Investments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Investments [Abstract]

Investments

The following is a summary of Ameriprise Financial investments:

	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
	(in millions)
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value	$	30,114	$	36,283
Mortgage loans (allowance for credit losses: 2021, $14; 2020, $29)	1,911		2,718
Policy loans	836		846
Other investments (allowance for credit losses: 2021, $4; 2020, $12)	657		1,184
Total	$	33,518	$	41,031

Other investments primarily reflect the Company’s interests in affordable housing partnerships, trading securities, seed money investments, syndicated loans, credit card receivables and certificates of deposit with original or remaining maturities at the time of purchase of more than 90 days.

The following is a summary of net investment income:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
	(in millions)
Investment income on fixed maturities	$	202	$	275	$	733	$	887
Net realized gains (losses)	546		4		627		(18)
Affordable housing partnerships	(20)		(14)		(58)		(50)
Other	1		13		28		58
Consolidated investment entities	44		22		98		56
Total	$	773	$	300	$	1,428	$	933

Available-for-Sale securities distributed by type were as follows:

	September 30, 2021
Description of Securities	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Allowance for Credit Losses		Fair Value
	(in millions)
Corporate debt securities	$	8,455	$	1,301	$	(31)	$	—	$	9,725
Residential mortgage backed securities	9,628		90		(19)		—		9,699
Commercial mortgage backed securities	4,712		92		(9)		—		4,795
Asset backed securities	3,465		31		(1)		—		3,495
State and municipal obligations	857		249		(1)		(1)		1,104
U.S. government and agency obligations	1,196		—		—		—		1,196
Foreign government bonds and obligations	82		6		(1)		—		87
Other securities	13		—		—		—		13
Total	$	28,408	$	1,769	$	(62)	$	(1)	$	30,114

Description of Securities	December 31, 2020
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Allowance for Credit Losses		Fair Value
	(in millions)
Corporate debt securities	$	11,762	$	1,924	$	(2)	$	(10)	$	13,674
Residential mortgage backed securities	9,845		188		(4)		—		10,029
Commercial mortgage backed securities	5,867		242		(21)		—		6,088
Asset backed securities	3,283		52		(5)		(1)		3,329
State and municipal obligations	1,088		297		(1)		—		1,384
U.S. government and agency obligations	1,456		—		—		—		1,456
Foreign government bonds and obligations	241		22		(1)		—		262
Other securities	59		2		—		—		61
Total	$	33,601	$	2,727	$	(34)	$	(11)	$	36,283

As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, accrued interest of $144 million and $178 million, respectively, is excluded from the amortized cost basis of Available-for-Sale securities in the tables above and is recorded in receivables on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, investment securities with a fair value of $3.0 billion and $3.6 billion, respectively, were pledged to meet contractual obligations under derivative contracts and short-term borrowings, of which $403 million and $454 million, respectively, may be sold, pledged or rehypothecated by the counterparty.

As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, fixed maturity securities comprised approximately 90% and 88%, respectively, of Ameriprise Financial investments. Rating agency designations are based on the availability of ratings from Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (“NRSROs”), including Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) and Fitch Ratings Ltd. (“Fitch”). The Company uses the median of available ratings from Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, or, if fewer than three ratings are available, the lower rating is used. When ratings from Moody’s, S&P and Fitch are unavailable, the Company may utilize ratings from other NRSROs or rate the securities internally. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company’s internal analysts rated $545 million and $605 million, respectively, of securities using criteria similar to those used by NRSROs.

A summary of fixed maturity securities by rating was as follows:

Ratings	September 30, 2021						December 31, 2020
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Percent of Total Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Percent of Total Fair Value
	(in millions, except percentages)
AAA	$	18,695	$	18,871	63	%	$	19,815	$	20,253	56	%
AA	727		903		3		1,082		1,312		3
A	1,748		2,114		7		2,953		3,534		10
BBB	6,273		7,110		23		8,271		9,542		26
Below investment grade (1)	965		1,116		4		1,480		1,642		5
Total fixed maturities	$	28,408	$	30,114	100	%	$	33,601	$	36,283	100	%

(1) Both the amortized cost and fair value of below investment grade securities includes interest in non-consolidated CLOs managed by the Company of $2 million as of September 30, 2021, and $3 million as of December 31, 2020. These securities are not rated but are included in below investment grade due to their risk characteristics.

As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, approximately 32% and 33%, respectively, of securities rated AAA were GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC mortgage backed securities. No holdings of any issuer were greater than 10% of total equity.

The following tables summarize the fair value and gross unrealized losses on Available-for-Sale securities, aggregated by major investment type and the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for which no allowance for credit losses has been recorded:

Description of Securities	September 30, 2021
	Less than 12 months					12 months or more					Total
	Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(in millions, except number of securities)
Corporate debt securities	83	$	1,474	$	(29)	5	$	23	$	(2)	88	$	1,497	$	(31)
Residential mortgage backed securities	99	2,872		(18)		59	195		(1)		158	3,067		(19)
Commercial mortgage backed securities	57	1,026		(8)		10	168		(1)		67	1,194		(9)
Asset backed securities	12	317		(1)		7	147		—		19	464		(1)
State and municipal obligations	18	49		(1)		—	—		—		18	49		(1)
Foreign government bonds and obligations	5	6		—		6	4		(1)		11	10		(1)
Total	274	$	5,744	$	(57)	87	$	537	$	(5)	361	$	6,281	$	(62)

Description of Securities	December 31, 2020
	Less than 12 months					12 months or more					Total
	Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Number of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
	(in millions, except number of securities)
Corporate debt securities	26	$	228	$	(1)	11	$	19	$	(1)	37	$	247	$	(2)
Residential mortgage backed securities	72	833		(2)		71	391		(2)		143	1,224		(4)
Commercial mortgage backed securities	35	781		(11)		19	393		(10)		54	1,174		(21)
Asset backed securities	17	344		(3)		13	231		(2)		30	575		(5)
State and municipal obligations	2	4		—		1	4		(1)		3	8		(1)
Foreign government bonds and obligations	1	3		—		7	8		(1)		8	11		(1)
Total	153	$	2,193	$	(17)	122	$	1,046	$	(17)	275	$	3,239	$	(34)

As part of the Company’s ongoing monitoring process, management determined that the change in gross unrealized losses on its Available-for-Sale securities for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 is primarily attributable to higher interest rates, partially offset by tighter credit spreads. The Company did not recognize these unrealized losses in earnings because it was determined that such losses were due to non-credit factors. The Company does not intend to sell these securities and does not believe that it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell these securities before the anticipated recovery of the remaining amortized cost basis. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, 93% and 92%, respectively, of the total of Available-for-Sale securities with gross unrealized losses were considered investment grade.

The following tables present a rollforward of the allowance for credit losses on Available-for-Sale securities:

	Corporate Debt Securities		Asset Backed Securities		State and Municipal Obligations		Total
	(in millions)
Balance, July 1, 2021	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Additions for which credit losses were not previously recorded	—		—		1		1
Charge-offs	—		—		—		—
Balance, September 30, 2021	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	1
Balance, July 1, 2020	$	13	$	1	$	—	$	14
Additions for which credit losses were not previously recorded	—		—		—		—
Balance, September 30, 2020	$	13	$	1	$	—	$	14
Balance at January 1, 2021 (1)	$	10	$	1	$	—	$	11
Additions for which credit losses were not previously recorded	—		—		1		1
Charge-offs	(10)		(1)		—		(11)
Balance, September 30, 2021	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	1
Balance at January 1, 2020 (1)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Additions for which credit losses were not previously recorded	13		—		—		13
Additional increases (decreases) on securities that had an allowance recorded in a previous period	—		1		—		1
Balance at September 30, 2020	$	13	$	1	$	—	$	14

(1) Prior to January 1, 2020, credit losses on Available-for-Sale securities were not recorded in an allowance but were recorded as a reduction of the book value of the security if the security was other-than-temporarily impaired.

Net realized gains and losses on Available-for-Sale securities, determined using the specific identification method, recognized in net investment income were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
	(in millions)
Gross realized investment gains	$	508	$	4	$	573	$	17
Gross realized investment losses	(5)		—		(6)		(3)
Credit losses	(1)		—		(1)		(14)
Other impairments	—		—		(13)		—
Total	$	502	$	4	$	553	$	—

Credit losses for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2021 primarily related to recording an allowance for credit losses on a state and municipal security. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, credit losses primarily related to recording an allowance for credit losses on certain corporate debt securities, primarily in the oil and gas industry. Other impairments for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 related to Available-for-Sale securities that were impaired prior to being sold in the reinsurance transaction. See Note 1 for more information on the reinsurance transaction.

See Note 15 for a rollforward of net unrealized investment gains (losses) included in AOCI.

Available-for-Sale securities by contractual maturity as of September 30, 2021 were as follows:

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	(in millions)
Due within one year	$	1,728	$	1,736
Due after one year through five years	2,183		2,324
Due after five years through 10 years	3,052		3,169
Due after 10 years	3,640		4,896
	10,603		12,125
Residential mortgage backed securities	9,628		9,699
Commercial mortgage backed securities	4,712		4,795
Asset backed securities	3,465		3,495
Total	$	28,408	$	30,114

Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations. Residential mortgage backed securities, commercial mortgage backed securities and asset backed securities are not due at a single maturity date. As such, these securities were not included in the maturities distribution.