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Investments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
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 CostAllowance for Expected Credit LossesGross UnrealizedFair Value
(at March 31, 2021, in millions)GainsLosses
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities
$2,530 $ $32 $18 $2,544 
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions:
Local general obligation17,719  1,079 84 18,714 
Revenue11,748  699 44 12,403 
State general obligation1,337  81 4 1,414 
Pre-refunded3,365  204  3,569 
Total obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions
34,169  2,063 132 36,100 
Debt securities issued by foreign governments962  18 4 976 
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities
1,939  107 1 2,045 
All other corporate bonds30,663 2 1,651 141 32,171 
Redeemable preferred stock23  2  25 
Total$70,286 $2 $3,873 $296 $73,861 
 Amortized CostAllowance for Expected Credit LossesGross UnrealizedFair Value
(at December 31, 2020, in millions)GainsLosses
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government and government agencies and authorities
$2,111 $— $38 $— $2,149 
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions:
 
Local general obligation17,289 — 1,370 18,657 
Revenue11,806 — 909 — 12,715 
State general obligation1,343 — 101 — 1,444 
Pre-refunded3,325 — 219 — 3,544 
Total obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions
33,763 — 2,599 36,360 
Debt securities issued by foreign governments1,028 — 26 — 1,054 
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities
2,222 — 139 — 2,361 
All other corporate bonds29,683 2,382 32,054 
Redeemable preferred stock23 — — 25 
Total$68,830 $$5,186 $11 $74,003 
 
Pre-refunded bonds of $3.57 billion and $3.54 billion at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, 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 $1.24 billion and $388 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Gross gains of $15 million and gross losses of $1 million were realized on those sales during each of the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.
 
Equity Securities
 
The cost and fair value of investments in equity securities were as follows:
  Fair
(at March 31, 2021, in millions)CostGross GainsGross LossesValue
Public common stock$352 $87 $7 $432 
Non-redeemable preferred stock35 10  45 
Total$387 $97 $7 $477 
 
  Fair
(at December 31, 2020, in millions)CostGross GainsGross LossesValue
Public common stock$352 $70 $12 $410 
Non-redeemable preferred stock35 — 43 
Total$387 $78 $12 $453 
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized $23 million and $(79) million of net gains (losses) on equity securities still held as of March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Net realized 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 disruption in global financial markets associated with the global pandemic beginning in March 2020.
Unrealized Investment Losses
 
The following tables summarize, for all fixed maturities classified as available for sale in an unrealized loss position at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, 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 2020 Annual Report.  The Company also relies upon estimates of several factors in its review and evaluation of individual investments, using the process described in note 1 of notes to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s 2020 Annual Report to determine whether a credit loss impairment exists.
 Less than 12 months12 months or longerTotal
(at March 31, 2021, 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
$854 $18 $ $ $854 $18 
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions
4,654 132   4,654 132 
Debt securities issued by foreign governments
158 4   158 4 
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities
50 1 1  51 1 
All other corporate bonds3,494 137 125 4 3,619 141 
Total $9,210 $292 $126 $4 $9,336 $296 
 
 Less than 12 months12 months or longerTotal
(at December 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
$92 $— $—  $— $92 $— 
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions
245 —  — 245 
Debt securities issued by foreign governments
— —  — — 
Mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and pass-through securities
20 —  — 21 — 
All other corporate bonds681 97  778 
Total $1,045 $$98  $$1,143 $11 
 
At March 31, 2021, the amount of gross unrealized losses for all fixed maturity investments reported at fair value for which fair value was less than 80% of amortized cost was not significant.
 
Credit Impairment Charges
 
The following tables present changes in the allowance for expected credit losses on fixed maturities classified as available for sale:
Fixed Maturities
(for the three months ended March 31, 2021, in millions)Mortgage-Backed Securities, Collateralized Mortgage Obligations and Pass-Through SecuritiesAll Other Corporate BondsTotal
Balance, December 31, 2020$ $2 $2 
Additions for expected credit losses on securities where no credit losses were previously recognized
   
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, March 31, 2021$ $2 $2 

(1)Credit impairment charges recognized in net realized investment gains (losses) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 included no credit losses on fixed maturity securities which the Company had the intent to sell.

Fixed Maturities
(for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, in millions)Mortgage-Backed Securities, Collateralized Mortgage Obligations and Pass-Through SecuritiesAll Other Corporate BondsTotal
Balance, January 1, 2020$— $— $— 
Additions for expected credit losses on securities where no credit losses were previously recognized
— 10 10 
Additions (reductions) for expected credit losses on securities where credit losses were previously recognized
— (6)(6)
 Reductions due to sales/defaults of credit-impaired securities— (2)(2)
Reductions for impairments of securities which the Company intends to sell or more likely than not will be required to sell (1)
— — — 
Balance, December 31, 2020$— $$

(1)Credit impairment charges recognized in net realized investment gains for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 included $13 million of credit losses on fixed maturity securities which the Company had the intent to sell. An allowance for expected credit losses was not previously recorded for these securities.

Total net credit impairment charges (recoveries) included in net realized investment gains (losses) in the consolidated statement of income were $0 million and $16 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Credit losses related to the fixed maturity portfolio for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 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. 
Other InvestmentsIncluded in other investments are private equity, hedge fund 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, net investment income from these other investments is generally reflected in the Company's financial statements on a quarter lag basis.