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Investments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Investments [Abstract]  
Investments INVESTMENTS
 
Fixed Maturities
 
The amortized cost and fair value of investments in fixed maturities classified as available for sale were as follows:
 
 
Amortized Cost
 
Allowance for Expected Credit Losses
 
Gross Unrealized
 
Fair Value
(at March 31, 2020, in millions)
 
 
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities
 
$
2,003

 
$

 
$
53

 
$
1

 
$
2,055

Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Local general obligation
 
15,893

 

 
907

 
9

 
16,791

Revenue
 
10,158

 

 
593

 
3

 
10,748

State general obligation
 
1,149

 

 
65

 

 
1,214

Pre-refunded
 
2,166

 

 
89

 

 
2,255

Total obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions
 
29,366

 

 
1,654

 
12

 
31,008

Debt securities issued by foreign governments
 
1,016

 

 
24

 

 
1,040

Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities
 
3,165

 

 
147

 
5

 
3,307

All other corporate bonds
 
30,034

 
4

 
816

 
405

 
30,441

Redeemable preferred stock
 
46

 

 

 

 
46

Total
 
$
65,630

 
$
4

 
$
2,694

 
$
423

 
$
67,897


 
 
 
Amortized
 
Gross Unrealized
 
Fair
(at December 31, 2019, in millions)
 
Cost
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Value
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities
 
$
2,076

 
$
19

 
$

 
$
2,095

Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Local general obligation
 
15,490

 
829

 
4

 
16,315

Revenue
 
9,731

 
586

 
2

 
10,315

State general obligation
 
1,167

 
64

 

 
1,231

Pre-refunded
 
1,968

 
88

 

 
2,056

Total obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions
 
28,356

 
1,567

 
6

 
29,917

Debt securities issued by foreign governments
 
1,167

 
8

 
2

 
1,173

Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities
 
3,192

 
91

 
3

 
3,280

All other corporate bonds
 
30,442

 
1,195

 
18

 
31,619

Redeemable preferred stock
 
48

 
2

 

 
50

Total
 
$
65,281

 
$
2,882

 
$
29

 
$
68,134


 
Pre-refunded bonds of $2.26 billion and $2.06 billion at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, were bonds for which states or municipalities have established irrevocable trusts, almost exclusively comprised of U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities.  These trusts were created to fund the payment of principal and interest due under the bonds.
 
Proceeds from sales of fixed maturities classified as available for sale were $388 million and $769 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Gross gains of $15 million and $21 million and gross losses of $1 million and $4 million were realized on those sales during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
 
Equity Securities
 
The cost and fair value of investments in equity securities were as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair
(at March 31, 2020, in millions)
 
Cost
 
Gross Gains
 
Gross Losses
 
Value
Public common stock
 
$
339

 
$
9

 
$
43

 
$
305

Non-redeemable preferred stock
 
33

 
6

 
2

 
37

Total
 
$
372

 
$
15

 
$
45

 
$
342


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair
(at December 31, 2019, in millions)
 
Cost
 
Gross Gains
 
Gross Losses
 
Value
Public common stock
 
$
341

 
$
45

 
$
3

 
$
383

Non-redeemable preferred stock
 
35

 
7

 

 
42

Total
 
$
376

 
$
52

 
$
3

 
$
425


 
For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized $(79) million and $39 million of net gains (losses) on equity securities still held as of March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Net realized investment losses on equity securities still held for the first quarter of 2020 were driven by the impact of changes in fair value attributable to the recent disruption in global financial markets associated with the global pandemic beginning in March 2020 related to the novel coronavirus COVID-19.

Unrealized Investment Losses
 
The following tables summarize, for all investments in an unrealized loss position at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the aggregate fair value and gross unrealized loss by length of time those securities have been continuously in an unrealized loss position.  The fair value amounts reported in the tables are estimates that are prepared using the process described in note 4 herein and in note 4 of notes to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s 2019 Annual Report.  The Company also relies upon estimates of several credit and non-credit factors in its review and evaluation of individual investments, using the process described in note 1 of notes to the consolidated financial statements to determine whether credit impairment exists.
 
 
Less than 12 months
 
12 months or longer
 
Total
(at March 31, 2020, in millions)
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fixed maturities
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities
 
$
71

 
$
1

 
$

 
$

 
$
71

 
$
1

Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions
 
703

 
12

 

 

 
703

 
12

Debt securities issued by foreign governments
 
5

 

 

 

 
5

 

Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities
 
431

 
5

 
19

 

 
450

 
5

All other corporate bonds
 
8,239

 
382

 
188

 
23

 
8,427

 
405

Redeemable preferred stock
 
31

 

 

 

 
31

 

Total
 
$
9,480

 
$
400

 
$
207

 
$
23

 
$
9,687

 
$
423

 
 
 
Less than 12 months
 
12 months or longer
 
Total
(at December 31, 2019, in millions)
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fixed maturities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities
 
$
5

 
$

 
$
193

 
$

 
$
198

 
$

Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions
 
668

 
6

 
12

 

 
680

 
6

Debt securities issued by foreign governments
 
257

 
1

 
147

 
1

 
404

 
2

Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities
 
399

 
2

 
131

 
1

 
530

 
3

All other corporate bonds
 
1,571

 
10

 
662

 
8

 
2,233

 
18

Total
 
$
2,900

 
$
19

 
$
1,145

 
$
10

 
$
4,045

 
$
29


 
At March 31, 2020, the Company had $107 million of unrealized investment losses on fixed maturity investments for which fair value has been less than 80% of amortized cost for a continuous period of three months or less.  The Company determined that the unrealized losses on these securities were due to non-credit factors. These unrealized investment losses were related to "All other corporate bonds" in the foregoing table and represented less than 1% of the Company's fixed maturity investment portfolio and less than 1% of shareholders' equity at March 31, 2020.  Additionally, the Company currently does not intend to and is not required to sell these investments prior to an anticipated recovery in value.
 
Impairment Charges
 
The following table represents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the allowance for expected credit losses on fixed maturities classified as available for sale:
 
 
Fixed Maturities
(for the three months ended March 31, 2020 in millions)
 
Mortgage-Backed Securities, Collateralized Mortgage Obligations and Pass-Through Securities
 
All Other Corporate Bonds
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, Beginning of Period
 
$

 
$

 
$

Additions for expected credit losses on securities where no credit losses were previously recognized
 

 
4

 
4

Additions (reductions) for expected credit losses on securities where credit losses were previously recognized
 

 

 

Reductions due to sales/defaults of credit-impaired securities
 

 

 

Reductions for impairments of securities which the Company intends to sell or more likely than not will be required to sell (1)
 

 

 

Balance, End of Period
 
$

 
$
4

 
$
4

(1)
Credit impairment charges recognized in net realized investment gains (losses) for the three months ended March 31, 2020 included $12 million of credit losses on securities which the Company intends to sell. An allowance for expected credit losses was not previously recorded for these securities.

Total credit impairment charges included in net realized investment gains (losses) in the consolidated statement of income were $16 million and $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Credit losses for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 represented less than 1% of the fixed maturity portfolio on a pre-tax basis and less than 1% of shareholders’ equity on an after-tax basis at both dates. 

Other Investments
Included in other investments are private equity partnerships, hedge funds and real estate partnerships that are accounted for under the equity method of accounting and typically report their financial statement information to the Company one month to three months following the end of the reporting period. Accordingly, the adverse impact of the recent disruption in global financial markets associated with COVID-19 on net investment income from these investments was not reflected in the Company's results for the first quarter of 2020.