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Policyholder Account Balances
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Policyholder Account Balances
9. Policyholder Account Balances

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, policyholders’ account balances consisted of the following:

 

     Successor            Predecessor  

($ in thousands)

   December 31, 2014            December 31, 2013  

Interest-sensitive life contracts

   $ 5,008,094            $ 5,020,265   

Individual annuities

     4,806,270              7,803,892   

Other

     14,973              299,958   
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total policyholders’ account balances

$ 9,829,337      $ 13,124,115   
  

 

 

         

 

 

 

Successor

Policyholders’ account balances represent an accumulation of account deposits plus credited interest less withdrawals, expenses and mortality charges, if applicable. These policyholders’ account balances also include provisions for benefits under non-life contingent payout annuities. Interest crediting rates range from 0.4% to 6.0% for interest sensitive contracts. Interest crediting rates for individual annuities range from 0.0% to 6.0%.

 

Predecessor

The following table highlights the key contract provisions relating to policyholders’ account balances:

 

Product

  

Interest rate

  

Withdrawal/surrender charges

Interest-sensitive life insurance    Interest rates credited range from 0% to 10.0% for equity-indexed life (whose returns are indexed to the S&P 500) and 2.6% to 6.0% for all other products    Either a percentage of account balance or dollar amount grading off generally over 20 years

Fixed annuities

   Interest rates credited range from 0% to 8.8% for immediate annuities; 0% to 7.0% for equity-indexed annuities (whose returns are indexed to the S&P 500); and 1.0% to 6.0% for all other products    Either a declining or a level percentage charge generally over ten years or less. Additionally, approximately 18.7% of fixed annuities are subject to market value adjustment for discretionary withdrawals.

Other investment contracts:

Guaranteed minimum income, accumulation and withdrawal benefits on variable and fixed annuities and secondary guarantees on interest-sensitive life and fixed annuities

   Interest rates used in establishing reserves range from 1.7% to 10.3%    Withdrawal and surrender charges are based on the terms of the related interest-sensitive life insurance or fixed annuity contract