| Long-duration insurance contracts |
Note 15. Long-duration insurance contracts A summary of our long-duration life, annuity and health insurance benefits liabilities disaggregated by our principal product categories follows (in millions).
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March 31, |
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2026 |
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2025 |
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Periodic payment annuity (“Annuities”) |
$ |
10,121 |
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$ |
10,376 |
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Life and health |
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4,492 |
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4,485 |
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Other |
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2,866 |
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2,873 |
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$ |
17,479 |
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$ |
17,734 |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Note 15. Long-duration insurance contracts Reconciliations of the liabilities for each of our principal product categories follows (in millions). This information reflects the changes in discounted present values of expected future policy benefits and expected future net premiums before reinsurance ceded. Net premiums represent the portion of expected gross premiums that are required to provide for future policy benefits and variable expenses.
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Annuities |
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Life and health |
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2026 |
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2025 |
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2026 |
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2025 |
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Expected future policy benefits: |
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Balance at the beginning of the year |
$ |
10,441 |
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$ |
10,276 |
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$ |
48,124 |
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$ |
43,784 |
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Balance at the beginning of the year - original discount rates |
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11,930 |
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11,757 |
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61,247 |
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55,170 |
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Effects of cash flow assumption changes |
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— |
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— |
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(153 |
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(75 |
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Effects of actual versus expected experience |
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— |
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2 |
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(196 |
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218 |
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Change in benefits, net |
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(125 |
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(120 |
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(394 |
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(562 |
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Interest accrual |
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140 |
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138 |
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354 |
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318 |
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Foreign currency effect |
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(16 |
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49 |
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155 |
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263 |
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Balance at March 31 - original discount rates |
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11,929 |
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11,826 |
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61,013 |
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55,332 |
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Effects of changes in discount rate assumptions |
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(1,808 |
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(1,450 |
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(13,922 |
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(12,086 |
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Balance at March 31 |
$ |
10,121 |
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$ |
10,376 |
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$ |
47,091 |
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$ |
43,246 |
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Expected future net premiums: |
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Balance at the beginning of the year |
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$ |
43,584 |
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$ |
39,294 |
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Balance at the beginning of the year - original discount rates |
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55,359 |
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49,500 |
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Effects of cash flow assumption changes |
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(87 |
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(66 |
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Effects of actual versus expected experience |
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(187 |
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195 |
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Change in premiums, net |
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(386 |
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(544 |
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Interest accrual |
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321 |
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285 |
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Foreign currency effect |
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121 |
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234 |
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Balance at March 31 - original discount rates |
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55,141 |
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49,604 |
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Effects of changes in discount rate assumptions |
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(12,542 |
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(10,843 |
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Balance at March 31 |
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$ |
42,599 |
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$ |
38,761 |
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Liabilities for future policy benefits: |
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Balance at March 31 |
$ |
10,121 |
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$ |
10,376 |
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$ |
4,492 |
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$ |
4,485 |
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Reinsurance recoverables |
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— |
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— |
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(49 |
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(47 |
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Balance at March 31, net of reinsurance recoverables |
$ |
10,121 |
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$ |
10,376 |
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$ |
4,443 |
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$ |
4,438 |
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Other information relating to our long-duration insurance liabilities follows (dollars in millions).
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Annuities |
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Life and health |
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March 31 |
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March 31 |
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2026 |
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2025 |
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2026 |
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2025 |
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Undiscounted expected future gross premiums |
$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
113,151 |
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$ |
100,956 |
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Discounted expected future gross premiums |
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— |
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— |
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68,481 |
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59,104 |
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Undiscounted expected future benefits |
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32,395 |
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30,603 |
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101,046 |
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92,018 |
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Weighted average discount rate |
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6.0 |
% |
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5.7 |
% |
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5.2 |
% |
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5.2 |
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Weighted average accretion rate |
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4.8 |
% |
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4.8 |
% |
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2.6 |
% |
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2.7 |
% |
Weighted average duration |
15 years |
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16 years |
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14 years |
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14 years |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Note 15. Long-duration insurance contracts Gross premiums earned and interest expense before reinsurance ceded for the first quarter of 2026 and 2025 were as follows (in millions).
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Gross premiums |
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Interest expense |
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2026 |
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2025 |
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2026 |
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2025 |
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Annuities |
$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
140 |
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$ |
138 |
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Life and health |
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1,011 |
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951 |
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33 |
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33 |
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