Other Revenues and Other Expenses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Information on other revenues, which primarily includes fees related to service contracts from customers, was as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(In millions)
Prepaid legal plans	$	93	$	83	$	282	$	246
Recordkeeping and administrative services (1)	49		52		143		153
Administrative services-only contracts	54		52		164		158
Other revenue from service contracts from customers	3		—		21		24
Total revenues from service contracts from customers	199		187		610		581
Other (2)	212		185		577		595
Total other revenues	$	411	$	372	$	1,187	$	1,176

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(1)Related to products and businesses no longer actively marketed by the Company.

(2)Other primarily includes reinsurance ceded.

Other Expenses

Information on other expenses was as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(In millions)
General and administrative expenses (1)	$	541	$	645	$	1,673	$	1,844
Pension, postretirement and postemployment benefit costs	8		26		25		78
Premium taxes, other taxes, and licenses & fees	105		66		297		219
Commissions and other variable expenses	445		462		1,367		1,357
Capitalization of DAC	(7)		(13)		(30)		(42)
Amortization of DAC and VOBA	244		84		331		144
Interest expense on debt	24		27		75		80
Total other expenses	$	1,360	$	1,297	$	3,738	$	3,680

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(1)Includes ($34) million and ($59) million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and ($32) million and ($133) million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, for the net change in cash surrender value of investments in certain life insurance policies, net of premiums paid.