Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 1. Financial Statements
The Allstate Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
($ in millions, except per share data) Three months ended
March 31,
2022 2021
Revenues
Property and casualty insurance premiums $ 10,981 $ 10,307
Accident and health insurance premiums and contract charges 469 455
Other revenue 560 555
Net investment income 594 708
Net gains (losses) on investments and derivatives ( 267 ) 426
Total revenues 12,337 12,451
Costs and expenses
Property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense 7,822 6,043
Accident, health and other policy benefits 269 242
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs 1,612 1,523
Operating costs and expenses 1,902 1,731
Pension and other postretirement remeasurement (gains) losses ( 247 ) ( 310 )
Restructuring and related charges 12 51
Amortization of purchased intangibles 87 53
Interest expense 83 86
Total costs and expenses 11,540 9,419
Income from operations before income tax expense 797 3,032
Income tax expense 151 626
Net income from continuing operations 646 2,406
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax — ( 3,793 )
Net income (loss) 646 ( 1,387 )
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest ( 10 ) ( 6 )
Net income (loss) attributable to Allstate 656 ( 1,381 )
Less: Preferred stock dividends 26 27
Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders $ 630 $ ( 1,408 )
Earnings per common share applicable to common shareholders
Basic
Continuing operations $ 2.27 $ 7.88
Discontinued operations — ( 12.53 )
Total $ 2.27 $ ( 4.65 )
Diluted
Continuing operations $ 2.24 $ 7.78
Discontinued operations — ( 12.38 )
Total $ 2.24 $ ( 4.60 )
Weighted average common shares - Basic 278.1 302.5
Weighted average common shares - Diluted 281.8 306.4
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
First Quarter 2022 Form 10-Q 1
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The Allstate Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)
($ in millions) Three months ended March 31,
2022 2021
Net income (loss) $ 646 $ ( 1,387 )
Other comprehensive loss, after-tax
Changes in:
Unrealized net capital gains and losses ( 1,593 ) ( 1,500 )
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments — 34
Unamortized pension and other postretirement prior service credit ( 15 ) ( 15 )
Other comprehensive loss, after-tax ( 1,608 ) ( 1,481 )
Comprehensive loss ( 962 ) ( 2,868 )
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest ( 22 ) ( 6 )
Comprehensive loss attributable to Allstate $ ( 940 ) $ ( 2,862 )
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The Allstate Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (unaudited)
($ in millions, except par value data) March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
Assets
Investments
Fixed income securities, at fair value (amortized cost, net $ 42,027 and $ 41,376 )
$ 40,745 $ 42,136
Equity securities, at fair value (cost $ 4,453 and $ 6,016 )
5,315 7,061
Mortgage loans, net 855 821
Limited partnership interests 7,977 8,018
Short-term, at fair value (amortized cost $ 4,345 and $ 4,009 )
4,344 4,009
Other investments, net 2,532 2,656
Total investments 61,768 64,701
Cash 1,130 763
Premium installment receivables, net 8,874 8,364
Deferred policy acquisition costs 4,824 4,722
Reinsurance and indemnification recoverables, net 9,691 10,024
Accrued investment income 341 339
Property and equipment, net 966 939
Goodwill 3,497 3,502
Other assets, net 6,059 6,086
Total assets 97,150 99,440
Liabilities
Reserve for property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense 32,991 33,060
Reserve for future policy benefits 1,274 1,273
Contractholder funds 907 908
Unearned premiums 20,248 19,844
Claim payments outstanding 1,140 1,123
Deferred income taxes 402 833
Other liabilities and accrued expenses 9,077 9,296
Long-term debt 7,973 7,976
Total liabilities 74,012 74,313
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Note 12)
Equity
Preferred stock and additional capital paid-in, $ 1 par value, 25 million shares authorized, 81.0 thousand shares issued and outstanding, $ 2,025 aggregate liquidation preference
1,970 1,970
Common stock, $ .01 par value, 2.0 billion shares authorized and 900 million issued, 276 million and 281 million shares outstanding
9 9
Additional capital paid-in 3,706 3,722
Retained income 53,688 53,294
Treasury stock, at cost ( 624 million and 619 million shares)
( 35,208 ) ( 34,471 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income:
Unrealized net capital gains and losses ( 995 ) 598
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments ( 15 ) ( 15 )
Unamortized pension and other postretirement prior service credit 57 72
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) ( 953 ) 655
Total Allstate shareholders’ equity 23,212 25,179
Noncontrolling interest ( 74 ) ( 52 )
Total equity 23,138 25,127
Total liabilities and equity $ 97,150 $ 99,440
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
First Quarter 2022 Form 10-Q 3
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The Allstate Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (unaudited)
($ in millions, except per share data) Three months ended March 31,
2022 2021
Preferred stock par value $ — $ —
Preferred stock additional capital paid-in
Balance, beginning of period 1,970 1,970
Acquisition — 450
Preferred stock redemption — ( 250 )
Balance, end of period 1,970 2,170
Common stock par value 9 9
Common stock additional capital paid-in
Balance, beginning of period 3,722 3,498
Forward contract on accelerated share repurchase agreement — 113
Equity incentive plans activity ( 16 ) ( 15 )
Balance, end of period 3,706 3,596
Retained income
Balance, beginning of period 53,294 52,767
Net income (loss) 656 ( 1,387 )
Dividends on common stock (declared per share of $ 0.85 and $ 0.81 )
( 236 ) ( 246 )
Dividends on preferred stock ( 26 ) ( 27 )
Balance, end of period 53,688 51,107
Treasury stock
Balance, beginning of period ( 34,471 ) ( 31,331 )
Shares acquired ( 794 ) ( 601 )
Shares reissued under equity incentive plans, net 57 46
Balance, end of period ( 35,208 ) ( 31,886 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
Balance, beginning of period 655 3,304
Change in unrealized net capital gains and losses ( 1,593 ) ( 1,500 )
Change in unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments — 34
Change in unamortized pension and other postretirement prior service credit ( 15 ) ( 15 )
Balance, end of period ( 953 ) 1,823
Total Allstate shareholders’ equity 23,212 26,819
Noncontrolling interest
Balance, beginning of period ( 52 ) —
Acquisition — ( 21 )
Change in unrealized net capital gains and losses ( 12 ) —
Noncontrolling loss ( 10 ) ( 6 )
Balance, end of period ( 74 ) ( 27 )
Total equity $ 23,138 $ 26,792
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The Allstate Corporation and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
($ in millions) Three months ended March 31,
2022 2021
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss) $ 646 $ ( 1,387 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and other non-cash items 236 260
Net (gains) losses on investments and derivatives 267 ( 505 )
Pension and other postretirement remeasurement (gains) losses ( 247 ) ( 310 )
Amortization of deferred gain on reinsurance — ( 2 )
Interest credited to contractholder funds 8 94
Loss on disposition of operations, net of tax — 3,998
Changes in:
Policy benefits and other insurance reserves ( 121 ) 817
Unearned premiums 392 33
Deferred policy acquisition costs ( 99 ) ( 26 )
Premium installment receivables, net ( 502 ) ( 124 )
Reinsurance recoverables, net 334 ( 1,201 )
Income taxes 92 181
Other operating assets and liabilities ( 574 ) ( 440 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 432 1,388
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from sales
Fixed income securities 12,400 10,290
Equity securities 5,216 992
Limited partnership interests 300 152
Other investments 208 328
Investment collections
Fixed income securities 104 737
Mortgage loans 3 134
Other investments 49 109
Investment purchases
Fixed income securities ( 13,220 ) ( 7,968 )
Equity securities ( 3,624 ) ( 539 )
Limited partnership interests ( 216 ) ( 322 )
Mortgage loans ( 37 ) —
Other investments ( 186 ) ( 603 )
Change in short-term and other investments, net 114 744
Purchases of property and equipment, net ( 130 ) ( 61 )
Acquisition of operations, net of cash acquired — ( 3,480 )
Net cash provided by investing activities 981 513
Cash flows from financing activities
Redemption and repayment of long-term debt — ( 422 )
Redemption of preferred stock — ( 250 )
Contractholder fund deposits 34 252
Contractholder fund withdrawals ( 9 ) ( 374 )
Dividends paid on common stock ( 230 ) ( 164 )
Dividends paid on preferred stock ( 26 ) ( 27 )
Treasury stock purchases ( 802 ) ( 467 )
Shares reissued under equity incentive plans, net 17 4
Other ( 30 ) ( 32 )
Net cash used in financing activities ( 1,046 ) ( 1,480 )
Net increase in cash, including cash classified as assets held for sale 367 421
Cash from continuing operations at beginning of period 763 311
Cash classified as assets held for sale at beginning of period — 66
Less: Cash classified as assets held for sale at end of period — 89
Cash from continuing operations at end of period $ 1,130 $ 709
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
First Quarter 2022 Form 10-Q 5
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The Allstate Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 1 General
Basis of presentation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of The Allstate Corporation (the “Corporation”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries, primarily Allstate Insurance Company (“AIC”), a property and casualty insurance company with various property and casualty and investment subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Company” or “Allstate”) and variable interest entities in which the Company is considered a primary beneficiary. These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
The condensed consolidated financial statements and notes as of March 31, 2022 and for the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 are unaudited. The condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for the fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods.
These condensed consolidated financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. The results of operations for the interim periods should not be considered indicative of results to be expected for the full year. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
The Novel Coronavirus Pandemic or COVID-19 (“Coronavirus”)
The Coronavirus resulted in governments worldwide enacting emergency measures to combat the spread of the virus, including travel restrictions, government-imposed shelter-in-place orders, quarantine periods, social distancing, and restrictions on large gatherings. These measures have generally moderated, with periodic changes in response to local conditions. There is no way of predicting with certainty how long the pandemic might last. The Company continues to closely monitor and proactively adapt to developments and changing conditions. Currently, it is not possible to reliably estimate the impact to its operations, but the effects have been and could be material.
Pending accounting standard
Accounting for Long-Duration Insurance Contracts In August 2018, the FASB issued guidance revising the accounting for certain long-duration insurance contracts. As disclosed in Note 3, the Company sold substantially all of its life and annuity business in scope of the new standard. The Company’s reserves and deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”) for certain voluntary and individual life and accident and health insurance products are subject to the new guidance.
Under the new guidance, measurement assumptions, including those for mortality, morbidity and policy terminations, will be required to be reviewed at least annually, and updated as appropriate. The effects of updating assumptions other than the discount rate are required to be measured on a retrospective basis and reported in net income. In addition, reserves under the new guidance are required to be discounted using an upper-medium grade fixed income instrument yield that is updated through other comprehensive income (“OCI”) at each reporting date. Current GAAP requires the measurement of reserves to utilize assumptions set at policy issuance unless updated current assumptions indicate that recorded reserves are deficient.
The new guidance also requires DAC and other capitalized balances currently amortized in proportion to premiums or gross profits to be amortized on a constant level basis over the expected term for all long-duration insurance contracts. DAC will not be subject to loss recognition testing but will be reduced when actual lapse experience exceeds expected experience.
The new guidance is effective for financial statements issued for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2022 and restatement of prior periods presented is required. The new guidance will be applied to affected contracts and DAC on the basis of existing carrying amounts at the earliest period presented.
The Company is evaluating the anticipated impacts of applying the new guidance to both retained income and AOCI and does not anticipate the financial statement impact of adopting the new guidance to be material to the Company’s results of operations or financial position due to the 2021 dispositions of Allstate Life Insurance Company (“ALIC”), Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York (“ALNY”) and certain affiliates.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2 Earnings per Common Share
Basic earnings per common share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, including vested unissued participating restricted stock units. Diluted earnings per common share is computed using the weighted average number of common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding.
For the Company, dilutive potential common shares consist of outstanding stock options, unvested
non-participating restricted stock units and contingently issuable performance stock awards. The effect of dilutive potential common shares does not include the effect of options with an anti-dilutive effect on earnings per common share because their exercise prices exceed the average market price of Allstate common shares during the period or for which the unrecognized compensation cost would have an anti-dilutive effect.
Computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share
(In millions, except per share data) Three months ended March 31,
2022 2021
Numerator:
Net income from continuing operations $ 646 $ 2,406
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest ( 10 ) ( 6 )
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Allstate 656 2,412
Less: Preferred stock dividends
26 27
Net income from continuing operations applicable to common shareholders 630 2,385
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax — ( 3,793 )
Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders $ 630 $ ( 1,408 )
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding
278.1 302.5
Effect of dilutive potential common shares:
Stock options
2.6 2.5
Restricted stock units (non-participating) and performance stock awards
1.1 1.4
Weighted average common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding
281.8 306.4
Earnings per common share applicable to common shareholders
Basic
Continuing operations $ 2.27 $ 7.88
Discontinued operations — ( 12.53 )
Total $ 2.27 $ ( 4.65 )
Diluted
Continuing operations $ 2.24 $ 7.78
Discontinued operations — ( 12.38 )
Total $ 2.24 $ ( 4.60 )
Anti-dilutive options excluded from diluted earnings per common share
1.2 2.2
First Quarter 2022 Form 10-Q 7
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3 Acquisitions and Dispositions
Acquisitions
National General On January 4, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of National General Holdings Corp. (“National General”), an insurance holding company serving customers predominantly through independent agents for property and casualty and accident and health products.
Assets and liabilities recognized in the National General acquisition (1)
($ in millions) January 4, 2021
Assets
Investments $ 4,962
Cash 400
Premiums and other receivables, net 1,539
Deferred acquisition costs (value of business acquired) 317
Reinsurance recoverables, net 1,212
Intangible assets 1,199
Other assets 734
Goodwill (2)
1,038
Total assets 11,401
Liabilities
Reserve for property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense 2,765
Reserve for future policy benefits 186
Unearned premiums 2,245
Reinsurance payable 363
Debt (3)
593
Deferred tax liabilities 162
Other liabilities 776
Total liabilities $ 7,090
(1) The amounts reflect allocation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
(2) $ 675 million, $ 20 million and $ 343 million of goodwill were allocated to the Allstate Protection, Protection Services and Allstate Health and Benefits segments, respectively, and is non-deductible for income tax purposes. Goodwill is primarily attributable to expected synergies and future growth opportunities.
(3) Subsequent to the acquisition, the Company repaid $ 100 million of 7.625 % Subordinated Notes and $ 72 million of Subordinated Debentures on February 3, 2021 and March 15, 2021, respectively. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had principal balance remaining of $ 350 million 6.750 % Senior Notes due 2024, with a fair value adjustment of $ 40 million.
SafeAuto On October 1, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of Safe Auto Insurance Group, Inc. (“SafeAuto”), a non-standard auto insurance carrier focused on providing state-minimum private-passenger auto insurance direct to consumers with coverage options in 28 states for $ 262 million in cash.
Dispositions
Life and annuity business On October 1, 2021, the Company closed the sale of ALNY to Wilton Reassurance Company for $ 400 million. On November 1, 2021, the Company closed the sale of ALIC and certain affiliates to entities managed by Blackstone for total proceeds of $ 4 billion, including a pre-close dividend of $ 1.25 billion paid by ALIC.
In 2021 and prior periods, the assets and liabilities of the business were reclassified as held for sale and results were presented as discontinued operations.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Financial results from discontinued operations
Three months ended March 31,
($ in millions) 2021
Revenues
Life premiums and contract charges $ 340
Net investment income 439
Net gains (losses) on investments and derivatives 79
Total revenues 858
Costs and expenses
Life contract benefits 410
Interest credited to contractholder funds 85
Amortization of DAC 36
Operating costs and expenses 55
Restructuring and related charges 19
Total costs and expenses 605
Amortization of deferred gain on reinsurance 2
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income tax expense 255
Income tax expense (benefit) 50
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax 205
Loss on disposition of operations ( 4,418 )
Income tax benefit ( 420 )
Loss on disposition of operations, net of tax ( 3,998 )
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax $ ( 3,793 )
Cash flows from discontinued operations
Three months ended March 31,
($ in millions) 2021
Net cash provided by operating activities from discontinued operations $ 64
Net cash provided by investing activities from discontinued operations 88
Note 4 Reportable Segments
Measuring segment profit or loss
The measure of segment profit or loss used in evaluating performance is underwriting income for the Allstate Protection and Run-off Property-Liability segments and adjusted net income for the Protection Services, Allstate Health and Benefits and Corporate and Other segments.
National General results are included in the following segments:
• Property and casualty - Allstate Protection
• Accident and health - Allstate Health and Benefits
• Technology solutions - Protection Services
Underwriting income is calculated as premiums earned and other revenue, less claims and claims expenses (“losses”), Shelter-in-Place Payback expense, amortization of DAC, operating costs and expenses, amortization or impairment of purchased intangibles and restructuring and related charges as determined using GAAP.
Adjusted net income is net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders, excluding:
• Net gains and losses on investments and derivatives
• Pension and other postretirement remeasurement gains and losses
• Business combination expenses and the amortization or impairment of purchased intangibles
• Income or loss from discontinued operations
• Gain or loss on disposition of operations
• Adjustments for other significant non-recurring, infrequent or unusual items, when (a) the nature of the charge or gain is such that it is reasonably unlikely to recur within two years, or (b) there has been no similar charge or gain within the prior two years
• Income tax expense or benefit on reconciling items
A reconciliation of these measures to net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders is provided below.
First Quarter 2022 Form 10-Q 9
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Reportable segments financial performance
Three months ended March 31,
($ in millions) 2022 2021
Underwriting income (loss) by segment
Allstate Protection $ 282 $ 1,660
Run-off Property-Liability
( 2 ) ( 3 )
Total Property-Liability 280 1,657
Adjusted net income (loss) by segment, after-tax
Protection Services 53 49
Allstate Health and Benefits
53 65
Corporate and Other ( 111 ) ( 123 )
Reconciling items
Property-Liability net investment income 558 673
Net gains (losses) on investments and derivatives ( 267 ) 426
Pension and other postretirement remeasurement gains (losses) 247 310
Business combination expenses and amortization of purchased intangibles (1)
( 29 ) ( 56 )
Gain (loss) on disposition of operations ( 16 ) —
Income tax expense on reconciling items ( 148 ) ( 622 )
Total reconciling items 345 731
Loss from discontinued operations — ( 4,163 )
Income tax benefit from discontinued operations — 370
Total from discontinued operations $ — $ ( 3,793 )
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest (2)
( 10 ) ( 6 )
Net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders $ 630 $ ( 1,408 )
(1) Excludes amortization of purchased intangibles in Property-Liability, which is included above in underwriting income.
(2) Reflects net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in Property-Liability.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Reportable segments revenue information
($ in millions) Three months ended March 31,
2022 2021
Property-Liability
Insurance premiums
Auto $ 7,081 $ 6,809
Homeowners 2,603 2,392
Other personal lines 531 505
Commercial lines 283 190
Allstate Protection 10,498 9,896
Run-off Property-Liability
— —
Total Property-Liability insurance premiums 10,498 9,896
Other revenue 347 385
Net investment income 558 673
Net gains (losses) on investments and derivatives ( 203 ) 404
Total Property-Liability 11,200 11,358
Protection Services
Protection plans 313 260
Roadside assistance 53 47
Finance and insurance products 117 104
Intersegment premiums and service fees (1)
41 41
Other revenue 94 90
Net investment income 9 10
Net gains (losses) on investments and derivatives ( 13 ) 10
Total Protection Services 614 562
Allstate Health and Benefits
Employer voluntary benefits 266 263
Group health 94 83
Individual health 109 109
Other revenue 95 80
Net investment income 17 19
Net gains (losses) on investments and derivatives ( 7 ) 2
Total Allstate Health and Benefits
574 556
Corporate and Other
Other revenue 24 —
Net investment income 10 6
Net gains (losses) on investments and derivatives ( 44 ) 10
Total Corporate and Other ( 10 ) 16
Intersegment eliminations (1)
( 41 ) ( 41 )
Consolidated revenues $ 12,337 $ 12,451
(1) Intersegment insurance premiums and service fees are primarily related to Arity and Allstate Roadside and are eliminated in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
First Quarter 2022 Form 10-Q 11
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 5 Investments
Portfolio composition
($ in millions) March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
Fixed income securities, at fair value $ 40,745 $ 42,136
Equity securities, at fair value 5,315 7,061
Mortgage loans, net 855 821
Limited partnership interests 7,977 8,018
Short-term investments, at fair value 4,344 4,009
Other investments, net 2,532 2,656
Total $ 61,768 $ 64,701
Amortized cost, gross unrealized gains (losses) and fair value for fixed income securities
($ in millions) Amortized cost, net Gross unrealized Fair
value
Gains Losses
March 31, 2022
U.S. government and agencies $ 6,613 $ 3 $ ( 131 ) $ 6,485
Municipal 5,805 54 ( 161 ) 5,698
Corporate 26,334 120 ( 1,118 ) 25,336
Foreign government 1,092 1 ( 40 ) 1,053
ABS 2,183 11 ( 21 ) 2,173
Total fixed income securities $ 42,027 $ 189 $ ( 1,471 ) $ 40,745
December 31, 2021
U.S. government and agencies $ 6,287 $ 12 $ ( 26 ) $ 6,273
Municipal 6,130 279 ( 16 ) 6,393
Corporate 26,834 688 ( 192 ) 27,330
Foreign government 982 9 ( 6 ) 985
ABS 1,143 14 ( 2 ) 1,155
Total fixed income securities $ 41,376 $ 1,002 $ ( 242 ) $ 42,136
Scheduled maturities for fixed income securities
($ in millions) March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
Amortized cost, net Fair value Amortized cost, net Fair value
Due in one year or less $ 1,454 $ 1,455 $ 1,105 $ 1,111
Due after one year through five years 22,599 22,035 21,039 21,291
Due after five years through ten years 12,412 11,796 13,808 14,079
Due after ten years 3,379 3,286 4,281 4,500
39,844 38,572 40,233 40,981
ABS 2,183 2,173 1,143 1,155
Total $ 42,027 $ 40,745 $ 41,376 $ 42,136
Actual maturities may differ from those scheduled as a result of calls and make-whole payments by the issuers. ABS is shown separately because of potential prepayment of principal prior to contractual maturity dates.
Net investment income
($ in millions) Three months ended March 31,
2022 2021
Fixed income securities $ 267 $ 301
Equity securities 36 14
Mortgage loans 8 10
Limited partnership interests 292 378
Short-term investments 2 1
Other investments 40 41
Investment income, before expense 645 745
Investment expense ( 51 ) ( 37 )
Net investment income
$ 594 $ 708
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Net gains (losses) on investments and derivatives by asset type
($ in millions) Three months ended March 31,
2022 2021
Fixed income securities $ ( 152 ) $ 183
Equity securities ( 347 ) 164
Mortgage loans ( 1 ) 6
Limited partnership interests ( 101 ) 4
Derivatives 318 11
Other investments 16 58
Net gains (losses) on investments and derivatives $ ( 267 ) $ 426
Net gains (losses) on investments and derivatives by transaction type
($ in millions)
Three months ended March 31,
2022 2021
Sales $ ( 127 ) $ 246
Credit losses ( 11 ) 2
Valuation change of equity investments (1)
( 447 ) 167
Valuation change and settlements of derivatives 318 11
Net gains (losses) on investments and derivatives $ ( 267 ) $ 426
(1) Includes valuation change of equity securities and certain limited partnership interests where the underlying assets are predominately public equity securities.
Gross realized gains (losses) on sales of fixed income securities
($ in millions) Three months ended March 31,
2022 2021
Gross realized gains $ 66 $ 245
Gross realized losses ( 218 ) ( 64 )
The following table presents the net pre-tax appreciation (decline) recognized in net income of equity securities and limited partnership interests carried at fair value that are still held as of March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Net appreciation (decline) recognized in net income
($ in millions) Three months ended March 31,
2022 2021
Equity securities $ ( 92 ) $ 125
Limited partnership interests carried at fair value
38 141
Total $ ( 54 ) $ 266
Credit losses recognized in net income
($ in millions) Three months ended March 31,
2022 2021
Assets
Fixed income securities:
Corporate $ — $ 1
ABS — 1
Total fixed income securities — 2
Mortgage loans ( 1 ) 6
Other investments
Bank loans ( 10 ) ( 6 )
Total credit losses by asset type $ ( 11 ) $ 2
Liabilities
Commitments to fund commercial mortgage loans and bank loans — —
Total $ ( 11 ) $ 2
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Unrealized net capital gains and losses included in AOCI
($ in millions) Fair
value
Gross unrealized Unrealized net
gains (losses)
March 31, 2022 Gains Losses
Fixed income securities $ 40,745 $ 189 $ ( 1,471 ) $ ( 1,282 )
Short-term investments 4,344 — ( 1 ) ( 1 )
Derivative instruments — — ( 3 ) ( 3 )
Equity method of accounting (“EMA”) limited partnerships (1)
4
Unrealized net capital gains and losses, pre-tax ( 1,282 )
Amounts recognized for:
DAC (2)
1
Reclassification of noncontrolling interest 16
Amounts recognized 17
Deferred income taxes 270
Unrealized net capital gains and losses, after-tax $ ( 995 )
December 31, 2021
Fixed income securities $ 42,136 $ 1,002 $ ( 242 ) $ 760
Short-term investments 4,009 — — —
Derivative instruments — — ( 3 ) ( 3 )
EMA limited partnerships (1)
( 1 )
Unrealized net capital gains and losses, pre-tax 756
Amounts recognized for:
DAC (2)
1
Reclassification of noncontrolling interest 4
Amounts recognized 5
Deferred income taxes ( 163 )
Unrealized net capital gains and losses, after-tax $ 598
(1) Unrealized net capital gains and losses for limited partnership interests represent the Company’s share of EMA limited partnerships’ OCI. Fair value and gross unrealized gains and losses are not applicable.
(2) The DAC balance represents the amount by which the amortization of DAC would increase or decrease if the unrealized gains or losses in the respective product portfolios were realized.
Change in unrealized net capital gains (losses)
($ in millions) Three months ended March 31, 2022
Fixed income securities $ ( 2,042 )
Short-term investments ( 1 )
Derivative instruments —
EMA limited partnerships 5
Total ( 2,038 )
Amounts recognized for:
DAC —
Reclassification of noncontrolling interest 12
Amounts recognized 12
Deferred income taxes 433
Decrease in unrealized net capital gains and losses, after-tax $ ( 1,593 )
Carrying value for limited partnership interests
($ in millions) March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
EMA Fair Value Total EMA Fair Value Total
Private equity $ 5,127 $ 1,393 $ 6,520 $ 4,905 $ 1,434 $ 6,339
Real estate 859 97 956 823 97 920
Other (1)
501 — 501 759 — 759
Total $ 6,487 $ 1,490 $ 7,977 $ 6,487 $ 1,531 $ 8,018
(1) Other consists of certain limited partnership interests where the underlying assets are predominately public equity and debt securities.
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Short-term investments Short-term investments, including money market funds, commercial paper, U.S. Treasury bills and other short-term investments, are carried at fair value. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the fair value of short-term investments totaled $ 4.34 billion and $ 4.01 billion, respectively.
Other investments Other investments primarily consist of bank loans, real estate, policy loans and derivatives. Bank loans are primarily senior secured corporate loans and are carried at amortized cost, net. Policy loans are carried at unpaid principal balances. Real estate is carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Derivatives are carried at fair value.
Other investments by asset type
($ in millions) March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
Bank loans, net $ 1,520 $ 1,574
Real estate 750 809
Policy loans 144 148
Derivatives 7 12
Other 111 113
Total $ 2,532 $ 2,656
Portfolio monitoring and credit losses
Fixed income securities The Company has a comprehensive portfolio monitoring process to identify and evaluate each fixed income security that may require a credit loss allowance .
For each fixed income security in an unrealized loss position, the Company assesses whether management with the appropriate authority has made the decision to sell or whether it is more likely than not the Company will be required to sell the security before recovery of the amortized cost basis for reasons such as liquidity, contractual or regulatory purposes. If a security meets either of these criteria, any existing credit loss allowance would be written-off against the amortized cost basis of the asset along with any remaining unrealized losses, with incremental losses recorded in earnings.
If the Company has not made the decision to sell the fixed income security and it is not more likely than not the Company will be required to sell the fixed income security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the Company evaluates whether it expects to receive cash flows sufficient to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security. The Company calculates the estimated recovery value based on the best estimate of future cash flows considering past events, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The estimated future cash flows are discounted at the security’s current effective rate and is compared to the amortized cost of the security.
The determination of cash flow estimates is inherently subjective, and methodologies may vary depending on facts and circumstances specific to the security. All reasonably available information relevant to the collectability of the security is considered when developing the estimate of cash flows expected to be collected. That information generally includes, but is not limited to, the remaining payment terms of the security, prepayment speeds, the financial condition and future earnings potential of the issue or issuer, expected defaults, expected recoveries, the value of underlying collateral, origination vintage year, geographic concentration of underlying collateral, available reserves or escrows, current subordination levels, third-party guarantees and other credit
enhancements. Other information, such as industry analyst reports and forecasts, credit ratings, financial condition of the bond insurer for insured fixed income securities, and other market data relevant to the realizability of contractual cash flows, may also be considered. The estimated fair value of collateral will be used to estimate recovery value if the Company determines that the security is dependent on the liquidation of collateral for ultimate settlement.
If the Company does not expect to receive cash flows sufficient to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the fixed income security, a credit loss allowance is recorded in earnings for the shortfall in expected cash flows; however, the amortized cost, net of the credit loss allowance, may not be lower than the fair value of the security. The portion of the unrealized loss related to factors other than credit remains classified in AOCI. If the Company determines that the fixed income security does not have sufficient cash flow or other information to estimate a recovery value for the security, the Company may conclude that the entire decline in fair value is deemed to be credit related and the loss is recorded in earnings.
When a security is sold or otherwise disposed or when the security is deemed uncollectible and written off, the Company removes amounts previously recognized in the credit loss allowance. Recoveries after write-offs are recognized when received. Accrued interest excluded from the amortized cost of fixed income securities totaled $ 305 million and $ 311 million as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 and is reported within the accrued investment income line of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. The Company monitors accrued interest and writes off amounts when they are not expected to be received.
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The Company’s portfolio monitoring process includes a quarterly review of all securities to identify instances where the fair value of a security compared to its amortized cost is below internally established thresholds. The process also includes the monitoring of other credit loss indicators such as ratings, ratings downgrades and payment defaults. The securities identified, in addition to other securities for which the Company may have a concern, are evaluated for potential credit losses using all reasonably available information relevant to the collectability or recovery of the security. Inherent in the Company’s evaluation of credit losses for these securities are assumptions and estimates about the financial condition and future
earnings potential of the issue or issuer. Some of the factors that may be considered in evaluating whether a decline in fair value requires a credit loss allowance are: 1) the financial condition, near-term and long-term prospects of the issue or issuer, including relevant industry specific market conditions and trends, geographic location and implications of rating agency actions and offering prices; 2) the specific reasons that a security is in an unrealized loss position, including overall market conditions which could affect liquidity; and 3) the extent to which the fair value has been less than amortized cost.
Rollforward of credit loss allowance for fixed income securities
Three months ended March 31,
($ in millions) 2022 2021
Beginning balance $ ( 6 ) $ ( 3 )
Credit losses on securities for which credit losses not previously reported — —
Net (increases) decreases related to credit losses previously reported — 2
Reduction of allowance related to sales — —
Write-offs — —
Ending balance (1)
$ ( 6 ) $ ( 1 )
(1) Allowance for fixed income securities as of March 31, 2022 comprised $ 6 million of corporate bonds. Allowance for fixed income securities as of March 31, 2021 comprised $ 1 million of ABS that were classified as held for sale.
Gross unrealized losses and fair value by type and length of time held in a continuous unrealized loss position
($ in millions) Less than 12 months 12 months or more Total
unrealized
losses
Number
of
issues
Fair
value
Unrealized
losses
Number
of
issues
Fair
value
Unrealized
losses
March 31, 2022
Fixed income securities
U.S. government and agencies 140 $ 5,954 $ ( 119 ) 18 $ 247 $ ( 12 ) $ ( 131 )
Municipal 2,523 3,145 ( 155 ) 49 68 ( 6 ) ( 161 )
Corporate 2,177 18,250 ( 988 ) 281 1,170 ( 130 ) ( 1,118 )
Foreign government 87 922 ( 29 ) 34 116 ( 11 ) ( 40 )
ABS 175 1,917 ( 21 ) 56 11 — ( 21 )
Total fixed income securities 5,102 $ 30,188 $ ( 1,312 ) 438 $ 1,612 $ ( 159 ) $ ( 1,471 )
Investment grade fixed income securities 4,498 $ 25,027 $ ( 1,014 ) 421 $ 1,554 $ ( 148 ) $ ( 1,162 )
Below investment grade fixed income securities 604 5,161 ( 298 ) 17 58 ( 11 ) ( 309 )
Total fixed income securities 5,102 $ 30,188 $ ( 1,312 ) 438 $ 1,612 $ ( 159 ) $ ( 1,471 )
December 31, 2021
Fixed income securities
U.S. government and agencies 112 $ 5,451 $ ( 24 ) 4 $ 72 $ ( 2 ) $ ( 26 )
Municipal 767 1,213 ( 15 ) 2 14 ( 1 ) ( 16 )
Corporate 1,197 9,725 ( 176 ) 22 130 ( 16 ) ( 192 )
Foreign government 51 415 ( 6 ) 4 3 — ( 6 )
ABS 80 500 ( 2 ) 53 8 — ( 2 )
Total fixed income securities 2,207 $ 17,304 $ ( 223 ) 85 $ 227 $ ( 19 ) $ ( 242 )
Investment grade fixed income securities 1,993 $ 15,391 $ ( 188 ) 71 $ 183 $ ( 8 ) $ ( 196 )
Below investment grade fixed income securities 214 1,913 ( 35 ) 14 44 ( 11 ) ( 46 )
Total fixed income securities 2,207 $ 17,304 $ ( 223 ) 85 $ 227 $ ( 19 ) $ ( 242 )
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Gross unrealized losses by unrealized loss position and credit quality as of March 31, 2022
($ in millions) Investment
grade
Below investment grade Total
Fixed income securities with unrealized loss position less than 20% of amortized cost, net (1) (2)
$ ( 1,156 ) $ ( 292 ) $ ( 1,448 )
Fixed income securities with unrealized loss position greater than or equal to 20% of amortized cost, net (3) (4)
( 6 ) ( 17 ) ( 23 )
Total unrealized losses $ ( 1,162 ) $ ( 309 ) $ ( 1,471 )
(1) Below investment grade fixed income securities include $ 286 million that have been in an unrealized loss position for less than twelve months.
(2) Related to securities with an unrealized loss position less than 20% of amortized cost, net, the degree of which suggests that these securities do not pose a high risk of having credit losses.
(3) No below investment grade fixed income securities have been in an unrealized loss position for a period of twelve or more consecutive months.
(4) Evaluated based on factors such as discounted cash flows and the financial condition and near-term and long-term prospects of the issue or issuer and were determined to have adequate resources to fulfill contractual obligations.
Investment grade is defined as a security having a rating of Aaa, Aa, A or Baa from Moody’s, a rating of AAA, AA, A or BBB from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”), a comparable rating from another nationally recognized rating agency, or a comparable internal rating if an externally provided rating is not available. Market prices for certain securities may have credit spreads which imply higher or lower credit quality than the current third-party rating. Unrealized losses on investment grade securities are principally related to an increase in market yields which may include increased risk-free interest rates or wider credit spreads since the time of initial purchase. The unrealized losses are expected to reverse as the securities approach maturity.
ABS in an unrealized loss position were evaluated based on actual and projected collateral losses relative to the securities’ positions in the respective securitization trusts, security specific expectations of cash flows, and credit ratings. This evaluation also takes into consideration credit enhancement, measured in terms of (i) subordination from other classes of securities in the trust that are contractually obligated to absorb losses before the class of security the Company owns, and (ii) the expected impact of other structural features embedded in the securitization trust beneficial to the class of securities the Company owns, such as overcollateralization and excess spread. Municipal bonds in an unrealized loss position were evaluated based on the underlying credit quality of the primary obligor, obligation type and quality of the underlying assets.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company has not made the decision to sell and it is not more likely than not the Company will be required to sell fixed income securities with unrealized losses before recovery of the amortized cost basis.
Loans The Company establishes a credit loss allowance for mortgage loans and bank loans when they are originated or purchased, and for unfunded commitments unless they are unconditionally cancellable by the Company. The Company uses a probability of default and loss given default model for mortgage loans and bank loans to estimate current expected credit losses that considers all relevant
information available including past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts over the life of an asset. The Company also considers such factors as historical losses, expected prepayments and various economic factors. For mortgage loans the Company considers origination vintage year and property level information such as debt service coverage, property type, property location and collateral value. For bank loans the Company considers the credit rating of the borrower, credit spreads and type of loan. After the reasonable and supportable forecast period, the Company’s model reverts to historical loss trends.
Loans are evaluated on a pooled basis when they share similar risk characteristics. The Company monitors loans through a quarterly credit monitoring process to determine when they no longer share similar risk characteristics and are to be evaluated individually when estimating credit losses.
Loans are written off against their corresponding allowances when there is no reasonable expectation of recovery. If a loan recovers after a write-off, the estimate of expected credit losses includes the expected recovery.
Accrual of income is suspended for loans that are in default or when full and timely collection of principal and interest payments is not probable. Accrued income receivable is monitored for recoverability and when not expected to be collected is written off through net investment income. Cash receipts on loans on non-accrual status are generally recorded as a reduction of amortized cost.
Accrued interest is excluded from the amortized cost of loans and is reported within the accrued investment income line of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
Accrued interest
($ in millions) March 31, December 31,
2022 2021
Mortgage loans $ 3 $ 2
Bank Loans 7 4
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Mortgage loans When it is determined a mortgage loan shall be evaluated individually, the Company uses various methods to estimate credit losses on individual loans such as using collateral value less estimated costs to sell where applicable, including when foreclosure is probable or when repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral and the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty. When collateral value is used, the mortgage loans may not have a credit loss allowance when the fair value of the collateral exceeds the loan’s amortized cost. An alternative approach may be utilized to estimate credit losses using the present value of the loan’s expected future repayment cash flows discounted at the loan’s current effective interest rate.
Individual loan credit loss allowances are adjusted for subsequent changes in the fair value of the collateral less costs to sell, when applicable, or present value of the loan’s expected future repayment cash flows.
Debt service coverage ratio is considered a key credit quality indicator when mortgage loan credit loss allowances are estimated. Debt service coverage ratio represents the amount of estimated cash flow from the property available to the borrower to meet principal and interest payment obligations. Debt service coverage ratio estimates are updated annually or more frequently if conditions are warranted based on the Company’s credit monitoring process.
Mortgage loans amortized cost by debt service coverage ratio distribution and year of origination
March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
($ in millions) 2017 and prior 2018 2019 2020 2021 Current Total Total
Below 1.0 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ —
1.0 - 1.25 36 — 25 10 — — 71 46
1.26 - 1.50 18 — 105 — 12 7 142 160
Above 1.50 103 106 140 67 203 30 649 621
Amortized cost before allowance $ 157 $ 106 $ 270 $ 77 $ 215 $ 37 $ 862 $ 827
Allowance ( 7 ) ( 6 )
Amortized cost, net $ 855 $ 821
Mortgage loans with a debt service coverage ratio below 1.0 that are not considered impaired primarily relate to situations where the borrower has the financial capacity to fund the revenue shortfalls from the properties for the foreseeable term, the decrease in cash flows from the properties is considered
temporary, or there are other risk mitigating factors such as additional collateral, escrow balances or borrower guarantees. Payments on all mortgage loans were current as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
Rollforward of credit loss allowance for mortgage loans
Three months ended March 31,
($ in millions) 2022 2021
Beginning balance $ ( 6 ) $ ( 67 )
Net (increases) decreases related to credit losses ( 1 ) 22
Write-offs — —
Ending balance (1)
$ ( 7 ) $ ( 45 )
(1) Includes $ 31 million of credit loss allowance for mortgage loans that were classified as held for sale as of March 31, 2021.
Bank loans When it is determined a bank loan shall be evaluated individually, the Company uses various methods to estimate credit losses on individual loans such as the present value of the loan’s expected future repayment cash flows discounted at the loan’s current effective interest rate.
Credit ratings of the borrower are considered a key credit quality indicator when bank loan credit loss allowances are estimated. The ratings are updated quarterly and are either received from a nationally recognized rating agency or a comparable internal rating is derived if an externally provided rating is not available. The year of origination is determined to be the year in which the asset is acquired.
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Bank loans amortized cost by credit rating and year of origination
March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
($ in millions) 2017 and prior 2018 2019 2020 2021 Current Total Total
BBB $ — $ 1 $ 13 $ 8 $ 53 $ — $ 75 $ 86
BB 20 5 15 16 455 13 524 656
B 11 35 30 57 690 40 863 768
CCC and below 24 17 44 16 23 2 126 125
Amortized cost before allowance $ 55 $ 58 $ 102 $ 97 $ 1,221 $ 55 $ 1,588 $ 1,635
Allowance ( 68 ) ( 61 )
Amortized cost, net $ 1,520 $ 1,574
Rollforward of credit loss allowance for bank loans
($ in millions) Three months ended March 31,
2022 2021
Beginning balance $ ( 61 ) $ ( 67 )
Net increases related to credit losses ( 10 ) ( 2 )
Reduction of allowance related to sales 3 9
Write-offs — —
Ending balance (1)
$ ( 68 ) $ ( 60 )
(1) Includes $ 11 million of credit loss allowance for bank loans that were classified as held for sale as of March 31, 2021.
Note 6 Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The hierarchy for inputs used in determining fair value maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that observable inputs be used when available. Assets and liabilities recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position at fair value are categorized in the fair value hierarchy based on the observability of inputs to the valuation techniques as follows:
Level 1: Assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that the Company can access.
Level 2: Assets and liabilities whose values are based on the following:
(a) Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;
(b) Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; or
(c) Valuation models whose inputs are observable, directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
Level 3: Assets and liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. Unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s estimates of the assumptions that market participants would use in valuing the assets and liabilities.
The availability of observable inputs varies by instrument. In situations where fair value is based on internally developed pricing models or inputs that are unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. The degree of judgment exercised by the Company in determining fair value is typically greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. In many instances, valuation inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. The category level in the fair value hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, including during periods of market disruption. In periods of market disruption, the ability to observe prices and inputs may be reduced for many instruments.
The Company is responsible for the determination of fair value and the supporting assumptions and methodologies. The Company gains assurance that assets and liabilities are appropriately valued through the execution of various processes and controls designed to ensure the overall reasonableness and consistent application of valuation methodologies, including inputs and assumptions, and compliance with accounting standards. For fair values received from third parties or internally estimated, the Company’s processes and controls are designed to ensure that the valuation methodologies are appropriate and consistently applied, the inputs and assumptions are reasonable and consistent with the objective of determining fair value, and the fair values are accurately recorded. For example, on a continuing basis, the Company assesses the reasonableness of individual fair values that have stale security prices or
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that exceed certain thresholds as compared to previous fair values received from valuation service providers or brokers or derived from internal models. The Company performs procedures to understand and assess the methodologies, processes and controls of valuation service providers.
In addition, the Company may validate the reasonableness of fair values by comparing information obtained from valuation service providers or brokers to other third-party valuation sources for selected securities. The Company performs ongoing price validation procedures such as back-testing of actual sales, which corroborate the various inputs used in internal models to market observable data. When fair value determinations are expected to be more variable, the Company validates them through reviews by members of management who have relevant expertise and who are independent of those charged with executing investment transactions.
The Company has two types of situations where investments are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy:
(1) Specific inputs significant to the fair value estimation models are not market observable. This primarily occurs in the Company’s use of broker quotes to value certain securities where the inputs have not been corroborated to be market observable, and the use of valuation models that use significant non-market observable inputs.
(2) Quotes continue to be received from independent third-party valuation service providers and all significant inputs are market observable; however, there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset when compared to normal market activity such that the degree of market observability has declined to a point where categorization as a Level 3 measurement is considered appropriate. The indicators considered in determining whether a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for a specific asset has occurred include the level of new issuances in the primary market, trading volume in the secondary market, the level of credit spreads over historical levels, applicable bid-ask spreads, and price consensus among market participants and other pricing sources.
Certain assets are not carried at fair value on a recurring basis, including mortgage loans, bank loans and policy loans and are only included in the fair value hierarchy disclosure when the individual investment is reported at fair value.
In determining fair value, the Company principally uses the market approach which generally utilizes market transaction data for the same or similar instruments. To a lesser extent, the Company uses the income approach which involves determining fair values from discounted cash flow methodologies. For the majority of Level 2 and Level 3 valuations, a combination of the market and income approaches is used.
Summary of significant inputs and valuation techniques for Level 2 and Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Level 2 measurements
• Fixed income securities:
U.S. government and agencies, municipal, corporate - public and foreign government: The primary inputs to the valuation include quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, contractual cash flows, benchmark yields and credit spreads.
Corporate - privately placed: Privately placed are valued using a discounted cash flow model that is widely accepted in the financial services industry and uses market observable inputs and inputs derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data. The primary inputs to the discounted cash flow model include an interest rate yield curve, as well as published credit spreads for similar assets in markets that are not active that incorporate the credit quality and industry sector of the issuer.
Corporate - privately placed also includes redeemable preferred stock that are valued using quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, contractual cash flows, benchmark yields, underlying stock prices and credit spreads.
ABS: The primary inputs to the valuation include quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, contractual cash flows, benchmark yields, collateral performance and credit spreads. Certain ABS are valued based on non-binding broker quotes whose inputs have been corroborated to be market observable. Residential MBS, included in ABS, use prepayment speeds as a primary input for valuation.
• Equity securities: The primary inputs to the valuation include quoted prices or quoted net asset values for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active.
• Short-term: The primary inputs to the valuation include quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active, contractual cash flows, benchmark yields and credit spreads.
• Other investments: Free-standing exchange listed derivatives that are not actively traded are valued based on quoted prices for identical instruments in markets that are not active.
Over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives, including interest rate swaps, foreign currency swaps, total return swaps, foreign exchange forward contracts, certain options and certain credit default swaps, are valued using models that rely on inputs such as interest rate yield curves, implied volatilities, index price levels, currency rates, and credit spreads that are observable for substantially the full term of the contract. The valuation techniques underlying the models are widely accepted in the financial
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services industry and do not involve significant judgment.
Level 3 measurements
• Fixed income securities:
Municipal: Comprise municipal bonds that are not rated by third-party credit rating agencies. The primary inputs to the valuation of these municipal bonds include quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that exhibit less liquidity relative to those markets supporting Level 2 fair value measurements, contractual cash flows, benchmark yields and credit spreads. Also included are municipal bonds valued based on non-binding broker quotes where the inputs have not been corroborated to be market observable and municipal bonds in default valued based on the present value of expected cash flows.
Corporate - public and privately placed and ABS: Primarily valued based on non-binding broker quotes where the inputs have not been corroborated to be market observable. Other inputs for corporate fixed income securities include an interest rate yield curve, as well as published credit spreads for similar assets that incorporate the credit quality and industry sector of the issuer.
• Equity securities: The primary inputs to the valuation include quoted prices or quoted net asset values for identical or similar assets in markets that are less active relative to those markets supporting Level 2 fair value measurements.
• Short-term: For certain short-term investments, amortized cost is used as the best estimate of fair value.
• Other investments: Certain OTC derivatives, such as interest rate caps, certain credit default swaps and certain options (including swaptions), are valued using models that are widely accepted in the financial services industry. These are categorized as Level 3 as a result of the significance of non-market observable inputs such as volatility. Other primary inputs include interest rate yield curves and credit spreads, and quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that exhibit less liquidity relative to those markets supporting Level 2 fair value measurements.
• Other assets: Includes the contingent consideration provision in the sale agreement for
ALIC which meets the definition of a derivative. This derivative is valued internally using a model that includes stochastically determined cash flows and inputs that include spot and forward interest rates, volatility, corporate credit spreads and a liquidity discount. This derivative is categorized as Level 3 due to the significance of non-market observable inputs.
• Assets held for sale: Comprise municipal, corporate and ABS fixed income securities and equity securities. The valuation is based on the respective asset type as described above.
• Liabilities held for sale: Comprise derivatives embedded in certain life and annuity contracts which are valued internally using models widely accepted in the financial services industry that determine a single best estimate of fair value for the embedded derivatives within a block of contractholder liabilities. The models primarily use stochastically determined cash flows based on the contractual elements of embedded derivatives, projected option cost and applicable market data, such as interest rate yield curves and equity index volatility assumptions. These are categorized as Level 3 as a result of the significance of non-market observable inputs.
Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis
Comprise long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale, including real estate, that are written down to fair value less costs to sell and bank loans with individual credit loss allowance where amortized cost, net is equal to fair value based on broker quotes.
Investments excluded from the fair value hierarchy
Limited partnerships carried at fair value, which do not have readily determinable fair values, use NAV provided by the investees and are excluded from the fair value hierarchy. These investments are generally not redeemable by the investees and generally cannot be sold without approval of the general partner. The Company receives distributions of income and proceeds from the liquidation of the underlying assets of the investees, which usually takes place in years 4-9 of the typical contractual life of 10 - 12 years. As of March 31, 2022, the Company has commitments to invest $ 233 million in these limited partnership interests.
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Assets and liabilities measured at fair value
March 31, 2022
($ in millions) Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) Counterparty and cash collateral netting Total
Assets
Fixed income securities:
U.S. government and agencies $ 6,459 $ 26 $ — $ 6,485
Municipal — 5,681 17 5,698
Corporate - public — 15,459 49 15,508
Corporate - privately placed — 9,698 130 9,828
Foreign government — 1,053 — 1,053
ABS — 2,154 19 2,173
Total fixed income securities 6,459 34,071 215 40,745
Equity securities 4,575 367 373
5,315
Short-term investments 1,130 3,203 11 4,344
Other investments — 34 2 $ ( 27 ) 9
Other assets 4 — 77 81
Total recurring basis assets 12,168 37,675 678 ( 27 ) 50,494
Non-recurring basis
— — 32 32
Total assets at fair value $ 12,168 $ 37,675 $ 710 $ ( 27 ) $ 50,526
% of total assets at fair value 24.1 % 74.6 % 1.4 % ( 0.1 ) % 100.0 %
Investments reported at NAV 1,490
Total $ 52,016
Liabilities
Other liabilities $ ( 13 ) $ ( 28 ) $ — $ 7 $ ( 34 )
Total recurring basis liabilities ( 13 ) ( 28 ) — 7 ( 34 )
Total liabilities at fair value $ ( 13 ) $ ( 28 ) $ — $ 7 $ ( 34 )
% of total liabilities at fair value 38.2 % 82.4 % — % ( 20.6 ) % 100.0 %
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Assets and liabilities measured at fair value
December 31, 2021
($ in millions) Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) Counterparty and cash collateral netting Total
Assets
Fixed income securities:
U.S. government and agencies $ 6,247 $ 26 $ — $ 6,273
Municipal — 6,375 18 6,393
Corporate - public — 16,569 20 16,589
Corporate - privately placed — 10,675 66 10,741
Foreign government — 985 — 985
ABS — 1,115 40 1,155
Total fixed income securities 6,247 35,745 144 42,136
Equity securities 6,312 400 349
7,061
Short-term investments 1,140 2,864 5
4,009
Other investments — 34 2 $ ( 22 ) 14
Other assets 1 — 65 66
Total recurring basis assets 13,700 39,043 565 ( 22 ) 53,286
Non-recurring basis — — 32 32
Total assets at fair value $ 13,700 $ 39,043 $ 597 $ ( 22 ) $ 53,318
% of total assets at fair value 25.7 % 73.2 % 1.1 % — % 100.0 %
Investments reported at NAV 1,531
Total $ 54,849
Liabilities
Other liabilities $ ( 3 ) $ ( 12 ) $ — $ 7 $ ( 8 )
Total recurring basis liabilities ( 3 ) ( 12 ) — 7 ( 8 )
Total liabilities at fair value $ ( 3 ) $ ( 12 ) $ — $ 7 $ ( 8 )
% of total liabilities at fair value 37.5 % 150.0 % — % ( 87.5 ) % 100.0 %
Quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used in Level 3 fair value measurements (1)
March 31, 2021
($ in millions) Fair value Valuation
technique Unobservable
input Range Weighted
average
Derivatives embedded in life and annuity contracts – Equity-indexed and forward starting options $( 435 ) Stochastic cash flow model Projected option cost 1.0 - 4.2 %
2.83 %
(1) These were included in the liabilities held for sale as of March 31, 2021
The embedded derivatives are equity-indexed and forward starting options in certain life and annuity products that provide customers with interest crediting rates based on the performance of the S&P 500. If the projected option cost increased (decreased), it would result in a higher (lower) liability fair value. These life and annuity products were included in the sales of ALIC, ALNY and certain affiliates.
As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, Level 3 fair value measurements of fixed income securities total $ 215 million and $ 144 million, respectively, and include $ 34 million and $ 41 million, respectively, of securities valued based on non-binding broker quotes
where the inputs have not been corroborated to be market observable and $ 15 million and $ 16 million, respectively, of municipal fixed income securities that are not rated by third-party credit rating agencies. As the Company does not develop the Level 3 fair value unobservable inputs for these fixed income securities, they are not included in the table above. However, an increase (decrease) in credit spreads for fixed income securities valued based on non-binding broker quotes would result in a lower (higher) fair value, and an increase (decrease) in the credit rating of municipal bonds that are not rated by third-party credit rating agencies would result in a higher (lower) fair value.
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Rollforward of Level 3 assets and liabilities held at fair value during the three month period ended March 31, 2022
Balance as of
December 31, 2021 Total gains (losses) included in: Transfers Balance as of
March 31, 2022
($ in millions) Net income OCI Into Level 3 Out of Level 3 Purchases Sales Issues Settlements
Assets
Fixed income securities:
Municipal $ 18 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ ( 1 ) $ 17
Corporate - public 20 — ( 2 ) — — 35 ( 4 ) — — 49
Corporate - privately placed 66 — 1 — — 63 — — — 130
ABS 40 1 — — ( 28 ) 7 — — ( 1 ) 19
Total fixed income securities 144 1 ( 1 ) — ( 28 ) 105 ( 4 ) — ( 2 ) 215
Equity securities 349 25 — — — 2 ( 3 ) — — 373
Short-term investments 5 — — — — 6 — — — 11
Other investments 2 — — — — — — — — 2
Other assets 65 12 — — — — — — — 77
Total recurring Level 3 assets 565 38 ( 1 ) — ( 28 ) 113 ( 7 ) — ( 2 ) 678
Liabilities
Total recurring Level 3 liabilities $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ —
Rollforward of Level 3 assets and liabilities held at fair value during the three month period ended March 31, 2021
Balance as of
December 31, 2020 Total gains (losses) included in: Transfers Transfers to (from) held for sale Balance as of March 31, 2021
($ in millions) Net income OCI Into Level 3 Out of Level 3 Purchases Sales Issues Settlements
Assets
Fixed income securities:
Municipal $ 17 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 3 $ — $ — $ ( 2 ) $ 18
Corporate - public 67 1 ( 3 ) — — ( 6 ) 17 ( 33 ) — — 43
Corporate - privately placed 63 — ( 1 ) 10 ( 7 ) 13 27 — — — 105
ABS 79 — — — ( 32 ) — 59 ( 4 ) — — 102
Total fixed income securities 226 1 ( 4 ) 10 ( 39 ) 7 106 ( 37 ) — ( 2 ) 268
Equity securities 304 16 — — — 92 5 ( 7 ) — — 410
Short-term investments 35 — — — — — — — — ( 35 ) —
Other investments — — — — — — 3 — — — 3
Assets held for sale 267 1 — 3 ( 8 ) ( 99 ) 11 ( 3 ) — ( 2 ) 170
Total recurring Level 3 assets 832 18 ( 4 ) 13 ( 47 ) — 125 ( 47 ) — ( 39 ) 851
Liabilities
Liabilities held for sale ( 516 ) 55 — — — — — — ( 8 ) 6 ( 463 )
Total recurring Level 3 liabilities $ ( 516 ) $ 55 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ ( 8 ) $ 6 $ ( 463 )
Total Level 3 gains (losses) included in net income
Three months ended March 31,
($ in millions) 2022 2021
Net investment income $ 9 $ ( 1 )
Net gains (losses) on investments and derivatives 29 18
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Transfers into Level 3 during the three months ended March 31, 2021 included situations where a quote was not provided by the Company’s independent third-party valuation service provider and as a result the price was stale or had been replaced with a broker quote where the inputs had not been corroborated to be market observable resulting in the security being classified as Level 3.
Transfers out of Level 3 during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 included situations where a broker quote was used in the prior period and a quote became available from the Company’s independent third-party valuation service provider in the current period. A quote utilizing the new pricing source was not available as of the prior period, and any gains or losses related to the change in valuation source for individual securities were not significant.
Valuation changes included in net income and OCI for Level 3 assets and liabilities held as of March 31,
($ in millions) Three months ended March 31,
2022 2021
Assets
Fixed income securities $ — $ 1
Equity securities 25 16
Other assets 12 —
Assets held for sale — 1
Total recurring Level 3 assets $ 37 $ 18
Liabilities
Liabilities held for sale $ — $ 55
Total recurring Level 3 liabilities — 55
Total included in net income $ 37 $ 73
Components of net income
Net investment income $ 9 $ ( 1 )
Net gains (losses) on investments and derivatives 28 18
Total included in net income $ 37 $ 17
Assets
Corporate - public $ ( 2 ) $ ( 3 )
Corporate - privately placed 1 ( 1 )
Changes in unrealized net capital gains and losses reported in OCI $ ( 1 ) $ ( 4 )
Financial instruments not carried at fair value
($ in millions) March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
Financial assets Fair value level Amortized cost, net Fair
value
Amortized cost, net Fair
value
Mortgage loans Level 3 $ 855 $ 847 $ 821 $ 853
Bank loans Level 3 1,520 1,567 1,574 1,634
Financial liabilities Fair value level Carrying value (1)
Fair
value Carrying value (1)
Fair
value
Contractholder funds on investment contracts Level 3 $ 54 $ 54 $ 55 $ 55
Long-term debt Level 2 7,973 8,424 7,976 9,150
Liability for collateral Level 2 1,504 1,504 1,444 1,444
(1) Represents the amounts reported on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
Note 7 Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company uses derivatives for risk reduction and to increase investment portfolio returns through asset replication. Risk reduction activity is focused on managing the risks with certain assets and liabilities arising from the potential adverse impacts from changes in risk-free interest rates, changes in equity market valuations, increases in credit spreads and foreign currency fluctuations.
Asset replication refers to the “synthetic” creation of assets through the use of derivatives. The Company
replicates fixed income securities using a combination of a credit default swap, index total return swap, options, or a foreign currency forward contract and one or more highly rated fixed income securities, primarily investment grade host bonds, to synthetically replicate the economic characteristics of one or more cash market securities. The Company replicates equity securities using futures, index total return swaps, and options to increase equity exposure.
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Property-Liability may use interest rate swaps, swaptions, futures and options to manage the interest rate risks of existing investments. These instruments are utilized to change the duration of the portfolio in order to offset the economic effect that interest rates would otherwise have on the fair value of its fixed income securities. Fixed income index total return swaps are used to offset valuation losses in the fixed income portfolio during periods of declining market values. Credit default swaps are typically used to mitigate the credit risk within the Property-Liability fixed income portfolio. Equity index total return swaps, futures and options are used by Property-Liability to offset valuation losses in the equity portfolio during periods of declining equity market values. In addition, equity futures are used to hedge the market risk related to deferred compensation liability contracts. Forward contracts are primarily used by Property-Liability to hedge foreign currency risk associated with holding foreign currency denominated investments and foreign operations.
The Company also has derivatives embedded in non-derivative host contracts that are required to be separated from the host contracts and accounted for at fair value with changes in fair value of embedded derivatives reported in net income.
When derivatives meet specific criteria, they may be designated as accounting hedges and accounted for as fair value, cash flow, foreign currency fair value or foreign currency cash flow hedges.
The notional amounts specified in the contracts are used to calculate the exchange of contractual payments under the agreements and are generally not representative of the potential for gain or loss on these agreements. However, the notional amounts specified in credit default swaps where the Company has sold credit protection represent the maximum amount of potential loss, assuming no recoveries.
Fair value, which is equal to the carrying value, is the estimated amount that the Company would receive or pay to terminate the derivative contracts at the reporting date. The carrying value amounts for OTC derivatives are further adjusted for the effects, if any, of enforceable master netting agreements and are
presented on a net basis, by counterparty agreement, in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
For those derivatives which qualify and have been designated as fair value accounting hedges, net income includes the changes in the fair value of both the derivative instrument and the hedged risk. For cash flow hedges, gains and losses are amortized from AOCI and are reported in net income in the same period the forecasted transactions being hedged impact net income.
Non-hedge accounting is generally used for “portfolio” level hedging strategies where the terms of the individual hedged items do not meet the strict homogeneity requirements to permit the application of hedge accounting. For non-hedge derivatives, net income includes changes in fair value and accrued periodic settlements, when applicable. With the exception of non-hedge derivatives used for asset replication and non-hedge embedded derivatives, all of the Company’s derivatives are evaluated for their ongoing effectiveness as either accounting hedge or non-hedge derivative financial instruments on at least a quarterly basis.
In connection with the sale of ALIC and certain affiliates, the sale agreement includes a provision related to contingent consideration that may be earned over a ten-year period commencing on January 1, 2026 and ending January 1, 2035. The contingent consideration is determined annually based on the average 10-year Treasury rate over the preceding 3-year period compared to a designated rate. The contingent consideration meets the definition of a derivative and is accounted for on a fair value basis with periodic changes in fair value reflected in earnings. As of March 31, 2022, the Company recorded $ 77 million in other assets related to this derivative. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recorded a $ 12 million gain in operating costs and expenses related to valuation of this contingent consideration.
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Summary of the volume and fair value positions of derivative instruments as of March 31, 2022
($ in millions, except number of contracts) Volume (1)
Balance sheet location Notional amount Number of contracts Fair value, net Gross asset Gross liability
Asset derivatives
Derivatives not designated as accounting hedging instruments
Interest rate contracts
Futures Other assets n/a 660 $ — $ — $ —
Equity and index contracts
Options Other investments n/a 73 4 4 —
Futures Other assets n/a 2,075 4 4 —
Foreign currency contracts
Foreign currency forwards Other investments $ 194 n/a 10 11 ( 1 )
Embedded derivative financial instruments Other investments 750 n/a — — —
Contingent consideration Other assets 250 n/a 77 77 —
Credit default contracts
Credit default swaps – buying protection Other investments 47 n/a ( 2 ) — ( 2 )
Total asset derivatives $ 1,241 2,808 $ 93 $ 96 $ ( 3 )
Liability derivatives
Derivatives not designated as accounting hedging instruments
Interest rate contracts
Futures Other liabilities & accrued expenses n/a 47,803 $ ( 10 ) $ — $ ( 10 )
Equity and index contracts
Futures Other liabilities & accrued expenses n/a 1,208 ( 3 ) — ( 3 )
Foreign currency contracts
Foreign currency forwards Other liabilities & accrued expenses $ 506 n/a 14 19 ( 5 )
Credit default contracts
Credit default swaps – buying protection Other liabilities & accrued expenses 393 n/a ( 20 ) — ( 20 )
Credit default swaps – selling protection Other liabilities & accrued expenses 5 n/a — — —
Total liability derivatives 904 49,011 ( 19 ) $ 19 $ ( 38 )
Total derivatives $ 2,145 51,819 $ 74
(1) Volume for OTC and cleared derivative contracts is represented by their notional amounts. Volume for exchange traded derivatives is represented by the number of contracts, which is the basis on which they are traded. (n/a = not applicable)
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Summary of the volume and fair value positions of derivative instruments as of December 31, 2021
($ in millions, except number of contracts) Volume (1)
Balance sheet location Notional amount Number of contracts Fair value, net Gross asset Gross liability
Asset derivatives
Derivatives not designated as accounting hedging instruments
Interest rate contracts
Futures Other assets n/a 1,181 $ 1 $ 1 $ —
Equity and index contracts
Options Other investments n/a 61 5 5 —
Futures Other assets n/a 113 — — —
Foreign currency contracts
Foreign currency forwards Other investments $ 2 n/a — — —
Embedded derivative financial instruments Other investments 750 n/a — — —
Contingent consideration Other assets 250 n/a 65 65 —
Credit default contracts
Credit default swaps – buying protection Other investments 33 n/a ( 1 ) — ( 1 )
Credit default swaps – selling protection Other investments 250 n/a 6 6 —
Total asset derivatives $ 1,285 1,355 $ 76 $ 77 $ ( 1 )
Liability derivatives
Derivatives not designated as accounting hedging instruments
Interest rate contracts
Futures Other liabilities & accrued expenses n/a 36,668 $ ( 2 ) $ — $ ( 2 )
Equity and index contracts
Futures Other liabilities & accrued expenses n/a 1,260 ( 1 ) — ( 1 )
Foreign currency contracts
Foreign currency forwards Other liabilities & accrued expenses $ 715 n/a 16 23 ( 7 )
Credit default contracts
Credit default swaps – buying protection Other liabilities & accrued expenses 70 n/a ( 4 ) — ( 4 )
Credit default swaps – selling protection Other liabilities & accrued expenses 5 n/a — — —
Total liability derivatives 790 37,928 9 $ 23 $ ( 14 )
Total derivatives $ 2,075 39,283 $ 85
(1) Volume for OTC and cleared derivative contracts is represented by their notional amounts. Volume for exchange traded derivatives is represented by the number of contracts, which is the basis on which they are traded. (n/a = not applicable)
Gross and net amounts for OTC derivatives (1)
($ in millions) Offsets
Gross amount Counter-party netting Cash collateral (received) pledged Net amount on balance sheet Securities collateral (received) pledged Net amount
March 31, 2022
Asset derivatives $ 30 $ ( 22 ) $ ( 5 ) $ 3 $ — $ 3
Liability derivatives ( 8 ) 22 ( 15 ) ( 1 ) — ( 1 )
December 31, 2021
Asset derivatives $ 23 $ ( 24 ) $ 2 $ 1 $ — $ 1
Liability derivatives ( 10 ) 24 ( 17 ) ( 3 ) — ( 3 )
(1) All OTC derivatives are subject to enforceable master netting agreements.
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Gains (losses) from valuation and settlements reported on derivatives not designated as accounting hedges
($ in millions) Net gains (losses) on investments and derivatives Operating costs and expenses Total gain (loss) recognized in net income on derivatives
Three months ended March 31, 2022
Interest rate contracts $ 316 $ — $ 316
Equity and index contracts 3 ( 13 ) ( 10 )
Contingent consideration — 12 12
Foreign currency contracts 7 — 7
Credit default contracts ( 8 ) — ( 8 )
Total $ 318 $ ( 1 ) $ 317
Three months ended March 31, 2021
Interest rate contracts $ ( 1 ) $ — $ ( 1 )
Equity and index contracts ( 2 ) 16 14
Foreign currency contracts 10 — 10
Credit default contracts 4 — 4
Total $ 11 $ 16 $ 27
The Company manages its exposure to credit risk by utilizing highly rated counterparties, establishing risk control limits, executing legally enforceable master netting agreements (“MNAs”) and obtaining collateral where appropriate. The Company uses MNAs for OTC derivative transactions that permit either party to net payments due for transactions and collateral is either pledged or obtained when certain predetermined exposure limits are exceeded.
OTC cash and securities collateral pledged
($ in millions) March 31, 2022
Pledged by the Company $ 2
Pledged to the Company (1)
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(1) Includes no collateral posted under MNA’s for contracts containing credit-risk-contingent provisions that are in a liability provision.
The Company has not incurred any losses on derivative financial instruments due to counterparty nonperformance. Other derivatives, including futures and certain option contracts, are traded on organized exchanges which require margin deposits and guarantee the execution of trades, thereby mitigating any potential credit risk.
Counterparty credit exposure represents the Company’s potential loss if all of the counterparties concurrently fail to perform under the contractual terms of the contracts and all collateral, if any, becomes worthless. This exposure is measured by the fair value of OTC derivative contracts with a positive fair value at the reporting date reduced by the effect, if any, of legally enforceable master netting agreements.
OTC derivatives counterparty credit exposure by counterparty credit rating
($ in millions) March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
Rating (1)
Number of
counter-
parties Notional
amount (2)
Credit
exposure (2)
Exposure, net of collateral (2)
Number of
counter-
parties Notional
amount (2)
Credit
exposure (2)
Exposure, net of collateral (2)
A+ 2 $ 401 $ 11 $ 2 1 $ 199 $ 7 $ —
A 1 327 13 — 1 367 9 —
Total 3 $ 728 $ 24 $ 2 2 $ 566 $ 16 $ —
(1) Allstate uses the lower of S&P’s or Moody’s long-term debt issuer ratings.
(2) Only OTC derivatives with a net positive fair value are included for each counterparty.
For certain exchange traded and cleared derivatives, margin deposits are required as well as daily cash settlements of margin accounts.
Exchange traded and cleared margin deposits
($ in millions) March 31, 2022
Pledged by the Company $ 184
Received by the Company
—
Market risk is the risk that the Company will incur losses due to adverse changes in market rates and prices. Market risk exists for all of the derivative financial instruments the Company currently holds, as these instruments may become less valuable due to adverse changes in market conditions. To limit this risk, the Company’s senior management has established
risk control limits. In addition, changes in fair value of the derivative financial instruments that the Company uses for risk management purposes are generally offset by the change in the fair value or cash flows of the hedged risk component of the related assets, liabilities or forecasted transactions.
Certain of the Company’s derivative transactions contain credit-risk-contingent termination events and cross-default provisions. Credit-risk-contingent termination events allow the counterparties to terminate the derivative agreement or a specific trade on certain dates if AIC’s financial strength credit ratings by Moody’s or S&P fall below a certain level. Credit-risk-contingent cross-default provisions allow the counterparties to terminate the derivative
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agreement if the Company defaults by pre-determined threshold amounts on certain debt instruments.
The following summarizes the fair value of derivative instruments with termination, cross-default or collateral credit-risk-contingent features that are in
a liability position, as well as the fair value of assets and collateral that are netted against the liability in accordance with provisions within legally enforceable MNAs.
($ in millions) March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
Gross liability fair value of contracts containing credit-risk-contingent features $ 7 $ 8
Gross asset fair value of contracts containing credit-risk-contingent features and subject to MNAs ( 7 ) ( 7 )
Collateral posted under MNAs for contracts containing credit-risk-contingent features — —
Maximum amount of additional exposure for contracts with credit-risk-contingent features if all features were triggered concurrently $ — $ 1
Credit derivatives - selling protection
A credit default swap (“CDS”) is a derivative instrument, representing an agreement between two parties to exchange the credit risk of a specified entity (or a group of entities), or an index based on the credit risk of a group of entities (all commonly referred to as the “reference entity” or a portfolio of “reference entities”), in return for a periodic premium. In selling protection, CDS are used to replicate fixed income securities and to complement the cash market when credit exposure to certain issuers is not available or when the derivative alternative is less expensive than the cash market alternative. CDS typically have a five-year term.
CDS notional amounts by credit rating and fair value of protection sold
($ in millions) Notional amount
AAA AA A BBB BB and
lower
Total Fair
value
March 31, 2022
Single name
Corporate debt $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 5 $ 5 $ —
Index
Corporate debt — — — — — — —
Total $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 5 $ 5 $ —
December 31, 2021
Single name
Corporate debt $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 5 $ 5 $ —
Index
Corporate debt 2 4 46 190 8 250 6
Total $ 2 $ 4 $ 46 $ 190 $ 13 $ 255 $ 6
In selling protection with CDS, the Company sells credit protection on an identified single name, a basket of names in a first-to-default (“FTD”) structure or credit derivative index (“CDX”) that is generally investment grade, and in return receives periodic premiums through expiration or termination of the agreement. With single name CDS, this premium or credit spread generally corresponds to the difference between the yield on the reference entity’s public fixed maturity cash instruments and swap rates at the time the agreement is executed. With a FTD basket, because of the additional credit risk inherent in a basket of named reference entities, the premium generally corresponds to a high proportion of the sum of the credit spreads of the names in the basket and the correlation between the names. CDX is utilized to take a position on multiple (generally 125) reference entities. Credit events are typically defined as bankruptcy, failure to pay, or restructuring, depending on the nature of the reference entities. If a credit event occurs, the
Company settles with the counterparty, either through physical settlement or cash settlement.
In a physical settlement, a reference asset is delivered by the buyer of protection to the Company, in exchange for cash payment at par, whereas in a cash settlement, the Company pays the difference between par and the prescribed value of the reference asset. When a credit event occurs in a single name or FTD basket (for FTD, the first credit event occurring for any one name in the basket), the contract terminates at the time of settlement. For CDX, the reference entity’s name incurring the credit event is removed from the index while the contract continues until expiration. The maximum payout on a CDS is the contract notional amount. A physical settlement may afford the Company with recovery rights as the new owner of the asset.
The Company monitors risk associated with credit derivatives through individual name credit limits at both a credit derivative and a combined cash
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
instrument/credit derivative level. The ratings of individual names for which protection has been sold are also monitored.
Note 8 Variable Interest Entities
Consolidated VIEs, of which the Company is the primary beneficiary, primarily include Adirondack Insurance Exchange, a New York reciprocal insurer, and New Jersey Skylands Insurance Association, a New Jersey reciprocal insurer (together “Reciprocal Exchanges”). The Reciprocal Exchanges are insurance carriers organized as unincorporated associations. The Company does not own the equity of the Reciprocal Exchanges, which is owned by their respective policyholders.
The Company manages the business operations of the Reciprocal Exchanges and has the power to direct their activities that most significantly impact their economic performance. The Company receives a management fee for the services provided to the Reciprocal Exchanges. In addition, as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company holds interests of $ 123 million in the form of surplus notes included in other liabilities and expenses on the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities of the Reciprocal Exchanges that provide capital to the Reciprocal Exchanges and would absorb any expected losses. The Company is therefore the primary beneficiary.
In the event of dissolution, policyholders would share any residual unassigned surplus but are not subject to assessment for any deficit in unassigned surplus of the Reciprocal Exchanges. The assets of the Reciprocal Exchanges can be used only to settle the obligations of the Reciprocal Exchanges and general creditors have no recourse to the Company. The results of operations of the Reciprocal Exchanges are included in the Company’s Allstate Protection segment and generated $ 42 million of earned premiums and $ 34 million of claims and claims expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $ 45 million and $ 38 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, respectively.
Assets and liabilities of Reciprocal Exchanges
($ in millions) March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
Assets
Fixed income securities $ 324 $ 324
Short-term investments 16 30
Deferred policy acquisition costs 16 15
Premium installment and other receivables, net 44 42
Reinsurance recoverables, net 101 114
Other assets 66 82
Total assets 567 607
Liabilities
Reserve for property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense 225 226
Unearned premiums 165 175
Other liabilities and expenses 258 265
Total liabilities $ 648 $ 666
Note 9 Reserve for Property and Casualty Insurance Claims and Claims Expense
The Company establishes reserves for claims and claims expense on reported and unreported claims of insured losses. The Company’s reserving process takes into account known facts and interpretations of circumstances and factors including the Company’s experience with similar cases, actual claims paid, historical trends involving claim payment patterns and pending levels of unpaid claims, loss management programs, product mix and contractual terms, changes in law and regulation, judicial decisions, and economic conditions.
When the Company experiences changes in the mix or type of claims or changing claim settlement patterns, it may need to apply actuarial judgment in the determination and selection of development factors to be more reflective of the new trends. For example, the Coronavirus has had a significant impact on driving patterns and auto frequency. Supply chain disruptions have resulted in higher parts costs and
used car values which have combined with labor shortages to increase physical damage loss costs while medical inflation, treatment trends and higher levels of attorney representation have increased liability losses. These factors may lead to historical development trends being less predictive of future loss development, potentially creating additional reserve variability. Generally, the initial reserves for a new accident year are established based on actual claim frequency and severity assumptions for different business segments, lines and coverages based on historical relationships to relevant inflation indicators. Reserves for prior accident years are statistically determined using several different actuarial estimation methods. Changes in auto claim frequency may result from changes in mix of business, the rate of distracted driving, miles driven or other macroeconomic factors. Changes in auto current year claim severity are generally influenced by inflation in the medical and auto repair sectors, the effectiveness and efficiency of
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claim practices and changes in mix of claim types. The Company mitigates these effects through various loss management programs. When such changes in claim data occur, actuarial judgment is used to determine appropriate development factors to establish reserves.
As part of the reserving process, the Company may also supplement its claims processes by utilizing third-party adjusters, appraisers, engineers, inspectors, and other professionals and information sources to assess and settle catastrophe and non-catastrophe related claims. The effects of inflation are implicitly considered in the reserving process.
Because reserves are estimates of unpaid portions of losses that have occurred, including incurred but not reported (“IBNR”) losses, the establishment of appropriate reserves, including reserves for catastrophes, Run-off Property-Liability and reinsurance and indemnification recoverables, is an inherently uncertain and complex process. The ultimate cost of losses may vary materially from recorded amounts, which are based on management’s best estimates.
The highest degree of uncertainty is associated with reserves for losses incurred in the initial reporting
period as it contains the greatest proportion of losses that have not been reported or settled. The Company also has uncertainty in the Run-off Property-Liability reserves that are based on events long since passed and are complicated by lack of historical data, legal interpretations, unresolved legal issues and legislative intent based on establishment of facts.
The Company regularly updates its reserve estimates as new information becomes available and as events unfold that may affect the resolution of unsettled claims. Changes in reserve estimates, which may be material, are reported in property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in the period such changes are determined.
Management believes that the reserve for property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense, net of recoverables, is appropriately established in the aggregate and adequate to cover the ultimate net cost of reported and unreported claims arising from losses which had occurred by the date of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position based on available facts, laws and regulations.
Rollforward of the reserve for property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense
Three months ended March 31,
($ in millions) 2022 2021
Balance as of January 1 $ 33,060 $ 27,610
Less recoverables (1)
( 9,479 ) ( 7,033 )
Net balance as of January 1 23,581 20,577
National General acquisition as of January 4, 2021 — 1,797
Incurred claims and claims expense related to:
Current year 7,677 6,284
Prior years 145 ( 241 )
Total incurred 7,822 6,043
Claims and claims expense paid related to:
Current year ( 2,751 ) ( 2,541 )
Prior years ( 4,735 ) ( 3,731 )
Total paid ( 7,486 ) ( 6,272 )
Net balance as of March 31 23,917 22,145
Plus recoverables 9,074 9,269
Balance as of March 31 $ 32,991 $ 31,414
(1) Recoverables comprises reinsurance and indemnification recoverables.
Incurred claims and claims expense represents the sum of paid losses, claim adjustment expenses and reserve changes in the period. This expense included losses from catastrophes of $ 462 million and $ 590 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, net of recoverables.
Catastrophes are an inherent risk of the property and casualty insurance business that have contributed to, and will continue to contribute to, material year-to-year fluctuations in the Company’s results of operations and financial position.
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Prior year reserve reestimates included in claims and claims expense (1)
Three months ended March 31,
Non-catastrophe losses Catastrophe losses Total
($ in millions)
2022 2021 2022
2021 (2) (3)
2022 2021
Auto $ 151 $ ( 17 ) $ ( 9 ) $ ( 19 ) $ 142 $ ( 36 )
Homeowners ( 3 ) 5 ( 7 ) ( 208 ) ( 10 ) ( 203 )
Other personal lines ( 11 ) — 4 ( 18 ) ( 7 ) ( 18 )
Commercial lines 20 13 ( 1 ) 2 19 15
Run-off Property-Liability
1 1 — — 1 1
Total prior year reserve reestimates
$ 158 $ 2 $ ( 13 ) $ ( 243 ) $ 145 $ ( 241 )
(1) Favorable reserve reestimates are shown in parentheses.
(2) Included approximately $ 150 million of estimated recoveries related to Nationwide Aggregate Reinsurance Program cover for aggregate catastrophe losses occurring between April 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020, which primarily impacted homeowners reestimates.
(3) Included approximately $ 110 million favorable subrogation settlements arising from the Woolsey wildfire, which primarily impacted homeowners reestimates.
Note 10 Reinsurance and indemnification
Effects of reinsurance ceded and indemnification programs on property and casualty premiums earned and accident and health insurance premiums and contract charges
($ in millions) Three months ended March 31,
2022 2021
Property and casualty insurance premiums earned $ ( 427 ) $ ( 508 )
Accident and health insurance premiums and contract charges ( 8 ) ( 24 )
Effects of reinsurance ceded and indemnification programs on property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense and Accident, health and other policy benefits
($ in millions) Three months ended March 31,
2022 2021
Property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense (1) (2)
$ ( 109 ) $ ( 1,593 )
Accident, health and other policy benefits
( 7 ) ( 29 )
(1) Ceded losses incurred included a reduction of $ 12 million and an increase of $ 386 million related to the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(2) Included approximately $ 955 million of ceded losses, net of approximately $ 75 million of reinstatement premiums, related to the Nationwide Reinsurance Program for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
Reinsurance and indemnification recoverables
Reinsurance and indemnification recoverables, net
($ in millions) March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021
Property and casualty
Paid and due from reinsurers and indemnitors $ 473 $ 391
Unpaid losses estimated (including IBNR) 9,074 9,479
Total property and casualty $ 9,547 $ 9,870
Accident and health insurance 144 154
Total $ 9,691 $ 10,024
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Rollforward of credit loss allowance for reinsurance recoverables
($ in millions) Three months ended March 31,
2022 2021
Property and casualty (1) (2)
Beginning balance $ ( 66 ) $ ( 59 )
Increase in the provision for credit losses — ( 1 )
Write-offs — —
Ending balance $ ( 66 ) $ ( 60 )
Accident and health insurance
Beginning balance $ ( 8 ) $ ( 1 )
Increase in the provision for credit losses — —
Write-offs — —
Ending balance $ ( 8 ) $ ( 1 )
(1) Primarily related to Run-off Property-Liability reinsurance ceded.
(2) Indemnification recoverables are considered collectible based on the industry pool and facility enabling legislation.
Note 11 Company Restructuring
The Company undertakes various programs to reduce expenses. These programs generally involve a reduction in staffing levels, and in certain cases, office closures. Restructuring and related charges primarily include the following costs related to these programs:
• Employee - severance and relocation benefits
• Exit - contract termination penalties and real estate costs primarily related to accelerated amortization of right-of-use assets and related leasehold improvements at facilities to be vacated
The expenses related to these activities are included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as restructuring and related charges and totaled $ 12 million and $ 51 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Restructuring expenses during the first quarter 2022 are primarily due to the future work environment. The Company continues to identify ways to improve operating efficiency and reduce cost which may result in additional restructuring charges in the future.
Future work environment
($ in millions)
Expected program charges $ 110
2021 expenses ( 131 )
2022 expenses ( 10 )
Change in estimated program costs 47
Remaining program charges $ 16
These charges are primarily recorded in the Allstate Protection segment. Exit costs of this program reflect real estate costs primarily related to accelerated amortization of right-of-use assets and related leasehold improvements at facilities to be vacated. The Company expects that the majority of these actions will be completed in 2022.
Restructuring activity during the period
($ in millions) Employee
costs
Exit
costs
Total
liability
Restructuring liability as of December 31, 2021 $ 14 $ 7 $ 21
Expense incurred
— 12 12
Payments and non-cash charges ( 6 ) ( 12 ) ( 18 )
Restructuring liability as of March 31, 2022 $ 8 $ 7 $ 15
As of March 31, 2022, the cumulative amount incurred to date for active programs related to employee severance, relocation benefits and exit expenses totaled $ 15 million for employee costs and $ 135 million for exit costs.
Note 12 Guarantees and Contingent Liabilities
Shared markets and state facility assessments
The Company is required to participate in assigned risk plans, reinsurance facilities and joint underwriting associations in various states that provide insurance coverage to individuals or entities that otherwise are unable to purchase such coverage from private insurers.
The Company routinely reviews its exposure to assessments from these plans, facilities and government programs. Underwriting results related to these arrangements, which tend to be adverse, have been immaterial to the Company’s results of operations in the last two years. Because of the Company’s participation, it may be exposed to losses
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that surpass the capitalization of these facilities or assessments from these facilities.
Guarantees
In the normal course of business, the Company provides standard indemnifications to contractual counterparties in connection with numerous transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures. The types of indemnifications typically provided include indemnifications for breaches of representations and warranties, taxes and certain other liabilities, such as third-party lawsuits. The indemnification clauses are often standard contractual terms and are entered into in the normal course of business based on an assessment that the risk of loss would be remote. The terms of the indemnifications vary in duration and nature. In many cases, the maximum obligation is not explicitly stated and the contingencies triggering the obligation to indemnify have not occurred and are not expected to occur. Consequently, the maximum amount of the obligation under such indemnifications is not determinable. Historically, the Company has not made any material payments pursuant to these obligations.
Related to the sale of ALNY on October 1, 2021, AIC agreed to indemnify Wilton Reassurance Company in connection with certain representations, warranties and covenants of AIC, and certain liabilities specifically excluded from the transaction, subject to specific contractual limitations regarding AIC’s maximum obligation. Management does not believe these indemnifications will have a material effect on results of operations, cash flows or financial position of the Company.
Related to the sale of ALIC and Allstate Assurance Company on November 1, 2021, AIC and Allstate Financial Insurance Holdings Corporation (collectively, the “Sellers”) agreed to indemnify Everlake US Holdings Company in connection with certain representations, warranties and covenants of the Sellers, and certain liabilities specifically excluded from the transaction, subject to specific contractual limitations regarding the Sellers’ maximum obligation. Management does not believe these indemnifications will have a material effect on results of operations, cash flows or financial position of the Company.
The aggregate liability balance related to all guarantees was not material as of March 31, 2022.
Regulation and compliance
The Company is subject to extensive laws, regulations, administrative directives, and regulatory actions. From time to time, regulatory authorities or legislative bodies seek to influence and restrict premium rates, require premium refunds to policyholders, require reinstatement of terminated policies, prescribe rules or guidelines on how affiliates compete in the marketplace, restrict the ability of insurers to cancel or non-renew policies, require insurers to continue to write new policies or limit their ability to write new policies, limit insurers’ ability to change coverage terms or to impose underwriting standards, impose additional regulations regarding
agency and broker compensation, regulate the nature of and amount of investments, impose fines and penalties for unintended errors or mistakes, impose additional regulations regarding cybersecurity and privacy, and otherwise expand overall regulation of insurance products and the insurance industry. In addition, the Company is subject to laws and regulations administered and enforced by federal agencies, international agencies, and other organizations, including but not limited to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the U.S. Department of Justice. The Company has established procedures and policies to facilitate compliance with laws and regulations, to foster prudent business operations, and to support financial reporting. The Company routinely reviews its practices to validate compliance with laws and regulations and with internal procedures and policies. As a result of these reviews, from time to time the Company may decide to modify some of its procedures and policies. Such modifications, and the reviews that led to them, may be accompanied by payments being made and costs being incurred. The ultimate changes and eventual effects of these actions on the Company’s business, if any, are uncertain.
Legal and regulatory proceedings and inquiries
The Company and certain subsidiaries are involved in a number of lawsuits, regulatory inquiries, and other legal proceedings arising out of various aspects of its business.
Background These matters raise difficult and complicated factual and legal issues and are subject to many uncertainties and complexities, including the underlying facts of each matter; novel legal issues; variations between jurisdictions in which matters are being litigated, heard, or investigated; changes in assigned judges; differences or developments in applicable laws and judicial interpretations; judges reconsidering prior rulings; the length of time before many of these matters might be resolved by settlement, through litigation, or otherwise; adjustments with respect to anticipated trial schedules and other proceedings; developments in similar actions against other companies; the fact that some of the lawsuits are putative class actions in which a class has not been certified and in which the purported class may not be clearly defined; the fact that some of the lawsuits involve multi-state class actions in which the applicable law(s) for the claims at issue is in dispute and therefore unclear; and the challenging legal environment faced by corporations and insurance companies.
The outcome of these matters may be affected by decisions, verdicts, and settlements, and the timing of such decisions, verdicts, and settlements, in other individual and class action lawsuits that involve the Company, other insurers, or other entities and by other legal, governmental, and regulatory actions that involve the Company, other insurers, or other entities. The outcome may also be affected by future state or
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federal legislation, the timing or substance of which cannot be predicted.
In the lawsuits, plaintiffs seek a variety of remedies which may include equitable relief in the form of injunctive and other remedies and monetary relief in the form of contractual and extra-contractual damages. In some cases, the monetary damages sought may include punitive or treble damages. Often specific information about the relief sought, such as the amount of damages, is not available because plaintiffs have not requested specific relief in their pleadings. When specific monetary demands are made, they are often set just below a state court jurisdictional limit in order to seek the maximum amount available in state court, regardless of the specifics of the case, while still avoiding the risk of removal to federal court. In Allstate’s experience, monetary demands in pleadings bear little relation to the ultimate loss, if any, to the Company.
In connection with regulatory examinations and proceedings, government authorities may seek various forms of relief, including penalties, restitution, and changes in business practices. The Company may not be advised of the nature and extent of relief sought until the final stages of the examination or proceeding.
Accrual and disclosure policy The Company reviews its lawsuits, regulatory inquiries, and other legal proceedings on an ongoing basis and follows appropriate accounting guidance when making accrual and disclosure decisions. The Company establishes accruals for such matters at management’s best estimate when the Company assesses that it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company does not establish accruals for such matters when the Company does not believe both that it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company’s assessment of whether a loss is reasonably possible or probable is based on its assessment of the ultimate outcome of the matter following all appeals. The Company does not include potential recoveries in its estimates of reasonably possible or probable losses. Legal fees are expensed as incurred.
The Company continues to monitor its lawsuits, regulatory inquiries, and other legal proceedings for further developments that would make the loss contingency both probable and estimable, and accordingly accruable, or that could affect the amount of accruals that have been previously established. There may continue to be exposure to loss in excess of any amount accrued. Disclosure of the nature and amount of an accrual is made when there have been sufficient legal and factual developments such that the Company’s ability to resolve the matter would not be impaired by the disclosure of the amount of accrual.
When the Company assesses it is reasonably possible or probable that a loss has been incurred, it discloses the matter. When it is possible to estimate the reasonably possible loss or range of loss above the amount accrued, if any, for the matters disclosed, that estimate is aggregated and disclosed. Disclosure is not
required when an estimate of the reasonably possible loss or range of loss cannot be made.
For certain of the matters described below in the “Claims related proceedings” and “Other proceedings” subsections, the Company is able to estimate the reasonably possible loss or range of loss above the amount accrued, if any. In determining whether it is possible to estimate the reasonably possible loss or range of loss, the Company reviews and evaluates the disclosed matters, in conjunction with counsel, in light of potentially relevant factual and legal developments.
These developments may include information learned through the discovery process, rulings on dispositive motions, settlement discussions, information obtained from other sources, experience from managing these and other matters, and other rulings by courts, arbitrators or others. When the Company possesses sufficient appropriate information to develop an estimate of the reasonably possible loss or range of loss above the amount accrued, if any, that estimate is aggregated and disclosed below. There may be other disclosed matters for which a loss is probable or reasonably possible, but such an estimate is not possible. Disclosure of the estimate of the reasonably possible loss or range of loss above the amount accrued, if any, for any individual matter would only be considered when there have been sufficient legal and factual developments such that the Company’s ability to resolve the matter would not be impaired by the disclosure of the individual estimate.
The Company currently estimates that the aggregate range of reasonably possible loss in excess of the amount accrued, if any, for the disclosed matters where such an estimate is possible is zero to $ 142 million, pre-tax. This disclosure is not an indication of expected loss, if any. Under accounting guidance, an event is “reasonably possible” if “the chance of the future event or events occurring is more than remote but less than likely” and an event is “remote” if “the chance of the future event or events occurring is slight.” This estimate is based upon currently available information and is subject to significant judgment and a variety of assumptions and known and unknown uncertainties. The matters underlying the estimate will change from time to time, and actual results may vary significantly from the current estimate. The estimate does not include matters or losses for which an estimate is not possible. Therefore, this estimate represents an estimate of possible loss only for certain matters meeting these criteria. It does not represent the Company’s maximum possible loss exposure. Information is provided below regarding the nature of all of the disclosed matters and, where specified, the amount, if any, of plaintiff claims associated with these loss contingencies.
Due to the complexity and scope of the matters disclosed in the “Claims related proceedings” and “Other proceedings” subsections below and the many uncertainties that exist, the ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be predicted and in the Company’s judgment, a loss, in excess of amounts accrued, if any, is not probable. In the event of an unfavorable outcome in one or more of these matters, the ultimate
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liability may be in excess of amounts currently accrued, if any, and may be material to the Company’s operating results or cash flows for a particular quarterly or annual period. However, based on information currently known, management believes that the ultimate outcome of all matters described below, as they are resolved over time, is not likely to have a material effect on the financial position of the Company.
Claims related proceedings The Company is managing various disputes in Florida that raise challenges to the Company’s practices, processes, and procedures relating to claims for personal injury protection benefits under Florida auto policies. Medical providers continue to pursue litigation under various theories that challenge the amounts that the Company pays under the personal injury protection coverage, seeking additional benefit payments, as well as applicable interest, penalties and fees. There is a pending class action, Revival Chiropractic v. Allstate Insurance Company, et al. (M.D. Fla., filed January 2019; appeal pending, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals), where the court denied class certification and plaintiff’s request to file a renewed motion for class certification. The Company is also defending litigation involving individual plaintiffs.
The Company is defending putative class actions in various courts that raise challenges to the Company’s depreciation practices in homeowner property claims. In these lawsuits, plaintiffs generally allege that, when calculating actual cash value, the costs of “non-materials” such as labor, general contractor’s overhead and profit, and sales tax should not be subject to depreciation. The Company is currently defending the following lawsuits on this issue: Perry v. Allstate Indemnity Company, et al. (N.D. Ohio, filed May 2016); Lado v. Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Company (S.D. Ohio, filed March 2020); Maniaci v. Allstate Insurance Company (N.D. Ohio, filed March 2020); Ferguson-Luke et al. v. Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company (N.D. Ohio, filed April 2020); Clark v. Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Company (Circuit Court of Independence Co., Ark., filed February 2016); and Mitchell, et al. v. Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Company, et al . (S.D. Ala., filed August 2021). No classes have been certified in any of these matters. A settlement has been preliminarily approved by the court in Huey v. Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Company (N.D. Miss., filed October 2019), and a settlement-in-principle has been reached in Thaxton v. Allstate Indemnity Company (Madison Co., Ill., filed July 2020); and Hester v. Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Company (St. Clair Co., Ill., filed June 2020).
The Company is defending putative class actions pending in multiple states alleging that the Company underpays total loss vehicle physical damage claims on auto policies. The allegedly systematic underpayments result from one or more of the following theories: (a) the third party valuation tool used by the Company as part of a comprehensive adjustment process is allegedly flawed, biased, or contrary to applicable law; (b) the Company allegedly does not pay sales tax, title fees, registration fees, and/or other specified fees that
are allegedly mandatory under policy language or state legal authority; or (c) after paying for the value of the loss vehicle, then the Company allegedly is not entitled to retain the residual salvage value, and the Company allegedly must pay salvage value to the owner (or if the loss vehicle is retained by the owner, then the Company allegedly may not apply any offset for the salvage value).
The following cases are currently pending against the Company: Olberg v. Allstate Insurance Company, Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company, and CCC Information Services, Inc . (W.D. Wash., filed April 2018); Bloomgarden v. Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company (S.D. Fla., filed July 2018, dismissed August 2019, refiled on September 2019, remanded to 17th Judicial Circuit, Broward Co. October 2020); Erby v. Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company (E.D. Pa., filed October 2018); Kronenberg v. Allstate Insurance Company and Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company (E.D.N.Y., filed December 2018); Durgin v. Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company (W.D. La., filed June 2019); Williams v. Esurance Property and Casualty Insurance Company (C.D. Cal., filed September 2020); Cotton v. Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company (Cir. Ct. of Cook Co. Ill., Chancery Div., filed October 2020); Romaniak v. Esurance Property and Casualty Insurance Company (N.D. Ohio, filed December 2020); Rawlins v. Esurance Property and Casualty Insurance Company (E.D. Mo., filed February 2021); Bass v. Imperial Fire and Casualty Insurance Company (W.D. La., filed February 2022); Fox v. Allstate Insurance Company (S.D.N.Y., filed February 2022); Cummings v. Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company (M.D. La., filed April 2022).
None of the courts in any of the pending matters has ruled on class certification.
Other proceedings The Company is defending against an investigatory hearing before the California Insurance Commissioner concerning the private passenger automobile insurance rating practices of Allstate Insurance Company and Allstate Indemnity Company in California. The investigatory hearing is captioned: In the Matter of the Rating Practices of Allstate Insurance Company and Allstate Indemnity Company. Pursuant to the Notice of Hearing issued by the California Insurance Commissioner, the California Insurance Commissioner is investigating: (1) whether Allstate has potentially violated California insurance law by using illegal price optimization; (2) how Allstate implemented any such potentially illegal price optimization in its private passenger auto insurance rates and/or class plans; and (3) how such potentially illegal price optimization impacted Allstate’s private passenger auto insurance policyholders. Fact discovery has been completed in the investigatory hearing and an administrative hearing is scheduled to begin on November 9, 2022.
The stockholder derivative actions described below are disclosed pursuant to SEC disclosure requirements for these types of matters. The class action alleging violations of the federal securities laws is disclosed because it involves similar allegations to those made in the stockholder derivative actions.
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Biefeldt / IBEW Consolidated Action. Two separately filed stockholder derivative actions have been consolidated into a single proceeding that is pending in the Circuit Court for Cook County, Illinois, Chancery Division. The original complaint in the first-filed of those actions, Biefeldt v. Wilson, et al. , was filed on August 3, 2017, in that court by a plaintiff alleging that she is a stockholder of the Company. On June 29, 2018, the court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss that complaint for failure to make a pre-suit demand on the Allstate Board but granted plaintiff permission to file an amended complaint. The original complaint in IBEW Local No. 98 Pension Fund v. Wilson, et al. , was filed on April 12, 2018, in the same court by another plaintiff alleging to be a stockholder of the Company. After the court issued its dismissal decision in the Biefeldt action, plaintiffs agreed to consolidate the two actions and filed a consolidated amended complaint naming as defendants the Company’s chairman, president and chief executive officer, its former president, and certain present or former members of the Allstate Board. In that complaint, plaintiffs allege that the director and officer defendants breached their fiduciary duties to the Company in connection with allegedly material misstatements or omissions concerning the Company’s automobile insurance claim frequency statistics and the reasons for a claim frequency increase for Allstate brand auto insurance between October 2014 and August 3, 2015. The factual allegations are substantially similar to those at issue in In re The Allstate Corp. Securities Litigation . Plaintiffs further allege that a senior officer and several outside directors engaged in stock option exercises allegedly while in possession of material nonpublic information. Plaintiffs seek, on behalf of the Company, an unspecified amount of damages and various forms of equitable relief. Defendants moved to dismiss the consolidated complaint on September 24, 2018 for failure to make a demand on the Allstate Board. On May 14, 2019, the court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint, but allowed plaintiffs leave to file a second consolidated amended complaint which they filed on September 17, 2019. Defendants moved to dismiss the complaint on November 1, 2019 for failure to make a demand on the Allstate Board. The court subsequently requested supplemental briefing on the motion which concluded on February 1, 2021. On February 24, 2021, the court dismissed the second amended consolidated complaint with prejudice. Plaintiffs appealed and the court held a hearing on February 8, 2022. On February 25, 2022 the court issued its opinion and judgment affirming the trial court’s dismissal with prejudice. The time for further appeals has passed so this matter is concluded.
In Sundquist v. Wilso n, et al., another plaintiff alleging to be a stockholder of the Company filed a stockholder derivative complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on May 21, 2018. Plaintiff seeks, on behalf of the Company, an unspecified amount of damages and various forms of equitable relief. The complaint names as defendants the Company’s chairman, president and chief executive officer, its former president, its former vice chairman, and certain present or former members of the board of directors.
The complaint alleges breaches of fiduciary duty based on allegations similar to those asserted in In re The Allstate Corp. Securities Litigation as well as state law “misappropriation” claims based on stock option transactions by the Company’s chairman, president and chief executive officer, its former vice chairman, and certain members of the board of directors. Defendants moved to dismiss and/or stay the complaint on August 7, 2018. On December 4, 2018, the court granted defendants’ motion and stayed the case pending the final resolution of the consolidated Biefeldt/IBEW matter. On March 14, 2022, on the parties’ stipulation, the court dismissed this matter with prejudice. This matter is concluded.
In re The Allstate Corp. Securities Litigation is a certified class action filed on November 11, 2016 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against the Company and two of its officers asserting claims under the federal securities laws. Plaintiffs allege that they purchased Allstate common stock during the class period and suffered damages as the result of the conduct alleged. Plaintiffs seek an unspecified amount of damages, costs, attorney’s fees, and other relief as the court deems appropriate. Plaintiffs allege that the Company and certain senior officers made allegedly material misstatements or omissions concerning claim frequency statistics and the reasons for a claim frequency increase for Allstate brand auto insurance between October 2014 and August 3, 2015.
Plaintiffs further allege that a senior officer engaged in stock option exercises during that time allegedly while in possession of material nonpublic information about Allstate brand auto insurance claim frequency. The Company, its chairman, president and chief executive officer, and its former president are the named defendants. After the court denied their motion to dismiss on February 27, 2018, defendants answered the complaint, denying plaintiffs’ allegations that there was any misstatement or omission or other misconduct. On June 22, 2018, plaintiffs filed their motion for class certification. The court allowed the lead plaintiffs to amend their complaint to add the City of Providence Employee Retirement System as a proposed class representative and on September 12, 2018, the amended complaint was filed. On March 26, 2019, the court granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification and certified a class consisting of all persons who purchased Allstate common stock between October 29, 2014 and August 3, 2015. On April 9, 2019, defendants filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit a petition for permission to appeal this ruling and the Seventh Circuit granted that petition on April 25, 2019. On July 16, 2020, the Seventh Circuit vacated the class certification order and remanded the matter for further consideration by the district court. Discovery in this matter concluded on October 5, 2020. On December 21, 2020, the district court again granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification and certified a class consisting of all persons who purchased Allstate common stock between October 29, 2014 and August 3, 2015. On January 4, 2021, defendants filed with the Seventh Circuit a petition for permission to appeal this ruling.
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The petition was denied on January 28, 2021. Defendants moved for summary judgment on March 23, 2022. Briefing on the motion is to conclude in early June 2022.
The Company is continuing to defend two putative class actions in California federal court, Holland Hewitt v. Allstate Life Insurance Company (E.D. Cal., filed May 2020) and Farley v. Lincoln Benefit Life Compan y (E.D. Cal., filed Dec. 2020), following the sale of ALIC. No classes have been certified in these matters. The Company is also defending an individual action in California state court, Gilmore v. Lincoln Benefit Life Company (San Diego Co., Cal., filed October 29, 2021). In these cases, plaintiffs generally allege that the defendants failed to comply with certain California
statutes which address contractual grace periods and lapse notice requirements for certain life insurance policies. Plaintiffs claim that these statutes apply to life insurance policies that existed before the statutes’ effective date. The plaintiffs seek damages and injunctive relief. Similar litigation is pending against other insurance carriers. In August 2021, the California Supreme Court in McHugh v. Protective Life , a matter involving another insurer, determined that the statutory notice requirements apply to life insurance policies issued before the statutes’ effective date. The Company asserts various defenses to plaintiffs’ claims and to class certification.
Note 13 Benefit Plans
Components of net cost (benefit) for pension and other postretirement plans
Three months ended March 31,
($ in millions) 2022 2021
Pension benefits
Service cost $ 29 $ 26
Interest cost 46 46
Expected return on plan assets ( 110 ) ( 117 )
Amortization of prior service credit ( 13 ) ( 13 )
Costs and expenses ( 48 ) ( 58 )
Remeasurement of projected benefit obligation ( 752 ) ( 512 )
Remeasurement of plan assets 529 221
Remeasurement (gains) losses ( 223 ) ( 291 )
Pension net benefit $ ( 271 ) $ ( 349 )
Postretirement benefits
Service cost $ — $ —
Interest cost 2 2
Amortization of prior service credit ( 6 ) ( 6 )
Costs and expenses ( 4 ) ( 4 )
Remeasurement of projected benefit obligation ( 24 ) ( 19 )
Remeasurement of plan assets — —
Remeasurement (gains) losses ( 24 ) ( 19 )
Postretirement net benefit $ ( 28 ) $ ( 23 )
Pension and postretirement benefits
Costs and expenses $ ( 52 ) $ ( 62 )
Remeasurement (gains) losses ( 247 ) ( 310 )
Total net benefit $ ( 299 ) $ ( 372 )
Differences between expected and actual returns on plan assets and changes in assumptions affect the Company’s pension and other postretirement obligations, plan assets and expenses.
Pension and other postretirement service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets and amortization of prior service credit are reported in property and casualty insurance claims and claims expense, operating costs and expenses, net investment income and (if applicable) restructuring and related charges on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.
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Pension and postretirement benefits remeasurement gains and losses
Three months ended March 31,
($ in millions) 2022 2021
Remeasurement of projected benefit obligation (gains) losses:
Discount rate $ ( 585 ) $ ( 417 )
Other assumptions ( 191 ) ( 114 )
Remeasurement of plan assets (gains) losses 529 221
Remeasurement (gains) losses $ ( 247 ) $ ( 310 )
Remeasurement gains for the first quarter of 2022 primarily related to an increase in the liability discount rate and changes in other assumptions, partially offset by unfavorable asset performance compared to the expected return on plan assets.
The weighted average discount rate used to measure the benefit obligation increased to 3.97 % at March 31, 2022 compared to 2.93 % at December 31, 2021 resulting in gains for the first quarter of 2022.
Remeasurement gains for other assumptions in the first quarter of 2022 are primarily related to an increase in the long-term lump sum interest rate.
For the first quarter of 2022, the actual return on plan assets was lower than the expected return due to higher interest rates, widening credit spreads and weak equity market performance.
Note 14 Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Non-cash investing activities include $ 21 million and $ 14 million related to mergers and exchanges completed with equity securities, and limited partnerships, and modifications of other investments for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Non-cash financing activities include $ 60 million and $ 50 million related to the issuance of Allstate common shares for vested equity awards for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Cash flows used in operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows include cash paid for operating leases related to amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities of $ 43 million and $ 46 million for the three
months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Non-cash operating activities include $ 8 million and $ 103 million related to right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Liabilities for collateral received in conjunction with the Company’s securities lending program and OTC and cleared derivatives are reported in other liabilities and accrued expenses or other investments. The accompanying cash flows are included in cash flows from operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows along with the activities resulting from management of the proceeds, as follows:
($ in millions) Three months ended March 31,
2022 2021
Net change in proceeds managed
Net change in short-term investments $ ( 63 ) $ ( 183 )
Operating cash flow (used) ( 63 ) ( 183 )
Net change in cash 3 1
Net change in proceeds managed $ ( 60 ) $ ( 182 )
Cash flows from operating activities
Net change in liabilities
Liabilities for collateral, beginning of period $ ( 1,444 ) $ ( 914 )
Liabilities for collateral, end of period ( 1,504 ) ( 1,096 )
Operating cash flow provided $ 60 $ 182
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Note 15 Other Comprehensive Income
Components of other comprehensive income (loss) on a pre-tax and after-tax basis
($ in millions) Three months ended March 31,
2022 2021
Pre-tax Tax After-tax Pre-tax Tax After-tax
Unrealized net holding gains and losses arising during the period, net of related offsets $ ( 2,149 ) $ 459 $ ( 1,690 ) $ ( 1,718 ) $ 364 $ ( 1,354 )
Less: reclassification adjustment of realized capital gains and losses ( 123 ) 26 ( 97 ) 185 ( 39 ) 146
Unrealized net capital gains and losses ( 2,026 ) 433 ( 1,593 ) ( 1,903 ) 403 ( 1,500 )
Unrealized foreign currency translation adjustments — — — 43 ( 9 ) 34
Unamortized pension and other postretirement prior service credit (1)
( 19 ) 4 ( 15 ) ( 19 ) 4 ( 15 )
Other comprehensive (loss) income $ ( 2,045 ) $ 437 $ ( 1,608 ) $ ( 1,879 ) $ 398 $ ( 1,481 )
(1) Represents prior service credits reclassified out of other comprehensive income and amortized into operating costs and expenses.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
The Allstate Corporation
Northbrook, Illinois 60062
Results of Review of Interim Financial Information
We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of financial position of The Allstate Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of March 31, 2022, the related condensed consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income and shareholders’ equity for the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, and cash flows for the three month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “condensed consolidated financial statements”). Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated statement of financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2021, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 18, 2022, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of financial position as of December 31, 2021, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated statement of financial position from which it has been derived.
Basis for Review Results
These condensed consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our reviews in accordance with standards of the PCAOB. A review of the condensed consolidated financial statements consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Chicago, Illinois
May 4, 2022
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