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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 FORM 10-Q

☒			QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020

OR

☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 For the Transition Period from              to             

 

Commission File Number 001-16707

Prudential Financial, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) 

New Jersey			22-3703799
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

751 Broad Street

Newark, NJ 07102

(973) 802-6000

(Address and Telephone Number of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:

Title of Each Class			Trading Symbols(s)			Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, Par Value $.01			PRU			New York Stock Exchange
5.625% Junior Subordinated Notes			PRS			New York Stock Exchange
4.125% Junior Subordinated Notes			PFH			New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of the Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer

x

Accelerated Filer

☐

Non-accelerated Filer

☐

Smaller Reporting Company

☐

Emerging Growth Company

☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐  No  x

As of October 31, 2020, 396 million shares of the registrant’s Common Stock (par value $0.01) were outstanding.

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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.			Financial Statements:
			Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019			1
			Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019			2
			Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019			3
			Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019			4
			Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019			6
			Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements			7
			1. Business and Basis of Presentation			7
			2. Significant Accounting Policies and Pronouncements			8
			3. Investments			15
			4. Variable Interest Entities			30
			5. Derivatives and Hedging			31
			6. Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities			41
			7. Closed Block			56
			8. Income Taxes			58
			9. Short-Term and Long-Term Debt			59
			10. Employee Benefit Plans			61
			11. Equity			63
			12. Earnings Per Share			66
			13. Segment Information			68
			14. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities			73
Item 2.			Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			79
Item 3.			Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			156
Item 4.			Controls and Procedures			157
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.			Legal Proceedings			158
Item 1A.			Risk Factors			158
Item 2.			Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			159
Item 6.			Exhibits			161
GLOSSARY						162
SIGNATURES						164

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Forward-Looking Statements

Certain of the statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “includes,” “plans,” “assumes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “should,” “will,” “shall” or variations of such words are generally part of forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are made based on management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects upon Prudential Financial, Inc. and its subsidiaries. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting Prudential Financial, Inc. and its subsidiaries will be those anticipated by management. These forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and there are certain important factors that could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from expectations or estimates reflected in such forward-looking statements, including, among others: (1) the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy, financial markets and our business; (2) losses on investments or financial contracts due to deterioration in credit quality or value, or counterparty default; (3) losses on insurance products due to mortality experience, morbidity experience or policyholder behavior experience that differs significantly from our expectations when we price our products; (4) changes in interest rates, equity prices and foreign currency exchange rates that may (a) adversely impact the profitability of our products, the value of separate accounts supporting these products or the value of assets we manage, (b) result in losses on derivatives we use to hedge risk or increase collateral posting requirements and (c) limit opportunities to invest at appropriate returns; (5) guarantees within certain of our products which are market sensitive and may decrease our earnings or increase the volatility of our results of operations or financial position; (6) liquidity needs resulting from (a) derivative collateral market exposure, (b) asset/liability mismatches, (c) the lack of available funding in the financial markets or (d) unexpected cash demands due to severe mortality calamity or lapse events; (7) financial or customer losses, or regulatory and legal actions, due to inadequate or failed processes or systems, external events, and human error or misconduct such as (a) disruption of our systems and data, (b) an information security breach, (c) a failure to protect the privacy of sensitive data, (d) reliance on third-parties or (e) labor and employment matters; (8) changes in the regulatory landscape, including related to (a) financial sector regulatory reform, (b) changes in tax laws, (c) fiduciary rules and other standards of care, (d) U.S. state insurance laws and developments regarding group-wide supervision, capital and reserves, (e) insurer capital standards outside the U.S. and (f) privacy and cybersecurity regulation; (9) technological changes which may adversely impact companies in our investment portfolio or cause insurance experience to deviate from our assumptions; (10) an inability to protect our intellectual property rights or claims of infringement of the intellectual property rights of others; (11) ratings downgrades; (12) market conditions that may adversely affect the sales or persistency of our products; (13) competition; (14) reputational damage; (15) the costs, effects, timing, or success of our plans to accelerate our strategy; and (16) costs associated with the acquisition of Assurance IQ, LLC and its integration into our strategy. Prudential Financial, Inc. does not undertake to update any particular forward-looking statement included in this document. See “Risk Factors” included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 for discussion of certain risks relating to our businesses and investment in our securities.

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Financial Statements

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in millions, except share amounts)

						September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
ASSETS
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost: 2020-$346,511; 2019-$346,574; 2020-net of $152 allowance for credit losses)(1)						$	400,816					$	391,096
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (2020-net of $9 allowance for credit losses; fair value: 2020-$2,264; 2019-$2,302)(1)(2)						1,901						1,933
Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value (amortized cost: 2020-$4,353; 2019-$3,917)(1)						4,371						3,884
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at fair value(1)						23,961						21,597
Equity securities, at fair value (cost: 2020-$5,395; 2019-$5,560)(1)						7,025						7,522
Commercial mortgage and other loans (net of $235 and $121 allowance for credit losses; includes $915 and $228 of loans measured at fair value under the fair value option at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively)(1)(2)						64,541						63,559
Policy loans						11,502						12,096
Other invested assets (2020-net of $2 allowance for credit losses; includes $5,949 and $5,646 of assets measured at fair value at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively)(1)(2)						16,921						15,606
Short-term investments (2020-net of $1 allowance for credit losses)						10,015						5,467
Total investments						541,053						522,760
Cash and cash equivalents(1)						20,658						16,327
Accrued investment income(1)						3,129						3,330
Deferred policy acquisition costs(2)						18,599						19,912
Value of business acquired						1,131						1,110
Other assets (2020-net of $9 allowance for credit losses)(1)(2)						21,536						20,832
Separate account assets						305,483						312,281
TOTAL ASSETS						$	911,589					$	896,552
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
LIABILITIES
Future policy benefits						$	303,733					$	293,527
Policyholders’ account balances						159,346						152,110
Policyholders’ dividends(2)						8,978						6,988
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase						10,874						9,681
Cash collateral for loaned securities						3,071						4,213
Income taxes(2)						12,111						11,378
Short-term debt						1,113						1,933
Long-term debt						20,169						18,646
Other liabilities (2020-net of $19 allowance for credit losses)(1)(2)						18,579						20,802
Notes issued by consolidated variable interest entities (includes $775 and $800 measured at fair value under the fair value option at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively)(1)						1,242						1,274
Separate account liabilities						305,483						312,281
Total liabilities						844,699						832,833
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (See Note 14)
EQUITY
Preferred Stock ($.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued)						0						0
Common Stock ($.01 par value; 1,500,000,000 shares authorized; 666,305,189 shares issued as of both September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019)						6						6
Additional paid-in capital						25,563						25,532
Common Stock held in treasury, at cost (270,873,244 and 267,472,781 shares at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively)						(19,725)						(19,453)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)						30,001						24,039
Retained earnings						30,372						32,991
Total Prudential Financial, Inc. equity						66,217						63,115
Noncontrolling interests						673						604
Total equity						66,890						63,719
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY						$	911,589					$	896,552

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(1)See Note 4 for details of balances associated with variable interest entities.

(2)September 30, 2020 amounts include the impacts of the January 1, 2020 adoption of ASU 2016-13. See Note 2 for details.

See Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations

Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in millions, except per share amounts)

 

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
REVENUES
Premiums			$	7,482					$	6,937					$	22,839					$	22,972
Policy charges and fee income			1,464						1,519						4,476						4,463
Net investment income			4,446						4,438						12,834						13,044
Asset management and service fees			1,120						1,038						3,144						3,137
Other income (loss)			992						320						(125)						2,217
Realized investment gains (losses), net			(79)						853						(2,164)						(249)
Total revenues			15,425						15,105						41,004						45,584
BENEFITS AND EXPENSES
Policyholders’ benefits			8,312						7,722						25,768						25,037
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances			1,151						1,106						3,375						3,729
Dividends to policyholders			554						667						1,008						1,681
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs			638						591						1,882						1,808
General and administrative expenses			3,323						3,294						10,194						9,588
Total benefits and expenses			13,978						13,380						42,227						41,843
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURES			1,447						1,725						(1,223)						3,741
Total income tax expense (benefit)			(50)						332						7						726
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURES			1,497						1,393						(1,230)						3,015
Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures, net of taxes			10						32						62						85
NET INCOME (LOSS)			1,507						1,425						(1,168)						3,100
Less: Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests			20						7						25						42
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.			$	1,487					$	1,418					$	(1,193)					$	3,058
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share-Common Stock:
Net income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc.			$	3.72					$	3.47					$	(3.06)					$	7.45
Diluted earnings per share-Common Stock:
Net income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc.			$	3.70					$	3.44					$	(3.06)					$	7.35

See Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in millions)

 

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
NET INCOME (LOSS)			$	1,507					$	1,425					$	(1,168)					$	3,100
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments for the period			329						(174)						122						(66)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses)			(1,853)						4,776						6,894						21,571
Defined benefit pension and postretirement unrecognized periodic benefit (cost)			74						23						218						104
Total			(1,450)						4,625						7,234						21,609
Less: Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income (loss)			(620)						1,051						1,265						4,961
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes			(830)						3,574						5,969						16,648
Comprehensive income (loss)			677						4,999						4,801						19,748
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests			26						5						32						45
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc.			$	651					$	4,994					$	4,769					$	19,703

 

See Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Equity

Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 (in millions)

 

			Prudential Financial, Inc. Equity
			Common Stock						Additional Paid-in Capital						Retained Earnings						Common Stock Held In Treasury						Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)						Total Prudential Financial, Inc. Equity						Noncontrolling Interests						Total Equity
Balance, December 31, 2019			$	6					$	25,532					$	32,991					$	(19,453)					$	24,039					$	63,115					$	604					$	63,719
Cumulative effect of adoption of accounting changes(1)															(99)																		(99)												(99)
Common Stock acquired																					(500)												(500)												(500)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests																																							31						31
Distributions to noncontrolling interests																																							(11)						(11)
Stock-based compensation programs									(26)												112												86												86
Dividends declared on Common Stock															(445)																		(445)												(445)
Comprehensive income:
Net income (loss)															(271)																		(271)						1						(270)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax																											(1,439)						(1,439)						0						(1,439)
Total comprehensive income (loss)																																	(1,710)						1						(1,709)
Balance, March 31, 2020			6						25,506						32,176						(19,841)						22,600						60,447						625						61,072
Common Stock acquired
Contributions from noncontrolling interests																																							4						4
Distributions to noncontrolling interests																																							(23)						(23)
Stock-based compensation programs									7												56												63												63
Dividends declared on Common Stock															(441)																		(441)												(441)
Comprehensive income:
Net income (loss)															(2,409)																		(2,409)						4						(2,405)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax																											8,237						8,237						1						8,238
Total comprehensive income (loss)																																	5,828						5						5,833
Balance, June 30, 2020			6						25,513						29,326						(19,785)						30,837						65,897						611						66,508
Common Stock acquired
Contributions from noncontrolling interests																																							50						50
Distributions to noncontrolling interests																																							(14)						(14)
Consolidations (deconsolidations) of noncontrolling interests																																							0						0
Stock-based compensation programs									50												60												110												110
Dividends declared on Common Stock															(441)																		(441)												(441)
Comprehensive income:
Net income (loss)															1,487																		1,487						20						1,507
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax																											(836)						(836)						6						(830)
Total comprehensive income (loss)																																	651						26						677
Balance, September 30, 2020			$	6					$	25,563					$	30,372					$	(19,725)					$	30,001					$	66,217					$	673					$	66,890

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(1)Includes the impact from the adoption of ASU 2016-13. See Note 2.

See Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.
Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Equity—Continued
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (in millions)
			Prudential Financial, Inc. Equity
			Common Stock						Additional Paid-in Capital						Retained Earnings						Common Stock Held In Treasury						Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)						Total Prudential Financial, Inc. Equity						Noncontrolling Interests						Total Equity
Balance, December 31, 2018			$	6					$	24,828					$	30,470					$	(17,593)					$	10,906					$	48,617					$	414					$	49,031
Cumulative effect of adoption of accounting changes(1)															(21)												7						(14)												(14)
Common Stock acquired																					(500)												(500)												(500)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests																																							26						26
Distributions to noncontrolling interests																																							(4)						(4)
Stock-based compensation programs									(46)												131												85												85
Dividends declared on Common Stock															(415)																		(415)												(415)
Comprehensive income:
Net income (loss)															932																		932						5						937
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax																											6,305						6,305						(1)						6,304
Total comprehensive income (loss)																																	7,237						4						7,241
Balance, March 31, 2019			6						24,782						30,966						(17,962)						17,218						55,010						440						55,450
Common Stock acquired																					(500)												(500)												(500)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests																																							25						25
Distributions to noncontrolling interests																																							(16)						(16)
Consolidations (deconsolidations) of noncontrolling interests																																							8						8
Stock-based compensation programs									43												46												89												89
Dividends declared on Common Stock															(411)																		(411)												(411)
Comprehensive income:
Net income (loss)															708																		708						30						738
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax																											6,764						6,764						6						6,770
Total comprehensive income (loss)																																	7,472						36						7,508
Balance, June 30, 2019			6						24,825						31,263						(18,416)						23,982						61,660						493						62,153
Common Stock acquired																					(1,000)												(1,000)												(1,000)
Exchangeable Surplus Notes conversion									502																								502												502
Contributions from noncontrolling interests																																							54						54
Distributions to noncontrolling interests																																							(36)						(36)
Stock-based compensation programs									24												30												54												54
Dividends declared on Common Stock															(412)																		(412)												(412)
Comprehensive income:
Net income (loss)															1,418																		1,418						7						1,425
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax																											3,576						3,576						(2)						3,574
Total comprehensive income (loss)																																	4,994						5						4,999
Balance, September 30, 2019			$	6					$	25,351					$	32,269					$	(19,386)					$	27,558					$	65,798					$	516					$	66,314

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(1)Includes the impact from the adoption of ASU 2017-08 and 2017-12. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 for additional information.

See Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in millions)

			2020						2019
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss)			$	(1,168)					$	3,100
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Realized investment (gains) losses, net			2,164						249
Policy charges and fee income			(1,995)						(2,117)
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances			3,375						3,729
Depreciation and amortization			448						352
(Gains) losses on assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, net			(393)						(832)
Change in:
Deferred policy acquisition costs			(206)						(414)
Future policy benefits and other insurance liabilities			7,656						7,718
Income taxes			(331)						(245)
Derivatives, net			6,477						5,225
Other, net			(3,146)						(1,125)
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities			12,881						15,640
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from the sale/maturity/prepayment of:
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale			31,989						38,356
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity			76						84
Fixed maturities, trading			444						284
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities			22,534						11,631
Equity securities			1,974						2,087
Commercial mortgage and other loans			3,629						4,483
Policy loans			1,862						1,717
Other invested assets			1,376						1,074
Short-term investments			35,401						27,675
Payments for the purchase/origination of:
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale			(39,692)						(48,162)
Fixed maturities, trading			(869)						(733)
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities			(24,390)						(11,731)
Equity securities			(2,025)						(2,094)
Commercial mortgage and other loans			(3,913)						(6,807)
Policy loans			(1,700)						(1,440)
Other invested assets			(2,089)						(1,667)
Short-term investments			(40,009)						(28,704)
Dispositions, net of cash disposed			1,454						0
Derivatives, net			434						1,170
Other, net			(225)						(339)
Cash flows from (used in) investing activities			(13,739)						(13,116)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Policyholders’ account deposits			33,268						21,140
Policyholders’ account withdrawals			(26,944)						(19,734)
Net change in securities sold under agreements to repurchase and cash collateral for loaned securities			50						89
Cash dividends paid on Common Stock			(1,325)						(1,237)
Net change in financing arrangements (maturities 90 days or less)			(56)						(33)
Common Stock acquired			(500)						(1,940)
Common Stock reissued for exercise of stock options			106						107
Proceeds from the issuance of debt (maturities longer than 90 days)			2,948						2,923
Repayments of debt (maturities longer than 90 days)			(2,113)						(1,338)
Proceeds from notes issued by consolidated VIEs			0						925
Repayments of notes issued by consolidated VIEs			(19)						(638)
Other, net			(349)						94
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities			5,066						358
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash balances			122						56
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, RESTRICTED CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH EQUIVALENTS			4,330						2,938
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, RESTRICTED CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR			16,474						15,495
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, RESTRICTED CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD			$	20,804					$	18,433
NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS DURING THE PERIOD
Treasury Stock shares issued for stock-based compensation programs			$	147					$	174
Conversion of surplus notes into Common Stock			$	0					$	502
Significant Pension Risk Transfer transactions:
Assets received, excluding cash and cash equivalents			$	317					$	445
Liabilities assumed			584						447
Net cash received			$	267					$	2
RECONCILIATION TO THE UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
Cash and cash equivalents			$	20,658					$	18,289
Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents (included in “Other assets”)			146						144
Total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents			$	20,804					$	18,433

See Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

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PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

 

1. BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential Financial”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Prudential” or the “Company”) provide a wide range of insurance, investment management, and other financial products and services to both individual and institutional customers throughout the United States and in many other countries. Principal products and services provided include life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds and investment management.

The Company’s principal operations are comprised of PGIM (the Company’s global investment management business), the U.S. Businesses (consisting of the U.S. Workplace Solutions, U.S. Individual Solutions, and Assurance IQ divisions), the International Businesses, the Closed Block division, and the Company’s Corporate and Other operations. The U.S. Workplace Solutions division consists of the Retirement and Group Insurance businesses, the U.S. Individual Solutions division consists of the Individual Annuities and Individual Life businesses, and the Assurance IQ division consists of the Assurance IQ business. In October 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of Assurance IQ, LLC (“Assurance IQ”), a leading consumer solutions platform that offers a range of solutions that help meet consumers’ financial needs. The Closed Block division is accounted for as a divested business that is reported separately from the Divested and Run-off Businesses that are included in Corporate and Other. The Company’s Corporate and Other operations include corporate items and initiatives that are not allocated to business segments and businesses that have been or will be divested or placed in run-off, excluding the Closed Block division.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) on a basis consistent with reporting interim financial information in accordance with instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Prudential Financial, entities over which the Company exercises control, including majority-owned subsidiaries and minority-owned entities such as limited partnerships in which the Company is the general partner and variable interest entities (“VIEs”) in which the Company is considered the primary beneficiary. See Note 4 for additional information on the Company’s consolidated variable interest entities. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the financial position and results of operations have been made. All such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

The most significant estimates include those used in determining deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”) and related amortization; policyholders’ account balances related to the fair value of embedded derivative instruments associated with the index-linked features of certain universal life and fixed annuity products; value of business acquired (“VOBA”) and its amortization; amortization of deferred sales inducements (“DSI”); measurement of goodwill and any related impairment; valuation of investments including derivatives, measurement of allowance for credit losses, and recognition of other-than-temporary impairments (“OTTI”); future policy benefits including guarantees; pension and other postretirement benefits; provision for income taxes and valuation of deferred tax assets; and accruals for contingent liabilities, including estimates for losses in connection with unresolved legal and regulatory matters.

COVID-19

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

Beginning in the first quarter of 2020, the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) has resulted in extreme stress and disruption in the global economy and financial markets, and has adversely impacted, and may continue to adversely impact, our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. Due to the highly uncertain nature of these conditions, it is not possible to estimate the ultimate impacts at this time. The risks may have manifested, and may continue to manifest, in our financial statements in the areas of, among others, i) investments: increased risk of loss on our investments due to default or deterioration in credit quality or value; ii) insurance liabilities and related balances: potential changes to assumptions regarding investment returns, mortality, morbidity and policyholder behavior which are reflected in our insurance liabilities and certain related balances (e.g., DAC, VOBA, etc.); and iii) goodwill: the macroeconomic environment may also result in the need to recognize an impairment of goodwill which could negatively impact our results of operations and financial condition. We cannot predict what impact the COVID-19 pandemic will ultimately have on the global economy, markets or our businesses.

Business Dispositions

The Prudential Life Insurance Company of Korea, Ltd.

On August 31, 2020, Prudential International Insurance Holdings, Ltd. (“PIIH”), a subsidiary of Prudential Financial, successfully completed the sale of The Prudential Life Insurance Company of Korea, Ltd. (“POK”) to KB Financial Group Inc., for cash consideration of approximately 2.3 trillion Korean Won, equal to approximately U.S. $1.9 billion.

The after-tax loss on the sale of POK was approximately $800 million, including approximately $700 million of which was recorded during the second quarter of 2020 at the time the Company reported its investment in POK as “held for sale”, and approximately $100 million of which was recognized in the third quarter of 2020 reflective of final balances at the completion of the sale.

Prudential Life Insurance Company of Taiwan Inc.

On August 11, 2020, PIIH entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the “Share Purchase Agreement”) with Taishin Financial Holding Co, Ltd. (the “Buyer”), pursuant to which PIIH has agreed to sell to the Buyer all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Prudential Life Insurance Company of Taiwan Inc. (“POT”), the Company’s insurance business in Taiwan, for cash consideration of approximately 5.5 billion New Taiwan Dollars, equal to approximately U.S. $190 million at then current exchange rates, to be paid at closing, and contingent consideration with a fair value of approximately $26 million as of September 30, 2020. The fair value of the contingent consideration is tied to the level of yields for the 10-year Taiwanese Government bond two years after the signing of the transaction and can result in a maximum payout of $100 million if yields increase by 40 basis points.

The Share Purchase Agreement contains customary warranties and covenants of PIIH and the Buyer. The Company expects the transaction to close in 2021, subject to regulatory approval and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

In the third quarter of 2020, the Company is reporting its investment in POT as “held for sale” and recognized an estimated $300 million after-tax charge to earnings to adjust the carrying value of POT to the fair market value reflected in the purchase price. The ultimate after-tax loss will be based on balances at the closing date and could vary materially from the charge recorded in the third quarter.

The Company intends to use the proceeds of the transaction for general corporate purposes.

Reclassifications

 

Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PRONOUNCEMENTS

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Changes to U.S. GAAP are established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) in the form of Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”) to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”). The Company considers the applicability and impact of all ASUs. ASUs listed below include those that have been adopted during the current fiscal year

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and/or those that have been issued but not yet adopted as of September 30, 2020, and as of the date of this filing. ASUs not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or not material.

Adoption of ASU 2016-13

The Company adopted ASU 2016-13, and related ASUs, effective January 1, 2020 using the modified retrospective method for certain financial assets carried at amortized cost and certain off-balance sheet exposures. The modified retrospective method results in a cumulative effect adjustment to opening retained earnings. The Company adopted the guidance related to fixed maturities, available-for-sale on a prospective basis.

This ASU requires the use of a new current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model to account for expected credit losses on certain financial assets reported at amortized cost (e.g., loans held for investment, fixed maturities held-to-maturity, reinsurance receivables, etc.) and certain off-balance sheet credit exposures (e.g., indemnification of serviced mortgage loans and certain loan commitments). The guidance requires an entity to estimate lifetime credit losses related to such financial assets and credit exposures based on relevant information about past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that may affect the collectability of the reported amounts. The standard also modifies the OTTI guidance for fixed maturities, available-for-sale requiring the use of an allowance rather than a direct write-down of the investment.

The impacts of this ASU on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements primarily include (1) A Cumulative Effect Adjustment Upon Adoption; (2) Changes to the Presentation of the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position and Consolidated Statements of Operations; and (3) Changes to Accounting Policies. Each of these impacts is described below. This section is meant to serve as an update to, and should be read in conjunction with, Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

(1) Cumulative Effect Adjustment Upon Adoption

Summary of Transition Impact on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
Upon Adoption on January 1, 2020
			Increase/(Decrease)
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity			$	(9)
Commercial mortgage and other loans			(115)
Other invested assets			(1)
Deferred policy acquisition costs			9
Other assets			(6)
Total assets			$	(122)
Policyholders' dividends			$	(14)
Other liabilities			21
Income taxes			(30)
Total liabilities			(23)
Retained earnings			(99)
Total equity			(99)
Total liabilities and equity			$	(122)

The prospective adoption of the portions of the standard related to fixed maturities, available-for-sale resulted in no impact to opening retained earnings.

(2) Changes to the Presentation of the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position and Consolidated Statements of Operations

The allowance for credit losses is presented parenthetically on relevant line items in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. In the Consolidated Statements of Operations, realized investment gains (losses), net are presented on one

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line item and will no longer reflect the breakout of OTTI on fixed maturity securities; OTTI on fixed maturity securities transferred to other comprehensive income (“OCI”); and other realized investment gains (losses), net. The presentation of this detail in prior periods is immaterial.

(3) Changes to Accounting Policies

This section has been updated to include the following changes in our accounting policies resulting from the adoption of ASU 2016-13.

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale (“AFS debt securities”) are reported at fair value in the Statements of Financial Position. Interest income, and amortization of premium and accretion of discount are included in “Net investment income” under the effective yield method. For mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, the effective yield is based on estimated cash flows, including interest rate and prepayment assumptions based on data from widely accepted third-party data sources or internal estimates. In addition to interest rate and prepayment assumptions, cash flow estimates also vary based on other assumptions relating to the underlying collateral, including default rates and changes in value. These assumptions can significantly impact income recognition and the amount of impairments recognized in earnings and OCI. For mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities rated below AA, the effective yield is adjusted prospectively for any changes in the estimated timing and amount of cash flows unless the investment is impaired or purchased with credit deterioration. For impaired mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities rated below AA, the effective yield is adjusted prospectively only if subsequent favorable or adverse changes in expected cash flows are not reflected in the allowance for credit losses. Prior to the adoption of this standard, the effective yield was adjusted prospectively regardless of whether the investment was impaired or not.

AFS debt securities with unrealized losses are reviewed quarterly to determine whether the amortized cost basis of the security is recoverable. In evaluating whether the amortized cost basis is recoverable, the Company considers several factors including, but not limited to the extent of the decline and the reasons for the decline in value (credit events, currency or interest-rate related, including general credit spread widening), and the financial condition of the issuer.

When an AFS debt security is in an unrealized loss position and (1) the Company has the intent to sell the AFS debt security, or (2) it is more likely than not the Company will be required to sell the AFS debt security before its anticipated recovery, or (3) the Company has deemed the AFS debt security to be uncollectable, the amortized cost basis of the AFS debt security is written down to fair value and any previously recognized allowance is reversed. The impairment is reported in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” The new cost basis is not adjusted for subsequent increases in estimated fair value.

For an AFS debt security in an unrealized loss position that does not meet these conditions, the Company analyzes its ability to recover the amortized cost by comparing the net present value of projected future cash flows (the “net present value”) with the amortized cost of the security. The net present value is calculated by discounting the Company’s best estimate of projected future cash flows at the effective interest rate implicit in the AFS debt security at the date of acquisition. The Company may use the estimated fair value of collateral, if any, as a proxy for the net present value if it believes that the security is dependent on the liquidation of collateral for recovery of its investment. If the net present value is less than the amortized cost of the investment, an allowance for losses is recognized in earnings for the difference between amortized cost and the net present value and is limited to the difference between amortized cost and fair value of the AFS debt security. Any difference between the fair value and the net present value of the debt security at the impairment measurement date remains in “Other comprehensive income (loss).” Changes in the allowance for losses are reported in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.”

Prior to the adoption of this standard, any impairments on AFS debt securities were reported as an adjustment to the amortized cost basis of the security. Subsequent to the impairment, the AFS debt security was treated as if it were newly acquired at the date of impairment, and any increases in cash flows expected to be collected were accreted into net investment income over the life of the investment.

Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity

Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity are reported in the Statements of Financial Position at amortized cost net of the CECL allowance. The CECL allowance is generally determined based on probability of default and loss given default assumptions according to sector, credit quality and remaining time to maturity. Additions to or releases of the allowance are reported in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.”

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

Prior to the adoption of this standard, fixed maturities, held-to-maturity deemed to be OTTI were written down to the net present value of expected cash flows. Any difference between the fair value and the net present value of the debt security at the impairment measurement date was recorded in “Other comprehensive income (loss).”

Interest income, and amortization of premium and accretion of discount are included in “Net investment income” under the effective yield method. For mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, the effective yield is based on estimated timing and amount of cash flows, including interest rate and prepayment assumptions based on data from widely accepted third-party data sources or internal estimates. In addition to interest rate and prepayment assumptions, cash flow estimates also vary based on other assumptions regarding the underlying collateral, including default rates and changes in value. These assumptions can significantly impact income recognition and the amount of impairment recognized in earnings and OCI. For mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities rated below AA, the effective yield is adjusted prospectively for any changes in the estimated timing and amount of cash flows unless the investment is impaired or purchased with credit deterioration. For impaired mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities rated below AA, the effective yield is adjusted prospectively only if subsequent favorable or adverse changes in expected cash flows are not reflected in the allowance for credit losses.

Prior to the adoption of this standard, the effective yield was adjusted prospectively regardless of whether the investment was impaired or not.

Commercial mortgage and other loans

Commercial mortgage and other loans are reported in the Statements of Financial Position at amortized cost net of the CECL allowance. Additionally, certain off-balance sheet credit exposures (e.g., indemnification of serviced mortgage loans, and certain unfunded mortgage loan commitments where the Company cannot unconditionally cancel the commitment) are also subject to a CECL allowance.

The CECL allowance represents the Company’s best estimate of expected credit losses over the remaining life of the assets or off-balance sheet credit exposures. The determination of the allowance considers historical credit loss experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The allowance is calculated separately for commercial mortgage loans, agricultural mortgage loans, and other collateralized and uncollateralized loans.

For commercial mortgage and agricultural mortgage loans (and related unfunded commitments where the Company cannot unconditionally cancel the commitment), the allowance is calculated using an internally developed CECL model.

Key inputs to the CECL model include unpaid principal balances, internal credit ratings, annual expected loss factors, average lives of the loans adjusted for prepayment considerations, current and historical interest rate assumptions, and other factors influencing the Company’s view of the current stage of the economic cycle and future economic conditions. Subjective considerations include a review of whether historical loss experience is representative of current market conditions and the Company’s view of the credit cycle. Model assumptions and factors are reviewed and updated as appropriate. Information about certain key inputs is detailed below.

Key factors in determining the internal credit ratings for commercial mortgage and agricultural mortgage loans include loan-to-value and debt-service-coverage ratios. Other factors include amortization, loan term, and estimated market value growth rate and volatility for the property type and region. The loan-to-value ratio compares the carrying amount of the loan to the fair value of the underlying property or properties collateralizing the loan and is commonly expressed as a percentage. Loan-to-value ratios greater than 100% indicate that the carrying amount of the loan exceeds the collateral value. A loan-to-value ratio less than 100% indicates an excess of collateral value over the carrying amount of the loan. The debt-service-coverage ratio is a property’s net operating income as a percentage of its debt service payments. Debt-service-coverage ratios less than 1.0 times indicate that a property’s operations do not generate enough income to cover the loan’s current debt payments. A debt-service-coverage ratio greater than 1.0 times indicates an excess of net operating income over the debt service payments. The values utilized in calculating these ratios are developed as part of the Company’s periodic review of the commercial mortgage and agricultural mortgage loan portfolios, which includes an internal appraisal of the underlying collateral value. The Company’s periodic review also includes a credit re-rating process, whereby the internal credit rating originally assigned at underwriting is updated based on current loan, property and market information using a proprietary credit quality rating system. See Note 3 for additional information related to the loan-to-value ratios and debt-service-coverage ratios related to the Company’s commercial mortgage and agricultural mortgage loan portfolios. Generally, every loan is re-rated at least annually.

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Annual expected loss rates are based on historical default and loss experience factors. Using average lives, the annual expected loss rates are converted into life-of-loan loss expectations.

When individual loans no longer have the credit risk characteristics of the commercial or agricultural mortgage loan pools, they are removed from the pools and are evaluated individually for an allowance. The allowance is determined based on the outstanding loan balance less the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.

The CECL allowance on commercial mortgage and other loans can increase or decrease from period to period based on the factors noted above. The change in allowance is reported in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” As it relates to unfunded commitments that are in scope of this guidance, the CECL allowance is reported in “Other liabilities,” and the change in the allowance is reported in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.”

When a commercial mortgage or other loan is deemed to be uncollectible, any allowance is reversed and a direct write-down of the carrying amount of the loan is recorded through “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” The carrying amount of the loan is not adjusted for subsequent recoveries in value.

The CECL allowance for other collateralized and uncollateralized loans carried at amortized cost is determined based on probability of default and loss given default assumptions by sector, credit quality and average lives of the loans. Additions to or releases of the allowance are reported in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.”

Prior to the adoption of this standard, the impairments on commercial mortgage and other loans were collectively reviewed at a portfolio level for impairment based on probable incurred but not specifically identified losses with any such losses reflected in an allowance for credit losses. When a loan was individually identified to be impaired, the loan was individually evaluated for an allowance. Changes in these allowances were reported in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” Additionally, an allowance for credit losses was not required on unfunded loan commitments.

As further described in Note 14, the Company’s PGIM business provides commercial mortgage origination, underwriting and servicing for certain government sponsored entities (“GSEs”). The Company has agreed to indemnify the GSEs for a portion of the credit risk associated with certain of the mortgages it services. Management has established a CECL allowance that factors in historical loss information, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The allowance also considers the remaining lives of the loans subject to the indemnification. The CECL allowance is included in “Other liabilities” and changes in the CECL allowance are reported in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” Prior to the adoption of this standard, a credit loss allowance was not required.

Reinsurance Recoverables

Reinsurance recoverables are reported on the Statements of Financial Position in “Other Assets” net of the CECL allowance. The CECL allowance considers the credit quality of the reinsurance counterparty and is generally determined based on the probability of default and loss given default assumptions, after considering any applicable collateral arrangements. Additions to or releases of the allowance are reported in “Policyholders’ benefits.”

Prior to the adoption of this standard, an allowance for credit losses for reinsurance recoverables was established only when it was deemed probable that a reinsurer may fail to make payments to us in a timely manner.

Trade Receivables

Trade receivables related to Assurance IQ are reported in the Statements of Financial Position in “Other assets” net of the CECL allowance. The CECL allowance considers the credit quality of the counterparties and is generally determined based on probability of default and loss given default assumptions. Additions to or releases of the allowance are reported in “General and administrative expenses.” Prior to the adoption of this standard, the reserve was limited to an allowance for doubtful accounts.

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Other ASUs adopted during the nine months ended September 30, 2020

Standard

Description

Effective date and method of adoption

Effect on the financial statements or other significant matters

ASU 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment

This ASU simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test, which measures a goodwill impairment by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of the goodwill. Under the ASU, a goodwill impairment should be recorded for the amount by which the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value (capped by the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit).

January 1, 2020 using the prospective method.

The adoption of the ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting

This ASU provides optional relief for certain contracts impacted by reference rate reform. The standard permits an entity to consider contract modification due to reference rate reform to be an event that does not require contract remeasurement at the modification date or reassessment of a previous accounting determination. The ASU also temporarily (until December 31, 2022) allows hedge relationships to continue without de-designation upon changes due to reference rate reform.

March 12, 2020 to December 31, 2022 using the prospective method.

This ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company made the election under ASU 2020-04 for all applicable contracts as they converted from the current reference rate to the new reference rate.

ASU issued but not yet adopted as of September 30, 2020 — ASU 2018-12

ASU 2018-12, Financial Services—Insurance (Topic 944): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts, was issued by the FASB on August 15, 2018 and is expected to have a significant impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. In October 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-09, Financial Services - Insurance (Topic 944): Effective Date to affirm its decision to defer the effective date of ASU 2018-12 to January 1, 2022 (with early adoption permitted), representing a one year extension from the original effective date of January 1, 2021. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, in November 2020 the FASB issued ASU 2020-11, Financial Services—Insurance (Topic 944): Effective Date and Early Application to defer for an additional one year the effective date of ASU 2018-12 from January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023, and to provide transition relief to facilitate the early adoption of the ASU. The transition relief would allow large calendar-year public companies that early adopt ASU 2018-12 to apply the guidance either as of January 1, 2020 or January 1, 2021 (and record transition adjustments as of January 1, 2020 or January 1, 2021, respectively) in the 2022 financial statements. Companies that do not early adopt ASU 2018-12 would apply the guidance as of January 1, 2021 (and record transition adjustments as of January 1, 2021) in the 2023 financial statements. ASU 2018-12 will impact, at least to some extent, the accounting and disclosure requirements for all long-duration insurance and investment contracts issued by the Company. Outlined below are four key areas of change, although there are other less significant changes not noted below. In addition to the impacts to the balance sheet upon adoption, the Company also expects an impact to how earnings emerge thereafter.

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ASU 2018-12 Amended Topic

Description

Method of adoption

Effect on the financial statements or other significant matters

Cash flow assumptions used to measure the liability for future policy benefits for non-participating traditional and limited-pay insurance products

Requires an entity to review, and if necessary, update the cash flow assumptions used to measure the liability for future policy benefits, for both changes in future assumptions and actual experience, at least annually using a retrospective update method with a cumulative catch-up adjustment recorded in a separate line item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

An entity may choose one of two adoption methods for the liability for future policy benefits: (1) a modified retrospective transition method whereby the entity may choose to apply the amendments to contracts in force as of the beginning of the prior year (if early adoption is elected) or as of the beginning of the earliest period presented on the basis of their existing carrying amounts, adjusted for the removal of any related amounts in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) or (2) a full retrospective transition method.

The options for method of adoption and the impacts of such methods are under assessment.

Discount rate assumption used to measure the liability for future policy benefits for non-participating traditional and limited-pay insurance products

Requires discount rate assumptions to be based on an upper-medium grade fixed income instrument yield, which will be updated each quarter with the impact recorded through OCI. An entity shall maximize the use of relevant observable information and minimize the use of unobservable information in determining the discount rate assumptions.

As noted above, an entity may choose either a modified retrospective transition method or full retrospective transition method for the liability for future policy benefits. Under either method, for balance sheet remeasurement purposes, the liability for future policy benefits will be remeasured using current discount rates as of either the beginning of the prior year (if early adoption is elected) or the beginning of the earliest period presented with the impact recorded as a cumulative effect adjustment to AOCI.

Upon adoption, under either transition method, there will be an adjustment to AOCI as a result of remeasuring in-force contract liabilities using current upper-medium grade fixed income instrument yields. The adjustment upon adoption will largely reflect the difference between discount rates locked-in at contract inception versus current discount rates at transition. The magnitude of such adjustment is currently being assessed.

Amortization of deferred acquisition costs (DAC) and other balances

Requires DAC and other balances, such as unearned revenue reserves and DSI, to be amortized on a constant level basis over the expected term of the related contract, independent of expected profitability.

An entity may apply one of two adoption methods: (1) a modified retrospective transition method whereby the entity may choose to apply the amendments to contracts in force as of the beginning of the prior year (if early adoption is elected) or as of the beginning of the earliest period presented on the basis of their existing carrying amounts, adjusted for the removal of any related amounts in AOCI or (2) if an entity chooses a full retrospective transition method for its liability for future policy benefits, as described above, it is required to also use a full retrospective transition method for DAC and other balances.

The options for method of adoption and the impacts of such methods are under assessment. Under the modified retrospective transition method, the Company would not expect a significant impact to the balance sheet, other than the impact of the removal of any related amounts in AOCI.

Market Risk Benefits (MRB)

Requires an entity to measure all market risk benefits (e.g., living benefit and death benefit guarantees associated with variable annuities) at fair value, and record MRB assets and liabilities separately on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. Changes in fair value of market risk benefits are recorded in net income, except for the portion of the change in MRB liabilities attributable to changes in an entity’s non-performance risk (“NPR”) which is recognized in OCI.

An entity shall adopt the guidance for market risk benefits using the retrospective transition method, which includes a cumulative effect adjustment on the balance sheet as of either the beginning of prior year (if early adoption is elected) or the beginning of the earliest period presented. An entity shall maximize the use of relevant observable information and minimize the use of unobservable information in determining the balance of the market risk benefits upon adoption.

Upon adoption, the Company expects an impact to retained earnings for the difference between the fair value and carrying value of benefits not currently measured at fair value (e.g., guaranteed minimum death benefits on variable annuities) and an impact from reclassifying the cumulative effect of changes in NPR from retained earnings to AOCI. The magnitude of such adjustments is currently being assessed.

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3. INVESTMENTS

 

Fixed Maturity Securities

 

The following tables set forth the composition of fixed maturity securities (excluding investments classified as trading), as of the dates indicated:

 

			September 30, 2020
			Amortized Cost						Gross Unrealized Gains						Gross Unrealized Losses						Allowance for Credit Losses						Fair Value
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies			$	31,095					$	11,040					$	23					$	0					$	42,112
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions			10,555						2,052						4						0						12,603
Foreign government bonds			90,915						16,317						195						1						107,036
U.S. public corporate securities			92,988						16,259						454						64						108,729
U.S. private corporate securities(1)			35,846						3,586						192						29						39,211
Foreign public corporate securities			25,131						3,408						185						24						28,330
Foreign private corporate securities			27,934						1,785						485						30						29,204
Asset-backed securities(2)			14,070						168						104						0						14,134
Commercial mortgage-backed securities			15,096						1,263						6						4						16,349
Residential mortgage-backed securities(3)			2,881						228						1						0						3,108
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale(1)			$	346,511					$	56,106					$	1,649					$	152					$	400,816

 

			September 30, 2020
			Amortized Cost						Gross Unrealized Gains						Gross Unrealized Losses						Fair Value						Allowance for Credit Losses						Amortized Cost, Net of Allowance
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity:
Foreign government bonds			$	915					$	265					$	0					$	1,180					$	0					$	915
Foreign public corporate securities			637						66						0						703						9						628
Foreign private corporate securities			85						2						0						87						0						85
Residential mortgage-backed securities(3)			273						21						0						294						0						273
Total fixed maturities, held-to-maturity(4)			$	1,910					$	354					$	0					$	2,264					$	9					$	1,901

__________

(1)Excludes notes with amortized cost of $6,466 million (fair value, $6,594 million), which have been offset with the associated debt under a netting agreement.

(2)Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by loan obligations, auto loans, education loans, credit cards and other asset types.

(3)Includes publicly-traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.

(4)Excludes notes with amortized cost of $4,998 million (fair value, $5,814 million), which have been offset with the associated debt under a netting agreement.

 

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			December 31, 2019
			Amortized Cost						Gross Unrealized Gains						Gross Unrealized Losses						Fair Value						OTTI in AOCI(4)
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies			$	30,625					$	5,195					$	161					$	35,659					$	0
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions			10,068						1,437						8						11,497						0
Foreign government bonds			98,356						20,761						63						119,054						(34)
U.S. public corporate securities			87,566						11,030						257						98,339						(6)
U.S. private corporate securities(1)			34,410						2,243						120						36,533						0
Foreign public corporate securities			26,841						3,054						70						29,825						(1)
Foreign private corporate securities			27,619						1,201						580						28,240						0
Asset-backed securities(2)			13,067						147						40						13,174						(77)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities			14,978						610						14						15,574						0
Residential mortgage-backed securities(3)			3,044						159						2						3,201						(1)
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale(1)			$	346,574					$	45,837					$	1,315					$	391,096					$	(119)

 

			December 31, 2019
			Amortized Cost						Gross Unrealized Gains						Gross Unrealized Losses						Fair Value
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity:
Foreign government bonds			$	891					$	282					$	0					$	1,173
Foreign public corporate securities			649						64						0						713
Foreign private corporate securities			83						2						0						85
Residential mortgage-backed securities(3)			310						21						0						331
Total fixed maturities, held-to-maturity(5)			$	1,933					$	369					$	0					$	2,302

__________

(1)Excludes notes with amortized cost of $4,751 million (fair value, $4,757 million), which have been offset with the associated debt under a netting agreement.

(2)Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by loan obligations, auto loans, education loans, home equity and other asset types.

(3)Includes publicly-traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.

(4)Represents the amount of unrealized losses remaining in AOCI, from the impairment measurement date. Amount excludes $362 million of net unrealized gains on impaired available-for-sale securities and $1 million of net unrealized gains on impaired held-to-maturity securities relating to changes in the value of such securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.

(5)Excludes notes with amortized cost of $4,998 million (fair value, $5,401 million), which have been offset with the associated debt under a netting agreement.

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The following table sets forth the fair value and gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale fixed maturity securities without an allowance for credit losses aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual fixed maturity securities had been in a continuous unrealized loss position, as of the date indicated:

 

						September 30, 2020
						Less Than Twelve Months												Twelve Months or More												Total
						Fair Value						Gross Unrealized Losses						Fair Value						Gross Unrealized Losses						Fair Value						Gross Unrealized Losses
						(in millions)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies						$	1,068					$	23					$	0					$	0					$	1,068					$	23
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions						200						4						0						0						200						4
Foreign government bonds						5,548						190						44						5						5,592						195
U.S. public corporate securities						6,939						261						1,332						174						8,271						435
U.S. private corporate securities						2,452						105						847						86						3,299						191
Foreign public corporate securities						2,022						126						367						52						2,389						178
Foreign private corporate securities						3,442						105						3,311						376						6,753						481
Asset-backed securities						5,145						48						4,742						56						9,887						104
Commercial mortgage-backed securities						160						4						94						2						254						6
Residential mortgage-backed securities						148						1						0						0						148						1
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale						$	27,124					$	867					$	10,737					$	751					$	37,861					$	1,618

 

The following table sets forth the fair value and gross unrealized losses on fixed maturity securities aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual fixed maturity securities had been in a continuous unrealized loss position, as of the date indicated:

						December 31, 2019
						Less Than Twelve Months												Twelve Months or More												Total
						Fair Value						Gross Unrealized Losses						Fair Value						Gross Unrealized Losses						Fair Value						Gross Unrealized Losses
						(in millions)
Fixed maturities(1):
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies						$	4,950					$	161					$	267					$	0					$	5,217					$	161
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions						273						8						0						0						273						8
Foreign government bonds						2,332						60						126						3						2,458						63
U.S. public corporate securities						3,944						85						2,203						172						6,147						257
U.S. private corporate securities						2,283						44						1,563						76						3,846						120
Foreign public corporate securities						1,271						23						496						47						1,767						70
Foreign private corporate securities						1,466						33						5,666						547						7,132						580
Asset-backed securities						3,979						12						4,433						28						8,412						40
Commercial mortgage-backed securities						1,193						10						164						4						1,357						14
Residential mortgage-backed securities						207						1						88						1						295						2
Total						$	21,898					$	437					$	15,006					$	878					$	36,904					$	1,315

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__________ 

(1)As of December 31, 2019, there were no securities classified as held-to-maturity in a gross unrealized loss position.

As of September 30, 2020, the gross unrealized losses on fixed maturity available-for-sale securities without an allowance were composed of $970 million related to “1” highest quality or “2” high quality securities based on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) or equivalent rating and $648 million related to other than high or highest quality securities based on NAIC or equivalent rating. As of September 30, 2020, the $751 million of gross unrealized losses of twelve months or more were concentrated in the Company’s corporate securities within the energy, finance and utility sectors.

As of December 31, 2019, the gross unrealized losses on fixed maturity securities were composed of $973 million related to “1” highest quality or “2” high quality securities based on the NAIC or equivalent rating and $342 million related to other than high or highest quality securities based on NAIC or equivalent rating. As of December 31, 2019, the $878 million of gross unrealized losses of twelve months or more were concentrated in the Company’s corporate securities within the energy, consumer non-cyclical and finance sectors.

In accordance with its policy described in Note 2, the Company concluded that an adjustment to earnings for credit losses related to these fixed maturity securities was not warranted at September 30, 2020. These conclusions were based on a detailed analysis of the underlying credit and cash flows on each security. Gross unrealized losses are primarily attributable to general credit spread widening, increases in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rate movements and the financial condition or near-term prospects of the issuer. As of September 30, 2020, the Company did not intend to sell these securities, and it was not more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell these securities before the anticipated recovery of the remaining amortized cost basis.

The following table sets forth the amortized cost or amortized cost, net of allowance and fair value of fixed maturities by contractual maturities, as of the date indicated:

 

			September 30, 2020
			Available-for-Sale												Held-to-Maturity
			Amortized Cost						Fair Value						Amortized Cost, Net of Allowance						Fair Value
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities:
Due in one year or less			$	13,497					$	14,096					$	117					$	118
Due after one year through five years			50,428						53,969						0						0
Due after five years through ten years			66,321						74,393						600						676
Due after ten years(1)			184,218						224,767						911						1,176
Asset-backed securities			14,070						14,134						0						0
Commercial mortgage-backed securities			15,096						16,349						0						0
Residential mortgage-backed securities			2,881						3,108						273						294
Total			$	346,511					$	400,816					$	1,901					$	2,264

__________

(1)Excludes available-for-sale notes with amortized cost of $6,466 million (fair value, $6,594 million) and held-to-maturity notes with amortized cost of $4,998 million (fair value, $5,814 million), which have been offset with the associated debt under a netting agreement.

Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations. Asset-backed, commercial mortgage-backed and residential mortgage-backed securities are shown separately in the table above, as they do not have a single maturity date.

 

The following table sets forth the sources of fixed maturity proceeds and related investment gains (losses), as well as losses on write-downs, impairments and the allowance for credit losses of fixed maturities, for the periods indicated:

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			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Proceeds from sales(1)			$	4,284					$	7,190					$	14,654					$	24,011
Proceeds from maturities/prepayments			7,181						5,315						17,603						14,507
Gross investment gains from sales and maturities			578						565						1,451						1,276
Gross investment losses from sales and maturities			(129)						(62)						(339)						(345)
OTTI recognized in earnings(2)			N/A						(143)						N/A						(242)
Write-downs recognized in earnings(3)			(134)						N/A						(289)						N/A
(Addition to) release of allowance for credit losses(4)			86						N/A						(152)						N/A
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity:
Proceeds from maturities/prepayments(5)			$	14					$	47					$	77					$	84
(Addition to) release of allowance for credit losses(4)			0						N/A						0						N/A

__________ 

(1)Includes $268 million and $162 million of non-cash related proceeds due to the timing of trade settlements for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(2)For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, amounts exclude the portion of OTTI amounts remaining in OCI, representing any difference between the fair value of the impaired debt security and the net present value of its projected future cash flows at the time of impairment.

(3)For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, amounts represent write-downs of credit adverse securities, write-downs on securities approaching maturity related to foreign exchange movements and securities actively marketed for sale.

(4)Effective January 1, 2020, credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity fixed maturity securities are recorded within the “allowance for credit losses.”

(5)Includes $1 million and less than $1 million of non-cash related proceeds due to the timing of trade settlements for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The following tables set forth the activity in the allowance for credit losses for fixed maturity securities, as of the date indicated: 

			Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
			U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. States						Foreign Government Bonds						U.S. and Foreign Corporate Securities						Asset-Backed Securities						Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities						Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities						Total
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Balance, beginning of period			$	0					$	38					$	199					$	0					$	1					$	0					$	238
Additions to allowance for credit losses not previously recorded			0						1						33						0						0						0						34
Reductions for securities sold during the period			0						0						(8)						0						0						0						(8)
Additions (reductions) on securities with previous allowance			0						0						(12)						0						3						0						(9)
Write-downs charged against the allowance			0						(38)						(65)						0						0						0						(103)
Balance, end of period			$	0					$	1					$	147					$	0					$	4					$	0					$	152

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
			U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. States						Foreign Government Bonds						U.S. and Foreign Corporate Securities						Asset-Backed Securities						Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities						Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities						Total
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Balance, beginning of year			$	0					$	0					$	0					$	0					$	0					$	0					$	0
Additions to allowance for credit losses not previously recorded			0						39						238						0						1						0						278
Reductions for securities sold during the period			0						0						(36)						0						0						0						(36)
Additions (reductions) on securities with previous allowance			0						0						10						0						3						0						13
Write-downs charged against the allowance			0						(38)						(65)						0						0						0						(103)
Balance, end of period			$	0					$	1					$	147					$	0					$	4					$	0					$	152

			Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
			U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. States						Foreign Government Bonds						U.S. and Foreign Corporate Securities						Asset-Backed Securities						Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities						Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities						Total
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity:
Balance, beginning of period			$	0					$	0					$	9					$	0					$	0					$	0					$	9
Balance, end of period			$	0					$	0					$	9					$	0					$	0					$	0					$	9

			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
			U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. States						Foreign Government Bonds						U.S. and Foreign Corporate Securities						Asset-Backed Securities						Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities						Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities						Total
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity:
Balance, beginning of year			$	0					$	0					$	0					$	0					$	0					$	0					$	0
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2016-13			0						0						9						0						0						0						9
Balance, end of period			$	0					$	0					$	9					$	0					$	0					$	0					$	9

See Note 2 for additional information about the Company’s methodology for developing our allowance and expected losses.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the increase in the allowance for credit losses on available-for-sale securities was primarily related to adverse projected cash flows on public and private corporate securities.

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

The Company did not have any fixed maturity securities purchased with credit deterioration, as of September 30, 2020.

Assets Supporting Experience-Rated Contractholder Liabilities

 

The following table sets forth the composition of “Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities,” as of the dates indicated:

						September 30, 2020												December 31, 2019
						Amortized Cost or Cost						Fair Value						Amortized Cost or Cost						Fair Value
						(in millions)
Short-term investments and cash equivalents						$	1,103					$	1,103					$	277					$	277
Fixed maturities:
Corporate securities						14,060						14,909						13,143						13,603
Commercial mortgage-backed securities						1,845						1,946						1,845						1,896
Residential mortgage-backed securities(1)						1,064						1,126						1,134						1,158
Asset-backed securities(2)						1,691						1,716						1,639						1,662
Foreign government bonds						889						898						802						814
U.S. government authorities and agencies and obligations of U.S. states						358						438						341						397
Total fixed maturities(3)						19,907						21,033						18,904						19,530
Equity securities						1,603						1,825						1,465						1,790
Total assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities(4)						$	22,613					$	23,961					$	20,646					$	21,597

__________ 

(1)Includes publicly-traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.

(2)Includes collateralized loan obligations, auto loans, education loans, home equity and other asset types. Collateralized loan obligations at fair value were $1,133 million and $1,060 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, all of which were rated AAA.

(3)As a percentage of amortized cost, 94% of the portfolio was considered high or highest quality based on NAIC or equivalent ratings, as of both September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

(4)As a percentage of amortized cost, 79% and 77% of the portfolio consisted of public securities as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

The net change in unrealized gains (losses) from assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities still held at period end, recorded within “Other income (loss),” was $255 million and $99 million during the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $397 million and $868 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Equity Securities

 

The net change in unrealized gains (losses) from equity securities still held at period end, recorded within “Other income (loss),” was $324 million and $52 million during the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $(332) million and $632 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Concentrations of Financial Instruments

 

The Company monitors its concentrations of financial instruments and mitigates credit risk by maintaining a diversified investment portfolio which limits exposure to any single issuer.

 

As of the dates indicated, the Company’s exposure to concentrations of credit risk of single issuers greater than 10% of the Company’s equity included securities of the U.S. government and certain U.S. government agencies and securities guaranteed by the U.S. government, as well as the securities disclosed below:

 

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

						September 30, 2020												December 31, 2019
						Amortized Cost						Fair Value						Amortized Cost						Fair Value
						(in millions)
Investments in Japanese government and government agency securities:
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale						$	77,749					$	90,480					$	74,118					$	89,546
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity						892						1,148						869						1,143
Fixed maturities, trading						24						24						23						23
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities						826						831						653						664
Total						$	79,491					$	92,483					$	75,663					$	91,376

 

						September 30, 2020												December 31, 2019
						Amortized Cost						Fair Value						Amortized Cost						Fair Value
						(in millions)
Investments in South Korean government and government agency securities:
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale						$	26					$	34					$	10,823					$	13,322
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities						15						16						15						16
Total						$	41					$	50					$	10,838					$	13,338

The decrease in South Korean government and government agency securities from December 31, 2019 to September 30, 2020 was due to the sale of POK which was completed in August 2020.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans

 

The following table sets forth the composition of “Commercial mortgage and other loans,” as of the dates indicated:

 

						September 30, 2020												December 31, 2019
						Amount (in millions)						% of Total						Amount (in millions)						% of Total
Commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans by property type:
Office						$	12,677					19.9		%				$	13,462					21.4		%
Retail						7,677						12.0						8,379						13.3
Apartments/Multi-Family						18,385						28.8						17,348						27.6
Industrial						13,639						21.4						13,226						21.1
Hospitality						2,390						3.7						2,415						3.9
Other						5,051						7.9						4,533						7.2
Total commercial mortgage loans						59,819						93.7						59,363						94.5
Agricultural property loans						4,015						6.3						3,472						5.5
Total commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans						63,834						100.0		%				62,835						100.0		%
Allowance for credit losses						(227)												(117)
Total net commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans						63,607												62,718
Other loans:
Uncollateralized loans						723												656
Residential property loans						104												124
Other collateralized loans						115												65
Total other loans						942												845
Allowance for credit losses						(8)												(4)
Total net other loans						934												841
Total net commercial mortgage and other loans(1)						$	64,541											$	63,559

__________ 

(1)Includes loans held for sale which are carried at fair value and are collateralized primarily by apartment complexes. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the net carrying value of these loans was $915 million and $228 million, respectively.

As of September 30, 2020, the commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans were secured by properties geographically dispersed throughout the United States (with the largest concentrations in California (27%), Texas (9%) and New York (8%)) and included loans secured by properties in Europe (7%), Asia (2%) and Australia (1%).

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

The following tables set forth the activity in the allowance for credit losses for commercial mortgage and other loans, as of the dates indicated:

						Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
						Commercial Mortgage Loans						Agricultural Property Loans						Residential Property Loans						Other Collateralized Loans						Uncollateralized Loans						Total
						(in millions)
Balance, beginning of period						$	230					$	8					$	0					$	3					$	4					$	245
Addition to (release of) allowance for expected losses						(5)						1						0						0						1						(3)
Write-downs charged against the allowance						(7)						0						0						0						0						(7)
Other						0						0						0						0						0						0
Balance, end of period						$	218					$	9					$	0					$	3					$	5					$	235

						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
						Commercial Mortgage Loans						Agricultural Property Loans						Residential Property Loans						Other Collateralized Loans						Uncollateralized Loans						Total
						(in millions)
Balance at December 31, 2019						$	114					$	3					$	0					$	0					$	4					$	121
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2016-13						110						5						0						0						0						115
Addition to (release of) allowance for expected losses						1						1						0						0						1						3
Write-downs charged against the allowance						(7)						0						0						0						0						(7)
Other						0						0						0						3						0						3
Balance at September 30, 2020						$	218					$	9					$	0					$	3					$	5					$	235

 

See Note 2 for additional information about the Company’s methodology for developing our allowance and expected losses.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the increase in the allowance for credit losses on commercial mortgage and other loans was primarily related to the cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2016-13.

The following tables set forth key credit quality indicators based upon the recorded investment gross of allowance for credit losses, as of the date indicated:

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			September 30, 2020
			Amortized Cost by Origination Year
			2020						2019						2018						2017						2016						Prior						Revolving Loans						Total
			(in millions)
Commercial Mortgage Loans
Loan-to-Value Ratio:
0%-59.99%			$	650					$	2,824					$	3,105					$	3,309					$	3,381					$	17,616					$	0					$	30,885
60%-69.99%			1,480						4,152						3,437						2,913						2,801						4,282						0						19,065
70%-79.99%			1,744						3,138						2,530						1,010						613						654						0						9,689
80% or greater			0						10						0						18						24						128						0						180
Total			$	3,874					$	10,124					$	9,072					$	7,250					$	6,819					$	22,680					$	0					$	59,819
Debt Service Coverage Ratio:
Greater or Equal to 1.2x			$	3,759					$	9,490					$	8,590					$	7,009					$	6,525					$	21,045					$	0					$	56,418
1.0 - 1.2x			114						518						453						241						286						1,499						0						3,111
Less than 1.0x			1						116						29						0						8						136						0						290
Total			$	3,874					$	10,124					$	9,072					$	7,250					$	6,819					$	22,680					$	0					$	59,819
Agricultural Property Loans
Loan-to-Value Ratio:
0%-59.99%			$	724					$	482					$	360					$	531					$	397					$	1,320					$	0					$	3,814
60%-69.99%			87						72						39						3						0						0						0						201
70%-79.99%			0						0						0						0						0						0						0						0
80% or greater			0						0						0						0						0						0						0						0
Total			$	811					$	554					$	399					$	534					$	397					$	1,320					$	0					$	4,015
Debt Service Coverage Ratio:
Greater or Equal to 1.2x			$	801					$	553					$	398					$	471					$	377					$	1,303					$	0					$	3,903
1.0 - 1.2x			10						0						1						59						5						5						0						80
Less than 1.0x			0						1						0						4						15						12						0						32
Total			$	811					$	554					$	399					$	534					$	397					$	1,320					$	0					$	4,015

Commercial mortgage loans
						December 31, 2019
						Debt Service Coverage Ratio
						>1.2X						1.0X to <1.2X						< 1.0X						Total
						(in millions)
Loan-to-Value Ratio:
0%-59.99%						$	31,027					$	701					$	217					$	31,945
60%-69.99%						17,090						1,145						42						18,277
70%-79.99%						8,020						719						28						8,767
80% or greater						209						143						22						374
Total commercial mortgage loans						$	56,346					$	2,708					$	309					$	59,363

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Agricultural property loans
						December 31, 2019
						Debt Service Coverage Ratio
						>1.2X						1.0X to <1.2X						< 1.0X						Total
						(in millions)
Loan-to-Value Ratio:
0%-59.99%						$	3,289					$	57					$	14					$	3,360
60%-69.99%						112						0						0						112
70%-79.99%						0						0						0						0
80% or greater						0						0						0						0
Total agricultural property loans						$	3,401					$	57					$	14					$	3,472

See Note 2 for additional information about the Company’s commercial mortgage and other loans credit quality monitoring process.

 

The following tables set forth an aging of past due commercial mortgage and other loans based upon the recorded investment gross of allowance for credit losses, as well as the amount of commercial mortgage and other loans on non-accrual status, as of the dates indicated:

 

						September 30, 2020
						Current						30-59 Days Past Due						60-89 Days Past Due						90 Days or More Past Due(1)						Total Past Due						Total Loans						Non-Accrual Status(2)
						(in millions)
Commercial mortgage loans						$	59,794					$	0					$	24					$	1					$	25					$	59,819					$	27
Agricultural property loans						4,014						0						0						1						1						4,015						15
Residential property loans						102						1						0						1						2						104						1
Other collateralized loans						115						0						0						0						0						115						0
Uncollateralized loans						723						0						0						0						0						723						0
Total						$	64,748					$	1					$	24					$	3					$	28					$	64,776					$	43

 __________

(1)As of September 30, 2020, there were no loans in this category accruing interest.

(2)For additional information regarding the Company’s policies for accruing interest on loans, see Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

						December 31, 2019
						Current						30-59 Days Past Due						60-89 Days Past Due						90 Days or More Past Due(1)						Total Past Due						Total Loans						Non-Accrual Status(2)
						(in millions)
Commercial mortgage loans						$	59,363					$	0					$	0					$	0					$	0					$	59,363					$	44
Agricultural property loans						3,458						1						0						13						14						3,472						13
Residential property loans						121						1						0						2						3						124						2
Other collateralized loans						65						0						0						0						0						65						0
Uncollateralized loans						656						0						0						0						0						656						0
Total						$	63,663					$	2					$	0					$	15					$	17					$	63,680					$	59

__________

(1)As of December 31, 2019, there were no loans in this category accruing interest.

(2)For additional information regarding the Company’s policies for accruing interest on loans, see Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

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Loans on non-accrual status recognized interest income of $2 million for both the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and $17 million of these loans did not have a related allowance for credit losses as of September 30, 2020.

The Company did not have any significant losses on commercial mortgage and other loans purchased with credit deterioration as of September 30, 2020.

Other Invested Assets

 

The following table sets forth the composition of “Other invested assets,” as of the dates indicated:

						September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
						(in millions)
LPs/LLCs:
Equity method:
Private equity						$	4,139					$	3,625
Hedge funds						2,333						1,947
Real estate-related						1,409						1,372
Subtotal equity method						7,881						6,944
Fair value:
Private equity						1,679						1,705
Hedge funds						1,965						2,172
Real estate-related						333						336
Subtotal fair value						3,977						4,213
Total LPs/LLCs						11,858						11,157
Real estate held through direct ownership(1)						2,517						2,388
Derivative instruments						1,201						877
Other(2)						1,345						1,184
Total other invested assets						$	16,921					$	15,606

_________ 

(1)As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, real estate held through direct ownership had mortgage debt of $436 million and $537 million, respectively.

(2)Primarily includes strategic investments made by investment management operations, leveraged leases and member and activity stock held in the Federal Home Loan Banks of New York and Boston. For additional information regarding the Company’s holdings in the Federal Home Loan Banks of New York and Boston, see Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Accrued Investment Income

The following table sets forth the composition of “Accrued investment income,” as of the date indicated:

			September 30, 2020
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities			$	2,586
Equity securities			17
Commercial mortgage and other loans			203
Policy loans			289
Other invested assets			28
Short-term investments and cash equivalents			6
Total accrued investment income			$	3,129

There were $3 million and $15 million of write-downs on accrued investment income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.

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Net Investment Income

 

The following table sets forth “Net investment income” by investment type, for the periods indicated:

 

						Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
						2020						2019						2020						2019
						(in millions)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale(1)						$	3,113					$	3,191					$	9,292					$	9,429
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity(1)						59						58						176						173
Fixed maturities, trading						32						37						100						109
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities						179						191						527						558
Equity securities						36						38						119						119
Commercial mortgage and other loans						608						636						1,866						1,863
Policy loans						147						160						450						463
Other invested assets						415						251						693						727
Short-term investments and cash equivalents						30						123						182						356
Gross investment income						4,619						4,685						13,405						13,797
Less: investment expenses						(173)						(247)						(571)						(753)
Net investment income						$	4,446					$	4,438					$	12,834					$	13,044

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(1)Includes income on credit-linked notes which are reported on the same financial statement line item as related surplus notes, as conditions are met for right to offset.

Realized Investment Gains (Losses), Net

 

The following table sets forth “Realized investment gains (losses), net” by investment type, for the periods indicated:

 

						Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
						2020						2019						2020						2019
						(in millions)
Fixed maturities(1)						$	401					$	360					$	671					$	689
Commercial mortgage and other loans						41						20						65						34
Investment real estate						5						38						15						38
LPs/LLCs						8						2						2						(1)
Derivatives						(537)						433						(2,926)						(1,010)
Other						3						0						9						1
Realized investment gains (losses), net						$	(79)					$	853					$	(2,164)					$	(249)

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(1)Includes fixed maturity securities classified as available-for-sale and held-to-maturity and excludes fixed maturity securities classified as trading.

 

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Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments within AOCI

The following table sets forth net unrealized gains (losses) on investments, as of the dates indicated:

			September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
			(in millions)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale—with OTTI(1)			$ N/A						$	243
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale—all other(1)			N/A						44,279
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale with an allowance			(23)						N/A
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale without an allowance			54,480						N/A
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges(2)			1,407						832
Other investments(3)			(20)						(15)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments			$	55,844					$	45,339

__________ 

(1)Effective January 1, 2020, per ASU 2016-13, fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale are no longer required to be disclosed “with OTTI” and “all other.”

(2)For additional information on cash flow hedges, see Note 5.

(3)As of September 30, 2020, there were no net unrealized losses on held-to-maturity securities that were previously transferred from available-for-sale. Includes net unrealized gains on certain joint ventures that are strategic in nature and are included in “Other assets.”

Repurchase Agreements and Securities Lending

In the normal course of business, the Company sells securities under agreements to repurchase and enters into securities lending transactions. The following table sets forth the composition of “Securities sold under agreements to repurchase,” as of the dates indicated:

			September 30, 2020																		December 31, 2019
			Remaining Contractual Maturities of the Agreements																								Remaining Contractual Maturities of the Agreements
			Overnight & Continuous						Up to 30 Days												Total						Overnight & Continuous						Up to 30 Days												Total
			(in millions)
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies			$	9,944					$	553											$	10,497					$	9,431					$	0											$	9,431
Residential mortgage-backed securities			377						0												377						250						0												250
Total securities sold under agreements to repurchase(1)			$	10,321					$	553											$	10,874					$	9,681					$	0											$	9,681

__________ 

(1)The Company did not have any agreements with remaining contractual maturities greater than thirty days, as of the dates indicated.

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The following table sets forth the composition of “Cash collateral for loaned securities,” which represents the liability to return cash collateral received for the following types of securities loaned, as of the dates indicated:

			September 30, 2020																		December 31, 2019
			Remaining Contractual Maturities of the Agreements																		Remaining Contractual Maturities of the Agreements
			Overnight & Continuous						Up to 30 Days						Total						Overnight & Continuous						Up to 30 Days						Total
			(in millions)
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies			$	0					$	0					$	0					$	9					$	0					$	9
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions			108						0						108						33						0						33
Foreign government bonds			353						0						353						244						0						244
U.S. public corporate securities			2,161						0						2,161						2,996						0						2,996
Foreign public corporate securities			425						0						425						762						0						762
Commercial mortgage-backed securities			0						0						0						2						0						2
Equity securities			24						0						24						167						0						167
Total cash collateral for loaned securities(1)			$	3,071					$	0					$	3,071					$	4,213					$	0					$	4,213

__________ 

(1)The Company did not have any agreements with remaining contractual maturities greater than thirty days, as of the dates indicated.

4. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

 

In the normal course of its activities, the Company enters into relationships with various special-purpose entities and other entities that are deemed to be variable interest entities (“VIEs”). For additional information, see Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

Consolidated Variable Interest Entities

 

The table below reflects the carrying amount and balance sheet caption in which the assets and liabilities of consolidated VIEs are reported. The liabilities primarily comprise obligations under debt instruments issued by the VIEs. The creditors of these VIEs do not have recourse to the Company in excess of the assets contained within the VIEs.

			Consolidated VIEs for which the Company is the Investment Manager(1)												Other Consolidated VIEs(1)
			September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019						September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale			$	107					$	104					$	290					$	285
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity			85						83						863						839
Fixed maturities, trading			1,081						1,112						0						0
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities			0						0						1						4
Equity securities			44						47						0						0
Commercial mortgage and other loans			976						883						0						0
Other invested assets			2,502						2,199						152						89
Cash and cash equivalents			140						166						0						0
Accrued investment income			6						4						4						4
Other assets			424						450						689						689
Total assets of consolidated VIEs			$	5,365					$	5,048					$	1,999					$	1,910
Other liabilities			$	291					$	304					$	11					$	13
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs(2)			1,242						1,274						0						0
Total liabilities of consolidated VIEs			$	1,533					$	1,578					$	11					$	13

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 __________

(1)Total assets of consolidated VIEs reflect $2,892 million and $2,668 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, related to VIEs whose beneficial interests are wholly-owned by consolidated subsidiaries.

(2)Recourse is limited to the assets of the respective VIE and does not extend to the general credit of the Company. As of September 30, 2020, the maturities of these obligations were between 3 and 9 years.

 

Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities

 

The Company has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of certain VIEs for which it is the investment manager. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss resulting from its relationship with unconsolidated VIEs for which it is the investment manager is limited to its investment in the VIEs, which was $1,098 million and $1,021 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. These investments are reflected in “Fixed maturities, available-for-sale,” “Fixed maturities, trading,” “Equity securities” and “Other invested assets.” There are no liabilities associated with these unconsolidated VIEs on the Company’s Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

 

In the normal course of its activities, the Company will invest in limited partnerships and limited liability companies (“LPs/LLCs”), which include hedge funds, private equity funds and real estate-related funds and may or may not be VIEs. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss on these investments, both VIEs and non-VIEs, is limited to the amount of its investment. The Company classifies these investments as “Other invested assets” and its maximum exposure to loss associated with these entities was $11,858 million and $11,157 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

In addition, in the normal course of its activities, the Company will invest in structured investments including VIEs for which it is not the investment manager. These structured investments typically invest in fixed income investments and are managed by third-parties and include asset-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities and residential mortgage-backed securities. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss on these structured investments, both VIEs and non-VIEs, is limited to the amount of its investment. See Note 3 for details regarding the carrying amounts and classification of these assets. The Company has not provided material financial or other support that was not contractually required to these structures. The Company has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of these structures due to the fact that it does not control these entities.

5. DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING

 

Types of Derivative and Hedging Instruments

The Company utilizes various derivatives and hedging instruments to manage its risk. Commonly used derivative and non-derivative hedging instruments include, but are not necessarily limited to:

•Interest rate contracts: futures, swaps, forwards, options, caps and floors

•Equity contracts: futures, options and total return swaps

•Foreign exchange contracts: futures, options, forwards, swaps, and foreign currency debt instruments

•Credit contracts: single and index reference credit default swaps

Other types of financial contracts that the Company accounts for as derivatives are:

•To-be-announced (“TBA”) forward contracts, loan commitments, embedded derivatives and synthetic guaranteed investment contracts (“GICs”).

For detailed information on these contracts and the related strategies, see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Primary Risks Managed by Derivatives

 

The table below provides a summary of the gross notional amount and fair value of derivatives contracts by the primary underlying risks, excluding embedded derivatives and associated reinsurance recoverables. Many derivative instruments contain multiple underlying risks. The fair value amounts below represent the value of derivative contracts prior to taking into account the netting effects of master netting agreements and cash collateral. This netting impact results in total derivative assets of $1,190 million and $867 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and total derivative liabilities of $573 million and $831 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, reflected in the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

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Primary Underlying Risk /Instrument Type			September 30, 2020																		December 31, 2019
									Fair Value																		Fair Value
			Gross Notional						Assets						Liabilities						Gross Notional						Assets						Liabilities
			(in millions)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Interest Rate
Interest Rate Swaps			$	3,101					$	1,128					$	(100)					$	3,257					$	628					$	(73)
Interest Rate Forwards			249						11						(2)						205						4						(1)
Foreign Currency
Foreign Currency Forwards			2,194						51						(48)						1,461						22						(57)
Currency/Interest Rate
Foreign Currency Swaps			21,885						2,023						(246)						22,746						1,467						(302)
Total Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments			$	27,429					$	3,213					$	(396)					$	27,669					$	2,121					$	(433)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Interest Rate
Interest Rate Swaps			$	151,469					$	20,256					$	(10,295)					$	141,162					$	10,249					$	(4,861)
Interest Rate Futures			16,651						12						(77)						17,095						4						(38)
Interest Rate Options			13,418						1,353						(257)						16,496						339						(238)
Interest Rate Forwards			3,077						22						0						2,218						18						(3)
Foreign Currency
Foreign Currency Forwards			36,539						746						(517)						26,604						208						(214)
Foreign Currency Options			0						0						0						0						0						0
Currency/Interest Rate
Foreign Currency Swaps			14,164						814						(355)						13,874						740						(345)
Credit
Credit Default Swaps			1,667						10						(23)						798						21						0
Equity
Equity Futures			7,742						7						(31)						1,802						0						(3)
Equity Options			46,829						854						(403)						32,657						679						(765)
Total Return Swaps			24,407						134						(409)						18,218						6						(636)
Other
Other(1)			1,262						0						0						1,258						0						0
Synthetic GICs			84,088						1						0						80,009						1						0
Total Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments			$	401,313					$	24,209					$	(12,367)					$	352,191					$	12,265					$	(7,103)
Total Derivatives(2)(3)			$	428,742					$	27,422					$	(12,763)					$	379,860					$	14,386					$	(7,536)

__________

(1)“Other” primarily includes derivative contracts used to improve the balance of the Company’s tail longevity and mortality risk. Under these contracts, the Company’s gains (losses) are capped at the notional amount.

(2)Excludes embedded derivatives and associated reinsurance recoverables which contain multiple underlying risks. The fair value of these embedded derivatives was a net liability of $24,153 million and $14,035 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, primarily included in “Future policy benefits.”

(3)Recorded in “Other invested assets” and “Other liabilities” on the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

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As of September 30, 2020, the following amounts were recorded on the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position related to the carrying amount of the hedged assets (liabilities) and cumulative basis adjustments included in the carrying amount for fair value hedges.

			September 30, 2020												December 31, 2019
Balance Sheet Line Item in which Hedged Item is Recorded			Carrying Amount of the Hedged Assets (Liabilities)						Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustment Included in the Carrying Amount of the Hedged Assets (Liabilities)(1)						Carrying Amount of the Hedged Assets (Liabilities)						Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustment Included in the Carrying Amount of the Hedged Assets (Liabilities)(1)
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value			$	402					$	86					$	389					$	64
Commercial mortgage and other loans			$	21					$	2					$	23					$	2
Policyholders’ account balances			$	(1,686)					$	(376)					$	(1,376)					$	(107)
Future policy benefits			$	(1,248)					$	(410)					$	(676)					$	(172)

__________

(1)There were no material fair value hedging adjustments for hedged assets and liabilities for which hedge accounting has been discontinued.

Most of the Company’s derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting for various reasons. For example: (i) derivatives that economically hedge embedded derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting because changes in the fair value of the embedded derivatives are already recorded in net income; (ii) derivatives that are utilized as macro hedges of the Company’s exposure to various risks typically do not qualify for hedge accounting because they do not meet the criteria required under portfolio hedge accounting rules; and (iii) synthetic GICs, which are product standalone derivatives, do not qualify as hedging instruments under hedge accounting rules.

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

 

The following table presents recognized derivative instruments (excluding embedded derivatives and associated reinsurance recoverables), and repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements that are offset in the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, and/or are subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement, irrespective of whether they are offset in the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

 

			September 30, 2020
			Gross Amounts of Recognized Financial Instruments						Gross Amounts Offset in the Statements of Financial Position						Net Amounts Presented in the Statements of Financial Position						Financial Instruments/ Collateral(1)						Net Amount
			(in millions)
Offsetting of Financial Assets:
Derivatives(1)			$	27,270					$	(26,232)					$	1,038					$	(569)					$	469
Securities purchased under agreement to resell			641						0						641						(641)						0
Total assets			$	27,911					$	(26,232)					$	1,679					$	(1,210)					$	469
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:
Derivatives(1)			$	12,757					$	(12,190)					$	567					$	(140)					$	427
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase			10,874						0						10,874						(10,874)						0
Total liabilities			$	23,631					$	(12,190)					$	11,441					$	(11,014)					$	427

 

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			December 31, 2019
			Gross Amounts of Recognized Financial Instruments						Gross Amounts Offset in the Statements of Financial Position						Net Amounts Presented in the Statements of Financial Position						Financial Instruments/ Collateral(1)						Net Amount
			(in millions)
Offsetting of Financial Assets:
Derivatives(1)			$	14,303					$	(13,519)					$	784					$	(607)					$	177
Securities purchased under agreement to resell			1,012						0						1,012						(1,012)						0
Total assets			$	15,315					$	(13,519)					$	1,796					$	(1,619)					$	177
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:
Derivatives(1)			$	7,528					$	(6,705)					$	823					$	(244)					$	579
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase			9,681						0						9,681						(9,681)						0
Total liabilities			$	17,209					$	(6,705)					$	10,504					$	(9,925)					$	579

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(1)    Amounts exclude the excess of collateral received/pledged from/to the counterparty.

For information regarding the rights of offset associated with the derivative assets and liabilities in the table above, see “—Counterparty Credit Risk” below. For securities purchased under agreements to resell and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, the Company monitors the value of the securities and maintains collateral, as appropriate, to protect against credit exposure. Where the Company has entered into repurchase and resale agreements with the same counterparty, in the event of default, the Company would generally be permitted to exercise rights of offset. For additional information on the Company’s accounting policy for securities repurchase and resale agreements, see Note 2 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

Cash Flow, Fair Value and Net Investment Hedges

 

The primary derivative and non-derivative instruments used by the Company in its fair value, cash flow and net investment hedge accounting relationships are interest rate swaps, currency swaps, currency forwards, and foreign currency denominated debts. These instruments are only designated for hedge accounting in instances where the appropriate criteria are met. The Company does not use futures, options, credit, or equity derivatives in any of its fair value, cash flow or net investment hedge accounting relationships.

 

The following table provides the financial statement classification and impact of derivatives used in qualifying and non-qualifying hedge relationships, including the offset of the hedged item in fair value hedge relationships.

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			Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
			Realized Investment Gains (Losses)						Net Investment Income						Other Income (Loss)						Interest Expense						Interest Credited to Policyholders’ Account Balances						Policyholders’ Benefits						AOCI(1)
			(in millions)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Fair value hedges
Gains (losses) on derivatives designated as hedge instruments:
Interest Rate			$	5					$	(2)					$	0					$	0					$	(35)					$	(37)					$	0
Currency			(1)						0						0						0						0						15						0
Total gains (losses) on derivatives designated as hedge instruments			4						(2)						0						0						(35)						(22)						0
Gains (losses) on the hedged item:
Interest Rate			(6)						4						0						0						49						48						0
Currency			0						0						0						0						0						(15)						0
Total gains (losses) on hedged item			(6)						4						0						0						49						33						0
Amortization for gains (losses) excluded from assessment of the effectiveness
Currency			0						0						0						0						0						(1)						2
Total Amortization for Gain (Loss) Excluded from Assessment of the Effectiveness			0						0						0						0						0						(1)						2
Total gains (losses) on fair value hedges net of hedged item			(2)						2						0						0						14						10						2
Cash flow hedges
Interest Rate			19						0						0						0						0						0						(15)
Currency			0						0						0						0						0						0						(65)
Currency/Interest Rate			55						78						(210)						0						0						0						(1,011)
Total gains (losses) on cash flow hedges			74						78						(210)						0						0						0						(1,091)
Net investment hedges
Currency			(6)						0						142						0						0						0						(143)
Currency/Interest Rate			0						0						0						0						0						0						0
Total gains (losses) on net investment hedges			(6)						0						142						0						0						0						(143)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Interest Rate			(1,163)						0						0						0						0						0						0
Currency			(44)						0						2						0						0						0						0
Currency/Interest Rate			(394)						0						(3)						0						0						0						0
Credit			(15)						0						0						0						0						0						0
Equity			(2,243)						0						0						0						0						0						0
Other			1						0						0						0						0						0						0
Embedded Derivatives			3,254						0						0						0						0						0						0
Total gains (losses) on derivatives not qualifying as hedge accounting instruments			(604)						0						(1)						0						0						0						0
Total			$	(538)					$	80					$	(69)					$	0					$	14					$	10					$	(1,232)

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			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
			Realized Investment Gains (Losses)						Net Investment Income						Other Income (Loss)						Interest Expense						Interest Credited to Policyholders’ Account Balances						Policyholders’ Benefits						AOCI(1)
			(in millions)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Fair value hedges
Gains (losses) on derivatives designated as hedge instruments:
Interest Rate			$	(24)					$	(6)					$	0					$	0					$	295					$	242					$	0
Currency			1						0						0						0						0						17						0
Total gains (losses) on derivatives designated as hedge instruments			(23)						(6)						0						0						295						259						0
Gains (losses) on the hedged item:
Interest Rate			23						13						0						0						(269)						(222)						0
Currency			(1)						1						0						0						0						(17)						0
Total gains (losses) on hedged item			22						14						0						0						(269)						(239)						0
Amortization for gains (losses) excluded from assessment of the effectiveness
Currency			0						0						0						0						0						(1)						(1)
Total Amortization for Gain (Loss) Excluded from Assessment of the Effectiveness			0						0						0						0						0						(1)						(1)
Total gains (losses) on fair value hedges net of hedged item			(1)						8						0						0						26						19						(1)
Cash flow hedges
Interest Rate			27						0						0						0						0						0						29
Currency			4						0						0						0						0						0						27
Currency/Interest Rate			121						239						(17)						0						0						0						519
Total gains (losses) on cash flow hedges			152						239						(17)						0						0						0						575
Net investment hedges
Currency			(6)						0						142						0						0						0						(133)
Currency/Interest Rate			0						0						0						0						0						0						0
Total gains (losses) on net investment hedges			(6)						0						142						0						0						0						(133)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Interest Rate			7,829						0						0						0						0						0						0
Currency			186						0						(5)						0						0						0						0
Currency/Interest Rate			337						0						(1)						0						0						0						0
Credit			(56)						0						0						0						0						0						0
Equity			(2,028)						0						0						0						0						0						0
Other			1						0						0						0						0						0						0
Embedded Derivatives			(9,339)						0						0						0						0						0						0
Total gains (losses) on derivatives not qualifying as hedge accounting instruments			(3,070)						0						(6)						0						0						0						0
Total			$	(2,925)					$	247					$	119					$	0					$	26					$	19					$	441

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			Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
			Realized Investment Gains (Losses)						Net Investment Income						Other Income (Loss)						Interest Expense						Interest Credited to Policyholders’ Account Balances						Policyholders’ Benefits						AOCI(1)
			(in millions)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Fair value hedges
Gains (losses) on derivatives designated as hedge instruments:
Interest Rate			$	(10)					$	(2)					$	0					$	0					$	115					$	102					$	0
Currency			1						0						0						0						0						0						0
Total gains (losses) on derivatives designated as hedge instruments			(9)						(2)						0						0						115						102						0
Gains (losses) on the hedged item:
Interest Rate			10						5						0						0						(116)						(103)						0
Currency			(1)						1						0						0						0						0						0
Total gains (losses) on hedged item			9						6						0						0						(116)						(103)						0
Total gains (losses) on fair value hedges net of hedged item			0						4						0						0						(1)						(1)						0
Cash flow hedges
Interest Rate			56						1						0						0						0						0						(38)
Currency			3						0						0						0						0						0						4
Currency/Interest Rate			57						70						140						0						0						0						601
Total gains (losses) on cash flow hedges			116						71						140						0						0						0						567
Net investment hedges
Currency			0						0						0						0						0						0						9
Currency/Interest Rate			0						0						0						0						0						0						0
Total gains (losses) on net investment hedges			0						0						0						0						0						0						9
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Interest Rate			3,356						0						0						0						0						0						0
Currency			158						0						5						0						0						0						0
Currency/Interest Rate			364						0						2						0						0						0						0
Credit			4						0						0						0						0						0						0
Equity			(133)						0						0						0						0						0						0
Other			0						0						0						0						0						0						0
Embedded Derivatives			(3,427)						0						0						0						0						0						0
Total gains (losses) on derivatives not qualifying as hedge accounting instruments			322						0						7						0						0						0						0
Total			$	438					$	75					$	147					$	0					$	(1)					$	(1)					$	576

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			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
			Realized Investment Gains (Losses)						Net Investment Income						Other Income (Loss)						Interest Expense						Interest Credited to Policyholders’ Account Balances						Policyholders’ Benefits						AOCI(1)
			(in millions)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Fair value hedges
Gains (losses) on derivatives designated as hedge instruments:
Interest Rate			$	(24)					$	(5)					$	0					$	0					$	283					$	233					$	0
Currency			2						0						0						0						0						0						0
Total gains (losses) on derivatives designated as hedge instruments			(22)						(5)						0						0						283						233						0
Gains (losses) on the hedged item:
Interest Rate			21						16						0						0						(280)						(222)						0
Currency			(1)						2						0						0						0						0						0
Total gains (losses) on hedged item			20						18						0						0						(280)						(222)						0
Total gains (losses) on fair value hedges net of hedged item			(2)						13						0						0						3						11						0
Cash flow hedges
Interest Rate			55						1						0						0						0						0						(16)
Currency			5						0						0						0						0						0						9
Currency/Interest Rate			96						207						135						0						0						0						771
Total gains (losses) on cash flow hedges			156						208						135						0						0						0						764
Net investment hedges
Currency			0						0						0						0						0						0						12
Currency/Interest Rate			0						0						0						0						0						0						0
Total gains (losses) on net investment hedges			0						0						0						0						0						0						12
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Interest Rate			7,090						0						0						0						0						0						0
Currency			242						0						4						0						0						0						0
Currency/Interest Rate			568						0						2						0						0						0						0
Credit			107						0						0						0						0						0						0
Equity			(2,560)						0						0						0						0						0						0
Other			0						0						0						0						0						0						0
Embedded Derivatives			(6,607)						0						0						0						0						0						0
Total gains (losses) on derivatives not qualifying as hedge accounting instruments			(1,160)						0						6						0						0						0						0
Total			$	(1,006)					$	221					$	141					$	0					$	3					$	11					$	776

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(1)Net change in AOCI, excluding changes related to net investment hedges using non-derivative instruments of ($17) million for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, and $0 million for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.

 

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Presented below is a rollforward of current period cash flow hedges in AOCI before taxes:

			(in millions)
Balance, December 31, 2019			$	832
Amount recorded in AOCI
Interest Rate			56
Currency			31
Currency/Interest Rate			862
Total amount recorded in AOCI			949
Amount reclassified from AOCI to income
Interest Rate			(27)
Currency			(4)
Currency/Interest Rate			(343)
Total amount reclassified from AOCI to income			(374)
Balance, September 30, 2020			$	1,407

The changes in fair value of cash flow hedges are deferred in AOCI and are included in “Net unrealized investment gains (losses)” in the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income; these amounts are then reclassified to earnings when the hedged item affects earnings. Using September 30, 2020 values, it is estimated that a pre-tax gain of approximately $271 million is expected to be reclassified from AOCI to earnings during the subsequent twelve months ending September 30, 2021.

The exposures the Company is hedging with these qualifying cash flow hedges include the variability of future cash flows from forecasted transactions denominated in foreign currencies, the purchases of invested assets, and the receipt or payment of variable interest on existing financial instruments. The maximum length of time over which the Company is hedging its exposure to the variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions is 10 years.

There were no material amounts reclassified from AOCI into earnings relating to instances in which the Company discontinued cash flow hedge accounting because the forecasted transaction did not occur by the anticipated date or within the additional time period permitted by the authoritative guidance for the accounting for derivatives and hedging. In addition, there were no instances in which the Company discontinued fair value hedge accounting due to a hedged firm commitment no longer qualifying as a fair value hedge.

For net investment hedges, in addition to derivatives, the Company uses foreign currency denominated debt to hedge the risk of change in the net investment in a foreign subsidiary due to changes in exchange rates. For effective net investment hedges, the amounts, before applicable taxes, recorded in the cumulative translation adjustment within AOCI were ($160) million and ($150) million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and $9 million and $12 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.

Credit Derivatives

 

The following table provides a summary of the notional and fair value of written credit protection. The Company’s maximum amount at risk under these credit derivatives, assuming the value of the underlying referenced securities become worthless, is equal to the notional amounts. These credit derivatives have maturities of less than 27 years for index references.

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			September 30, 2020
			NAIC Rating Designation of Underlying Credit Obligation(1)
			NAIC 1						NAIC 2						NAIC 3						NAIC 4						NAIC 5						NAIC 6						Total
			Gross Notional			Fair Value			Gross Notional			Fair Value			Gross Notional			Fair Value			Gross Notional			Fair Value			Gross Notional			Fair Value			Gross Notional			Fair Value			Gross Notional			Fair Value
			(in millions)
Single name reference(2)			$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0
Index reference(2)			50			0			0			0			577			6			600			2			0			0			0			0			1,227			8
Total			$	50		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	577		$	6		$	600		$	2		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	1,227		$	8

			December 31, 2019
			NAIC Rating Designation of Underlying Credit Obligation(1)
			NAIC 1						NAIC 2						NAIC 3						NAIC 4						NAIC 5						NAIC 6						Total
			Gross Notional			Fair Value			Gross Notional			Fair Value			Gross Notional			Fair Value			Gross Notional			Fair Value			Gross Notional			Fair Value			Gross Notional			Fair Value			Gross Notional			Fair Value
			(in millions)
Single name reference(2)			$	36		$	0		$	60		$	1		$	4		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	100		$	1
Index reference(2)			50			0			0			0			570			13			0			0			0			0			72			7			692			20
Total			$	86		$	0		$	60		$	1		$	574		$	13		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	72		$	7		$	792		$	21

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(1)The NAIC rating designations are based on availability and the lowest ratings among Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"), Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (“S&P”) and Fitch Ratings Inc. (“Fitch”). If no rating is available from a rating agency, a NAIC 6 rating is used.

(2)Single name credit default swaps may reference to the credit of corporate debt, sovereign debt, and structured finance. Index references NAIC designations are based on the lowest rated single name reference included in the index.

In addition to writing credit protection, the Company has purchased credit protection using credit derivatives in order to hedge specific credit exposures in the Company’s investment portfolio. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had $440 million and $6 million of outstanding notional amounts and reported at fair value as a liability of $21 million and $0 million, respectively. 

Counterparty Credit Risk

The Company is exposed to losses in the event of non-performance by counterparties to financial derivative transactions with a positive fair value. The Company manages credit risk by: (i) entering into derivative transactions with highly rated major international financial institutions and other creditworthy counterparties governed by master netting agreements, as applicable; (ii) trading through central clearing and over-the-counter (“OTC”) parties; (iii) obtaining collateral, such as cash and securities, when appropriate; and (iv) setting limits on single party credit exposures which are subject to periodic management review.

Substantially all of the Company’s derivative agreements have zero thresholds which require daily full collateralization by the party in a liability position. In addition, certain of the Company’s derivative agreements contain credit-risk related contingent features; if the credit rating of one of the parties to the derivative agreement is to fall below a certain level, the party with positive fair value could request termination at the then fair value or demand immediate full collateralization from the party whose credit rating fell and is in a net liability position.

As of September 30, 2020, there were no net liability derivative positions with counterparties with credit risk-related contingent features. All derivatives have been appropriately collateralized by the Company or the counterparty in accordance with the terms of the derivative agreements.

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6. FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

Fair Value Measurement—Fair value represents 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 authoritative fair value guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value that includes a hierarchy used to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value. The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

Level 1—Fair value is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible to the Company for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2—Fair value is based on significant inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability through corroboration with observable market data. Level 2 inputs include quoted market prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, quoted market prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets or liabilities, and other market observable inputs.

Level 3—Fair value is based on at least one significant unobservable input for the asset or liability. The assets and liabilities in this category may require significant judgment or estimation in determining the fair value.

For a discussion of Company’s valuation methodologies for assets and liabilities measured at fair value and the fair value hierarchy, see Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Assets and Liabilities by Hierarchy Level—The tables below present the balances of assets and liabilities reported at fair value on a recurring basis, as of the dates indicated.

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			As of September 30, 2020
			Level 1						Level 2						Level 3						Netting(1)						Total
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies			$	0					$	41,980					$	132					$						$	42,112
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions			0						12,599						4												12,603
Foreign government bonds			0						107,026						10												107,036
U.S. corporate public securities			0						108,346						383												108,729
U.S. corporate private securities(2)			0						37,245						1,966												39,211
Foreign corporate public securities			0						28,170						160												28,330
Foreign corporate private securities			0						26,610						2,594												29,204
Asset-backed securities(3)			0						13,593						541												14,134
Commercial mortgage-backed securities			0						16,335						14												16,349
Residential mortgage-backed securities			0						3,097						11												3,108
Subtotal			0						395,001						5,815												400,816
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies			0						209						0												209
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions			0						229						0												229
Foreign government bonds			0						876						22												898
Corporate securities			0						14,331						578												14,909
Asset-backed securities(3)			0						1,607						109												1,716
Commercial mortgage-backed securities			0						1,945						1												1,946
Residential mortgage-backed securities			0						1,126						0												1,126
Equity securities			1,582						243						0												1,825
All other(4)			80						882						110												1,072
Subtotal			1,662						21,448						820												23,930
Fixed maturities, trading			0						4,131						240												4,371
Equity securities			5,118						1,097						673												6,888
Commercial mortgage and other loans			0						915						0												915
Other invested assets(5)			115						27,307						782						(26,232)						1,972
Short-term investments			1,124						6,833						183												8,140
Cash equivalents			3,686						8,398						1												12,085
Other assets			0						0						332												332
Separate account assets(6)(7)			46,517						234,126						1,801												282,444
Total assets			$	58,222					$	699,256					$	10,647					$	(26,232)					$	741,893
Future policy benefits(8)			$	0					$	0					$	23,340					$						$	23,340
Policyholders’ account balances			0						0						1,549												1,549
Other liabilities			110						12,251						0						(12,190)						171
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs			0						0						775												775
Total liabilities			$	110					$	12,251					$	25,664					$	(12,190)					$	25,835

 

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			As of December 31, 2019
			Level 1						Level 2						Level 3						Netting(1)						Total
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies			$	0					$	35,554					$	105					$						$	35,659
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions			0						11,493						4												11,497
Foreign government bonds			0						119,032						22												119,054
U.S. corporate public securities			0						97,959						380												98,339
U.S. corporate private securities(2)			0						34,749						1,784												36,533
Foreign corporate public securities			0						29,756						69												29,825
Foreign corporate private securities			0						27,237						1,003												28,240
Asset-backed securities(3)			0						12,238						936												13,174
Commercial mortgage-backed securities			0						15,574						0												15,574
Residential mortgage-backed securities			0						3,189						12												3,201
Subtotal			0						386,781						4,315												391,096
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies			0						185						0												185
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions			0						212						0												212
Foreign government bonds			0						790						24												814
Corporate securities			0						12,966						637												13,603
Asset-backed securities(3)			0						1,593						69												1,662
Commercial mortgage-backed securities			0						1,896						0												1,896
Residential mortgage-backed securities			0						1,158						0												1,158
Equity securities			1,505						285						0												1,790
All other(4)			0						261						0												261
Subtotal			1,505						19,346						730												21,581
Fixed maturities, trading			0						3,597						287												3,884
Equity securities			5,813						939						633												7,385
Commercial mortgage and other loans			0						228						0												228
Other invested assets(5)			6						14,379						567						(13,519)						1,433
Short-term investments			1,806						1,975						155												3,936
Cash equivalents			2,079						6,796						131												9,006
Other assets			0						0						113												113
Separate account assets(6)(7)			46,574						240,433						1,717												288,724
Total assets			$	57,783					$	674,474					$	8,648					$	(13,519)					$	727,386
Future policy benefits(8)			$	0					$	0					$	12,831					$						$	12,831
Policyholders’ account balances			0						0						1,316												1,316
Other liabilities			41						7,495						105						(6,705)						936
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs			0						0						800												800
Total liabilities			$	41					$	7,495					$	15,052					$	(6,705)					$	15,883

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(1)“Netting” amounts represent cash collateral of $14,042 million and $6,814 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

(2)Excludes notes with fair value of $6,594 million (carrying amount of $6,466 million) and $4,757 million (carrying amount of $4,751 million) as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, which have been offset with the associated payables under a netting agreement.

(3)Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by syndicated bank loans, sub-prime mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, education loans and other asset types.

(4)All other represents cash equivalents and short-term investments.

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(5)Other invested assets excluded from the fair value hierarchy include certain hedge funds, private equity funds and other funds for which fair value is measured at net asset value (“NAV”) per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the fair values of such investments were $3,977 million and $4,213 million respectively.

(6)Separate account assets included in the fair value hierarchy exclude investments in entities that calculate NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. Such investments excluded from the fair value hierarchy include investments in real estate, hedge funds and other invested assets. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the fair value of such investments was $23,039 million and $23,557 million, respectively.

(7)Separate account assets represent segregated funds that are invested for certain customers. Investment risks associated with market value changes are borne by the customers, except to the extent of minimum guarantees made by the Company with respect to certain accounts. Separate account liabilities are not included in the above table as they are reported at contract value and not fair value in the Company’s Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

(8)As of September 30, 2020, the net embedded derivative liability position of $23.3 billion includes $0.3 billion of embedded derivatives in an asset position and $23.7 billion of embedded derivatives in a liability position. As of December 31, 2019, the net embedded derivative liability position of $12.8 billion includes $0.7 billion of embedded derivatives in an asset position and $13.5 billion of embedded derivatives in a liability position.

Quantitative Information Regarding Internally-Priced Level 3 Assets and Liabilities—The tables below present quantitative information on significant internally-priced Level 3 assets and liabilities.

As of September 30, 2020

Fair Value

Valuation Techniques

Unobservable Inputs

Minimum

Maximum

Weighted Average

Impact of Increase in Input on Fair Value(1)

(in millions)

Assets:

Corporate securities(2)(3)

$

3,491

Discounted  cash flow(5)

Discount rate

0.50%

30%

5.03%

Decrease

Market comparables

EBITDA multiples(4)

6.5X

15.0X

9.1X

Increase

Liquidation

Liquidation value

15.06%

77.34%

53.84%

Increase

Equity securities

$

231

Discounted cash flow(5)

Discount rate

0.5%

20%

Decrease

Market comparables

EBITDA multiples(4)

1X

8.8X

3.3X

Increase

Net Asset Value

Share price

$1

$1,414

$509

Increase

Separate account assets-commercial mortgage loans(6)

$

797

Discounted cash flow

Spread

1.68%

3.29%

1.90%

Decrease

Liabilities:

Future policy benefits(7)

$

23,340

Discounted cash flow

Lapse rate(9)

1%

20%

Decrease

Spread over LIBOR(10)

0.09%

1.59%

Decrease

Utilization rate(11)

39%

96%

Increase

Withdrawal rate

See table footnote (12) below.

Mortality rate(13)

0%

15%

Decrease

Equity volatility curve

18%

26%

Increase

Policyholders’ account balances(8)

$

1,549

Discounted cash flow

Lapse rate(9)

1%

42%

Decrease

Spread over LIBOR(10)

0.09%

1.59%

Decrease

Mortality rate(13)

0%

24%

Decrease

Equity volatility curve

6%

38%

Increase

 

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As of December 31, 2019

Fair Value

Valuation Techniques

Unobservable Inputs

Minimum

Maximum

Weighted Average

Impact of Increase in Input on Fair Value(1)

(in millions)

Assets:

Corporate securities(2)(3)

$

1,424

Discounted  cash flow(5)

Discount rate

0.49%

20%

7.41%

Decrease

Market comparables

EBITDA multiples(4)

5.7X

9.2X

7.3X

Increase

Liquidation

Liquidation value

14.25%

83.61%

59.47%

Increase

Equity securities

$

210

Discounted cash flow(5)

Discount rate

10%

30%

Decrease

Market comparables

EBITDA multiples(4)

1X

10.1X

5.4X

Increase

Net Asset Value

Share price

$5

$1,353

$451

Increase

Separate account assets-commercial mortgage loans(6)

$

796

Discounted cash flow

Spread

1.11%

1.85%

1.26%

Decrease

Liabilities:

Future policy benefits(7)

$

12,831

Discounted cash flow

Lapse rate(9)

1%

18%

Decrease

Spread over LIBOR(10)

0.10%

1.23%

Decrease

Utilization rate(11)

43%

97%

Increase

Withdrawal rate

See table footnote (12) below.

Mortality rate(13)

0%

15%

Decrease

Equity volatility curve

13%

23%

Increase

Policyholders’ account balances(8)

$

1,316

Discounted cash flow

Lapse rate(9)

1%

42%

Decrease

Spread over LIBOR(10)

0.10%

1.23%

Decrease

Mortality rate(13)

0%

24%

Decrease

Equity volatility curve

6%

25%

Increase

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(1)Conversely, the impact of a decrease in input would have the opposite impact on fair value as that presented in the table.

(2)Includes assets classified as fixed maturities available-for-sale, assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities and fixed maturities trading.

(3)Excludes notes which have been offset with the associated payables under a netting agreement.

(4)Represents multiples of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), and are amounts used when the Company has determined that market participants would use such multiples when valuing the investments.

(5)These investments typically use a range of discount rates (10% to 20%), therefore presenting a range, rather than a weighted average, is a more meaningful representation of the unobservable inputs used in the valuation.

(6)Changes in the fair value of separate account assets are borne by customers and thus are offset by changes in separate account liabilities on the Company’s Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. As a result, changes in value associated with these investments are not reflected in the Company’s Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(7)Future policy benefits primarily represent general account liabilities for the living benefit features of the Company’s variable annuity contracts which are accounted for as embedded derivatives. Since the valuation methodology for these liabilities uses a range of inputs that vary at the contract level over the cash flow projection period, presenting a range, rather than weighted average, is a more meaningful representation of the unobservable inputs used in the valuation.

(8)Policyholders’ account balances primarily represent general account liabilities for the index-linked interest credited on certain of the Company’s life and annuity products that are accounted for as embedded derivatives. Since the valuation methodology for these liabilities uses a range of inputs that vary at the contract level over the cash flow projection period, presenting a range, rather than weighted average, is a more meaningful representation of the unobservable inputs used in the valuation.

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(9)Lapse rates for contracts with living benefit guarantees are adjusted at the contract level based on the in-the-moneyness of the living benefit and reflect other factors, such as the applicability of any surrender charges. Lapse rates are reduced when contracts are more in-the-money. Lapse rates for contracts with index-linked crediting guarantees may be adjusted at the contract level based on the applicability of any surrender charges, product type, and market related factors such as interest rates. Lapse rates are also generally assumed to be lower for the period where surrender charges apply. For any given contract, lapse rates vary throughout the period over which cash flows are projected for the purposes of valuing these embedded derivatives.

(10)The spread over the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) swap curve represents the premium added to the proxy for the risk-free rate (LIBOR) to reflect the Company’s estimates of rates that a market participant would use to value the living benefits in both the accumulation and payout phases and index-linked interest crediting guarantees. This spread includes an estimate of NPR, which is the risk that the obligation will not be fulfilled by the Company. NPR is primarily estimated by utilizing the credit spreads associated with issuing funding agreements, adjusted for any illiquidity risk premium. In order to reflect the financial strength ratings of the Company, credit spreads associated with funding agreements, as opposed to credit spread associated with debt, are utilized in developing this estimate because funding agreements, living benefit guarantees, and index-linked interest crediting guarantees are insurance liabilities and are therefore senior to debt.

(11)The utilization rate assumption estimates the percentage of contracts that will utilize the benefit during the contract duration and begin lifetime withdrawals at various time intervals from contract inception. The remaining contractholders are assumed to either begin lifetime withdrawals immediately or never utilize the benefit. Utilization assumptions may vary by product type, tax status and age. The impact of changes in these assumptions is highly dependent on the product type, the age of the contractholder at the time of the sale and the timing of the first lifetime income withdrawal. Range reflects the utilization rate for the vast majority of business with living benefits.

(12)The withdrawal rate assumption estimates the magnitude of annual contractholder withdrawals relative to the maximum allowable amount under the contract. These assumptions vary based on the age of the contractholder, the tax status of the contract and the duration since the contractholder began lifetime withdrawals. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the minimum withdrawal rate assumption is 76% and 78% respectively. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the maximum withdrawal rate assumption may be greater than 100%. The fair value of the liability will generally increase the closer the withdrawal rate is to 100% and decrease as the withdrawal rate moves further away from 100%.

(13)The range reflects the mortality rates for the vast majority of business with living benefits and other contracts, with policyholders ranging from 45 to 90 years old. While the majority of living benefits have a minimum age requirement, certain other contracts do not have an age restriction. This results in contractholders with mortality rates approaching 0% for certain benefits. Mortality rates may vary by product, age, and duration. A mortality improvement assumption is also incorporated into the overall mortality table.

Interrelationships Between Unobservable Inputs—In addition to the sensitivities of fair value measurements to changes in each unobservable input in isolation, as reflected in the table above, interrelationships between these inputs may also exist, such that a change in one unobservable input may give rise to a change in another or multiple inputs. Examples of such interrelationships for significant internally-priced Level 3 assets and liabilities are as follows:

Corporate Securities—The rate used to discount future cash flows reflects current risk-free rates plus credit and liquidity spread requirements that market participants would use to value an asset. The discount rate may be influenced by many factors, including market cycles, expectations of default, collateral, term, and asset complexity. Each of these factors can influence discount rates, either in isolation, or in response to other factors. During weaker economic cycles, as the expectations of default increases, credit spreads widen, which results in a decrease in fair value.

Asset-Backed Securities—Interrelationships may exist between the prepayment rate, the default rate and/or loss severity, depending on specific market conditions. In stronger economic cycles, prepayment rates are generally driven by overall market interest rates and accompanied by lower default rates and loss severity. During weaker economic cycles, prepayments may decline, as default rates and loss severity increase. Additionally, the impact of these factors on average life varies with the structure and subordination. Generally, a change in the assumption used for the probability of default would have been accompanied by a directionally similar change in the assumption used for the loss severity and a directionally opposite change in the assumption used for prepayment rates.

Future Policy Benefits—The Company expects efficient benefit utilization and withdrawal rates to generally be correlated with lapse rates. However, behavior is highly dependent on the facts and circumstances surrounding the individual contractholder, such as their liquidity needs or tax situation, which could drive lapse behavior independent of other contractholder behavior assumptions. To the extent that more efficient contractholder behavior results in greater in-the-moneyness at the contract level, lapse rates may decline for those contracts. Similarly, to the extent that increases in equity volatility are correlated with overall declines in the capital markets, lapse rates may decline as contracts become more in-the-money.

Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities—The following tables describe changes in fair values of Level 3 assets and liabilities as of the dates indicated, as well as the portion of gains or losses included in income attributable to unrealized gains or losses related to those assets and liabilities still held at the end of their respective periods. When a determination is made to classify assets and liabilities within Level 3, the determination is based on significance of the unobservable inputs in the overall fair value measurement. All transfers are based on changes in the observability of the valuation inputs, including the availability of pricing service information that the Company can validate. Transfers into Level 3 are generally the result of unobservable inputs utilized within valuation methodologies and the use of indicative broker quotes for assets that were previously valued using observable inputs. Transfers out of Level 3 are generally due to the use of observable inputs in valuation methodologies as well as the availability of pricing service information for certain assets that the Company can validate.

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			Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
			Fair Value, beginning of period			Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)			Purchases			Sales			Issuances			Settlements			Other(1)			Transfers into Level 3			Transfers out of Level 3			Fair Value, end of period			Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
U.S. government			$	122		$	0		$	10		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	132		$	0
U.S. states			4			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			4			0
Foreign government			21			1			0			0			0			0			0			0			(12)			10			1
Corporate securities(3)			4,904			215			165			(8)			0			(160)			(23)			113			(103)			5,103			193
Structured securities(4)			801			5			96			0			0			(147)			1			68			(258)			566			4
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities:
Foreign government			24			0			0			0			0			(2)			0			0			0			22			0
Corporate securities(3)			624			5			1			0			0			(6)			(22)			0			(24)			578			3
Structured securities(4)			99			1			19			0			0			(9)			0			1			(1)			110			1
Equity securities			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0
All other activity			7			0			107			0			0			(4)			0			0			0			110			0
Other assets:
Fixed maturities, trading			236			0			(1)			(1)			0			0			1			4			1			240			1
Equity securities			594			67			15			(3)			0			(4)			5			0			(1)			673			66
Other invested assets			658			3			101			0			1			2			9			8			0			782			4
Short-term investments			44			(1)			145			0			0			(5)			0			0			0			183			0
Cash equivalents			1			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			1			0
Other assets			377			(64)			19			0			0			0			0			0			0			332			(62)
Separate account assets(5)			1,684			84			65			(5)			0			(14)			0			10			(23)			1,801			87
Liabilities:
Future policy benefits			(26,439)			3,339			0			0			(331)			0			91			0			0			(23,340)			3,069
Policyholders’ account balances(6)			(1,441)			(34)			0			0			(74)			0			0			0			0			(1,549)			(6)
Other liabilities			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs			(741)			(34)			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			(775)			(34)

			Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
			Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)																		Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
			Realized investment gains (losses), net			Other income (loss)			Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances			Included in other comprehensive income (loss)			Net investment income						Realized investment gains (losses), net			Other income (loss)			Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances			Included in other comprehensive income (loss)(7)
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale			$	3		$	0		$	0		$	217		$	1					$	(12)		$	0		$	0		$	210
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities			0			4			0			0			2						0			4			0			0
Other assets:
Fixed maturities, trading			0			0			0			0			0						0			1			0			0
Equity securities			0			67			0			0			0						0			66			0			0
Other invested assets			0			3			0			0			0						0			4			0			0
Short-term investments			(1)			0			0			0			0						0			0			0			0
Cash equivalents			0			0			0			0			0						0			0			0			0
Other assets			(64)			0			0			0			0						(62)			0			0			0
Separate account assets(5)			0			0			84			0			0						0			0			87			0
Liabilities:
Future policy benefits			3,339			0			0			0			0						3,069			0			0			0
Policyholders’ account balances			(34)			0			0			0			0						(6)			0			0			0
Other liabilities			0			0			0			0			0						0			0			0			0
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs			0			(34)			0			0			0						0			(34)			0			0

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			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
			Fair Value, beginning of period			Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)			Purchases			Sales			Issuances			Settlements			Other(1)			Transfers into Level 3			Transfers out of Level 3			Fair Value, end of period			Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
U.S. government			$	105		$	0		$	27		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	132		$	0
U.S. states			4			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			4			0
Foreign government			22			0			0			0			0			0			0			1			(13)			10			0
Corporate securities(3)			3,236			33			584			(126)			0			(490)			(22)			2,136			(248)			5,103			19
Structured securities(4)			948			2			484			(17)			0			(444)			156			160			(723)			566			0
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities:
Foreign government			24			0			0			0			0			(2)			0			0			0			22			0
Corporate securities(3)			637			(22)			5			(9)			0			(71)			(22)			92			(32)			578			(25)
Structured securities(4)			69			(1)			174			0			0			(19)			0			1			(114)			110			3
Equity securities			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0
All other activity			0			0			114			0			0			(4)			0			0			0			110			0
Other assets:
Fixed maturities, trading			287			(16)			21			(33)			0			0			9			19			(47)			240			(16)
Equity securities			633			9			43			(13)			0			(4)			6			0			(1)			673			6
Other invested assets			567			7			182			0			5			(2)			15			8			0			782			9
Short-term investments			155			1			189			0			0			(115)			(47)			0			0			183			0
Cash equivalents			131			0			0			0			0			0			(130)			0			0			1			0
Other assets			113			164			55			0			0			0			0			0			0			332			165
Separate account assets(5)			1,717			58			169			(26)			0			(47)			0			43			(113)			1,801			70
Liabilities:
Future policy benefits			(12,831)			(9,630)			0			0			(972)			0			93			0			0			(23,340)			(9,940)
Policyholders’ account balances(6)			(1,316)			38			0			0			(271)			0			0			0			0			(1,549)			80
Other liabilities			(105)			105			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			105
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs			(800)			25			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			(775)			25

			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
			Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)																		Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
			Realized investment gains (losses), net			Other income (loss)			Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances			Included in other comprehensive income (loss)			Net investment income						Realized investment gains (losses), net			Other income (loss)			Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances			Included in other comprehensive income (loss)(7)
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale			$	(112)		$	0		$	0		$	141		$	6					$	(118)		$	0		$	0		$	137
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities			0			(25)			0			0			2						0			(22)			0			0
Other assets:
Fixed maturities, trading			0			(17)			0			0			1						0			(16)			0			0
Equity securities			0			9			0			0			0						0			6			0			0
Other invested assets			0			7			0			0			0						1			8			0			0
Short-term investments			1			0			0			0			0						0			0			0			0
Cash equivalents			0			0			0			0			0						0			0			0			0
Other assets			164			0			0			0			0						165			0			0			0
Separate account assets(5)			0			0			58			0			0						0			0			70			0
Liabilities:
Future policy benefits			(9,630)			0			0			0			0						(9,940)			0			0			0
Policyholders’ account balances			38			0			0			0			0						80			0			0			0
Other liabilities			0			105			0			0			0						0			105			0			0
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs			0			25			0			0			0						0			25			0			0

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

			Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
			Fair Value, beginning of period			Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)			Purchases			Sales			Issuances			Settlements			Other(1)			Transfers into Level 3			Transfers out of Level 3			Fair Value, end of period			Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
U.S. government			$	94		$	0		$	5		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	99		$	0
U.S. states			4			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			4			0
Foreign government			24			(2)			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			22			(2)
Corporate securities(3)			2,792			(26)			509			(7)			0			(203)			(1)			136			(21)			3,179			(25)
Structured securities(4)			861			4			439			(1)			0			(74)			(14)			5			(45)			1,175			0
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities:
Foreign government			26			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			26			0
Corporate securities(3)			553			(5)			103			0			0			(27)			0			36			0			660			(8)
Structured securities(4)			57			0			22			0			0			(4)			0			0			0			75			0
Equity securities			1			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			1			0
All other activity			1			0			3			0			0			(1)			0			0			0			3			0
Other assets:
Fixed maturities, trading			296			(3)			16			(6)			0			0			(1)			2			0			304			(3)
Equity securities			624			15			27			(20)			0			(1)			(2)			0			0			643			7
Other invested assets			436			0			28			0			0			0			0			0			0			464			0
Short-term investments			288			0			127			0			0			(121)			0			0			0			294			0
Cash equivalents			1			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			1			0
Other assets			98			71			10			0			0			0			0			0			0			179			73
Separate account assets(5)			1,708			9			54			(88)			0			(62)			0			43			(4)			1,660			8
Liabilities:
Future policy benefits			(12,723)			(3,417)			0			0			(314)			0			2			0			0			(16,452)			(3,570)
Policyholders’ account balances(6)			(1,047)			(79)			0			0			(62)			0			0			0			0			(1,188)			(66)
Other liabilities			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs			(816)			9			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			(807)			9

			Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
			Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)																		Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
			Realized investment gains (losses), net			Other income (loss)			Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances			Included in other comprehensive income (loss)			Net investment income						Realized investment gains (losses), net			Other income (loss)			Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale			$	(25)		$	0		$	0		$	(3)		$	4					$	(27)		$	0		$	0
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities			0			(8)			0			0			3						0			(8)			0
Other assets:
Fixed maturities, trading			0			(3)			0			0			0						0			(3)			0
Equity securities			3			12			0			0			0						0			7			0
Other invested assets			0			0			0			0			0						0			0			0
Short-term investments			0			0			0			0			0						0			0			0
Cash equivalents			0			0			0			0			0						0			0			0
Other assets			71			0			0			0			0						73			0			0
Separate account assets(5)			0			0			8			0			1						0			0			8
Liabilities:
Future policy benefits			(3,417)			0			0			0			0						(3,570)			0			0
Policyholders’ account balances			(79)			0			0			0			0						(66)			0			0
Other liabilities			0			0			0			0			0						0			0			0
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs			9			0			0			0			0						9			0			0

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
			Fair Value, beginning of period			Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)			Purchases			Sales			Issuances			Settlements			Other(1)			Transfers into Level 3			Transfers out of Level 3			Fair Value, end of period			Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
U.S. government			$	81		$	0		$	18		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	99		$	0
U.S. states			5			0			0			0			0			(1)			0			0			0			4			0
Foreign government			125			0			0			0			0			0			(1)			9			(111)			22			(2)
Corporate securities(3)			2,685			(16)			1,116			(36)			0			(807)			(2)			319			(80)			3,179			(51)
Structured securities(4)			1,339			29			870			(48)			0			(406)			(7)			755			(1,357)			1,175			0
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities:
Foreign government			225			0			0			0			0			(3)			(196)			0			0			26			0
Corporate securities(3)			444			5			144			0			0			(170)			196			46			(5)			660			(2)
Structured securities(4)			149			1			28			0			0			(29)			0			0			(74)			75			1
Equity securities			1			1			0			(1)			0			0			0			0			0			1			1
All other activity			0			0			6			0			0			(3)			0			0			0			3			0
Other assets:
Fixed maturities, trading			206			(14)			90			(20)			0			0			2			41			(1)			304			(15)
Equity securities			671			39			73			(44)			0			(75)			2			1			(24)			643			30
Other invested assets			263			(1)			246			0			0			(42)			(2)			0			0			464			(1)
Short-term investments			89			0			553			0			0			(348)			0			0			0			294			0
Cash equivalents			77			0			1			0			0			(77)			0			0			0			1			0
Other assets			25			127			27			0			0			0			0			0			0			179			127
Separate account assets(5)			1,534			134			282			(105)			0			(112)			0			43			(116)			1,660			122
Liabilities:
Future policy benefits			(8,926)			(6,627)			0			0			(902)			0			3			0			0			(16,452)			(6,870)
Policyholders’ account balances(6)			(56)			(958)			0			0			(171)			0			(3)			0			0			(1,188)			(938)
Other liabilities			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0			0
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs			(595)			8			0			0			(858)			638			0			0			0			(807)			8

			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
			Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)																		Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(2)
			Realized investment gains (losses), net			Other income (loss)			Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances			Included in other comprehensive income (loss)			Net investment income						Realized investment gains (losses), net			Other income (loss)			Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale			$	(38)		$	0		$	0		$	37		$	14					$	(53)		$	0		$	0
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities			0			1			0			0			6						0			0			0
Other assets:
Fixed maturities, trading			0			(15)			0			0			1						0			(15)			0
Equity securities			3			36			0			0			0						0			30			0
Other invested assets			(1)			0			0			0			0						(1)			0			0
Short-term investments			0			0			0			0			0						0			0			0
Cash equivalents			0			0			0			0			0						0			0			0
Other assets			127			0			0			0			0						127			0			0
Separate account assets(5)			0			0			131			0			3						0			0			122
Liabilities:
Future policy benefits			(6,627)			0			0			0			0						(6,870)			0			0
Policyholders’ account balances			(958)			0			0			0			0						(938)			0			0
Other liabilities			0			0			0			0			0						0			0			0
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs			8			0			0			0			0						8			0			0

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

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(1)“Other,” for the period ended September 30, 2020 primarily represent the sale of POK, reclassifications of certain assets between reporting categories and foreign currency translation. For September 30, 2019, “Other” primarily represent reclassifications of certain assets between reporting categories and foreign currency translation.

(2)Unrealized gains or losses related to assets still held at the end of the period do not include amortization or accretion of premiums and discounts.

(3)Includes U.S. corporate public, U.S. corporate private, foreign corporate public and foreign corporate private securities.

(4)Includes asset-backed, commercial mortgage-backed and residential mortgage-backed securities.

(5)Separate account assets represent segregated funds that are invested for certain customers. Investment risks associated with market value changes are borne by the customers, except to the extent of minimum guarantees made by the Company with respect to certain accounts. Separate account liabilities are not included in the above table as they are reported at contract value and not fair value in the Company’s Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

(6)Issuances and settlements for Policyholders’ account balances are presented net in the rollforward.

(7)Effective January 1, 2020, the changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period were added prospectively due to adoption of ASU 2018-13. Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement.

Derivative Fair Value Information

 

The following tables present the balances of derivative assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as of the date indicated, by primary underlying risk. These tables include NPR and exclude embedded derivatives and associated reinsurance recoverables. The derivative assets and liabilities shown below are included in “Other invested assets” or “Other liabilities” in the tables contained within the sections “—Assets and Liabilities by Hierarchy Level” and “—Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities,” above.

			As of September 30, 2020
			Level 1						Level 2						Level 3						Netting(1)						Total
			(in millions)
Derivative Assets:
Interest Rate			$	12					$	22,770					$	1					$						$	22,783
Currency			0						797						0												797
Credit			0						10						0												10
Currency/Interest Rate			0						2,837						0												2,837
Equity			102						893						0												995
Other			0						0						0												0
Netting(1)																					(26,232)						(26,232)
Total derivative assets			$	114					$	27,307					$	1					$	(26,232)					$	1,190
Derivative Liabilities:
Interest Rate			$	77					$	10,654					$	0					$						$	10,731
Currency			0						565						0												565
Credit			0						23						0												23
Currency/Interest Rate			0						601						0												601
Equity			31						812						0												843
Other			0						0						0												0
Netting(1)																					(12,190)						(12,190)
Total derivative liabilities			$	108					$	12,655					$	0					$	(12,190)					$	573

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

			As of December 31, 2019
			Level 1						Level 2						Level 3						Netting(1)						Total
			(in millions)
Derivative Assets:
Interest Rate			$	4					$	11,238					$	1					$						$	11,243
Currency			0						230						0												230
Credit			0						21						0												21
Currency/Interest Rate			0						2,207						0												2,207
Equity			2						683						0												685
Other			0						0						0												0
Netting(1)																					(13,519)						(13,519)
Total derivative assets			$	6					$	14,379					$	1					$	(13,519)					$	867
Derivative Liabilities:
Interest Rate			$	38					$	5,176					$	0					$						$	5,214
Currency			0						271						0												271
Credit			0						0						0												0
Currency/Interest Rate			0						647						0												647
Equity			3						1,401						0												1,404
Other			0						0						0												0
Netting(1)																					(6,705)						(6,705)
Total derivative liabilities			$	41					$	7,495					$	0					$	(6,705)					$	831

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(1)“Netting” amounts represent cash collateral and the impact of offsetting asset and liability positions held with the same counterparty, subject to master netting agreement.

Changes in Level 3 derivative assets and liabilities—The following tables provide a summary of the changes in fair value of Level 3 derivative assets and liabilities as of the dates indicated, as well as the portion of gains or losses included in income, attributable to unrealized gains or losses related to those assets and liabilities still held at the end of their respective periods.

			Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
			Fair Value, beginning of period			Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)(1)			Purchases			Sales			Issuances			Settlements						Other			Transfers into Level 3(2)			Transfers out of Level 3(2)			Fair Value, end of period			Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(1)
			(in millions)
Net Derivative - Equity			$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0					$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0
Net Derivative - Interest Rate			1			0			0			0			0			0						0			0			0			1			0

			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
			Fair Value, beginning of period			Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)(1)			Purchases			Sales			Issuances			Settlements						Other			Transfers into Level 3(2)			Transfers out of Level 3(2)			Fair Value, end of period			Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(1)
			(in millions)
Net Derivative - Equity			$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0					$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0
Net Derivative - Interest Rate			1			0			0			0			0			0						0			0			0			1			0

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

			Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
			Fair Value, beginning of period			Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)(1)			Purchases			Sales			Issuances			Settlements						Other			Transfers into Level 3(2)			Transfers out of Level 3(2)			Fair Value, end of period			Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(1)
			(in millions)
Net Derivative - Equity			$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0					$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0
Net Derivative - Interest Rate			1			0			0			0			0			0						0			0			0			1			0

			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
			Fair Value, beginning of period			Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)(1)			Purchases			Sales			Issuances			Settlements						Other			Transfers into Level 3(2)			Transfers out of Level 3(2)			Fair Value, end of period			Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(1)
			(in millions)
Net Derivative - Equity			$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0					$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0
Net Derivative - Interest Rate			2			(1)			0			0			0			0						0			0			0			1			(1)

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(1)Total realized and unrealized gains (losses) as well as unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held at the end of the period are recorded in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.”

(2)Transfers into or out of Level 3 are generally reported at the value as of the beginning of the quarter in which the transfers occur for any such positions still held at the end of the quarter.

Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements—The following tables represent information for assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. The fair value measurement is nonrecurring as these assets are measured at fair value only when there is a triggering event (e.g., an evidence of impairment). Assets included in the table are those that were impaired during the respective reporting periods and that are still held as of the reporting date. The estimated fair values for these amounts were determined using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Realized investment gains (losses) net:
Commercial mortgage loans(1)			$	3					$	1					$	0					$	1
Mortgage servicing rights(2)			$	5					$	(3)					$	(24)					$	(5)

			September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
			(in millions)
Carrying value after measurement as of period end:
Commercial mortgage loans(1)			$	0					$	15
Mortgage servicing rights(2)			$	280					$	87

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(1)Commercial mortgage loans are valued based on discounted cash flows utilizing market rates or the fair value of the underlying real estate collateral.

(2)Mortgage servicing rights are valued using a discounted cash flow model. The model incorporates assumptions for servicing revenues, which are adjusted for expected prepayments, delinquency rates, escrow deposit income and estimated loan servicing expenses. The discount rates incorporated into the model are determined based on the estimated returns a market participant would require for this business including a liquidity and risk premium. This estimate includes available relevant data from any active market sales of mortgage servicing rights.

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

Fair Value Option

 

The fair value option allows the Company to elect fair value as an alternative measurement for selected financial assets and financial liabilities not otherwise reported at fair value. Such elections have been made by the Company to help mitigate volatility in earnings that result from different measurement attributes. Electing the fair value option also allows the Company to achieve consistent accounting for certain assets and liabilities. Changes in fair value are reflected in “Realized investment gains (losses), net” for commercial mortgage and other loans and “Other income (loss)” for other assets and notes issued by consolidated VIEs. Changes in fair value due to instrument-specific credit risk are estimated using changes in credit spreads and quality ratings for the period reported. Interest income on commercial mortgage and other loans is included in “Net investment income.” Interest income on these loans is recorded based on the effective interest rate as determined at the closing of the loan.

 

The following tables present information regarding assets and liabilities where the fair value option has been elected.

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Liabilities:
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs:
Changes in fair value			$	34					$	(9)					$	(25)					$	(8)

 

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Commercial mortgage and other loans:
Interest income			$	4					$	5					$	10					$	16
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs:
Interest expense			$	10					$	11					$	32					$	33

			September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
			(in millions)
Commercial mortgage and other loans(1):
Fair value as of period end			$	915					$	228
Aggregate contractual principal as of period end			$	896					$	224
Other assets:
Fair value as of period end			$	10					$	10
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs:
Fair value as of period end			$	775					$	800
Aggregate contractual principal as of period end			$	857					$	857

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(1)As of September 30, 2020, for loans for which the fair value option has been elected, there were no loans in non-accrual status and none of the loans were more than 90 days past due and still accruing.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The table below presents the carrying amount and fair value by fair value hierarchy level of certain financial instruments that are not reported at fair value. The financial instruments presented below are reported at carrying value on the Company’s Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. In some cases, as described below, the carrying amount equals or approximates fair value.

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			September 30, 2020
			Fair Value																								Carrying Amount(1)
			Level 1						Level 2						Level 3						Total						Total
			(in millions)
Assets:
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity(2)			$	0					$	2,177					$	87					$	2,264					$	1,901
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities			31						0						0						31						31
Commercial mortgage and other loans			0						105						66,812						66,917						63,626
Policy loans			0						0						11,502						11,502						11,502
Other invested assets			0						177						0						177						177
Short-term investments			1,855						20						0						1,875						1,875
Cash and cash equivalents			7,919						654						0						8,573						8,573
Accrued investment income			0						3,129						0						3,129						3,129
Other assets			146						2,513						392						3,051						3,050
Total assets			$	9,951					$	8,775					$	78,793					$	97,519					$	93,864
Liabilities:
Policyholders’ account balances—investment contracts			$	0					$	37,425					$	72,888					$	110,313					$	107,498
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase			0						10,874						0						10,874						10,874
Cash collateral for loaned securities			0						3,071						0						3,071						3,071
Short-term debt			0						1,011						104						1,115						1,113
Long-term debt(3)			622						21,514						1,184						23,320						20,169
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs			0						0						467						467						467
Other liabilities			0						7,438						48						7,486						7,486
Separate account liabilities—investment contracts			0						79,329						23,653						102,982						102,982
Total liabilities			$	622					$	160,662					$	98,344					$	259,628					$	253,660

 

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			December 31, 2019
			Fair Value																								Carrying Amount(1)
			Level 1						Level 2						Level 3						Total						Total
			(in millions)
Assets:
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity(2)			$	0					$	2,217					$	85					$	2,302					$	1,933
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities			16						0						0						16						16
Commercial mortgage and other loans			0						107						65,558						65,665						63,331
Policy loans			0						0						12,096						12,096						12,096
Other invested assets			0						36						0						36						36
Short-term investments			1,492						39						0						1,531						1,531
Cash and cash equivalents			6,278						1,043						0						7,321						7,321
Accrued investment income			0						3,330						0						3,330						3,330
Other assets			147						2,526						643						3,316						3,315
Total assets			$	7,933					$	9,298					$	78,382					$	95,613					$	92,909
Liabilities:
Policyholders’ account balances—investment contracts			$	0					$	32,940					$	69,216					$	102,156					$	101,241
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase			0						9,681						0						9,681						9,681
Cash collateral for loaned securities			0						4,213						0						4,213						4,213
Short-term debt			0						1,748						205						1,953						1,933
Long-term debt(3)			1,950						18,188						1,186						21,324						18,646
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs			0						0						474						474						474
Other liabilities			0						6,403						579						6,982						6,982
Separate account liabilities—investment contracts			0						77,134						24,407						101,541						101,541
Total liabilities			$	1,950					$	150,307					$	96,067					$	248,324					$	244,711

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(1)Carrying values presented herein differ from those in the Company’s Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position because certain items within the respective financial statement captions are not considered financial instruments or are out of scope under authoritative guidance relating to disclosures of the fair value of financial instruments.

(2)Excludes notes with fair value of $5,814 million (carrying amount of $4,998 million) and $5,401 million (carrying amount of $4,998 million) as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, which have been offset with the associated payables under a netting agreement.

(3)Includes notes with fair value of $12,408 million (carrying amount of $11,464 million) and $10,158 million (carrying amount of $9,749 million) as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, which have been offset with the associated receivables under a netting agreement.

7. CLOSED BLOCK

 

On December 18, 2001, the date of demutualization, The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“PICA”) established a closed block for certain in-force participating insurance policies and annuity products, along with corresponding assets used for the payment of benefits and policyholders’ dividends on these products, (collectively the “Closed Block”), and ceased offering these participating products. The recorded assets and liabilities were allocated to the Closed Block at their historical carrying amounts. The Closed Block forms the principal component of the Closed Block division. For additional information on the Closed Block, see Note 15 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company recognized a policyholder dividend obligation of $2,611 million and $2,816 million, respectively, to Closed Block policyholders for the excess of actual cumulative earnings over expected cumulative earnings. Additionally, accumulated net unrealized investment gains that have arisen subsequent to the establishment of the Closed Block have been reflected as a policyholder dividend obligation of $5,530 million and $3,332 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, to be paid to Closed Block policyholders unless offset by future experience, with a corresponding amount reported in AOCI.

 

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Closed Block liabilities and assets designated to the Closed Block, as well as maximum future earnings to be recognized from these liabilities and assets, are as follows:

						September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
						(in millions)
Closed Block liabilities
Future policy benefits						$	46,918					$	47,613
Policyholders’ dividends payable						754						717
Policyholders’ dividend obligation						8,141						6,149
Policyholders’ account balances						4,894						4,973
Other Closed Block liabilities						3,224						4,049
Total Closed Block liabilities						63,931						63,501
Closed Block assets
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value						41,973						41,146
Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value						257						256
Equity securities, at fair value						2,074						2,245
Commercial mortgage and other loans						8,419						8,629
Policy loans						4,106						4,264
Other invested assets						3,418						3,333
Short-term investments						79						227
Total investments						60,326						60,100
Cash and cash equivalents						385						191
Accrued investment income						459						456
Other Closed Block assets						141						93
Total Closed Block assets						61,311						60,840
Excess of reported Closed Block liabilities over Closed Block assets						2,620						2,661
Portion of above representing accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
Net unrealized investment gains (losses)						5,473						3,280
Allocated to policyholder dividend obligation						(5,530)						(3,332)
Future earnings to be recognized from Closed Block assets and Closed Block liabilities						$	2,563					$	2,609

Information regarding the policyholder dividend obligation is as follows:

						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
						(in millions)
Balance, December 31, 2019						$	6,149
Cumulative effect adjustment from the adoption of ASU 2016-13(1)						(13)
Impact from earnings allocable to policyholder dividend obligation						(192)
Change in net unrealized investment gains (losses) allocated to policyholder dividend obligation						2,197
Balance, September 30, 2020						$	8,141

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Closed Block revenues and benefits and expenses are as follows for the periods indicated:

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Revenues
Premiums			$	459					$	510					$	1,457					$	1,618
Net investment income			586						591						1,649						1,732
Realized investment gains (losses), net			18						351						266						456
Other income (loss)			242						31						(43)						356
Total Closed Block revenues			1,305						1,483						3,329						4,162
Benefits and Expenses
Policyholders’ benefits			641						659						2,013						2,148
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances			32						33						96						97
Dividends to policyholders			532						649						955						1,617
General and administrative expenses			81						88						248						266
Total Closed Block benefits and expenses			1,286						1,429						3,312						4,128
Closed Block revenues, net of Closed Block benefits and expenses, before income taxes			19						54						17						34
Income tax expense (benefit)			4						39						(30)						(14)
Closed Block revenues, net of Closed Block benefits and expenses and income taxes			$	15					$	15					$	47					$	48

 

8. INCOME TAXES

 

The Company uses a full year projected effective tax rate approach to calculate year-to-date taxes. In addition, certain items impacting total income tax expense are recorded in the periods in which they occur. The projected effective tax rate is the ratio of projected “Total income tax expense” divided by projected “Income before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures.” Taxes attributable to operating joint ventures are recorded within “Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures, net of taxes.” The interim period tax expense (or benefit) is the difference between the year-to-date income tax provision and the amounts reported for the previous interim periods of the fiscal year.

The Company’s income tax provision, on a consolidated basis, amounted to an income tax expense of $7 million, or (0.6)% of income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures, in the first nine months of 2020, compared to an income tax expense of $726 million, or 19.4%, in the first nine months of 2019. The Company’s current and prior effective tax rates differ from the U.S. statutory rate of 21% primarily due to non-taxable investment income, tax credits, foreign earnings taxed at higher rates than the U.S. statutory rate, and the items discussed below.

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was enacted into law. One provision of the CARES Act amends the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) and allows companies with net operating losses (“NOLs”) originating in 2018, 2019 or 2020 to carry back those losses for five years. The Company has incorporated into the full year projected effective tax rate an income tax benefit of $325 million that would result from carrying the estimated 2020 NOL back to tax years that have a 35% tax rate. The projected tax benefit related to the NOL carryback was partially offset by an incremental Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”) tax expense of $13 million driven primarily by projected overall domestic losses (“ODLs”) which resulted in a reduced GILTI foreign tax credit. These amounts are estimates and will change if the amount of, and sources of, 2020 net taxable income are different from forecast. The inclusion of these two amounts in the full year projected effective tax rate results in a projected negative effective tax rate for the year, which when applied to the year-to-date pre-tax loss resulted in a $38 million increase to our income tax expense for the first nine months of 2020. The first nine months of 2020 also include a $47 million reduction in income tax expense recorded as a discrete item from the carryback of 2018 NOL and related ODL.

On July 20, 2020, the U.S. Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued Final Regulations which will allow an annual election to exclude from the U.S. tax return certain GILTI amounts when the taxes paid by a foreign affiliate exceed 18.9% (90% of U.S. statutory rate of 21%) of the GILTI amount for that foreign affiliate (the “high-tax exception”). These regulations are effective for the 2021 taxable year with an election to apply to any taxable year beginning after 2017. In many of the countries in which we operate, including Japan, there are differences between local tax rules used to determine the tax base

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and the U.S. tax principles used to determine GILTI. Also, our Japan affiliates have a different tax year than the U.S. calendar tax year used to determine GILTI. Therefore, while many of the countries, including Japan, have a statutory tax rate above the 18.9% threshold, separate affiliates may not meet the 18.9% threshold each year and, as such, may not qualify for this exclusion. The Company plans to make the high-tax exception election for the 2020 tax year and reflected the impact of the election in its full year projected effective tax rate used to calculate year-to-date taxes for the first nine months of 2020. The Company is in the process of reviewing and estimating the impacts of the regulations for the 2018 and 2019 tax years.

The Treasury Department and the IRS also issued Proposed Regulations on July 20th which would require that, if a high-tax exception election is made with respect to GILTI in any year, an election having the same effect must also be made with regard to income taxed under Subpart F of the Tax Code. Such an election under Subpart F of the Tax Code would apply to the Full Inclusion election made by the Company for its insurance operations in Brazil, thereby increasing the tax rate applied to our Brazil insurance operations. The Proposed Regulations will be effective for taxable years beginning after they are issued in final form.

9. SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM DEBT

 

Short-term Debt

 

The table below presents the Company’s short-term debt as of the dates indicated:

 

			September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
			($ in millions)
Commercial paper:
Prudential Financial			$	25					$	25
Prudential Funding, LLC			455						524
Subtotal commercial paper			480						549
Current portion of long-term debt:
Senior Notes			529						1,179
Mortgage Debt			97						192
Surplus notes subject to set-off arrangements (1)			250						0
Subtotal current portion of long-term debt			876						1,371
Other(2)			7						13
Subtotal			1,363						1,933
Less: assets under set-off arrangements(1)			250						0
Total short-term debt(3)			$	1,113					$	1,933
Supplemental short-term debt information:
Portion of commercial paper borrowings due overnight			$	224					$	224
Daily average commercial paper outstanding for the quarter ended			$	1,733					$	1,702
Weighted average maturity of outstanding commercial paper, in days			14						6
Weighted average interest rate on outstanding commercial paper			0.11		%				1.61		%

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(1)     The surplus notes have corresponding assets where rights to set-off exist, thereby reducing the amount of surplus notes.

(2)    Includes $7 million drawn on a revolving line of credit held by a subsidiary at September 30, 2020.

(3) Includes Prudential Financial debt of $553 million and $1,204 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

Prudential Financial and certain subsidiaries have access to external sources of liquidity, including membership in the Federal Home Loan Banks, commercial paper programs and contingent financing facilities in the form of a put option agreement and facility agreement. The Company also maintains syndicated, unsecured committed credit facilities as an alternative source of liquidity. At September 30, 2020, no amounts were drawn on these credit facilities. For additional information on these sources of liquidity, see Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLBNY”)

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In the first quarter of 2020, PICA issued $3.6 billion in funding agreements under the FHLBNY facility. As of September 30, 2020, $3.0 billion of funding agreements remain outstanding under this facility with maturities ranging from five months to seven years and rates from 0.430% to 1.925%. These funding agreements are reflected as “Policyholders’ account balances” on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position and as such are not included in the foregoing table. For additional information on this facility, see Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Facility Agreement for Senior Debt Issuance

In May 2020, Prudential Financial entered into a ten-year facility agreement with a Delaware trust upon the completion of the sale of $1.5 billion of trust securities by that Delaware trust in a Rule 144A private placement. The trust invested the proceeds from the sale of the trust securities in a portfolio of principal and/or interest strips of U.S. Treasury securities. The facility agreement provides Prudential Financial the right to issue and sell to the trust from time to time up to $1.5 billion of 2.850% senior notes due May 15, 2030 and receive in exchange a corresponding amount of the U.S. Treasury securities held by the trust. In return, the Company agreed to pay a semi-annual facility fee to the trust at a rate of 2.175% per annum applied to the maximum amount of senior notes that the Company could issue and sell to the trust. The facility agreement with the trust provides Prudential Financial with a source of liquid assets in exchange for notes and is similar to the Company’s existing put option agreement in respect of $1.5 billion of senior notes that expires in 2023.

 

The right to issue senior notes described above will be exercised automatically in full upon the Company’s failure to make certain payments to the trust, such as paying the facility fee or reimbursing the trust for its expenses, if the Company’s failure to pay is not cured within 30 days, and upon an event involving its bankruptcy. The Company is also required to exercise this issuance right if its consolidated stockholders’ equity, calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP but excluding AOCI, falls below $9.0 billion, subject to adjustment in certain cases. Prior to any involuntary exercise of the issuance right, the Company has the right to repurchase any of its senior notes then held by the trust in exchange for U.S. Treasury securities. Finally, Prudential Financial may redeem any outstanding senior notes, in whole or in part, prior to February 15, 2030, at a redemption price equal to the greater of par or a make-whole price, or thereafter, redeem the senior notes, in whole or in part, at par.

Long-term Debt

The table below presents the Company’s long-term debt as of the dates indicated:

 

			September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
			(in millions)
Fixed-rate obligations:
Surplus notes			$	343					$	342
Surplus notes subject to set-off arrangements(1)			8,884						7,484
Senior notes			11,577						10,084
Mortgage debt(2)			67						104
Floating-rate obligations:
Line of credit			300						300
Surplus notes subject to set-off arrangements(1)			2,330						2,265
Mortgage debt(3)			271						241
Junior subordinated notes(4)			7,611						7,575
Subtotal			31,383						28,395
Less: assets under set-off arrangements(1)			11,214						9,749
Total long-term debt(5)			$	20,169					$	18,646

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(1)The surplus notes have corresponding assets where rights to set-off exist, thereby reducing the amount of surplus notes included in long-term debt.

(2)Includes $43 million and $43 million of debt denominated in foreign currency at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

(3)Includes $29 million and $53 million of debt denominated in foreign currency at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

(4)Includes Prudential Financial debt of $7,552 million and $7,518 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Also includes subsidiary debt of $59 million and $57 million denominated in foreign currency at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

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(5)Includes Prudential Financial debt of $18,956 million and $17,430 million at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants related to the borrowings in the table above.

Junior Subordinated Notes. In August 2020, Prudential Financial issued $1.3 billion of junior subordinated notes in public offerings including $800 million of 3.700% fixed-to-fixed reset rate junior subordinated notes maturing in October 2050 (the “2050 notes”) and $500 million of 4.125% fixed rate junior subordinated notes maturing in September 2060 (the “2060 notes”). The notes are considered hybrid capital securities that receive enhanced equity treatment from certain of the rating agencies. Interest on the 2050 notes is payable at a fixed rate of 3.700% until a reset date of October 1, 2030, from which date the interest rate will equal the then-current five-year Treasury rate plus 3.035%. Interest on the 2060 notes is fixed for the life of the notes at 4.125%.

Prudential Financial may redeem either or both series of notes in whole, upon the occurrence of a “tax event,” or a “regulatory capital event” at par, or upon the occurrence of a “rating agency event” at 102% of par, in each case, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Prudential Financial may also redeem the 2050 notes at par, in whole or in part, during the three-month period prior to, and including, October 1, 2030 or any subsequent interest reset date, and may redeem the 2060 notes at par, in whole or in part, on or after September 1, 2025, in each case, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

In September 2020, Prudential Financial redeemed all of the $710 million outstanding principal amount of its 5.70% junior subordinated notes due in 2053 and all of the $575 million outstanding principal amount of its 5.75% junior subordinated notes due in 2052, in each case at par, plus accrued and unpaid interest, and recognized the remaining unamortized bond issuance costs of $30 million related to these notes in net income.

Surplus Notes. In March 2020, Prudential Legacy Insurance Company of New Jersey issued $800 million of surplus notes under its $4 billion reserve financing facility. As of September 30, 2020, an aggregate of $900 million of surplus notes was outstanding under the facility and no credit-linked note payments have been required. For additional information on this facility, see Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

In June 2020, the Company established a new $1.2 billion captive financing facility to finance non-economic reserves required under Guideline AXXX. Similar to the Company’s other captive financing facilities, a captive reinsurance subsidiary may issue surplus notes under the facility in exchange for credit-linked notes issued by a special-purpose affiliate that are held to support non-economic reserves. The credit-linked notes are redeemable for cash upon the occurrence of a liquidity stress event affecting the captive and external counterparties have agreed to fund these payments. Prudential Arizona Reinsurance Universal Company issued $700 million of surplus notes under this facility in June 2020. As of September 30, 2020, an aggregate of $700 million of surplus notes was outstanding under the facility and no credit-linked note payments have been required.

Senior Notes. As of September 30, 2020, the outstanding balance of the Company’s senior notes was $12.1 billion, an increase of $0.8 billion from December 31, 2019. The increase is due to the issuance of $1.5 billion of medium-term notes in March 2020: $500 million with an interest rate of 1.5% maturing in March 2026, $500 million with an interest rate of 2.1% maturing in March 2030, and $500 million with an interest rate of 3.0% maturing in March 2040, offset by $651 million of debt maturities in June 2020.

10. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

 

Pension and Other Postretirement Plans

 

The Company has funded and non-funded non-contributory defined benefit pension plans (“Pension Benefits”), which cover substantially all of its employees. For some employees, benefits are based on final average earnings and length of service, while benefits for other employees are based on an account balance that takes into consideration age, service and earnings during their career.

 

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The Company provides certain health care and life insurance benefits for its retired employees, their beneficiaries and covered dependents (“Other Postretirement Benefits”). The health care plan is contributory; the life insurance plan is non-contributory. Substantially all of the Company’s U.S. employees may become eligible to receive Other Postretirement Benefits if they retire after age 55 with at least 10 years of service or under certain circumstances after age 50 with at least 20 years of continuous service.

 

Net periodic (benefit) cost included in “General and administrative expenses” includes the following components:

 

			Three Months Ended September 30,
			Pension Benefits												Other Postretirement Benefits
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Components of net periodic (benefit) cost:
Service cost			$	80					$	73					$	6					$	5
Interest cost			108						122						15						20
Expected return on plan assets			(201)						(204)						(25)						(24)
Amortization of prior service cost			(1)						(1)						2						1
Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss, net			65						54						4						6
Settlements			(1)						4						0						0
Special termination benefits(1)(2)			5						2						0						0
Net periodic (benefit) cost			$	55					$	50					$	2					$	8
			Nine Months Ended September 30,
			Pension Benefits												Other Postretirement Benefits
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Components of net periodic (benefit) cost:
Service cost			$	241					$	218					$	18					$	16
Interest cost			323						368						47						59
Expected return on plan assets			(604)						(612)						(75)						(71)
Amortization of prior service cost			(3)						(3)						5						3
Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss, net			196						162						12						18
Settlements			3						52						0						0
Special termination benefits(1)(2)			7						3						0						0
Net periodic (benefit) cost			$	163					$	188					$	7					$	25

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(1)For 2020 certain employees were provided special termination benefits under non-qualified plans in the form of unreduced early retirement benefits as a result of their involuntary termination or participation in the Voluntary Separation Program that was offered to eligible U.S.-based employees in 2019.

(2)For 2019 certain employees were provided special termination benefits under non-qualified plans in the form of unreduced early retirement benefits as a result of their involuntary termination.

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11. EQUITY

 

The changes in the number of shares of Common Stock issued, held in treasury and outstanding, are as follows for the periods indicated:

			Common Stock
			Issued						Held In Treasury						Outstanding
			(in millions)
Balance, December 31, 2019			666.3						267.5						398.8
Common Stock issued			0.0						0.0						0.0
Common Stock acquired			0.0						6.7						(6.7)
Stock-based compensation programs(1)			0.0						(3.3)						3.3
Balance, September 30, 2020			666.3						270.9						395.4

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(1)Represents net shares issued from treasury pursuant to the Company’s stock-based compensation programs.

In December 2019, Prudential Financial’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) authorized the Company to repurchase at management’s discretion up to $2.0 billion of its outstanding Common Stock during the period from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, 6.7 million shares of the Company’s Common Stock were repurchased under this authorization at a total cost of $500 million. The Company suspended Common Stock repurchases under the existing repurchase authorization beginning April 1, 2020 and does not intend to resume share repurchases this year as the duration and severity of the pandemic and its effect on the economy remain uncertain. The Company will evaluate the resumption of share repurchases as informed by the market environment and any alternative opportunities for capital deployment.

The timing and amount of share repurchases are determined by management based upon market conditions and other considerations, and repurchases may be effected in the open market, through derivative, accelerated repurchase and other negotiated transactions and through prearranged trading plans complying with Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Numerous factors could affect the timing and amount of any future repurchases under the share repurchase authorization, including increased capital needs of the Company due to changes in regulatory capital requirements, opportunities for growth and acquisitions, and the effect of adverse market conditions on the segments.

Dividends declared per share of Common Stock are as follows for the periods indicated:

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
Dividends declared per share of Common Stock			$	1.10					$	1.00					$	3.30					$	3.00

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

AOCI represents the cumulative OCI items that are reported separate from net income and detailed on the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The balance of and changes in each component of AOCI as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, are as follows:

			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc.
			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment						Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)(1)						Pension and Postretirement Unrecognized Net Periodic Benefit (Cost)						Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
			(in millions)
Balance, December 31, 2019			$	(536)					$	28,112					$	(3,537)					$	24,039
Change in OCI before reclassifications			69						7,939						8						8,016
Amounts reclassified from AOCI			46						(1,045)						210						(789)
Income tax benefit (expense)			73						(1,289)						(49)						(1,265)
Balance, September 30, 2020			$	(348)					$	33,717					$	(3,368)					$	30,001

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			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc.
			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment						Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)(1)						Pension and Postretirement Unrecognized Net Periodic Benefit (Cost)						Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
			(in millions)
Balance, December 31, 2018			$	(564)					$	14,745					$	(3,275)					$	10,906
Change in OCI before reclassifications			(74)						22,759						(76)						22,609
Amounts reclassified from AOCI			5						(1,188)						180						(1,003)
Income tax benefit (expense)			20						(4,956)						(25)						(4,961)
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2017-12			0						7						0						7
Balance, September 30, 2019			$	(613)					$	31,367					$	(3,196)					$	27,558

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(1)Includes cash flow hedges of $1,407 million and $832 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and $1,584 million and $811 million as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, and fair value hedges of $(1) million and $0 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,												Affected line item in Consolidated Statements of Operations
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI(1)(2):
Foreign currency translation adjustment:
Foreign currency translation adjustments			$	(2)					$	0					$	(7)					$	(5)					Realized investment gains (losses), net
Foreign currency translation adjustments			(39)						0						(39)						0						Other income (loss)
Total foreign currency translation adjustment			(41)						0						(46)						(5)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses):
Cash flow hedges—Interest rate			19						57						27						56						(3)
Cash flow hedges—Currency			0						3						4						5						(3)
Cash flow hedges—Currency/Interest rate			(77)						267						343						438						(3)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities			401						360						671						689
Total net unrealized investment gains (losses)			343						687						1,045						1,188						(4)
Amortization of defined benefit pension items:
Prior service cost			(1)						0						(2)						0						(5)
Actuarial gain (loss)			(69)						(60)						(208)						(180)						(5)
Total amortization of defined benefit pension items			(70)						(60)						(210)						(180)
Total reclassifications for the period			$	232					$	627					$	789					$	1,003

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(1)All amounts are shown before tax.

(2)Positive amounts indicate gains/benefits reclassified out of AOCI. Negative amounts indicate losses/costs reclassified out of AOCI.

(3)See Note 5 for additional information on cash flow hedges.

(4)See table below for additional information on unrealized investment gains (losses), including the impact on deferred policy acquisition and other costs, future policy benefits and policyholders’ dividends.

(5)See Note 10 for information on employee benefit plans.

 

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Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)

 

Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on available-for-sale fixed maturity securities and certain other invested assets and other assets are included in the Company’s Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as a component of AOCI. Changes in these amounts include reclassification adjustments to exclude from “Other comprehensive income (loss)” those items that are included as part of “Net income (loss)” for a period that had been part of “Other comprehensive income (loss)” in earlier periods. The amounts for the periods indicated below, split between amounts related to available-for-sale fixed maturity securities on which an allowance for credit losses has been recognized, and all other net unrealized investment gains (losses), are as follows:

 

Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses) on Available-for-sale Fixed Maturity Securities on which an allowance for credit losses has been recognized

			Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments						DAC, DSI, VOBA and Reinsurance Recoverables						Future Policy Benefits, Policyholders’ Account Balances and Reinsurance Payables						Policyholders’ Dividends						Deferred Income Tax (Liability) Benefit						Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Related to Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)
			(in millions)
December 31, 2019(1)			$	0					$	0					$	0					$	0					$	0					$	0
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period			41																								(8)						33
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income			23																								(4)						19
Increase (Decrease) due to non-credit related losses recognized in AOCI during the period			(87)																								17						(70)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on DAC, DSI, VOBA and reinsurance recoverables									2																		0						2
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits, policyholders’ account balances and reinsurance payables															0												0						0
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on policyholders’ dividends																					(3)						1						(2)
Balance, September 30, 2020			$	(23)					$	2					$	0					$	(3)					$	6					$	(18)

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(1)Allowance for credit losses on available-for-sale fixed maturity securities effective January 1, 2020.

 All Other Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses) in AOCI

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			Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments(1)						DAC, DSI, VOBA and Reinsurance Recoverables						Future Policy Benefits, Policyholders’ Account Balances and Reinsurance Payables						Policyholders’ Dividends						Deferred Income Tax (Liability) Benefit						Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Related to Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)
			(in millions)
December 31, 2019(2)			$	45,339					$	(1,585)					$	(2,909)					$	(3,366)					$	(9,367)					$	28,112
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period			11,509																								(2,232)						9,277
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income			(1,068)																								207						(861)
Reclassification due to allowance for credit losses recorded during the period			87																								(17)						70
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on DAC, DSI, VOBA and reinsurance recoverables									336																		(68)						268
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits, policyholders’ account balances and reinsurance payables															(1,764)												357						(1,407)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on policyholders’ dividends																					(2,182)						458						(1,724)
Balance, September 30, 2020			$	55,867					$	(1,249)					$	(4,673)					$	(5,548)					$	(10,662)					$	33,735

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(1)Includes cash flow and fair value hedges. See Note 5 for information on cash flow and fair value hedges.

(2)Includes net unrealized gains (losses) for which an OTTI loss had been previously recognized.

12. EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per share computations of Common Stock based on the consolidated earnings of Prudential Financial for the periods indicated is as follows:

			Three Months Ended September 30,
			2020																		2019
			Income						Weighted Average Shares						Per Share Amount						Income						Weighted Average Shares						Per Share Amount
			(in millions, except per share amounts)
Basic earnings per share
Net income (loss)			$	1,507																	$	1,425
Less: Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests			20																		7
Less: Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating unvested share-based payment awards			18																		15
Net income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial available to holders of Common Stock			$	1,469					395.3						$	3.72					$	1,403					404.1						$	3.47
Effect of dilutive securities and compensation programs
Add: Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating unvested share-based payment awards—Basic			$	18																	$	15
Less: Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating unvested share-based payment awards—Diluted			18																		15
Stock options									0.3																		1.0
Deferred and long-term compensation programs									1.5																		1.2
Exchangeable Surplus Notes			0						0.0												1						2.2
Diluted earnings per share(1)
Net income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial available to holders of Common Stock			$	1,469					397.1						$	3.70					$	1,404					408.5						$	3.44

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			Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020																		2019
			Income						Weighted Average Shares						Per Share Amount						Income						Weighted Average Shares						Per Share Amount
			(in millions, except per share amounts)
Basic earnings per share
Net income (loss)			$	(1,168)																	$	3,100
Less: Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests			25																		42
Less: Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating unvested share-based payment awards			16																		33
Net income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial available to holders of Common Stock			$	(1,209)					395.6						$	(3.06)					$	3,025					406.2						$	7.45
Effect of dilutive securities and compensation programs
Add: Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating unvested share-based payment awards—Basic			$	16																	$	33
Less: Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating unvested share-based payment awards—Diluted			16																		33
Stock options									0.0																		1.1
Deferred and long-term compensation programs									0.0																		1.1
Exchangeable Surplus Notes			0						0.0												12						4.8
Diluted earnings per share(1)
Net income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial available to holders of Common Stock			$	(1,209)					395.6						$	(3.06)					$	3,037					413.2						$	7.35

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(1)For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, weighted average shares for basic earnings per share is also used for calculating diluted earnings per share because dilutive shares and dilutive earnings per share are not applicable when a net loss is reported. As a result of the net loss attributable to Prudential Financial available to holders of Common Stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, all potential stock options and compensation programs were considered antidilutive.

Unvested share-based payment awards that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends are participating securities and included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. Under this method, earnings attributable to Prudential Financial are allocated between Common Stock and the participating awards, as if the awards were a second class of stock. During periods of net income available to holders of Common Stock, the calculation of earnings per share excludes the income attributable to participating securities in the numerator and the dilutive impact of these securities from the denominator. In the event of a net loss available to holders of Common Stock, undistributed earnings are not allocated to participating securities and the denominator excludes the dilutive impact of these securities as they do not share in the losses of the Company. Undistributed earnings allocated to participating unvested share-based payment awards for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, as applicable, were based on 4.9 million and 4.5 million of such awards, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, as applicable, were based on 5.0 million and 4.6 million of such awards, respectively, weighted for the period they were outstanding.

 

Stock options and shares related to deferred and long-term compensation programs that are considered antidilutive are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share. Stock options are considered antidilutive based on application of the treasury stock method or in the event of a net loss available to holders of Common Stock. Shares related to deferred and long-term compensation programs are considered antidilutive in the event of a net loss available to holders of Common Stock. For the periods indicated, the number of stock options and shares related to deferred and long-term compensation programs that were considered antidilutive and were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share, weighted for the portion of the period they were outstanding, are as follows:

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			Three Months Ended September 30,
			2020												2019
			Shares						Exercise Price Per Share						Shares						Exercise Price Per Share
			(in millions, except per share amounts, based on weighted average)
Antidilutive stock options based on application of the treasury stock method			3.2						$	84.17					1.4						$	101.57
Antidilutive stock options due to net loss available to holders of Common Stock			0.0												0.0
Antidilutive shares based on application of the treasury stock method			0.2												0.0
Antidilutive shares due to net loss available to holders of Common Stock			0.0												0.0
Total antidilutive stock options and shares			3.4												1.4

			Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020												2019
			Shares						Exercise Price Per Share						Shares						Exercise Price Per Share
			(in millions, except per share amounts, based on weighted average)
Antidilutive stock options based on application of the treasury stock method			3.4						$	80.64					1.2						$	103.35
Antidilutive stock options due to net loss available to holders of Common Stock			0.4												0.0
Antidilutive shares based on application of the treasury stock method			0.2												0.0
Antidilutive shares due to net loss available to holders of Common Stock			1.6												0.0
Total antidilutive stock options and shares			5.6												1.2

In September 2009, the Company issued $500 million of surplus notes with an interest rate of 5.36% per annum which were exchangeable at the option of the note holders for shares of Common Stock. In August 2019, as a result of the note holders’ exercise of the exchange option, the Company issued approximately 6.2 million shares of Common Stock at an exchange rate equal to 12.3877 shares of Common Stock per each $1,000 principal amount of surplus notes. The Company’s obligations under the surplus notes are now satisfied. In calculating diluted earnings per share under the if-converted method, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the potential shares that would be issued assuming a hypothetical exchange, weighted for the period the notes were outstanding, are added to the denominator, and the related interest expense, net of tax, is excluded from the numerator, if the overall effect is dilutive.

13. SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

Segments

 

The Company’s principal operations are comprised of PGIM (the Company’s global investment management business), the U.S. Businesses (consisting of the U.S. Workplace Solutions, U.S. Individual Solutions, and Assurance IQ divisions), the International Businesses, the Closed Block division, and the Company’s Corporate and Other operations. The U.S. Workplace Solutions division consists of the Retirement and Group Insurance businesses, the U.S. Individual Solutions division consists of the Individual Annuities and Individual Life businesses, and the Assurance IQ division consists of the Assurance IQ business. In October 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of Assurance IQ, LLC (“Assurance IQ”), a leading consumer solutions platform that offers a range of solutions that help meet consumers’ financial needs. The Closed Block division is accounted for as a divested business that is reported separately from the Divested and Run-off Businesses that are included in Corporate and Other. Divested and Run-off Businesses are comprised of businesses that have been, or will be, sold or exited, including businesses that have been placed in wind down status that do not qualify for “discontinued operations” accounting treatment under U.S. GAAP. The Company’s Corporate and Other operations include corporate items and initiatives that are not allocated to business segments and businesses that have been or will be divested or placed in run-off, excluding the Closed Block division.

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Adjusted Operating Income

 

The Company analyzes the operating performance of each segment using “adjusted operating income.” Adjusted operating income does not equate to “Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures” or “Net income (loss)” as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP but is the measure of segment profit or loss used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources, and consistent with authoritative guidance, is the measure of segment performance presented below. Adjusted operating income is calculated by adjusting each segment’s “Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures” for the following items:

•Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments;

•Charges related to realized investment gains (losses), net;

•Market experience updates;

•Divested and Run-off Businesses;

•Other adjustments; and

•Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures and earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests.

 

These items are important to an understanding of overall results of operations. Adjusted operating income is not a substitute for income determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and the Company’s definition of adjusted operating income may differ from that used by other companies. The Company, however, believes that the presentation of adjusted operating income as measured for management purposes enhances the understanding of results of operations by highlighting the results from ongoing operations and the underlying profitability factors of its businesses. For additional information on these reconciling items, see Note 22 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. The Company has historically reflected the results of its variable annuities hedging programs in adjusted operating income over time. Beginning with the second quarter of 2020, these impacts are excluded from adjusted operating income which the Company believes enhances the understanding of underlying performance trends.

Reconciliation of adjusted operating income to net income (loss)

The table below reconciles “Adjusted operating income before income taxes” to “Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures”:

 

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			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
Adjusted operating income before income taxes by segment:			(in millions)
PGIM			$	370					$	232					$	858					$	710
U.S. Businesses:
U.S. Workplace Solutions division:
Retirement			372						302						898						1,020
Group Insurance			22						90						71						224
Total U.S. Workplace Solutions division			394						392						969						1,244
U.S. Individual Solutions division:
Individual Annuities(1)			408						459						1,030						1,393
Individual Life			101						59						17						29
Total U.S. Individual Solutions division			509						518						1,047						1,422
Assurance IQ division(2):
Assurance IQ			(30)						0						(69)						0
Total Assurance IQ division			(30)						0						(69)						0
Total U.S. Businesses			873						910						1,947						2,666
International Businesses(3)			775						721						2,162						2,364
Corporate and Other			(455)						(281)						(1,338)						(1,028)
Total segment adjusted operating income before income taxes			1,563						1,582						3,629						4,712
Reconciling items:
Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments(4)			223						331						(2,746)						(882)
Charges related to realized investment gains (losses), net			(70)						(92)						(353)						(149)
Market experience updates(5)			(134)						(314)						(1,016)						(515)
Divested and Run-off Businesses:
Closed Block division			8						45						(15)						5
Other Divested and Run-off Businesses(3)			(132)						207						(725)						641
Other adjustments(6)			(12)						0						65						0
Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures and earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests			1						(34)						(62)						(71)
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures per Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements			$	1,447					$	1,725					$	(1,223)					$	3,741

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(1)Individual Annuities segment results reflect DAC as if the Individual Annuities business is a stand-alone operation. The elimination of intersegment costs capitalized in accordance with this policy is included in consolidating adjustments within Corporate and Other operations.

(2)Assurance IQ was acquired by the Company in October 2019. For additional information, see Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

(3)Effective second quarter of 2020, the results of POK and the impact of its sale are excluded from the International Businesses and are included in the Divested and Run-off Businesses in Corporate and Other. Effective third quarter of 2020, the results of POT and the impact of its anticipated sale are excluded from the International Businesses and are included in the Divested and Run-off Businesses in Corporate and Other. Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation. See Note 1 for additional information.

(4)Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation.

(5)Represents the immediate impacts in current period results from changes in current market conditions on estimates of profitability, which are excluded from adjusted operating income beginning with the second quarter of 2019.

(6)Represents adjustments not included in the above reconciling items. “Other adjustments” include certain components of the consideration for the Assurance IQ acquisition, which are recognized as compensation expense over the requisite service periods, as well as changes in the fair value of contingent consideration.

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Reconciliation of select financial information

The tables below present certain financial information for the Company’s segments and its Corporate and Other operations, including assets by segment and revenues by segment on an adjusted operating income basis, and the reconciliation of the segment totals to amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

			September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
Assets by segment:			(in millions)
PGIM			$	48,507					$	47,655
U.S. Businesses:
U.S. Workplace Solutions division:
Retirement			205,878						198,153
Group Insurance			43,851						43,712
Total U.S. Workplace Solutions division			249,729						241,865
U.S. Individual Solutions division:
Individual Annuities			193,509						189,040
Individual Life			104,036						96,072
Total U.S. Individual Solutions division			297,545						285,112
Assurance IQ division(1):
Assurance IQ			2,621						2,639
Total Assurance IQ division			2,621						2,639
Total U.S. Businesses			549,895						529,616
International Businesses(2)			224,932						213,335
Corporate and Other(2)			26,433						44,619
Closed Block division			61,822						61,327
Total assets per Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements			$	911,589					$	896,552

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(1)Assurance IQ was acquired by the Company in October 2019. For additional information, see Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

(2)Effective second quarter of 2020, the carrying amount of assets of POK are excluded from the International Businesses and are included in the Divested and Run-off Businesses in Corporate and Other. Effective third quarter of 2020, the carrying amount of assets of POT are excluded from the International Businesses and are included in the Divested and Run-off Businesses in Corporate and Other. Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation. See Note 1 for additional information.

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			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
Revenues on an adjusted operating income basis:			(in millions)
PGIM			$	1,066					$	855					$	2,801					$	2,651
U.S. Businesses:
U.S. Workplace Solutions division:
Retirement			2,690						2,261						8,119						8,486
Group Insurance			1,457						1,438						4,352						4,340
Total U.S. Workplace Solutions division			4,147						3,699						12,471						12,826
U.S. Individual Solutions division:
Individual Annuities			1,148						1,251						3,249						3,774
Individual Life			1,609						1,529						4,702						4,519
Total U.S. Individual Solutions division			2,757						2,780						7,951						8,293
Assurance IQ division(1):
Assurance IQ			75						0						194						0
Total Assurance IQ division			75						0						194						0
Total U.S. Businesses			6,979						6,479						20,616						21,119
International Businesses(2)			5,481						5,216						16,201						15,734
Corporate and Other			(190)						(177)						(545)						(512)
Total revenues on an adjusted operating income basis			13,336						12,373						39,073						38,992
Reconciling items:
Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments(3)			392						491						(2,290)						(6)
Charges related to realized investment gains (losses), net			(40)						(62)						(121)						(187)
Market experience updates(4)			(58)						(67)						(406)						(74)
Divested and Run-off Businesses:
Closed Block division			1,301						1,482						3,318						4,157
Other Divested and Run-off Businesses(2)			511						928						1,411						2,813
Other adjustments(5)			0						0						105						0
Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures and earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests			(17)						(40)						(86)						(111)
Total revenues per Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements			$	15,425					$	15,105					$	41,004					$	45,584

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(1)Assurance IQ was acquired by the Company in October 2019. For additional information, see Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

(2)Effective second quarter of 2020, the results of POK and the impact of its sale are excluded from the International Businesses and are included in the Divested and Run-off Businesses in Corporate and Other. Effective third quarter of 2020, the results of POT and the impact of its anticipated sale are excluded from the International Businesses and are included in the Divested and Run-off Businesses in Corporate and Other. Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation. See Note 1 for additional information.

(3)Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation.

(4)Represents the immediate impacts in current period results from changes in current market conditions on estimates of profitability, which are excluded from adjusted operating income beginning with the second quarter of 2019.

(5)Represents adjustments not included in the above reconciling items. “Other adjustments” include certain components of the consideration for the Assurance IQ acquisition, which are recognized as compensation expense over the requisite service periods, as well as changes in the fair value of contingent consideration.

Intersegment revenues

Management has determined the intersegment revenues with reference to market rates. Intersegment revenues are eliminated in consolidation in Corporate and Other operations. The PGIM segment revenues include intersegment revenues, primarily consisting of asset-based management and administration fees, as follows: 

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
PGIM segment intersegment revenues			$	215					$	197					$	640					$	571

 

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Segments may also enter into internal derivative contracts with other segments. For adjusted operating income, each segment accounts for the internal derivative results consistent with the manner in which that segment accounts for other similar external derivatives.

Asset management and service fees

The table below presents asset management and service fees, predominantly related to investment management activities, for the periods indicated:

 

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Asset-based management fees			$	930					$	881					$	2,644					$	2,596
Performance-based incentive fees			43						10						73						108
Other fees			147						147						427						433
Total asset management and service fees			$	1,120					$	1,038					$	3,144					$	3,137

14. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

 

Commitments and Guarantees

 

Commercial Mortgage Loan Commitments

			September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
			(in millions)
Total outstanding mortgage loan commitments			$	1,701					$	2,129
Portion of commitment where prearrangement to sell to investor exists			$	959					$	751

 

In connection with the Company’s commercial mortgage operations, it originates commercial mortgage loans. Commitments for loans that will be held for sale are recognized as derivatives and recorded at fair value. In certain of these transactions, the Company pre-arranges that it will sell the loan to an investor, including to government sponsored entities as discussed below, after the Company funds the loan. The above amount includes unfunded commitments that are not unconditionally cancellable. For related credit exposure, there was an allowance for credit losses of $1 million as of September 30, 2020, which is a change of $(1) million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.

 

Commitments to Purchase Investments (excluding Commercial Mortgage Loans)

			September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
			(in millions)
Expected to be funded from the general account and other operations outside the separate accounts			$	8,968					$	7,372
Expected to be funded from separate accounts			$	120					$	49

The Company has other commitments to purchase or fund investments, some of which are contingent upon events or circumstances not under the Company’s control, including those at the discretion of the Company’s counterparties. The Company anticipates a portion of these commitments will ultimately be funded from its separate accounts. The above amount includes unfunded commitments that are not unconditionally cancellable. There were no related charges for credit losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.

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 Indemnification of Securities Lending and Securities Repurchase Transactions

			September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
			(in millions)
Indemnification provided to certain clients for securities lending and securities repurchase transactions(1)			$	7,328					$	5,071
Fair value of related collateral associated with above indemnifications(2)			$	7,480					$	5,204
Accrued liability associated with guarantee			$	0					$	0

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(1)Includes $34 million and $38 million related to securities repurchase transactions as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

(2)Includes $34 million and $37 million related to securities repurchase transactions as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

In the normal course of business, the Company may facilitate securities lending or securities repurchase transactions on behalf of certain client accounts (collectively, “the accounts”). In certain of these arrangements, the Company has provided an indemnification to the accounts to hold them harmless against losses caused by counterparty (i.e., borrower) defaults associated with such transactions facilitated by the Company. In securities lending transactions, collateral is provided by the counterparty to the accounts at the inception of the transaction in an amount at least equal to 102% of the fair value of the loaned securities and the collateral is maintained daily to equal at least 102% of the fair value of the loaned securities. In securities repurchase transactions, collateral is provided by the counterparty to the accounts at the inception of the transaction in an amount at least equal to 95% of the fair value of the securities subject to repurchase and the collateral is maintained daily to equal at least 95% of the fair value of the securities subject to repurchase. The Company is only at risk if the counterparty to the transaction defaults and the value of the collateral held is less than the value of the securities loaned to, or subject to repurchase from, such counterparty. The Company believes the possibility of any payments under these indemnities is remote.

 

Credit Derivatives Written

 

As discussed further in Note 5, the Company writes credit derivatives under which the Company is obligated to pay the counterparty the referenced amount of the contract and receive in return the defaulted security or similar security.

 

Guarantees of Asset Values

			September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
			(in millions)
Guaranteed value of third-parties’ assets			$	84,088					$	80,009
Fair value of collateral supporting these assets			$	88,425					$	81,604
Asset (liability) associated with guarantee, carried at fair value			$	1					$	1

 

Certain contracts underwritten by the Retirement segment include guarantees related to financial assets owned by the guaranteed party. These contracts are accounted for as derivatives and carried at fair value. The collateral supporting these guarantees is not reflected on the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

 

Indemnification of Serviced Mortgage Loans

			September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
			(in millions)
Maximum exposure under indemnification agreements for mortgage loans serviced by the Company			$	2,451					$	2,113
First-loss exposure portion of above			$	718					$	622
Accrued liability associated with guarantees(1)			$	39					$	19

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(1)As of September 30, 2020, the accrued liability associated with guarantees includes an allowance for credit losses of $18 million, which is a change of $1 million and $0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.

 

As part of the commercial mortgage activities of the Company’s PGIM segment, the Company provides commercial mortgage origination, underwriting and servicing for certain government sponsored entities, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Company has agreed to indemnify the government sponsored entities for a portion of the credit risk associated with

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certain of the mortgages it services through a delegated authority arrangement. Under these arrangements, the Company originates multi-family mortgages for sale to the government sponsored entities based on underwriting standards they specify, and makes payments to them for a specified percentage share of losses they incur on certain loans serviced by the Company. The Company’s percentage share of losses incurred generally varies from 4% to 20% of the loan balance, and is typically based on a first-loss exposure for a stated percentage of the loan balance, plus a shared exposure with the government sponsored entity for any losses in excess of the stated first-loss percentage, subject to a contractually specified maximum percentage. The Company determines the liability related to this exposure using historical loss experience, and the size and remaining life of the asset. The Company serviced $19,411 million and $16,878 million of mortgages subject to these loss-sharing arrangements as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, all of which are collateralized by first priority liens on the underlying multi-family residential properties. As of September 30, 2020, these mortgages had a weighted-average debt service coverage ratio of 1.89 times and a weighted-average loan-to-value ratio of 62%. As of December 31, 2019, these mortgages had a weighted average debt service coverage ratio of 1.88 times and a weighted-average loan-to-value ratio of 61%. The Company had no losses related to indemnifications that were settled for both the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

 

Other Guarantees

			September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
			(in millions)
Other guarantees where amount can be determined			$	52					$	55
Accrued liability for other guarantees and indemnifications			$	0					$	0

 

The Company is also subject to other financial guarantees and indemnity arrangements. The Company has provided indemnities and guarantees related to acquisitions, dispositions, investments and other transactions that are triggered by, among other things, breaches of representations, warranties or covenants provided by the Company. These obligations are typically subject to various time limitations, defined by the contract or by operation of law, such as statutes of limitation. In some cases, the maximum potential obligation is subject to contractual limitations, while in other cases such limitations are not specified or applicable. Included above reflects $9 million and $12 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, of yield maintenance guarantees related to certain investments the Company sold. The Company does not expect to make any payments on these guarantees and is not carrying any liabilities associated with these guarantees.

 

Since certain of these obligations are not subject to limitations, it is not possible to determine the maximum potential amount due under these guarantees. The accrued liabilities identified above do not include retained liabilities associated with sold businesses. 

Assurance IQ Contingent Consideration Liability

On October 10, 2019, the Company completed its acquisition of Assurance IQ, a leading consumer solutions platform that offers a range of solutions that help meet consumers’ financial needs. For additional information, see Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Pursuant to the merger agreement, contingent consideration as well as additional compensation awards are payable in 2023 in a mix of approximately 25% cash and 75% Prudential Financial Common Stock, contingent upon Assurance IQ’s achievement of certain targets for gross revenues net of associated selling expenses (“Variable Profits”) over the period from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022 as follows:

•If Variable Profits are less than $900 million, no additional amount is payable.

•If Variable Profits are greater than $1,300 million, an additional amount of $1,150 million is payable.

•If Variable Profits are greater than $900 million but less than or equal to $1,300 million, an additional amount is payable equal to the product of (i) the quotient of (A) an amount equal to (1) Variable Profits achieved minus (2) $900 million divided by (B) $400 million and (ii) $1,150 million.

Payment of the additional amount may be accelerated if the Company violates certain provisions of the merger agreement requiring it to take or refrain from taking certain actions, including with respect to the management and operation of Assurance IQ.

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The contingent consideration liability referred to above is reported at fair value. Fair value is determined based on the present value of expected payments under the arrangement described above, using an internally developed option pricing model based on a number of assumptions, including certain unobservable assumptions for future Variable Profits and the future price of Prudential Financial Common Stock. The fair value of the liability is updated each reporting period, with changes in fair value reported within “Other income.” The fair value of the contingent consideration liability was zero as of September 30, 2020 and $105 million as of December 31, 2019 (see Note 6 for additional information). The stock-based component of contingent consideration impacts the share count for purposes of calculating the Company’s diluted earnings per share when Assurance IQ’s actual Variable Profits achieved as of the end of the reporting period is in excess of $900 million, as if the contingent consideration performance period ended on the applicable reporting date. The number of shares issued as part of the contingent consideration payable in 2023 will be based on a $83.71 price per share.

Contingent Liabilities

 

On an ongoing basis, the Company and its regulators review its operations including, but not limited to, sales and other customer interface procedures and practices, and procedures for meeting obligations to its customers and other parties. These reviews may result in the modification or enhancement of processes or the imposition of other action plans, including concerning management oversight, sales and other customer interface procedures and practices, and the timing or computation of payments to customers and other parties. In certain cases, if appropriate, the Company may offer customers or other parties remediation and may incur charges, including the cost of such remediation, administrative costs and regulatory fines.

 

The Company is subject to the laws and regulations of states and other jurisdictions concerning the identification, reporting and escheatment of unclaimed or abandoned funds, and is subject to audit and examination for compliance with these requirements. For additional discussion of these matters, see “—Litigation and Regulatory Matters” below.

 

It is possible that the results of operations or the cash flow of the Company in a particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected as a result of payments in connection with the matters discussed above or other matters depending, in part, upon the results of operations or cash flow for such period. Management believes, however, that ultimate payments in connection with these matters, after consideration of applicable reserves and rights to indemnification, should not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.

Litigation and Regulatory Matters

The Company is subject to legal and regulatory actions in the ordinary course of its businesses. Pending legal and regulatory actions include proceedings relating to aspects of the Company’s businesses and operations that are specific to it and proceedings that are typical of the businesses in which it operates, including in both cases businesses that have been either divested or placed in wind down status. Some of these proceedings have been brought on behalf of various alleged classes of complainants. In certain of these matters, the plaintiffs are seeking large and/or indeterminate amounts, including punitive or exemplary damages. The outcome of litigation or a regulatory matter, and the amount or range of potential loss at any particular time, is often inherently uncertain.

The Company establishes accruals for litigation and regulatory matters when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of that loss can be reasonably estimated. For litigation and regulatory matters where a loss may be reasonably possible, but not probable, or is probable but not reasonably estimable, no accrual is established but the matter, if potentially material, is disclosed, including matters discussed below. The Company estimates that as of September 30, 2020, the aggregate range of reasonably possible losses in excess of accruals established for those litigation and regulatory matters for which such an estimate currently can be made is less than $250 million. Any estimate is not an indication of expected loss, if any, or the Company’s maximum possible loss exposure on such matters. The Company reviews relevant information with respect to its litigation and regulatory matters on a quarterly and annual basis and updates its accruals, disclosures and estimates of reasonably possible loss based on such reviews.

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The following discussion of litigation and regulatory matters provides an update of those matters discussed in Note 23 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, and should be read in conjunction with the complete descriptions provided in the Form 10-K.

Individual Annuities, Individual Life, and Group Insurance

Broderick v. PICA, et al.

In September 2020, the parties filed a Joint Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice. This matter is closed.

Behfarin v. Pruco Life

In June 2020, the court issued an order: (i) granting plaintiffs’ motion for certification of the settlement class; (ii) approving the proposed nationwide class settlement agreement; (iii) approving the class notice; (iv) awarding attorneys’ fees and costs to plaintiffs and a reduced incentive award to Behfarin; and (v) dismissing the action with prejudice, but maintaining jurisdiction over the settlement.

Securities Litigation

City of Warren v. PFI, et al

In March 2020, the court issued an order consolidating this action with Donald P. Crawford v. PFI, et al. under the caption In re Prudential Financial, Inc. Securities Litigation. In June 2020, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint and added Robert M. Falzon, PFI’s vice chairman, as an individual defendant. In August 2020, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint.

Donald P. Crawford v. PFI, et al.

In March 2020, the court issued an order consolidating this action with City of Warren v. PFI, et al. under the caption In re Prudential Financial, Inc. Securities Litigation. Case updates are consolidated with the City of Warren action.

Pekin Police Pension Fund v. Charles F. Lowrey, et al.

In September 2020, a shareholder derivative complaint entitled Pekin Police Pension Fund, Derivatively on Behalf of Prudential Financial, Inc. v. Charles F. Lowrey, et al., was filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (the “Derivative Complaint”) against PFI as a “nominal” defendant, PFI’s chairman and chief executive officer, vice chairman, chief financial officer, certain former officers of PFI, and all of the current outside directors of PFI’s Board. The Derivative Complaint asserts claims for federal securities law violations, breach of fiduciary duty, waste of corporate assets, and unjust enrichment, and alleges that: (i) the Company's reserve assumptions failed to account for adversely developing mortality experience in the Individual Life business segment; (ii) the Company's reserves were insufficient to satisfy its future policy benefit liabilities; (iii) the Company materially understated its liabilities and overstated net income due to flawed assumptions in calculating mortality experience; and (iv) the individual defendants breached their duty of care and loyalty to the Company by allowing the alleged improper activity.

Daniel Plaut v. Prudential Financial, Inc.

In October 2020, a shareholder derivative complaint entitled Daniel Plaut, Derivatively on Behalf of Prudential Financial, Inc. v. Charles F. Lowrey, et al., was filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Essex County (the “Derivative Complaint”) against PFI as a “nominal” defendant, PFI’s chairman and chief executive officer, vice chairman, and all of the current outside directors of PFI’s Board. The Derivative Complaint asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, and abuse of control and alleges that: (i) the Company's reserve assumptions failed to account for adversely developing mortality experience in the Individual Life business segment; (ii) the Company's reserves were insufficient to satisfy its future policy benefit liabilities; (iii) the Company materially understated its liabilities and overstated net income due to flawed assumptions in calculating mortality experience; and (iv) the individual defendants engaged in corporate misconduct, mismanagement and waste through their participation in the alleged wrongdoing.

Shareholder Demands

In January 2020, the Board of Directors received a shareholder demand letter containing allegations: (i) of wrongdoing similar to those alleged in the City of Warren and Crawford complaints; and (ii) that certain of the Company’s current and former directors and executive officers breached their fiduciary duties of loyalty, due care and candor. The demand letter requests that the Board of Directors investigate and commence legal proceedings against the named individuals to recover for

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the Company’s benefit the damages purportedly sustained by the Company as a result of the alleged breaches. In February 2020, the Board of Directors authorized the creation of a special committee to investigate the allegations set forth in the shareholder demand letter. In April 2020, the Company received additional shareholder demands raising allegations similar to those contained in the January 2020 demand, and may be subject prospectively to additional activity relating to these matters.

Other Matters

Cho v. PICA, et al.

In September 2020, plaintiff filed an amended complaint and added as individual defendants certain PFI officers and current and former members of the Company’s Administrative Committee and Investment Oversight Committee.

LIBOR Litigation

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2, f/k/a Dryden Core Investment Fund, o/b/o Prudential Core Short-Term Bond Fund and Prudential Core Taxable Money Market Fund v. Bank of America Corporation, et al.

In May 2020, the court issued two orders approving stipulations dismissing with prejudice Prudential’s claims against Barclays Bank PLC, Barclays Capital Inc., and Barclays PLC. In August 2020, the court issued two orders approving stipulations dismissing with prejudice Prudential’s claims against Deutsche Bank AG. In October 2020, the court issued orders approving stipulations dismissing with prejudice Prudential’s claims against JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, f/k/a/ J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Bank of America Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., f/k/a Banc of America Securities LLC.

Summary

The Company’s litigation and regulatory matters are subject to many uncertainties, and given their complexity and scope, their outcome cannot be predicted. It is possible that the Company’s results of operations or cash flow in a particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected by an ultimate unfavorable resolution of pending litigation and regulatory matters depending, in part, upon the results of operations or cash flow for such period. In light of the unpredictability of the Company’s litigation and regulatory matters, it is also possible that in certain cases an ultimate unfavorable resolution of one or more pending litigation or regulatory matters could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position. Management believes, however, that, based on information currently known to it, the ultimate outcome of all pending litigation and regulatory matters, after consideration of applicable reserves and rights to indemnification, is not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

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Overview			80
COVID-19			80
Regulatory Developments			83
Impact of a Low Interest Rate Environment			84
Results of Operations			87
Consolidated Results of Operations			87
Segment Results of Operations			88
Segment Measures			91
Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange Rates			91
Accounting Policies & Pronouncements			94
Results of Operations by Segment			96
PGIM			96
U.S. Businesses			100
Retirement			101
Group Insurance			103
Individual Annuities			105
Individual Life			110
Assurance IQ			112
International Businesses			113
Corporate and Other			118
Divested and Run-off Businesses			119
Closed Block Division			119
Income Taxes			121
Experience-Rated Contractholder Liabilities, Assets Supporting Experience-Rated Contractholder Liabilities and Other Related Investments			121
Valuation of Assets and Liabilities			122
General Account Investments			124
Liquidity and Capital Resources			145
Ratings			156
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements			156

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) addresses the consolidated financial condition of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential,” “Prudential Financial,” “PFI,” or “the Company”) as of September 30, 2020, compared with December 31, 2019, and its consolidated results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019. You should read the following analysis of our consolidated financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the MD&A, the “Risk Factors” section, and the audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, as well as the statements under “Forward-Looking Statements,” the “Risk Factors” section, and the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Overview

Prudential Financial, a financial services leader with approximately $1.648 trillion of assets under management as of September 30, 2020, has operations primarily in the United States of America (“U.S.”), Asia, Europe and Latin America. Through our subsidiaries and affiliates, we offer a wide array of financial products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds and investment management. We offer these products and services to individual and institutional customers through one of the largest distribution networks in the financial services industry.

Our principal operations consist of PGIM (our global investment management business), our U.S. Businesses (consisting of our U.S. Workplace Solutions, U.S. Individual Solutions, and Assurance IQ divisions), our International Businesses, the Closed Block division, and our Corporate and Other operations. The U.S. Workplace Solutions division consists of our Retirement and Group Insurance businesses, the U.S. Individual Solutions division consists of our Individual Annuities and Individual Life businesses, and the Assurance IQ division consists of our Assurance IQ business. In October 2019, we completed the acquisition of Assurance IQ, LLC (“Assurance IQ”), a leading consumer solutions platform that offers a range of solutions that help meet consumers’ financial needs (see Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 for additional information). The Closed Block division is accounted for as a divested business that is reported separately from the Divested and Run-off Businesses that are included in Corporate and Other. Divested and Run-off Businesses consist of businesses that have been, or will be, sold or exited, including businesses that have been placed in wind down status that do not qualify for “discontinued operations” accounting treatment under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Our Corporate and Other operations include corporate items and initiatives that are not allocated to business segments and businesses that have been or will be divested or placed in run-off, excluding the Closed Block division.

Our strategy centers on our mix of high-quality protection, retirement and investment management businesses which creates growth potential due to earnings diversification and the opportunity to provide customers with integrated cross-business solutions, as well as capital benefits from a balanced risk profile. We are well positioned to meet the needs of customers and tap into significant market opportunities through our U.S. Businesses, PGIM (our global investment management business) and our International Businesses.

We attribute financing costs to each segment based on the amount of financing used by each segment, excluding financing costs associated with corporate debt which are reflected in our Corporate and Other operations. The net investment income of each segment includes earnings on the amount of capital that management believes is necessary to support the risks of that segment.

COVID-19

Beginning in the first quarter of 2020, the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) created extreme stress and disruption in the global economy and financial markets and elevated mortality and morbidity experience for the global population. These events impacted our results of operations in the current period and are expected to drive future impacts to our results of operations. The Company has taken several measures to manage the impacts of this crisis. The actual and expected impacts of these events and other items are included in the following update:

•Outlook

PGIM. Our global investment management business, PGIM, is focused on maintaining strong investment performance while leveraging the scale of its approximately $1.4 trillion of assets under management through its distinctive multi-manager model. Despite this COVID-19 environment since first quarter, PGIM has experienced favorable equity market and credit conditions, strong performance, continued positive flows across both institutional and retail investors, gains from our seed capital and co-investments and increased levels of production and profitability from the agency business demonstrating the counter cyclical nature of the business. There remain risks to earnings across the asset management industry, including PGIM, if economic conditions remain unstable, markets decline or credit spreads widen. The economic downturn could also have further impacts on real estate prices as well as transaction volumes in certain private asset classes. Adverse changes in market conditions could lead to lower fee-based revenues, incentive fees taking longer to be realized and losses emerging in our co- and seed investment portfolio. We believe PGIM’s uniquely diversified global platform is well positioned to be resilient in the face of market and industry headwinds. Underpinning our growth strategy is our ability to continue to deliver robust investment performance, and to attract and retain high-caliber investment talent.

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U.S. Businesses:

U.S. Workplace Solutions. In our Retirement business, account values in our full-service business are impacted by capital market movements and by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which provides qualified individuals the ability to withdraw from defined contribution plans and individual retirement accounts up to $100,000 penalty-free, with the withdrawal taxed over a three-year period (unless otherwise elected by the individual). Market conditions are also likely to continue to impact Retirement sales volume. We continue to maintain pricing discipline to ensure we are achieving appropriate returns in the current market, including in our funded pension risk transfer business. Given many of the products in our institutional investment products business assume longevity risk, elevated levels of mortality resulting from COVID-19 may continue to contribute to a higher level of underwriting gains in this business. In our Group Insurance business, we expect COVID-19 to continue to contribute to elevated levels of mortality resulting in increased life insurance claims in the near-term. In both Retirement and Group Insurance, COVID-19 may contribute to heightened interest over time in the solutions we offer to help improve the financial wellness of individuals at the workplace; however, we expect near-term prospects to be slowed by the impact of social distancing on new business sales and the impact of employee financial hardships on utilization of workplace benefits.

U.S. Individual Solutions. In our Individual Life insurance business, we expect COVID-19 to continue to contribute to elevated levels of mortality, resulting in increased life insurance claims in the near-term. In our Individual Annuities business, we expect account values and fee income will continue to be impacted by capital market movements. Across our Individual Solutions businesses, we have taken pricing and product actions to ensure we realize appropriate returns for the current economic environment, and to diversify our product mix to further limit our sensitivity to interest rates, while maintaining a solid value proposition for our customers. These actions included the suspension in July 2020 of our single life guaranteed universal life product in our Individual Life business, and a pivot to less rate-sensitive products in our Individual Annuities business with the decision to discontinue sales of traditional variable annuities with guaranteed living benefits effective December 31, 2020. In addition, while our distribution platforms include a suite of digital, hybrid, and in-person options, mandated social distancing has limited in-person engagement between customers and financial professionals. Collectively, we expect the product actions we have taken and the constrained distribution environment to adversely impact our sales prospects in the near-term. Although our retail solutions are available to employees of our Workplace Solutions clients, we encourage employees to prioritize workplace benefits to enhance their financial wellness. We expect to offer our Individual Solutions products on the Assurance IQ platform over time in addition to the Individual Life product offering added in the second quarter of 2020.

Assurance IQ. We expect the impacts of COVID-19 on our Assurance IQ business to be limited, as this business does not have direct exposure to capital markets conditions or mortality, and its distribution is not dependent on in-person engagement with consumers; however, consumer financial hardships created by the current economic conditions could negatively impact persistency and expected sales levels.

International Businesses. Our International Businesses remain focused on meeting customers’ protection and financial needs and maintaining the underlying strength of our distribution channels. In the third quarter of 2020, we experienced an increase in sales in part as the significant restrictions on personal interactions that existed globally during portions of the first half of 2020 were reduced and customers, agents and third-party distributors adapted to greater use of virtual communications (see “—Results of Operations by Segment—International Insurance Division—International Insurance” for additional information). However, a reversal of the easing of COVID-19 restrictions on personal interactions may adversely impact our sales prospects in the near term. Through the third quarter of 2020, we have experienced a slightly elevated level of claims due to COVID-19 and higher expenses mostly related to supporting our captive agents which we expect will decrease over time. Going forward, we believe COVID-19 may contribute to heightened interest in protection products, particularly the death protection products that are at the core of our needs-based selling approach.

Corporate and Other Operations. In our Corporate and Other operations, if equity markets and interest rates decline through December 31, 2020, it will potentially result in higher expenses in the future associated with the Company’s pension and post retirement plans due to lower than expected returns on plan assets and increases in plan obligations.

•Results of Operations. For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2020 we reported a net gain of $1,487 million and a net loss of $(1,193) million, respectively, as financial market conditions had a substantial effect on

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the reported results of our businesses. See “Results of Operations” and “Results of Operations by Segment” for a discussion of results for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2020.

•Liquidity. As of September 30, 2020, we had $6.1 billion in highly liquid assets at Prudential Financial. Since the beginning of the year, we took several steps to proactively manage liquidity, including refinancing $1.3 billion of junior subordinated debt to reduce our financing costs, entering into a $1.5 billion facility agreement with a Delaware trust to increase our alternative sources of liquidity and issuing $1.5 billion in senior debt in part to pre-fund 2020 and 2021 maturities. We suspended Common Stock repurchases beginning April 1, 2020 under our existing repurchase authorization, after repurchasing $500 million of shares of Prudential Financial’s Common Stock in the first quarter of 2020. We do not intend to resume share repurchases this year as the duration and severity of the pandemic and its effect on the economy remain uncertain. We will evaluate the resumption of share repurchases as informed by the market environment and any alternative opportunities for capital deployment. The impact of COVID-19 and related market dislocations could strain our existing liquidity and cause us to increase the use of our alternative sources of liquidity, which could result in increased financial leverage on our balance sheet and negatively impact our credit and financial strength ratings or ratings outlooks. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Liquidity” for a discussion of our liquidity.

•Capital Resources. As of September 30, 2020, all of our significant insurance subsidiaries maintained capital levels consistent with their ratings targets. However, market conditions could negatively impact the statutory capital of our insurance companies and constrain our overall capital flexibility, including as a result of credit migration and losses in our investment portfolio as discussed below. Adverse market conditions could require us to take additional management actions for our insurance subsidiaries to maintain capital consistent with their ratings objectives, which may include redeploying financial resources from internal sources, or using available external sources of capital or seeking additional sources. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources—Capital” for a discussion of our capital resources.

•Investment Portfolio. Net unrealized gains (losses) on fixed maturity investments (excluding securities classified as trading) were a net unrealized gain of $54,811 million as of September 30, 2020, compared to a net unrealized gain of $44,891 million as of December 31, 2019. Gross unrealized gains increased from $46,206 million as of December 31, 2019 to $56,460 million as of September 30, 2020 and gross unrealized losses increased from $1,315 million to $1,649 million for the same period. The increase in gross unrealized gains was primarily due to a decrease in U.S. interest rates, while the increase in gross unrealized losses was primarily due to credit spread widening and liquidity concerns. The continued impact of COVID-19 on the global economy and corporate credit may continue to result in negative credit migration and possible losses in our investment portfolio. Due to the highly uncertain nature of these conditions, it is not possible to estimate the overall impacts at this time. The sectors most impacted by the COVID-19 crisis include energy, consumer cyclical and retail related investments (see “—General Account Investments” for additional information). During 2020, approximately 1.4% of total invested assets were modified to allow for limited forbearance. Under the terms of forbearance, the borrower is allowed to defer a portion of current year principal and/or interest payments for a short period (e.g., 6 months). These deferrals accrue additional interest and do not have a material impact on our investment value.

•Sales and Flows. See “Segment Results of Operations” for a discussion of sales and flows in each of our segments.

•Underwriting Results. See “Segment Results of Operations” for a discussion of mortality experience in each of our segments.

In the third quarter of 2020, we estimate that COVID-19 had a net negative impact on our underwriting results reflecting unfavorable mortality impacts in our Group Insurance and Individual Life businesses partially offset by favorable mortality impacts in our Retirement business. Going forward, we estimate that our net underwriting results will be adversely impacted by approximately $70 million for every incremental 100,000 fatalities in the U.S. However, the ultimate impact on our underwriting results will depend on factors such as age, geographic location, and insured versus uninsured populations among the fatalities.

•Expenses. We expect higher expenses of approximately $155 million in 2020 from costs associated with COVID-19, including approximately $40 million incurred in the third quarter of 2020 and approximately $25 million expected in the fourth quarter of 2020. These higher expenses are primarily related to agent compensation, as well as technology and third-party vendor capabilities related to remote work functionality and protecting our employees’ health. However, we also expect cost savings associated with COVID-19 of approximately $90 million in 2020, including approximately $30 million of cost savings realized in the third quarter of 2020 and approximately $20 million expected to be realized in the fourth quarter of 2020. These cost savings are from lower travel and entertainment costs.

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We have provided, and in some cases continue to provide, a number of customer accommodations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including extending grace periods for premium payments, expediting claim payments and withdrawal requests, waiving certain claims payment requirements, waiving certain transaction fees, waiving interest on policy loans and wiring funds at the Company’s expense.

•Risk Management. Prudential has a robust risk management framework that seeks to ensure we can fulfill our customer, regulatory, and other stakeholder obligations under a range of stress scenarios by maintaining the appropriate balance between the Company’s resources and risks. We evaluate the Company’s exposure to stress under four lenses (economic, STAT, GAAP, and liquidity).

Our risk management framework incorporates severe to very severe stresses across equities, interest rates, credit migration and defaults, currencies and pandemics. This framework includes a specific “pandemic and sell-off” scenario with a mortality calamity (1.5 extra deaths per 1,000 lives in the first year) based on a modern-day interpretation of the 1918 Spanish Flu experience that is aligned with most regulatory frameworks. The stress scenario assumes an even distribution of increased mortality across the population, while current COVID-19 mortality is sharply skewed toward older ages. As the COVID-19 event continues to unfold, we continue to update our analysis and take management actions in response to this specific event. As of September 30, 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic has not reached the most severe levels included in the Company’s stress testing.

In addition, we expect the impact of COVID-19-related claims to be moderated by the balance between our mortality exposure (such as in our individual and group life businesses) and our longevity exposure (such as in our retirement business).

•Risk Factors. The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted our results of operations, financial position, investment portfolio, new business opportunities and operations, and these impacts are expected to continue. For additional information on the risks to our business posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, see “Risk Factors.”

•Business Continuity. One of the main impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has been executing our business continuity protocols to ensure our employees are safe and able to serve our customers. This included effectively transitioning the vast majority of our employees to remote work arrangements.

We believe all of our businesses can sustain remote work and social distancing for an indefinite period while ensuring that critical business operations are sustained. In addition, we are managing COVID-19-related impacts on third-party provided services, and do not anticipate significant interruption in critical operations.

•CARES Act and Other Regulatory Developments. In March 2020 Congress enacted the CARES Act, which provides $2 trillion in economic stimulus to taxpayers, small businesses, and corporations through various grant and loan programs, tax provisions and regulatory relief. One provision of the CARES Act amends the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) and allows companies with net operating losses (“NOLs”) originating in 2018, 2019 or 2020 to carry back those losses for five years. See Note 8 to the Unaudited Interim Financial Statements for more information.

Other governments and regulators, including the Japan Financial Services Agency (“FSA”), the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) and state insurance regulators, have implemented, or are considering, a number of actions in response to the crisis, including delaying implementation of certain regulatory changes, temporarily waiving certain regulatory requirements and requiring or requesting insurers to waive premium payments and policy provisions and exclusions for certain periods of time.

The Company is not aware of any new or proposed government mandates that could materially impact the Company’s solvency or liquidity position.

Regulatory Developments

DOL Fiduciary Rules

In June 2020, the DOL announced that it is proposing a new exemption to replace the previously vacated “best interest contract exemption.” This proposed exemption would allow fiduciaries meeting the requirements of the exemption to receive compensation, including as a result of advice to roll over assets from a qualified plan to an Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”), and to purchase from or sell certain investments to qualified plans and IRAs. The DOL also reinstated the prior

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investment advice regulation and other existing exemptions and provided its current interpretation of the pre-2016 fiduciary investment advice regulation. We cannot predict what impact the newly proposed exemption or interpretative guidance will have on the Company.

Impact of a Low Interest Rate Environment

As a global financial services company, market interest rates are a key driver of our results of operations and financial condition. Changes in interest rates can affect our results of operations and/or our financial condition in several ways, including favorable or adverse impacts to:

•investment-related activity, including: investment income returns, net interest margins, net investment spread results, new money rates, mortgage loan prepayments and bond redemptions;

•insurance reserve levels, market experience true-ups and amortization of both deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”) and value of business acquired (“VOBA”);

•customer account values, including their impact on fee income;

•fair value of, and possible impairments on, intangible assets such as goodwill;

•product offerings, design features, crediting rates and sales mix; and

•policyholder behavior, including surrender or withdrawal activity.

For more information on interest rate risks, see “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and “Risk Factors—Market Risk” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

See below for discussions related to the current interest rate environments in our two largest markets, the U.S. and Japan; the composition of our insurance liabilities and policyholder account balances; and the hypothetical impacts to our investment results if these interest rate environments are sustained.

U.S. Operations excluding the Closed Block Division

 

Interest rates in the U.S. have experienced a sustained period of historically low levels with certain benchmarks reaching significant lows. While market conditions and events make uncertain the timing, amount and impact of any monetary policy decisions by the Federal Reserve, changes in interest rates may impact our reinvestment yields, primarily for our investments in fixed maturity securities and commercial mortgage loans. As interest rates decline, our reinvestment yield may be below our overall portfolio yield, resulting in an unfavorable impact to earnings. Conversely, as interest rates rise, our reinvestment yield may exceed the overall portfolio yield resulting in a favorable impact to earnings.

For the general account supporting our U.S. Individual Solutions division, U.S. Workplace Solutions division and our Corporate and Other operations, we estimate annual principal payments and prepayments that we would be required to reinvest to be approximately 5.7% of the fixed maturity security and commercial mortgage loan portfolios through 2021. The portion of the general account attributable to these operations has approximately $243 billion of such assets (based on net carrying value) as of September 30, 2020. The average portfolio yield for fixed maturity securities and commercial mortgage loans is approximately 4.0% as of September 30, 2020.

Included in the $243 billion of fixed maturity securities and commercial mortgage loans are approximately $162 billion that are subject to call or redemption features at the issuer’s option and have a weighted average interest rate of approximately 4%. Of this $162 billion, approximately 53% contain provisions for prepayment premiums. If we reinvest scheduled payments or prepayments (not subject to a prepayment fee) at rates below the current portfolio yield, including in some cases at rates below those guaranteed under our insurance contracts, future operating results will be impacted to the extent we do not, or are unable to, reduce crediting rates on in-force blocks of business, or effectively utilize other asset/liability management strategies described below, in order to maintain current net interest margins.

The following table sets forth the insurance liabilities and policyholder account balances of our U.S. Operations excluding the Closed Block Division, by type, for the date indicated:

			As of September 30, 2020
			(in billions)
Long-duration insurance products with fixed and guaranteed terms			$	155
Contracts with adjustable crediting rates subject to guaranteed minimums			61
Participating contracts where investment income risk ultimately accrues to contractholders			14
Total			$	230

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The $155 billion above relates to long-duration products such as group annuities, structured settlements and other insurance products that have fixed and guaranteed terms, for which underlying assets may have to be reinvested at interest rates that are lower than portfolio rates. We seek to mitigate the impact of a prolonged low interest rate environment on these contracts through asset/liability management, as discussed further below.

The $61 billion above relates to contracts with crediting rates that may be adjusted over the life of the contract, subject to guaranteed minimums. Although we may have the ability to lower crediting rates for those contracts above guaranteed minimums, our willingness to do so may be limited by competitive pressures. The following table sets forth the related account values by range of guaranteed minimum crediting rates and the related range of the difference, in basis points (“bps”), between rates being credited to contractholders as of September 30, 2020, and the respective guaranteed minimums. 

			Account Values with Adjustable Crediting Rates Subject to Guaranteed Minimums:
			At guaranteed minimum						1-49 bps above guaranteed minimum						50-99 bps above guaranteed minimum						100-150 bps above guaranteed minimum						Greater than 150 bps above guaranteed minimum						Total
			($ in billions)
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates:
Less than 1.00%			$	0.8					$	1.3					$	0.3					$	0.0					$	0.0					$	2.4
1.00% - 1.99%			1.1						15.0						2.7						2.0						1.2						22.0
2.00% - 2.99%			1.3						1.0						2.0						1.1						1.2						6.6
3.00% - 4.00%			27.9						0.6						0.1						0.2						0.2						29.0
Greater than 4.00%			0.9						0.0						0.0						0.0						0.0						0.9
Total(1)			$	32.0					$	17.9					$	5.1					$	3.3					$	2.6					$	60.9
Percentage of total			53		%				30		%				8		%				5		%				4		%				100		%

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(1)Includes approximately $0.62 billion related to contracts that impose a market value adjustment if the invested amount is not held to maturity.

The remaining $14 billion of insurance liabilities and policyholder account balances in these operations relates to participating contracts for which the investment income risk is expected to ultimately accrue to contractholders. The crediting rates for these contracts are periodically adjusted based on the return earned on the related assets.

Assuming a hypothetical scenario where the average 10-year U.S. Treasury rate is 0.65% (which is reasonably consistent with recent rates) for the period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (and credit spreads remain unchanged from average levels experienced during the third quarter 2020), we estimate that the unfavorable impact to net investment income of reinvesting activities, including scheduled maturities and estimated prepayments of fixed maturities and commercial mortgage and other loans (excluding assets supporting participating contracts) would be between $100 million and $140 million for the period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

In order to mitigate the unfavorable impact that a low interest rate environment has on our net interest margins, we employ a proactive asset/liability management program, which includes strategic asset allocation and hedging strategies within a disciplined risk management framework. These strategies seek to match the characteristics of our products, and to closely approximate the interest rate sensitivity of the assets with the estimated interest rate sensitivity of the product liabilities. Our asset/liability management program also helps manage duration gaps, currency and other risks between assets and liabilities through the use of derivatives. We adjust this dynamic process as products change, as customer behavior changes and as changes in the market environment occur. As a result, our asset/liability management process has permitted us to manage the interest rate risk associated with our products through several market cycles. Our interest rate exposure is also mitigated by our business mix, which includes lines of business for which fee-based and insurance underwriting earnings play a more prominent role in product profitability.

Closed Block Division

Substantially all of the $61 billion of general account assets in the Closed Block division support obligations and liabilities relating to the Closed Block policies only. See Note 7 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the Closed Block.

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International Insurance Operations

While our international insurance operations have experienced a low interest rate environment for many years, the current reinvestment yields for certain blocks of business in our international insurance operations are generally lower than the current portfolio yield supporting these blocks of business. In recent years, the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy has resulted in even lower and, at times, negative yields for certain tenors of government bonds. Our international insurance operations employ a proactive asset/liability management program in order to mitigate, to the extent possible, the unfavorable impact that the current interest rate environment has on our net interest margins. In conjunction with this program, we have not purchased negative yielding assets to support the portfolio and we continue to purchase long-term bonds with tenors of 30 years or greater. Additionally, our diverse product portfolio in terms of currency mix and premium payment structure allows us to further mitigate the negative impact from this low interest rate environment. We regularly examine our product offerings and their profitability. As a result, we have repriced certain products, adjusted commissions for certain products and have discontinued sales of other products that do not meet our profit expectations. The impact of these actions and the introduction of certain new products, has resulted in an increase in sales of U.S. dollar-denominated products relative to products denominated in other currencies. For additional information on sales within our international insurance operations, see “—International Businesses—Sales Results,” below.

The following table sets forth the insurance liabilities and policyholder account balances of our Japanese operations, by type, for the date indicated:

			As of September 30, 2020
			(in billions)
Insurance products with fixed and guaranteed terms			$	136
Contracts with a market value adjustment if invested amount is not held to maturity			26
Contracts with adjustable crediting rates subject to guaranteed minimums			11
Total			$	173

The $136 billion above is primarily comprised of long-duration insurance products that have fixed and guaranteed terms, for which underlying assets may have to be reinvested at interest rates that are lower than current portfolio yields. The remaining insurance liabilities and policyholder account balances include $26 billion related to contracts that impose a market value adjustment if the invested amount is not held to maturity and $11 billion related to contracts with crediting rates that may be adjusted over the life of the contract, subject to guaranteed minimums. Most of the current crediting rates on these contracts, however, are at or near contractual minimums. Although we have the ability in some cases to lower crediting rates for those contracts that are above guaranteed minimum crediting rates, the majority of this business has interest crediting rates that are determined by formula.

Assuming a hypothetical scenario where the average 30-year Japanese Government Bond yield is 0.60% and the 10-year U.S. Treasury rate is 0.65% (which is reasonably consistent with recent rates) for the period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (and credit spreads remain unchanged from average levels experienced during the third quarter 2020), we estimate that the unfavorable impact to net investment income of reinvesting activities, including scheduled maturities and estimated prepayments of fixed maturities and commercial mortgage and other loans (excluding assets supporting participating contracts) would be between $40 million and $80 million for the period from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

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Results of Operations

Consolidated Results of Operations

The following table summarizes net income (loss) for the periods presented.

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Revenues			$	15,425					$	15,105					$	41,004					$	45,584
Benefits and expenses			13,978						13,380						42,227						41,843
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures			1,447						1,725						(1,223)						3,741
Income tax expense (benefit)			(50)						332						7						726
Income (loss) before equity in earnings of operating joint ventures			1,497						1,393						(1,230)						3,015
Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures, net of taxes			10						32						62						85
Net income (loss)			1,507						1,425						(1,168)						3,100
Less: Income attributable to noncontrolling interests			20						7						25						42
Net income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc.			$	1,487					$	1,418					$	(1,193)					$	3,058

Three Month Comparison. The $69 million increase in “Net income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc.” for the third quarter of 2020 compared to the third quarter of 2019 reflected the following notable items:

•$711 million favorable variance, on a pre-tax basis, reflecting the net impact from changes in the value of our embedded derivatives and related hedge positions associated with certain variable annuities (see “Results of Operations by Segment—U.S. Businesses—U.S. Individual Solutions Division—Individual Annuities—Variable Annuity Risks and Risk Mitigants” for additional information);

•$382 million favorable variance reflecting a tax benefit in the current period compared to a tax expense in the prior year period; and

•$307 million favorable variance, on a pre-tax basis, from investment related activities that are primarily within “Other income (loss)” for PFI excluding our Divested and Run-off Businesses. These favorable impacts were primarily driven by unrealized gains (losses) from fixed maturity securities designated as trading.

Partially offsetting these increases in “Net income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc.” was the following item:

•$1,219 million unfavorable variance, on a pre-tax basis, from realized investment gains and losses for PFI excluding the Divested and Run-off Businesses, and excluding the impact of the hedging program associated with certain variable annuities discussed above (see “General Account Investments” for additional information).

Nine Month Comparison. The $4,251 million decrease in “Net income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc.” for the first nine months of 2020 compared to the first nine months of 2019 reflected the following notable items:

•$1,386 million unfavorable variance, on a pre-tax basis, from a loss in the current period from our Divested and Run-off Businesses compared to a gain in the prior year period (see “Results of Operations by Segment—Divested and Run-off Businesses” for additional information);

•$1,083 million unfavorable variance, on a pre-tax basis, from lower adjusted operating income from our business segments (see “Segment Results of Operations” for additional information);

•$1,096 million unfavorable variance, on a pre-tax basis, from realized investment gains and losses for PFI excluding Divested and Run-off Businesses, and excluding the impact of the hedging program associated with certain variable annuities discussed below (see “General Account Investments” for additional information);

•$589 million unfavorable variance, on a pre-tax basis, reflecting the net impact from changes in the value of our embedded derivatives and related hedge positions associated with certain variable annuities (see “Results of Operations by Segment—U.S. Businesses—U.S. Individual Solutions Division—Individual Annuities—Variable Annuity Risks and Risk Mitigants” for additional information); and

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•$526 million unfavorable variance, on a pre-tax basis, from investment related activities that are primarily within “Other income (loss)” for PFI excluding our Divested and Run-off Businesses. These unfavorable impacts were primarily driven by unrealized gains (losses) from equity securities.

Partially offsetting these decreases in “Net income (loss) attributable to Prudential Financial, Inc.” was the following item:

•$719 million favorable variance from a lower tax expense.

Segment Results of Operations

 

We analyze the performance of our segments and Corporate and Other operations using a measure of segment profitability called adjusted operating income. See “—Segment Measures” for a discussion of adjusted operating income and its use as a measure of segment operating performance.

Summary of Results of Operations by Segment

Shown below are the adjusted operating income contributions of each segment and Corporate and Other operations for the periods indicated and a reconciliation of this segment measure of performance to “Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures” as presented in the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Adjusted operating income before income taxes by segment:
PGIM			$	370					$	232					$	858					$	710
U.S. Businesses:
U.S. Workplace Solutions division:
Retirement			372						302						898						1,020
Group Insurance			22						90						71						224
Total U.S. Workplace Solutions division			394						392						969						1,244
U.S. Individual Solutions division:
Individual Annuities			408						459						1,030						1,393
Individual Life			101						59						17						29
Total U.S. Individual Solutions division			509						518						1,047						1,422
Assurance IQ division(1):
Assurance IQ			(30)						0						(69)						0
Total Assurance IQ division			(30)						0						(69)						0
Total U.S. Businesses			873						910						1,947						2,666
International Businesses(2)			775						721						2,162						2,364
Corporate and Other			(455)						(281)						(1,338)						(1,028)
Total segment adjusted operating income before income taxes			1,563						1,582						3,629						4,712
Reconciling items:
Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments(3)			223						331						(2,746)						(882)
Charges related to realized investment gains (losses), net(4)			(70)						(92)						(353)						(149)
Market experience updates(5)			(134)						(314)						(1,016)						(515)
Divested and Run-off Businesses(6):
Closed Block division			8						45						(15)						5
Other Divested and Run-off Businesses(2)			(132)						207						(725)						641
Other adjustments(7)			(12)						0						65						0
Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures and earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests(8)			1						(34)						(62)						(71)
Consolidated income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures			$	1,447					$	1,725					$	(1,223)					$	3,741

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(1)Assurance IQ was acquired by the Company in October 2019. For additional information, see Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

(2)Effective second quarter of 2020, the results of POK and the impact of its sale are excluded from the International Businesses and are included in the Divested and Run-off Businesses in Corporate and Other. Effective third quarter of 2020, the results of POT and the impact of its anticipated sale are excluded from the International Businesses and are included in the Divested and Run-off Businesses in Corporate and Other. Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation. See Note 1 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

(3)Represents “Realized investment gains (losses), net,” and related adjustments. See “—General Account Investments” and Note 13 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation.

(4)Includes charges that represent the impact of realized investment gains (losses), net, on the amortization of DAC and other costs, and on changes in reserves. Also includes charges resulting from payments related to market value adjustment features of certain of our annuity products and the impact of realized investment gains (losses), net, on the amortization of unearned revenue reserves.

(5)Represents the immediate impacts in current period results from changes in current market conditions on estimates of profitability, which are excluded from adjusted operating income beginning with the second quarter of 2019. See Note 13 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

(6)Represents the contribution to income (loss) of Divested and Run-off Businesses that have been or will be sold or exited, including businesses that have been placed in wind down, but that did not qualify for “discontinued operations” accounting treatment under U.S. GAAP. See “—Divested and Run-off Businesses.”

(7)Represents adjustments not included in the above reconciling items. “Other adjustments” include certain components of the consideration for the Assurance IQ acquisition, which are recognized as compensation expense over the requisite service periods, as well as changes in the fair value of contingent consideration. See Note 13 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

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(8)Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures are included in adjusted operating income but excluded from “Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures” as they are reflected on an after-tax U.S. GAAP basis as a separate line in the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations. Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests are excluded from adjusted operating income but included in “Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures” as they are reflected on a U.S. GAAP basis as a separate line in the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations. Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests represent the portion of earnings from consolidated entities that relates to the equity interests of minority investors.

Segment results for the period presented above reflect the following:

PGIM. Results for both the third quarter of 2020 and the first nine months of 2020 increased in comparison to the prior year periods, primarily reflecting increases in asset management fees and other related revenues, partially offset by higher expenses.

Retirement. Results for the third quarter of 2020 increased in comparison to the prior year period, primarily reflecting higher net investment spread results and higher reserve gains. Results for the first nine months of 2020 decreased in comparison to the prior year period, primarily reflecting an unfavorable comparative net impact from our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements. Excluding this item, results increased compared to the prior year period, primarily driven by higher reserve gains, partially offset by lower net investment spread results.

Group Insurance. Results for the third quarter of 2020 decreased in comparison to the prior year period, primarily reflecting lower underwriting results in our group life business, partially offset by higher underwriting results in our group disability business. Results for the first nine months of 2020 decreased in comparison to the prior year period, primarily reflecting lower underwriting results in our group life business and lower net investment spread results.

Individual Annuities. Results for the third quarter of 2020 decreased in comparison to the prior year period, primarily driven by lower fee income, net of distribution expenses and other associated costs, partially offset by higher net investment spread results. Results for the first nine months of 2020 decreased in comparison to the prior year period, including an unfavorable comparative net impact from our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements. Excluding this item, results decreased primarily driven by lower fee income, net of distribution expenses and other associated costs.

Individual Life. Results for the third quarter of 2020 increased in comparison to the prior year period, primarily reflecting higher net investment spread results and lower expenses. Results for the first nine months of 2020 decreased in comparison to the prior year period, including a favorable comparative net impact from our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements. Excluding this item, results decreased primarily reflecting lower underwriting results, lower net investment spread results, and the absence of a favorable impact from changes in market conditions on estimates of profitability in the prior year period (which beginning with the second quarter of 2019 is excluded from adjusted operating income). These decreases were partially offset by lower expenses.

Assurance IQ. The acquisition of Assurance IQ was completed in October 2019. Results for both the third quarter and the first nine months of 2020 include revenues, net of marketing and distribution expenses, operating expenses and amortization expenses related to intangible assets recognized as part of purchase accounting (see Note 1 and Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 for additional information).

International Businesses. Results for the third quarter of 2020 increased in comparison to the prior year period, inclusive of a favorable net impact from foreign currency exchange rates, primarily reflecting lower expenses and favorable underwriting results including business growth, partially offset by lower earnings from our joint venture investments and lower net investment spread results. Results for the first nine months of 2020 decreased in comparison to the prior year periods, inclusive of an unfavorable comparative net impact from our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements. Excluding this item, results decreased driven by lower net investment spread results and lower earnings from our joint venture investments, partially offset by favorable underwriting results including business growth.

Corporate and Other. Results for both the third quarter and the first nine months of 2020 reflected increased losses in comparison to the prior year periods, primarily reflecting higher net charges from other corporate activities, lower investment income and higher interest expense on debt. The results for the third quarter reflected lower income from pension and employee benefit plans, while the results for the first nine months of 2020 reflected higher income from pension and employee benefit plans.

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Closed Block Division. Results for both the third quarter and the first nine months of 2020 decreased in comparison to the prior year periods, primarily driven by a decrease in the policyholder dividend obligation as a result of lower net investment activity results.

Segment Measures

Adjusted Operating Income. In managing our business, we analyze our segments’ operating performance using “adjusted operating income.” Adjusted operating income does not equate to “Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures” or “Net income (loss)” as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, but is the measure of segment profit or loss we use to evaluate segment performance and allocate resources, and consistent with authoritative guidance, is our measure of segment performance. The adjustments to derive adjusted operating income are important to an understanding of our overall results of operations. Adjusted operating income is not a substitute for income determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and our definition of adjusted operating income may differ from that used by other companies. However, we believe that the presentation of adjusted operating income as we measure it for management purposes enhances the understanding of our results of operations by highlighting the results from ongoing operations and the underlying profitability of our businesses.

See Note 13 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the presentation of segment results and our definition of adjusted operating income.

Annualized New Business Premiums. In managing our Individual Life, Group Insurance and International Businesses, we analyze annualized new business premiums, which do not correspond to revenues under U.S. GAAP. Annualized new business premiums measure the current sales performance of the business, while revenues primarily reflect the renewal persistency of policies written in prior years and net investment income, in addition to current sales. Annualized new business premiums include 10% of first year premiums or deposits from single pay products. No other adjustments are made for limited pay contracts.

The amount of annualized new business premiums for any given period can be significantly impacted by several factors, including but not limited to: addition of new products, discontinuation of existing products, changes in credited interest rates for certain products and other product modifications, changes in premium rates, changes in tax laws, changes in regulations or changes in the competitive environment. Sales volume may increase or decrease prior to certain of these changes becoming effective, and then fluctuate in the other direction following such changes.

Assets Under Management. In managing our PGIM business, we analyze assets under management (which do not correspond directly to U.S. GAAP assets) because the principal source of revenues is fees based on assets under management. Assets under management represent the fair market value or account value of assets which we manage directly for institutional clients, retail clients, and for our general account, as well as assets invested in our products that are managed by third-party managers.

Account Values. In managing our Individual Annuities and Retirement businesses, we analyze account values, which do not correspond to U.S. GAAP assets. Net sales (redemptions) in our Individual Annuities business and net additions (withdrawals) in our Retirement business do not correspond to revenues under U.S. GAAP, but are used as a relevant measure of business activity.

Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange Rates

Foreign currency exchange rate movements and related hedging strategies

 

As a U.S.-based company with significant business operations outside the U.S., particularly in Japan, we are subject to foreign currency exchange rate movements that could impact our U.S. dollar (“USD”)-equivalent earnings and shareholder return on equity. Our USD-equivalent earnings could be materially affected by currency fluctuations from period to period, even if earnings on a local currency basis are relatively constant. Our USD-equivalent equity is impacted as the value of our investment in international operations may also fluctuate based on changes in foreign currency exchange rates. We seek to mitigate these impacts through various hedging strategies, including the use of derivative contracts and by holding USD-denominated assets in certain of our foreign subsidiaries.

In order to reduce earnings volatility from foreign currency exchange rate movements, we enter into forward currency derivative contracts to effectively fix the currency exchange rates for a portion of our prospective non-USD-denominated earnings streams. This forward currency hedging program is primarily associated with our insurance operation in Japan.

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In order to reduce equity volatility from foreign currency exchange rate movements, we primarily utilize a yen hedging strategy that calibrates the hedge level to preserve the relative contribution of our yen-based business to the Company’s overall return on equity on a leverage neutral basis. We implement this hedging strategy utilizing a variety of instruments, including USD-denominated assets, foreign currency derivative contracts, and dual currency and synthetic dual currency investments held locally in our Japanese insurance subsidiaries. The total hedge level may vary based on our periodic assessment of the relative contribution of our yen-based business to the Company’s overall return on equity.

The table below presents the aggregate amount of instruments that serve to hedge the impact of foreign currency exchange movements on our USD-equivalent shareholder return on equity from our Japanese insurance subsidiaries as of the dates indicated.

			September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
			(in billions)
Foreign currency hedging instruments:
Hedging USD-equivalent earnings:
Forward currency contracts (notional amount outstanding)			$	0.4					$	0.6
Hedging USD-equivalent equity:
USD-denominated assets held in yen-based entities(1)			10.4						13.1
Dual currency and synthetic dual currency investments(2)			0.6						0.6
Total USD-equivalent equity foreign currency hedging instruments			11.0						13.7
Total foreign currency hedges			$	11.4					$	14.3

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(1)Includes USD-denominated fixed maturities at amortized cost plus any related accrued investment income, as well as USD notional amount of foreign currency derivative contracts outstanding. Note this amount represents only those USD assets serving to hedge the impact of foreign currency volatility on equity. Separate from this program, our Japanese operations also have $64.2 billion and $57.8 billion as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, of USD-denominated assets supporting USD-denominated liabilities related to USD-denominated products.

(2)Dual currency and synthetic dual currency investments are held by our yen-based entities in the form of fixed maturities and loans with a yen-denominated principal component and USD-denominated interest income. The amounts shown represent the present value of future USD-denominated cash flows.

The USD-denominated investments that hedge the impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements on USD-equivalent earnings and shareholder return on equity from our Japanese insurance operations are reported within yen-based entities and, as a result, foreign currency exchange rate movements will impact their value reported within our yen-based Japanese insurance entities. We seek to mitigate the risk that future unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate movements will decrease the value of these USD-denominated investments reported within our yen-based Japanese insurance entities, and therefore negatively impact their equity and regulatory solvency margins, by having our Japanese insurance operations enter into currency hedging transactions. Those hedges are with a subsidiary of Prudential Financial. These hedging strategies have the economic effect of moving the change in value of these USD-denominated investments due to foreign currency exchange rate movements from our Japanese yen-based entities to our USD-based entities.

These USD-denominated investments also pay a coupon which is generally higher than what a similar yen-denominated investment would pay. The incremental impact of this higher yield on our USD-denominated investments, as well as our dual currency and synthetic dual currency investments, will vary over time, and is dependent on the duration of the underlying investments as well as interest rate environments in both the U.S. and Japan at the time of the investments.

Impact of intercompany foreign currency exchange rate arrangements on segment results of operations

 

The financial results of our International Businesses and PGIM reflect the impact of intercompany arrangements with our Corporate and Other operations pursuant to which these segments’ non-USD-denominated earnings are translated at fixed currency exchange rates. Results of our Corporate and Other operations include differences between the translation adjustments recorded by the segments at the fixed currency exchange rate versus the actual average rate during the period. In addition, specific to our International Businesses where we hedge certain currencies, the results of our Corporate and Other operations also include the impact of any gains or losses recorded from the forward currency contracts that settled during the period, which include the impact of any over or under hedging of actual earnings that differ from projected earnings.

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For International Businesses, the fixed currency exchange rates are generally determined in connection with a foreign currency income hedging program designed to mitigate the impact of exchange rate changes on the segment’s expected USD-equivalent earnings. Pursuant to this program, our Corporate and Other operations execute forward currency contracts with third-parties to sell the net exposure of projected earnings for certain currencies in exchange for USD at specified exchange rates. The maturities of these contracts correspond with the future periods (typically on a three-year rolling basis) in which the identified non-USD-denominated earnings are expected to be generated. In establishing the level of non-USD-denominated earnings that will be hedged through this program, we exclude the anticipated level of USD-denominated earnings that will be generated by USD-denominated products and investments. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, approximately 5% of the segment’s earnings were yen-based and, as of September 30, 2020, we have hedged 100%, 97% and 61% of expected yen-based earnings for 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively. To the extent currently unhedged, our International Businesses’ future expected USD-equivalent of yen-based earnings will be impacted by yen exchange rate movements.

 

As a result of these arrangements, our International Businesses’ results for 2020 and 2019 reflect the impact of translating yen-denominated earnings at fixed currency exchange rates of 104 and 105 yen per USD, respectively. We expect our 2021 results to reflect the impact of translating yen-denominated earnings at a fixed currency exchange rate of 103 yen per USD. Since determination of the fixed currency exchange rates for a given year is impacted by changes in foreign currency exchange rates over time, the segment’s future earnings will ultimately be impacted by these changes in exchange rates.

For PGIM and certain other currencies within our International Businesses, the fixed currency exchange rates for the current year are predetermined during the third quarter of the prior year using forward currency exchange rates.

 

The table below presents, for the periods indicated, the increase (decrease) to revenues and adjusted operating income for the International Businesses, PGIM and Corporate and Other operations, reflecting the impact of these intercompany arrangements.

 

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Segment impacts of intercompany arrangements:
International Businesses(3)			$	15					$	6					$	46					$	32
PGIM			(3)						1						(1)						4
Impact of intercompany arrangements(1)			12						7						45						36
Corporate and Other:
Impact of intercompany arrangements(1)(3)			(12)						(7)						(45)						(36)
Settlement gains (losses) on forward currency contracts(2)(3)			15						14						57						43
Net benefit (detriment) to Corporate and Other			3						7						12						7
Net impact on consolidated revenues and adjusted operating income			$	15					$	14					$	57					$	43

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(1)Represents the difference between non-USD-denominated earnings translated on the basis of weighted average monthly currency exchange rates versus fixed currency exchange rates determined in connection with the foreign currency income hedging program.

(2)As of September 30, 2020 and 2019, the total notional amounts of these forward currency contracts within our Corporate and Other operations were $1.0 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively, of which $0.4 billion and $0.8 billion, respectively, were related to our Japanese insurance operations. Prior period total notional amount of these forward currency contracts has been updated to conform to current period presentation.

(3)Excludes impacts related to POK. Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation. Effective second quarter of 2020, the intercompany arrangement for the Korean won between our International Businesses and Corporate and Other operations was terminated and the related hedges were repurposed in relation to the anticipated sale of POK. Effective second quarter of 2020, Korean won-denominated earnings for 2020 and 2019 that were translated at fixed currency exchange rates of 1,090 and 1,110 Korean won per USD, respectively, are excluded from the International Businesses and are included in the Divested and Run-off Businesses included in Corporate and Other. See Note 1 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

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Impact of products denominated in non-local currencies on U.S. GAAP earnings

 

While our international insurance operations offer products denominated in local currency, several also offer products denominated in non-local currencies, most notably our Japanese operations, which offer USD- and Australian dollar (“AUD”)-denominated products. The non-local currency-denominated insurance liabilities related to these products are supported by investments denominated in corresponding currencies, including a significant portion designated as available-for-sale. While the impact from foreign currency exchange rate movements on these non-local currency-denominated assets and liabilities is economically matched, differences in the accounting for changes in the value of these assets and liabilities due to changes in foreign currency exchange rate movements have historically resulted in volatility in U.S. GAAP earnings.

In 2015, we implemented a structure in Gibraltar Life’s operations that disaggregated the USD- and AUD-denominated businesses into separate divisions, each with its own functional currency that aligns with the underlying products and investments. The result of this alignment was to reduce differences in the accounting for changes in the value of these assets and liabilities that arise due to changes in foreign currency exchange rate movements. For the USD- and AUD-denominated assets that were transferred under this structure, the net cumulative unrealized investment gains associated with foreign exchange remeasurement that were recorded in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” (“AOCI”) totaled $2.4 billion and $2.7 billion as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and will be recognized in earnings within “Realized investment gains (losses), net” over time as these assets mature or are sold. Absent the sale of any of these assets prior to their stated maturity, approximately 3% of the $2.4 billion balance as of September 30, 2020 will be recognized throughout the remainder of 2020, approximately 13% will be recognized in 2021, and the remaining balance will be recognized from 2022 through 2051.

Highly inflationary economy in Argentina

Our insurance operations in Argentina, Prudential of Argentina (“POA”), have historically utilized the Argentine peso as the functional currency given it is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates. During 2018, Argentina experienced a cumulative inflation rate that exceeded 100% over a 3-year period. As a result, Argentina’s economy was deemed to be highly inflationary resulting in reporting changes effective July 1, 2018. Under U.S. GAAP, the financial statements of a foreign entity in a highly inflationary economy are to be remeasured as if its functional currency (formerly the Argentine peso) is the reporting currency of its parent reporting entity (the USD) on a prospective basis. While this changed how the results of POA are remeasured and/or translated into USD, the impact to our financial statements was not material nor is it expected to be material in future periods given the relative size of our POA operations. It should also be noted that due to the macroeconomic environment in Argentina, substantially all of POA’s balance sheet consists of USD-denominated product liabilities supported by USD-denominated assets. As a result, this accounting change serves to reduce the remeasurement impact reflected in net income given that the functional currency and currency in which the assets and liabilities are denominated will be more closely aligned.

Accounting Policies & Pronouncements

Application of Critical Accounting Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the application of accounting policies that often involve a significant degree of judgment. Management, on an ongoing basis, reviews estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of financial statements. If management determines that modifications in assumptions and estimates are appropriate given current facts and circumstances, the Company’s results of operations and financial position as reported in the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements could change significantly.

Management believes the accounting policies relating to the following areas are most dependent on the application of estimates and assumptions and require management’s most difficult, subjective, or complex judgments:

•DAC, deferred sales inducements (“DSI”) and VOBA;

•Policyholder liabilities;

•Goodwill;

•Valuation of investments including derivatives, measurement of allowance for credit losses, and recognition of other-than-temporary impairments (“OTTI”);

•Pension and other postretirement benefits;

•Taxes on income; and

•Reserves for contingencies, including reserves for losses in connection with unresolved legal matters.

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Market Performance - Equity and Interest Rate Assumptions 

DAC, DSI and VOBA associated with the variable and universal life policies of our Individual Life and International Businesses segments and the variable and fixed annuity contracts of our Individual Annuities and International Businesses segments are generally amortized over the expected lives of these policies in proportion to total gross profits. Total gross profits include both actual gross profits and estimates of gross profits for future periods. The quarterly adjustments for market performance reflect the impact of changes to our estimate of total gross profits to reflect actual fund performance and market conditions. A significant portion of gross profits for our variable annuity contracts and, to a lesser degree, our variable life contracts are dependent upon the total rate of return on assets held in separate account investment options. This rate of return influences the fees we earn on variable annuity and variable life contracts, costs we incur associated with the guaranteed minimum death and guaranteed minimum income benefit features related to our variable annuity contracts and expected claims to be paid on variable life contracts, as well as other sources of profit. Returns that are higher than our expectations for a given period produce higher than expected account balances, which increase the future fees we expect to earn on variable annuity and variable life contracts and decrease the future costs we expect to incur associated with the guaranteed minimum death and guaranteed minimum income benefit features related to our variable annuity contracts and expected claims to be paid on variable life contracts. The opposite occurs when returns are lower than our expectations. The changes in future expected gross profits are used to recognize a cumulative adjustment to all prior periods’ amortization.

Furthermore, the calculation of the estimated liability for future policy benefits related to certain insurance products includes an estimate of associated revenues and expenses that are dependent on both historical market performance as well as estimates of market performance in the future. Similar to DAC, DSI and VOBA described above, these liabilities are subject to quarterly adjustments for experience including market performance, in addition to annual adjustments resulting from our annual reviews of assumptions.

The weighted average rate of return assumptions used in developing estimated market returns consider many factors specific to each product type, including asset durations, asset allocations and other factors. With regard to equity market assumptions, the near-term future rate of return assumption used in evaluating DAC, DSI and VOBA and liabilities for future policy benefits for certain of our products, primarily our domestic variable annuity and domestic and international variable life insurance products, is generally updated each quarter and is derived using a reversion to the mean approach, a common industry practice. Under this approach, we consider historical equity returns and adjust projected equity returns over an initial future period of five years (the “near-term”) so that equity returns converge to the long-term expected rate of return. If the near-term projected future rate of return is greater than our near-term maximum future rate of return of 15.0%, we use our maximum future rate of return. As of September 30, 2020, our domestic variable annuities and variable life insurance businesses assume an 8.0% long-term equity expected rate of return and a 3.5% near-term mean reversion equity expected rate of return, and our international variable life insurance business assumes a 4.8% long-term equity expected rate of return and a 3.9% near-term mean reversion equity expected rate of return.

With regard to interest rate assumptions used in evaluating DAC, DSI and VOBA and liabilities for future policy benefits for certain of our products, we update the long-term and near-term future rates used to project fixed income returns annually and quarterly, respectively. As a result of our 2020 annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements, we reduced our long-term expectation of the (i) 10-year U.S. Treasury rate by 50 basis points and now grade to a rate of 3.25% over ten years, and (ii) 10-year Japanese Government Bond yield by 30 basis points and now grade to a rate of 1.00% over ten years. As part of our quarterly market experience updates, we update our near-term projections of interest rates to reflect changes in current rates.

For a discussion of the impact that could result from changes in certain key assumptions, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Accounting Policies and Pronouncements—Sensitivities for Insurance Assets and Liabilities” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Future Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

ASU 2018-12, Financial Services—Insurance (Topic 944): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts, was issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) on August 15, 2018 and is expected to have a significant impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. In October 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-09, Financial Services - Insurance (Topic 944): Effective Date to affirm its decision to defer the effective date of ASU 2018-12 to January 1, 2022 (with early adoption permitted), representing a one year extension from the original effective date of January 1, 2021. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, in November 2020 the FASB issued ASU 2020-11, Financial Services—Insurance (Topic 944): Effective Date and Early Application to defer for an additional one year the effective date of ASU 2018-12 from January 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023, and to provide transition relief to facilitate the

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early adoption of the ASU. The transition relief would allow large calendar-year public companies that early adopt ASU 2018-12 to apply the guidance either as of January 1, 2020 or January 1, 2021 (and record transition adjustments as of January 1, 2020 or January 1, 2021, respectively) in the 2022 financial statements. Companies that do not early adopt ASU 2018-12 would apply the guidance as of January 1, 2021 (and record transition adjustments as of January 1, 2021) in the 2023 financial statements. ASU 2018-12 will impact, at least to some extent, the accounting and disclosure requirements for all long-duration insurance and investment contracts issued by the Company. In addition to the impacts to the balance sheet upon adoption, the Company also expects an impact to how earnings emerge thereafter. See Note 2 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for a more detailed discussion of ASU 2018-12, as well as other accounting pronouncements issued but not yet adopted and newly adopted accounting pronouncements.

Results of Operations by Segment

PGIM

Operating Results

The following table sets forth PGIM’s operating results for the periods indicated.

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Operating results(1):
Revenues			$	1,066					$	855					$	2,801					$	2,651
Expenses			696						623						1,943						1,941
Adjusted operating income			370						232						858						710
Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments			(2)						0						1						1
Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures and earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests			15						(7)						(27)						28
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures			$	383					$	225					$	832					$	739

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(1)Certain of PGIM’s investment activities are based in currencies other than the U.S. dollar and are therefore subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk. The financial results of PGIM include the impact of an intercompany arrangement with our Corporate and Other operations designed to mitigate the impact of exchange rate changes on PGIM’s U.S. dollar-equivalent earnings. For more information related to this intercompany arrangement, see “—Results of Operations—Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange Rates,” above.

Adjusted Operating Income

Three Month Comparison. Adjusted operating income increased $138 million, primarily reflecting an increase in asset management fees, net of related expenses, due to higher average assets under management as a result of market appreciation and fixed income inflows. The increase also reflected an increase in other related revenues, net of related expenses, primarily due to higher co- and seed investment results driven by strong underlying investment performance, higher commercial mortgage origination revenue driven by higher loan production and profitability, and higher net performance-based incentive fees. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in service, distribution and other revenues primarily reflecting the absence of fees in the current year period related to the Wells Fargo agreement (see the “Revenues by type” table in “—Revenues and Expenses,” below).

Nine Month Comparison. Adjusted operating income increased $148 million, primarily reflecting an increase in asset management fees, net of related expenses, due to higher average assets under management as a result of market appreciation and fixed income inflows. The increase also reflected an increase in other related revenues, net of related expenses, primarily due to higher co- and seed investment results driven by strong underlying investment performance and higher commercial mortgage origination revenue driven by higher loan production and profitability. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in service, distribution and other revenues primarily reflecting the absence of fees in the current year period related to the Wells Fargo agreement.

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Revenues and Expenses

The following table sets forth PGIM’s revenues, presented on a basis consistent with the table above under “—Operating Results,” by type.

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Revenues by type:
Asset management fees by source:
Institutional customers			$	345					$	323					$	998					$	954
Retail customers(1)			262						223						718						652
General account			143						130						417						385
Total asset management fees			750						676						2,133						1,991
Other related revenues by source:
Incentive fees			43						10						78						108
Transaction fees			5						5						13						17
Co- and seed investments			50						3						87						57
Commercial mortgage(2)			67						32						126						83
Total other related revenues			165						50						304						265
Service, distribution and other revenues(3)			151						129						364						395
Total revenues			$	1,066					$	855					$	2,801					$	2,651

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(1)Consists of fees from: individual mutual funds and variable annuities and variable life insurance separate account assets; funds invested in proprietary mutual funds through our defined contribution plan products; and third-party sub-advisory relationships. Revenues from fixed annuities and the fixed-rate accounts of variable annuities and variable life insurance are included in the general account.

(2)Includes mortgage origination revenues from our commercial mortgage origination and servicing business.

(3)Prior period amount includes payments from Wells Fargo under an agreement dated as of July 30, 2004, implementing arrangements with respect to money market mutual funds in connection with the combination of our retail securities brokerage and clearing operations with those of Wells Fargo. The agreement extended for ten years from the Wachovia Securities joint venture termination date of December 31, 2009 to December 31, 2019. The revenue from Wells Fargo under this agreement was $15 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and $45 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Three Month Comparison. Revenues increased $211 million. Asset management fees increased primarily reflecting higher average assets under management as a result of market appreciation and fixed income inflows. Other related revenues increased primarily reflecting higher co- and seed investment results driven by strong underlying investment performance, higher commercial mortgage origination revenue driven by higher loan production and profitability, and higher performance-based incentive fees. Service, distribution and other revenues increased primarily reflecting higher revenues from certain consolidated funds (which were fully offset by higher expenses related to noncontrolling interests in these funds), partially offset by the absence of fees in the current year period related to the Wells Fargo agreement.

Expenses increased $73 million. Expenses for service, distribution and other revenues increased primarily driven by higher revenues associated with certain consolidated funds as discussed above. Also contributing to the increase were higher variable expenses associated with an increase in performance-based incentive fee revenues as well as higher overall segment earnings, and higher expenses due to certain long-term employee compensation plans tied to performance factors. Partially offsetting these increases were lower expenses driven by a decrease in travel and entertainment due to COVID-19.

Nine Month Comparison. Revenues increased $150 million. Asset management fees increased primarily reflecting higher average assets under management as a result of market appreciation and fixed income inflows. Other related revenues increased primarily reflecting higher co- and seed investment results driven by strong underlying investment performance and higher commercial mortgage origination revenue driven by higher loan production and profitability, partially offset by lower performance-based incentive fees. Service, distribution and other revenues decreased primarily reflecting the absence of fees in the current year period related to the Wells Fargo agreement.

Expenses increased $2 million. Higher variable expenses reflecting higher overall segment earnings, which were largely offset by lower expenses associated with lower performance-based incentive fee revenues, and a decrease in travel and entertainment due to COVID-19.

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Assets Under Management

The following table sets forth assets under management by asset class and source as of the dates indicated.

			September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019						September 30, 2019
			(in billions)
Assets Under Management(1) (at fair value):
Institutional customers:
Public equity			$	53.5					$	57.1					$	52.9
Public fixed income			458.4						418.6						410.5
Real estate			48.8						49.1						48.4
Private credit and other alternatives			25.0						23.5						23.8
Multi-asset			5.3						4.5						4.2
Institutional customers(2)			591.0						552.8						539.8
Retail customers:
Public equity			121.3						104.2						100.0
Public fixed income			163.5						138.7						130.0
Real estate			1.8						2.0						1.9
Private credit and other alternatives			0.6						0.5						0.5
Multi-asset			55.8						60.2						58.9
Retail customers(3)			343.0						305.6						291.3
General account:
Public equity			4.2						4.4						4.2
Public fixed income			359.1						328.6						333.2
Real estate			68.1						66.0						64.7
Private credit and other alternatives			77.7						73.5						72.5
Multi-asset			0.0						0.1						0.1
General account			509.1						472.6						474.7
Total PGIM assets under management(4)			$	1,443.1					$	1,331.0					$	1,305.8
Assets under management within other reporting segments(4)(5)			$	205.0					$	219.9					$	213.0
Total PFI assets under management			$	1,648.1					$	1,550.9					$	1,518.8

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(1)Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation. “Public equity” represents stock ownership interest in a corporation or partnership (excluding hedge funds) or real estate investment trust. “Public fixed income” represents debt instruments that pay interest and usually have a maturity (excluding mortgages). “Real estate” includes direct real estate equity and real estate mortgages. “Private credit and other alternatives” includes private credit, private equity, hedge funds, agricultural debt and equity and other alternative strategies. “Multi-asset” includes funds or products that invest in more than one asset class balancing equity and fixed income funds and target date funds.

(2)Consists of third-party institutional assets and group insurance contracts.

(3)Consists of individual mutual funds and variable annuities and variable life insurance separate account assets; funds invested in proprietary mutual funds through our defined contribution plan products; and third-party sub-advisory relationships. Fixed annuities and the fixed-rate accounts of variable annuities and variable life insurance are included in the general account.

(4)Effective first quarter of 2020, certain assets have been reclassified from the U.S. Individual Solutions division to PGIM.

(5)Primarily include certain assets related to annuity and variable life products in our U.S. Individual Solutions division, retirement and group life products in our U.S. Workplace Solutions division and certain general account assets of our International Businesses. These assets are not directly managed by PGIM, but rather are invested in non-proprietary funds or are managed by either the divisions themselves or our Chief Investment Officer Organization.

PGIM’s assets under management increased $137 billion and $112 billion in comparison to the prior year quarter and prior year end, respectively, reflecting market appreciation and public fixed income inflows, partially offset by public equity outflows.

The following table sets forth the component changes in PGIM’s assets under management by asset source for the periods indicated.

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			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,												Twelve Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019						2020
			(in billions)
Institutional Customers:
Beginning assets under management			$	571.2					$	534.9					$	552.8					$	493.5					$	539.8
Net additions (withdrawals), excluding money market activity:
Third-party			2.0						(2.2)						0.5						(7.2)						1.2
Third-party via affiliates(1)			0.1						(0.4)						(1.0)						0.1						(0.9)
Total			2.1						(2.6)						(0.5)						(7.1)						0.3
Market appreciation (depreciation)(2)			17.0						10.0						29.8						50.9						41.2
Other increases (decreases)(3)			0.7						(2.5)						8.9						2.5						9.7
Ending assets under management			591.0						539.8						591.0						539.8						591.0
Retail Customers(4):
Beginning assets under management			320.2						287.9						305.6						260.2						291.3
Net additions (withdrawals), excluding money market activity:
Third-party			5.3						3.0						13.4						4.5						14.6
Third-party via affiliates(1)			(3.7)						(1.4)						(6.8)						(8.2)						(8.8)
Total			1.6						1.6						6.6						(3.7)						5.8
Market appreciation (depreciation)(2)			21.0						2.0						30.4						34.9						44.9
Other increases (decreases)(3)			0.2						(0.2)						0.4						(0.1)						1.0
Ending assets under management			343.0						291.3						343.0						291.3						343.0
General Account:
Beginning assets under management			503.1						459.8						472.6						427.8						474.7
Net additions (withdrawals), excluding money market activity:
Third-party			0.0						0.0						0.0						0.0						0.0
Affiliated			2.1						(0.4)						2.9						1.2						7.8
Total			2.1						(0.4)						2.9						1.2						7.8
Market appreciation (depreciation)(2)			5.0						10.6						22.4						39.0						20.3
Other increases (decreases)(3)			(1.1)						4.7						11.2						6.7						6.3
Ending assets under management			509.1						474.7						509.1						474.7						509.1
Total assets under management(4)			$	1,443.1					$	1,305.8					$	1,443.1					$	1,305.8					$	1,443.1

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(1)Represents assets that PGIM manages for the benefit of other reporting segments within the Company. Additions and withdrawals of these assets are attributable to third-party product inflows and outflows in other reporting segments.

(2)Includes income reinvestment, where applicable.

(3)Includes the effect of foreign exchange rate changes, net money market activity and the impact of acquired business. The impact from foreign currency fluctuations, which primarily impact the general account, resulted in a gain of $3.4 billion and a loss of $0.5 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and a gain of $2.7 billion and $0.2 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively; and a gain of $3.0 billion for the twelve months ended September 30, 2020.

(4)Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation.

Co- and Seed Investments

The following table sets forth PGIM’s co- and seed investments at carrying value (including the value of derivative instruments used to mitigate equity market and currency risk) by asset class and source as of the dates indicated.

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			September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
			(in millions)
Co-Investments(1):
Public fixed income			$	467					$	462
Real estate			154						228
Private credit and other alternatives			22						19
Seed Investments(1):
Public equity			717						671
Public fixed income			349						325
Real estate			32						34
Private credit and other alternatives			74						59
Multi-asset			65						74
Total			$	1,880					$	1,872

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(1)Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation. For more information, see the “Assets Under Management” table above.

The increase of $8 million in co- and seed investments was primarily driven by strong equity and fixed income seed investment performance, partially offset by a significant liquidation of a real estate co-investment.

U.S. Businesses

Operating Results

 

The following table sets forth the operating results for our U.S. Businesses for the periods indicated.

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Adjusted operating income before income taxes:
U.S. Businesses:
U.S. Workplace Solutions division:
Retirement			$	372					$	302					$	898					$	1,020
Group Insurance			22						90						71						224
Total U.S. Workplace Solutions division			394						392						969						1,244
U.S. Individual Solutions division:
Individual Annuities			408						459						1,030						1,393
Individual Life			101						59						17						29
Total U.S. Individual Solutions division			509						518						1,047						1,422
Assurance IQ division(1):
Assurance IQ			(30)						0						(69)						0
Total Assurance IQ division			(30)						0						(69)						0
Total U.S. Businesses			873						910						1,947						2,666
Reconciling Items:
Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments(2)			571						(40)						(1,857)						(1,811)
Charges related to realized investment gains (losses), net			(63)						(123)						(328)						(90)
Market experience updates(3)			(130)						(306)						(974)						(476)
Other adjustments(4)			(12)						0						65						0
Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures and earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests			1						0						2						1
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures			$	1,240					$	441					$	(1,145)					$	290

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(1)Assurance IQ was acquired by the Company in October 2019. For additional information, see Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

(2)Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation.

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(3)Represents the immediate impacts in current period results from changes in current market conditions on estimates of profitability, which are excluded from adjusted operating income beginning with the second quarter of 2019. See Note 13 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

(4)Represents adjustments not included in the above reconciling items. “Other adjustments” include certain components of the consideration for the Assurance IQ acquisition, which are recognized as compensation expense over the requisite service periods, as well as changes in the fair value of contingent consideration. See Note 13 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Three Month Comparison. Adjusted operating income for our U.S. Businesses decreased by $37 million primarily due to:

•Lower fee income, net of distribution expenses and other associated costs, in our Individual Annuities business; and

•Lower underwriting results primarily driven by COVID-19 related net mortality experience.

•Partially offsetting these decreases were higher net investment spread results driven by higher income on non-coupon investments.

Nine Month Comparison. Adjusted operating income for our U.S. Businesses decreased by $719 million primarily due to:

•Lower fee income, net of distribution expenses and other associated costs, in our Individual Annuities business;

•Lower net investment spread results driven by lower income on non-coupon investments;

•An unfavorable comparative net impact from our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements; and

•Lower underwriting results primarily driven by COVID-19 related net mortality experience.

•Partially offsetting these decreases were lower expenses, including those associated with cost savings initiatives.

U.S. Businesses—U.S. Workplace Solutions Division

Retirement

Operating Results

The following table sets forth Retirement’s operating results for the periods indicated.

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Operating results:
Revenues			$	2,690					$	2,261					$	8,119					$	8,486
Benefits and expenses			2,318						1,959						7,221						7,466
Adjusted operating income			372						302						898						1,020
Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments(1)			98						200						93						368
Charges related to realized investment gains (losses), net			6						(10)						(5)						1
Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures and earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests			1						0						2						1
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures			$	477					$	492					$	988					$	1,390

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(1)Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation.

Adjusted Operating Income

Three Month Comparison. Adjusted operating income increased $70 million, primarily driven by higher net investment spread results and higher reserve gains. The increase in net investment spread results primarily reflected higher income on non-coupon investments and the impact of lower crediting rates, partially offset by lower reinvestment yields. The higher contribution from reserve experience was primarily driven by COVID-19 related mortality gains.

Nine Month Comparison. Adjusted operating income decreased $122 million, including an unfavorable comparative net impact from our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements. Results for 2020 included a net charge of

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$22 million from these updates primarily driven by an increase in expected benefit payments, while results for 2019 included a net benefit of $154 million from these updates, primarily driven by a reduction in expected benefit payments. Excluding this item, adjusted operating income increased $54 million, primarily driven by higher reserve gains, partially offset by lower net investment spread results. The higher contribution from reserve experience was primarily driven by COVID-19 related mortality gains. The decrease in net investment spread results primarily reflected lower income on non-coupon investments and lower reinvestment yields, partially offset by the impact of lower crediting rates.

Revenues, Benefits and Expenses

Three Month Comparison. Revenues increased $429 million. This increase primarily reflected higher pension risk transfer premiums with corresponding offsets in policyholders’ benefits, as discussed below. This increase also reflected higher net investment income, primarily driven by higher income on non-coupon investments, partially offset by lower reinvestment yields.

Benefits and expenses increased $359 million. Policyholders’ benefits, including the change in policy reserves, increased primarily related to the increase in pension risk transfer premiums discussed above, partially offset by more favorable reserve experience primarily driven by COVID-19 related mortality gains.

Nine Month Comparison. Revenues decreased $367 million. Excluding the impact of our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements, as discussed above, revenues decreased $373 million. This decrease primarily reflected lower pension risk transfer premiums with corresponding offsets in policyholders’ benefits, as discussed below. This decrease also reflected lower net investment income, primarily reflecting lower income on non-coupon investments and lower reinvestment yields.

Benefits and expenses decreased $245 million. Excluding the impact of our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements, as discussed above, benefits and expenses decreased $427 million. Policyholders’ benefits, including the change in policy reserves, decreased primarily related to the decrease in pension risk transfer premiums discussed above, as well as more favorable reserve experience primarily driven by COVID-19 related mortality gains.

Account Values

Account values are a significant driver of our operating results, and are primarily driven by net additions (withdrawals) and the impact of market changes. The income we earn on most of our fee-based products varies with the level of fee-based account values, since many policy fees are determined by these values. The investment income and interest we credit to policyholders on our spread-based products varies with the level of general account values. To a lesser extent, changes in account values impact our pattern of amortization of DAC and VOBA and general and administrative expenses. The following table shows the changes in the account values and net additions (withdrawals) of Retirement’s products for the periods indicated. Net additions (withdrawals) are plan sales and participant deposits or additions, as applicable, minus plan and participant withdrawals and benefits. Account values include both internally- and externally-managed client balances as the total balances drive revenue for the Retirement business. For more information on internally-managed balances, see “—PGIM.”

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			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,												Twelve Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019						2020
			(in millions)
Full Service:
Beginning total account value			$	266,433					$	262,133					$	272,448					$	231,669					$	259,946
Deposits and sales			14,705						7,458						29,112						28,072						37,434
Withdrawals and benefits			(9,465)						(10,758)						(25,173)						(27,122)						(33,757)
Change in market value, interest credited and interest income and other activity			13,337						1,113						8,623						27,327						21,387
Ending total account value			$	285,010					$	259,946					$	285,010					$	259,946					$	285,010
Institutional Investment Products:
Beginning total account value			$	231,142					$	215,978					$	227,596					$	200,759					$	217,580
Additions(1)			2,780						5,235						14,218						22,526						22,793
Withdrawals and benefits			(4,189)						(4,626)						(13,226)						(12,436)						(17,533)
Change in market value, interest credited and interest income			1,944						2,406						7,379						7,876						8,592
Other(2)			3,019						(1,413)						(1,271)						(1,145)						3,264
Ending total account value			$	234,696					$	217,580					$	234,696					$	217,580					$	234,696

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(1)Additions primarily include: group annuities calculated based on premiums received; funding agreements issued; unfunded longevity reinsurance contracts calculated as the present value of future projected benefits; and investment-only stable value contracts calculated as the fair value of customers’ funds held in a client-owned trust.

(2)“Other” activity includes the effect of foreign exchange rate changes associated with our British pounds sterling denominated longevity reinsurance business and changes in asset balances for externally-managed accounts. For the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, “Other” activity also includes $869 million in receipts offset by $831 million in payments and $1,418 million in receipts offset by $1,024 million in payments, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, includes $6,235 million in receipts offset by $6,107 million in payments and $2,822 million in receipts offset by $2,218 million in payments, respectively, related to funding agreements backed by commercial paper which typically have maturities of less than 90 days.

The increase in Full Service account values for the three months, nine months and twelve months ended September 30, 2020 primarily reflected favorable changes in the market value of customer funds and net deposits and sales.

Institutional Investment Products account values for the three months ended September 30, 2020 reflected an increase in other activity, primarily driven by the positive impacts of foreign exchange rate changes, and a favorable change in the market value of account assets, partially offset by net withdrawals driven by pension risk transfer activity. Account values for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 reflected a favorable change in the market value of account assets and net additions driven by collateralized funding agreements and investment-only stable value accounts, which were partially offset by pension risk transfer activity. Account values for the twelve months ended September 30, 2020 reflected a favorable change in the market value of account values, net additions driven by collateralized funding agreements, pension risk transfer activity and investment-only stable value accounts, and an increase in other activity primarily driven by the positive impacts of foreign exchange rate changes.

Group Insurance

Operating Results

The following table sets forth Group Insurance’s operating results and benefits and administrative operating expense ratios for the periods indicated.

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			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			($ in millions)
Operating results:
Revenues			$	1,457					$	1,438					$	4,352					$	4,340
Benefits and expenses			1,435						1,348						4,281						4,116
Adjusted operating income			22						90						71						224
Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments			4						0						75						9
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures			$	26					$	90					$	146					$	233
Benefits ratio(1)(4):
Group life(2)			93.9		%				84.7		%				91.8		%				88.0		%
Group disability(2)			73.5		%				79.4		%				74.5		%				73.1		%
Total Group Insurance(2)			89.4		%				83.5		%				88.0		%				84.7		%
Administrative operating expense ratio(3)(4):
Group life			12.2		%				13.1		%				12.1		%				12.3		%
Group disability			25.2		%				22.0		%				25.4		%				24.3		%
Total Group Insurance			15.1		%				15.2		%				15.0		%				14.9		%

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(1)Ratio of policyholder benefits to earned premiums plus policy charges and fee income.

(2)Benefit ratios for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 reflect the impact of our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements. Excluding these impacts, the group life, group disability and total Group Insurance benefit ratios were 91.9%, 75.0% and 88.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and 87.4%, 76.2% and 85.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.

(3)Ratio of general and administrative expenses (excluding commissions) to gross premiums plus policy charges and fee income.

(4)The benefit and administrative ratios are measures used to evaluate profitability and efficiency.

Adjusted Operating Income

Three Month Comparison. Adjusted operating income decreased $68 million, primarily reflecting lower underwriting results in our group life business driven by unfavorable claim experience mostly due to COVID-19 impacts on non-experience-rated contracts, partially offset by more favorable underwriting results in our group disability business driven by a favorable impact from claim experience on long-term disability products.

Nine Month Comparison. Adjusted operating income decreased $153 million, including a favorable comparative net impact from our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements. Results for both 2020 and 2019 included a net benefit from this update of $11 million and $9 million, respectively. Excluding this item, adjusted operating income decreased $155 million, primarily reflecting lower underwriting results in our group life business driven by unfavorable claim experience mostly due to COVID-19 impacts on non-experience-rated contracts. The decrease also reflected lower net investment spread results driven by lower income on non-coupon investments.

Revenues, Benefits and Expenses

Three Month Comparison. Revenues increased $19 million. The increase primarily reflected higher premiums and policy charges and fee income driven by growth in our group life business, partially offset by lower net investment income driven by lower income on non-coupon investments, with partial offsets in interest credited to policyholder account balances, as discussed below.

Benefits and expenses increased $87 million. The increase primarily reflected higher policyholders’ benefits and changes in reserves, including increases in our group life business mostly due to COVID-19 impacts, partially offset by decreases in our group disability business driven by a favorable impact from claim experience on long-term disability products. The increase was also partially offset by lower interest credited to policyholder account balances, with partial offsets in net investment income, as discussed above.

Nine Month Comparison. Revenues increased $12 million. Excluding the impact from our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements, as discussed above, revenues decreased $19 million. The decrease primarily reflected lower

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net investment income driven by lower income on non-coupon investments, with partial offsets in interest credited to policyholder account balances, as discussed below. Partially offsetting the decrease were higher premiums and policy charges and fee income driven by growth in our group life business.

Benefits and expenses increased $165 million. Excluding the impact from our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements, as discussed above, benefits and expenses increased $136 million. The increase primarily reflected higher policyholders’ benefits and changes in reserves, including increases in our group life business mostly due to COVID-19 impacts. The increase was partially offset by lower interest credited to policyholder account balances, with partial offsets in net investment income, as discussed above.

Sales Results

 

The following table sets forth Group Insurance’s annualized new business premiums, as defined under “—Segment Measures” above, for the periods indicated.

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Annualized new business premiums(1):
Group life			$	46					$	42					$	227					$	233
Group disability			17						18						143						153
Total			$	63					$	60					$	370					$	386

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(1)Amounts exclude new premiums resulting from rate changes on existing policies, from additional coverage under our Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance contract and from excess premiums on group universal life insurance that build cash value but do not purchase face amounts.

Total annualized new business premiums for the three months ended September 30, 2020 increased $3 million compared to the prior year period, driven by higher sales in our group life business. Total annualized new business premiums for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 decreased $16 million compared to the prior year period, driven by lower sales in our group life and group disability businesses. Sales levels reflect pricing competitiveness and reduced levels of client case movement within the large market.

U.S. Businesses—U.S. Individual Solutions Division

Individual Annuities

Operating Results

The following table sets forth Individual Annuities’ operating results for the periods indicated.

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Operating results:
Revenues			$	1,148					$	1,251					$	3,249					$	3,774
Benefits and expenses			740						792						2,219						2,381
Adjusted operating income			408						459						1,030						1,393
Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments			518						(408)						(2,525)						(2,633)
Charges related to realized investment gains (losses), net			(166)						(84)						(67)						106
Market experience updates(1)			(58)						(120)						(686)						(130)
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures			$	702					$	(153)					$	(2,248)					$	(1,264)

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(1)Represents the immediate impacts in current period results from changes in current market conditions on estimates of profitability, which are excluded from adjusted operating income beginning with the second quarter of 2019. See Note 13 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

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Adjusted Operating Income

Three Month Comparison. Adjusted operating income decreased $51 million primarily driven by lower fee income, net of distribution expenses and other associated costs, due to unfavorable impacts from our living benefit guarantees, certain products reaching contractual milestones for fee tier reduction, and lower average separate account values. This decrease was partially offset by higher net investment spread results primarily reflecting a higher level of invested assets net of lower reinvestment yields.

Nine Month Comparison. Adjusted operating income decreased $363 million, including an unfavorable comparative net impact from our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements. Results for 2020 included a $136 million net charge from these updates primarily driven by unfavorable impacts related to a decrease in long-term interest rate assumptions. Results for 2019 included a $12 million net charge from these updates. Excluding this item, adjusted operating income decreased $239 million primarily driven by lower fee income, net of distribution expenses and other associated costs, due to unfavorable impacts from our living benefit guarantees, certain products reaching contractual milestones for fee tier reduction, and lower average account values.

Revenues, Benefits and Expenses

Three Month Comparison. Revenues decreased $103 million primarily driven by lower policy charges and fee income reflecting unfavorable impacts from our living benefit guarantees resulting from declining interest rates, certain products reaching contractual milestones for fee tier reduction, and lower average separate account values resulting from net outflows which were partially offset by market appreciation. Also contributing to the decrease were lower premiums resulting from a decrease in single premium immediate annuity sales, with offsets in policyholders’ benefits as discussed below. These decreases were partially offset by higher asset management and services fees and other income related to lower capital hedge costs.

Benefits and expenses decreased $52 million primarily driven by lower interest expense on collateral amounts related to investment activities, and lower policyholders’ benefits, including changes in reserves, due to lower reserve provisions resulting from a decrease in single premium immediate annuity sales, with offsets in premiums, as discussed above.

Nine Month Comparison. Revenues decreased $525 million. Excluding the impact of our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements, as discussed above, revenues decreased $393 million. The decrease was primarily driven by lower policy charges and fee income reflecting unfavorable impacts from our living benefit guarantees resulting from declining interest rates, certain products reaching contractual milestones for fee tier reductions, and lower average account values resulting from net outflows which were partially offset by market appreciation. Also contributing to the decrease were lower premiums resulting from a decrease in single premium immediate annuity sales, with offsets in policyholders’ benefits as discussed below. These decreases were partially offset by higher asset management and services fees and other income as a result of lower capital hedge costs.

Benefits and expenses decreased $162 million. Excluding the impact of our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements, as discussed above, benefits and expenses decreased $154 million primarily driven by lower policyholders’ benefits, including changes in reserves, due to lower reserve provisions resulting from a decrease in single premium immediate annuity sales, with offsets in premiums, as discussed above.

Account Values

Account values are a significant driver of our operating results. Since most fees are determined by the level of separate account assets, fee income varies primarily based on the level of account values. Additionally, our fee income generally drives other items such as the pattern of amortization of DAC and other costs. Account values are driven by net flows from new business sales, surrenders, withdrawals and benefit payments, policy charges and the impact of positive or negative market value changes. The annuity industry’s competitive and regulatory landscapes, which have been dynamic over the last few years, may impact our net flows, including new business sales. The following table sets forth account value information for the periods indicated.

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			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,												Twelve Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019						2020
			(in millions)
Total Individual Annuities(1):
Beginning total account value			$	159,276					$	165,313					$	169,681					$	151,080					$	164,698
Sales			1,562						2,657						4,835						7,639						6,916
Full surrenders and death benefits			(1,811)						(2,568)						(5,740)						(6,905)						(8,209)
Sales, net of full surrenders and death benefits			(249)						89						(905)						734						(1,293)
Partial withdrawals and other benefit payments			(1,205)						(1,229)						(3,750)						(3,694)						(5,219)
Net flows			(1,454)						(1,140)						(4,655)						(2,960)						(6,512)
Change in market value, interest credited and other activity			7,270						1,448						1,806						19,310						9,569
Policy charges			(894)						(923)						(2,634)						(2,732)						(3,557)
Ending total account value			$	164,198					$	164,698					$	164,198					$	164,698					$	164,198

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(1)Includes gross variable and fixed annuities sold as retail investment products. Investments sold through defined contribution plan products are included with such products within our Retirement business. Variable annuity account values were $158.6 billion and $160.1 billion as of September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Fixed annuity account values were $5.6 billion and $4.6 billion as of September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The decrease in sales, net of full surrenders and death benefits, for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 in comparison to the prior year periods, reflects lower gross sales driven by benefit rate reductions and pricing actions in response to capital market pressures, and lower full surrenders driven by general uncertainty around COVID-19 as well as recent market volatility.

The slight decrease in account values for the twelve months ended September 30, 2020 was driven by net outflows and policy charges on contractholder accounts, largely offset by market value appreciation.

Risks and Risk Mitigants

The following is a summary of certain risks associated with Individual Annuities’ products, certain strategies in mitigating those risks including any updates to those strategies since the previous year-end, and the related financial results. For a more detailed description of these items and their related accounting treatment, refer to the complete descriptions provided in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Fixed Annuity Risks and Risk Mitigants. The primary risk exposures of our fixed annuity products relate to investment risks we bear for providing customers a minimum guaranteed interest rate or an index-linked interest rate required to be credited to the customer’s account value, including interest rate fluctuations and/or sustained periods of low interest rates, and credit risk related to the underlying investments. We manage these risk exposures primarily through our investment strategies and product design features which include credit rate resetting subject to the minimum guaranteed interest rate as well as surrender charges applied during the early years of the contract that help to provide protection for premature withdrawals. In addition, a portion of our fixed products has a market value adjustment provision that provides protection of lapse in the case of rising interest rates. We also manage these risk exposures through external reinsurance for certain of our fixed annuity products.

Variable Annuity Risks and Risk Mitigants. The primary risk exposures of our variable annuity contracts relate to actual deviations from, or changes to, the assumptions used in the original pricing of these products, including capital markets assumptions such as equity market returns, interest rates and market volatility, along with actuarial assumptions such as contractholder mortality, the timing and amount of annuitization and withdrawals, and contract lapses. For these risk exposures, achievement of our expected returns is subject to the risk that actual experience will differ from the assumptions used in the original pricing of these products. We manage our exposure to certain risks driven by fluctuations in capital markets primarily through a combination of i) Product Design Features, ii) Asset Liability Management Strategy, and iii) Capital Hedge Program as discussed below. We also manage these risk exposures through external reinsurance for certain of our variable annuity products.

i.Product Design Features:

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A portion of the variable annuity contracts that we offer include an automatic rebalancing feature, also referred to as an asset transfer feature. This feature is implemented at the contract level, and transfers assets between certain variable investment sub-accounts selected by the annuity contractholder and, depending on the benefit feature, a fixed-rate account in the general account or a bond fund sub-account within the separate accounts. The objective of the automatic rebalancing feature is to reduce our exposure to equity market risk and market volatility. Other product design features we utilize include, among others, asset allocation restrictions, minimum issuance age requirements and certain limitations on the amount of contractholder purchase payments, as well as a required minimum allocation to our general account for certain of our products. We continue to introduce products that diversify our risk profile and have incorporated provisions in product design allowing frequent revisions of key pricing elements for certain of our products. In addition, there is diversity in our fee arrangements, as certain fees are primarily based on the benefit guarantee amount, the contractholder account value and/or premiums, which helps preserve certain revenue streams when market fluctuations cause account values to decline.

ii.Asset Liability Management (“ALM”) Strategy (including fixed income instruments and derivatives):

We employ an ALM strategy that utilizes a combination of both traditional fixed income instruments and derivatives to help defray potential claims associated with our variable annuity living benefit guarantees. The economic liability we manage with this ALM strategy consists of expected living benefit claims under less severe market conditions, which are managed using an ALM strategy through the accumulation of fixed income and derivative instruments, and potential living benefit claims resulting from more severe market conditions, which are hedged using derivative instruments. For our Prudential Defined Income (“PDI”) variable annuity, we utilize fixed income instruments to help defray potential claims. For the portion of our ALM strategy executed with derivatives, we enter into a range of exchange-traded and over-the-counter (“OTC”) equity and interest rate derivatives, including, but not limited to: equity and treasury futures; total return and interest rate swaps; and options including equity options, swaptions, and floors and caps. The intent of this strategy is to more efficiently manage the capital and liquidity associated with these products while continuing to mitigate fluctuations in net income due to movements in capital markets.

Under our ALM strategy, the difference between the change in value of our hedging instruments and the change in value of the portion of the economic liability that is being hedged, has historically been reflected in adjusted operating income over time. Beginning with the second quarter of 2020, this impact is excluded from adjusted operating income which the Company believes enhances the understanding of underlying performance trends.

The valuation of the economic liability we seek to defray excludes certain items that are included within the U.S. GAAP liability, such as non-performance risk (“NPR”) (in order to maximize protection irrespective of the possibility of our own default), as well as risk margins (required by U.S. GAAP but different from our best estimate) and valuation methodology differences. The following table provides a reconciliation between the liability reported under U.S. GAAP and the economic liability we manage through our ALM strategy as of the periods indicated:

			September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
			(in millions)
U.S. GAAP liability, including NPR, net of reinsurance recoverables(1)			$	22,881					$	12,612
NPR adjustment, net of reinsurance recoverables(1)			5,941						3,522
Subtotal			28,822						16,134
Adjustments including risk margins and valuation methodology differences			(7,406)						(4,385)
Economic liability managed through the ALM strategy			$	21,416					$	11,749

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(1)Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation.

As of September 30, 2020, the fair value of our fixed income instruments and derivative assets exceed the economic liability within the entities in which the risks reside.

iii. Capital Hedge Program:

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We employ a capital hedge program to protect a portion of the overall capital position of the variable annuities business against its exposure to the equity markets. The capital hedge program is conducted using equity derivatives which include equity call and put options, total return swaps and futures contracts. The changes in value of these derivatives have historically been recognized in adjusted operating income over the expected duration of the capital hedge program. Beginning with the second quarter of 2020, changes in value of these derivatives are excluded from adjusted operating income which the Company believes enhances the understanding of underlying performance trends.

Results excluded from adjusted operating income

The following table provides the net impact to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations from the results excluded from adjusted operating income, which is primarily driven by the changes in the U.S. GAAP embedded derivative liability and hedge positions under the ALM strategy, and the related amortization of DAC and other costs.

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
Results excluded from adjusted operating income(2)			(in millions)(1)
Change in value of U.S. GAAP liability, pre-NPR(3)			$	3,852					$	(4,451)					$	(11,219)					$	(6,716)
Change in the NPR adjustment			(597)						1,197						2,420						324
Change in fair value of hedge assets, excluding capital hedges(4)			(2,391)						2,756						6,214						4,021
Change in fair value of capital hedges(5)			(360)						(15)						(113)						(647)
Other			14						105						173						385
Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments			518						(408)						(2,525)						(2,633)
Market experience updates(6)			(58)						(120)						(686)						(130)
Charges related to realized investment gains (losses), net			(166)						(84)						(67)						106
Total results excluded from adjusted operating income(7)			$	294					$	(612)					$	(3,278)					$	(2,657)

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(1)Positive amount represents income; negative amount represents a loss.

(2)Includes the impact of annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements.

(3)Represents the change in the liability (excluding NPR) for our variable annuities living benefit guarantees which is measured utilizing a valuation methodology that is required under U.S. GAAP. This liability includes such items as risk margins which are required by U.S. GAAP but not included in our best estimate of the liability.

(4)Represents the change in fair value of the derivatives utilized to hedge potential claims associated with our variable annuity living benefit guarantees.

(5)Represents the changes in fair value of equity derivatives of the capital hedge program intended to protect a portion of the overall capital position of the variable annuities business against its exposure to the equity markets.

(6)Represents the immediate impacts in current period results from changes in current market conditions on estimates of profitability, which are excluded from adjusted operating income beginning with the second quarter of 2019.

(7)Excludes amounts from the changes in fair value of fixed income instruments recorded in OCI (versus net income): a loss of $33 million and gain of $587 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively; and a gain of $1,668 million and $1,237 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

For the three months ended September 30, 2020, the gain of $294 million primarily reflected favorable living benefit results. These results were driven by a favorable impact related to the portions of the U.S. GAAP liability before NPR (excluded from our hedge target) driven by tightening of credit spreads and favorable equity market performance, and gains from duration management swaps associated with the living benefit results. These gains were partially offset by an unfavorable NPR adjustment, losses associated with our capital hedge program, and unfavorable hedge breakage driven by credit spreads tightening. These net gains were partially offset by a charge related to the amortization of DAC and other costs.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the loss of $3,278 million primarily reflected unfavorable living benefit results. These results were driven by an unfavorable impact related to the portions of the U.S. GAAP liability before NPR (excluded from our hedge target) driven by declining interest rates, widening of credit spreads, and unfavorable equity market performance. Also contributing to the results were unfavorable hedge breakage driven by equity market volatility partially offset by credit spreads widening, and losses from duration management swaps associated with the living benefit results. Partially offsetting these losses was a favorable NPR adjustment. A charge related to the amortization of DAC and other costs also contributed to the results.

For the three months ended September 30, 2019, the loss of $612 million primarily reflected unfavorable living benefit results. These results were driven by an unfavorable impact related to the portions of the U.S. GAAP liability before NPR (excluded from our hedge target) driven by declining interest rates and widening of credit spreads, and losses from duration

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management swaps associated with the living benefit results. Partially offsetting these losses was a favorable NPR adjustment. A charge related to the amortization of DAC and other costs also contributed to the results.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the loss of $2,657 million primarily reflected unfavorable living benefit results. These results were driven by an unfavorable impact related to the portions of the U.S. GAAP liability before NPR (excluded from our hedge target) driven by declining interest rates partially offset by favorable equity market performance, losses from duration management swaps associated with the living benefit results, and losses associated with our capital hedge program. Partial offsets to these losses were a favorable NPR adjustment. These net losses were partially offset by a benefit related to the amortization of DAC and other costs.

Product Specific Risks and Risk Mitigants

As noted above, the risks associated with our products are mitigated through product design features, including automatic rebalancing, as well as through our ALM strategy and external reinsurance. The following table sets forth the risk management profile of our living benefit guarantees and guaranteed minimum death benefit (“GMDB”) features as of the periods indicated.

						September 30, 2020												December 31, 2019												September 30, 2019
						Account Value						% of Total						Account Value						% of Total						Account Value						% of Total
						($ in millions)
Living benefit/GMDB features(1):
Both ALM strategy and automatic rebalancing(2)(3)						$	104,815					66		%				$	111,535					68		%				$	108,457					68		%
ALM strategy only(3)						6,955						4		%				7,703						5		%				7,586						5		%
Automatic rebalancing only						634						1		%				732						1		%				747						1		%
External reinsurance(4)						2,944						2		%				3,150						2		%				3,055						2		%
PDI						17,888						11		%				16,296						9		%				15,624						9		%
Other products						2,306						1		%				2,457						1		%				2,396						1		%
Total living benefit/GMDB features						$	135,542											$	141,873											$	137,865
GMDB features and other(5)						23,104						15		%				23,055						14		%				22,265						14		%
Total variable annuity account value						$	158,646											$	164,928											$	160,130

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(1)All contracts with living benefit guarantees also contain GMDB features, which cover the same insured contract.

(2)Contracts with living benefits that are included in our ALM strategy and that have an automatic rebalancing feature.

(3)Excludes PDI which is presented separately within this table.

(4)Represents contracts subject to a reinsurance transaction with an external counterparty covering certain new Highest Daily Lifetime Income (“HDI”) v.3.0 business for the period April 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016. These contracts with living benefits also have an automatic rebalancing feature.

(5)Includes contracts that have a GMDB feature and do not have an automatic rebalancing feature.

Individual Life

Operating Results

The following table sets forth Individual Life’s operating results for the periods indicated.

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Operating results:
Revenues			$	1,609					$	1,529					$	4,702					$	4,519
Benefits and expenses			1,508						1,470						4,685						4,490
Adjusted operating income			101						59						17						29
Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments			(49)						168						500						445
Charges related to realized investment gains (losses), net			97						(29)						(256)						(197)
Market experience updates(1)			(72)						(186)						(288)						(346)
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures			$	77					$	12					$	(27)					$	(69)

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(1)Represents the immediate impacts in current period results from changes in current market conditions on estimates of profitability, which are excluded from adjusted operating income beginning with the second quarter of 2019. See Note 13 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

    Adjusted Operating Income

Three Month Comparison. Adjusted operating income increased $42 million, primarily reflecting higher net investment spread results, driven by higher income on non-coupon investments, and lower expenses from cost savings initiatives.

Nine Month Comparison. Adjusted operating income decreased $12 million, including a favorable comparative net impact from our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements. Results for 2020 included a $92 million net charge from these updates, mainly driven by unfavorable impacts related to a decrease in long-term interest rate assumptions. Results for 2019 included a $208 million net charge from these updates, mainly driven by unfavorable impacts related to mortality assumptions. Excluding this item, adjusted operating income decreased $128 million, primarily reflecting lower underwriting results, driven by an unfavorable impact from mortality experience, net of reinsurance, primarily attributable to COVID-19 related claims, and the absence of a favorable impact from changes in market conditions on estimates of profitability in the prior year period, which beginning with the second quarter of 2019 is excluded from adjusted operating income. Also contributing to the decrease were lower net investment spread results driven by lower income on non-coupon investments and lower investment yields, partially offset by business growth. These decreases were partially offset by lower expenses from cost savings initiatives.

Revenues, Benefits and Expenses

Three Month Comparison. Revenues increased $80 million. This increase was primarily driven by higher policy charges and fee income driven by business growth, and higher net investment income due to higher average invested assets resulting from business growth and higher income on non-coupon investments, partially offset by lower investment yields.

Benefits and expenses increased $38 million. This increase was primarily driven by higher policyholders’ benefits, including changes in reserves, due to business growth. The increase was partially offset by lower general and administrative expenses, net of capitalization, reflecting lower expenses, as discussed above.

Nine Month Comparison. Revenues increased $183 million. Excluding the impact of our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements, as discussed above, revenues increased $112 million. This increase was primarily driven by higher policy charges and fee income driven by business growth, and higher net investment income due to higher average invested assets resulting from business growth, partially offset by lower income on non-coupon investments and lower investment yields.

Benefits and expenses increased $195 million. Excluding the impact of our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements, as discussed above, benefits and expenses increased $240 million. This increase reflected higher policyholders’ benefits, including changes in reserves, driven by an unfavorable impact from mortality experience, net of reinsurance, primarily attributable to COVID-19 related claims, as well as higher interest credited to account balances driven by business growth. Also contributing to the increase was the absence of a favorable impact from changes in market conditions on estimates of profitability in the prior year period, as discussed above. The increase also reflected higher general and administrative expenses, net of capitalization, reflecting increased VOBA amortization, partially offset by lower other expenses, as discussed above.

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Sales Results

The following table sets forth Individual Life’s annualized new business premiums, as defined under “—Results of Operations—Segment Measures” above, by distribution channel and product, for the periods indicated.

						Three Months Ended September 30, 2020																		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
						Prudential Advisors						Third- Party						Total						Prudential Advisors						Third- Party						Total
						(in millions)
Term Life						$	6					$	28					$	34					$	7					$	42					$	49
Guaranteed Universal Life(1)						1						19						20						2						22						24
Other Universal Life(1)						3						17						20						9						26						35
Variable Life						22						76						98						20						47						67
Total						$	32					$	140					$	172					$	38					$	137					$	175
						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020																		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
						Prudential Advisors						Third- Party						Total						Prudential Advisors						Third- Party						Total
						(in millions)
Term Life						$	19					$	95					$	114					$	21					$	132					$	153
Guaranteed Universal Life(1)						4						79						83						6						63						69
Other Universal Life(1)						15						58						73						29						84						113
Variable Life						64						209						273						55						129						184
Total						$	102					$	441					$	543					$	111					$	408					$	519

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(1)Single pay life premiums and excess (unscheduled) premiums are included in annualized new business premiums based on a 10% credit and represented approximately 5% and 4% of Guaranteed Universal Life and 2% and 8% of Other Universal Life annualized new business premiums for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and approximately 9% and 6% of Guaranteed Universal Life and 7% and 13% of Other Universal Life annualized new business premiums for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Prior period percentages have been updated to conform to current period presentation.

Total annualized new business premiums for the third quarter of 2020 decreased $3 million compared to the prior year period, primarily driven by lower sales of term life products due to pricing actions and lower sales of other universal life products due to the absence of large case activity in the third quarter of 2020. The decrease was partially offset by higher sales of variable life products as a result of product design and pricing actions. Total annualized new business premiums for the first nine months of 2020 increased $24 million compared to the prior year period, primarily driven by higher sales of variable life products, as discussed above, and higher sales of guaranteed universal life products. The increase was partially offset by lower sales of term life products, as discussed above, and lower sales of other universal life products due to the absence of large case activity in the second and third quarters of 2020.

U.S. Businesses—Assurance IQ Division

Assurance IQ

Operating Results

The following table sets forth Assurance IQ’s operating results for the periods indicated.

						Three Months Ended September 30, 2020						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
						(in millions)
Operating results:
Revenues						$	75					$	194
Expenses						105						263
Adjusted operating income						(30)						(69)
Other adjustments(1)						(12)						65
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures						$	(42)					$	(4)

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(1)“Other adjustments” include certain components of the consideration for the Assurance IQ acquisition, which are recognized as compensation expense over the requisite service periods, as well as changes in the fair value of contingent consideration. See Note 13 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Adjusted Operating Income

The acquisition of Assurance IQ was completed in October 2019. Adjusted operating income for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2020 was $(30) million and $(69) million, respectively, reflecting revenues, net of marketing and distribution expenses, primarily related to our health (Health Under 65) and life insurance product lines. Results for both periods also included operating expenses, including certain expenses incurred in the third quarter in preparation for the fourth quarter 2020 annual Medicare enrollment period, and amortization expenses related to intangible assets recognized as part of purchase accounting (see Note 1 and Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 for additional information).

Revenues and Expenses

Revenues for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2020 were $75 million and $194 million, respectively, primarily reflecting commissions and marketing referral revenues from our health (Health Under 65) and life insurance product lines. Expenses for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2020 were $105 million and $263 million, respectively, driven by marketing and distribution costs, general and administrative operating expenses including certain expenses incurred in the third quarter in preparation for the fourth quarter 2020 annual Medicare enrollment period, and amortization expenses related to intangible assets.

International Businesses

 

Business Update

•In August 2020, we successfully completed the sale of The Prudential Life Insurance Company of Korea, Ltd. (“POK”) to KB Financial Group Inc., for cash consideration of approximately 2.3 trillion Korean Won, equal to approximately $1.9 billion. See Note 1 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. Effective in the second quarter of 2020, the results of this business and the impact of its sale were reflected in the Divested and Run-off Businesses that are included in Corporate and Other, and all prior period amounts have been updated to conform to the current period presentation. See “—Divested and Run-off Businesses.”

•In August 2020, we entered into a definitive agreement with Taishin Financial Holding Co, Ltd., a Taiwanese financial services provider, to sell Prudential Life Insurance Company of Taiwan Inc. (“POT”) for cash consideration of approximately $190 million at then current exchange rates, to be paid at closing, and contingent consideration with a fair value of approximately $26 million at September 30, 2020. The transaction is consistent with our strategic focus internationally on Japan and higher-growth emerging markets around the world. The transaction is expected to close in 2021, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. In the third quarter of 2020, we reported our investment in POT as “held for sale” and recognized an approximately $300 million after-tax charge to earnings to adjust the carrying value of POT to the fair market value reflected in the purchase price (see Note 1 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information). Effective in the third quarter of 2020, the results of this business and the impact of the anticipated sale are reflected in the Divested and Run-off Businesses that are included in Corporate and Other, and all prior period amounts have been updated to conform to the current period presentation. We intend to use the proceeds of the transaction for general corporate purposes.

Operating Results

 

The results of our International Businesses’ operations are translated on the basis of weighted average monthly exchange rates, inclusive of the effects of the intercompany arrangement discussed in “—Results of Operations—Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange Rates” above. To provide a better understanding of operating performance within the International Businesses, where indicated below, we have analyzed our results of operations excluding the effect of the year over year change in foreign currency exchange rates. Our results of operations, excluding the effect of foreign currency fluctuations, were derived by translating foreign currencies to USD at uniform exchange rates for all periods presented, including for constant dollar information discussed below. The exchange rate used was Japanese yen at a rate of 104 yen per USD, which was determined in connection with the foreign currency income hedging program discussed in “—Results of Operations—Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange Rates” above. In addition, for constant dollar information discussed below, activity denominated in USD is generally reported based on the amounts as transacted in USD. Annualized new business premiums presented on a constant exchange rate basis in the “Sales Results” section below reflect translation based on these same uniform exchange rates.

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The following table sets forth the International Businesses’ operating results for the periods indicated.

 

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Operating results(1):
Revenues:
Life Planner			$	2,548					$	2,336					$	7,591					$	7,228
Gibraltar Life and Other			2,933						2,880						8,610						8,506
Total revenues			5,481						5,216						16,201						15,734
Benefits and expenses:
Life Planner			2,134						2,039						6,513						6,140
Gibraltar Life and Other			2,572						2,456						7,526						7,230
Total benefits and expenses			4,706						4,495						14,039						13,370
Adjusted operating income:
Life Planner			414						297						1,078						1,088
Gibraltar Life and Other			361						424						1,084						1,276
Total adjusted operating income			775						721						2,162						2,364
Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments(2)			168						439						843						1,203
Charges related to realized investment gains (losses), net			(11)						(4)						(33)						(7)
Market experience updates(3)			3						(1)						(39)						(32)
Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures and earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests			8						(28)						(22)						(86)
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures			$	943					$	1,127					$	2,911					$	3,442

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(1)Effective second quarter of 2020, the results of POK and the impact of its sale are excluded from the International Businesses and are included in the Divested and Run-off Businesses in Corporate and Other. Effective third quarter of 2020, the results of POT and the impact of its anticipated sale are excluded from the International Businesses and are included in the Divested and Run-off Businesses in Corporate and Other. Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation. See Note 1 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

(2)Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation.

(3)Represents the immediate impacts in current period results from changes in current market conditions on estimates of profitability, which are excluded from adjusted operating income beginning with the second quarter of 2019. See Note 13 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Adjusted Operating Income

 

Three Month Comparison. Adjusted operating income from our Life Planner operations increased $117 million, including a net favorable impact of $4 million from currency fluctuations, inclusive of the currency hedging program discussed above. Excluding this item, adjusted operating income from our Life Planner operations increased $113 million, primarily reflecting lower expenses driven by the absence of updates to legal reserves incurred in the prior year period. Also contributing to the increase were favorable underwriting results due to the growth of business in force in our Japan and Brazil operations, favorable policyholder experience and a favorable impact from mortality experience.

Adjusted operating income from our Gibraltar Life and Other operations decreased $63 million, including a net unfavorable impact of $2 million from currency fluctuations, inclusive of the currency hedging program discussed above. Excluding this item, adjusted operating income from our Gibraltar Life and Other operations decreased $61 million, primarily reflecting lower earnings from our joint venture investments, as well as higher expenses driven by costs associated with COVID-19 (see “Overview—COVID-19”). Also contributing to the decrease were lower net investment spread results driven by lower reinvestment yields, partially offset by higher income on non-coupon investments. These decreases were partially offset by favorable underwriting results due to the growth of business in force and a favorable impact from mortality experience.

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Nine Month Comparison. Adjusted operating income from our Life Planner operations decreased $10 million, including a net favorable impact of $3 million from currency fluctuations, inclusive of the currency hedging program discussed above. Both periods also include the impact of our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements, which resulted in a $42 million net charge in 2020 compared to a $5 million net benefit in 2019. The net charge in 2020 was primarily driven by unfavorable impacts related to a decrease in long-term interest rate assumptions.

Excluding these items, adjusted operating income from our Life Planner operations increased $34 million primarily reflecting favorable underwriting results due to the growth of business in force in our Japan and Brazil operations and favorable policyholder experience, partially offset by an unfavorable impact from mortality experience. Also contributing to the increase were lower expenses primarily driven by the absence of updates to legal reserves incurred in the prior year period, partially offset by higher costs related to business growth and business initiatives. These increases were partially offset by lower net investment spread results primarily driven by lower reinvestment yields.

Adjusted operating income from our Gibraltar Life and Other operations decreased $192 million, including a net unfavorable impact of $6 million from currency fluctuations, inclusive of the currency hedging program discussed above. Both periods also include the impact of our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements, which resulted in a $52 million net charge in 2020 compared to a $7 million net benefit in 2019. The net charge in 2020 was primarily driven by updates of reserves reflecting the impact of a decrease in long-term interest rate assumptions, as well as other refinements.

Excluding these items, adjusted operating income from our Gibraltar Life and Other operations decreased $127 million, primarily reflecting lower earnings from our joint venture investments, as well as higher expenses driven by costs associated with COVID-19 (see “Overview—COVID-19”). Also contributing to the decrease were lower net investment spread results driven by lower reinvestment yields, partially offset by higher income on non-coupon investments. These decreases were partially offset by favorable underwriting results driven by the growth of business in force and a favorable impact from mortality experience.

Revenues, Benefits and Expenses

Three Month Comparison. Revenues from our Life Planner operations increased $212 million, including a net unfavorable impact of $38 million from currency fluctuations. Excluding this item, revenues increased $250 million, primarily driven by higher premiums and policy charges and fee income attributable to the growth of business in force, and higher net investment results driven by higher income on non-coupon investments, partially offset by lower reinvestment yields.

Benefits and expenses of our Life Planner operations increased $95 million, including a net favorable impact of $42 million from currency fluctuations. Excluding this item, benefits and expenses increased $137 million, primarily reflecting higher policyholders’ benefits, including changes in reserves, driven by the growth of business in force. This increase was partially offset by lower expenses primarily driven by the absence of updates to legal reserves incurred in the prior year period.

Revenues from our Gibraltar Life and Other operations increased $53 million, including a net favorable impact of $16 million from currency fluctuations. Excluding this item, revenues increased $37 million, primarily reflecting higher premiums driven by the growth of business in force. Partially offsetting the increase were lower other income driven by an unfavorable impact from our joint venture investments, and lower net reinvestment results driven by lower investment yields, partially offset by higher income on non-coupon investments.

Benefits and expenses of our Gibraltar Life and Other operations increased $116 million, including a net unfavorable impact of $18 million from currency fluctuations. Excluding this item, benefits and expenses increased $98 million, primarily driven by higher policyholders’ benefits, including changes in reserves, driven by the growth of business in force.

Nine Month Comparison. Revenues from our Life Planner operations increased $363 million, including a net unfavorable impact of $92 million from currency fluctuations and a net benefit of $33 million from our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements. Excluding these items, revenues increased $422 million, primarily driven by higher premiums and policy charges and fee income attributable to the growth of business in force.

Benefits and expenses of our Life Planner operations increased $373 million, including a net favorable impact of $95 million from currency fluctuations and a net charge of $80 million from our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements. Excluding these items, benefits and expenses increased $388 million, primarily reflecting higher policyholders’ benefits, including changes in reserves, driven by the growth of business in force, as well as an unfavorable impact from mortality experience. These increases were partially offset by lower expenses primarily driven by the absence of updates to legal reserves incurred in the prior year period.

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Revenues from our Gibraltar Life and Other operations increased $104 million, including a net favorable impact of $36 million from currency fluctuations and a net charge of $9 million from our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements. Excluding these items, revenues increased $77 million, primarily driven by higher premiums attributable to the growth of business in force. The increase was partially offset by lower other income driven by an unfavorable impact from our joint venture investments, and lower net investment results driven by lower reinvestment yields, partially offset by higher income on non-coupon investments.

Benefits and expenses of our Gibraltar Life and Other operations increased $296 million, including a net unfavorable impact of $42 million from currency fluctuations and a net charge of $50 million from our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements. Excluding these items, benefits and expenses increased $204 million, primarily driven by higher policyholders’ benefits, including changes in reserves, driven by the growth of business in force.

Sales Results

The following table sets forth annualized new business premiums, as defined under “—Results of Operations—Segment Measures” above, on an actual and constant exchange rate basis for the periods indicated.

 

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Annualized new business premiums(1):
On an actual exchange rate basis:
Life Planner			$	381					$	250					$	839					$	833
Gibraltar Life and Other			407						312						911						931
Total			$	788					$	562					$	1,750					$	1,764
On a constant exchange rate basis:
Life Planner			$	395					$	251					$	871					$	839
Gibraltar Life and Other			408						313						915						936
Total			$	803					$	564					$	1,786					$	1,775

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(1)Effective second quarter of 2020, the results of POK and the impact of its sale are excluded from the International Businesses and are included in the Divested and Run-off Businesses in Corporate and Other. Effective third quarter of 2020, the results of POT and the impact of its anticipated sale are excluded from the International Businesses and are included in the Divested and Run-off Businesses in Corporate and Other. Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation. See Note 1 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

The amount of annualized new business premiums and the sales mix in terms of types and currency denomination of products for any given period can be significantly impacted by several factors, including but not limited to: the addition of new products, discontinuation of existing products, changes in credited interest rates for certain products and other product modifications, changes in premium rates, changes in interest rates or fluctuations in currency markets, changes in tax laws, changes in life insurance regulations or changes in the competitive environment. Sales volume may increase or decrease prior to certain of these changes becoming effective, and then fluctuate in the other direction following such changes.

Our diverse product portfolio in Japan, in terms of currency mix and premium payment structure, allows us to adapt to changing market and competitive dynamics, including the extremely low interest rate environment. We regularly examine our product offerings and their related profitability and, as a result, we have repriced or discontinued sales of certain products that do not meet our profit expectations. The impact of these actions, coupled with the introduction of certain new products, has generally resulted in an increase in sales of products denominated in USD relative to products denominated in other currencies.

The table below presents annualized new business premiums on a constant exchange rate basis, by product and distribution channel, for the periods indicated.

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			Three Months Ended September 30, 2020																														Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
			Life						Accident & Health						Retirement(1)						Annuity						Total						Life						Accident & Health						Retirement(1)						Annuity						Total
			(in millions)
Life Planner(2)			$	199					$	19					$	177					$	0					$	395					$	130					$	18					$	103					$	0					$	251
Gibraltar Life and Other:
Life Consultants			$	122					$	9					$	25					$	12					$	168					$	95					$	10					$	23					$	24					$	152
Banks(3)			152						0						6						9						167						107						0						9						3						119
Independent Agency			43						1						28						1						73						18						1						21						2						42
Subtotal			317						10						59						22						408						220						11						53						29						313
Total			$	516					$	29					$	236					$	22					$	803					$	350					$	29					$	156					$	29					$	564

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(1)Includes retirement income, endowment and savings variable universal life.

(2)Effective second quarter of 2020, the results of POK and the impact of its sale are excluded from the International Businesses and are included in the Divested and Run-off Businesses in Corporate and Other. Effective third quarter of 2020, the results of POT and the impact of its anticipated sale are excluded from the International Businesses and are included in the Divested and Run-off Businesses in Corporate and Other. Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation. See Note 1 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

(3)Single pay life annualized new business premiums, which include 10% of first year premiums, and 3-year limited pay annualized new business premiums, which include 100% of new business premiums, represented 1% and 74%, respectively, of total Japanese bank distribution channel annualized new business premiums, excluding annuity products, for the three months ended September 30, 2020, and 2% and 68%, respectively, of total Japanese bank distribution channel annualized new business premiums, excluding annuity products, for the three months ended September 30, 2019.

Three Month Comparison. Annualized new business premiums, on a constant exchange rate basis, from our Life Planner operations increased $144 million, primarily driven by higher sales of USD-denominated products ahead of pricing increases in August 2020, as well as an increase in sales activities resulting from easing of COVID-19 restrictions on personal interactions and a greater use of technology (see “Overview—COVID-19”).

Annualized new business premiums, on a constant exchange rate basis, from our Gibraltar Life and Other operations increased $95 million. Bank channel and Independent Agency sales increased $48 million and $31 million, respectively, primarily driven by higher sales of USD-denominated products ahead of pricing increases in August 2020. Life Consultants sales also increased $16 million, reflecting higher sales of USD-denominated protection and endowment products ahead of pricing increases in August 2020, partially offset by lower sales of USD-denominated fixed annuity products driven by declines in crediting rates and lower Life Consultant headcount.

The table below presents annualized new business premiums on a constant exchange rate basis, by product and distribution channel, for the periods indicated.

			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020																														Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
			Life						Accident & Health						Retirement(1)						Annuity						Total						Life						Accident & Health						Retirement(1)						Annuity						Total
			(in millions)
Life Planner(2)			$	448					$	54					$	369					$	0					$	871					$	460					$	70					$	308					$	1					$	839
Gibraltar Life and Other:
Life Consultants			$	263					$	25					$	49					$	51					$	388					$	266					$	31					$	65					$	125					$	487
Banks(3)			329						0						19						13						361						274						0						27						11						312
Independent Agency			83						4						76						3						166						68						7						48						14						137
Subtotal			675						29						144						67						915						608						38						140						150						936
Total			$	1,123					$	83					$	513					$	67					$	1,786					$	1,068					$	108					$	448					$	151					$	1,775

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(1)Includes retirement income, endowment and savings variable universal life.

(2)Effective second quarter of 2020, the results of POK and the impact of its sale are excluded from the International Businesses and are included in the Divested and Run-off Businesses in Corporate and Other. Effective third quarter of 2020, the results of POT and the impact of its anticipated sale are excluded from the International Businesses and are included in the Divested and Run-off Businesses in Corporate and Other. Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation. See Note 1 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

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(3)Single pay life annualized new business premiums, which include 10% of first year premiums, and 3-year limited pay annualized new business premiums, which include 100% of new business premiums, represented 3% and 72%, respectively, of total Japanese bank distribution channel annualized new business premiums, excluding annuity products, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, and 1% and 67%, respectively, of total Japanese bank distribution channel annualized new business premiums, excluding annuity products, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Nine Month Comparison. Annualized new business premiums, on a constant exchange rate basis, from our Life Planner operations increased $32 million primarily driven by higher sales of USD-denominated products ahead of pricing increases in August 2020. The increase was partially offset by lower sales due to COVID-19 impacts, as well as lower sales of corporate term products in Japan driven by the corporate product tax rule change effective July 2019.

Annualized new business premiums, on a constant exchange rate basis, from our Gibraltar Life and Other operations decreased $21 million. Life Consultants sales decreased $99 million, primarily driven by COVID-19 impacts, as well as lower sales of USD-denominated fixed annuity products driven by declines in crediting rates and lower Life Consultant headcount. Bank channel sales increased $49 million, reflecting higher sales of USD-denominated protection products ahead of pricing increases in August 2020, partially offset by lower sales due to COVID-19 impacts. Independent Agency sales increased $29 million, reflecting higher sales of USD-denominated protection and endowment products ahead of pricing increases in August 2020, partially offset by lower sales of USD-denominated fixed annuity products.

Corporate and Other

 

Corporate and Other includes corporate operations, after allocations to our business segments, and Divested and Run-off Businesses other than those that qualify for “discontinued operations” accounting treatment under U.S. GAAP.

 

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Operating results:
Interest expense on debt(1)			$	(233)					$	(210)					$	(678)					$	(649)
Investment income(1)			25						69						100						195
Pension and employee benefits			40						56						148						116
Other corporate activities(2)			(287)						(196)						(908)						(690)
Adjusted operating income			(455)						(281)						(1,338)						(1,028)
Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments			(514)						(68)						(1,733)						(275)
Charges related to realized investment gains (losses), net			4						35						8						(52)
Market experience updates(3)			(7)						(7)						(3)						(7)
Divested and Run-off Businesses(4)			(132)						207						(725)						641
Equity in earnings of operating joint ventures and earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests			(23)						1						(15)						(14)
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures			$	(1,127)					$	(113)					$	(3,806)					$	(735)

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(1)Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation.

(2)Includes consolidating adjustments.

(3)Represents the immediate impacts in current period results from changes in current market conditions on estimates of profitability, which are excluded from adjusted operating income beginning with the second quarter of 2019. See Note 13 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

(4)Effective second quarter of 2020, the results of POK and the impact of its sale are excluded from the International Businesses and are included in the Divested and Run-off Businesses in Corporate and Other. Effective third quarter of 2020, the results of POT and the impact of its anticipated sale are excluded from the International Businesses and are included in the Divested and Run-off Businesses in Corporate and Other. Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation. See Note 1 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Three Month Comparison. The loss from Corporate and Other operations, on an adjusted operating income basis, increased $174 million. Net charges from other corporate activities increased $91 million primarily driven by higher costs for deferred and long-term compensation plans tied to Company stock and equity market performance, and a charge related to the early extinguishment of debt in the current year period. Investment income decreased $44 million primarily driven by lower average invested assets and lower income on highly liquid assets due to lower investment yields. Interest expense on debt increased $23 million primarily reflecting higher average debt balances. Results from pension and employee benefits decreased $16 million primarily driven by an increase in employee health benefit costs.

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Nine Month Comparison. The loss from Corporate and Other operations, on an adjusted operating income basis, increased $310 million. Net charges from other corporate activities increased $218 million primarily driven by increases to legal reserves. Investment income decreased $95 million primarily driven by lower average invested assets and lower income on highly liquid assets due to lower investment yields as well as lower income on non-coupon investments. Interest expense on debt increased $29 million primarily reflecting higher average debt balances. Results from pension and employee benefits increased $32 million primarily driven by a decrease in employee health benefit costs.

Divested and Run-off Businesses

Divested and Run-off Businesses Included in Corporate and Other

 

Income from our Divested and Run-off Businesses includes results from several businesses that have been or will be sold or exited, including businesses that have been placed in wind down status that do not qualify for “discontinued operations” accounting treatment under U.S. GAAP. The results of these Divested and Run-off Businesses are reflected in our Corporate and Other operations, but are excluded from adjusted operating income. A summary of the results of the Divested and Run-off Businesses reflected in our Corporate and Other operations is as follows for the periods indicated:

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Long-Term Care			$	78					$	147					$	266					$	456
Other(1)			(210)						60						(991)						185
Total Divested and Run-off Businesses income (loss) excluded from adjusted operating income			$	(132)					$	207					$	(725)					$	641

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(1)Effective second quarter of 2020, the results of POK and the impact of its sale are excluded from the International Businesses and are included in the Divested and Run-off Businesses in Corporate and Other. Effective third quarter of 2020, the results of POT and the impact of its anticipated sale are excluded from the International Businesses and are included in the Divested and Run-off Businesses in Corporate and Other. Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation. See Note 1 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Long-Term Care. Results for the third quarter of 2020 decreased compared to the prior year period driven by an unfavorable impact from changes in the market value of derivatives used for duration management, partially offset by a favorable impact from changes in the market value of equity securities, and higher income on non-coupon investments. Results for the first nine months of 2020 decreased compared to the prior year period, including an unfavorable comparative net impact from our annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements. Results for 2020 included a $33 million net charge from these updates, while results for 2019 included a $9 million net charge from these updates. Excluding this item, results decreased primarily reflecting lower underwriting results driven by unfavorable policy experience and an increase in reserves as a result of an unlocking of assumptions in the first quarter of 2020 due to the decline in interest rates. Also contributing to the decrease was an unfavorable impact from changes in the market value of equity securities.

Other. Results for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2020 primarily reflect the results of POK and the impact of its sale which was completed in August 2020, as well as the results of POT and the impact of its anticipated sale. See Note 1 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Closed Block Division

 

The Closed Block division includes certain in-force traditional domestic participating life insurance and annuity products and assets that are used for the payment of benefits and policyholder dividends on these policies (collectively the “Closed Block”), as well as certain related assets and liabilities. We no longer offer these traditional domestic participating policies. See Note 7 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

 

Each year, the Board of Directors of The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“PICA”) determines the dividends payable on participating policies for the following year based on the experience of the Closed Block, including investment income, net realized and unrealized investment gains (losses), mortality experience and other factors. Although the Closed Block experience for dividend action decisions is based upon statutory results, at the time the Closed Block was established, we developed, as required by U.S. GAAP, an actuarial calculation of the timing of the maximum future earnings from the policies included in the Closed Block. If actual cumulative earnings in any given period are greater than the cumulative earnings we

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expected, we record this excess as a policyholder dividend obligation. We will subsequently pay this excess to Closed Block policyholders as an additional dividend unless it is otherwise offset by future Closed Block performance that is less favorable than we originally expected. The policyholder dividends we charge to expense within the Closed Block division will include any change in our policyholder dividend obligation that we recognize for the excess of actual cumulative earnings in any given period over the cumulative earnings we expected in addition to the actual policyholder dividends declared by the Board of Directors of PICA.

 

As of September 30, 2020, the excess of actual cumulative earnings over the expected cumulative earnings was $2,611 million, which was recorded as a policyholder dividend obligation. Actual cumulative earnings, as required by U.S. GAAP, reflect the recognition of realized investment gains and losses in the current period, as well as changes in assets and related liabilities that support the Closed Block policies. Additionally, the accumulation of net unrealized investment gains that have arisen subsequent to the establishment of the Closed Block has been reflected as a policyholder dividend obligation of $5,530 million at September 30, 2020, to be paid to Closed Block policyholders unless offset by future experience, with a corresponding amount reported in AOCI.

 

Operating Results

 

The following table sets forth the Closed Block division’s results for the periods indicated.

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
U.S. GAAP results:
Revenues			$	1,301					$	1,482					$	3,318					$	4,157
Benefits and expenses			1,293						1,437						3,333						4,152
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures			$	8					$	45					$	(15)					$	5

 

Income (loss) Before Income Taxes and Equity in Earnings of Operating Joint Ventures

Three Month Comparison. Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures decreased $37 million. Net investment activity results decreased primarily reflecting a decrease in realized investment gains driven by unfavorable changes in the value of derivatives used in risk management activities, partially offset by an increase in other income driven by favorable changes in the value of equity securities. Net insurance activity results reflected a favorable comparative change driven by a decrease in the 2020 dividend scale and run-off of the business in force. As a result of the above and other variances, a $161 million increase in the policyholder dividend obligation was recorded in the third quarter of 2020, compared to a $227 million increase in the third quarter of 2019. If actual cumulative earnings fall below expected cumulative earnings in future periods, earnings volatility in the Closed Block division, which is primarily due to changes in investment results, may not be offset by changes in the cumulative earnings policyholder dividend obligation. For a discussion of the Closed Block division’s realized investment gains (losses), net, see “—General Account Investments.”

Nine Month Comparison. Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint ventures decreased $20 million. Net investment activity results decreased primarily reflecting a decrease in other income driven by unfavorable changes in the value of equity securities, and a decrease in realized investment gains driven by unfavorable changes in the fair value of derivatives used in risk management activities. Net insurance activity results reflected a favorable comparative change driven by a decrease in the 2020 dividend scale and run-off of the business in force. As a result of the above and other variances, a $192 million reduction in the policyholder dividend obligation was recorded in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a $334 million increase in the first nine months of 2019. If actual cumulative earnings fall below expected cumulative earnings in future periods, earnings volatility in the Closed Block division, which is primarily due to changes in investment results, may not be offset by changes in the cumulative earnings policyholder dividend obligation. For a discussion of the Closed Block division’s realized investment gains (losses), net, see “—General Account Investments.”

Revenues, Benefits and Expenses

 

Three Month Comparison. Revenues decreased $181 million primarily driven by a decrease in realized investment gains, and lower premiums due to runoff of policies in force, partially offset by an increase in other income, as discussed above.

Benefits and expenses decreased $144 million primarily driven by a decrease in dividends to policyholders, reflecting a decrease in the policyholder dividend obligation expense due to changes in cumulative earnings, as discussed above.

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Nine Month Comparison. Revenues decreased $839 million primarily driven by a decrease in other income, a decrease in net realized investment gains, and lower premiums due to runoff of policies in force, as discussed above.

Benefits and expenses decreased $819 million primarily driven by a decrease in dividends to policyholders, reflecting a decrease in the policyholder dividend obligation expense due to changes in cumulative earnings, as discussed above.

 

Income Taxes

 

For information regarding income taxes, see Note 8 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

Experience-Rated Contractholder Liabilities,

Assets Supporting Experience-Rated Contractholder Liabilities and Other Related Investments

 

Certain products included in the Retirement and International Businesses segments are experience-rated in that investment results associated with these products are expected to ultimately accrue to contractholders. The majority of investments supporting these experience-rated products are carried at fair value. These investments are reflected on the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as “Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at fair value.” Realized and unrealized gains (losses) for these investments are reported in “Other income (loss).” Interest and dividend income for these investments is reported in “Net investment income.” To a lesser extent, these experience-rated products are also supported by derivatives and commercial mortgage and other loans. The derivatives that support these experience-rated products are reflected on the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as “Other invested assets” and are carried at fair value, and the realized and unrealized gains (losses) are reported in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” The commercial mortgage and other loans that support these experience-rated products are carried at unpaid principal, net of unamortized discounts and an allowance for losses, and are reflected on the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as “Commercial mortgage and other loans.” Gains (losses) on sales and changes in the valuation allowance for commercial mortgage and other loans are reported in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.”

 

Our Retirement segment has two types of experience-rated products that are supported by assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities and other related investments. Fully participating products are those for which the entire return on underlying investments is passed back to the policyholders through a corresponding adjustment to the related liability, primarily classified in the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as “Policyholders’ account balances.” The adjustment to the liability is based on changes in the fair value of all of the related assets, including commercial mortgage and other loans, which are carried at amortized cost, less any valuation allowance. Partially participating products are those for which only a portion of the return on underlying investments is passed back to the policyholders over time through changes to the contractual crediting rates. The crediting rates are typically reset semiannually, often subject to a minimum crediting rate, and returns are required to be passed back within ten years.

 

In our International Businesses, the experience-rated products are fully participating. As a result, the entire return on the underlying investments is passed back to policyholders through a corresponding adjustment to the related liability.

 

Adjusted operating income excludes net investment gains (losses) on assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, related derivatives and commercial mortgage and other loans. This is consistent with the exclusion of realized investment gains (losses) with respect to other investments supporting insurance liabilities managed on a consistent basis. In addition, to be consistent with the historical treatment of charges related to realized investment gains (losses) on investments, adjusted operating income also excludes the change in contractholder liabilities due to asset value changes in the pool of investments (including changes in the fair value of commercial mortgage and other loans) supporting these experience-rated contracts, which are reflected in “Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances.” The result of this approach is that adjusted operating income for these products includes net fee revenue and interest spread we earn on these experience-rated contracts, and excludes changes in fair value of the pool of investments, both realized and unrealized, that we expect will ultimately accrue to the contractholders.

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The following table sets forth the impact on results for the periods indicated of these items that are excluded from adjusted operating income:

 

			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
Retirement:
Investment gains (losses) on assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, net(1)			$	77					$	106					$	556					$	750
Change in experience-rated contractholder liabilities due to asset value changes			(93)						(112)						(553)						(722)
Gains (losses), net, on experienced rated contracts(2)(3)			$	(16)					$	(6)					$	3					$	28
International Businesses:
Investment gains (losses) on assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, net			$	76					$	48					$	(97)					$	154
Change in experience-rated contractholder liabilities due to asset value changes			(76)						(48)						97						(154)
Gains (losses), net, on experienced rated contracts			$	0					$	0					$	0					$	0
Total:
Investment gains (losses) on assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, net(1)			$	153					$	154					$	459					$	904
Change in experience-rated contractholder liabilities due to asset value changes			(169)						(160)						(456)						(876)
Gains (losses), net, on experienced rated contracts(2)(3)			$	(16)					$	(6)					$	3					$	28

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(1)Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

(2)Decreases to contractholder liabilities due to asset value changes are limited by certain floors and therefore do not reflect cumulative declines in recorded asset values of $3 million and $7 million as of September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. We have recovered and expect to recover in future periods these declines in recorded asset values through subsequent increases in recorded asset values or reductions in crediting rates on contractholder liabilities.

(3)Included in the amounts above related to the change in the liability to contractholders as a result of commercial mortgage and other loans are increases of $5 million and $7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and a decrease of $1 million and an increase of $62 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. As prescribed by U.S. GAAP, changes in the fair value of commercial mortgage and other loans held for investment in our general account, other than when associated with impairments, are not recognized in income in the current period, while the impact of these changes in fair value are reflected as a change in the liability to fully participating contractholders in the current period.

 

The net impacts, for the Retirement segment, of changes in experience-rated contractholder liabilities and investment gains (losses) on assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities and other related investments reflect timing differences between the recognition of the mark-to-market adjustments and the recognition of the recovery of these adjustments in future periods through subsequent increases in asset values or reductions in crediting rates on contractholder liabilities for partially participating products. These impacts also reflect the difference between the fair value of the underlying commercial mortgages and other loans and the amortized cost, less any valuation allowance, of these loans, as described above.

 

Valuation of Assets and Liabilities

 

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities

 

The authoritative guidance related to fair value measurement establishes a framework that includes a three-level hierarchy used to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value. The level in the hierarchy within which the fair value falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the measurement. The fair values of assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 include at least one significant unobservable input in the measurement. See Note 6 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for an additional description of the valuation hierarchy levels as well as for the balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by hierarchy level presented on a consolidated basis.

The table below presents the balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as of the periods indicated, and the portion of such assets and liabilities that are classified in Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. The table also provides details about these assets and liabilities excluding those held in the Closed Block division. We believe the amounts excluding the Closed Block division are most relevant to an understanding of our operations that are pertinent to investors in Prudential Financial because substantially all Closed Block division assets support obligations and liabilities relating to the Closed Block policies only. See Note 7 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the Closed Block.

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			As of September 30, 2020																								As of December 31, 2019
			PFI excluding Closed Block Division												Closed Block Division												PFI excluding Closed Block Division												Closed Block Division
			Total at Fair Value						Total Level 3(1)						Total at Fair Value						Total Level 3(1)						Total at Fair Value						Total Level 3(1)						Total at Fair Value						Total Level 3(1)
			(in millions)
Fixed maturities, available-for- sale			$	358,569					$	4,771					$	42,247					$	1,044					$	349,720					$	3,570					$	41,376					$	745
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities:
Fixed maturities			21,033						710						0						0						19,530						730						0						0
Equity securities			1,825						0						0						0						1,790						0						0						0
All other(2)			1,072						110						0						0						261						0						0						0
Subtotal			23,930						820						0						0						21,581						730						0						0
Fixed maturities, trading			4,115						229						256						11						3,628						275						256						12
Equity securities			4,814						589						2,074						84						5,140						557						2,245						76
Commercial mortgage and other loans			915						0						0						0						228						0						0						0
Other invested assets(3)			1,972						782						0						0						1,433						567						0						0
Short-term investments			8,082						172						58						11						3,789						119						147						36
Cash equivalents			11,741						1						344						0						8,855						99						151						32
Other assets			332						332						0						0						113						113						0						0
Separate account assets			282,444						1,801						0						0						288,724						1,717						0						0
Total assets			$	696,914					$	9,497					$	44,979					$	1,150					$	683,211					$	7,747					$	44,175					$	901
Future policy benefits			$	23,340					$	23,340					$	0					$	0					$	12,831					$	12,831					$	0					$	0
Policyholders’ account balances			1,549						1,549						0						0						1,316						1,316						0						0
Other liabilities(3)			163						0						8						0						928						105						8						0
Notes issued by consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”)			775						775						0						0						800						800						0						0
Total liabilities			$	25,827					$	25,664					$	8					$	0					$	15,875					$	15,052					$	8					$	0

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(1)Level 3 assets expressed as a percentage of total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis for PFI excluding the Closed Block division and for the Closed Block division totaled 1.4% and 2.6%, respectively, as of September 30, 2020, and 1.1% and 2.0%, respectively, as of December 31, 2019.

(2)“All other” represents cash equivalents and short-term investments.

(3)“Other invested assets” and “Other liabilities” primarily include derivatives. The amounts include the impact of netting subject to master netting agreements.

The determination of fair value, which for certain assets and liabilities is dependent on the application of estimates and assumptions, can have a significant impact on our results of operations and may require the application of a greater degree of judgment depending on market conditions, as the ability to value assets and liabilities can be significantly impacted by a decrease in market activity or a lack of transactions executed in an orderly manner. The continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy may have adverse effects on the valuation of assets and liabilities. Due to the highly uncertain nature of these conditions, it is not possible to estimate the overall impacts at this time.

Fixed maturity securities included in Level 3 in our fair value hierarchy are generally priced based on internally-developed valuations or indicative broker quotes. For certain private fixed maturity and equity securities, the internal valuation models use significant unobservable inputs and, accordingly, such securities are included in Level 3 in our fair value hierarchy. Level 3 fixed maturity securities for PFI excluding the Closed Block division included approximately $1.5 billion of public fixed maturities as of September 30, 2020, with values primarily based on indicative broker quotes, and approximately $4.2 billion of private fixed maturities, with values primarily based on internally-developed models. Significant unobservable inputs used in their valuation included: issue specific spread adjustments, material non-public financial information, management judgment, estimation of future earnings and cash flows, default rate assumptions, liquidity assumptions and indicative quotes from market makers. Separate account assets included in Level 3 in our fair value hierarchy primarily include corporate securities and commercial mortgage loans.

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Embedded derivatives reported in “Future policy benefits” and “Policyholders’ account balances” that are included in level 3 of our fair value hierarchy represent general account liabilities pertaining to living benefit features of the Company’s variable annuity contracts and the index-linked interest credited features on certain life and annuity products. These are carried at fair value with changes in fair value included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” These embedded derivatives are valued using internally-developed models that require significant estimates and assumptions developed by management. Changes in these estimates and assumptions can have a significant impact on the results of our operations.

 

For additional information about the valuation techniques and the key estimates and assumptions used in our determination of fair value, see Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

General Account Investments

 

Portfolio Composition

 

Our investment portfolio consists of public and private fixed maturity securities, commercial mortgage and other loans, policy loans and non-coupon investments, which include equity securities and other invested assets such as limited partnerships and limited liability companies (“LPs/LLCs”), real estate held through direct ownership, derivative instruments and seed money investments in separate accounts. The composition of our general account reflects, within the discipline provided by our risk management approach, our need for competitive results and the selection of diverse investment alternatives available primarily through our PGIM segment. The size of our portfolio enables us to invest in asset classes that may be unavailable to the typical investor.

 

The following tables set forth the composition of our general account investment portfolio apportioned between PFI excluding the Closed Block division and the Closed Block division, as of the dates indicated:

 

						September 30, 2020
						PFI Excluding Closed Block Division												Closed Block Division						Total
						($ in millions)
Fixed maturities:
Public, available-for-sale, at fair value						$	301,402					63.6		%				$	29,949					$	331,351
Public, held-to-maturity, at amortized cost, net of allowance						1,689						0.4						0						1,689
Private, available-for-sale, at fair value						56,531						11.9						12,298						68,829
Private, held-to-maturity, at amortized cost, net of allowance						212						0.1						0						212
Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value						2,989						0.6						257						3,246
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at fair value						23,961						5.1						0						23,961
Equity securities, at fair value						4,295						0.9						2,074						6,369
Commercial mortgage and other loans, at book value, net of allowance						55,186						11.7						8,419						63,605
Policy loans, at outstanding balance						7,396						1.6						4,106						11,502
Other invested assets, net of allowance(1)						10,011						2.1						3,418						13,429
Short-term investments, net of allowance						9,900						2.0						79						9,979
Total general account investments						473,572						100.0		%				60,600						534,172
Invested assets of other entities and operations(2)						6,881												0						6,881
Total investments						$	480,453											$	60,600					$	541,053

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						December 31, 2019
						PFI Excluding Closed Block Division												Closed Block Division						Total
						($ in millions)
Fixed maturities:
Public, available-for-sale, at fair value						$	296,382					64.9		%				$	29,011					$	325,393
Public, held-to-maturity, at amortized cost						1,705						0.4						0						1,705
Private, available-for-sale, at fair value						52,750						11.6						12,365						65,115
Private, held-to-maturity, at amortized cost						228						0.1						0						228
Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value						2,467						0.5						256						2,723
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at fair value						21,597						4.7						0						21,597
Equity securities, at fair value						4,586						1.0						2,245						6,831
Commercial mortgage and other loans, at book value, net of allowance						54,671						12.0						8,629						63,300
Policy loans, at outstanding balance						7,832						1.7						4,264						12,096
Other invested assets(1)						9,210						2.0						3,334						12,544
Short-term investments						5,223						1.1						227						5,450
Total general account investments						456,651						100.0		%				60,331						516,982
Invested assets of other entities and operations(2)						5,778												0						5,778
Total investments						$	462,429											$	60,331					$	522,760

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(1)    Other invested assets consist of investments in LPs/LLCs, investment real estate held through direct ownership, derivative instruments and other miscellaneous investments. For additional information regarding these investments, see “—Other Invested Assets” below.

(2)Includes invested assets of our investment management and derivative operations. Excludes assets of our investment management operations that are managed for third-parties and those assets classified as “Separate account assets” on our balance sheet. For additional information regarding these investments, see “—Invested Assets of Other Entities and Operations” below.

The increase in general account investments attributable to PFI excluding the Closed Block division in the first nine months of 2020 was primarily due to a decrease in interest rates in excess of credit spreads widening, net business inflows and the reinvestment of net investment income. For information regarding the methodology used in determining the fair value of our fixed maturities, see Note 6 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, 43% and 42%, respectively, of our general account investments attributable to PFI excluding the Closed Block division related to our Japanese insurance operations. The following table sets forth the composition of the investments of our Japanese insurance operations’ general account, as of the dates indicated:

						September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
						(in millions)
Fixed maturities:
Public, available-for-sale, at fair value						$	150,762					$	142,220
Public, held-to-maturity, at amortized cost, net of allowance						1,689						1,705
Private, available-for-sale, at fair value						20,576						19,189
Private, held-to-maturity, at amortized cost, net of allowance						212						228
Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value						513						492
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities, at fair value						2,846						2,777
Equity securities, at fair value						2,010						2,185
Commercial mortgage and other loans, at book value, net of allowance						19,505						19,138
Policy loans, at outstanding balance						3,291						2,859
Other invested assets(1)						2,870						2,187
Short-term investments						432						165
Total Japanese general account investments						$	204,706					$	193,145

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(1)Other invested assets consist of investments in LPs/LLCs, investment real estate held through direct ownership, derivative instruments and other miscellaneous investments.

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The increase in general account investments related to our Japanese insurance operations in the first nine months of 2020 was primarily attributable to a decrease in interest rates in excess of credit spreads widening, the reinvestment of net investment income and net business inflows.

As of September 30, 2020, our Japanese insurance operations had $87.3 billion, at carrying value, of investments denominated in U.S. dollars, including $1.8 billion that were hedged to yen through third-party derivative contracts and $72.9 billion that support liabilities denominated in U.S. dollars, with the remainder as part of the hedging of foreign currency exchange rate exposure to U.S. dollar-equivalent equity. As of December 31, 2019, our Japanese insurance operations had $77.1 billion, at carrying value, of investments denominated in U.S. dollars, including $2.1 billion that were hedged to yen through third-party derivative contracts and $62.4 billion that support liabilities denominated in U.S. dollars, with the remainder as part of the hedging of foreign currency exchange rate exposure of U.S. dollar-equivalent equity. The $10.2 billion increase in the carrying value of U.S. dollar-denominated investments from December 31, 2019 was primarily attributable to a decrease in U.S. treasury bond rates, reinvestment of net investment income and portfolio growth as a result of net business inflows.

Our Japanese insurance operations had $9.7 billion and $9.9 billion, at carrying value, of investments denominated in Australian dollars that support liabilities denominated in Australian dollars as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The $0.2 billion decrease in the carrying value of Australian dollar-denominated investments from December 31, 2019 was primarily attributable to the run off of the portfolio. For additional information regarding U.S. and Australian dollar investments held in our Japanese insurance operations and a discussion of our yen hedging strategy, see “—Results of Operations by Segment—Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange Rates” above.

Investment Results

 

The following tables set forth the investment results of our general account apportioned between PFI excluding the Closed Block division and the Closed Block division, for the periods indicated. The yields are based on net investment income as reported under U.S. GAAP and as such do not include certain interest-related items, such as settlements of duration management swaps which are included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.”

2020 to 2019 Three Month Comparison

			Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
			PFI Excluding Closed Block Division and Japanese Operations												Japanese Insurance Operations												PFI Excluding Closed Block Division												Closed Block Division						Total(5)
			Yield(1)						Amount						Yield(1)						Amount						Yield(1)						Amount						Amount						Amount
			($ in millions)
Fixed maturities(2)			4.55		%				$	1,859					2.80		%				$	986					3.74		%				$	2,845					$	398					$	3,243
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities			3.09						161						2.21						15						2.99						176						0						176
Equity securities			3.32						19						1.17						6						2.34						25						11						36
Commercial mortgage and other loans			3.81						335						3.75						181						3.79						516						87						603
Policy loans			5.35						60						3.02						24						4.37						84						61						145
Short-term investments and cash equivalents			0.48						27						0.43						2						0.48						29						1						30
Gross investment income			3.96						2,461						2.86						1,214						3.52						3,675						558						4,233
Investment expenses			(0.13)						(65)						(0.14)						(60)						(0.13)						(125)						(31)						(156)
Investment income after investment expenses			3.83		%				2,396						2.72		%				1,154						3.39		%				3,550						527						4,077
Other invested assets(3)									138												85												223						55						278
Investment results of other entities and operations(4)									91												0												91						0						91
Total investment income									$	2,625											$	1,239											$	3,864					$	582					$	4,446

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			Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
			PFI Excluding Closed Block Division and Japanese Operations												Japanese Insurance Operations												PFI Excluding Closed Block Division												Closed Block Division						Total(5)
			Yield(1)						Amount						Yield(1)						Amount						Yield(1)						Amount						Amount						Amount
			($ in millions)
Fixed maturities(2)			4.63		%				$	1,899					2.87		%				$	983					3.83		%				$	2,882					$	428					$	3,310
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities			3.58						173						2.45						16						3.45						189						0						189
Equity securities			3.83						20						1.25						7						2.56						27						11						38
Commercial mortgage and other loans			4.09						344						4.11						190						4.10						534						96						630
Policy loans			5.43						66						3.94						28						4.88						94						66						160
Short-term investments and cash equivalents			2.53						100						4.82						7						2.61						107						10						117
Gross investment income			4.34						2,602						3.01						1,231						3.80						3,833						611						4,444
Investment expenses			(0.12)						(101)						(0.14)						(72)						(0.13)						(173)						(53)						(226)
Investment income after investment expenses			4.22		%				2,501						2.87		%				1,159						3.67		%				3,660						558						4,218
Other invested assets(3)									127												34												161						32						193
Investment results of other entities and operations(4)									27												0												27						0						27
Total investment income									$	2,655											$	1,193											$	3,848					$	590					$	4,438

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(1)For interim periods, yields are annualized. The denominator in the yield percentage is based on quarterly average carrying values for all asset types except for fixed maturities which are based on amortized cost, net of allowance. Amounts for fixed maturities, short-term investments and cash equivalents are also netted for securities lending activity (i.e., income netted for rebate expenses and asset values netted for securities lending liabilities). A yield is not presented for other invested assets as it is not considered a meaningful measure of investment performance. Yields exclude investment income and assets related to other invested assets.

(2)Includes fixed maturity securities classified as available-for-sale and held-to-maturity and excludes fixed maturity securities classified as trading, which are included in other invested assets.

(3)Other invested assets consist of investments in LPs/LLCs, investment real estate held through direct ownership, derivative instruments, fixed maturities classified as trading and other miscellaneous investments.

(4)Includes net investment income of our investment management operations.

(5)The total yield was 3.48% and 3.76% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The decrease in investment income after investment expenses yield attributable to our general account investments, excluding both the Closed Block division and the Japanese insurance operations’ portfolio, for the three months ended September 30, 2020, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019, was primarily the result of lower fixed income reinvestment rates.

The decrease in investment income after investment expenses yield attributable to the Japanese insurance operations’ portfolio, for the three months ended September 30, 2020, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019, was primarily the result of lower fixed income reinvestment rates.

Both the U.S. dollar-denominated and Australian dollar-denominated fixed maturities that are not hedged to yen through third-party derivative contracts provide a yield that is substantially higher than the yield on comparable yen-denominated fixed maturities. The average amortized cost of U.S. dollar-denominated fixed maturities that are not hedged to yen through third-party derivative contracts was approximately $55.3 billion and $50.5 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The majority of U.S. dollar-denominated fixed maturities support liabilities that are denominated in U.S. dollars. The average amortized cost of Australian dollar-denominated fixed maturities that are not hedged to yen through third-party derivative contracts was approximately $8.1 billion and $8.6 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The majority of Australian dollar-denominated fixed maturities support liabilities that are denominated in Australian dollars. For additional information regarding U.S. and Australian dollar investments held in our Japanese insurance operations, see “—Results of Operations by Segment—Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange Rates” above.

2020 to 2019 Nine Month Comparison

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			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
			PFI Excluding Closed Block Division and Japanese Operations												Japanese Insurance Operations												PFI Excluding Closed Block Division												Closed Block Division						Total(5)
			Yield(1)						Amount						Yield(1)						Amount						Yield(1)						Amount						Amount						Amount
			($ in millions)
Fixed maturities(2)			4.58		%				$	5,606					2.79		%				$	2,884					3.76		%				$	8,490					$	1,192					$	9,682
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities			3.22						476						2.16						43						3.09						519						0						519
Equity securities			2.36						40						3.05						45						2.68						85						34						119
Commercial mortgage and other loans			3.95						1,035						3.87						550						3.92						1,585						269						1,854
Policy loans			5.36						186						3.42						78						4.59						264						185						449
Short-term investments and cash equivalents			0.92						158						0.95						12						0.93						170						6						176
Gross investment income			4.05						7,501						2.90						3,612						3.59						11,113						1,686						12,799
Investment expenses			(0.12)						(212)						(0.14)						(184)						(0.13)						(396)						(106)						(502)
Investment income after investment expenses			3.93		%				7,289						2.76		%				3,428						3.46		%				10,717						1,580						12,297
Other invested assets(3)									157												137												294						58						352
Investment results of other entities and operations(4)									185												0												185						0						185
Total investment income									$	7,631											$	3,565											$	11,196					$	1,638					$	12,834

			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
			PFI Excluding Closed Block Division and Japanese Operations												Japanese Insurance Operations												PFI Excluding Closed Block Division												Closed Block Division						Total(5)
			Yield(1)						Amount						Yield(1)						Amount						Yield(1)						Amount						Amount						Amount
			($ in millions)
Fixed maturities(2)			4.67		%				$	5,634					2.86		%				$	2,875					3.85		%				$	8,509					$	1,273					$	9,782
Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities			3.61						513						2.26						43						3.45						556						0						556
Equity securities			2.72						42						2.72						41						2.72						83						36						119
Commercial mortgage and other loans			4.13						1,026						3.97						529						4.07						1,555						289						1,844
Policy loans			5.33						192						3.91						80						4.81						272						191						463
Short-term investments and cash equivalents			2.71						289						4.23						21						2.77						310						29						339
Gross investment income			4.38						7,696						3.00						3,589						3.82						11,285						1,818						13,103
Investment expenses			(0.13)						(310)						(0.14)						(211)						(0.13)						(521)						(162)						(683)
Investment income after investment expenses			4.25		%				7,386						2.86		%				3,378						3.69		%				10,764						1,656						12,420
Other invested assets(3)									297												137												434						71						505
Investment results of other entities and operations(4)									119												0												119						0						119
Total investment income									$	7,802											$	3,515											$	11,317					$	1,727					$	13,044

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(1)For interim periods, yields are annualized. The denominator in the yield percentage is based on quarterly average carrying values for all asset types except for fixed maturities which are based on amortized cost, net of allowance. Amounts for fixed maturities, short-term investments and cash equivalents are also netted for securities lending activity (i.e., income netted for rebate expenses and asset values netted for securities lending liabilities). A yield is not presented for other invested assets as it is not considered a meaningful measure of investment performance. Yields exclude investment income and assets related to other invested assets.

(2)Includes fixed maturity securities classified as available-for-sale and held-to-maturity and excludes fixed maturity securities classified as trading, which are included in other invested assets.

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(3)Other invested assets consist of investments in LPs/LLCs, investment real estate held through direct ownership, derivative instruments, fixed maturities classified as trading and other miscellaneous investments.

(4)Includes net investment income of our investment management operations.

(5)The total yield was 3.54% and 3.78% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The decrease in investment income after investment expenses yield attributable to our general account investments, excluding both the Closed Block division and the Japanese insurance operations’ portfolio, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, was primarily the result of lower fixed income reinvestment rates.

The decrease in investment income after investment expenses yield attributable to the Japanese insurance operations’ portfolio, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, was primarily the result of lower fixed income reinvestment rates.

Both the U.S. dollar-denominated and Australian dollar-denominated fixed maturities that are not hedged to yen through third-party derivative contracts provide a yield that is substantially higher than the yield on comparable yen-denominated fixed maturities. The average amortized cost of U.S. dollar-denominated fixed maturities that are not hedged to yen through third-party derivative contracts was approximately $53.3 billion and $47.4 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The majority of U.S. dollar-denominated fixed maturities support liabilities that are denominated in U.S. dollars. The average amortized cost of Australian dollar-denominated fixed maturities that are not hedged to yen through third-party derivative contracts was approximately $8.0 billion and $8.7 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The majority of Australian dollar-denominated fixed maturities support liabilities that are denominated in Australian dollars. For additional information regarding U.S. and Australian dollar investments held in our Japanese insurance operations, see “—Results of Operations by Segment—Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange Rates” above.

Realized Investment Gains and Losses

The following table sets forth “Realized investment gains (losses), net” of our general account apportioned between PFI excluding Closed Block division and the Closed Block division by investment type as well as “Charges related to realized investment gains (losses), net” and adjustments, for the periods indicated:

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			Three Months Ended September 30,												Nine Months Ended September 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
			(in millions)
PFI excluding Closed Block Division:
Realized investment gains (losses), net:
Due to foreign exchange movements on securities approaching maturity(2)			$	(7)					$	(29)					$	(26)					$	(45)
Due to securities actively marketed for sale(2)			(2)						(3)						(83)						(4)
Due to credit or adverse conditions of the respective issuer(1)(3)			(97)						(94)						(97)						(136)
Allowance for credit losses on fixed maturities(1)(3)			89						N/A						(129)						N/A
Net gains (losses) on sales and maturities			329						319						784						691
Fixed maturity securities(4)			312						193						449						506
Commercial mortgage and other loans			2						6						8						(5)
Derivatives			(416)						222						(3,017)						(1,247)
OTTI losses on other invested assets recognized in earnings			0						(1)						(9)						(1)
Allowance for credit losses on other invested assets			0						N/A						0						N/A
Other net gains (losses)			1						39						22						44
Other			1						38						13						43
Subtotal			(101)						459						(2,547)						(703)
Investment results of other entities and operations(5)			4						44						117						(1)
Total — PFI excluding Closed Block Division			(97)						503						(2,430)						(704)
Related adjustments(6)			320						(172)						(316)						(178)
Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments(6)			223						331						(2,746)						(882)
Charges related to realized investment gains (losses), net			(70)						(92)						(353)						(149)
Realized investment gains (losses), net, and charges related to realized investment gains (losses), net and adjustments(6)			$	153					$	239					$	(3,099)					$	(1,031)
Closed Block Division:
Realized investment gains (losses), net:
Due to foreign exchange movements on securities approaching maturity(2)			$	(21)					$	(11)					$	(68)					$	(45)
Due to securities actively marketed for sale(2)			0						0						(9)						0
Due to credit or adverse conditions of the respective issuer(1)(3)			(6)						(6)						(6)						(12)
Allowance for credit losses on fixed maturities(1)(3)			(3)						N/A						(23)						N/A
Net gains (losses) on sales and maturities			121						185						329						241
Fixed maturity securities(4)			91						168						223						184
Commercial mortgage and other loans			2						0						2						0
Derivatives			(71)						182						49						275
OTTI losses on other invested assets recognized in earnings			0						0						0						0
Allowance for credit losses on other invested assets			0						N/A						0						N/A
Other net gains (losses)			(4)						0						(8)						(4)
Other			(4)						0						(8)						(4)
Subtotal — Closed Block Division			18						350						266						455
Consolidated PFI realized investment gains (losses), net			$	(79)					$	853					$	(2,164)					$	(249)

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(1)Represents circumstances where we believe credit events or other adverse conditions of the respective issuers have caused or will lead to a deficiency in the contractual cash flows related to the investment. The amount of the impairment or allowance recorded in earnings is the difference between the amortized cost of the debt security and the net present value of its projected future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate implicit in the debt security prior to impairment (2019) or allowance (2020).

(2)Represents the difference between the fair value of the debt security and the amortized cost at the time of the write-down.

(3)Beginning January 1, 2020, related to the implementation of ASU 2016-13, write-offs of credit adverse securities are reported as OTTI.

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(4)Includes fixed maturity securities classified as available-for-sale and held-to-maturity and excludes fixed maturity securities classified as trading.

(5)Includes “realized investment gains (losses), net” of our investment management operations.

(6)Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation.

Three Month Comparison. Net gains on sales and maturities of fixed maturity securities were $329 million and $319 million for the third quarter of 2020 and 2019, respectively, primarily driven by the impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements on U.S. and Australian dollar-denominated securities that matured or were sold within our International Businesses segment and other sales of fixed maturity securities within our domestic segments driven by interest rate declines during the investment holding period.

Realized losses due to securities with credit or adverse conditions primarily reflected write-downs of restructured securities in the energy sector within corporate securities and foreign government securities along with other credit impairments related to securities that had liquidity concerns, downgrades in credit, bankruptcy or other adverse financial conditions of the respective issuers. These write-downs were largely offset by releases of the allowance for credit losses associated with certain of these securities. Fixed maturity credit impairments were $94 million in the third quarter of 2019 and were concentrated in the technology and utility sectors within corporate securities. These credit impairments were primarily related to securities with liquidity concerns, downgrades in credit, bankruptcy or other adverse financial conditions of the respective issuers.

Net realized losses on derivative instruments of $416 million for the third quarter of 2020 primarily included:

•$839 million of losses on capital hedges due to increases in equity indices;

•$289 million of losses on foreign currency hedges due to U.S. dollar depreciation versus the British pound, euro and Australian dollar; and

•$207 million of losses on interest rate derivatives due to increases in the swap and U.S. Treasury rates;

Partially offsetting these losses were:

•$883 million of gains on product-related embedded derivatives and related hedge positions associated with certain variable annuity contracts.

Net realized gains on derivative instruments of $222 million for the third quarter of 2019 primarily included:

•$880 million of gains on interest rate derivatives due to decreases in swap and U.S. Treasury rates;

•$451 million of gains on foreign currency hedges due to U.S. dollar appreciation versus the euro and British pound; and

•$37 million of gains for fees earned on fee-based synthetic guaranteed investment contracts (“GICs”);

Partially offsetting these gains were:

•$1,136 million of losses on product-related embedded derivatives and related hedge positions associated with certain variable annuity contracts; and

•$37 million of losses on capital hedges due to increases in equity indices.

For a discussion of living benefit guarantees and related hedge positions in our Individual Annuities segment, see “—Results of Operations by Segment—U.S. Businesses—U.S. Individual Solutions Division—Individual Annuities” above.

Related adjustments include the portions of “Realized investment gains (losses), net” that are included in adjusted operating income and the portions of “Other income (loss)” and “Net investment income” that are excluded from adjusted operating income. These adjustments are made to arrive at “Realized investment gains (losses), net, and related adjustments” which are excluded from adjusted operating income. Results for the third quarter of 2020 and 2019 reflected net related adjustments of positive $320 million and negative $172 million, respectively. Both periods’ results reflected changes in the fair value of equity securities as well as fixed income securities designated as trading, settlements on interest rate and currency derivatives and the impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements on certain non-local currency denominated assets and liabilities, for which the majority of the foreign currency exposure is hedged and offset in “Realized Investment gains (losses), net.”

Charges that relate to “Realized investment gains (losses), net” are also excluded from adjusted operating income and may be reflected as net charges or net benefits. Results for the third quarter of 2020 and 2019 reflected net related charges of $70

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million and $92 million, respectively. Both periods’ results were driven by the impact of derivative activity on the amortization of DAC, other costs and certain policyholder reserves.

Nine Month Comparison. Net gains on sales and maturities of fixed maturity securities were $784 million and $691 million for the first nine months of 2020 and 2019, respectively, primarily driven by the impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements on U.S. and Australian dollar-denominated securities that matured or were sold within our International Businesses segment and other sales of fixed maturity securities within our domestic segments from interest rate declines during the investment holding period.

The addition to the allowance for credit losses related to fixed maturity securities was $129 million in the first nine months of 2020 and was concentrated in the energy, communications and consumer cyclical sectors within corporate securities. This credit loss allowance was primarily related to securities with liquidity concerns, downgrades in credit, bankruptcy or other adverse financial conditions of the respective issuers. Fixed maturity credit impairments were $136 million in the first nine months of 2019 and were concentrated in the utility and technology sectors within corporate securities. These credit impairments were primarily related to securities with liquidity concerns, downgrades in credit, bankruptcy or other adverse financial conditions of the respective issuers.

Net realized losses on derivative instruments of $3,017 million for the first nine months of 2020 primarily included:

•$4,708 million of losses on product-related embedded derivatives and related hedge positions associated with certain variable annuity contracts; and

•$1,071 million of losses on capital hedges due to increases in equity indices;

Partially offsetting these losses were:

•$2,000 million of gains on interest rate derivatives due to decreases in swap and U.S. Treasury rates;

•$608 million of gains on foreign currency hedges due to U.S. dollar appreciation versus the British pound and due to USD interest rates declining more than foreign interest rates; and

•$102 million of gains for fees earned on fee-based synthetic GICs.

Net realized losses on derivative instruments of $1,247 million for the first nine months of 2019 primarily included:

•$3,555 million of losses on product-related embedded derivatives and related hedge positions associated with certain variable annuity contracts; and

•$700 million of losses on capital hedges due to increases in equity indices;

Partially offsetting these losses were:

•$1,984 million of gains on interest rate derivatives due to decreases in swap and U.S. Treasury rates;

•$696 million of gains on foreign currency hedges due to U.S. dollar appreciation versus the euro and British pound and Japanese yen appreciation;

•$109 million of gains for fees earned on fee-based synthetic GICs; and

•$108 million of gains on credit default swaps primarily due to credit spreads tightening.

For a discussion of living benefit guarantees and related hedge positions in our Individual Annuities segment, see “—Results of Operations by Segment—U.S. Businesses—U.S. Individual Solutions Division—Individual Annuities” above.

Results for the first nine months of 2020 and 2019 included net negative related adjustments of $316 million and $178 million, respectively. Both periods’ results reflected changes in the fair value of equity securities as well as fixed income securities designated as trading, settlements on interest rate and currency derivatives. Additionally, the results for the first nine months of 2019 included the impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements on certain non-local currency denominated assets and liabilities, for which the majority of the foreign currency exposure is hedged and offset in “Realized Investment gains (losses), net.”

Results for the first nine months of 2020 and 2019 reflected net related charges of $353 million and $149 million, respectively. Both periods’ results were driven by the impact of derivative activity on the amortization of DAC, other costs and certain policyholder reserves.

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Credit Losses

The level of credit losses generally reflects current and expected economic conditions and is expected to increase when economic conditions worsen and to decrease when economic conditions improve. Historically, the causes of credit losses have been specific to each individual issuer and have not directly resulted in credit losses to other securities within the same industry or geographic region. We may also realize additional credit and interest rate-related losses through sales of investments pursuant to our credit risk and portfolio management objectives.

We maintain separate monitoring processes for public and private fixed maturities and create watch lists to highlight securities that require special scrutiny and management. For private placements, our credit and portfolio management processes help ensure prudent controls over valuation and management. We have separate pricing and authorization processes to establish “checks and balances” for new investments. We apply consistent standards of credit analysis and due diligence for all transactions, whether they originate through our own in-house origination staff or through agents. Our regional offices closely monitor the portfolios in their regions. We set all valuation standards centrally, and we assess the fair value of all investments quarterly. Our public and private fixed maturity investment managers formally review all public and private fixed maturity holdings on a quarterly basis and more frequently when necessary to identify potential credit deterioration whether due to ratings downgrades, unexpected price variances and/or company or industry-specific concerns.

For LPs/LLCs accounted for using the equity method, the carrying value of these investments is written down or impaired to fair value when a decline in value is considered to be other-than-temporary. For additional information regarding our OTTI policies, see Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

COVID-19

A continued impact of COVID-19 on the global economy and corporate credit may result in losses and credit migration in our investment portfolio. Due to the highly uncertain nature of these conditions, it is not possible to estimate the overall impacts at this time. We believe our investment portfolio has been diligently constructed with a strong focus on ALM discipline, risk management, and capital preservation; and although certain industries will likely be more impacted by COVID-19 driven market conditions, we expect to benefit from our experience in managing highly specialized asset classes through multiple credit cycles. The following represents some of the sectors in our investment portfolio most impacted by COVID-19.

Energy Related Investments

As of September 30, 2020, PFI excluding the Closed Block division had energy related exposure with a market value of approximately $13 billion including a net unrealized gain of approximately $1 billion, which was reflected in AOCI. This $13 billion represented investments in public and private corporate fixed maturity securities (excluding trading securities) and was comprised of the midstream (41%), independent energy (25%), integrated energy (22%), oil field services (6%) and refining (6%) sub-sectors. As of September 30, 2020, the credit quality of energy sector fixed maturity securities was 79% investment grade and 21% below investment grade. Energy related investment realized losses were approximately $17 million, comprised of $59 million of write-downs, partially offset by a $42 million release of credit loss allowances for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Energy related investments realized losses were approximately $179 million, comprised of $114 million of write-downs and $65 million of additions to credit loss allowances for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Our investments in the energy sector could experience future valuation declines or losses if energy prices maintain their recent levels or continue to decline for an extended period of time. Our assessment that securities are other-than temporarily impaired may change due to new developments, including those developments related to COVID-19.

Consumer Cyclical Related Investments

As of September 30, 2020, PFI excluding the Closed Block division had consumer cyclical related exposure with a market value of approximately $12 billion and a net unrealized gain of less than $1 billion, which was reflected in AOCI. This $12 billion represented investments in public and private corporate fixed maturity securities (excluding trading securities) and included exposures in retail (38%), automotive (17%), leisure (8%), restaurants (7%), gaming (4%) and lodging (2%). As of September 30, 2020, the credit quality of consumer cyclical sector fixed maturity securities was 77% investment grade and 23% below investment grade. The remaining exposure of less than $1 billion was comprised of private equity investments and real estate-related LPs/LLCs. For additional information regarding “—Retail Related Investments,” see below.

Retail Related Investments

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As of September 30, 2020, PFI excluding the Closed Block division had retail-related investments of approximately $13 billion consisting primarily of $6 billion of corporate fixed maturities of which 89% were investment grade (also included in “—Consumer Cyclical Related Investments”); $6 billion of commercial mortgage loans with a weighted-average loan-to-value ratio of approximately 50% and weighted-average debt service coverage ratio of 2.45 times; and $1 billion of real estate held through direct ownership and real estate-related LPs/LLCs. In addition, we held approximately $11 billion of commercial mortgage-backed securities, of which approximately 80% and 20% were rated AAA (super senior) and AA, respectively, and comprised of diversified collateral pools. Approximately 30% of the collateral pools were comprised of retail-related investments, with no pools solely collateralized by retail-related investments. For additional information regarding commercial mortgage-backed securities, see “—Fixed Maturity Securities—Fixed Maturity Securities Credit Quality” below.

Airline Related Investments

As of September 30, 2020, PFI excluding the Closed Block division had $0.1 billion of airline related corporate fixed maturities within the transportation sector of which 98% were investment grade.

General Account Investments of PFI excluding Closed Block Division

In the following sections, we provide details about our investment portfolio, excluding investments held in the Closed Block division. We believe the details of the composition of our investment portfolio excluding the Closed Block division are most relevant to an understanding of our operations that are pertinent to investors in Prudential Financial, Inc. because substantially all Closed Block division assets support obligations and liabilities relating to the Closed Block policies only. See Note 7 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the Closed Block.

Fixed Maturity Securities

 

In the following sections, we provide details about our fixed maturity securities portfolio, which excludes fixed maturity securities classified as assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities and classified as trading.

    

Fixed Maturity Securities and Unrealized Gains and Losses by Industry

 

The following table sets forth the composition of the portion of our fixed maturity, available-for-sale portfolio by industry category attributable to PFI excluding the Closed Block division and the associated gross unrealized gains and losses, as well as the allowance for credit losses, as of the dates indicated:

 

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						September 30, 2020																														December 31, 2019
Industry(1)						Amortized Cost						Gross Unrealized Gains						Gross Unrealized Losses						Allowance for Credit Losses (5)						Fair Value						Amortized Cost						Gross Unrealized Gains						Gross Unrealized Losses						Fair Value
						(in millions)
Corporate securities:
Finance						$	36,035					$	4,344					$	130					$	0					$	40,249					$	34,710					$	2,796					$	85					$	37,421
Consumer non-cyclical						27,410						4,529						95						0						31,844						24,941						2,846						112						27,675
Utility						23,650						4,009						92						5						27,562						22,341						2,498						81						24,758
Capital goods						13,134						1,582						106						3						14,607						12,287						1,150						83						13,354
Consumer cyclical						10,949						1,286						109						26						12,100						10,871						994						45						11,820
Foreign agencies						5,226						896						45						0						6,077						5,649						928						10						6,567
Energy						12,086						1,047						319						65						12,749						12,922						1,126						186						13,862
Communications						5,949						1,206						53						30						7,072						5,916						939						34						6,821
Basic industry						5,974						768						26						0						6,716						5,866						497						38						6,325
Transportation						9,885						1,287						54						0						11,118						9,443						833						34						10,242
Technology						3,551						346						16						0						3,881						3,395						278						13						3,660
Industrial other						4,402						597						33						0						4,966						3,894						351						33						4,212
Total corporate securities						158,251						21,897						1,078						129						178,941						152,235						15,236						754						166,717
Foreign government(2)						90,335						16,188						191						0						106,332						97,880						20,658						63						118,475
Residential mortgage-backed(3)						2,764						220						1						0						2,983						2,955						154						1						3,108
Asset-backed						11,033						134						90						0						11,077						9,832						123						34						9,921
Commercial mortgage-backed						10,310						865						5						0						11,170						10,211						441						9						10,643
U.S. Government						26,064						9,431						26						0						35,469						24,938						4,511						94						29,355
State & Municipal						10,067						1,897						3						0						11,961						9,593						1,327						7						10,913
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale(4)(5)						$	308,824					$	50,632					$	1,394					$	129					$	357,933					$	307,644					$	42,450					$	962					$	349,132

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(1)Investment data has been classified based on standard industry categorizations for domestic public holdings and similar classifications by industry for all other holdings.

(2) As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, based on amortized cost, 86% and 76%, respectively, represent Japanese government bonds held by our Japanese insurance operations with no other individual country representing more than 4% and 11% of the balance, respectively.

(3) As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, based on amortized cost, 97% and more than 99% were rated A or higher, respectively.

(4) Excluded from the table above are securities held outside the general account in other entities and operations. For additional information regarding investments held outside the general account, see “—Invested Assets of Other Entities and Operations” below.

(5) Effective January 1, 2020, due to the implementation of ASU 2016-13, an allowance for credit losses is now presented for available-for-sale securities. Prior period amounts have been updated to exclude held-to-maturity securities to conform to current period presentation.

The increase in net unrealized gains from December 31, 2019 to September 30, 2020 was primarily due to a decrease in U.S. interest rates.

The following table sets forth the composition of the portion of our fixed maturity, held-to-maturity portfolio by industry category attributable to PFI excluding the Closed Block division and the associated gross unrealized gains and losses, as well as the allowance for credit losses, as of the dates indicated:

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						September 30, 2020																														December 31, 2019
Industry(1)						Amortized Cost						Gross Unrealized Gains						Gross Unrealized Losses						Fair Value						Allowance for Credit Losses						Amortized Cost						Gross Unrealized Gains						Gross Unrealized Losses						Fair Value
						(in millions)
Corporate securities:
Finance						$	637					$	66					$	0					$	703					$	9					$	628					$	64					$	0					$	692
Foreign agencies						0						0						0						0						0						21						0						0						21
Basic industry						85						2						0						87						0						83						2						0						85
Total corporate securities						722						68						0						790						9						732						66						0						798
Foreign government(2)						915						265						0						1,180						0						891						282						0						1,173
Residential mortgage-backed(3)						273						21						0						294						0						310						21						0						331
Total fixed maturities, held-to-maturity(4)						$	1,910					$	354					$	0					$	2,264					$	9					$	1,933					$	369					$	0					$	2,302

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(1)Investment data has been classified based on standard industry categorizations for domestic public holdings and similar classifications by industry for all other holdings.

(2)As of both September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, based on amortized cost, 98% represent Japanese government bonds held by our Japanese insurance operations.

(3)As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, based on amortized cost, all were rated A or higher.

(4)Excluded from the table above are securities held outside the general account in other entities and operations. For additional information regarding investments held outside the general account, see “—Invested Assets of Other Entities and Operations” below.

Fixed Maturity Securities Credit Quality

 

The Securities Valuation Office (“SVO”) of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) evaluates the investments of insurers for statutory reporting purposes and assigns fixed maturity securities to one of six categories called “NAIC Designations.” In general, NAIC Designations of “1” highest quality, or “2” high quality, include fixed maturities considered investment grade, which include securities rated Baa3 or higher by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) or BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (“S&P”). NAIC Designations of “3” through “6” generally include fixed maturities referred to as below investment grade, which include securities rated Ba1 or lower by Moody’s and BB+ or lower by S&P. The NAIC Designations for commercial mortgage-backed securities and non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities, including our asset-backed securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages, are based on security level expected losses as modeled by an independent third-party (engaged by the NAIC) and the statutory carrying value of the security, including any purchase discounts or impairment charges previously recognized.

As a result of time lags between the funding of investments, the finalization of legal documents, and the completion of the SVO filing process, the fixed maturity portfolio includes certain securities that have not yet been designated by the SVO as of each balance sheet date. Pending receipt of SVO designations, the categorization of these securities by NAIC Designation is based on the expected ratings indicated by internal analysis.

Investments of our international insurance companies are not subject to NAIC guidelines. Investments of our Japanese insurance operations are regulated locally by the Financial Services Agency (“FSA”), an agency of the Japanese government. The FSA has its own investment quality criteria and risk control standards. Our Japanese insurance companies comply with the FSA’s credit quality review and risk monitoring guidelines. The credit quality ratings of the investments of our Japanese insurance companies are based on ratings assigned by nationally recognized credit rating agencies, including Moody’s and S&P, or rating equivalents based on ratings assigned by Japanese credit ratings agencies.

The following table sets forth our fixed maturity, available-for-sale portfolio by NAIC Designation or equivalent rating attributable to PFI excluding the Closed Block division, as of the dates indicated:

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			September 30, 2020																														December 31, 2019
NAIC Designation(1)(2)			Amortized Cost						Gross Unrealized Gains						Gross Unrealized Losses(3)						Allowance for Credit Losses(7)						Fair Value						Amortized Cost						Gross Unrealized Gains						Gross Unrealized Losses(3)						Fair Value
			(in millions)
1			$	224,784					$	41,261					$	436					$	0					$	265,609					$	232,039					$	35,923					$	287					$	267,675
2			65,941						8,416						376						0						73,981						59,114						5,198						384						63,928
Subtotal High or Highest Quality Securities(4)			290,725						49,677						812						0						339,590						291,153						41,121						671						331,603
3			11,289						673						272						10						11,680						10,033						854						93						10,794
4			4,935						147						186						19						4,877						4,914						248						98						5,064
5			1,484						94						86						22						1,470						1,280						196						83						1,393
6			391						41						38						78						316						264						31						17						278
Subtotal Other Securities(5)(6)			18,099						955						582						129						18,343						16,491						1,329						291						17,529
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale(7)			$	308,824					$	50,632					$	1,394					$	129					$	357,933					$	307,644					$	42,450					$	962					$	349,132

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(1)Reflects equivalent ratings for investments of the international insurance operations.

(2)Includes, as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, 750 securities with amortized cost of $3,551 million (fair value, $3,639 million) and 796 securities with amortized cost of $3,073 million (fair value, $3,130 million), respectively, that have been categorized based on expected NAIC Designations pending receipt of SVO ratings.

(3)As of September 30, 2020, includes gross unrealized losses of $395 million on public fixed maturities and $187 million on private fixed maturities considered to be other than high or highest quality and, as of December 31, 2019, includes gross unrealized losses of $188 million on public fixed maturities and $103 million on private fixed maturities considered to be other than high or highest quality.

(4)On an amortized cost basis, as of September 30, 2020, includes $246,889 million of public fixed maturities and $43,836 million of private fixed maturities and, as of December 31, 2019, includes $248,179 million of public fixed maturities and $42,974 million of private fixed maturities.

(5)On an amortized cost basis, as of September 30, 2020, includes $9,291 million of public fixed maturities and $8,808 million of private fixed maturities and, as of December 31, 2019, includes $9,049 million of public fixed maturities and $7,442 million of private fixed maturities.

(6)On an amortized cost basis, as of September 30, 2020, securities considered below investment grade based on lowest of external rating agency ratings total $18,150 million, or 6% of the total fixed maturities, and include securities considered high or highest quality by the NAIC based on the rules described above.

(7)Effective January 1, 2020, due to the implementation of ASU 2016-13, an allowance for credit losses is now presented for available-for-sale securities. Prior period amounts have been updated to exclude held-to-maturity securities to conform to current period presentation.

The following table sets forth our fixed maturity, held-to-maturity portfolio by NAIC Designation or equivalent rating attributable to PFI excluding the Closed Block division, as of the dates indicated:

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			September 30, 2020																														December 31, 2019
NAIC Designation(1)			Amortized Cost						Gross Unrealized Gains						Gross Unrealized Losses(2)						Fair Value						Allowance for Credit Losses						Amortized Cost						Gross Unrealized Gains						Gross Unrealized Losses(2)						Fair Value
			(in millions)
1			$	1,715					$	332					$	0					$	2,047					$	5					$	1,743					$	351					$	0					$	2,094
2			195						22						0						217						4						190						18						0						208
Subtotal High or Highest Quality Securities(3)			1,910						354						0						2,264						9						1,933						369						0						2,302
3			0						0						0						0						0						0						0						0						0
4			0						0						0						0						0						0						0						0						0
5			0						0						0						0						0						0						0						0						0
6			0						0						0						0						0						0						0						0						0
Subtotal Other Securities			0						0						0						0						0						0						0						0						0
Total fixed maturities, held-to-maturity			$	1,910					$	354					$	0					$	2,264					$	9					$	1,933					$	369					$	0					$	2,302

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(1)Reflects equivalent ratings for investments of the international insurance operations.

(2)As of both September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were no gross unrealized losses on public fixed maturities and private fixed maturities considered to be other than high or highest quality.

(3)On an amortized cost basis, as of September 30, 2020, includes $1,698 million of public fixed maturities and $212 million of private fixed maturities and, as of December 31, 2019, includes $1,705 million of public fixed maturities and $228 million of private fixed maturities.

Asset-Backed and Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

The following table sets forth the amortized cost and fair value of asset-backed and commercial mortgage-backed securities within our fixed maturity available-for-sale portfolio attributable to PFI excluding the Closed Block division by credit quality, as of the dates indicated:

			September 30, 2020																								December 31, 2019
			Asset-Backed Securities(2)												Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities(3)												Asset-Backed Securities(2)												Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities(3)
Lowest Rating Agency Rating(1)			Amortized Cost						Fair Value						Amortized Cost						Fair Value						Amortized Cost						Fair Value						Amortized Cost						Fair Value
			(in millions)
AAA			$	10,529					$	10,490					$	8,286					$	8,910					$	9,381					$	9,377					$	8,128					$	8,454
AA			350						363						2,011						2,247						288						304						2,068						2,173
A			35						36						4						5						5						6						6						7
BBB			3						3						9						8						12						12						9						9
BB and below			116						185						0						0						146						222						0						0
Total(4)			$	11,033					$	11,077					$	10,310					$	11,170					$	9,832					$	9,921					$	10,211					$	10,643

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(1)The table above provides ratings as assigned by nationally recognized rating agencies as of September 30, 2020, including S&P, Moody’s, Fitch Ratings, Inc. (“Fitch”) and Morningstar, Inc. (“Morningstar”).

(2)Includes collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), credit-tranched securities collateralized by auto loans, education loans, credit card and other asset types.

(3)As of both September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, based on amortized cost, 97% were securities with vintages of 2013 or later.

(4)Excludes fixed maturity securities classified as “Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities” and “Fixed maturities, trading,” as well as securities held outside the general account in other entities and operations.

Included in “Asset-backed securities” above are investments in CLOs. The following table sets forth information pertaining to these investments in CLOs within our fixed maturity available-for-sale portfolio attributable to PFI excluding the Closed Block division, as of the dates indicated:

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			September 30, 2020												December 31, 2019
			Collateralized Loan Obligations
Lowest Rating Agency Rating(1)			Amortized Cost						Fair Value						Amortized Cost						Fair Value
			(in millions)
AAA			$	8,834					$	8,759					$	7,294					$	7,271
AA			0						0						0						0
A			0						0						0						0
BBB			0						0						0						0
BB and below			0						0						0						0
Total(2)(3)			$	8,834					$	8,759					$	7,294					$	7,271

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(1)The table above provides ratings as assigned by nationally recognized rating agencies as of September 30, 2020, including S&P, Moody’s, Fitch and Morningstar.

(2)There was no allowance for credit losses as of September 30, 2020.

(3)Excludes fixed maturity securities classified as “Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities” and “Fixed maturities, trading,” as well as securities held outside the general account in other entities and operations.

Assets Supporting Experience-Rated Contractholder Liabilities

 

For information regarding the composition of “Assets supporting experience-rated contractholder liabilities,” see Note 3 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans

 

Investment Mix

    The following table sets forth the composition of our commercial mortgage and other loans portfolio attributable to PFI excluding the Closed Block division, as of the dates indicated:

						September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
						(in millions)
Commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans						$	54,453					$	53,928
Uncollateralized loans						723						656
Residential property loans						104						124
Other collateralized loans						114						65
Total recorded investment gross of allowance(1)						55,394						54,773
Allowance for credit losses						(208)						(102)
Total net commercial mortgage and other loans(2)						$	55,186					$	54,671

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(1)As a percentage of recorded investment gross of allowance, more than 99% of these assets were current as of both September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

(2)Excluded from the table above are commercial mortgage and other loans held outside the general account in other entities and operations. For additional information regarding commercial mortgage and other loans held outside the general account, see “—Invested Assets of Other Entities and Operations” below.

We originate commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans using a dedicated sales and underwriting staff through our various regional offices in the U.S. and international offices primarily in London and Tokyo. All loans are underwritten consistently to our standards using a proprietary quality rating system that has been developed from our industry experience in real estate and mortgage lending.

Uncollateralized loans primarily represent corporate loans which do not meet the definition of a security under authoritative accounting guidance.

 

Residential property loans primarily include Japanese recourse loans. Upon default of these recourse loans, we can make a claim against the personal assets of the property owner, in addition to the mortgaged property. These loans are also backed by third-party guarantors.

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Other collateralized loans include consumer loans.

Composition of Commercial Mortgage and Agricultural Property Loans

 

Our commercial mortgage and agricultural property loan portfolio strategy emphasizes diversification by property type and geographic location. The following tables set forth the breakdown of the gross carrying values of commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans attributable to PFI excluding the Closed Block division by geographic region and property type, as of the dates indicated:

 

						September 30, 2020												December 31, 2019
						Gross Carrying Value						% of Total						Gross Carrying Value						% of Total
						($ in millions)
Commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans by region:
U.S. Regions(1):
Pacific						$	19,015					34.9		%				$	18,061					33.5		%
South Atlantic						8,491						15.6						8,943						16.6
Middle Atlantic						6,428						11.8						6,664						12.4
East North Central						3,226						5.9						3,413						6.3
West South Central						5,518						10.1						5,439						10.1
Mountain						2,273						4.2						2,442						4.5
New England						1,725						3.2						1,902						3.5
West North Central						477						0.9						454						0.8
East South Central						768						1.4						622						1.2
Subtotal-U.S.						47,921						88.0						47,940						88.9
Europe						4,111						7.6						3,781						7.0
Asia						982						1.8						886						1.6
Other						1,439						2.6						1,321						2.5
Total commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans						$	54,453					100.0		%				$	53,928					100.0		%

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(1)Regions as defined by the United States Census Bureau.

						September 30, 2020												December 31, 2019
						Gross Carrying Value						% of Total						Gross Carrying Value						% of Total
						($ in millions)
Commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans by property type:
Industrial						$	12,610					23.1		%				$	12,224					22.7		%
Retail						5,993						11.0						6,524						12.1
Office						10,647						19.5						11,203						20.8
Apartments/Multi-Family						15,497						28.5						15,176						28.1
Agricultural properties						3,263						6.0						2,856						5.3
Hospitality						2,048						3.8						2,066						3.8
Other						4,395						8.1						3,879						7.2
Total commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans						$	54,453					100.0		%				$	53,928					100.0		%

 

Loan-to-value and debt service coverage ratios are measures commonly used to assess the quality of commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans. The loan-to-value ratio compares the amount of the loan to the fair value of the underlying property collateralizing the loan and is commonly expressed as a percentage. A loan-to-value ratio less than 100% indicates an excess of collateral value over the loan amount. Loan-to-value ratios greater than 100% indicate that the loan amount exceeds

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the collateral value. The debt service coverage ratio compares a property’s net operating income to its debt service payments. Debt service coverage ratios less than 1.0 times indicate that property operations do not generate enough income to cover the loan’s current debt payments. A debt service coverage ratio greater than 1.0 times indicates an excess of net operating income over the debt service payments.

As of September 30, 2020, our commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans attributable to PFI excluding the Closed Block division had a weighted-average debt service coverage ratio of 2.47 times and a weighted-average loan-to-value ratio of 56%. As of September 30, 2020, 95% of commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans were fixed rate loans. For those commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans that were originated in 2020, the weighted-average debt service coverage ratio was 2.59 times, and the weighted-average loan-to-value ratio was 64%.

The values utilized in calculating these loan-to-value ratios are developed as part of our periodic review of the commercial mortgage and agricultural property loan portfolio, which includes an internal evaluation of the underlying collateral value. Our periodic review also includes a credit quality re-rating process, whereby we update the internal quality rating originally assigned at underwriting based on the proprietary quality rating system mentioned above. As discussed below, the internal credit quality rating is a key input in determining our allowance for credit losses.

For loans with collateral under construction, renovation or lease-up, a stabilized value and projected net operating income are used in the calculation of the loan-to-value and debt service coverage ratios. Our commercial mortgage and agricultural property loan portfolio included $2.4 billion and $1.8 billion of such loans as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. All else being equal, these loans are inherently riskier than those collateralized by properties that have already stabilized. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there were $1 million and $0 million, respectively, of allowances related to these loans. In addition, these unstabilized loans are included in the calculation of our portfolio reserve, as discussed below.

The following table sets forth the gross carrying value of our commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans attributable to PFI excluding the Closed Block division by loan-to-value and debt service coverage ratios, as of the date indicated: 

						September 30, 2020
						Debt Service Coverage Ratio
						> 1.2x						1.0x to < 1.2x						< 1.0x						Total Commercial Mortgage and Agricultural Property Loans
Loan-to-Value Ratio						(in millions)
0%-59.99%						$	27,912					$	743					$	102					$	28,757
60%-69.99%						15,393						1,078						139						16,610
70%-79.99%						8,136						727						73						8,936
80% or greater						7						141						2						150
Total commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans						$	51,448					$	2,689					$	316					$	54,453

 

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The following table sets forth the breakdown of our commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans attributable to PFI excluding the Closed Block division by year of origination, as of the date indicated:

						September 30, 2020
						Gross Carrying Value						% of Total
Year of Origination						($ in millions)
2020						$	3,518					6.5		%
2019						9,971						18.3
2018						8,516						15.6
2017						7,159						13.1
2016						6,294						11.6
2015						5,613						10.3
2014						4,500						8.3
2013 & Prior						8,882						16.3
Total commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans						$	54,453					100.0		%

Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans Quality

 

The commercial mortgage and other loans portfolio is monitored on an ongoing basis. If certain criteria are met, loans are assigned to either of the following “watch list” categories:

(1) “Closely Monitored,” which includes a variety of considerations, such as when loan metrics fall below acceptable levels, the borrower is not cooperative or has requested a material modification, or the portfolio manager has directed a change in category; or

(2) “Not in Good Standing,” which includes loans in default or with a high probability of loss of principal, such as when the loan is in the process of foreclosure or the borrower is in bankruptcy.

Our workout and special servicing professionals manage the loans on the watch list.

The current expected credit loss (“CECL”) allowance represents the Company’s best estimate of expected credit losses over the remaining life of the assets. The determination of the allowance considers historical credit loss experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The allowance is calculated separately for commercial mortgage loans, agricultural mortgage loans, uncollateralized loans, other collateralized loans and residential property loans.

For commercial mortgage and agricultural mortgage loans, the allowance is calculated using an internally developed CECL model.

Key inputs to the CECL model include unpaid principal balances, internal credit ratings, annual expected loss factors, average lives of the loans adjusted for prepayment considerations, current and historical interest rate assumptions and other factors influencing the Company’s view of the current stage of the economic cycle and future economic conditions. Subjective considerations include a review of whether historical loss experience is representative of current market conditions and the Company’s view of the credit cycle. Model assumptions and factors are reviewed and updated as appropriate.

When individual loans no longer have the credit risk characteristics of the commercial or agricultural mortgage loan pools, they are removed from the pools and are evaluated individually for an allowance. The allowance is determined based on the outstanding loan balance less the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.

The CECL allowance for other collateralized and uncollateralized loans carried at amortized cost is determined based on probability of default and loss given default assumptions by sector, credit quality and average lives of the loans.

The following table sets forth the change in allowance for credit losses for our commercial mortgage and other loans portfolio, as of the dates indicated:

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						September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
						(in millions)
Allowance, beginning of year						$	102					$	106
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2016-13						101						0
Addition to (release of) allowance for credit losses						2						(4)
Recoveries of amounts previously written-down						0						N/A
Other						3						0
Allowance, end of period						$	208					$	102

 

The allowance for credit losses as of September 30, 2020 increased compared to December 31, 2019, primarily due to the cumulative effect of adopting ASU 2016-13.

Equity Securities

 

The equity securities attributable to PFI excluding the Closed Block division consist principally of investments in Common and Preferred Stock of publicly-traded companies, as well as mutual fund shares. The following table sets forth the composition of our equity securities portfolio and the associated gross unrealized gains and losses, as of the dates indicated:

						September 30, 2020																								December 31, 2019
						Cost						Gross Unrealized Gains						Gross Unrealized Losses						Fair Value						Cost						Gross Unrealized Gains						Gross Unrealized Losses						Fair Value
						(in millions)
Mutual funds						$	937					$	294					$	7					$	1,224					$	817					$	258					$	1					$	1,074
Other Common Stocks						2,188						921						108						3,001						2,429						1,091						57						3,463
Non-redeemable Preferred Stocks						54						22						6						70						51						3						5						49
Total equity securities, at fair value(1)						$	3,179					$	1,237					$	121					$	4,295					$	3,297					$	1,352					$	63					$	4,586

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(1)Amounts presented exclude investments in private equity and hedge funds and other investments which are reported in “Other invested assets.”

 

The net change in unrealized gains (losses) from equity securities attributable to PFI excluding Closed Block division still held at period end, recorded within “Other income (loss),” was $213 million and $80 million during the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $(173) million and $410 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Other Invested Assets

 

The following table sets forth the composition of “Other invested assets” attributable to PFI excluding the Closed Block division, as of the dates indicated:

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						September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
						(in millions)
LPs/LLCs:
Equity method:
Private equity						$	3,191					$	2,740
Hedge funds						1,683						1,362
Real estate-related						854						792
Subtotal equity method						5,728						4,894
Fair value:
Private equity						994						990
Hedge funds						1,090						1,233
Real estate-related						44						50
Subtotal fair value						2,128						2,273
Total LPs/LLCs						7,856						7,167
Real estate held through direct ownership(1)						1,272						1,350
Derivative instruments						165						73
Other(2)						718						620
Total other invested assets						$	10,011					$	9,210

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(1)As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, real estate held through direct ownership had mortgage debt of $436 million and $537 million, respectively.

(2)Primarily includes leveraged leases and member and activity stock held in the Federal Home Loan Banks of New York and Boston. For additional information regarding our holdings in the Federal Home Loan Banks of New York and Boston, see Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Invested Assets of Other Entities and Operations

“Invested Assets of Other Entities and Operations” presented below includes investments held outside the general account and primarily represents investments associated with our investment management operations and derivative operations. Our derivative operations act on behalf of affiliates primarily to manage interest rate, foreign currency, credit and equity exposures. Assets within our investment management operations that are managed for third-parties and those assets classified as “Separate account assets” on our balance sheet are not included.

						September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
						(in millions)
Fixed maturities:
Public, available-for-sale, at fair value(1)						$	635					$	587
Private, available-for-sale, at fair value						1						1
Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value(1)						1,125						1,161
Equity securities, at fair value						656						691
Commercial mortgage and other loans, at book value(2)						936						259
Other invested assets(1)						3,492						3,062
Short-term investments						36						17
Total investments						$	6,881					$	5,778

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(1)As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, balances include investments in CLOs with fair value of $501 million and $438 million, respectively.

(2)Book value is generally based on unpaid principal balance, net of any allowance for credit losses, or at fair value, when the fair value option has been elected.

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“Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value” are primarily related to assets associated with consolidated VIEs for which the Company is the investment manager. The assets of the consolidated VIEs are generally offset by liabilities for which the fair value option has been elected. For additional information on these consolidated VIEs, see Note 4 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans

 

Our investment management operations include our commercial mortgage operations, which provide mortgage origination, investment management and servicing for our general account, institutional clients, the Federal Housing Administration and government-sponsored entities such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The mortgage loans of our commercial mortgage operations are included in “Commercial mortgage and other loans.” Derivatives and other hedging instruments related to our commercial mortgage operations are primarily included in “Other invested assets.”

Other Invested Assets

 

“Other invested assets” primarily include assets of our derivative operations used to manage interest rate, foreign currency, credit, and equity exposures.

Furthermore, other invested assets include strategic investments made as part of our investment management operations. We make these strategic investments in real estate, as well as fixed income, public equity and real estate securities, including controlling interests. Certain of these investments are made primarily for purposes of co-investment in our managed funds and structured products. Other strategic investments are made with the intention to sell or syndicate to investors, including our general account, or for placement in funds and structured products that we offer and manage (seed investments). As part of our investment management operations, we also make loans to our managed funds that are secured by equity commitments from investors or assets of the funds. Other invested assets also include certain assets in consolidated investment funds where the Company is deemed to exercise control over the funds.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Overview

 

Liquidity refers to the ability to generate sufficient cash resources to meet the payment obligations of the Company. Capital refers to the long-term financial resources available to support the operations of our businesses, fund business growth, and provide a cushion to withstand adverse circumstances. Our ability to generate and maintain sufficient liquidity and capital depends on the profitability of our businesses, general economic conditions and our access to the capital markets and the alternate sources of liquidity and capital described herein. The principles of our liquidity and capital management framework are described in an enterprise wide policy that is reviewed and approved by our Board.

 

Our businesses are subject to comprehensive regulation and supervision by domestic and international regulators. These regulations currently include requirements (many of which are the subject of ongoing rule-making) relating to capital, leverage, liquidity, stress-testing, overall risk management, credit exposure reporting and credit concentration. For information on these regulatory initiatives and their potential impact on us, see “Business—Regulation” and “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

COVID-19 and Related Market Disruptions

Beginning in the first quarter of 2020, broad market concerns over the impact of COVID-19 have led to significant volatility and disruptions in the global economy and financial markets. In the first nine months of the year we took the following significant management actions that impacted our liquidity and capital position, including in response to this macro environment and the global pandemic:

•We executed transactions to reduce our ongoing financing costs in August by issuing $1.3 billion of junior subordinated notes at interest rates of 3.70% and 4.125% and with maturities ranging from 2050 to 2060 and using the proceeds to redeem in September our $710 million 5.70% junior subordinated notes due in 2053 and our $575 million 5.75% junior subordinated notes due in 2052;

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•In May, we augmented our alternative sources of liquidity by entering into a facility agreement with a Delaware trust, pursuant to which Prudential Financial may issue and sell to the trust at any time over a ten-year period up to $1.5 billion of 2.850% senior notes due May 15, 2030 and receive in exchange a corresponding amount of U.S. Treasury securities. The facility agreement is similar to our existing put option agreement that allows us to issue up to $1.5 billion of senior notes to a trust, which we established in 2013 and expires in 2023;

•We suspended Common Stock repurchases under our existing repurchase authorization beginning April 1, 2020, after repurchasing $500 million of shares of Prudential Financial’s Common Stock in the first quarter of 2020. We do not intend to resume share repurchases this year as the duration and severity of the pandemic and its effect on the economy remain uncertain. We will evaluate the resumption of share repurchases as informed by the market environment and any alternative opportunities for capital deployment;

•In March, we issued $1.5 billion of senior notes, with maturities ranging from 2026 to 2040, for general corporate purposes, including pre-funding part of our senior notes maturing through 2021. Of these senior notes, $500 million were issued in the form of “green bonds,” where proceeds are allocated to existing or future investments in assets, businesses or projects that provide environmental benefits;

•In March, Prudential Legacy Insurance Company of New Jersey issued $800 million of surplus notes under its $4 billion reserve financing facility to enhance the statutory surplus of the Closed Block. This facility, established in 2015, is intended to alleviate any temporary impact to the Closed Block’s surplus due to the timing difference between the mark to market on assets and the decision on the level of the policyholder dividend;

•We executed additional capital hedges that protect the capital position of our U.S. insurance subsidiaries against additional declines in the equity markets; and

•We accelerated our product diversification strategy and repriced certain products, which are expected to support the capital position of our insurance subsidiaries over time.

Liquidity. The Company continues to operate with significant liquid resources and maintains access to substantial alternative sources of liquidity, such as committed credit facilities, membership in the Federal Home Loan Banks, commercial paper programs, and agreements that allow us to issue senior debt to trust entities. As of September 30, 2020, Prudential Financial had highly liquid assets of $6.1 billion, excluding the net borrowings from an intercompany liquidity account. Nevertheless, adverse developments related to COVID-19 and associated market dislocations could strain our existing liquidity. For example, capital or liquidity needs at our subsidiaries resulting from market conditions or business operations could require us to use our highly liquid assets or tap alternative sources of liquidity, and our access to traditional funding sources, such as commercial paper borrowings, could become limited due to market conditions. Any need to increase the use of our alternative sources of liquidity may result in increased financial leverage on our balance sheet and negatively impact our credit and financial strength ratings or ratings outlooks.

Capital. As of September 30, 2020, all of our significant insurance subsidiaries maintained capital levels consistent with their ratings targets. However, market conditions could negatively impact the statutory capital of our insurance companies and constrain our overall capital flexibility. For example, adverse market conditions may lead to increased defaults and/or further deterioration in the credit quality or fair values of our investment portfolio, which would negatively impact the statutory capital of our insurance subsidiaries. Adverse market conditions could require us to take additional management actions for our insurance subsidiaries to maintain capital consistent with their ratings objectives, which may include redeploying financial resources from internal sources or using available external sources of capital or seeking additional sources.

Liquidity and Capital Risk Management. Effective and prudent liquidity and capital management is a priority across the organization. Management monitors the liquidity of Prudential Financial and its subsidiaries on a daily basis and projects borrowing and capital needs over a multi-year time horizon. We use a Risk Appetite Framework (“RAF”) to ensure that all risks taken across the Company align with our capacity and willingness to take those risks. The RAF provides a dynamic assessment of capital and liquidity stress impacts, including scenarios similar to, and more severe than, those occurring due to COVID-19, and is intended to ensure that sufficient resources are available to absorb those impacts. We believe that our capital and liquidity resources are sufficient to satisfy the capital and liquidity requirements of Prudential Financial and its subsidiaries.

Capital

 

The primary components of the Company’s capitalization consist of equity and outstanding capital debt, including junior subordinated debt. As shown in the table below, as of September 30, 2020, the Company had $50.2 billion in capital, all of which was available to support the aggregate capital requirements of its businesses and its Corporate and Other operations. Based on our assessment of these businesses and operations, we believe this level of capital is consistent with our ratings targets.

 

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			September 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
			(in millions)
Equity(1)			$	36,216					$	39,076
Junior subordinated debt (including hybrid securities)			7,611						7,575
Other capital debt			6,355						7,001
Total capital			$	50,182					$	53,652

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(1)Amounts attributable to Prudential Financial, excluding AOCI.

We manage PICA, The Prudential Life Insurance Company, Ltd. (“Prudential of Japan”), Gibraltar Life, and other significant insurance subsidiaries to regulatory capital levels consistent with our “AA” ratings targets. We utilize the risk-based capital (“RBC”) ratio as a primary measure of the capital adequacy of our domestic insurance subsidiaries and the solvency margin ratio as a primary measure of the capital adequacy of our Japanese insurance subsidiaries.

 

The table below presents the RBC ratios of our most significant domestic insurance subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019, the most recent statutory fiscal year-end and RBC reporting date for these subsidiaries.

 

			Ratio(1)
PICA(2)			411		%
Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation (“PALAC”)			484		%
Composite Major U.S. Insurance Subsidiaries(3)			426		%

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(1)The RBC ratio calculations are intended to assist insurance regulators in measuring an insurer’s solvency and ability to pay future claims. The reporting of RBC measures is not intended for the purpose of ranking any insurance company or for use in connection with any marketing, advertising or promotional activities, but is available to the public.

(2)Includes Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company (“PRIAC”), Pruco Life Insurance Company (“Pruco Life”), Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (“PLNJ”), which is a subsidiary of Pruco Life, and Prudential Legacy Insurance Company of New Jersey (“PLIC”).

(3)Includes PICA and its subsidiaries, as noted above, and PALAC. Composite RBC is not reported to regulators and is based on the summation of total adjusted capital and risk charges for the included companies as determined under statutory accounting and RBC guidance to calculate a composite numerator and denominator, respectively, for purposes of calculating the composite ratio.

The table below presents the solvency margin ratios of our most significant international insurance subsidiaries as of June 30, 2020, the most recent date for which this information is available.

			Ratio
Prudential of Japan consolidated(1)			883		%
Gibraltar Life consolidated(2)			920		%

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(1)Includes Prudential Trust Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Prudential of Japan.

(2)Includes Prudential Gibraltar Financial Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (“PGFL”), a subsidiary of Gibraltar Life.

All of our domestic and significant international insurance subsidiaries have capital levels that substantially exceed the minimum level required by applicable insurance regulations. However, market conditions could negatively impact the statutory capital of our insurance companies and constrain our overall capital flexibility. Adverse market conditions could require us to take additional management actions for our insurance subsidiaries to maintain capital consistent with their ratings objectives, which may include redeploying financial resources from internal sources or using available external sources of capital or seeking additional sources. Our regulatory capital levels also may be affected in the future by changes to the applicable regulations, proposals for which are currently under consideration by both domestic and international insurance regulators. For additional information on the calculation of RBC and solvency margin ratios, as well as regulatory minimums, see Note 19 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Captive Reinsurance Companies

 

See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Capital—Captive Reinsurance Companies” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, for a discussion of our use of captive reinsurance companies. 

    

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Shareholder Distributions

 

Share Repurchase Program and Shareholder Dividends

In December 2019, the Board authorized the Company to repurchase at management’s discretion up to $2.0 billion of its outstanding Common Stock during the period from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. We suspended Common Stock repurchases under this authorization beginning April 1, 2020, after purchasing $500 million of shares of Prudential Financial’s Common Stock in the first quarter of 2020. We do not intend to resume share repurchases this year as the duration and severity of the pandemic and its effect on the economy remain uncertain. We will evaluate the resumption of share repurchases as informed by the market environment and any alternative opportunities for capital deployment.

In general, the timing and amount of share repurchases are determined by management based on market conditions and other considerations, including any increased capital needs of our businesses due to, among other things, credit migration and losses in our investment portfolio, changes in regulatory capital requirements and opportunities for growth and acquisitions. Repurchases may be executed in the open market, through derivative, accelerated repurchase and other negotiated transactions and through plans designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The following table sets forth information about declarations of Common Stock dividends, as well as repurchases of shares of Prudential Financial’s Common Stock, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

			Dividend Amount												Shares Repurchased
Three months ended:			Per Share						Aggregate						Shares						Total Cost
			(in millions, except per share data)
March 31, 2020			$	1.10					$	445					6.7						$	500
June 30, 2020			$	1.10					$	441					0.0						$	0
September 30, 2020			$	1.10					$	441					0.0						$	0

 

Liquidity

 

Liquidity management and stress testing are performed on a legal entity basis as the ability to transfer funds between subsidiaries is limited due in part to regulatory restrictions. Liquidity needs are determined through daily and quarterly cash flow forecasting at the holding company and within our operating subsidiaries. We seek to maintain a minimum balance of highly liquid assets to ensure that adequate liquidity is available at Prudential Financial to cover fixed expenses in the event that we experience reduced cash flows from our operating subsidiaries at a time when access to capital markets is also not available.

 

We seek to mitigate the risk of having limited or no access to financing due to stressed market conditions by generally pre-funding debt in advance of maturity. During the first nine months of 2020, we issued $1.5 billion of senior notes, of which $1 billion were issued for general corporate purposes, including pre-funding in part our senior notes maturing through 2021. We mitigate the refinancing risk associated with our debt that is used to fund operating needs by matching the term of debt with the assets financed. To ensure adequate liquidity in stress scenarios, stress testing is performed for our major operating subsidiaries. We seek to further mitigate liquidity risk by maintaining our access to alternative sources of liquidity, as discussed below.

Liquidity of Prudential Financial

 

The principal sources of funds available to Prudential Financial, the parent holding company, are dividends, returns of capital and loans from subsidiaries, and proceeds from debt issuances and certain stock-based compensation activity. These sources of funds may be supplemented by Prudential Financial’s access to the capital markets as well as the “—Alternative Sources of Liquidity” described below.

 

The primary uses of funds at Prudential Financial include servicing debt, making capital contributions and loans to subsidiaries, making acquisitions, paying declared shareholder dividends and repurchasing outstanding shares of Common Stock executed under authority from the Board.

 

As of September 30, 2020, Prudential Financial had highly liquid assets with a carrying value totaling $6,712 million, an increase of $1,608 million from December 31, 2019. Highly liquid assets predominantly include cash, short-term investments, U.S. Treasury securities, obligations of other U.S. government authorities and agencies, and/or foreign government bonds. We maintain an intercompany liquidity account that is designed to optimize the use of cash by facilitating the lending and borrowing of funds between Prudential Financial and its subsidiaries on a daily basis. Excluding the net borrowings from this intercompany liquidity account, Prudential Financial had highly liquid assets of $6,089 million as of September 30, 2020, an increase of $2,028 million from December 31, 2019.

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The following table sets forth Prudential Financial’s principal sources and uses of highly liquid assets, excluding net borrowings from our intercompany liquidity account, for the periods indicated.

 

						Nine Months Ended September 30,
						2020						2019 (1)
						(in millions)
Highly Liquid Assets, beginning of period						$	4,061					$	5,548
Dividends and/or returns of capital from subsidiaries(2)						2,821						2,289
Affiliated (borrowings)/loans - (capital activities)(3)						(668)						818
Capital contributions to subsidiaries(4)						(85)						(268)
Total Business Capital Activity						2,068						2,839
Sale of Prudential of Korea(5)						1,627						0
Share repurchases(6)						(500)						(1,940)
Common stock dividends(7)						(1,325)						(1,237)
Total Share Repurchases, Dividends and Disposition Activity						(198)						(3,177)
Proceeds from the issuance of debt						2,768						2,465
Repayments of debt						(1,937)						(1,113)
Total Debt Activity(8)						831						1,352
Proceeds from stock-based compensation and exercise of stock options						212						298
Net income tax receipts & payments						136						(60)
Affiliated loans - (operating activities)(9)						44						153
Interest paid on external debt						(727)						(666)
Swap termination payments						(153)						(67)
Other, net(8)						(185)						(3)
Total Other Activity						(673)						(345)
Net increase/(decrease) in highly liquid assets						2,028						669
Highly Liquid Assets, end of period						$	6,089					$	6,217

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(1)Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation.

(2)2020 includes $1,905 million from international insurance subsidiaries, (including $470 million in the form of in-kind dividends), $572 million from PALAC, $238 million from PGIM subsidiaries, $98 million from Prudential Annuities Holding Company, and $8 million from other subsidiaries. 2019 includes $1,018 million from international insurance subsidiaries, $737 million from PALAC, $406 million from PGIM subsidiaries, $119 million from Prudential Annuities Holding Company, and $9 million from other subsidiaries.

(3)Represents the investment and deployment of capital to and from our businesses in the form of loans. 2020 includes $470 million received by PFI in the form of the extinguishment of debt held by international subsidiaries (offset by the in-kind dividends referred to in footnote 2 above).

(4)2020 includes capital contributions of $85 million to international insurance subsidiaries. 2019 includes capital contributions of $200 million to PICA and $68 million to PGIM subsidiaries.

(5)Represents net proceeds from the sale of Prudential of Korea that were distributed to PFI.

(6)Excludes cash payments made on trades that settled in the subsequent period.

(7)Includes cash payments made on dividends declared in prior periods.

(8)“Total Debt Activity” excludes changes in PFI commercial paper. These changes are captured in “Other, net” in the “Total Other Activity” section.

(9)Represent loans to and from subsidiaries to support business operating needs.

Dividends and Returns of Capital from Subsidiaries

 

Domestic insurance subsidiaries. During the first nine months of 2020, Prudential Financial received returns of capital of $572 million from PALAC and dividends of $98 million from Prudential Annuities Holding Company.

International insurance subsidiaries. During the first nine months of 2020, Prudential Financial received dividends of $3,531 million from its international insurance subsidiaries, which includes $1,627 million net proceeds from the sale of POK and $470 million of in-kind dividends in the form of the extinguishment of debt held by international insurance subsidiaries. In addition to paying Common Stock dividends, our international insurance operations may return capital to Prudential Financial through or facilitated by other means, such as the repayment of preferred stock obligations held by Prudential Financial or other affiliates, affiliated lending, affiliated derivatives and reinsurance with U.S.- and Bermuda-based affiliates.

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Other subsidiaries. During the first nine months of 2020, Prudential Financial received dividends and returns of capital of $238 million from PGIM subsidiaries and dividends of $8 million from other subsidiaries.

Restriction on dividends and returns of capital from subsidiaries. Our insurance companies are subject to limitations on the payment of dividends and other transfers of funds to Prudential Financial and other affiliates under applicable insurance law and regulation. Further, as discussed above, recent market conditions could negatively impact capital positions of our insurance companies, which could further restrict their ability to pay dividends. More generally, the payment of dividends by any of our subsidiaries is subject to declaration by their Board of Directors and can be affected by market conditions and other factors.

 

With respect to our domestic insurance subsidiaries, PICA is permitted to pay ordinary dividends based on calculations specified under New Jersey insurance law, subject to prior notification to the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (“NJDOBI”). Any distributions above this amount in any twelve-month period are considered to be “extraordinary” dividends, and the approval of the NJDOBI is required prior to payment. The laws regulating dividends of the states where our other domestic insurance companies are domiciled are similar, but not identical, to New Jersey’s.

Capital redeployment from our international insurance subsidiaries is subject to local regulatory requirements in the international jurisdictions in which they operate. Our most significant international insurance subsidiaries, Prudential of Japan and Gibraltar Life, are permitted to pay common stock dividends based on calculations specified by Japanese insurance law, subject to prior notification to the FSA. Dividends in excess of these amounts and other forms of capital distribution require the prior approval of the FSA.

The ability of our PGIM subsidiaries and the majority of our other operating subsidiaries to pay dividends is largely unrestricted from a regulatory standpoint.

See Note 19 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, for information on specific dividend restrictions.

    

Liquidity of Insurance Subsidiaries

 

We manage the liquidity of our insurance operations to ensure stable, reliable and cost-effective sources of cash flows to meet all of our obligations. Liquidity within each of our insurance subsidiaries is provided by a variety of sources, including portfolios of liquid assets. The investment portfolios of our subsidiaries are integral to the overall liquidity of our insurance operations. We segment our investment portfolios and employ an asset/liability management approach specific to the requirements of each of our product lines. This enhances the discipline applied in managing the liquidity, as well as the interest rate and credit risk profiles, of each portfolio in a manner consistent with the unique characteristics of the product liabilities.

Liquidity is measured against internally-developed benchmarks that take into account the characteristics of both the asset portfolio and the liabilities that they support. We consider attributes of the various categories of liquid assets (for example, type of asset and credit quality) in calculating internal liquidity measures to evaluate our insurance operations’ liquidity under various stress scenarios, including company-specific and market-wide events. We continue to believe that cash generated by ongoing operations and the liquidity profile of our assets provide sufficient liquidity under reasonably foreseeable stress scenarios for each of our insurance subsidiaries.

 

The principal sources of liquidity for our insurance subsidiaries are premiums, investment and fee income, investment maturities, sales of investments, and sales associated with our insurance and annuity operations, as well as internal and external borrowings. The principal uses of liquidity include benefits, claims and dividends paid to policyholders, and payments to policyholders and contractholders in connection with surrenders, withdrawals and net policy loan activity. Other uses of liquidity may include commissions, general and administrative expenses, purchases of investments, the payment of dividends to the parent holding company, hedging and reinsurance activity and payments in connection with financing activities.

 

The following table sets forth the fair value of certain of our domestic insurance operations’ portfolio of liquid assets, as of the dates indicated.

 

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			September 30, 2020
			Prudential Insurance						PLIC						PRIAC						PALAC						Pruco Life						Total						December 31, 2019
			(in billions)
Cash and short-term investments			$	9.4					$	0.4					$	1.2					$	7.3					$	0.8					$	19.1					$	11.9
Fixed maturity investments(1):
High or highest quality			135.1						37.7						20.8						17.5						6.0						217.1						201.3
Other than high or highest quality			8.4						3.2						1.3						0.8						0.4						14.1						12.2
Subtotal			143.5						40.9						22.1						18.3						6.4						231.2						213.5
Public equity securities, at fair value			0.2						2.1						0.1						0.0						0.0						2.4						2.5
Total			$	153.1					$	43.4					$	23.4					$	25.6					$	7.2					$	252.7					$	227.9

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(1)Excludes fixed maturities designated as held-to-maturity. Credit quality is based on NAIC or equivalent rating.

The following table sets forth the fair value of our international insurance operations’ portfolio of liquid assets, as of the dates indicated. 

			September 30, 2020
			Prudential of Japan						Gibraltar Life(1)						All Other(2)						Total						December 31, 2019
			(in billions)
Cash and short-term investments			$	1.1					$	3.4					$	1.3					$	5.8					$	5.0
Fixed maturity investments(3):
High or highest quality(4)			43.0						95.7						5.9						144.6						157.2
Other than high or highest quality			0.7						2.2						1.7						4.6						5.4
Subtotal			43.7						97.9						7.6						149.2						162.6
Public equity securities			1.5						0.2						0.0						1.7						4.7
Total			$	46.3					$	101.5					$	8.9					$	156.7					$	172.3

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(1)Includes PGFL.

(2)Represents our international insurance operations, excluding Japan.

(3)Excludes fixed maturities designated as held-to-maturity. Credit quality is based on NAIC or equivalent rating.

(4)As of September 30, 2020, $110.3 billion, or 76%, were invested in government or government agency bonds.

Liquidity associated with other activities

 

Hedging activities associated with Individual Annuities

 

For the portion of our Individual Annuities’ ALM strategy executed through hedging, as well as the capital hedge program, we enter into a range of exchange-traded, cleared and other OTC equity and interest rate derivatives in order to hedge certain capital market risks related to more severe market conditions. For a full discussion of our Individual Annuities’ risk management strategy, see “—Results of Operations by Segment—U.S. Businesses—U.S. Individual Solutions Division—Individual Annuities.” This portion of our Individual Annuities’ ALM strategy and capital hedge program requires access to liquidity to meet payment obligations relating to these derivatives, such as payments for periodic settlements, purchases, maturities and terminations. These liquidity needs can vary materially due to, among other items, changes in interest rates, equity markets, mortality and policyholder behavior.

 

The hedging portion of our Individual Annuities’ ALM strategy and capital hedge program may also result in derivative related collateral postings to (when we are in a net pay position) or from (when we are in a net receive position) counterparties. The net collateral position depends on changes in interest rates and equity markets related to the amount of the exposures hedged. Depending on market conditions, the collateral posting requirements can result in material liquidity needs when we are in a net pay position. As of September 30, 2020, the derivatives comprising the hedging portion of our ALM strategy and capital hedge program were in a net receive position of $11.1 billion compared to a net receive position of $4.7 billion as of December 31, 2019. The change in collateral position was primarily driven by a positive impact from declining interest rates.

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Foreign exchange hedging activities

 

We employ various hedging strategies to manage potential exposure to foreign currency exchange rate movements, particularly those associated with the yen. Our overall yen hedging strategy calibrates the hedge level to preserve the relative contribution of our yen-based business to the Company’s overall return on equity on a leverage neutral basis. The hedging strategy includes two primary components:

Income Hedges—We hedge a portion of our prospective yen-based earnings streams by entering into external forward currency derivative contracts that effectively fix the currency exchange rates for that portion of earnings, thereby reducing volatility from foreign currency exchange rate movements. As of September 30, 2020, we have hedged 100%, 97%, and 61%, of expected yen-based earnings for 2020, 2021, and 2022, respectively.

Equity Hedges—We hold both internal and external hedges primarily to hedge our USD-equivalent equity. These hedges also mitigate volatility in the solvency margins of yen-based subsidiaries resulting from changes in the market value of their USD-denominated investments hedging our USD-equivalent equity attributable to changes in the yen-USD exchange rate.

For additional information on our hedging strategy, see “—Results of Operations—Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange Rates.”

Cash settlements from these hedging activities result in cash flows between subsidiaries of Prudential Financial and either international-based subsidiaries or external parties. The cash flows are dependent on changes in foreign currency exchange rates and the notional amount of the exposures hedged. For example, a significant yen depreciation over an extended period of time could result in net cash inflows, while a significant yen appreciation could result in net cash outflows. The following tables set forth information about net cash settlements and the net asset or liability resulting from these hedging activities related to the yen and other currencies for the periods indicated.

			Nine Months Ended September 30,
Cash Settlements: Received (Paid)			2020						2019
			(in millions)
Income Hedges (External)(1)			$	65					$	51
Equity Hedges:
Internal(2)			163						314
External(3)			113						100
Total Equity Hedges			276						414
Total Cash Settlements			$	341					$	465
			September 30,						December 31,
Assets (Liabilities):			2020						2019
			(in millions)
Income Hedges (External)(4)			$	67					$	60
Equity Hedges:
Internal(2)			551						506
External(5)			36						43
Total Equity Hedges(6)			587						549
Total Assets (Liabilities)			$	654					$	609

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(1)Includes non-yen related cash settlements of $53 million, primarily denominated in Brazilian real, Australian dollar and Chilean peso and $30 million, primarily denominated in Australian dollar, Korean won and Brazilian real for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(2)Represents internal transactions between international-based and U.S.-based entities. Amounts noted are from the U.S.-based entities’ perspectives.

(3)Includes non-yen related cash settlements of $23 million and $12 million, denominated in Korean won for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(4)Includes non-yen related assets of $57 million, primarily denominated in Brazilian real and assets of $37 million, primarily denominated in Korean won, Australian dollar and Chilean peso, as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

(5)Includes non-yen related assets of $1 million, denominated in Korean won, as of December 31, 2019.

(6)As of September 30, 2020, approximately $59 million, $376 million, $159 million and $(7) million of the net market values are scheduled to settle in 2020, 2021, 2022 and thereafter, respectively. The net market value of the assets (liabilities) will vary with changing market conditions to the extent there are no corresponding offsetting positions.

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PGIM operations

 

The principal sources of liquidity for our fee-based PGIM businesses include asset management fees and commercial mortgage origination and servicing fees. The principal uses of liquidity include general and administrative expenses, facilitating our commercial mortgage loan business, and distributions of dividends and returns of capital to Prudential Financial. The primary liquidity risks for our fee-based PGIM businesses relate to their profitability, which is impacted by market conditions, our investment management performance and client redemptions. We believe the cash flows from our fee-based PGIM businesses are adequate to satisfy the current liquidity requirements of these operations, as well as requirements that could arise under reasonably foreseeable stress scenarios, which are monitored through the use of internal measures.

 

The principal sources of liquidity for our co- and seed investments held in our PGIM businesses are cash flows from investments, the ability to liquidate investments, borrowing lines from internal sources, including Prudential Financial and Prudential Funding, LLC (“Prudential Funding”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PICA, and external sources, including PGIM’s limited-recourse credit facility. The principal use of liquidity for our co- and seed investments includes making investments to support business growth and paying interest expense from the internal and external borrowings used to fund those investments. The primary liquidity risks include the inability to sell assets in a timely manner, declines in the value of assets and credit defaults. There have been no material changes to the liquidity position of our PGIM operations since December 31, 2019.

 

Alternative Sources of Liquidity

 

In addition to asset-based financing as discussed below, Prudential Financial and certain subsidiaries have access to other sources of liquidity, including syndicated, unsecured committed credit facilities, membership in the Federal Home Loan Banks, commercial paper programs, and a put option agreement. In May 2020, we entered into a facility agreement with a Delaware trust, pursuant to which Prudential Financial may issue and sell to the trust at any time over a ten-year period up to $1.5 billion of senior notes due May 15, 2030 and receive in exchange a corresponding amount of U.S. Treasury securities, thereby augmenting our alternative sources of liquidity. For more information on these sources of liquidity, see Note 9 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements contained herein and Note 17 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

Asset-based Financing

 

We conduct asset-based or secured financing within our insurance and other subsidiaries, including transactions such as securities lending, repurchase agreements and mortgage dollar rolls, to earn spread income, to borrow funds, or to facilitate trading activity. These programs are primarily driven by portfolio holdings of securities that are lendable based on counterparty demand for these securities in the marketplace. The collateral received in connection with these programs is primarily used to purchase securities in the short-term spread portfolios of our insurance entities. Investments held in the short-term spread portfolios include cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments (primarily corporate bonds), mortgage loans and fixed maturities (primarily collateralized loan obligations and other structured securities), with a weighted average life at time of purchase by the short-term portfolios of four years or less. Floating rate assets comprise the majority of our short-term spread portfolio. These short-term portfolios are subject to specific investment policy statements, which among other things, do not allow for significant asset/liability interest rate duration mismatch.

 

The following table sets forth our liabilities under asset-based or secured financing programs as of the dates indicated.

 

			September 30, 2020																		December 31, 2019
			PFI Excluding Closed Block Division						Closed Block Division						Consolidated						PFI Excluding Closed Block Division						Closed Block Division						Consolidated
			($ in millions)
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase			$	8,064					$	2,810					$	10,874					$	6,834					$	2,847					$	9,681
Cash collateral for loaned securities			2,925						146						3,071						3,228						986						4,214
Securities sold but not yet purchased			2						0						2						0						0						0
Total(1)			$	10,991					$	2,956					$	13,947					$	10,062					$	3,833					$	13,895
Portion of above securities that may be returned to the Company overnight requiring immediate return of the cash collateral(2)			$	10,436					$	2,956					$	13,392					$	10,062					$	3,833					$	13,895
Weighted average maturity, in days(2)			28						N/A												N/A						N/A

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(1)The daily weighted average outstanding balance for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $11,506 million and $11,262 million, respectively, for PFI excluding the Closed Block division, and $3,062 million and $3,353 million, respectively, for the Closed Block division.

(2)Excludes securities that may be returned to the Company overnight. “N/A” reflects that all outstanding balances may be returned to the Company overnight.

As of September 30, 2020, our domestic insurance entities had assets eligible for the asset-based or secured financing programs of $130.8 billion, of which $14.0 billion were on loan. Taking into account market conditions and outstanding loan balances as of September 30, 2020, we believe approximately $19.7 billion of the remaining eligible assets are readily lendable, including approximately $14.1 billion relating to PFI excluding the Closed Block division, of which $3.8 billion relates to certain separate accounts and may only be used for financing activities related to those accounts, and the remaining $5.6 billion relating to the Closed Block division.

Financing Activities

 

As of September 30, 2020, total short-term and long-term debt of the Company on a consolidated basis was $21.3 billion, an increase of $0.7 billion from December 31, 2019. The following table sets forth total consolidated borrowings of the Company as of the dates indicated. We may, from time to time, seek to redeem or repurchase our outstanding debt securities through open market purchases, individually negotiated transactions or otherwise. Any such actions will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity position and other factors.

 

			September 30, 2020																		December 31, 2019
Borrowings:			Prudential Financial						Subsidiaries						Consolidated						Prudential Financial						Subsidiaries						Consolidated
			(in millions)
General obligation short-term debt:
Commercial paper			$	25					$	455					$	480					$	25					$	524					$	549
Current portion of long-term debt			529						0						529						1,179						0						1,179
Subtotal			554						455						1,009						1,204						524						1,728
General obligation long-term debt:
Senior debt			11,404						173						11,577						9,912						172						10,084
Junior subordinated debt			7,552						59						7,611						7,518						57						7,575
Surplus notes(1)			0						343						343						0						342						342
Subtotal			18,956						575						19,531						17,430						571						18,001
Total general obligations			19,510						1,030						20,540						18,634						1,095						19,729
Limited and non-recourse borrowings(2):
Short-term debt			0						7						7						0						13						13
Current portion of long-term debt			0						97						97						0						192						192
Long-term debt			0						638						638						0						645						645
Total limited and non-recourse borrowings			0						742						742						0						850						850
Total borrowings			$	19,510					$	1,772					$	21,282					$	18,634					$	1,945					$	20,579

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(1)Amounts are net of assets under set-off arrangements of $11,464 million and $9,749 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

(2)Limited and non-recourse borrowing primarily represents mortgage debt of our subsidiaries that has recourse only to real estate investment property of $436 million and $537 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and a $300 million draw on a credit facility that has recourse only to collateral pledged by the Company as of both September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

As of September 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, we were in compliance with all debt covenants related to the borrowings in the table above. For additional information on our short- and long-term debt obligations, see Note 9 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements contained herein and Note 17 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

We executed transactions to reduce our ongoing financing costs in August 2020 by issuing $1.3 billion of junior subordinated notes at interest rates of 3.70% and 4.125% and with maturities ranging from 2050 to 2060 and using the proceeds to redeem in September 2020 our $710 million 5.70% junior subordinated notes due in 2053 and our $575 million 5.75% junior subordinated notes due in 2052.

 

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Prudential Financial’s borrowings increased $0.9 billion from December 31, 2019, driven by the issuance, net of related costs, of $1.5 billion of senior debt and $1.3 billion of junior subordinated notes, offset by $1.3 billion in prepayments and $0.6 billion in debt maturities. Borrowings of our subsidiaries decreased $173 million from December 31, 2019, primarily driven by $95 million in debt maturities, a $69 million decrease in commercial paper, a $6 million decrease in short-term borrowings, and a $7 million decrease in long-term limited recourse borrowings.

 

Term and Universal Life Reserve Financing

We use captive reinsurance subsidiaries to finance the portion of the statutory reserves required to be held by our domestic life insurance companies under Regulation XXX and Guideline AXXX that we consider to be non-economic. The financing arrangements involve the reinsurance of term and universal life business to our captive reinsurers and the issuance of surplus notes by those captives that are treated as capital for statutory purposes. These surplus notes are subordinated to policyholder obligations, and the payment of principal and interest on the surplus notes can only be made with prior insurance regulatory approval.

 

We have entered into agreements with external counterparties providing for the issuance of surplus notes by our captive reinsurers in return for the receipt of credit-linked notes (“Credit-Linked Note Structures”). As of September 30, 2020, we had Credit-Linked Note Structures with an aggregate issuance capacity of $14,825 million, of which $12,849 million was outstanding, as compared to an aggregate issuance capacity of $13,700 million, of which $12,009 million was outstanding, as of December 31, 2019. These amounts reflect a $1,200 million Credit Link Note Structure entered into in June 2020 for Guideline AXXX reserves, of which $700 million was outstanding as of September 30, 2020, as reflected in the table below. Under the agreements, the captive receives in exchange for the surplus notes one or more credit-linked notes issued by a special-purpose affiliate of the Company with an aggregate principal amount equal to the surplus notes outstanding. The captive holds the credit-linked notes as assets supporting Regulation XXX or Guideline AXXX non-economic reserves, as applicable. For more information on our Credit-Linked Note Structures, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Financing Activities” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

The following table summarizes our Credit-Linked Note Structures, which are reported on a net basis, as of September 30, 2020.

			Surplus Notes												Outstanding as of September 30, 2020
Credit-Linked Note Structures:			Original Issue Dates						Maturity Dates															Facility Size
			($ in millions)
XXX			2011-2014						2021-2024						$	1,750		(1)						$	1,750
AXXX			2013						2033						3,248									3,500
XXX			2014-2018						2021-2034						2,285			(2)						2,375
XXX			2014-2017						2024-2037						2,330									2,400
AXXX			2017						2037						1,466									2,000
XXX			2018						2038						1,070									1,600
AXXX			2020						2032						700									1,200
Total Credit-Linked Note Structures															$	12,849								$	14,825

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(1)Prudential Financial has agreed to reimburse amounts paid under the credit-linked notes issued in this structure up to $0.5 billion. During the fourth quarter of 2019, this financing facility was restructured to allow for an extension through 2036.

(2)The $2.3 billion of surplus notes represents an intercompany transaction that eliminates upon consolidation. Prudential Financial has agreed to reimburse amounts paid under credit-linked notes issued in this structure up to $1.0 billion.

As of September 30, 2020, we also had outstanding an aggregate of $2.3 billion of debt issued for the purpose of financing Regulation XXX and Guideline AXXX non-economic reserves, of which approximately $0.7 billion relates to Regulation XXX reserves and approximately $1.6 billion relates to Guideline AXXX reserves. In addition, as of September 30, 2020, for purposes of financing Guideline AXXX reserves, one of our captives had approximately $4.0 billion of surplus notes outstanding that were issued to affiliates.

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The Company has introduced updated versions of its individual life products in conjunction with the requirement to adopt principle-based reserving by January 1, 2020. These updated products are currently priced to support the principle-based statutory reserve level without the need for reserve financing. Certain elements of the implementation of principle-based reserving are yet to be finalized by the NAIC and may have a material impact on statutory reserves. The Company continues to assess the impact of the implementation of principle-based reserving on projected statutory reserve levels, product pricing and the use of financing.

Ratings

See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Ratings” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, for a discussion of our financial strength and credit ratings and their impact on our business.

There have been no significant changes or actions in ratings or ratings outlooks for our Company that have occurred since the filing of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 through the date of this filing. In 2020, Moody’s, Fitch, and AM Best revised their Outlook on the U.S. life insurance industry from Stable to Negative.

    

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Guarantees, Other Contingencies and Other Contingent Commitments

 

In the course of our business, we provide certain guarantees and indemnities to third-parties pursuant to which we may be contingently required to make payments in the future. We also have other commitments, some of which are contingent upon events or circumstances not under our control, including those at the discretion of our counterparties. See “—Commitments and Guarantees” within Note 14 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. For further discussion of certain of these commitments that relate to our separate accounts, also see “—Liquidity—Liquidity associated with other activities—PGIM operations.”

 

Other Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

In May 2020, Prudential Financial entered into a ten-year facility agreement with a Delaware trust that gives Prudential Financial the right, at any time over a ten-year period, to issue up to $1.5 billion of senior notes to the trust in return for principal and interest strips of U.S. Treasury securities that are held by the trust.

 

In November 2013, we entered into a put option agreement with a Delaware trust that gives Prudential Financial the right, at any time over a ten-year period, to issue up to $1.5 billion of senior notes to the trust in return for principal and interest strips of U.S. Treasury securities that are held by the trust.

In 2014, Prudential Financial entered into financing transactions, pursuant to which it issued $500 million of limited-recourse notes and, in return, obtained $500 million of asset-backed notes from a Delaware master trust and ultimately contributed the asset-backed notes to its subsidiary, PRIAC. As of September 30, 2020, no principal payments have been received or are currently due on the asset-backed notes and, as a result, there was no payment obligation under the limited-recourse notes. Accordingly, none of the notes are reflected in the Company’s Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements as of that date.

 

Other than as described above, we do not have retained or contingent interests in assets transferred to unconsolidated entities, or variable interests in unconsolidated entities or other similar transactions, arrangements or relationships that serve as credit, liquidity or market risk support, that we believe are reasonably likely to have a material effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or our access to or requirements for capital resources. In addition, other than the agreements referred to above, we do not have relationships with any unconsolidated entities that are contractually limited to narrow activities that facilitate our transfer of or access to associated assets.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market risk is the risk of fluctuations in the value of financial instruments as a result of absolute or relative changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, equity prices or commodity prices. To varying degrees, our products and services, and the investment activities supporting them, generate exposure to market risk. The market risk incurred, and our strategies for managing this risk, vary by product. As of September 30, 2020, there have been no material changes in our economic exposure to market risk from December 31, 2019, a description of which may be found in our Annual Report on

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Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2019, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk,” filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. See “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Item 1A, “Risk Factors” included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, for a discussion of how difficult conditions in the financial markets and the economy generally may materially adversely affect our business and results of our operations.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

In order to ensure that the information we must disclose in our filings with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis, the Company’s management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e), as of September 30, 2020. Based on such evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of September 30, 2020, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective. No change in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f), occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2020, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

See Note 14 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements under “—Litigation and Regulatory Matters” for a description of certain pending litigation and regulatory matters affecting us, and certain risks to our businesses presented by such matters, which is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

You should carefully consider the risks described under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. These risks could materially affect our business, results of operations or financial condition, cause the trading price of our Common Stock to decline materially or cause our actual results to differ materially from those expected or those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, the Company. These risks are not exclusive, and additional risks to which we are subject include, but are not limited to, the factors mentioned under “Forward-Looking Statements” and the risks of our businesses described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The following should be read in conjunction with and supplements and amends the section titled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in extreme stress and disruption in the global economy and financial markets, and has adversely impacted, and may continue to adversely impact, our results of operations, financial condition and prospects.

During the first nine months of 2020, the COVID-19 crisis (i) caused unfavorable financial market conditions which had a substantial negative effect on reported results of our businesses, (ii) negatively impacted the statutory capital of our insurance companies and constrained our overall capital flexibility primarily due to asset value declines and the need to strengthen reserves, and (iii) caused us to lower our outlook for the future, as described further under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Overview—COVID-19.”

We cannot predict what impact the COVID-19 pandemic will ultimately have on the global economy, markets or our businesses. The pandemic could exacerbate existing areas of concern, such as the pace of economic growth, equity market performance, and continued low interest rates, among others. Changes in consumer spending, business investment, and government debt and spending as a result of the crisis may negatively impact our businesses.

These risks may have manifested, and may continue to manifest, in our businesses in the following areas, among others:

Investment Risk. The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the global economy has increased the risk of loss on our investments due to default or deterioration in credit quality or value as described further under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—General Account Investments—COVID-19.”

Insurance Risk. We expect COVID-19 to drive elevated levels of mortality in the near-term. The COVID-19 pandemic may ultimately result in a mortality calamity, which is the risk that short-term mortality rates deviate adversely from what is expected as a result of pandemics or other disasters. Elevated losses will reduce our earnings and capital, and we may be forced to liquidate assets before maturity in order to pay the excess claims. The pandemic situation may worsen depending on the evolution of the virus’s transmissibility and virulence, effectiveness of public health measures and availability of potential vaccines and treatments. Ultimate losses would depend on several factors, including the rates of mortality and morbidity among various segments of the insured population, age distribution of associated deaths, collectability of reinsurance, performance of our investment portfolio, effect on lapses and surrenders of existing policies, as well as sales of new policies and other variables.

The pandemic may also result in a change in policyholder behavior, such as policyholders choosing to defer or stop paying insurance premiums. It may also result in a lapse calamity, which is the risk that lapse rates over the short-term deviate adversely from what is expected. For example, surrenders of cash surrender value products by customers in need of liquidity can impact our liquidity, and it may be necessary in certain market conditions to sell assets to meet surrender demands. Lapse calamity can also impact our earnings through its impact on estimated future profits.

As a result of COVID-19 we also expect to experience elevated short-term disability claims in our Group Insurance business and may experience elevated claims in our Long-Term Care business.

Finally, we cannot predict whether COVID-19 will ultimately lead to longer-term deviations from the mortality, policyholder behavior or morbidity assumptions we used to price our products.

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Market Risk. Continued market disruptions and volatility may further negatively impact the profitability of many of our insurance and annuity products, which depends in part on the value of the separate accounts supporting these products which can fluctuate substantially depending on market conditions. Market volatility and reduced liquidity may reduce our ability to implement asset-liability management and hedging strategies. In addition, market conditions may further reduce the value of assets that we manage in our investment management business, which depends on fees related primarily to the value of assets under management. The decline in interest rates, in particular, may result in lower investment income, higher reserve levels and other consequences as described under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Impact of a Low Interest Rate Environment.” Finally, low interest rates and poor equity market returns will likely result in increased pension and other postretirement benefit plan expenses and reduce our profitability.

Liquidity Risk. During the first nine months of 2020, the Company took significant actions to support liquidity as described under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources.” Nevertheless, the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and related market dislocations could strain our existing liquidity and cause us to increase the use of our alternative sources of liquidity, which could result in increased financial leverage on our balance sheet and negatively impact our credit and financial strength ratings. Furthermore, certain sources of liquidity might not be available during times of stress, or may only be available on unfavorable terms, which can result in a decrease in our profitability and a significant reduction in our financial flexibility.

In particular, abrupt changes to interest rate, equity, and/or currency markets could lead to increased collateral requirements to counterparties, and cash demands due to severe mortality calamity, customer withdrawals or lapse events.

Operational Risk. One of the main impacts of the COVID-19 crisis has been executing our business continuity protocols to ensure our employees are safe and able to serve our customers. This included transitioning the vast majority of our employees to remote work arrangements. We have also made a number of operational changes to accommodate our customers as further described under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Overview—COVID-19.”

In this environment, there is an elevated risk that weaknesses or failures in our business continuation plans could lead to disruption of our operations, liability to clients, exposure to disciplinary action or harm to our reputation. Furthermore, weaknesses or failures within a vendor’s business continuation plan can materially disrupt our business operations. Our information systems and those of our vendors and service providers may be more vulnerable to cyber-attacks, computer viruses or other computer related attacks, programming errors and similar disruptive problems during a business continuation event.

Strategic Risk. The COVID-19 pandemic could ultimately generate an economic downturn; higher unemployment, lower family income, lower corporate earnings, lower business investment and lower consumer spending. In such an environment, the demand for our products and our investment returns could be materially adversely affected. In addition, we expect near-term sales to be slowed by the impact of social distancing and financial hardship on our customers.

The macroeconomic environment may also result in the need to recognize an impairment of goodwill which could negatively impact our results of operations and financial condition.

Finally, we expect that account values in our Full Service business will be impacted by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which provides qualified individuals the ability to withdraw from defined contribution plans and individual retirement accounts up to $100,000 penalty-free, with the withdrawal taxed over a three-year period (unless otherwise elected by the individual). We cannot predict what other actions governments will take in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how any new laws, regulations, or state-sponsored programs may impact our business.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

(c) The following table provides information about purchases by the Company during the three months ended September 30, 2020, of its Common Stock:

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Period						Total Number of Shares Purchased(1)						Average Price Paid per Share						Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program(2)						Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased under the Program(2)
July 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020						4,444						$	63.96					0
August 1, 2020 through August 31, 2020						6,631						$	69.30					0
September 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020						2,530						$	68.07					0
Total						13,605						$	67.33					0						$	1,500,000,000

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(1)Includes shares of Common Stock withheld from participants for income tax withholding purposes whose shares of restricted stock units vested during the period. Such restricted stock units were originally issued to participants pursuant to the Prudential Financial Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan.

(2)In December 2019, Prudential Financial’s Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase, at management’s discretion, up to $2.0 billion of its outstanding Common Stock during the period from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. The Company suspended Common Stock repurchases under its existing repurchase authorization beginning April 1, 2020 and does not intend to resume share repurchases this year as the duration and severity of the pandemic and its effect on the economy remain uncertain. The Company will evaluate the resumption of share repurchases as informed by the market environment and any alternative opportunities for capital deployment.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT INDEX

3.1			Amended and Restated By-Laws of Prudential Financial, Inc., effective September 8, 2020. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s September 10, 2020 Current Report on Form 8-K.
4.1			Upon the request of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Registrant will furnish copies of all instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the Registrant.
10.1			Sixth Amendment to the Prudential Supplemental Employee Savings Plan, effective as of November 1, 2020.*
31.1			Section 302 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer.
31.2			Section 302 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.
32.1			Section 906 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer.
32.2			Section 906 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.

101.INS - XBRL			Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH - XBRL			Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL - XBRL			Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.LAB - XBRL			Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE - XBRL			Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF - XBRL			Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

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* This exhibit is a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

Prudential Financial, Inc. will furnish upon request a copy of any exhibit listed above upon the payment of a reasonable fee covering the expense of furnishing the copy. Requests should be directed to:

Shareholder Services

Prudential Financial, Inc.

751 Broad Street, 21st Floor

Newark, New Jersey 07102

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GLOSSARY

    Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company may use certain abbreviations, acronyms and terms which are defined below.

Prudential Entities

Assurance IQ

Assurance IQ, LLC

POT

Prudential Life Insurance Company of Taiwan Inc.

Company

Prudential Financial, Inc. and its subsidiaries

PRIAC

Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company

PALAC

Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation

Pruco Life

Pruco Life Insurance Company

PFI

Prudential Financial, Inc. and its subsidiaries

Prudential

Prudential Financial, Inc. and its subsidiaries

PGFL

Prudential Gibraltar Financial Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

Prudential Financial

Prudential Financial, Inc.

PIIH

Prudential International Insurance Holdings, Ltd.

Prudential Funding

Prudential Funding, LLC

PLIC

Prudential Legacy Insurance Company of New Jersey

Prudential Insurance/PICA

The Prudential Insurance Company of America

PLNJ

Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey

Prudential of Japan

The Prudential Life Insurance Company, Ltd.

POA

Prudential of Argentina

Registrant

Prudential Financial, Inc.

POK

The Prudential Life Insurance Company of Korea, Ltd.

Defined Terms

Board

Prudential Financial's Board of Directors

Other Postretirement Benefits

Certain health care and life insurance benefits provided by the Company for its retired employees, their beneficiaries and covered dependents

Closed Block

Certain in-force participating insurance policies and annuity products, along with corresponding assets used for the payment of benefits and policyholders' dividends on these products

Pension Benefits

Funded and non-funded non-contributory defined benefit pension plans which cover substantially all of the Company’s employees

Exchange Act

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

PGIM

The global investment management businesses of Prudential Financial, Inc.

Fitch

Fitch Ratings Inc.

Regulation XXX

Valuation of Life Insurance Policies Model Regulation

Guideline AXXX

The Application of the Valuation of Life Insurance Policies Model Regulation

S&P

Standard & Poor's Rating Services

Moody's

Moody's Investors Service, Inc.

U.S. GAAP

Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America

Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc.

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Acronyms

ALM

Asset Liability Management

LPs/LLCs

Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies

AOCI

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

MD&A

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

ASU

Accounting Standards Update

NAIC

National Association of Insurance Commissioners

AUD

Australian Dollar

NAV

Net Asset Value

bps

Basis Points

NJDOBI

New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance

CARES Act

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act

NOLs

Net Operating Losses

CECL

Current Expected Credit Loss

NPR

Non-Performance Risk

CLO

Collateralized Loan Obligations

OCI

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

COVID-19

2019 Novel Coronavirus

ODL

Overall Domestic Losses

DAC

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

OTC

Over-The-Counter

DSI

Deferred Sales Inducements

OTTI

Other-Than-Temporary Impairments

EBITDA

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization

PDI

Prudential Defined Income

FASB

Financial Accounting Standards Board

RAF

Risk Appetite Framework

FHLBNY

Federal Home Loan Bank of New York

RBC

Risk-Based Capital

FSA

Financial Services Agency (an agency of the Japanese government)

SEC

Securities and Exchange Commission

GICs

Guaranteed Investment Contracts

SVO

Securities Valuation Office

GILTI

Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income

TBA

To Be Announced

GMDB

Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefits

TCJA

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

GSE

Government Sponsored Entities

U.S.

The United States of America

HDI

Highest Daily Lifetime Income

USD

U.S. Dollar

LIBOR

London Inter-Bank Offered Rate

VIEs

Variable Interest Entities

IRA

Individual Retirement Account

VOBA

Value of Business Acquired

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

						Prudential Financial, Inc.
						By:			/S/    KENNETH Y. TANJI
									Kenneth Y. Tanji Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Authorized signatory and principal financial officer)

Date: November 5, 2020

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