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DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Present Value of Future Insurance Profits, Net [Abstract]  
Reconciliation of DAC, VOBA and DSI
The following table reconciles deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”), value of business acquired (“VOBA”) and deferred sales inducements (“DSI”) (in millions) to the Consolidated Balance Sheets:

As of
September 30,		As of
December 31,
20242023
DAC, VOBA and DSI
Variable Annuities$3,911 $3,873 
Fixed Annuities431 455 
Traditional Life1,386 1,418 
UL and Other6,292 6,232 
Group Protection173 154 
Retirement Plan Services282 265 
Total DAC, VOBA and DSI$12,475 $12,397 
Reconciliation of DFEL
The following table reconciles deferred front-end loads (“DFEL”) (in millions) to the Consolidated Balance Sheets:

As of
September 30,		As of
December 31,
20242023
DFEL
Variable Annuities$274 $278 
UL and Other (1)
6,193 5,579 
Other Operations (2)
50 44 
Total DFEL$6,517 $5,901 

(1) We reported $257 million of ceded DFEL in reinsurance recoverables on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
(2) Represents DFEL reported in Other Operations attributable to the indemnity reinsurance agreement with Protective that is excluded from the following tables. We reported $50 million and $44 million of ceded DFEL in reinsurance recoverables on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively.
DAC
The following tables summarize the changes in DAC (in millions):

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
Variable
Annuities		Fixed
Annuities		Traditional
Life		UL and
Other		Group ProtectionRetirement
Plan
Services
Balance as of beginning-of-year$3,751 $421 $1,376 $5,791 $154 $239 
Deferrals307 35 85 320 100 15 
Amortization(262)(55)(111)(231)(81)(14)
Balance as of end-of-period$3,796 $401 $1,350 $5,880 $173 $240 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
Variable
Annuities		Fixed
Annuities		Traditional
Life		UL and
Other		Group ProtectionRetirement
Plan
Services
Balance as of beginning-of-year$3,751 $439 $1,333 $5,605 $141 $236 
Deferrals269 31 148 346 79 16 
Amortization(272)(51)(108)(221)(73)(14)
Balance as of end-of-period$3,748 $419 $1,373 $5,730 $147 $238 
VOBA
The following tables summarize the changes in VOBA (in millions):

For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024
Fixed
Annuities		Traditional
Life		UL and
Other
Balance as of beginning-of-year$15 $42 $413 
Deferrals– – 1 
Amortization(2)(6)(29)
Balance as of end-of-period$13 $36 $385 
For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2023
Fixed
Annuities		Traditional
Life		UL and
Other
Balance as of beginning-of-year$17 $50 $465 
Deferrals– – 1 
Amortization(2)(6)(33)
Balance as of end-of-period$15 $44 $433 
DSI
The following tables summarize the changes in DSI (in millions):

For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024
Variable
Annuities		Fixed
Annuities		UL and
Other		Retirement
Plan
Services
Balance as of beginning-of-year$122 $19 $28 $26 
Deferrals1 – 1 17 
Amortization(8)(2)(2)(1)
Balance as of end-of-period$115 $17 $27 $42 

For the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2023
Variable
Annuities		Fixed
Annuities		UL and
Other		Retirement
Plan
Services
Balance as of beginning-of-year$128 $23 $30 $17 
Deferrals4 – 1 5 
Amortization(9)(3)(2)– 
Balance as of end-of-period$123 $20 $29 $22 
DFEL
The following tables summarize the changes in DFEL (in millions):

For the Nine
Months Ended
September 30, 2024		For the Nine
Months Ended
September 30, 2023
Variable
Annuities		UL and
Other		Variable
Annuities		UL and
Other
Balance as of beginning-of-year$278 $5,579 $286 $4,766 
Deferrals14 826 14 800 
Amortization(18)(212)(20)(193)
Balance as of end-of-period274 6,193 280 5,373 
Less: ceded DFEL– 257 – – 
Balance as of end-of-period, net of reinsurance$274 $5,936 $280 $5,373