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Deferred Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducement Costs
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Deferred Charges, Insurers [Abstract]  
Deferred Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducement Costs
During the third quarter of the year, management updated market-related inputs and implemented model changes related to the living benefit valuation. In addition, management conducted its annual review of life insurance and annuity valuation assumptions relative to current experience and management expectations including modeling changes. These aforementioned changes are collectively referred to as unlocking. The impact of unlocking to DAC in the third quarter of 2021 primarily reflected a favorable impact from lower surrenders on variable annuities with living benefits and UL and VUL insurance products. The impact of unlocking to DAC in the third quarter of 2020 primarily reflected an unfavorable impact from updates to interest rate assumptions, partially offset by a favorable impact from lower surrenders on variable annuities with living benefit guarantees.
The balances of and changes in DAC were as follows:
20212020
(in millions)
Balance at January 1$2,532 $2,698 
Capitalization of acquisition costs205 162 
Amortization
(137)(249)
Amortization, impact of valuation assumptions review60 (100)
Impact of change in net unrealized (gains) losses on securities75 (61)
Balance at September 30
$2,735 $2,450 
The balances of and changes in DSIC, which is included in other assets, were as follows:
20212020
(in millions)
Balance at January 1$189 $218 
Capitalization of sales inducement costs1 1 
Amortization(15)(19)
Amortization, impact of valuation assumptions review2 (16)
Impact of change in net unrealized (gains) losses on securities11 (1)
Balance at September 30
$188 $183