$PRU
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC Stock $pru

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2022 Q3 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000113777422000082 Filed on August 05, 2022

Income Statement

Concept	2022 Q3	2022 Q2	2021 Q4
Revenue	$20.48B	$13.02B	$16.42B
YoY Change	-5.36%	-18.19%	2.46%
Cost Of Revenue	$16.58B	$9.612B
YoY Change	15.14%	26.22%
Gross Profit	$3.899B	$3.409B
YoY Change	-46.15%	-58.94%
Gross Profit Margin	19.04%	26.18%
Selling, General & Admin	$3.148B	$2.674B	$4.486B
YoY Change	-21.06%	-34.19%	3.46%
% of Gross Profit	80.74%	78.44%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$485.0M	$581.0M	$117.0M
YoY Change	-8.32%	48.21%	1200.0%
% of Gross Profit	12.44%	17.04%
Operating Expenses	$20.92B	$13.53B	$13.98B
YoY Change	5.46%	2.95%	-7.62%
Operating Profit	-$17.02B	-$10.12B
YoY Change	35.12%	109.07%
Interest Expense	$410.0M	$401.0M
YoY Change
% of Operating Profit
Other Income/Expense, Net
YoY Change
Pretax Income	-$437.0M	-$511.0M	$1.388B
YoY Change	-124.2%	-118.43%	54.22%
Income Tax	-$148.0M	$11.00M	$170.0M
% Of Pretax Income			12.25%
Net Earnings	-$284.0M	-$565.0M	$1.208B
YoY Change	-118.56%	-126.18%	47.5%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-1.39%	-4.34%	7.36%
Basic Earnings Per Share	-$0.78	-$1.53
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$0.78	-$1.53	$3.172M
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	372.0M shares	374.4M shares	378.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	371.0M shares	374.4M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2022 Q3	2022 Q2	2021 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments
YoY Change
Cash & Equivalents	$20.10B	$14.36B	$12.89B
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
YoY Change
Goodwill			$1.804B
YoY Change			-40.56%
Intangibles			$619.0M
YoY Change			6.72%
Long-Term Investments	$405.2B	$418.4B	$492.2B
YoY Change	-17.09%	-20.39%	-11.09%
Other Assets	$48.00M	$55.00M	$153.8B
YoY Change	-99.97%
Total Long-Term Assets
YoY Change
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets
Total Long-Term Assets
Total Assets	$677.8B	$695.6B	$937.6B
YoY Change	-27.32%	-24.92%	-0.33%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable
YoY Change
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$439.0M	$400.0M	$525.0M
YoY Change	15.83%	6.67%	31.91%
Long-Term Debt Due	$328.0M	$158.0M	$197.0M
YoY Change	-38.11%	-70.41%	-62.62%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.432B	$2.814B	$18.97B
YoY Change	-92.8%	-85.69%	-15.6%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$19.90B	$19.61B	$18.62B
YoY Change	6.48%	-0.29%	-5.56%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$20.47B	$19.22B	$163.1B
YoY Change	-87.28%	-2.47%	702.61%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$19.90B	$19.61B	$18.62B
YoY Change	6.48%	-0.29%	-5.56%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.432B	$2.814B	$18.97B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$19.90B	$19.61B	$18.62B
Total Liabilities	$660.6B	$666.7B	$875.0B
YoY Change	-24.07%	-22.73%	0.28%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$34.40B	$35.14B	$36.65B
YoY Change	-4.15%	0.95%	19.2%
Common Stock	$25.71B	$25.67B	$25.74B
YoY Change	0.11%	0.07%	0.58%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$22.74B	$22.39B	$21.84B
YoY Change	5.64%	8.24%	11.12%
Treasury Stock Shares	297.2M shares	293.7M shares	290.0M shares
Shareholders Equity	$16.50B	$28.24B	$61.88B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$677.8B	$695.6B	$937.6B
YoY Change	-27.32%	-24.92%	-0.33%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2022 Q3	2022 Q2	2021 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$284.0M	-$565.0M	$1.208B
YoY Change	-118.56%	-126.18%	47.5%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$485.0M	$581.0M	$117.0M
YoY Change	-8.32%	48.21%	1200.0%
Cash From Operating Activities	$4.278B	$3.206B	$3.333B
YoY Change	-21.03%	-26.45%	-173.85%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures
YoY Change
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$1.022B	-$3.735B	-$5.939B
YoY Change	-60.16%	12.7%	140.35%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$1.022B	-$3.735B	-$5.939B
YoY Change	-60.16%	12.7%	140.35%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	2.611B	1.038B	516.0M
YoY Change	-403.6%	-151.98%	-381.97%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	4.278B	3.206B	3.333B
Cash From Investing Activities	-1.022B	-3.735B	-5.939B
Cash From Financing Activities	2.611B	1.038B	516.0M
Net Change In Cash	5.867B	509.0M	-2.090B
YoY Change	194.53%	-153.47%	-70.84%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$4.278B	$3.206B	$3.333B
Capital Expenditures
Free Cash Flow
YoY Change

Facts In Submission

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CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned Asset DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoanedAsset	20403000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoaned	9860000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned Collateral Right To Reclaim Securities DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoanedCollateralRightToReclaimSecurities	9791000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned Amount Offset Against Collateral DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoanedAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral	69000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Fair Value Offset Against Collateral Net Of Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement Policy Election DerivativeAssetFairValueOffsetAgainstCollateralNetOfNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangementPolicyElection	17272000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Fair Value Gross Liability DerivativeAssetFairValueGrossLiability	14150000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset Amount Not Offset Against Collateral DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAssetAmountNotOffsetAgainstCollateral	3122000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Fair Value Of Collateral DerivativeAssetFairValueOfCollateral	802000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset Amount Offset Against Collateral DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAssetAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral	2320000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell Gross SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellGross	704000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell Liability SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellLiability	0	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResell	704000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell Fair Value Of Collateral SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellFairValueOfCollateral	704000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell Amount Offset Against Collateral SecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral	0	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell Securities Borrowed Gross DerivativeAssetSecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesBorrowedGross	17976000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell Securities Borrowed Liability DerivativeAssetSecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesBorrowedLiability	14150000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell Securities Borrowed DerivativeAssetSecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesBorrowed	3826000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell Securities Borrowed Collateral Obligation To Return Securities DerivativeAssetSecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesBorrowedCollateralObligationToReturnSecurities	1506000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Securities Purchased Under Agreements To Resell Securities Borrowed Amount Offset Against Collateral DerivativeAssetSecuritiesPurchasedUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesBorrowedAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral	2320000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Offset Against Collateral Net Of Not Subject To Master Netting Arrangement Policy Election DerivativeLiabilityFairValueOffsetAgainstCollateralNetOfNotSubjectToMasterNettingArrangementPolicyElection	19587000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Gross Asset DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossAsset	17314000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability Amount Not Offset Against Collateral DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiabilityAmountNotOffsetAgainstCollateral	2273000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Fair Value Of Collateral DerivativeLiabilityFairValueOfCollateral	797000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability Amount Offset Against Collateral DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiabilityAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral	1476000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Securities Sold Under Agreements To Repurchase Gross SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseGross	10185000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Securities Sold Under Agreements To Repurchase Asset SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAsset	0	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Securities Sold Under Agreements To Repurchase SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchase	10185000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Securities Sold Under Agreements To Repurchase Fair Value Of Collateral SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseFairValueOfCollateral	9699000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Securities Sold Under Agreements To Repurchase Amount Offset Against Collateral SecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToRepurchaseAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral	486000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned Gross DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoanedGross	29772000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned Asset DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoanedAsset	17314000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoaned	12458000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned Collateral Right To Reclaim Securities DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoanedCollateralRightToReclaimSecurities	10496000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Securities Sold Under Agreements To Resell Securities Loaned Amount Offset Against Collateral DerivativeLiabilitySecuritiesSoldUnderAgreementsToResellSecuritiesLoanedAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral	1962000000	usd
CY2022Q2	pru	Non Derivative Aoci Net Investment Hedge Before Tax NonDerivativeAOCINetInvestmentHedgeBeforeTax	102000000	usd
	pru	Non Derivative Aoci Net Investment Hedge Before Tax NonDerivativeAOCINetInvestmentHedgeBeforeTax	131000000	usd
CY2021Q2	pru	Non Derivative Aoci Net Investment Hedge Before Tax NonDerivativeAOCINetInvestmentHedgeBeforeTax	3000000	usd
	pru	Non Derivative Aoci Net Investment Hedge Before Tax NonDerivativeAOCINetInvestmentHedgeBeforeTax	14000000	usd
	us-gaap	Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss To Be Reclassified Within Twelve Months CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths	289000000	usd
	us-gaap	Maximum Length Of Time Hedged In Cash Flow Hedge1 MaximumLengthOfTimeHedgedInCashFlowHedge1	P29Y
CY2022Q2	pru	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Investment Hedge Before Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetInvestmentHedgeBeforeTax	123000000	usd
	pru	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Investment Hedge Before Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetInvestmentHedgeBeforeTax	141000000	usd
CY2021Q2	pru	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Investment Hedge Before Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetInvestmentHedgeBeforeTax	-10000000	usd
	pru	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Investment Hedge Before Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetInvestmentHedgeBeforeTax	1000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Credit Derivative Maximum Exposure Undiscounted CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted	5252000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Credit Risk Derivatives At Fair Value Net CreditRiskDerivativesAtFairValueNet	-57000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Credit Derivative Maximum Exposure Undiscounted CreditDerivativeMaximumExposureUndiscounted	3374000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Credit Risk Derivatives At Fair Value Net CreditRiskDerivativesAtFairValueNet	128000000	usd
CY2022Q2	pru	Credit Derivative Protection Purchased Notional Amount CreditDerivativeProtectionPurchasedNotionalAmount	210000000	usd
CY2021Q4	pru	Credit Derivative Protection Purchased Notional Amount CreditDerivativeProtectionPurchasedNotionalAmount	115000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Collateral Obligation To Return Cash Offset DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset	15614000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Collateral Obligation To Return Cash Offset DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset	15614000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Collateral Obligation To Return Cash Offset DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset	15614000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Derivative Assets DerivativeAssets	2318000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash Offset DerivativeLiabilityCollateralRightToReclaimCashOffset	20403000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash Offset DerivativeLiabilityCollateralRightToReclaimCashOffset	20403000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash Offset DerivativeLiabilityCollateralRightToReclaimCashOffset	20403000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Derivative Liabilities DerivativeLiabilities	1857000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Collateral Obligation To Return Cash Offset DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset	14150000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Collateral Obligation To Return Cash Offset DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset	14150000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Asset Collateral Obligation To Return Cash Offset DerivativeAssetCollateralObligationToReturnCashOffset	14150000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Assets DerivativeAssets	3266000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash Offset DerivativeLiabilityCollateralRightToReclaimCashOffset	17314000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash Offset DerivativeLiabilityCollateralRightToReclaimCashOffset	17314000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liability Collateral Right To Reclaim Cash Offset DerivativeLiabilityCollateralRightToReclaimCashOffset	17314000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Liabilities DerivativeLiabilities	2278000000	usd
	us-gaap	Schedule Of Closed Block Assets And Liabilities ScheduleOfClosedBlockAssetsAndLiabilities	<div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:22.5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Closed Block liabilities and assets designated to the Closed Block, as well as maximum future earnings to be recognized from these liabilities and assets, are as follows:</span></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:74.923%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.530%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:10.157%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.530%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:10.160%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">June 30,<br/>2022</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31,<br/>2021</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> </span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="9" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(in millions)</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Closed Block liabilities</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Future policy benefits</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">44,934 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">45,596 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Policyholders’ dividends payable</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">602 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">616 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Policyholders’ dividend obligation</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,562 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8,027 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Policyholders’ account balances</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,664 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,737 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Other Closed Block liabilities</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,958 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,107 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total Closed Block liabilities</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">54,720 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">62,083 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Closed Block assets</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">32,096 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">38,160 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,009 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,137 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Equity securities, at fair value</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,675 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,288 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Commercial mortgage and other loans</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">7,956 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8,241 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Policy loans</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,702 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,815 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Other invested assets</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,256 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,358 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Short-term investments</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">174 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">557 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total investments</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">50,868 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">58,556 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Cash and cash equivalents</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">766 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">451 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Accrued investment income</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">395 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">392 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Other Closed Block assets</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">170 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">137 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 37pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total Closed Block assets</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">52,199 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">59,536 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Excess of reported Closed Block liabilities over Closed Block assets</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,521 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,547 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Portion of above representing accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net unrealized investment gains (losses)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(2,305)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,535 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Allocated to policyholder dividend obligation</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,172 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(3,640)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Future earnings to be recognized from Closed Block assets and Closed Block liabilities</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,388 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"/><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,442 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"/></tr></table></div>
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Future Policy Benefits And Policyholder Account Balances ClosedBlockLiabilitiesFuturePolicyBenefitsAndPolicyholderAccountBalances	44934000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Future Policy Benefits And Policyholder Account Balances ClosedBlockLiabilitiesFuturePolicyBenefitsAndPolicyholderAccountBalances	45596000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividends Payable ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendsPayable	602000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividends Payable ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendsPayable	616000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendObligation	1562000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockLiabilitiesPolicyholderDividendObligation	8027000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Other Policyholder Funds ClosedBlockLiabilitiesOtherPolicyholderFunds	4664000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Other Investments AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockOtherInvestments	4358000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Other Policyholder Funds ClosedBlockLiabilitiesOtherPolicyholderFunds	4737000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Other Closed Block Liabilities ClosedBlockLiabilitiesOtherClosedBlockLiabilities	2958000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities Other Closed Block Liabilities ClosedBlockLiabilitiesOtherClosedBlockLiabilities	3107000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities ClosedBlockLiabilities	54720000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Liabilities ClosedBlockLiabilities	62083000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Fixed Maturity Available For Sale At Fair Value AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockFixedMaturityAvailableForSaleAtFairValue	32096000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Fixed Maturity Available For Sale At Fair Value AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockFixedMaturityAvailableForSaleAtFairValue	38160000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Trading Securities Debt AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockTradingSecuritiesDebt	1009000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Trading Securities Debt AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockTradingSecuritiesDebt	1137000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Equity Securities At Fair Value AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockEquitySecuritiesAtFairValue	1675000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Equity Securities At Fair Value AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockEquitySecuritiesAtFairValue	2288000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Mortgage Loans On Real Estate AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockMortgageLoansOnRealEstate	7956000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Mortgage Loans On Real Estate AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockMortgageLoansOnRealEstate	8241000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Policy Loans AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockPolicyLoans	3702000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Policy Loans AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockPolicyLoans	3815000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Other Investments AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockOtherInvestments	4256000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Short Term Investments AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockShortTermInvestments	174000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Short Term Investments AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockShortTermInvestments	557000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Investments AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockInvestments	50868000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Investments AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockInvestments	58556000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Cash And Cash Equivalents AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockCashAndCashEquivalents	766000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Cash And Cash Equivalents AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockCashAndCashEquivalents	451000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Accrued Investment Income AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockAccruedInvestmentIncome	395000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Accrued Investment Income AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockAccruedInvestmentIncome	392000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Other Closed Block Assets1 AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockOtherClosedBlockAssets1	170000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block Other Closed Block Assets1 AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlockOtherClosedBlockAssets1	137000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlock	52199000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Assets Designated To Closed Block AssetsDesignatedToClosedBlock	59536000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Excess Of Reported Closed Block Liabilities Over Assets Designated To Closed Block ExcessOfReportedClosedBlockLiabilitiesOverAssetsDesignatedToClosedBlock	2521000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Excess Of Reported Closed Block Liabilities Over Assets Designated To Closed Block ExcessOfReportedClosedBlockLiabilitiesOverAssetsDesignatedToClosedBlock	2547000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Closed Block Investments Available For Sale Change In Unrealized Appreciation ClosedBlockInvestmentsAvailableForSaleChangeInUnrealizedAppreciation	-2305000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Investments Available For Sale Change In Unrealized Appreciation ClosedBlockInvestmentsAvailableForSaleChangeInUnrealizedAppreciation	3535000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Closed Block Assets And Liabilities Change In Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockAssetsAndLiabilitiesChangeInPolicyholderDividendObligation	2172000000	usd
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Net Investment Income ClosedBlockOperationsNetInvestmentIncome	632000000	usd
	us-gaap	Closed Block Operations Net Investment Income ClosedBlockOperationsNetInvestmentIncome	1079000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Assets And Liabilities Change In Policyholder Dividend Obligation ClosedBlockAssetsAndLiabilitiesChangeInPolicyholderDividendObligation	-3640000000	usd
CY2022Q2	us-gaap	Closed Block Assets And Liabilities Maximum Future Earnings To Be Recognized ClosedBlockAssetsAndLiabilitiesMaximumFutureEarningsToBeRecognized	2388000000	usd
CY2021Q4	us-gaap	Closed Block Assets And Liabilities Maximum Future Earnings To Be Recognized ClosedBlockAssetsAndLiabilitiesMaximumFutureEarningsToBeRecognized	2442000000	usd
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