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REINSURANCE (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Reinsurance Disclosures [Abstract]  
Effects of Reinsurance
The following table reconciles direct premium income and direct benefits and claims to net amounts after the effect of reinsurance.
 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(In millions)
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Direct premium income
 
$
4,734

 
 
 
$
5,119

 
 
 
$
14,210

 
 
 
$
14,724

 
Ceded to other companies:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Ceded Aflac Japan closed blocks
 
(130
)
 
 
 
(148
)
 
 
 
(390
)
 
 
 
(423
)
 
    Other
 
(12
)
 
 
 
(13
)
 
 
 
(37
)
 
 
 
(37
)
 
Assumed from other companies:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Retrocession activities
 
54

 
 
 
62

 
 
 
163

 
 
 
177

 
    Other
 
2

 
 
 
2

 
 
 
5

 
 
 
6

 
Net premium income
 
$
4,648

 
 
 
$
5,022

 
 
 
$
13,951

 
 
 
$
14,447

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct benefits and claims
 
$
3,157

 
 
 
$
3,463

 
 
 
$
9,403

 
 
 
$
9,898

 
Ceded benefits and change in reserves for future benefits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Ceded Aflac Japan closed blocks
 
(118
)
 
 
 
(135
)
 
 
 
(359
)
 
 
 
(385
)
 
    Eliminations
 
13

 
 
 
16

 
 
 
39

 
 
 
44

 
    Other
 
(9
)
 
 
 
(10
)
 
 
 
(31
)
 
 
 
(26
)
 
Assumed from other companies:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Retrocession activities
 
53

 
 
 
59

 
 
 
159

 
 
 
168

 
    Eliminations
 
(13
)
 
 
 
(16
)
 
 
 
(39
)
 
 
 
(44
)
 
    Other
 
0

 
 
 
1

 
 
 
2

 
 
 
2

 
Benefits and claims, net
 
$
3,083

 
 
 
$
3,378

 
 
 
$
9,174

 
 
 
$
9,657