Reinsurance (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Effects Of Reinsurance [Line Items]

Effects of Reinsurance

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(In millions)	2016		2015		2016		2015
Ceded premiums
Individual life insurance and annuity business sold	$	37	$	38	$	118	$	121
Other		94		130		262		323
Total	$	131	$	168	$	380	$	444
Reinsurance recoveries
Individual life insurance and annuity business sold	$	77	$	83	$	211	$	230
Other		8		113		209		313
Total	$	85	$	196	$	420	$	543

Reinsurance Recoverables

(In millions)
		September 30,		December 31,		Collateral and Other Terms
Line of Business	Reinsurer(s)	2016		2015		at September 30, 2016
GMDB	Berkshire	$	1,089	$	1,123	100% secured by assets in a trust.
	Other		43		41	99% secured by assets in a trust or letter of credit.
Individual Life and Annuity (sold in 1998)	Lincoln National Life and Lincoln Life & Annuity of New York		3,612		3,705	Both companies' ratings are sufficient to avoid triggering a contractual obligation to fully secure the outstanding balance.
Retirement Benefits Business (sold in 2004)	Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity		944		995	100% secured by assets in a trust.
Supplemental Benefits Business (2012 acquisition)	Great American Life		301		315	100% secured by assets in a trust.
Global Health Care, Global Supplemental Benefits, Group Disability and Life	Various		475		553	Recoverables arising in the ordinary course of business from approximately 80 reinsurers including the U.S. Government. Excluding the recoverable from the U.S. Government of approximately $58 million, current balances range from less than $1 million up to $96 million, with 19% secured by assets in trusts or letters of credit.
Other run-off reinsurance	Various		75		81	99% secured by assets in trusts.
Total reinsurance recoverables		$	6,539	$	6,813

Variable Annuity [Member] | Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member]

Effects Of Reinsurance [Line Items]

Future policy benefits for GMDB business

	For the period ended
	September 30,		December 31,
(In millions)	2016		2015
Balance at January 1	$	1,252	$	1,270
Add: Unpaid claims		18		16
Less: Reinsurance and other amounts recoverable		1,164		1,186
Balance at January 1, net		106		100
Add: Incurred benefits		4		3
Less: Paid benefits		(1)		(3)
Ending balance, net		111		106
Less: Unpaid claims		18		18
Add: Reinsurance and other amounts recoverable		1,132		1,164
Ending balance	$	1,225	$	1,252

Account value, net amount at risk, contractholder average age

(Dollars in millions, excludes impact of reinsurance ceded)	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015
Account value	$	10,752	$	11,355
Net amount at risk	$	2,530	$	2,870
Number of contractholders		292,000		324,000