New Accounting Standards

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

New Accounting Standards

New Accounting Standards

Changes in Accounting Principles – Adopted in Current Year

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” The new guidance provides optional expedients for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts and other transactions affected by reference rate reform and is effective for contract modifications made between March 12, 2020 and December 31, 2022. If certain criteria are met, an entity will not be required to remeasure or reassess contracts impacted by reference rate reform. The practical expedient allowed by this standard was elected and is being applied prospectively by the Company as reference rate reform unfolds. The contracts modified to date met the criteria for the practical expedient and therefore had no material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. In December 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-06, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848” which defers the sunset date of Topic 848 from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024, after which entities will no longer be permitted to apply the relief in Topic 848. The amendments are effective for all entities as of December 21, 2022. The Company will continue to evaluate the impacts of reference rate reform on contract modifications and other transactions through December 31, 2024.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-12, “Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long Duration Contracts,” ("LDTI"), which included changes to the existing recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure requirements for long-duration contracts issued by an insurance entity. The Company adopted LDTI effective January 1, 2023, with a transition date of January 1, 2021, using the modified retrospective transition method relating to liabilities for traditional and limited payment contracts and deferred policy acquisition costs associated therewith, and on a retrospective basis, in relation to market risk benefits ("MRBs").

Under the modified retrospective approach, the Company applied the guidance to contracts in force on the transition date on the basis of their existing carrying value, using updated future cash flow assumptions, and eliminated certain related amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”). Under the full retrospective transition approach, the Company applied the guidance as of the transition date, using actual historical assumption information as of contract inception, as if the accounting principle had always been applied.

Amounts reported as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 within these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are accounted for and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP reflecting the adoption of LDTI.

LDTI contains four significant changes:

1.Market risk benefits: market risk benefits, a new term for certain contract features that provide for potential benefits in addition to the account balance that expose the Company to other-than-nominal market risk (for example, guaranteed benefits on annuity contracts, including guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits and guaranteed minimum death benefits on variable annuities), are measured at fair value. Changes in fair value are recorded and presented separately within the income statement, with the exception of changes in fair value due to non-performance risk, which are recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) (“OCI”);

2.Deferred acquisition costs: deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”) are amortized on a constant-level basis, independent of profitability of the underlying business;

3.Liability for future policy benefits: annual review and, if necessary, update of cash flow assumptions used to measure the liability for future policy benefits for nonparticipating traditional and limited-payment insurance contracts is required. These liabilities are discounted using an upper-medium grade fixed income instrument yield which is updated quarterly, with related changes in the liability recognized in OCI; and

4.Enhanced disclosures: enhanced disclosures, including disaggregated roll-forwards of certain balance sheet accounts that provide information about actual and expected cash flows, as well as information about significant inputs, judgments, assumptions and methods used in measurement, are required. The enhanced disclosures are intended to improve the ability of users of the financial statements to evaluate the timing, amount, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from long-duration contracts.

The adoption of LDTI resulted in a decrease in total equity of $3.0 billion as of the transition date of January 1, 2021, comprised of a reduction in AOCI of $0.4 billion and a reduction in retained earnings of $2.6 billion. The primary drivers for this impact to total equity included:

1.the classification of certain benefits as market risk benefits (“MRB”) which were remeasured at fair value as of the transition date. The resulting change in the value of these benefits at the transition date, net of the related deferred tax effect, is recognized in retained earnings, with the exception of the cumulative effect of changes in non-performance risk, net of the related deferred tax effect, which is recognized in AOCI;

2.changes to the discount rate used to measure liabilities for future policyholder benefits which, under LDTI, are remeasured each reporting period using current upper-medium grade fixed-income instrument yields, which are generally considered to be those on single-A rated public corporate debt. The cumulative effect of the remeasurement of these liabilities using the transition date discount rate, net of the related deferred tax effect, is recognized in AOCI; and

3.the removal of certain shadow adjustments previously recorded in AOCI related to the impact of unrealized gains (losses) on investments that were included in the estimated gross profit amortization calculation for deferred acquisition costs, which are no longer recognized upon the adoption of LDTI.

The following table presents the effect of transition adjustments on shareholders' equity due to the adoption of LDTI (in millions):

	January 1, 2021
			Accumulated other
	Retained earnings		comprehensive income
Deferred acquisition costs	$	—	$	106
Reinsurance recoverable on market risk benefits	—		(34)
Reserves for future policy benefits and claims payable	97		141
Market risk benefits	(2,700)		(598)
Total	$	(2,603)	$	(385)

The following table presents amounts previously reported as of December 31, 2020, to reflect the effect of the change due to the adoption of LDTI, and the adjusted amounts as of January 1, 2021 (in millions):

	As Previously		Effect of		As of
	Reported		Changes		1/1/2021
Assets
Deferred acquisition costs	$	13,897	$	146	$	14,043
Reinsurance recoverable, net of allowance for credit losses	35,270		(154)		35,116
Reinsurance recoverable on market risk benefits, at fair value	—		471		471
Market risk benefit assets, at fair value	—		690		690
Deferred income taxes, net	1,058		824		1,882
Other assets	1,179		2		1,181
Total assets	$	353,532	$	1,979	$	355,511
Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities
Reserves for future policy benefits and claims payable	$	22,512	$	(5,716)	$	16,796
Other contract holder funds	63,592		(7)		63,585
Market risk benefit liabilities, at fair value	—		10,690		10,690
Total liabilities	343,609		4,967		348,576
Equity
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax expense	3,821		(385)		3,436
Retained earnings	(324)		(2,603)		(2,927)
Total equity	9,923		(2,988)		6,935
Total liabilities and equity	$	353,532	$	1,979	$	355,511

Liability for future policy benefits

For the liability for future policy benefits, the net transition adjustment is related to the difference in the discount rate used pre-transition and the discount rate at January 1, 2021. The discount rate used to measure the liability at transition was generally lower than the rates used to measure the liability prior to the adoption of LDTI. Additionally, at transition, where net premiums exceeded gross premiums at the cohort level, the Company set net premiums equal to gross premiums and recognized the resulting increase in the liability for future policy benefits as an adjustment to opening retained earnings.

The following table presents the impact of the adoption of LDTI, as of the transition date, on reserves for future policy benefits and claims payable (in millions):

	Payout		Closed		Closed
	Annuities		Block Life		Block Annuity		Total
Reserves for future policy benefits at December 31, 2020	$	1,148	$	5,809	$	5,328	$	12,285
Adjustment for loss contracts under the modified retrospective approach	4		15		18		37
Effect of remeasurement of liability at current discount rates	143		560		997		1,700
Reserves for future policy benefits at January 1, 2021	$	1,295	$	6,384	$	6,343	$	14,022
Other future policy benefits and claims payable							2,774
Reserves for future policy benefits and claims payable at January 1, 2021							$	16,796

The following table presents the transition date reclassifications and adjustments to reserves for future policy benefits by category resulting from the adoption of LDTI (in millions):

	Reserve for future policy benefits		Other (1)		Total
Reserve for future policy benefits and claims payable at December 31, 2020	$	12,285	$	10,227	$	22,512
Adjustments for LDTI transition	1,737		(7,453)		(5,716)
Reserve for future policy benefits and claims payable at January 1, 2021	$	14,022	$	2,774	$	16,796
(1) Includes variable annuity embedded derivatives that were reclassed to market risk benefits.

The following table presents the impact of the adoption of LDTI, as of the transition date, on Closed Block Life additional liabilities for universal life-type contracts (in millions):

	Closed Block Life
Balance, December 31, 2020	$	1,157
Adjustment for reversal of AOCI adjustments	28
Adjustment for cumulative effect of adoption of LDTI	—
Balance, January 1, 2021	$	1,185

Market risk benefits

For MRBs, the net transition adjustment relates to the measurement of certain guaranteed benefit features at fair value that were previously measured using an insurance accrual model. The measurement of these features at fair value includes use of generally lower discount rates and lower assumed future fund performance relative to their previous measurement, as well as inclusion of risk margins, all of which lead to a generally higher fair value balance relative to the carrying value prior to transition to LDTI.

The transition adjustment to AOCI for MRBs relates to the effect of changes in the non-performance risk between the contract issuance date and the transition date. The remaining difference between the carrying value of these contract features under the insurance accrual model prior to transition to LDTI and the fair value measured at transition was recorded as an adjustment to retained earnings as of the transition date.

The following table presents the impact of the adoption of LDTI, as of the transition date, on MRBs, net (in millions):

	Variable		Other
	Annuities		Product Lines		Total
Balance, December 31, 2020 - Carrying amount of MRBs under prior guidance	$	7,306	$	74	$	7,380
Adjustment for reversal of AOCI adjustments	(27)		(48)		(75)
Cumulative effect of the changes in non-performance risk between the original contract issuance date and the transition date	(743)		(6)		(749)
Remaining cumulative difference (exclusive of non-performance risk change) between 12/31/20 carrying amount and fair value measurement for the MRBs	3,372		72		3,444
Balance, January 1, 2021 - Market risk benefits, net, at fair value	$	9,908	$	92	$	10,000

Deferred acquisition costs

For DAC, at transition to LDTI, the Company removed shadow adjustments previously recorded in AOCI for the impact of unrealized gains and losses that were included in the estimated gross profit amortization calculation prior to the adoption of LDTI.

The following table presents the impact of the adoption of LDTI, as of the transition date, on DAC (in millions):

	Variable		Other
	Annuities		Product Lines		Total
Balance, December 31, 2020 - Deferred acquisition costs	$	13,725	$	172	$	13,897
Adjustment for reversal of AOCI adjustments	151		(5)		146
Balance, January 1, 2021 - Deferred acquisition costs	$	13,876	$	167	$	14,043

Reinsurance recoverable

The following table presents the impact of the adoption of LDTI, as of the transition date, on reinsurance recoverable (in millions):

	Total
Balance, December 31, 2020	$	35,270
Reclass of carrying amount of MRBs under prior guidance	(407)
Adjustment for loss contracts under the modified retrospective approach	—
Effect of remeasurement of liability at current discount rate	253
Balance, January 1, 2021	$	35,116

The following table presents the impact of the adoption of LDTI, as of the transition date, on reinsurance recoverable on market risk benefits at fair value (in millions):

	Variable		Other
	Annuities		Product Lines		Total
Balance, December 31, 2020 - Carrying amount of MRBs under prior guidance	$	340	$	67	$	407
Adjustment for reversal of AOCI adjustments	—		(47)		(47)
Cumulative difference between 12/31/2020 carrying amount and fair value measurement for the MRBs	28		83		111
Balance, January 1, 2021 - Reinsurance recoverable on market risk benefits at fair value	$	368	$	103	$	471

The adoption of LDTI resulted in an increase in net income attributable to Jackson Financial Inc. of $169 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and also resulted in an increase in total equity of $223 million for the year ended December 31, 2022.

The following table presents amounts previously reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022, to reflect the effect of the change due to the adoption of LDTI, and the adjusted amounts as of December 31, 2022 (in millions):

	As Previously				As Adjusted
	Reported		Effect of		As of
	December 31, 2022		Changes		December 31, 2022
Assets
Deferred acquisition costs	$	13,422	$	(499)	$	12,923
Reinsurance recoverable, net of allowance for credit losses	29,641		(595)		29,046
Reinsurance recoverable on market risk benefits, at fair value	—		221		221
Market risk benefit assets, at fair value	—		4,865		4,865
Deferred income taxes, net	385		(65)		320
Other assets	946		(2)		944
Total assets	$	311,058	$	3,925	$	314,983
Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities
Reserves for future policy benefits and claims payable	$	14,273	$	(1,955)	$	12,318
Other contract holder funds	58,195		(5)		58,190
Market risk benefit liabilities, at fair value	—		5,662		5,662
Total liabilities	301,903		3,702		305,605
Equity
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax expense	(5,481)		2,103		(3,378)
Retained earnings	8,283		(1,880)		6,403
Total equity	9,155		223		9,378
Total liabilities and equity	$	311,058	$	3,925	$	314,983

The following table present amounts previously reported in Condensed Consolidated Income Statements as revised (see Note 22- Revision and Reclassifications of Prior Period Financial Statements for further details) for the three months ended March 31, 2022, to reflect the effect of the change due to the adoption of LDTI, and the adjusted amounts (in millions):

	As revised				As Adjusted
	Three Months Ended		Effect of		Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2022		Changes		March 31, 2022
Revenues
Total net gains (losses) on derivatives and investments	1,605		(2,143)		(538)
Total revenues	$	4,364	$	(2,143)	$	2,221
Benefits and Expenses
Death, other policy benefits and change in policy reserves, net of deferrals	581		(281)		300
(Gain) loss from updating future policy benefits cash flow assumptions, net	—		15		15
Market risk benefits (gains) losses, net	—		(1,907)		(1,907)
Interest credited on other contract holder funds, net of deferrals and amortization	196		1		197
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs	515		(198)		317
Total benefits and expenses	1,978		(2,370)		(392)
Pretax income (loss)	2,386		227		2,613
Income tax expense (benefit)	330		58		388
Net income (loss)	2,056		169		2,225
Net income (loss) attributable to Jackson Financial Inc.	$	2,025	$	169	$	2,194
Earnings per share
Basic	$	23.45	$	1.96	$	25.41
Diluted	$	22.51	$	1.88	$	24.39

The following table presents amounts previously reported in Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) as revised (see Note 22- Revision and Reclassifications of Prior Period Financial Statements for further details) for the three months ended March 31, 2022, to reflect the effect of the change due to the adoption of LDTI, and the adjusted amounts (in millions):

	As Revised				As Adjusted
	Three Months Ended		Effect of		Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2022		Changes		March 31, 2022
Net income (loss)	$	2,056	$	169	$	2,225
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities with no credit impairment, net of tax expense (benefit)	(2,697)		(129)		(2,826)
Change in current discount rate related to reserve for future policy benefits, net of tax expense (benefit)	—		599		599
Change in non-performance risk on market risk benefits, net of tax expense (benefit)	—		734		734
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	(2,683)		1,204		(1,479)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Jackson Financial Inc.	$	(658)	$	1,373	$	715

The adoption of LDTI did not affect the previously reported as revised (see Note 22- Revision and Reclassifications of Prior Period Financial Statements for further details) totals for net cash flows provided by (used in) operating, investing, or financing activities, but did affect the following components of net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:

	As Revised				As Adjusted
	Three Months Ended		Effect of		Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2022		Changes		March 31, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	2,056	$	169	$	2,225
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Net losses (gains) on derivatives	(707)		2,143		1,436
Net (gain) loss on market risk benefits	—		(1,907)		(1,907)
(Gain) loss from updating future policy benefits cash flow assumptions, net	—		15		15
Interest credited on other contract holder funds, gross	196		1		197
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	353		58		411
Change in deferred acquisition costs	336		(199)		137
Change in funds withheld, net of reinsurance	(100)		155		55
Change in other assets and liabilities, net	(365)		(435)		(800)
Total adjustments	(287)		(169)		(456)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	833	$	—	$	833

In addition, information regarding periods ended on or before December 31, 2022 presented in the following Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements has been recast to reflect the adoption of LDTI: Notes 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 19, 20, 21, and 22.

In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-02, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures.” The new guidance eliminates the accounting guidance for troubled debt restructurings by creditors, and instead requires an entity to evaluate whether a modification represents a new loan or a continuation of an existing loan. The amendments also enhance disclosure requirements for certain loan refinancings and restructurings by creditors when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty. New guidance for vintage disclosures requires that current-period gross write-offs be disclosed by year of origination for financing receivables and net investments in leases that fall within scope of the current expected credit loss model. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Updates should be applied prospectively. However, an entity has the option to apply the modified retrospective method related to the recognition and measurements of troubled debt restructurings. Effective January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2022-02, which did not have a material impact to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.