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Policyholders' account balances, Separate accounts, and Unearned revenue liabilities
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Policyholder Account Balance [Abstract]  
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Policyholders' account balances
The following tables present a roll-forward of policyholders' account balances:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
(in millions of U.S. dollars)Universal Life
Annuities (2)
Other (3)
Total
Balance – beginning of period$1,876 $2,411 $2,502 $6,789 
Premiums received 72 131 131 334 
Policy charges (1)
(34) (2)(36)
Surrenders and withdrawals(32)(10)(77)(119)
Benefit payments (4)
(54)(59)(3)(116)
Interest credited13 16 14 43 
Other (including foreign exchange)(1)(5)(9)(15)
Balance – end of period$1,840 $2,484 $2,556 $6,880 
Unearned revenue liability680 
Policyholders' account liability, per consolidated balance sheet$7,560 
(1)Contracts included in the policyholder account balances are generally charged a premium and/or monthly assessments on the basis of the account balance.
(2)Relates to Huatai Life.
(3)Other primarily comprises policyholder account balances related to investment linked products including endowment and investment contracts, none of which bear significant insurance risk.
(4)Includes benefit payments upon maturity as well as death benefits.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
(in millions of U.S. dollars)Universal Life
Other (2)
Total
Balance – beginning of period$1,199 $1,374 $2,573 
Premiums received 50 18 68 
Policy charges (1)
(30)(4)(34)
Surrenders and withdrawals(15)(8)(23)
Benefit payments (3)
(4)(6)(10)
Interest credited16 
Other (including foreign exchange)— 
Balance – end of period$1,208 $1,385 $2,593 
Unearned revenue liability585 
Policyholders' account liability, per consolidated balance sheet$3,178 
(1)Contracts included in the policyholder account balances are generally charged a premium and/or monthly assessments on the basis of the account balance.
(2)Other primarily comprises policyholder account balances related to investment linked products including endowment and investment contracts, none of which bear significant insurance risk.
(3)Includes benefit payments upon maturity as well as death benefits.
March 31
20242023
(in millions of U.S. dollars, except for percentages)Universal LifeAnnuitiesOtherUniversal LifeOther
Weighted-average crediting rate2.9 %2.6 %2.5 %2.6 %3.0 %
Net amount at risk (1)
$12,014 $ $499 $11,394 $156 
Cash Surrender Value$1,623 $1,605 $2,239 $1,005 $1,075 
(1)For those guarantees of benefits that are payable in the event of death, the net amount at risk is defined as the current guaranteed minimum death benefit in excess of the current account balance at the balance sheet date.

The following tables present the balance of account values by range of guaranteed minimum crediting rates and the related range of difference, in basis points, between rates being credited to policyholders and the respective guaranteed minimum:

Universal Life
March 31, 2024
(in millions of U.S. dollars)At Guaranteed Minimum1 Basis Point - 50 Basis Points Above51 Basis Points - 150 Basis Points AboveGreater Than 150 Basis Points AboveTotal
Guaranteed minimum crediting rates
 Up to 2.00%
$482 $ $39 $49 $570 
 2.01% – 4.00%
67 461 728  1,256 
Greater than 4.00%
14    14 
Total$563 $461 $767 $49 $1,840 
March 31, 2023
(in millions of U.S. dollars)At Guaranteed Minimum1 Basis Point - 50 Basis Points Above51 Basis Points - 150 Basis Points AboveGreater Than 150 Basis Points AboveTotal
Guaranteed minimum crediting rates
 Up to 2.00%
$455 $— $32 $$494 
 2.01% – 4.00%
69 345 280 — 694 
Greater than 4.00%
20 — — — 20 
Total$544 $345 $312 $$1,208 

Annuities
March 31, 2024
(in millions of U.S. dollars)At Guaranteed Minimum1 Basis Point - 50 Basis Points Above51 Basis Points - 150 Basis Points AboveGreater Than 150 Basis Points AboveTotal
Guaranteed minimum crediting rates
 Up to 2.00%
$720 $ $1,624 $1 $2,345 
 2.01% – 4.00%
139    139 
Greater than 4.00%
     
Total$859 $ $1,624 $1 $2,484 

Other policyholders' account balances
March 31, 2024
(in millions of U.S. dollars)At Guaranteed Minimum1 Basis Point - 50 Basis Points Above51 Basis Points - 150 Basis Points AboveGreater Than 150 Basis Points AboveTotal
Guaranteed minimum crediting rates
 Up to 2.00%
$789 $ $243 $533 $1,565 
 2.01% – 4.00%
378 613   991 
Greater than 4.00%
     
Total$1,167 $613 $243 $533 $2,556 

March 31, 2023
(in millions of U.S. dollars)At Guaranteed Minimum1 Basis Point - 50 Basis Points Above51 Basis Points - 150 Basis Points AboveGreater Than 150 Basis Points AboveTotal
Guaranteed minimum crediting rates
 Up to 2.00%
$446 $— $212 $295 $953 
 2.01% – 4.00%
384 43 — — 427 
Greater than 4.00%
— — — 
Total$835 $43 $212 $295 $1,385 
Separate accounts

Separate account assets represent segregated funds where investment risks are borne by the customers, except to the extent of certain guarantees made by Chubb. The assets that support variable contracts are measured at fair value and are reported as Separate account assets and corresponding liabilities are reported within Separate account liabilities on the Consolidated balance sheets. Policy charges assessed against the policyholders for mortality, administration, and other services are included in Net premiums earned on the Consolidated statements of operations.

The following table presents the aggregate fair value of Separate account assets, by major security type:
March 31March 31
(in millions of U.S. dollars)20242023
Cash and cash equivalents $76 $116 
Mutual funds 5,699 5,082 
Fixed maturities89 102 
Total$5,864 $5,300 

The following table presents a roll-forward of separate account liabilities:
Three Months Ended
March 31
(in millions of U.S. dollars)20242023
Balance – beginning of period$5,573 $5,190 
Premiums and deposits264 266 
Policy charges(43)(35)
Surrenders and withdrawals(210)(111)
Benefit payments(105)(99)
Investment performance375 110 
Other (including foreign exchange)10 (21)
Balance – end of period$5,864 $5,300 
Cash surrender value (1)
$5,655 $5,030 
(1)Cash surrender value represents the amount of the contract holder's account balances distributable at the balance sheet date less certain surrender charges.


Unearned revenue liabilities

Unearned revenue liabilities represent policy charges for services to be provided in future periods. The charges are reflected as deferred revenue and are generally amortized over the expected life of the contract using the same methodology, factors, and assumptions used to amortize deferred acquisition costs. Unearned revenue liabilities pertaining to both policyholders' account balances and separate accounts are recorded in Policyholders' account balances in the Consolidated balance sheets. The following table presents a roll-forward of unearned revenue liabilities:
Three Months Ended March 31
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
2024
2023
Balance – beginning of period$673 $567 
Deferred revenue
34 32 
Amortization
(18)(14)
Other (including foreign exchange)
(9)— 
Balance – end of period$680 $585 
Market risk benefits
Our reinsurance programs covering variable annuity guarantees, comprising guaranteed living benefits (GLB) and guaranteed minimum death benefits (GMDB), meet the definition of Market risk benefits (MRB). The following table presents a roll-forward of MRB:

Three Months Ended
March 31
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
2024
2023
Balance – beginning of period $771 $800 
Balance, beginning of period, before effect of changes in the instrument-specific credit risk749 776 
Interest rate changes(57)63 
Effect of changes in equity markets(77)(75)
Effect of changes in volatilities(20)57 
Actual policyholder behavior different from expected behavior30 (2)
Effect of timing and all other(31)(16)
Balance, end of period, before effect of changes in the instrument-specific credit risk$594 $803 
Effect of changes in the instrument-specific credit risk17 27 
Balance – end of period$611 $830 
Weighted-average age of policyholders (years)7473
Net amount at risk (1)
$1,683 $2,296 
(1)    The net amount at risk is defined as the present value of future claim payments assuming policy account values and guaranteed values are fixed at the valuation date, and reinsurance coverage ends at the earlier of the maturity of the underlying variable annuity policy or the reinsurance treaty. No withdrawals, lapses, and mortality improvements are assumed in the projection. GLB-related risks contain conservative mortality and annuitization assumptions.

Excluded from the table above are MRB gains (losses) of $(134) million and $(89) million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, reported in the Consolidated statements of operations, relating to the market risk benefits' economic hedge and other net cash flows. There is no reinsurance recoverable associated with our liability for MRB.

For MRB, Chubb estimates fair value using an internal valuation model which includes a number of factors including interest rates, equity markets, credit risk, current account value, market volatility, expected annuitization rates and other policyholder behavior, and changes in policyholder mortality. All reinsurance treaties contain claim limits, which are also factored into the valuation model.
Valuation TechniqueSignificant Unobservable Inputs
March 31, 2024
March 31, 2023
Ranges
Weighted Average(1)
Ranges
Weighted Average(1)
MRB (1)
Actuarial modelLapse rate
0.5% – 30.0%
4.3 %
0.5% – 30.4%
4.0 %
Annuitization rate
0% – 100%
4.2 %
0% – 100%
4.4 %
(1)The weighted-average lapse and annuitization rates are determined by weighting each treaty's rates by the MRB contract's fair value.

The most significant policyholder behavior assumptions include lapse rates for MRBs, and GLB annuitization rates. Assumptions regarding lapse rates and GLB annuitization rates differ by treaty, but the underlying methodologies to determine rates applied to each treaty are comparable.

A lapse rate is the percentage of in-force policies surrendered in a given calendar year. All else equal, as lapse rates increase, ultimate claim payments will decrease.

The GLB annuitization rate is the percentage of policies for which the policyholder will elect to annuitize using the guaranteed benefit provided under the GLB. All else equal, as GLB annuitization rates increase, ultimate claim payments will increase, subject to treaty claim limits.
The effect of changes in key market factors on assumed lapse and annuitization rates reflect emerging trends using data available from cedants. For treaties with limited experience, rates are established by blending the experience with data received from other ceding companies. The model and related assumptions are regularly re-evaluated by management and enhanced, as appropriate, based upon additional experience obtained related to policyholder behavior and availability of updated information such as market conditions, market participant assumptions, and demographics of in-force annuities. For detailed information on our lapse and annuitization rate assumptions, refer to Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements of our 2023 Form 10-K.