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Investments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Investments [Abstract]  
Investments Investments
The following is a summary of Ameriprise Financial investments:
 December 31,
2023
2022
(in millions)
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value $51,562 $40,811 
Mortgage loans (allowance for credit losses: 2023, $14; 2022, $12)
2,118 1,987 
Policy loans912 847 
Other investments (allowance for credit losses: 2023, $6; 2022, $5)
897 879 
Total$55,489 $44,524 
Other investments primarily reflect the Company’s interests in affordable housing partnerships, trading securities, equity securities, seed money investments in proprietary funds, 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:
 Years Ended December 31,
2023
2022(1)
2021(1)
(in millions)
Investment income on fixed maturities$2,637 $1,320 $933 
Net realized gains (losses)(27)(87)636 
Other415 139 (1)
Consolidated investment entities181 102 115 
Total$3,206 $1,474 $1,683 
(1) Prior period amounts associated with affordable housing partnerships have been reclassified to Other to conform to current year presentation.
Available-for-Sale securities distributed by type were as follows:
December 31, 2023
Description of SecuritiesAmortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesAllowance for Credit LossesFair Value
 (in millions)
Corporate debt securities$12,675 $409 $(507)$(1)$12,576 
Residential mortgage backed securities22,130 107 (1,171)— 21,066 
Commercial mortgage backed securities6,380 11 (341)— 6,050 
Asset backed securities8,353 25 (59)— 8,319 
State and municipal obligations719 62 (20)(1)760 
U.S. government and agency obligations2,739 — — 2,740 
Foreign government bonds and obligations19 — (1)— 18 
Other securities33 — — — 33 
Total$53,048 $615 $(2,099)$(2)$51,562 
December 31, 2022
Description of SecuritiesAmortized CostGross Unrealized GainsGross Unrealized LossesAllowance for Credit LossesFair Value
 (in millions)
Corporate debt securities$10,361 $180 $(823)$(20)$9,698 
Residential mortgage backed securities17,056 37 (1,390)— 15,703 
Commercial mortgage backed securities6,648 (439)— 6,212 
Asset backed securities6,408 14 (158)— 6,264 
State and municipal obligations773 53 (27)(2)797 
U.S. government and agency obligations2,079 (1)— 2,079 
Foreign government bonds and obligations43 — (2)— 41 
Other securities16 — — 17 
Total$43,384 $289 $(2,840)$(22)$40,811 
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, accrued interest of $319 million and $237 million, respectively, is excluded from the amortized cost basis of Available-for-Sale securities in the tables above and is recorded in Receivables.
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, fixed maturity securities comprised approximately 93% and 92%, 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 December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company’s internal analysts rated $282 million and $270 million, respectively, of securities using criteria similar to those used by NRSROs.
A summary of fixed maturity securities by rating was as follows:
December 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
RatingsAmortized CostFair ValuePercent of Total Fair ValueAmortized CostFair ValuePercent of Total Fair Value
 (in millions, except percentages)
AAA$25,235 $24,342 47 %$30,900 $28,980 71 %
AA14,013 13,534 26 1,219 1,249 
A3,073 3,139 2,080 2,097 
BBB10,396 10,216 20 8,524 7,890 19 
Below investment grade (1)
331 331 661 595 
Total fixed maturities$53,048 $51,562 100 %$43,384 $40,811 100 %
(1) The amortized cost of below investment grade securities includes interest in non-consolidated CLOs managed by the Company of $1 million as of both December 31, 2023 and 2022. The fair value of below investment grade securities includes interest in non-consolidated CLOs managed by the Company of $1 million as of both December 31, 2023 and 2022. These securities are not rated but are included in below investment grade due to their risk characteristics.
As of December 31, 2023, approximately 83% of securities rated AA were GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC mortgage backed securities. These issuers were downgraded in the third quarter of 2023 from AAA to AA due to the downgrade of the U.S. Government long-term credit rating. As of December 31, 2022, approximately 30% of securities rated AAA were GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC mortgage backed securities. No holdings of any issuer were greater than 10% of the Company’s total equity as of both December 31, 2023 and 2022.
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:
December 31, 2023
Less than 12 months12 months or moreTotal
Description of SecuritiesNumber of SecuritiesFair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Number of SecuritiesFair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Number of SecuritiesFair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
 (in millions, except number of securities)
Corporate debt securities97 $1,276 $(11)376 $5,197 $(496)473 $6,473 $(507)
Residential mortgage backed securities82 3,052 (25)734 10,677 (1,146)816 13,729 (1,171)
Commercial mortgage backed securities31 747 (9)277 4,092 (332)308 4,839 (341)
Asset backed securities49 885 (2)116 2,840 (57)165 3,725 (59)
State and municipal obligations29 (1)49 138 (19)54 167 (20)
U.S. government and agency obligations
11 955 — — — 12 955 — 
Foreign government bonds and obligations— — — 12 (1)12 (1)
Total275 $6,944 $(48)1,556 $22,956 $(2,051)1,831 $29,900 $(2,099)
December 31, 2022
Less than 12 months12 months or moreTotal
Description of SecuritiesNumber of SecuritiesFair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Number of SecuritiesFair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
Number of SecuritiesFair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
(in millions, except number of securities)
Corporate debt securities457 $5,782 $(458)108 $1,575 $(365)565 $7,357 $(823)
Residential mortgage backed securities
589 9,407 (577)244 4,076 (813)833 13,483 (1,390)
Commercial mortgage backed securities
249 3,857 (220)101 1,802 (219)350 5,659 (439)
Asset backed securities145 4,413 (86)31 977 (72)176 5,390 (158)
State and municipal obligations48 134 (16)27 60 (11)75 194 (27)
U.S. government and agency obligations
13 566 (1)— — — 13 566 (1)
Foreign government bonds and obligations
11 37 (2)— 12 38 (2)
Total1,512 $24,196 $(1,360)512 $8,491 $(1,480)2,024 $32,687 $(2,840)
As part of the Company’s ongoing monitoring process, management determined that the decrease in gross unrealized losses on its Available-for-Sale securities for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recognized during the year ended December 31, 2023 is primarily attributable to the impact of lower interest rates and 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 December 31, 2023 and 2022, approximately 96% and 95%, respectively, of the total of Available-for-Sale securities with gross unrealized losses were considered investment grade.
The following table presents a rollforward of the allowance for credit losses on Available-for-Sale securities:
 Corporate Debt SecuritiesAsset Backed SecuritiesState and Municipal ObligationsTotal
(in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2021
$10 $$— $11 
Additions for which credit losses were not previously recorded— — 
Charge-offs(10)(1)— (11)
Balance at December 31, 2021
— — 
Additions for which credit losses were not previously recorded20 — — 20 
Additional increases (decreases) on securities that had an allowance recorded in a previous period— — 
Balance at December 31, 2022
20 — 22 
Additions for which credit losses were not previously recorded— — 
Reductions for securities sold during the period (realized)(20)— (1)(21)
Balance at December 31, 2023
$$— $$
Net realized gains and losses on Available-for-Sale securities, determined using the specific identification method, recognized in Net investment income were as follows:
 Years Ended December 31,
2023
2022
2021
(in millions)
Gross realized investment gains$11 $28 $582 
Gross realized investment losses(58)(22)(7)
Credit reversals (losses)20 (21)(1)
Other impairments(2)(70)(13)
Total$(29)$(85)$561 
Previously recorded allowance for credit losses was reversed during the year ended December 31, 2023 primarily due to the sale of a corporate debt security in the communications industry. Credit losses for the year ended December 31, 2022 primarily related to recording an allowance for credit losses on a corporate debt security in the communications industry. Credit losses for the year ended December 31, 2021 primarily related to recording an allowance for credit losses on certain state and municipal securities. Other impairments for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 related to Available-for-Sale securities which the Company intended to sell.
See Note 21 for a rollforward of net unrealized investment gains (losses) included in AOCI.
Available-for-Sale securities by contractual maturity as of December 31, 2023 were as follows:
 Amortized CostFair Value
(in millions)
Due within one year$4,305 $4,294 
Due after one year through five years2,621 2,587 
Due after five years through 10 years4,280 4,018 
Due after 10 years4,979 5,228 
 16,185 16,127 
Residential mortgage backed securities22,130 21,066 
Commercial mortgage backed securities6,380 6,050 
Asset backed securities8,353 8,319 
Total$53,048 $51,562 
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.