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Policyholders' account balances, Separate accounts, and Unearned revenue liabilities
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Policyholder Account Balance [Abstract]  
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Policyholders' account balances
The following tables present a roll-forward of policyholders' account balances:
Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
(in millions of U.S. dollars)Universal Life
Annuities (2)
Other (3)
Total
Balance – beginning of period$1,876 $2,411 $2,502 $6,789 
Premiums received 139 208 217 564 
Policy charges (1)
(65) (5)(70)
Surrenders and withdrawals(65)(20)(153)(238)
Benefit payments (4)
(56)(81)(1)(138)
Interest credited25 30 27 82 
Other (including foreign exchange)(76)(27)(274)(377)
Balance – end of period$1,778 $2,521 $2,313 $6,612 
Unearned revenue liability675 
Other500 
Policyholders' account liability, per consolidated balance sheet$7,787 
(1)Contracts included in the policyholder account balances are generally charged a premium and/or monthly assessments on the basis of the account balance.
(2)Relates to Huatai Life.
(3)Primarily comprises policyholder account balances related to investment linked products including endowment and investment contracts, none of which bear significant insurance risk.
(4)Includes benefit payments upon maturity as well as death benefits.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
(in millions of U.S. dollars)Universal Life
Other (2)
Total
Balance – beginning of period$1,199 $1,374 $2,573 
Premiums received 106 64 170 
Policy charges (1)
(63)(5)(68)
Surrenders and withdrawals(36)(41)(77)
Benefit payments (3)
(4)(22)(26)
Interest credited16 13 29 
Other (including foreign exchange)
Balance – end of period$1,219 $1,388 $2,607 
Unearned revenue liability608 
Policyholders' account liability, per consolidated balance sheet$3,215 
(1)Contracts included in the policyholder account balances are generally charged a premium and/or monthly assessments on the basis of the account balance.
(2)Primarily comprises policyholder account balances related to investment linked products including endowment and investment contracts, none of which bear significant insurance risk.
(3)Includes benefit payments upon maturity as well as death benefits.
June 30
20242023
(in millions of U.S. dollars, except for percentages)Universal LifeAnnuitiesOtherUniversal LifeOther
Weighted-average crediting rate2.8 %2.5 %2.9 %2.7 %2.0 %
Net amount at risk (1)
$11,987 $ $454 $11,634 $201 
Cash Surrender Value$1,611 $1,618 $2,013 $1,013 $1,316 
(1)For those guarantees of benefits that are payable in the event of death, the net amount at risk is defined as the current guaranteed minimum death benefit in excess of the current account balance at the balance sheet date.

The following tables present the balance of account values by range of guaranteed minimum crediting rates and the related range of difference, in basis points, between rates being credited to policyholders and the respective guaranteed minimum:

Universal Life
June 30, 2024
(in millions of U.S. dollars)At Guaranteed Minimum1 Basis Point - 50 Basis Points Above51 Basis Points - 150 Basis Points AboveGreater Than 150 Basis Points AboveTotal
Guaranteed minimum crediting rates
 Up to 2.00%
$436 $ $42 $68 $546 
 2.01% – 4.00%
77 424 717  1,218 
Greater than 4.00%
14    14 
Total$527 $424 $759 $68 $1,778 
June 30, 2023
(in millions of U.S. dollars)At Guaranteed Minimum1 Basis Point - 50 Basis Points Above51 Basis Points - 150 Basis Points AboveGreater Than 150 Basis Points AboveTotal
Guaranteed minimum crediting rates
 Up to 2.00%
$439 $— $32 $$479 
 2.01% – 4.00%
81 328 310 — 719 
Greater than 4.00%
21 — — — 21 
Total$541 $328 $342 $$1,219 

Annuities
June 30, 2024
(in millions of U.S. dollars)At Guaranteed Minimum1 Basis Point - 50 Basis Points Above51 Basis Points - 150 Basis Points AboveGreater Than 150 Basis Points AboveTotal
Guaranteed minimum crediting rates
 Up to 2.00%
$732 $ $1,638 $1 $2,371 
 2.01% – 4.00%
150    150 
Greater than 4.00%
     
Total$882 $ $1,638 $1 $2,521 

Other policyholders' account balances
June 30, 2024
(in millions of U.S. dollars)At Guaranteed Minimum1 Basis Point - 50 Basis Points Above51 Basis Points - 150 Basis Points AboveGreater Than 150 Basis Points AboveTotal
Guaranteed minimum crediting rates
 Up to 2.00%
$574 $ $227 $513 $1,314 
 2.01% – 4.00%
381 618   999 
Greater than 4.00%
     
Total$955 $618 $227 $513 $2,313 

June 30, 2023
(in millions of U.S. dollars)At Guaranteed Minimum1 Basis Point - 50 Basis Points Above51 Basis Points - 150 Basis Points AboveGreater Than 150 Basis Points AboveTotal
Guaranteed minimum crediting rates
 Up to 2.00%
$552 $— $240 $186 $978 
 2.01% – 4.00%
363 42 — — 405 
Greater than 4.00%
— — — 
Total$920 $42 $240 $186 $1,388 
Separate accounts

Separate account assets represent segregated funds where investment risks are borne by the customers, except to the extent of certain guarantees made by Chubb. The assets that support variable contracts are measured at fair value and are reported as Separate account assets and corresponding liabilities are reported within Separate account liabilities on the Consolidated balance sheets. Policy charges assessed against the policyholders for mortality, administration, and other services are included in Net premiums earned on the Consolidated statements of operations.

The following table presents the aggregate fair value of Separate account assets, by major security type:
June 30June 30
(in millions of U.S. dollars)20242023
Cash and cash equivalents $100 $98 
Mutual funds 5,649 5,382 
Fixed maturities85 94 
Total$5,834 $5,574 

The following table presents a roll-forward of separate account liabilities:
Six Months Ended
June 30
(in millions of U.S. dollars)20242023
Balance – beginning of period$5,573 $5,190 
Premiums and deposits576 517 
Policy charges(80)(70)
Surrenders and withdrawals(426)(246)
Benefit payments(208)(193)
Investment performance502 361 
Other (including foreign exchange)(103)15 
Balance – end of period$5,834 $5,574 
Cash surrender value (1)
$5,625 $5,369 
(1)Cash surrender value represents the amount of the contract holder's account balances distributable at the balance sheet date less certain surrender charges.


Unearned revenue liabilities

Unearned revenue liabilities represent policy charges for services to be provided in future periods. The charges are reflected as deferred revenue and are generally amortized over the expected life of the contract using the same methodology, factors, and assumptions used to amortize deferred acquisition costs. Unearned revenue liabilities pertaining to both policyholders' account balances and separate accounts are recorded in Policyholders' account balances in the Consolidated balance sheets. The following table presents a roll-forward of unearned revenue liabilities:
Six Months Ended
June 30
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
2024
2023
Balance – beginning of period$673 $567 
Deferred revenue69 63 
Amortization(36)(29)
Other (including foreign exchange)(31)
Balance – end of period$675 $608 
Market risk benefits
Our reinsurance programs covering variable annuity guarantees, comprising guaranteed living benefits (GLB) and guaranteed minimum death benefits (GMDB), meet the definition of Market risk benefits (MRB). The following table presents a roll-forward of MRB:

Six Months Ended
June 30
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
2024
2023
Balance – beginning of period $771 $800 
Balance, beginning of period, before effect of changes in the instrument-specific credit risk749 776 
Interest rate changes(87)37 
Effect of changes in equity markets(83)(144)
Effect of changes in volatilities(13)31 
Actual policyholder behavior different from expected behavior31 14 
Effect of timing and all other(33)(8)
Balance, end of period, before effect of changes in the instrument-specific credit risk$564 $706 
Effect of changes in the instrument-specific credit risk12 16 
Balance – end of period$576 $722 
Weighted-average age of policyholders (years)7473
Net amount at risk (1)
$1,630 $2,048 
(1)    The net amount at risk is defined as the present value of future claim payments assuming policy account values and guaranteed values are fixed at the valuation date, and reinsurance coverage ends at the earlier of the maturity of the underlying variable annuity policy or the reinsurance treaty. No withdrawals, lapses, and mortality improvements are assumed in the projection. GLB-related risks contain conservative mortality and annuitization assumptions.

Excluded from the table above are MRB gains (losses) of $(191) million and $(192) million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, reported in the Consolidated statements of operations, relating to the market risk benefits' economic hedge and other net cash flows. There is no reinsurance recoverable associated with our liability for MRB.

For MRB, Chubb estimates fair value using an internal valuation model which includes a number of factors including interest rates, equity markets, credit risk, current account value, market volatility, expected annuitization rates and other policyholder behavior, and changes in policyholder mortality. All reinsurance treaties contain claim limits, which are also factored into the valuation model.
Valuation TechniqueSignificant Unobservable Inputs
June 30, 2024
June 30, 2023
Ranges
Weighted Average(1)
Ranges
Weighted Average(1)
MRB (1)
Actuarial modelLapse rate
0.5% – 30.0%
4.3 %
0.5% – 30.4%
4.0 %
Annuitization rate
0% – 100%
4.3 %
0% – 100%
4.2 %
(1)The weighted-average lapse and annuitization rates are determined by weighting each treaty's rates by the MRB contract's fair value.

The most significant policyholder behavior assumptions include lapse rates for MRBs, and GLB annuitization rates. Assumptions regarding lapse rates and GLB annuitization rates differ by treaty, but the underlying methodologies to determine rates applied to each treaty are comparable.

A lapse rate is the percentage of in-force policies surrendered in a given calendar year. All else equal, as lapse rates increase, ultimate claim payments will decrease.

The GLB annuitization rate is the percentage of policies for which the policyholder will elect to annuitize using the guaranteed benefit provided under the GLB. All else equal, as GLB annuitization rates increase, ultimate claim payments will increase, subject to treaty claim limits.
The effect of changes in key market factors on assumed lapse and annuitization rates reflect emerging trends using data available from cedants. For treaties with limited experience, rates are established by blending the experience with data received from other ceding companies. The model and related assumptions are regularly re-evaluated by management and enhanced, as appropriate, based upon additional experience obtained related to policyholder behavior and availability of updated information such as market conditions, market participant assumptions, and demographics of in-force annuities. For detailed information on our lapse and annuitization rate assumptions, refer to Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements of our 2023 Form 10-K.