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DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING
Types of Derivative Instruments and Derivative Strategies

The Company utilizes various derivative instruments and strategies to manage its risk. Commonly used derivative instruments include but are not necessarily limited to:

•Interest rate contracts: swaps, swaptions, futures, forwards, options, caps and floors
•Equity contracts: futures, options, and total return swaps
•Foreign exchange contracts: futures, options, forwards and swaps

See below for information on these contracts and the related strategies.

Interest Rate Contracts

Interest rate swaps, options, and futures are used by the Company to reduce risks from changes in interest rates, manage interest rate exposures arising from mismatches between assets and liabilities and to hedge against changes in their values it owns or anticipates acquiring or selling.

Interest rate swaps may be attributed to specific assets or liabilities or to a portfolio of assets or liabilities. The Company agrees with counterparties to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed-rate and floating-rate interest amounts calculated by reference to an agreed upon notional principal amount.

Interest rate options include swaptions and interest rate floors. Swaptions are options that give the holder the right but not obligation to enter into a specified interest rate swap. The Company uses these instruments for protection against the direction of future interest rates. Interest rate floors set an effective rate of interest on underlying reference rate and are used by the Company to provide protection against potential future declines in rates.

In standardized exchange-traded interest rate futures transactions, the Company purchases or sells a specified number of contracts, the values of which are determined by the daily market values of underlying referenced investments. The Company enters into exchange-traded futures with regulated futures commission's merchants who are members of a trading exchange.

Equity Contracts

Equity options, total return swaps, and futures are used by the Company to manage its exposure to the equity markets which impacts the value of assets and liabilities it owns or anticipates acquiring or selling.

Equity options are contracts which will settle in cash based on differentials in the underlying indices at the time of exercise and the strike price. The Company uses combinations of purchases and sales of equity index options to hedge the effects of adverse changes in equity indices within a predetermined range.

Total return swaps are contracts whereby the Company agrees with counterparties to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between the return on an asset (or market index) and Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus an associated funding spread based on a notional amount. The Company generally uses total return swaps to hedge the effect of adverse changes in equity indices.

In standardized exchange-traded equity futures transactions, the Company purchases or sells a specified number of contracts, the values of which are determined by the daily market values underlying referenced equity indices. The Company enters into exchange-traded futures with regulated futures commission's merchants who are members of a trading exchange.
Foreign Exchange Contracts

Currency derivatives, including currency swaps and forwards, are used by the Company to reduce risks from changes in currency exchange rates with respect to investments denominated in foreign currencies that the Company either holds or intends to acquire or sell.

Under currency forwards, the Company agrees with counterparties to deliver a specified amount of an identified currency at a specified future date. Typically, the price is agreed upon at the time of the contract and payment for such a contract is made at the specified future date. The Company executes forward sales of the hedged currency in exchange for U.S. dollars at a specified exchange rate. The maturities of these forwards correspond with the future periods in which the non-U.S. dollar-denominated earnings are expected to be generated.

Under currency swaps, the Company agrees with counterparties to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between one currency and another at an exchange rate and calculated by reference to an agreed principal amount. Generally, the principal amount of each currency is exchanged at the beginning and termination of the currency swap by each party.

Primary Risks Managed and/or Accessed by Derivatives

The tables below provide a summary, by operating segment, of the gross notional amount and fair value of derivative contracts, by the primary underlying risks. Many derivative instruments contain multiple underlying risks. The fair value amounts below represent the value of derivative contracts prior to taking into account the netting effects of master netting agreements and cash collateral.

 June 30, 2024December 31, 2023
Primary Underlying Risk/Instrument TypeGross
Notional Values/Units
Fair ValueGross
Notional Values/Units
Fair Value
AssetsLiabilitiesAssetsLiabilities
 (in millions)
Retained Business
Interest Rate
Interest rate swaps$33,495 $432 $(791)$31,096 $580 $(923)
Interest rate options215 — (2)215 10 (15)
Currency/Interest Rate
Foreign currency swaps100 8 — 102 5 — 
Equity
Equity futures(1,966)1 (8)(2,025)— (71)
Total return swaps1,079 6 (65)1,079 — (143)
Equity options2,912 86 (150)4,046 43 (94)
Total Derivatives, Retained Business35,835 533 (1,016)34,513 638 (1,246)
Ceded Business
Interest Rate
Interest rate swaps505 16 (8)605 22 (12)
Currency/Interest Rate
Foreign currency swaps35 4 — 37 3 — 
Equity
Total return swaps266 — (5)281 — — 
Equity options2,686 274 (30)2,847 148 (44)
Total Derivatives, Ceded Business 3,492 294 (43)3,770 173 (56)
Total Derivatives (1)$39,327 $827 $(1,059)$38,283 $811 $(1,302)

(1)     Recorded in “Other invested assets” and “Other liabilities” in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

The following table presents recognized derivative instruments and secured borrowings that are offset in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, and/or are subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement, irrespective of whether they are offset in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

 June 30, 2024
 Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Financial
Instruments
Gross Amounts Offset in the
 Statements of Financial Position
Net Amounts
Presented in
the Statement
of Financial
Position
Financial
Instruments/
Collateral(1)
Net
Amount
Counterparty NettingCash Collateral
 (in millions)
Offsetting of Financial Assets:
Derivatives
Retained Business$533 $(507)$— $26 $— $26 
Ceded Business294 (38)— 256 — 256 
Total$827 $(545)$— $282 $— $282 
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:
Derivatives
Retained Business$1,016 $(507)$(366)$143 $(143)$— 
Ceded Business43 (38)— 5 — 5 
Total$1,059 $(545)$(366)$148 $(143)$5 
Repurchase agreements$1,121 $— $— $1,121 $(1,121)$— 
Securities lending transactions$2 $— $— $2 $(2)$— 

 December 31, 2023
 `Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Financial
Instruments
Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
Net
Amounts
Presented in
the Statement
of Financial
Position
Financial
Instruments/
Collateral(1)
Net
Amount
Counterparty NettingCash Collateral
 (in millions)
Offsetting of Financial Assets:
Derivatives
Retained Business$638 $(638)$— $— $— $— 
Ceded Business173 (56)— 117 — 117 
Total $811 $(694)$— $117 $— $117 
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:
Derivatives
Retained Business$1,246 $(638)$(514)$94 $(94)$— 
Ceded Business56 (56)— — — — 
Total$1,302 $(694)$(514)$94 $(94)$— 
Repurchase agreements$967 $— $— $967 $(967)$— 

(1)Amounts exclude the excess of collateral received/pledged from/to the counterparty.
The Company is exposed to credit-related losses in the event of non-performance by counterparties to financial derivative transactions with a positive fair value. FLIAC manages credit risk by (i) entering into derivative transactions with highly rated major international financial institutions and other creditworthy counterparties governed by master netting agreement, as applicable; (ii) trading through central clearing and OTC parties; (iii) obtaining collateral, such as cash and securities, when appropriate; and (iv) setting limits on single-party credit exposures which are subject to periodic management review. Substantially all of the Company’s derivative agreements have zero thresholds which require daily full collateralization by the party in a liability position.

For securities sold under agreements to repurchase, the Company monitors the value of the securities and maintains collateral, as appropriate, to protect against credit exposure. Where the Company has entered into repurchase agreements with the same counterparty, in the event of default, the Company would generally be permitted to exercise rights of offset. For additional information on the Company’s accounting policy for securities repurchase and resale agreements, see Note 2 to the Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Classification of Derivatives Activity

The following tables provide the financial statement classification and impact of derivatives, by segment.

Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30, 2024
 Investment gains (losses), netOther incomeTotalInvestment gains (losses), netOther incomeTotal
(in millions)
Retained Business
Interest Rate$(19)$— $(19)$(93)$— $(93)
Currency/Interest Rate— 1 1 — 3 3 
Credit1 — 1 3 — 3 
Equity(82)— (82)(364)— (364)
Total, Retained Business(100)1 (99)(454)3 (451)
Ceded Business
Interest Rate1 — 1 3 — 3 
Currency/Interest Rate1 — 1 1 — 1 
Equity34 — 34 146 — 146 
Total, Ceded Business36 — 36 150 — 150 
Total$(64)$1 $(63)$(304)$3 $(301)

Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30, 2023
Investment gains (losses), net
 (in millions)
Retained Business
Interest Rate$(77)$38 
Credit2 2 
Equity(264)(479)
Total, Retained Business(339)(439)
Ceded Business
Interest Rate36 67 
Credit1 1 
Equity100 176 
Total, Ceded Business137 244 
Total$(202)$(195)