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Investments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Investments [Abstract]  
Investments INVESTMENTS
Fixed Maturity Securities Available-for-Sale
The Company holds various types of fixed maturity securities available-for-sale and classifies them as corporate securities (“Corporate”), Canadian and Canadian provincial government securities (“Canadian government”), residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”), asset-backed securities (“ABS”), commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”), U.S. government and agencies (“U.S. government”), state and political subdivisions, and other foreign government, supranational and foreign government-sponsored enterprises (“Other foreign government”). RMBS, ABS and CMBS are collectively “structured securities.”
The following tables provide information relating to investments in fixed maturity securities by type as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in millions):
December 31, 2020:Amortized
Cost
Allowance for Credit LossesUnrealized
Gains
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated
Fair Value
% of Total
Available-for-sale:
Corporate$31,963 $17 $4,356 $94 $36,208 63.9 %
Canadian government3,145 — 1,995 — 5,140 9.1 
RMBS1,735 — 84 1,817 3.2 
ABS3,099 — 35 42 3,092 5.4 
CMBS1,790 102 21 1,868 3.3 
U.S. government1,242 — 196 1,437 2.5 
State and political subdivisions1,237 — 157 1,390 2.4 
Other foreign government5,337 — 479 33 5,783 10.2 
Total fixed maturity securities$49,548 $20 $7,404 $197 $56,735 100.0 %
December 31, 2019:Amortized
Cost
Unrealized
Gains
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated
Fair Value
% of Total
Available-for-sale:
Corporate$29,205 $2,269 $81 $31,393 61.4 %
Canadian government3,016 1,596 — 4,612 9.0 
RMBS2,339 62 2,398 4.7 
ABS2,973 19 14 2,978 5.8 
CMBS1,841 61 1,899 3.7 
U.S. government2,096 57 2,152 4.2 
State and political subdivisions1,074 93 1,164 2.3 
Other foreign government4,209 321 4,525 8.9 
Total fixed maturity securities$46,753 $4,478 $110 $51,121 100.0 %
The Company enters into various collateral arrangements with counterparties that require both the pledging and acceptance of fixed maturity securities as collateral. Pledged fixed maturity securities are included in fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale in the consolidated balance sheets. Fixed maturity securities received as collateral are held in separate custodial accounts and are not recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Subject to certain constraints, the Company is permitted by contract to sell or repledge collateral it receives; however, as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, none of the collateral received had been sold or repledged. The Company also holds assets in trust to satisfy collateral requirements under derivative transactions and certain third-party reinsurance treaties. The following table includes fixed maturity securities pledged and received as collateral and assets in trust held to satisfy collateral requirements under derivative transactions and certain third-party reinsurance treaties as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in millions):
20202019
Amortized
Cost
Estimated
Fair Value
Amortized
Cost
Estimated
Fair Value
Fixed maturity securities pledged as collateral$148 $162 $113 $116 
Fixed maturity securities received as collateraln/a1,784 n/a727 
Assets in trust held to satisfy collateral requirements27,675 31,179 27,290 29,239 
    
The Company monitors its concentrations of financial instruments on an ongoing basis and mitigates credit risk by maintaining a diversified investment portfolio that limits exposure to any one issuer. The Company’s exposure to concentrations of credit risk from single issuers greater than 10% of the Company’s stockholders’ equity included securities of the U.S. government and its agencies, as well as the securities disclosed below, as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in millions):
20202019
Amortized
Cost
Estimated
Fair Value
Amortized
Cost
Estimated
Fair Value
Fixed maturity securities guaranteed or issued by:
Government of Japan$1,493 $1,491 $813 $852 
Canadian province of Quebec1,303 2,474 1,205 2,163 
Canadian province of Ontario1,054 1,528 1,014 1,379 
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturity securities classified as available-for-sale as of December 31, 2020, are shown by contractual maturity in the table below (dollars in millions). Actual maturities can differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Structured securities are shown separately in the table below as they are not due at a single maturity date.
Amortized CostEstimated Fair Value
Available-for-sale:
Due in one year or less$1,351 $1,362 
Due after one year through five years8,248 8,797 
Due after five years through ten years10,676 11,956 
Due after ten years22,649 27,843 
Structured securities6,624 6,777 
Total$49,548 $56,735 
Corporate Fixed Maturity Securities
The tables below show the major sectors of the Company’s corporate fixed maturity holdings as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in millions):
December 31, 2020:Amortized CostEstimated
Fair Value
% of Total
Finance$11,785 $13,236 36.6 %
Industrial16,274 18,435 50.9 
Utility3,904 4,537 12.5 
Total$31,963 $36,208 100.0 %
December 31, 2019:Amortized CostEstimated
Fair Value
% of Total
Finance$10,896 $11,653 37.2 %
Industrial14,692 15,803 50.3 
Utility3,617 3,937 12.5 
Total$29,205 $31,393 100.0 %
Allowance for Credit Losses and Impairments Fixed Maturity Securities Available-for-Sale
As discussed in Note 2 – “Significant Accounting Policies and Pronouncements,” allowances for credit losses on fixed maturity securities are recognized in investment related gains (losses), net on the consolidated statements of income. For these securities, the net amount recognized represents the difference between the amortized cost of the security and the net present value of its projected future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate implicit in the fixed maturity security prior to the allowance for credit losses. Any remaining difference between the fair value and amortized cost is recognized in AOCI.
The following table presents the rollforward of the allowance for credit losses in fixed maturity securities by type for the year ended December 31, 2020 (dollars in millions):
CorporateCMBSOther Foreign GovernmentTotal
Balance, beginning of period$— $— $— $— 
Credit losses recognized on securities for which credit losses were not previously recorded36 41 
Reductions for securities sold during the period(19)— (2)(21)
Balance, end of period$17 $$— $20 
Unrealized Losses for Fixed Maturity Securities Available-for-Sale
The following table presents the total gross unrealized losses for the 877 and 1,072 fixed maturity securities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, where the estimated fair value had declined and remained below amortized cost by the indicated amount (dollars in millions):
 20202019
 Gross
Unrealized
Losses
% of Total    Gross
Unrealized
Losses
% of Total    
Less than 20%$133 67.5 %$76 69.1 %
20% or more for less than six months42 21.3 20 18.2 
20% or more for six months or greater22 11.2 14 12.7 
Total$197 100.0 %$110 100.0 %
The Company’s determination of whether a decline in value necessitates the recording of an allowance for credit losses includes an analysis of whether the issuer is current on its contractual payments, evaluating whether it is probable that the Company will be able to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the security and analyzing the overall ability of the Company to recover the amortized cost of the investment.
The following tables present the estimated fair values and gross unrealized losses for fixed maturity securities that have estimated fair values below amortized cost as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in millions). These investments are presented by class and grade of security, as well as the length of time the related fair value has remained below amortized cost.
 Less than 12 months12 months or greaterTotal
December 31, 2020:Estimated
Fair Value    
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated
Fair Value    
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated
Fair Value    
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Investment grade securities:
Corporate$930 $29 $70 $$1,000 $34 
RMBS294 — — 294 
ABS1,096 17 570 11 1,666 28 
CMBS160 — — 160 
U.S. government27 — — 27 
State and political subdivisions66 16 82 
Other foreign government973 27 — — 973 27 
Total investment grade securities3,546 83 656 19 4,202 102 
Below investment grade securities:
Corporate375 49 81 11 456 60 
ABS20 13 24 14 
CMBS91 15 — — 91 15 
Other foreign government36 28 64 
Total below investment grade securities522 80 113 15 635 95 
Total fixed maturity securities$4,068 $163 $769 $34 $4,837 $197 
 Less than 12 months12 months or greaterTotal
December 31, 2019:Estimated
Fair Value    
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated
Fair Value    
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated
Fair Value    
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Investment grade securities:
Corporate$1,936 $29 $293 $$2,229 $36 
RMBS367 84 451 
ABS773 739 1,512 14 
CMBS253 — — 253 
U.S. government49 — — 49 
State and political subdivisions103 12 115 
Other foreign government278 — — 278 
Total investment grade securities3,759 46 1,128 18 4,887 64 
Below investment grade securities:
Corporate220 38 100 320 45 
ABS— — — — — — 
CMBS— — — — — — 
Other foreign government— — 10 10 
Total below investment grade securities220 38 110 330 46 
Total fixed maturity securities$3,979 $84 $1,238 $26 $5,217 $110 
The Company has no intention to sell, nor does it expect to be required to sell, the securities outlined in the table above, as of the dates indicated. However, unforeseen facts and circumstances may cause the Company to sell fixed maturity securities in the ordinary course of managing its portfolio to meet certain diversification, credit quality and liquidity guidelines. Changes in unrealized losses are primarily driven by changes in interest rates.
Investment Income, Net of Related Expenses
Major categories of investment income, net of related expenses, consist of the following (dollars in millions):
202020192018
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale$1,928 $1,786 $1,529 
Equity securities
Mortgage loans on real estate282 255 214 
Policy loans56 58 59 
Funds withheld at interest279 297 310 
Short-term investments and cash and cash equivalents28 14 
Other invested assets109 184 99 
Investment income2,667 2,616 2,229 
   Investment expense(92)(96)(90)
Investment income, net of related expenses$2,575 $2,520 $2,139 
Investment Related Gains (Losses), Net
Investment related gains (losses), net, consist of the following (dollars in millions):
202020192018
Fixed maturity securities available for sale:
     Impairments and change in allowance for credit losses$(21)$(31)$(28)
     Gain on investment activity114 151 65 
     Loss on investment activity(82)(50)(159)
Net gains (losses) on equity securities(15)16 (20)
Other impairment losses and change in mortgage loan provision(56)(12)(12)
Derivatives and other, net27 17 (16)
Total investment related gains (losses), net$(33)$91 $(170)
As of December 31, 2020, the Company held non-income producing securities with amortized costs, net of allowances, of $71 million and estimated fair values of $63 million. As of December 31, 2019, the Company held non-income producing securities with amortized costs of $47 million and estimated fair values of $51 million. Generally, securities are non-income producing when principal or interest is not paid primarily as a result of bankruptcies or credit defaults, but also include securities where amortization has been discontinued.
Securities Borrowing, Lending and Repurchase Agreements
The following table includes the amount of borrowed securities, loaned securities, and securities received as collateral as part of the securities lending program, and repurchased/reverse repurchased securities pledged and received as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in millions):
20202019
Amortized
Cost
Estimated
Fair Value
Amortized
Cost
Estimated
Fair Value
Borrowed securities$118 $161 $339 $369 
Securities lending:
Securities loaned94 105 98 104 
Securities received n/a 102 n/a107 
Repurchase program/reverse repurchase program:
Securities pledged653 711 356 384 
Securities received n/a 669 n/a370 
The Company did not hold cash collateral for securities lending and the repurchase program/reverse repurchase programs as of December 31, 2020. The Company held cash collateral for securities lending and the repurchase program/reverse repurchase programs of $1 million as of December 31, 2019. No cash or securities have been pledged by the Company for its securities borrowing program as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.
The following tables present information on the Company’s securities lending and repurchase/reverse repurchase transactions as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively (dollars in millions). Collateral associated with certain borrowed securities is not included within the tables as the collateral pledged to each counterparty is the right to reinsurance treaty cash flows.
December 31, 2020
Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements
Overnight and ContinuousUp to 30 Days30-90 DaysGreater than 90 DaysTotal
Securities lending transactions:
Corporate$— $— $— $105 $105 
Total— — — 105 105 
Repurchase/reverse repurchase transactions:
Corporate— — — 417 417 
Other foreign government— — — 294 294 
Total— — — 711 711 
Total transactions$— $— $— $816 $816 
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending and repurchase/reverse repurchase transactions in preceding table$771 
Amounts related to agreements not included in offsetting disclosure$45 
December 31, 2019
Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements
Overnight and ContinuousUp to 30 Days30-90 DaysGreater than 90 DaysTotal
Securities lending transactions:
Corporate$— $— $— $104 $104 
Total— — — 104 104 
Repurchase/reverse repurchase transactions:
Corporate— — — 286 $286 
Other foreign government— — — 98 98 
Total— — — 384 384 
Total transactions$— $— $— $488 $488 
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending and repurchase/reverse repurchase transactions in preceding table$478 
Amounts related to agreements not included in offsetting disclosure$10 
The Company has elected to offset amounts recognized as receivables and payables resulting from the repurchase/reverse repurchase programs. After the effect of offsetting, there was no liability presented on the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2020. After the effect of offsetting, the net amount presented on the consolidated balance sheets was a liability of $1 million as of December 31, 2019. As of December 31, 2020, the Company did not have payables resulting from cash received as collateral associated with a repurchase/reverse repurchase agreements. As of December 31, 2019, the Company recognized payables resulting from cash received as collateral associated with a repurchase/reverse repurchase agreements. Amounts owed to and due from the counterparties may be settled in cash or offset, in accordance with the agreements.
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate
As of December 31, 2020, mortgage loans were geographically dispersed throughout the U.S. with the largest concentrations in California (14.6%), Texas (14.1%) and Washington (8.4%) and include loans secured by properties in Canada (3.2%) and United Kingdom (1.3%). The recorded investment in mortgage loans on real estate presented below is gross of unamortized deferred loan origination fees and expenses, and valuation allowances.
The following table presents the distribution of the Company’s recorded investment in mortgage loans by property type as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in millions):
 20202019
 Carrying ValuePercentage of
Total
Carrying ValuePercentage of
Total
Property type:
Office$1,702 29.0 %$1,771 31.0 %
Retail1,711 29.3 1,686 29.4 
Industrial1,210 20.6 1,169 20.4 
Apartment808 13.8 766 13.4 
Other commercial430 7.3 335 5.8 
Recorded investment5,861 100.0 %5,727 100.0 %
Unamortized balance of loan origination fees and expenses(10)(9)
Valuation allowances(64)(12)
Total mortgage loans on real estate$5,787 $5,706 
The following table presents the maturities of the Company’s recorded investment in mortgage loans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in millions):
20202019
Recorded
Investment
% of Total Recorded
Investment
% of Total
Due within five years$2,276 38.8 %$1,841 32.2 %
Due after five years through ten years2,768 47.3 2,944 51.4 
Due after ten years817 13.9 942 16.4 
Total$5,861 100.0 %$5,727 100.0 %
The following tables set forth certain key credit quality indicators of the Company’s recorded investment in mortgage loans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in millions):
Recorded Investment
Debt Service RatiosConstruction loans
>1.20x1.00x - 1.20x<1.00xTotal% of Total
December 31, 2020:
Loan-to-Value Ratio
0% - 59.99%$2,774 $106 $17 $12 $2,909 49.6 %
60% - 69.99%2,013 62 33 — 2,108 36.0 
70% - 79.99%555 49 13 — 617 10.5 
80% or greater189 21 17 — 227 3.9 
Total$5,531 $238 $80 $12 $5,861 100.0 %
Recorded Investment
Debt Service RatiosConstruction loans
>1.20x1.00x - 1.20x<1.00xTotal% of Total
December 31, 2019:
Loan-to-Value Ratio
0% - 59.99%$3,025 $52 $$— $3,084 53.8 %
60% - 69.99%1,841 53 11 — 1,905 33.3 
70% - 79.99%492 13 39 — 544 9.5 
80% or greater96 61 37 — 194 3.4 
Total$5,454 $179 $94 $— $5,727 100.0 %
The following table sets forth credit quality grades by year of origination of the Company’s recorded investment in mortgage loans as of December 31, 2020 (dollars in millions):
Recorded Investment
Year of Origination
December 31, 2020:20202019201820172016PriorTotal
Internal credit quality grade:
High investment grade$411 $616 $493 $336 $574 $1,008 $3,438 
Investment grade352 496 399 407 249 368 2,271 
Average— — — 19 37 55 111 
Watch list— — — — — 
In or near default— — — — — 37 37 
Total$763 $1,112 $892 $762 $860 $1,472 $5,861 
The following table presents the current and past due composition of the Company’s recorded investment in mortgage loans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in millions):
 20202019
31-60 days past due$15 $— 
Total past due15 — 
Current5,846 5,727 
Total$5,861 $5,727 
The following table presents the recorded investment in mortgage loans, by method of measuring impairment, and the related valuation allowances, as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in millions):
 20202019
Mortgage loans:
Individually measured for impairment$37 $17 
Collectively measured for impairment5,824 5,710 
Recorded investment$5,861 $5,727 
Valuation allowances:
Individually measured for impairment$— $— 
Collectively measured for impairment64 12 
Total valuation allowances$64 $12 
The following table presents information regarding the Company’s loan valuation allowances for mortgage loans as of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in millions):
202020192018
Balance, beginning of period$12 $11 $
Adoption of new accounting standard14 — — 
Provision38 
Balance, end of period$64 $12 $11 
The following table presents information regarding the portion of the Company’s mortgage loans that were impaired as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in millions):
Unpaid Principal
Balance
Recorded
Investment
Related
Allowance
Carrying Value
December 31, 2020:
Impaired mortgage loans with no valuation allowance recorded$37 $37 $— $37 
Impaired mortgage loans with valuation allowance recorded— — — — 
Total impaired mortgage loans$37 $37 $— $37 
December 31, 2019:
Impaired mortgage loans with no valuation allowance recorded$17 $17 $— $17 
Impaired mortgage loans with valuation allowance recorded— — — — 
Total impaired mortgage loans$17 $17 $— $17 
The following table presents the Company’s average investment balance of impaired mortgage loans and the related interest income for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in millions):
 202020192018
 
Average
Investment(1)
Interest
Income
Average
Investment(1)
Interest
Income
Average
Investment(1)
Interest
Income
Impaired mortgage loans with no valuation allowance recorded$25 $$20 $$24 $
Impaired mortgage loans with valuation allowance recorded— — — — — — 
Total$25 $$20 $$24 $
(1)Average recorded investment represents the average loan balances as of the beginning of period and all subsequent quarterly end of period balances.
The Company did not acquire any impaired mortgage loans during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. The Company had no mortgage loans that were on a nonaccrual status as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company modified the payment terms of approximately 52 commercial mortgage loans, with a carrying value of approximately $660 million in response to COVID-19. These loans met the criteria established in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) and were not considered a troubled debt restructuring. In accordance with the CARES Act criteria, these loans were not more than 30 days past due at December 31, 2019, and the modifications included deferral or delayed payments of principal or interest on the loan.
Policy Loans
The majority of policy loans are associated with one client. These policy loans present no credit risk as the amount of the loan cannot exceed the obligation due to the ceding company upon the death of the insured or surrender of the underlying policy. The provisions of the treaties in force and the underlying policies determine the policy loan interest rates. The Company earns a spread between the interest rate earned on policy loans and the interest rate credited to corresponding liabilities.
Funds Withheld at Interest
As of December 31, 2020, $3.2 billion of the funds withheld at interest balance is associated with one client. For reinsurance agreements written on a modco basis and certain agreements written on a coinsurance funds withheld basis, assets equal to the net statutory reserves are withheld and legally owned and managed by the ceding company and are reflected as funds withheld at interest. In the event of a ceding company’s insolvency, the Company would need to assert a claim on the assets supporting its reserve liabilities. However, the risk of loss to the Company is mitigated by its ability to offset amounts it owes the ceding company for claims or allowances against amounts owed to the Company from the ceding company.
Other Invested Assets
Other invested assets include limited partnership interests, joint ventures (other than operating joint ventures), lifetime mortgages, derivative contracts and fair value option (“FVO”) contractholder-directed unit-linked investments. Other invested assets also includes FHLB common stock, which is included in Other in the table below. The allowance for credit losses for lifetime mortgages as of both December 31, 2020 and 2019, was $2 million. Carrying values of these assets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows (dollars in millions):
 20202019
Limited partnership interests and real estate joint ventures$1,367 $1,134 
Lifetime mortgages935 775 
Derivatives140 117 
FVO contractholder-directed unit-linked investments289 260 
Other98 77 
Total other invested assets$2,829 $2,363