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Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost, net	$ 823	$ 762
Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	729	743
Allowance	(62)	(57)
Amortized cost, net	667	686
NAIC 2 / BBB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	63	54
NAIC 3 / BB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	219	266
NAIC 4 / B \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	346	329
NAIC 5-6/ CCC and below \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	101	$ 94
2018 and prior \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	57
2018 and prior \| NAIC 2 / BBB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	4
2018 and prior \| NAIC 3 / BB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	0
2018 and prior \| NAIC 4 / B \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	15
2018 and prior \| NAIC 5-6/ CCC and below \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	38
2019 \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	57
2019 \| NAIC 2 / BBB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	6
2019 \| NAIC 3 / BB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	4
2019 \| NAIC 4 / B \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	17
2019 \| NAIC 5-6/ CCC and below \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	30
2020 \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	22
2020 \| NAIC 2 / BBB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	4
2020 \| NAIC 3 / BB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	1
2020 \| NAIC 4 / B \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	15
2020 \| NAIC 5-6/ CCC and below \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	2
2021 \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	416
2021 \| NAIC 2 / BBB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	42
2021 \| NAIC 3 / BB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	150
2021 \| NAIC 4 / B \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	202
2021 \| NAIC 5-6/ CCC and below \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	22
2022 \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	64
2022 \| NAIC 2 / BBB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	5
2022 \| NAIC 3 / BB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	15
2022 \| NAIC 4 / B \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	37
2022 \| NAIC 5-6/ CCC and below \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	7
Current \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	113
Current \| NAIC 2 / BBB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	2
Current \| NAIC 3 / BB \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	49
Current \| NAIC 4 / B \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	60
Current \| NAIC 5-6/ CCC and below \| Bank loans, net
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities
Amortized cost before allowance	$ 2