

Total fixed maturity securities

 

82,589

 

 

5,044

 

 

2,101

 

 

(30

)

 

85,562

 

Equity securities

 

226

 

 

17

 

 

6

 

 

 -

 

 

237

 

Total AFS securities

$

82,815

 

$

5,061

 

$

2,107

 

$

(30

)

$

85,799

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

 

Amortized

 

Gross Unrealized

 

 

 

 

Fair

 

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

OTTI (1)

 

Value

 

Fixed maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

$

67,153

 

$

6,711

 

$

443

 

$

5

 

$

73,416

 

ABS

 

1,087

 

 

56

 

 

20

 

 

(7

)

 

1,130

 

U.S. government bonds

 

379

 

 

56

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

435

 

Foreign government bonds

 

473

 

 

68

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

541

 

RMBS

 

3,979

 

 

242

 

 

14

 

 

(19

)

 

4,226

 

CMBS

 

554

 

 

23

 

 

1

 

 

6

 

 

570

 

CLOs

 

375

 

 

 -

 

 

2

 

 

(2

)

 

375

 

State and municipal bonds

 

3,723

 

 

874

 

 

4

 

 

 -

 

 

4,593

 

Hybrid and redeemable preferred securities

 

886

 

 

108

 

 

40

 

 

 -

 

 

954

 

VIEs’ fixed maturity securities

 

587

 

 

11

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

598

 

Total fixed maturity securities

 

79,196

 

 

8,149

 

 

524

 

 

(17

)

 

86,838

 

Equity securities

 

216

 

 

15

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

231

 

Total AFS securities

$

79,412

 

$

8,164

 

$

524

 

$

(17

)

$

87,069

 

 

(1)

Includes unrealized gains and losses on impaired securities related to changes in the fair value of such securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.

 

Certain amounts reported in prior years’ consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the presentation adopted in the current year.  Specifically, we reclassified amounts related to subsequent changes in the fair value of AFS securities for which noncredit OTTI was previously recognized in OCI.  Historically, these amounts were recognized through unrealized gain (loss) on AFS securities in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).  To better reflect the economic position of our AFS fixed maturity securities, these amounts are now recognized through unrealized OTTI of AFS securities in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).  These reclassifications had no effect on net income (loss) or stockholders’ equity for the prior years.

 

The amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturity AFS securities by contractual maturities (in millions) as of December 31, 2015, were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Fair

 

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Due in one year or less

$

2,602 

 

$

2,637 

 

Due after one year through five years

 

18,144 

 

 

18,972 

 

Due after five years through ten years

 

20,211 

 

 

20,152 

 

Due after ten years

 

35,454 

 

 

37,409 

 

Subtotal

 

76,411 

 

 

79,170 

 

Structured securities (ABS, MBS, CLOs)

 

6,178 

 

 

6,392 

 

Total fixed maturity AFS securities

$

82,589 

 

$

85,562 

 

 

Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or pre-pay obligations.

 

The fair value and gross unrealized losses, including the portion of OTTI recognized in OCI, of AFS securities (dollars in millions), aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2015

 

 

Less Than or Equal

 

Greater Than

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to Twelve Months

 

Twelve Months

 

Total

 

 

 

 

Gross 

 

 

 

Gross 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

Losses and

Fair

Losses and

Fair

 

Losses and

 

Value

 

OTTI

 

Value

 

OTTI

 

Value

 

 

OTTI

 

Fixed maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

$

20,380 

 

$

1,364 

 

$

2,383 

 

$

623 

 

$

22,763 

 

 

$

1,987 

 

ABS

 

213 

 

 

 

 

274 

 

 

29 

 

 

487 

 

 

 

33 

 

U.S. government bonds

 

15 

 

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

15 

 

 

 

 

Foreign government bonds

 

37 

 

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

37 

 

 

 

 

RMBS

 

627 

 

 

21 

 

 

371 

 

 

22 

 

 

998 

 

 

 

43 

 

CMBS

 

116 

 

 

 

 

11 

 

 

 

 

127 

 

 

 

 

CLOs

 

271 

 

 

 

 

49 

 

 

 

 

320 

 

 

 

 

State and municipal bonds

 

129 

 

 

 

 

27 

 

 

 

 

156 

 

 

 

12 

 

Hybrid and redeemable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

preferred securities

 

38 

 

 

 

 

148 

 

 

43 

 

 

186 

 

 

 

44 

 

Total fixed maturity securities

 

21,826 

 

 

1,405 

 

 

3,263 

 

 

724 

 

 

25,089 

 

 

 

2,129 

 

Equity securities

 

47 

 

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

47 

 

 

 

 

Total AFS securities

$

21,873 

 

$

1,411 

 

$

3,263 

 

$

724 

 

$

25,136 

 

 

$

2,135 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total number of AFS securities in an unrealized loss position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,007 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

 

Less Than or Equal

 

Greater Than

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to Twelve Months

 

Twelve Months

 

Total

 

 

 

 

Gross 

 

 

 

Gross 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

Losses and

Fair

Losses and

Fair

 

Losses and

 

Value

 

OTTI

 

Value

 

OTTI

 

Value

 

 

OTTI

 

Fixed maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

$

4,799 

 

$

207 

 

$

4,465 

 

$

244 

 

$

9,264 

 

 

$

451 

 

ABS

 

91 

 

 

 

 

323 

 

 

41 

 

 

414 

 

 

 

43 

 

RMBS

 

447 

 

 

 

 

241 

 

 

14 

 

 

688 

 

 

 

21 

 

CMBS

 

121 

 

 

 

 

19 

 

 

10 

 

 

140 

 

 

 

11 

 

CLOs

 

110 

 

 

 

 

70 

 

 

 

 

180 

 

 

 

 

State and municipal bonds

 

 

 

 -

 

 

26 

 

 

 

 

32 

 

 

 

 

Hybrid and redeemable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

preferred securities

 

31 

 

 

 -

 

 

176 

 

 

40 

 

 

207 

 

 

 

40 

 

Total fixed maturity securities

 

5,605 

 

 

218 

 

 

5,320 

 

 

354 

 

 

10,925 

 

 

 

572 

 

Equity securities

 

37 

 

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

37 

 

 

 

 

Total AFS securities

$

5,642 

 

$

219 

 

$

5,320 

 

$

354 

 

$

10,962 

 

 

$

573 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total number of AFS securities in an unrealized loss position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,019 

 

 

For information regarding our investments in VIEs, see Note 4.

 

The fair value, gross unrealized losses, the portion of OTTI recognized in OCI (in millions) and number of AFS securities where the fair value had declined and remained below amortized cost by greater than 20% were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

Fair

 

Gross Unrealized

 

 

of

 

 

Value

 

Losses

 

OTTI

 

Securities (1)

Less than six months

$

1,584 

 

$

701 

 

$

 

 

 

138 

 

Six months or greater, but less than nine months

 

76 

 

 

85 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

19 

 

Nine months or greater, but less than twelve months

 

39 

 

 

38 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

 

Twelve months or greater

 

153 

 

 

83 

 

 

15 

 

 

 

60 

 

Total

$

1,852 

 

$

907 

 

$

17 

 

 

 

219 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number

 

 

Fair

 

Gross Unrealized

 

 

of

 

 

Value

 

Losses

 

OTTI

 

Securities (1)

Less than six months

$

48 

 

$

19 

 

$

 -

 

 

 

12 

 

Six months or greater, but less than nine months

 

 

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

 

Twelve months or greater

 

242 

 

 

97 

 

 

33 

 

 

 

82 

 

Total

$

298 

 

$

123 

 

$

33 

 

 

 

97 

 

 

(1)

We may reflect a security in more than one aging category based on various purchase dates. 

 

We regularly review our investment holdings for OTTI.  Our gross unrealized losses, including the portion of OTTI recognized in OCI, on AFS securities increased $1.6  billion for the year ended December 31, 2015.  As discussed further below, we believe the unrealized loss position as of December 31, 2015, did not represent OTTI as (i) we did not intend to sell these fixed maturity AFS securities; (ii) it is not more likely than not that we will be required to sell the fixed maturity AFS securities before recovery of their amortized cost basis; (iii) the estimated future cash flows were equal to or greater than the amortized cost basis of the debt securities; and (iv) we had the ability and intent to hold the equity AFS securities for a period of time sufficient for recovery. 

 

Based upon this evaluation as of December 31, 2015, management believes we have the ability to generate adequate amounts of cash from our normal operations (e.g., insurance premiums and fees and investment income) to meet cash requirements with a prudent margin of safety without requiring the sale of our temporarily-impaired securities.

 

As of December 31, 2015,  the unrealized losses associated with our corporate bond securities were attributable primarily to widening credit spreads and rising interest rates since purchase.  We performed a detailed analysis of the financial performance of the underlying issuers and determined that we expected to recover the entire amortized cost for each security.

 

As of December 31, 2015, the unrealized losses associated with our MBS and ABS were attributable primarily to collateral losses and credit spreads.  We assessed for credit impairment using a cash flow model that incorporates key assumptions including default rates, severities and prepayment rates.  We estimated losses for a security by forecasting the underlying loans in each transaction.  The forecasted loan performance was used to project cash flows to the various tranches in the structure, as applicable.  Our forecasted cash flows also considered, as applicable, independent industry analyst reports and forecasts, sector credit ratings and other independent market data.  Based upon our assessment of the expected credit losses of the security given the performance of the underlying collateral compared to our subordination or other credit enhancement, we expected to recover the entire amortized cost basis of each temporarily- impaired security.

 

As of December 31, 2015, the unrealized losses associated with our hybrid and redeemable preferred securities were attributable primarily to wider credit spreads caused by illiquidity in the market and subordination within the capital structure, as well as credit risk of underlying issuers.  For our hybrid and redeemable preferred securities, we evaluated the financial performance of the underlying issuers based upon credit performance and investment ratings and determined that we expected to recover the entire amortized cost of each security.

 

Changes in the amount of credit loss of OTTI recognized in net income (loss) where the portion related to other factors was recognized in OCI (in millions) on fixed maturity AFS securities were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Balance as of beginning-of-year

$

380

 

$

404

 

$

424

 

Increases attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit losses on securities for which an OTTI was not previously recognized

 

19

 

 

4

 

 

39

 

Credit losses on securities for which an OTTI was previously recognized

 

16

 

 

16

 

 

43

 

Decreases attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities sold, paid down or matured

 

(33

)

 

(44

)

 

(102

)

Balance as of end-of-year

$

382

 

$

380

 

$

404

 

 

During 2015,  2014 and 2013, we recorded credit losses on securities for which an OTTI was not previously recognized as we determined the cash flows expected to be collected would not be sufficient to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the debt security.  The credit losses we recorded on securities for which an OTTI was not previously recognized were attributable primarily to one or a combination of the following reasons:

 

·

Failure of the issuer of the security to make scheduled payments;

·

Deterioration of creditworthiness of the issuer;

·

Deterioration of conditions specifically related to the security;

·

Deterioration of fundamentals of the industry in which the issuer operates; and

·

Deterioration of the rating of the security by a rating agency.

 

We recognize the OTTI attributed to the noncredit portion as a separate component in OCI referred to as unrealized OTTI on AFS securities. 

 

Details of the amount of credit loss of OTTI recognized in net income (loss) for which a portion related to other factors was recognized in OCI (in millions), were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

 

OTTI in

 

 

Amortized

 

Gain/(Loss)

 

Fair

 

Credit

 

 

Cost

 

Position

 

Value

 

Losses

 

Corporate bonds

$

31

 

$

(2

)

$

29

 

$

28

 

ABS

 

199

 

 

13

 

 

212

 

 

108

 

RMBS

 

365

 

 

12

 

 

377

 

 

193

 

CMBS

 

34

 

 

4

 

 

38

 

 

48

 

CLOs

 

11

 

 

3

 

 

14

 

 

5

 

Total

$

640

 

$

30

 

$

670

 

$

382

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

 

OTTI in

 

 

Amortized

 

Gain/(Loss)

 

Fair

 

Credit

 

 

Cost

 

Position

 

Value

 

Losses

 

Corporate bonds

$

38

 

$

(5

)

$

33

 

$

20

 

ABS

 

221

 

 

7

 

 

228

 

 

103

 

RMBS

 

447

 

 

19

 

 

466

 

 

190

 

CMBS

 

46

 

 

(6

)

 

40

 

 

62

 

CLOs

 

11

 

 

2

 

 

13

 

 

5

 

Total

$

763

 

$

17

 

$

780

 

$

380

 

 

Trading Securities

 

Trading securities at fair value (in millions) consisted of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Fixed maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

$

1,416 

 

$

1,528 

 

ABS

 

25 

 

 

32 

 

U.S. government bonds

 

221 

 

 

278 

 

Foreign government bonds

 

25 

 

 

25 

 

RMBS

 

104 

 

 

135 

 

CMBS

 

 

 

 

CLOs

 

10 

 

 

 

State and municipal bonds

 

18 

 

 

22 

 

Hybrid and redeemable preferred securities

 

31 

 

 

32 

 

Total trading securities

$

1,854 

 

$

2,065 

 

 

The portion of the market adjustment for gains (losses) that relate to trading securities still held as of December 31, 2015,  2014 and 2013,  was $(100) million, $45 million and $(172) million, respectively.

 

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate

 

Mortgage loans on real estate principally involve commercial real estate.  The commercial loans are geographically diversified throughout the U.S. with the largest concentrations in California, which accounted for 21% and 23%, respectively, and Texas, which accounted for 10% and 9%, respectively, of mortgage loans on real estate as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

The following provides the current and past due composition of our mortgage loans on real estate (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Current

$

8,677

 

$

7,565

 

60 to 90 days past due

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

Greater than 90 days past due

 

 -

 

 

8

 

Valuation allowance associated with impaired mortgage loans on real estate

 

(2

)

 

(3

)

Unamortized premium (discount)

 

3

 

 

4

 

Total carrying value

$

8,678

 

$

7,574

 

 

The number of impaired mortgage loans on real estate, each of which had an associated specific valuation allowance, and the carrying value of impaired mortgage loans on real estate (dollars in millions) were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Number of impaired mortgage loans on real estate

2

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal balance of impaired mortgage loans on real estate

$

8

 

$

26

 

Valuation allowance associated with impaired mortgage loans on real estate

 

(2

)

 

(3

)

Carrying value of impaired mortgage loans on real estate

$

6

 

$

23

 

 

The changes in the valuation allowance associated with impaired mortgage loans on real estate (in millions) were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

2015

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Balance as of beginning-of-year

$

3

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

21

 

Additions

 

 -

 

 

 

 -

 

 

 

3

 

Charge-offs, net of recoveries

 

(1

)

 

 

 -

 

 

 

(21

)

Balance as of end-of-year

$

2

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

3

 

 

 

The average carrying value on the impaired mortgage loans on real estate (in millions) was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Average carrying value for impaired mortgage loans on real estate

$

17 

 

$

24 

 

$

34 

 

Interest income recognized on impaired mortgage loans on real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income collected on impaired mortgage loans on real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As described in Note 1, we use the loan-to-value and debt-service coverage ratios as credit quality indicators for our mortgage loans, which were as follows (dollars in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2015

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service

 

 

Carrying

 

% of

 

Coverage

 

Carrying

 

% of

 

Coverage

 

Loan-to-Value Ratio

Value

 

Total

 

Ratio

 

Value

 

Total

 

Ratio

 

Less than 65%

$

7,718 

 

88.9% 

 

2.06

 

$

6,596 

 

87.1% 

 

1.90

 

65% to 74%

 

653 

 

7.5% 

 

1.60

 

 

631 

 

8.3% 

 

1.55

 

75% to 100%

 

301 

 

3.5% 

 

0.83

 

 

316 

 

4.2% 

 

0.77

 

Greater than 100%

 

 

0.1% 

 

1.05

 

 

31 

 

0.4% 

 

0.77

 

Total mortgage loans on real estate

$

8,678 

 

100.0% 

 

 

 

$

7,574 

 

100.0% 

 

 

 

 

Alternative Investments 

 

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, alternative investments included investments in 190 and 156 different partnerships, respectively, and the portfolio represented approximately 1% of our overall invested assets.

 

Net Investment Income

 

The major categories of net investment income (in millions) on our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Fixed maturity AFS securities

$

4,079

 

$

4,041

 

$

3,976

 

Equity AFS securities

 

9

 

 

9

 

 

6

 

Trading securities

 

107

 

 

125

 

 

137

 

Mortgage loans on real estate

 

395

 

 

378

 

 

388

 

Real estate

 

4

 

 

7

 

 

13

 

Policy loans

 

152

 

 

155

 

 

155

 

Invested cash

 

3

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

Commercial mortgage loan prepayment and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bond make-whole premiums

 

105

 

 

138

 

 

117

 

Alternative investments

 

88

 

 

130

 

 

86

 

Consent fees

 

5

 

 

2

 

 

4

 

Other investments

 

5

 

 

(11

)

 

(9

)

Investment income

 

4,952

 

 

4,976

 

 

4,876

 

Investment expense

 

(125

)

 

(117

)

 

(122

)

Net investment income

$

4,827

 

$

4,859

 

$

4,754

 

 

Realized Gain (Loss) Related to Certain Investments 

 

The detail of the realized gain (loss) related to certain investments (in millions) was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For The Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Fixed maturity AFS securities: (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross gains

$

43

 

$

29

 

$

21

 

Gross losses

 

(99

)

 

(23

)

 

(94

)

Equity AFS securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross gains

 

3

 

 

5

 

 

8

 

Gross losses

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(2

)

Gain (loss) on other investments

 

(9

)

 

3

 

 

(3

)

Associated amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and changes in other contract holder funds

 

(26

)

 

(32

)

 

(28

)

Total realized gain (loss) related to certain investments, pre-tax

$

(88

)

$

(18

)

$

(98

)

 

(1)

These amounts are represented net of related fair value hedging activity.  See Note 6 for more information.

 

Details underlying write-downs taken as a result of OTTI (in millions) that were recognized in net income (loss) and included in realized gain (loss) on AFS securities above, and the portion of OTTI recognized in OCI (in millions) were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

OTTI Recognized in Net Income (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

$

(45

)

$

(1

)

$

(16

)

ABS

 

(7

)

 

(10

)

 

(20

)

RMBS

 

(7

)

 

(8

)

 

(31

)

CMBS

 

(1

)

 

(1

)

 

(15

)

Total fixed maturity securities

 

(60

)

 

(20

)

 

(82

)

Equity securities

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

(1

)

Gross OTTI recognized in net income (loss)

 

(60

)

 

(20

)

 

(83

)

Associated amortization of DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL

 

6

 

 

4

 

 

13

 

Net OTTI recognized in net income (loss), pre-tax

$

(54

)

$

(16

)

$

(70

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portion of OTTI Recognized in OCI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross OTTI recognized in OCI

$

30

 

$

12

 

$

11

 

Change in DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL

 

(4

)

 

(2

)

 

(1

)

Net portion of OTTI recognized in OCI, pre-tax

$

26

 

$

10

 

$

10

 

 

Determination of Credit Losses on Corporate Bonds and ABS

 

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, we reviewed our corporate bond and ABS portfolios for potential shortfall in contractual principal and interest based on numerous subjective and objective inputs.  The factors used to determine the amount of credit loss for each individual security, include, but are not limited to, near term risk, substantial discrepancy between book and market value, sector or company-specific volatility, negative operating trends and trading levels wider than peers. 

 

Credit ratings express opinions about the credit quality of a security.  Securities rated investment grade, that is those rated BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) Rating Services or Baa3 or higher by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), are generally considered by the rating agencies and market participants to be low credit risk.  As of December 31, 2015 and 2014,  96% of the fair value of our corporate bond portfolio was rated investment grade.  As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the portion of our corporate bond portfolio rated below investment grade had an amortized cost of $3.6 billion and $3.3 billion, respectively, and a fair value of $3.3 billion and $3.2 billion, respectively.  As of December 31, 2015 and 2014,  96% and 88%, respectively, of the fair value of our ABS portfolio was rated investment grade.  As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the portion of our ABS portfolio rated below investment grade had an amortized cost of $107 million and $193 million, respectively, and a fair value of $92 million and $176 million, respectively.  Based upon the analysis discussed above, we believed as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, that we would recover the amortized cost of each investment grade corporate bond and ABS security.

 

Determination of Credit Losses on MBS

 

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, default rates were projected by considering underlying MBS loan performance and collateral type.  Projected default rates on existing delinquencies vary between 10% to 100% depending on loan type and severity of delinquency status.  In addition, we estimate the potential contributions of currently performing loans that may become delinquent in the future based on the change in delinquencies and loan liquidations experienced in the recent history.  Finally, we develop a default rate timing curve by aggregating the defaults for all loans in the pool (delinquent loans, foreclosure and real estate owned and new delinquencies from currently performing loans) and the associated loan-level loss severities. 

 

We use certain available loan characteristics such as lien status, loan sizes and occupancy to estimate the loss severity of loans.  Second lien loans are assigned 100% severity, if defaulted.  For first lien loans, we assume a minimum of 30% severity with higher severity assumed for investor properties and further adjusted by housing price assumptions.  With the default rate timing curve and loan-level loss severity, we derive the future expected credit losses.

 

Payables for Collateral on Investments

 

The carrying value of the payables for collateral on investments (in millions) included on our Consolidated Balance Sheets and the fair value of the related investments or collateral consisted of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2015

 

As of December 31, 2014

 

 

Carrying

 

Fair

 

Carrying

 

Fair

 

 

Value

 

Value

 

Value

 

Value

 

Collateral payable for derivative investments (1)

$

1,387 

 

$

1,387 

 

$

1,673 

 

$

1,673 

 

Securities pledged under securities lending agreements (2)

 

242 

 

 

231 

 

 

204 

 

 

196 

 

Securities pledged under repurchase agreements (3)

 

673 

 

 

739 

 

 

607 

 

 

666 

 

Investments pledged for Federal Home Loan Bank of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indianapolis (“FHLBI”) (4)

 

2,355 

 

 

3,391 

 

 

1,925 

 

 

3,151 

 

Total payables for collateral on investments

$

4,657 

 

$

5,748 

 

$

4,409 

 

$

5,686 

 

 

(1)

We obtain collateral based upon contractual provisions with our counterparties.  These agreements take into consideration the counterparties’ credit rating as compared to ours, the fair value of the derivative investments and specified thresholds that if exceeded result in the receipt of cash that is typically invested in cash and invested cash.  See Note 6 for additional information.

(2)

Our pledged securities under securities lending agreements are included in fixed maturity AFS securities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.  We generally obtain collateral in an amount equal to 102% and 105% of the fair value of the domestic and foreign securities, respectively.  We value collateral daily and obtain additional collateral when deemed appropriate.  The cash received in our securities lending program is typically invested in cash and invested cash or fixed maturity AFS securities.

(3)

Our pledged securities under repurchase agreements are included in fixed maturity AFS securities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.  We obtain collateral in an amount equal to 95% of the fair value of the securities, and our agreements with third parties contain contractual provisions to allow for additional collateral to be obtained when necessary.  The cash received in our repurchase program is typically invested in fixed maturity AFS securities.

(4)

Our pledged investments for FHLBI are included in fixed maturity AFS securities and mortgage loans on real estate on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The collateral requirements are generally 105% to 115% of the fair value for fixed maturity AFS securities and 155% to 175% of the fair value for mortgage loans on real estate.  The cash received in these transactions is primarily invested in cash and invested cash or fixed maturity AFS securities.

 

Increase (decrease) in payables for collateral on investments (in millions) consisted of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2013

 

Collateral payable for derivative investments

$

(286

)

$

1,035

 

$

(1,929

)

Securities pledged under securities lending agreements

 

38

 

 

20

 

 

(13

)

Securities pledged under repurchase agreements

 

66

 

 

77

 

 

250

 

Securities pledged for Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility

 

 -

 

 

(36

)

 

(1

)

Investments pledged for FHLBI

 

430

 

 

75

 

 

750

 

Total increase (decrease) in payables for collateral on investments

$

248

 

$

1,171

 

$

(943

)

 

The remaining contractual maturities of repurchase agreements and securities lending transactions accounted for as secured borrowings were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2015

 

 

Overnight and Continuous

 

Up to 30 Days

 

30 –  90 Days

 

Greater Than 90 Days

 

Total

 

Repurchase Agreements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMBS

$

 -

 

$

 -

 

$

 -

 

$

250 

 

$

250 

 

Corporate bonds

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

275 

 

 

148 

 

 

423 

 

Total

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

275 

 

 

398 

 

 

673 

 

Securities Lending

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate bonds

 

242 

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

242 

 

Foreign government bonds

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

Total

 

242 

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

 -

 

 

242 

 

Total secured borrowings

$

242 

 

$

 -

 

$

275 

 

$

398 

 

$

915 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for repurchase agreements and securities lending:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

914 

 

Amounts related to agreements not included in offsetting disclosures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 -

 

 

We accept collateral in the form of securities in connection with repurchase agreements.  In instances where we are permitted to sell or re-pledge the securities received, we report the fair value of the collateral received and a related obligation to return the collateral in the financial statements.  In addition, we receive securities in connection with securities borrowing agreements which we are permitted to sell or re-pledge.  At December 31, 2015, the fair value of all collateral received, which we are permitted to sell or re-pledge was $174 million.  We have not sold or re-pledged this collateral.

 

Investment Commitments

 

As of December 31, 2015, our investment commitments were $1.3 billion, which included $744 million of LPs, $330 million of private placement securities and $257 million of mortgage loans on real estate.

 

Concentrations of Financial Instruments

 

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, our most significant investments in one issuer were our investments in securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation with a fair value of $1.8 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively, or 2% of our invested assets portfolio, and our investments in securities issued by Fannie Mae with a fair value of $1.2 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively, or 1% of our invested assets portfolio.

 

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, our most significant investments in one industry were our investment securities in the utilities industry with a fair value of $12.8 billion, or 13% of our invested assets portfolio, and our investment securities in the consumer non-cyclical industry with a fair value of $12.0 billion and  $11.7 billion, respectively, or 12% and 11%, respectively, of our invested assets portfolio.  These concentrations include both AFS and trading securities.