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Deferred Policy Acquisition and Sales Inducement Costs (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Deferred Policy Acquisition and Sales Inducement Costs  
Schedule of deferred policy acquisition costs
Deferred policy acquisition costs activity
 
 
For the years ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Balance, beginning of year
 
$
4,784

 
$
4,191

 
$
3,954

SquareTrade acquisition
 

 

 
66

Acquisition costs deferred
 
5,622

 
5,663

 
5,001

Amortization charged to income
 
(5,533
)
 
(5,222
)
 
(4,784
)
Effect of unrealized gains and losses
 
(174
)
 
152

 
(46
)
Balance, end of year
 
$
4,699


$
4,784


$
4,191


Schedule of DSI activity for Allstate Financial
Deferred sales inducement costs activity (1)
 
 
For the years ended December 31,
($ in millions)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Balance, beginning of year
 
$
34

 
$
36

 
$
40

Amortization charged to income
 
(5
)
 
(4
)
 
(4
)
Effect of unrealized gains and losses
 
(2
)
 
2

 

Balance, end of year
 
$
27


$
34


$
36


(1) 
Deferred sales inducement costs primarily relate to fixed annuities and interest-sensitive life contracts and are recorded as part of other assets on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.