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REINSURANCE (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
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)
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Direct premium income
 
$
4,823

 
 
 
$
4,720

 
 
 
$
14,365

 
 
 
$
14,346

 
Ceded to other companies:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Ceded Aflac Japan closed blocks
 
(121
)
 
 
 
(122
)
 
 
 
(361
)
 
 
 
(378
)
 
    Other
 
(17
)
 
 
 
(15
)
 
 
 
(50
)
 
 
 
(45
)
 
Assumed from other companies:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Retrocession activities
 
51

 
 
 
51

 
 
 
151

 
 
 
158

 
    Other
 
0

 
 
 
2

 
 
 
4

 
 
 
5

 
Net premium income
 
$
4,736

 
 
 
$
4,636

 
 
 
$
14,109

 
 
 
$
14,086

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct benefits and claims
 
$
3,106

 
 
 
$
3,076

 
 
 
$
9,185

 
 
 
$
9,301

 
Ceded benefits and change in reserves for future benefits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Ceded Aflac Japan closed blocks
 
(111
)
 
 
 
(111
)
 
 
 
(331
)
 
 
 
(343
)
 
    Eliminations
 
11

 
 
 
10

 
 
 
31

 
 
 
33

 
    Other
 
(18
)
 
 
 
(11
)
 
 
 
(41
)
 
 
 
(34
)
 
Assumed from other companies:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Retrocession activities
 
49

 
 
 
48

 
 
 
144

 
 
 
149

 
    Eliminations
 
(11
)
 
 
 
(10
)
 
 
 
(31
)
 
 
 
(33
)
 
    Other
 
1

 
 
 
0

 
 
 
1

 
 
 
2

 
Benefits and claims, net
 
$
3,027

 
 
 
$
3,002

 
 
 
$
8,958

 
 
 
$
9,075