$AIG
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. Stock $aig

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2015 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000000527217000017 Filed on February 23, 2017

Income Statement

Concept	2015 Q4	2015 Q3	2015 Q2
Revenue	$13.83B	$12.82B	$15.70B
YoY Change	-10.25%	-23.21%	-2.71%
Cost Of Revenue		$6.936B	$7.100B
YoY Change		-3.71%	4.86%
Gross Profit		$5.886B	$8.599B
YoY Change		-38.0%	-8.18%
Gross Profit Margin		45.91%	54.77%
Selling, General & Admin	$3.472B	$3.175B	$3.090B
YoY Change	2.9%	0.76%	39.63%
% of Gross Profit		53.94%	35.93%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.127B	$1.275B	$1.356B
YoY Change	4.74%	-1.01%	-2.87%
% of Gross Profit		21.66%	15.77%
Operating Expenses	$16.46B	$3.175B	$3.090B
YoY Change	24.75%	0.76%	39.63%
Operating Profit		$2.711B	$5.509B
YoY Change		-57.26%	-22.97%
Interest Expense	-$304.0M	$321.0M	$316.0M
YoY Change	-12.14%	-25.35%	-31.75%
% of Operating Profit		11.84%	5.74%
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	-$2.932B	-$115.0M	$2.552B
YoY Change	-502.19%	-103.81%	-43.04%
Income Tax	-$1.083B	$65.00M	$777.0M
% Of Pretax Income			30.45%
Net Earnings	-$1.841B	-$231.0M	$1.800B
YoY Change	-381.07%	-110.54%	-41.43%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-13.31%	-1.8%	11.47%
Basic Earnings Per Share		-$0.18	$1.35
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$1.453M	-$0.18	$1.32
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	1.227B shares	1.279B shares	1.329B shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	1.227B shares	1.279B shares	1.365B shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2015 Q4	2015 Q3	2015 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$2.238B
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$3.135B
YoY Change	16.11%
Goodwill	$1.613B
YoY Change	10.94%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$338.4B	$346.4B	$348.6B
YoY Change	-4.89%	-5.47%	-5.78%
Other Assets	$20.56B	$19.76B	$19.13B
YoY Change	-3.74%	-5.21%	-3.95%
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$496.8B	$502.0B	$510.0B
YoY Change	-3.63%	-4.78%	-3.61%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities
YoY Change
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$29.25B	$30.72B	$30.36B
YoY Change	-6.3%	-15.19%	-20.97%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$26.16B	$26.57B	$25.48B
YoY Change	-1.05%	-14.06%	-20.44%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$55.41B	$57.28B	$55.84B
YoY Change	-3.89%	-14.67%	-20.73%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$55.41B	$57.28B	$55.84B
Total Liabilities	$406.6B	$402.4B	$405.7B
YoY Change	-0.41%	-3.79%	-3.52%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$30.94B	$33.12B
YoY Change	3.92%	13.04%
Common Stock	$86.28B	$86.20B
YoY Change	0.64%	0.62%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$30.10B	$26.88B
YoY Change	56.61%	51.7%
Treasury Stock Shares	712.8M shares	659.9M shares
Shareholders Equity	$89.66B	$99.00B	$104.3B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$496.8B	$502.0B	$510.0B
YoY Change	-3.63%	-4.78%	-3.61%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2015 Q4	2015 Q3	2015 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$1.841B	-$231.0M	$1.800B
YoY Change	-381.07%	-110.54%	-41.43%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.127B	$1.275B	$1.356B
YoY Change	4.74%	-1.01%	-2.87%
Cash From Operating Activities	$643.0M	$1.741B	$105.0M
YoY Change	-1.08%	-35.9%	-89.1%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$1.782B	$1.394B	$4.972B
YoY Change	-81.08%	15.68%	-4209.09%
Cash From Investing Activities	$1.782B	$1.394B	$4.972B
YoY Change	-81.08%	15.68%	-4209.09%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-2.365B	-3.498B	-4.962B
YoY Change	-76.78%	-7.92%	227.96%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	643.0M	1.741B	105.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	1.782B	1.394B	4.972B
Cash From Financing Activities	-2.365B	-3.498B	-4.962B
Net Change In Cash	60.00M	-363.0M	115.0M
YoY Change	-150.0%	-397.54%	-117.14%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$643.0M	$1.741B	$105.0M
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

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CY2016	us-gaap	Schedule Of Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense ScheduleOfLiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense	<div><table style='border-collapse:collapse;' ><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:355.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:355.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#005984;' >Years Ended December 31,</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#005984;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#005984;' > </font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#005984;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#005984;' > </font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#005984;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#005984;' > </font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:355.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:355.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;color:#005984;' >(in millions)</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#005984;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#005984;' >2016</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#005984;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#005984;' >2015</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#005984;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#005984;' >2014</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:355.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:3;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:355.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >Liability for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses, beginning of year</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >$</font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >74,942</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >$</font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >77,260</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >$</font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >81,547</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:355.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:355.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >Reinsurance recoverable</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >(14,339)</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >(15,648)</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >(17,231)</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:355.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:355.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >Net Liability for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses, beginning of year</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >60,603</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >61,612</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >64,316</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:355.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:355.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >Foreign exchange effect</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >(463)</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >(1,429)</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >(1,061)</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:355.5pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:355.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >Dispositions</font><sup><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >(a)</font></sup></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >(1,058)</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >-</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >-</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:355.5pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:355.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >Changes in net liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses due to</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:355.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:355.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >retroactive asbestos reinsurance transaction</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >-</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >20</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >141</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:355.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:355.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >Total</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >59,082</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >60,203</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >63,396</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:355.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:355.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >Losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >:</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:355.5pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:355.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' > Current year</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >20,232</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >20,308</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >21,279</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:355.5pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:355.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' > Prior years, excluding discount</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >5,788</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >4,119</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >703</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:355.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:355.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' > Prior years, discount charge (benefit)</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >(422)</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >(71)</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >478</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:355.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:355.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >Total losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >25,598</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >24,356</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >22,460</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:355.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:355.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >Losses and loss adjustment expenses paid</font><sup><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >*</font></sup><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >:</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:355.5pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:355.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' > Current year</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >(5,825)</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >(5,751)</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >(6,358)</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:355.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:355.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' > Prior years</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >(16,908)</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >(18,205)</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >(17,886)</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:355.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:355.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >Total losses and loss adjustment expenses paid</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >(22,733)</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >(23,956)</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >(24,244)</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:355.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:355.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >Reclassified to liabilities held for sale</font><sup><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;' >(b)</font></sup></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >(402)</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >-</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >-</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:355.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:355.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >Liability for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of year:</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:355.5pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:355.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >Net liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >61,545</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >60,603</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >61,612</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:355.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:355.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' > Reinsurance recoverable</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >15,532</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >14,339</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >15,648</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:355.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:355.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >Total</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >$</font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >77,077</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >$</font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >74,942</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >$</font></td><td style='width:49.5pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:49.5pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >77,260</font></td></tr></table></div><p style='line-height:20pt;' /><div><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:4pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;margin-left:0pt;' >(a) Includes amounts related to dispositions through the date of disposition. Includes sale of UGC and Ascot. </font></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:4pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;margin-left:0pt;' >(b) Represents loss reserves included in our pending sale of certain</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;' > of our insurance operations to Fairfax. Upon consummation of the sale, we may retain a portion of these reserves through reinsurance arrangements. </font></p><p style='text-align:left;line-height:12.95pt;' ></p></div>
CY2016Q4	aig	Workers Compensation Discount Amount Tabular WorkersCompensationDiscountAmountTabular	932000000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Net LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseNet	61545000000	USD
CY2015Q4	us-gaap	Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense Net LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseNet	60603000000	USD
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CY2016	us-gaap	Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs Text Block1 DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsTextBlock1	<div><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:28pt;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:16pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:15pt;margin-left:0pt;color:#00A4E4;' >9. Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs</font></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;' >Deferred p</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >olicy acquisition costs </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >(DAC) </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >represent those costs</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > that are incremental and directly related to the successful acquisition of new or renewal of existing insurance contracts. We defer incremental costs that result directly from, and are essential to, the acquisition or renewal of an insurance contract. S</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >uch deferred policy acquisition costs generally include agent or broker commissions and bonuses, premium taxes, and medical and inspection fees that would not have been incurred if the insurance contract had not been acquired or renewed. Each cost is analy</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >zed to assess whether it is fully deferrable. We partially defer costs, including certain commissions, when we do not believe that the entire cost is directly related to the acquisition or renewal of insurance contracts.</font></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;' >We also defer a portion of employe</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >e total compensation and payroll-related fringe benefits directly related to time spent performing specific acquisition or renewal activities, including costs associated with the time spent on underwriting, policy issuance and processing, and sales force c</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >ontract selling. The amounts deferred are derived based on successful efforts for each distribution channel and/or cost center from which the cost originates.</font></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0pt;color:#00A4E4;' >Short-duration insurance contracts:</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9.5pt;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >Policy acquisition costs are deferred and amortized over the</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > period in which the related premiums written are earned, generally </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >12</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > months. DAC is grouped consistent with the manner in which the insurance contracts are acquired, serviced and measured for profitability and is reviewed for recov</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >erability based on the profitability of the underlying insurance contracts. Investment income is anticipated in assessing the recoverability of DAC. We assess the recoverability of DAC on an annual basis or more frequently if circumstances indicate an impa</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >irment may have occurred. This assessment is performed by comparing recorded net unearned premiums and anticipated investment income on in-force business to the sum of expected losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred, unamortized DAC and maintenance c</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >osts. If the sum of these costs exceeds the amount of recorded net unearned premiums and anticipated investment income, the excess is recognized as an offset against the asset established for DAC. This offset is referred to as a premium deficiency charge. </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >Increases in expected losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred can have a significant impact on the likelihood and amount of a premium deficiency charge.</font></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0pt;color:#00A4E4;' >Long-duration insurance contracts</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;color:#005984;' >:</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9.5pt;color:#005984;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9.5pt;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >Policy acquisition costs for participating life, traditional l</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >ife and accident and health insurance products are generally deferred and amortized, with interest, over the premium paying period. The assumptions used to calculate the benefit liabilities and DAC for these traditional products are set when a policy is is</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >sued and do not change with changes in actual experience, unless a loss recognition event occurs. These “locked-in” assumptions include mortality, morbidity, persistency, maintenance expenses and investment returns, and include margins for adverse deviatio</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >n to reflect uncertainty given that actual experience might deviate from these assumptions. A loss recognition event occurs when there is a shortfall between the carrying amount of future policy benefit liabilities, net of DAC, and what the future policy </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >benefit liabilities, net of DAC, would be when applying updated current assumptions. When we determine a loss recognition event has occurred, we first reduce any DAC related to that block of business through amortization of acquisition expense, and after </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >DAC is depleted, we record additional liabilities through a charge to Policyholder benefits and losses incurred. Groupings for loss recognition testing are consistent with our manner of acquiring, servicing and measuring the profitability of the business </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >and applied by product groupings. We perform separate loss recognition tests for traditional life products, payout annuities and long-term care products. Once loss recognition has been recorded for a block of business, the old assumption set is replaced </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >and the assumption set used for the loss recognition would then be subject to the lock-in principle.</font></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0pt;color:#00A4E4;' >Investment-oriented contracts:</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#005984;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >Policy acquisition costs and policy issuance costs related to universal life and investment-type products (</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >collectively, </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >inv</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >estment</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >-</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >oriented products) are deferred and amortized, with </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >interest, in relation to the incidence of estimated gross profits to be realized over the estimated lives of the contracts. Estimated gross profits </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >include</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > net in</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >vestment</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > income</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > and spreads</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >, net r</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >ealized capital</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > gains and losses, fees</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >, surrender charges, expenses, and mortality gains and losses. </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >In each reporting period, current period amortization expense is adjusted to reflect actual gross profits. </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >If estimated gross profits change significant</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >ly, DAC is recalculated using the new assumptions</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >, and a</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >ny resulting adjustment is included in income. </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >If the new assumptions indicate that future estimated gross profits are higher than previously estimated, DAC will be increased resulting in a decrease i</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >n amortization expense and increase in income in the current period; if future estimated gross profits are lower than previously estimated, DAC will be decreased resulting in an increase in amortization expense and decrease in income in the current period.</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >Updating such assumptions may result in acceleration of amortization in some products and deceleration of amortization in other products.</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >DAC is grouped consistent with the manner in which the insurance contracts are acquired, serviced and measured for pr</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >ofitability and is reviewed for recoverability based on the current and projected future profitability of the underlying insurance contracts.</font></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;' >To estimate future estimated gross profits</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > for variable annuity products</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >, a long-term annual asset growth assumpti</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >on is applied to determine the future growth in assets and related asset-based fees. In determining the asset growth rate, the effect of short-term fluctuations in the equity markets is partially mitigated through the use of a “reversion to the mean” meth</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >odology whereby short-term asset growth above or below long-term annual rate assumptions impact the growth assumption applied to the </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >five-</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >year period subsequent to the </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >current </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >balance sheet date. The reversion</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >to</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >the</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >mean methodology allows us to maintain </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >our long-term growth assumptions, while also giving consideration to the effect of actual investment performance. When actual performance significantly deviates from the annual long-term growth assumption</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >,</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > as evidenced by growth assumptions in the </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >five</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >-ye</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >ar reversion</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >to</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >the</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >mean period falling below a certain rate (floor) or above a certain rate (cap) for a sustain</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >ed</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > period, judgment may be applied to revise or “unlock” the growth rate assumptions </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >to be used for </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >both the </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >five</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >-year reversion</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >to</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >the</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >mean </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >period as well as the </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >long-term </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >annual growth assumption applied to subsequent periods. </font></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0pt;color:#00A4E4;' >Shadow DAC and Shadow Loss Recognition: </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9.5pt;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >DAC related to investment-oriented products is also adjusted to reflect the effect of unrealized gains or losses on fixed mat</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >urity and equity securities available for sale on estimated gross profits, with related changes recognized through Other comprehensive income (shadow DAC). The adjustment is made at each balance sheet date, as if the securities had been sold at their state</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >d aggregate fair value and the proceeds reinvested at current yields. Similarly, for long-duration traditional insurance contracts, if the assets supporting the liabilities maintain a temporary net unrealized gain position at the balance sheet date, loss </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >recognition testing assumptions are updated to exclude such gains from future cash flows by reflecting the impact of reinvestment rates on future yields. If a future loss is anticipated under this basis, any additional shortfall indicated by loss recognit</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >ion tests is recognized as a reduction in accumulated other comprehensive income (shadow loss recognition). Similar to other loss recognition on long-duration insurance contracts, such shortfall is first reflected as a reduction in DAC and secondly as an </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >increase in liabilities for future policy benefits. The change in these adjustments, net of tax, is included with the change in net unrealized appreciation of investments that is credited or charged directly to Other comprehensive income.</font></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0pt;color:#00A4E4;' >Internal Replace</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#00A4E4;' >ments of Long-duration and Investment-oriented Products:</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >  For some products, policyholders can elect to modify product benefits, features, rights or coverages by exchanging a contract for a new contract or by amendment, endorsement, or rider to a contract,</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > or by the election of a feature or coverage within a contract. These transactions are known as internal replacements.   If the modification does not substantially change the contract, we do not change the accounting and amortization of existing DAC and re</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >lated actuarial balances.  If an internal replacement represents a substantial change, the original contract is considered to be extinguished and any related DAC or other policy balances ar</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >e charged or credited to income, and</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > any new deferrable costs assoc</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >iated with the replacement contract are deferred.</font></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;' >Value of Business Acquired (VOBA</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >)</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > is determined at the time of acquisition and is reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheet</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >s</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > with DAC. This value is based on the present value of future pre-tax profits dis</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >counted at yields applicable at the time of purchase. For participating life, traditional life and accident and health insurance products, VOBA is amortized over the life of the business </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >in a manner </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >similar to that for </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >DAC based on the assumptions at purch</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >ase. For investment</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >-</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >oriented products, VOBA is amortized in relation to estimated gross profits </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >and adjusted for the effect of unrealized gains or losses on fixed maturity and equity securities available for sale in a manner similar to DAC</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >.</font></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:6pt;line-height:13pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;margin-left:0pt;color:#005984;' >The following t</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#005984;' >able presents a rollforward of DAC and VOBA:</font></p></div><p style='line-height:20pt;' /><div><table style='border-collapse:collapse;' ><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:348.75pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:348.75pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#005984;' >Years Ended December 31,</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#005984;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#005984;' > </font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#005984;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#005984;' > </font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#005984;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:2;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#005984;' > </font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:348.75pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:348.75pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;color:#005984;' >(in millions)</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#005984;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#005984;' >2016</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#005984;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#005984;' >2015</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#005984;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#005984;' >2014</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:348.75pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:348.75pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' > Balance, beginning of year</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >$</font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >11,115</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >$</font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >9,828</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >$</font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >9,436</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:348.75pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:348.75pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' > Dispositions</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >(110)</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >-</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >-</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:348.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:348.75pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' > Acquisition costs deferred</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >5,216</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >5,825</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >5,919</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:348.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:348.75pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' > Amortization expense</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >(4,521)</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >(5,236)</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >(5,330)</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:348.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:348.75pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' > Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on securities</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >(259)</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >848</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >(360)</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:348.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:348.75pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' > Other, including foreign exchange</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >72</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >(150)</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >163</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:348.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:348.75pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' > Reclassified to Assets held for sale</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >(471)</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >-</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >-</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:348.75pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:348.75pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >Balance, end of year</font><sup><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></sup></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >$</font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >11,042</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >$</font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >11,115</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >$</font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:#005984;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >9,828</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:348.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:348.75pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >Supplemental Information:</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:348.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:348.75pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' > VOBA amortization expense included in DAC amortization</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >40</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >64</font></td><td style='width:9pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >17</font></td></tr><tr style='height:12pt;' ><td style='width:348.75pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:348.75pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' > VOBA, end of year included in DAC balance</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;color:#0073AE;' >393</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >453</font></td><td style='width:9pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' ></font></td><td style='width:51pt;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:3;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-color:Black;min-width:51pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#000000;' >510</font></td></tr></table></div><p style='line-height:20pt;' /><div><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:4pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:9pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;margin-left:0pt;' ></font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;' > Net of reductions in DAC of </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;' >$</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;' >842</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;' >m</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;' >illion, $</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;' >583</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;' >million</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;' >, and $</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;' >1.4</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;' > billion at </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;' >December 31,</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;' >2016</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;' >, </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;' >2015</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;' > and </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;' >2014</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;' >, respectively</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;' >, related to the </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:7pt;' >effect of net unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities (shadow DAC).</font></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:6pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;' >The percentage of the unamortized balance of VOBA at </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >December 31,</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >2016</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > expected to be amortized in 2017 through 2021 by year is: </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >8.6</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > percent, </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >7.9</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > percent, </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >7.2</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > percent, </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >6.8</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > percent and </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >6.2</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > percent, respectively, with </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >63.3</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' > percent being amortized after </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >five years. These projections are based on current estimates for investment income and spreads, persistency, mortality and morbidity assumptions.</font></p><p style='text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:6pt;line-height:12pt;' ><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;margin-left:0pt;' >DAC, VOBA and SIA for insurance</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >-oriented and investment</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >-oriented products are reviewed for recoverability, whi</font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >ch involves estimating the future profitability of current business. This review involves significant management judgment. If actual future profitability is substantially lower than estimated, AIG’s DAC, VOBA and SIA may be subject to an impairment charge </font><font style='font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;' >and AIG’s results of operations could be significantly affected in future periods.</font></p></div>
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