Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Income tax expense (benefit) consisted of the following for the periods indicated:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2018		2017			2016
Current tax expense (benefit):
Federal	$	25	$	37		$	24
Total current tax expense (benefit)	25		37			24
Deferred tax expense (benefit):
Federal	49		(158		)	(3		)
Total deferred tax expense (benefit)	49		(158		)	(3		)
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	74	$	(121	)	$	21

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

Income taxes were different from the amount computed by applying the federal income tax rate to Income (loss) before income taxes for the following reasons for the periods indicated:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2018			2017				2016
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	569		$	89			$	134
Tax rate	21.0		%	35.0		%		35.0		%
Income tax expense (benefit) at federal statutory rate	119			31				47
Tax effect of:
Dividends received deduction	(49		)	(36		)		(27		)
Valuation allowance	9			(5		)		(2		)
Tax Credit	—			5				2
Effect of Tax Reform	—			(116		)	—	—
Other	(5		)	—				1
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	74		$	(121	)		$	21
Effective tax rate	13.0		%	(136.0		)%		15.7		%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities as of the dates indicated, are presented below.

	December 31,
	2018			2017
Deferred tax assets
Insurance reserves	$	74		$	125
Investments	79			75
Compensation and benefits	51			55
Other assets	—			3
Total gross assets	204			258
Deferred tax liabilities
Net unrealized investment (gains) losses	(45		)	(311		)
Deferred policy acquisition costs	(205		)	(134		)
Other liabilities	(18		)	—
Total gross liabilities	(268		)	(445		)
Net deferred income tax asset (liability)	$	(64	)	$	(187	)