Deferred Acquisition Costs

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Deferred Costs [Abstract]

Deferred Acquisition Costs

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

Expenses directly related to successfully acquired insurance policies – primarily commissions, premium taxes and underwriting costs – are deferred and amortized over the terms of the policies. We update our acquisition cost assumptions periodically to reflect actual experience, and we evaluate the costs for recoverability. The table below shows the deferred policy acquisition costs and asset reconciliation.

(Dollars in millions)	Three months ended March 31,
	2015			2014
Deferred policy acquisition costs asset, beginning of period	$	578		$	565
Capitalized deferred policy acquisition costs	207			206
Amortized deferred policy acquisition costs	(209		)	(201		)
Amortized shadow deferred policy acquisition costs	(5		)	(6		)
Deferred policy acquisition costs asset, end of period	$	571		$	564

No premium deficiencies were recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of income, as the sum of the anticipated loss and loss adjustment expenses, policyholder dividends and unamortized deferred acquisition expenses did not exceed the related unearned premiums and anticipated investment income.