Business Dispositions and Discontinued Operations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Business Dispositions and Discontinued Operations

21. BUSINESS DISPOSITIONS AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Sale of U.K. business

On May 10, 2017, the Company completed the sale of its U.K. property and casualty run-off subsidiaries, Hartford Financial Products International Limited and Downlands Liability Management Limited, in a cash transaction to Catalina Holdings U.K. Limited, for approximately $272, net of transaction costs. The Company's U.K. property and casualty run-off subsidiaries are included in the P&C Other Operations reporting segment. Revenues and earnings are not material to the Company's consolidated results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2017.

Major Classes of Assets and Liabilities Transferred by the Company to the Buyer in Connection with the Sale

	Carrying Value as of
	Closing
Assets
Cash and investments	$	669
Reinsurance recoverables and other	268
Total assets held for sale	937
Liabilities
Reserve for future policy benefits and unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses	653
Other liabilities	12
Total liabilities held for sale	$	665

Sale of life and annuity business

On May 31, 2018, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Hartford Holdings, Inc, completed the sale of its life and annuity business to a group of investors led by Cornell Capital LLC, Atlas Merchant Capital LLC, TRB Advisors LP, Global Atlantic Financial

Group, Pine Brook and J. Safra Group. Under the terms of the sale agreement signed December 3, 2017, the investor group formed a limited partnership, Hopmeadow Holdings LP, that acquired HLI, and its life and annuity operating subsidiaries, for cash of approximately $1.4 billion after a pre-closing dividend to The Hartford of $300. The Hartford received a 9.7% ownership interest in the limited partnership, valued at a cost of $164 as of the sale date. In addition, as part of the terms of the sale agreement, The Hartford reduced its long-term debt by $142 because the debt, which was issued by HLI, was included as part of the sale. Including cash proceeds and the retained equity interest and net of transaction costs, net proceeds for the sale were approximately $1.5 billion. The life and annuity operations met the criteria for reporting as discontinued operations and are reported in the Corporate category through the date of sale.

The Company recognized a loss on sale within discontinued operations of approximately $3.3 billion in 2017 and a reduction in loss on sale of $202 in 2018. The reduction in loss on sale in 2018 primarily resulted from the reclassification to retained earnings of $193 of tax effects stranded in AOCI due to the accounting for Tax Reform and a $141 increase in estimated retained tax benefits, primarily net operating loss carryovers, partially offset by $104 of operating income from discontinued operations during the period up until the closing date and a reclassification of $10 of net unrealized capital gains from AOCI to retained earnings. See Note 1 - Adoption of New Accounting Standards within Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies, for additional information about the reclassifications from AOCI to retained earnings. The estimated amount of retained net operating loss carryovers depends on the estimated tax basis of the business sold which increased subsequent to the date the Company entered into the sale agreement. At closing, stockholders’ equity was further reduced for the amount of AOCI of the life and annuity business, which was approximately $758, largely consisting of net unrealized gains on investments, net of shadow DAC. The AOCI balance was $1 billion as of December 31, 2017.

Cash inflows and outflows from and to the life and annuity business after closing were immaterial to the overall inflows and

outflows of the Company. Additionally, the revenues and expenses presented in continuing operations related to pre-disposal operations were immaterial.

The Company will continue to manage invested assets of the life and annuity business sold in May 2018 for an initial term of five years and provide transition services for up to 24 months.

The Hartford reported its 9.7% ownership interest in Hopmeadow Holdings LP, which is accounted for under the equity method, in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Hartford recognizes its share of income in other revenues in the Consolidated Statement of Operations on a three month delay, when financial information from the investee becomes available. The Company recognized $66, before tax, of income in 2019. Cash inflows for dividends received from Hopmeadow Holdings LP were $67 in 2019. Other cash inflows and outflows from and to the life and annuity business after closing were immaterial to the overall inflows and outflows of the Company.

Major Classes of Assets and Liabilities Transferred to the Buyer in Connection with the Sale

	Carrying Value as of
	Closing			December 31, 2017 [2]
Assets
Cash and investments	$	27,058		$	30,135
Reinsurance recoverables	20,718			20,785
Loss accrual [1]	(3,044		)	(3,257		)
Other assets	2,907			1,439
Separate account assets	110,773			115,834
Total assets held for sale	$	158,412		$	164,936
Liabilities
Reserve for future policy benefits and unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses	$	14,308		$	14,482
Other policyholder funds and benefits payable	28,680			29,228
Long-term debt	142			142
Other liabilities	2,222			2,756
Separate account liabilities	110,773			115,834
Total liabilities held for sale	$	156,125		$	162,442

[1] Represents the estimated accrued loss on sale of the Company's life and annuity business.

[2] Classified as assets and liabilities held for sale.

Reconciliation of the Major Line Items Constituting Pretax Profit (Loss) of Discontinued Operations

	For the years ended December 31,
	2018			2017
Revenues
Earned premiums	$	39		$	106
Fee income and other	382			912
Net investment income	519			1,289
Net realized capital losses	(68		)	(53		)
Total revenues	872			2,254
Benefits, losses and expenses
Benefits, losses and loss adjustment expenses	535			1,416
Amortization of DAC	58			45
Insurance operating costs and other expenses [1]	157			368
Total benefits, losses and expenses	750			1,829
Income before income taxes	122			425
Income tax expense	2			37
Income from operations of discontinued operations, net of tax	120			388
Net realized capital gain (loss) on disposal, net of tax	202			(3,257		)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	322		$	(2,869	)

[1]Corporate allocated overhead has been included in continuing operations.

Cash Flows from Discontinued Operations included in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

	Year Ended December 31,
	2018			2017
Net cash provided by operating activities from discontinued operations	$	603		$	797
Net cash provided by investing activities from discontinued operations	$	463		$	1,466
Net cash used in financing activities from discontinued operations [1]	$	(737	)	$	(884	)
Cash paid for interest	$	—		$	11

[1]

Excludes return of capital to parent of $619 and $1,396 for 2018 and 2017, respectively.