Policyholders' Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Liability for Future Policy Benefits [Abstract]

Schedule of Liability for Future Policy Benefits and Policyholders' Account Balances

Policyholders’ account balances at December 31 for the years indicated were as follows:

	2016		2015
	(in thousands)
Interest-sensitive life contracts	$	15,666	$	15,832
Individual annuities(2)	1,441,126		1,337,876
Guaranteed interest accounts	893,419		1,062,417
Assumed policyholders' liabilities upon reinsurance agreement with Pruco Life(1)	2,386,678		0
Total policyholders’ account balances	$	4,736,889	$	2,416,125

(1) See Note 1 for additional information.

(2) Includes assumed reinsurance business from Pruco Life.

Future policy benefits at December 31 were as follows:

	2016		2015
	(in thousands)
Life insurance – domestic	$	964	$	75
Individual and group annuities and supplementary contracts(2)	446,318		441,595
Other contract liabilities(2)	1,267,739		3,136,992
Individual and group annuities assumed upon reinsurance agreement with Pruco Life(1)	528,210		0
Other contract liabilities assumed upon reinsurance agreement with Pruco Life(1)	6,442,965		0
Total future policy benefits	$	8,686,196	$	3,578,662

(1) See Note 1 for additional information.

(2) Includes assumed reinsurance business from Pruco Life.