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Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs and value of business acquired	$ 250	$ 394
Net investments (income) loss	(267)	(966)
Net recognized (gains) losses on investments and derivatives	4,892	(1,908)
Accrued investment income	(124)	(105)
Policy acquisition costs deferred	(434)	(287)
Increase (Decrease) in Interest Sensitive Contract Liabilities	(1,604)	1,788
Increase (Decrease) in Insurance Liabilities	3,933	1,560
Funds withheld assets and liabilities	4,622	(90)
Sales, maturities and repayments of:
Proceeds from Sale and Maturity of Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	14,494	9,018
Trading securities (related party: 2022 – $79 and 2021 – $83)	105	127
Mortgage loans (related party: 2022 – $33 and 2021 – $0)	1,829	1,363
Investment funds (related party: 2022 – $769 and 2021 – $892)	940	946
Derivative instruments and other invested assets (related party: 2022 – $74 and 2021 – $330)	2,064	2,566
Short-term investments	114	400
Purchases of:
Payments to Acquire Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	(18,665)	(17,987)
Mortgage loans (related party: 2022 – $(364) and 2021 – $(148))	(7,832)	(3,596)
Trading securities	(267)	(318)
Investment funds	(3,256)	(1,056)
Derivative instruments and other invested assets (related party: 2022 – $(124) and 2021 – $0)	(1,335)	(2,247)
Short-term investments	(271)	(278)
Deposits on investment-type policies and contracts	13,925	11,120
Repayments of Annuities and Investment Certificates	(4,074)	(3,476)
Payments for coinsurance agreements on investment-type contracts, net	(20)	0
Deposits on investment-type policies and contracts through reinsurance agreements	719	449
Withdrawals on investment-type policies and contracts through reinsurance agreements	3,944	4,101
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock	1,125	0
Related Party
Net investments (income) loss	12	(933)
Net recognized (gains) losses on investments and derivatives	183	(159)
Accrued investment income	(22)	(20)
Increase (Decrease) in Interest Sensitive Contract Liabilities	(68)	188
Increase (Decrease) in Insurance Liabilities	76	142
Funds withheld assets and liabilities	970	(187)
Sales, maturities and repayments of:
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Trading securities (related party: 2022 – $79 and 2021 – $83)	79	83
Mortgage loans (related party: 2022 – $33 and 2021 – $0)	33	0
Investment funds (related party: 2022 – $769 and 2021 – $892)	769	892
Derivative instruments and other invested assets (related party: 2022 – $74 and 2021 – $330)	74	330
Short-term investments	0	98
Purchases of:
Payments to Acquire Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	(1,880)	(1,626)
Mortgage loans (related party: 2022 – $(364) and 2021 – $(148))	(364)	(148)
Trading securities	(152)	(230)
Investment funds	(3,130)	(923)
Derivative instruments and other invested assets (related party: 2022 – $(124) and 2021 – $0)	(124)	0
Short-term investments	(33)	(100)
Deposits on investment-type policies and contracts	38	44
Repayments of Annuities and Investment Certificates	(167)	(200)
Deposits on investment-type policies and contracts through reinsurance agreements	153	177
Withdrawals on investment-type policies and contracts through reinsurance agreements	718	819
Equity securities \| Related Party
Purchases of:
Equity securities	(13)	(46)
Reinsurance Settlements
Purchases of:
Transfer to Investments	$ 20	$ 74

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