Reinsurance (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Effects Of Reinsurance [Line Items]

Effects of Reinsurance

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(In millions)	2016		2015
Ceded premiums
Individual life insurance and annuity business sold	$	41	$	41
Other		95		89
Total	$	136	$	130
Reinsurance recoveries
Individual life insurance and annuity business sold	$	68	$	86
Other		96		73
Total	$	164	$	159

Reinsurance Recoverables

(In millions)
		March 31,		December 31,		Collateral and Other Terms
Line of Business	Reinsurer(s)	2016		2015		at March 31, 2016
GMDB	Berkshire	$	1,156	$	1,123	100% secured by assets in a trust.
	Other		45		41	100% secured by assets in a trust or letter of credit.
Individual Life and Annuity (sold in 1998)	Lincoln National Life and Lincoln Life & Annuity of New York		3,659		3,705	Both companies' ratings are sufficient to avoid triggering a contractual obligation to fully secure the outstanding balance.
Retirement Benefits Business (sold in 2004)	Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity		976		995	100% secured by assets in a trust.
Supplemental Benefits Business (2012 acquisition)	Great American Life		312		315	100% secured by assets in a trust.
Global Health Care, Global Supplemental Benefits, Group Disability and Life	Various		497		553	Recoverables from approximately 80 reinsurers, including the U.S. Government, used in the ordinary course of business. Excluding the recoverable from the U.S. Government of approximately $100 million, current balances range from less than $1 million up to $90 million, with 18% secured by assets in trusts or letters of credit.
Other run-off reinsurance	Various		80		81	100% of this balance is secured by assets in trusts.
Total reinsurance recoverables		$	6,725	$	6,813

Variable Annuity [Member] | Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit [Member]

Effects Of Reinsurance [Line Items]

Future policy benefits for GMDB business

	For the period ended
	March 31,		December 31,
(In millions)	2016		2015
Balance at January 1	$	1,252	$	1,270
Add: Unpaid claims		18		16
Less: Reinsurance and other amounts recoverable		1,164		1,186
Balance at January 1, net		106		100
Add: Incurred benefits		1		3
Less: Paid benefits		-		(3)
Ending balance, net		107		106
Less: Unpaid claims		22		18
Add: Reinsurance and other amounts recoverable		1,201		1,164
Ending balance	$	1,286	$	1,252

Account value, net amount at risk, contractholder average age

(Dollars in millions, excludes impact of reinsurance ceded)	March 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
Account value	$	10,977	$	11,355
Net amount at risk	$	2,854	$	2,870
Number of contractholders		318,000		324,000