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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles
Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements
Description
Effect on the Financial Statement or Other Significant Matters
ASU 2019-12: Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes
This ASU simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740, as well as clarifying and amending existing guidance.On January 1, 2021, the Company adopted the new accounting standards update. The new guidance was applied either on a retrospective, modified retrospective or prospective basis based on the items to which the amendments relate. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of the adoption date.
Future Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements
Description
Effective Date and Method of Adoption
Effect on the Financial Statement or Other Significant Matters
ASU 2018-12: Financial Services - Insurance (Topic 944); ASU 2020-11: Financial Services - Insurance (Topic 944): Effective Date and Early Application
This ASU provides targeted improvements to existing recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure requirements for long-duration contracts issued by an insurance entity. The ASU primarily impacts four key areas, including:
1. Measurement of the liability for future policy benefits for traditional and limited payment contracts. The ASU requires companies to review, and if necessary, update cash flow assumptions at least annually for non-participating traditional and limited-payment insurance contracts. The ASU also prescribes the discount rate to be used in measuring the liability for future policy benefits for traditional and limited payment long-duration contracts.

2. Measurement of MRBs. MRBs, as defined under the ASU, will encompass certain GMxB features associated with variable annuity products and other general account annuities with other than nominal market risk.

3. Amortization of deferred acquisition costs. The ASU simplifies the amortization of deferred acquisition costs and other balances amortized in proportion to premiums, gross profits, or gross margins, requiring such balances to be amortized on a constant level basis over the expected term of the contracts.

 4. Expanded footnote disclosures. The ASU requires additional disclosures including information about significant inputs, judgements, assumptions and methods used in measurement
In November 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-11 which deferred the effective date of the amendments in ASU 2018-12 for all insurance entities. ASU 2018-12 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2022. Early adoption is allowed.

For the liability for future policyholder benefits for traditional and limited payment contracts, companies can elect one of two adoption methods. Companies can either elect a modified retrospective transition method applied to contracts in force as of the beginning of the earliest period presented on the basis of their existing carrying amounts, adjusted for the removal of any related amounts in AOCI or a full retrospective transition method using actual historical experience information as of contract inception. The same adoption method must be used for deferred policy acquisition costs.

For MRBs, the ASU should be applied retrospectively as of the beginning of the earliest period presented.
The Company continues to progress with implementation efforts and the evaluation of the impact that adoption of this guidance will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Due to its extensive nature, the adoption of the ASU is expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, as well as systems, processes and controls. Effective January 1, 2023, the new guidance will be adopted using the modified retrospective approach, except for MRBs which will use the full retrospective approach.

The Company has created a governance framework and implementation plan to ensure timely adoption of the guidance. In preparation for implementation, the Company continues to refine key accounting policy decisions, modernize processes and update internal controls. These changes include modifications of actuarial valuation systems, data sourcing, analytical procedures and reporting processes.

The impact on total equity of applying this ASU is estimated to be less than the current amount of reported AOCI as of December 31, 2021. The majority of the total equity impact as of December 31, 2021 is expected to be reflected in AOCI due to decreases in the Company’s estimate of its non-performance risk on variable annuity guarantees accounted for as MRBs for the first time under the guidance. The estimated impact to the retained earnings element of total equity as of December 31, 2021, due to accounting for variable annuity guarantees as MRBs that are not currently measured at fair value, is mitigated by the Company’s present use of a near industry low interest rate assumption of 2.25% on GMIB business. Because movements in equity markets, interest rates and credit spreads are unpredictable and at times volatile, it is possible that the estimated effects of adoption could change materially between December 31, 2021 and January 1, 2023.
ASU2020-04: Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting
The amendments in this ASU provide optional expedients and exceptions to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met.  The amendments in this ASU apply only to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform.This ASU is effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. On December 15, 2021, the FASB tentatively approved deferring the sunset date of the guidance in Topic 848 to December 31, 2024. The Company is currently assessing the applicability of the optional expedients and exceptions provided under the ASU. Management is evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.