UNITED STATES

 

  

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

________________

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017

Commission File Number 1-8787

 

 

 

American International Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

13-2592361

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

175 Water Street, New York, New York

10038

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 770-7000

________________

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes      No ☐   

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes      No ☐ 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer ☑ 

Accelerated filer ☐ 

Non-accelerated filer ☐ 

Smaller reporting company ☐ 

Emerging growth company ☐ 

 

 

(Do not check if a

smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐ 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes ☐      No   

 

As of May 1, 2017, there were 925,772,114 shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock.

  

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED

March 31, 2017

Table of Contents

FORM 10-Q

 

Item Number
Description
Page
Part I — Financial Information
 

ITEM 1

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

2

 

Note 1.

Basis of Presentation

7

 

Note 2.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

8

 

Note 3.

Segment Information

11

 

Note 4.

Held-for-Sale Classification

13

 

Note 5.

Fair Value Measurements

14

 

Note 6.

Investments

27

 

Note 7.

Lending Activities

35

 

Note 8.

Variable Interest Entities

37

 

Note 9.

Derivatives and Hedge Accounting

38

 

Note 10.

Insurance Liabilities

42

 

Note 11.

Contingencies, Commitments and Guarantees

45

 

Note 12.

Equity

49

 

Note 13.

Earnings Per Share

52

 

Note 14.  

Employee Benefits

53

 

Note 15.

Income Taxes

54

 

Note 16.

Information Provided in Connection with Outstanding Debt

56

 

Note 17.

Subsequent Events

60

ITEM 2

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of

  

 

Operations

61

 

     Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

61

 

     Use of Non-GAAP Measures

64

 

     Critical Accounting Estimates

66

 

     Executive Summary

67

 

     Consolidated Results of Operations

76

 

     Business Segment Operations

79

 

     Investments

105

 

     Insurance Reserves

122

 

     Liquidity and Capital Resources

129

 

     Enterprise Risk Management

141

 

     Regulatory Environment

146

 

     Glossary

147

 

     Acronyms

150

ITEM 3

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

151  

ITEM 4

Controls and Procedures

151  

Part II — Other Information
 

ITEM 1

Legal Proceedings

152  

ITEM 1A

Risk Factors

152

ITEM 2

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

152

ITEM 4

Mine Safety Disclosures

152

ITEM 6

Exhibits

152  

Signatures
153  

  

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Part I – Financial Information

Item 1. | Financial Statements

American International Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

 

March 31,

December 31,

(in millions, except for share data)

 

2017

 

2016

Assets:

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

Bonds available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost: 2017 - $220,629; 2016 - $232,241)

$

230,698

$

241,537

Other bond securities, at fair value (See Note 6)

 

13,605

 

13,998

Equity Securities:

 

 

 

 

Common and preferred stock available for sale, at fair value (cost: 2017 - $1,604; 2016 - $1,697)

 

2,099

 

2,078

Other common and preferred stock, at fair value (See Note 6)

 

500

 

482

Mortgage and other loans receivable, net of allowance (portion measured at fair value: 2017 - $11; 2016 - $11)

 

33,878

 

33,240

Other invested assets (portion measured at fair value: 2017 - $7,094; 2016 - $6,946)

 

23,652

 

24,538

Short-term investments (portion measured at fair value: 2017 - $2,453; 2016 - $3,341)

 

11,073

 

12,302

Total investments

 

315,505

 

328,175

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

1,918

 

1,868

Accrued investment income

 

2,386

 

2,495

Premiums and other receivables, net of allowance

 

11,130

 

10,465

Reinsurance assets, net of allowance

 

34,140

 

21,901

Deferred income taxes

 

20,881

 

21,332

Deferred policy acquisition costs

 

11,091

 

11,042

Other assets, including restricted cash of $213 in 2017 and $193 in 2016

 

 

 

 

(portion measured at fair value: 2017 - $1,247; 2016 - $1,809)

 

10,606

 

10,815

Separate account assets, at fair value

 

85,917

 

82,972

Assets held for sale

 

6,588

 

7,199

Total assets

$

500,162

$

498,264

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses

$

76,050

$

77,077

Unearned premiums

 

19,840

 

19,634

Future policy benefits for life and accident and health insurance contracts

 

42,719

 

42,204

Policyholder contract deposits (portion measured at fair value: 2017 - $3,097; 2016 - $3,058)

 

132,639

 

132,216

Other policyholder funds (portion measured at fair value: 2017 - $5; 2016 - $5)

 

3,719

 

3,989

Other liabilities (portion measured at fair value: 2017 - $1,261; 2016 - $2,016)

 

28,093

 

26,296

Long-term debt (portion measured at fair value: 2017 - $3,151; 2016 - $3,428)

 

30,747

 

30,912

Separate account liabilities

 

85,917

 

82,972

Liabilities held for sale

 

5,771

 

6,106

Total liabilities

 

425,495

 

421,406

Contingencies, commitments and guarantees (see Note 11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AIG shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $2.50 par value; 5,000,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued: 2017 - 1,906,671,492 and

 

 

 

 

2016 - 1,906,671,492

 

4,766

 

4,766

Treasury stock, at cost; 2017 - 964,191,466 shares; 2016 - 911,335,651 shares of common stock

 

(44,915)

 

(41,471)

Additional paid-in capital

 

80,846

 

81,064

Retained earnings

 

29,591

 

28,711

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

3,781

 

3,230

Total AIG shareholders’ equity

 

74,069

 

76,300

Non-redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

598

 

558

Total equity

 

74,667

 

76,858

Total liabilities and equity

$

500,162

$

498,264

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

American International Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

(dollars in millions, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Premiums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,782

 

$

8,806

   Policy fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

724

 

 

687

   Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,686

 

 

3,013

   Net realized capital losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Total other-than-temporary impairments on available for sale securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(39)

 

 

(209)

      Portion of other-than-temporary impairments on available for sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         fixed maturity securities recognized in Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(21)

 

 

7

      Net other-than-temporary impairments on available for sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         securities recognized in net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(60)

 

 

(202)

      Other realized capital losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(55)

 

 

(904)

         Total net realized capital losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(115)

 

 

(1,106)

   Other income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

555

 

 

379

Total revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,632

 

 

11,779

Benefits, losses and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Policyholder benefits and losses incurred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,047

 

 

6,387

   Interest credited to policyholder account balances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

910

 

 

950

   Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,108

 

 

1,262

   General operating and other expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,443

 

 

3,003

   Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

298

 

 

306

   (Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

 

83

   Net loss on sale of properties and divested businesses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

 

2

Total benefits, losses and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,905

 

 

11,993

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,727

 

 

(214)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

516

 

 

(58)

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,211

 

 

(156)

Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

(47)

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,211

 

 

(203)

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

(20)

Net income (loss) attributable to AIG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,185

 

$

(183)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income per common share attributable to AIG:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1.21

 

$

(0.12)

      Loss from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

-

 

$

(0.04)

      Net income (loss) attributable to AIG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1.21

 

$

(0.16)

   Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1.18

 

$

(0.12)

      Loss from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

-

 

$

(0.04)

      Net income (loss) attributable to AIG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1.18

 

$

(0.16)

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Basic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

980,777,243

 

 

1,156,548,459

   Diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,005,315,030

 

 

1,156,548,459

Dividends declared per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.320

 

$

0.320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American International Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

Net income (loss)

$

1,211

 

$

(203)

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

   Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of fixed maturity securities on

 

 

 

 

 

      which other-than-temporary credit impairments were recognized

 

114

 

 

(349)

   Change in unrealized appreciation of all other investments

 

695

 

 

3,427

   Change in foreign currency translation adjustments

 

(276)

 

 

(92)

   Change in retirement plan liabilities adjustment

 

18

 

 

2

Other comprehensive income

 

551

 

 

2,988

Comprehensive income

 

1,762

 

 

2,785

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

26

 

 

(20)

Comprehensive income attributable to AIG

$

1,736

 

$

2,805

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

American International Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

Total AIG

 

redeemable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

Other

 

Share-

 

Non-

 

 

 

 

Common

 

Treasury

 

Paid-in

 

Retained

Comprehensive

 

holders'

 

controlling

 

Total

(in millions)

 

Stock

 

Stock

 

Capital

 

Earnings

 

Income

 

Equity

 

Interests

 

Equity

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of year

$

4,766

$

(41,471)

$

81,064

$

28,711

$

3,230

$

76,300

$

558

$

76,858

Common stock issued under stock plans

 

-

 

139

 

(302)

 

-

 

-

 

(163)

 

-

 

(163)

Purchase of common stock

 

-

 

(3,585)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(3,585)

 

-

 

(3,585)

Net income attributable to AIG or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

noncontrolling interests

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

1,185

 

-

 

1,185

 

26

 

1,211

Dividends

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(307)

 

-

 

(307)

 

-

 

(307)

Other comprehensive income

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

551

 

551

 

-

 

551

Net increase due to acquisitions and consolidations

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

39

 

39

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(37)

 

(37)

Other

 

-

 

2

 

84

 

2

 

-

 

88

 

12

 

100

Balance, end of period

$

4,766

$

(44,915)

$

80,846

$

29,591

$

3,781

$

74,069

$

598

$

74,667

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, beginning of year

$

4,766

$

(30,098)

$

81,510

$

30,943

$

2,537

$

89,658

$

552

$

90,210

Purchase of common stock

 

-

 

(3,486)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(3,486)

 

-

 

(3,486)

Net loss attributable to AIG or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

noncontrolling interests

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(183)

 

-

 

(183)

 

(20)

 

(203)

Dividends

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(363)

 

-

 

(363)

 

-

 

(363)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

2,988

 

2,988

 

-

 

2,988

Current and deferred income taxes

 

-

 

-

 

2

 

-

 

-

 

2

 

-

 

2

Net increase due to acquisitions and consolidations

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

33

 

33

Contributions from noncontrolling interests

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

2

 

2

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(2)

 

(2)

Other

 

-

 

-

 

(97)

 

(1)

 

-

 

(98)

 

(2)

 

(100)

Balance, end of period

$

4,766

$

(33,584)

$

81,415

$

30,396

$

5,525

$

88,518

$

563

$

89,081

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

American International Group, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

 

2017

 

2016

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Net Income (loss)

$

1,211

$

(203)

Loss from discontinued operations

 

-

 

47

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Noncash revenues, expenses, gains and losses included in income (loss):

 

 

 

 

Net (gains) losses on sales of securities available for sale and other assets

 

(112)

 

204

Net loss on sale of divested businesses

 

100

 

2

(Gains) losses on extinguishment of debt

 

(1)

 

83

Unrealized (gains) losses in earnings - net

 

(226)

 

672

Equity in (income) loss from equity method investments, net of dividends or distributions

 

(119)

 

346

Depreciation and other amortization

 

1,012

 

1,197

Impairments of assets

 

173

 

450

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Insurance reserves

 

401

 

8

Premiums and other receivables and payables - net

 

(189)

 

(861)

Reinsurance assets and funds held under reinsurance treaties

 

(12,237)

 

(846)

Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

(1,201)

 

(1,360)

Current and deferred income taxes - net

 

446

 

(109)

Other, net

 

383

 

(598)

Total adjustments

 

(11,570)

 

(812)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(10,359)

 

(968)

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from (payments for)

 

 

 

 

Sales or distributions of:

 

 

 

 

Available for sale securities

 

15,307

 

5,710

Other securities

 

888

 

1,681

Other invested assets

 

1,826

 

1,649

Divested businesses, net

 

24

 

-

Maturities of fixed maturity securities available for sale

 

7,145

 

6,069

Principal payments received on and sales of mortgage and other loans receivable

 

1,543

 

1,133

Purchases of:

 

 

 

 

Available for sale securities

 

(10,028)

 

(12,454)

Other securities

 

(185)

 

(173)

Other invested assets

 

(783)

 

(743)

Mortgage and other loans receivable

 

(2,181)

 

(2,432)

Net change in restricted cash

 

(22)

 

(59)

Net change in short-term investments

 

1,250

 

(577)

Other, net

 

(297)

 

581

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

14,487

 

385

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from (payments for)

 

 

 

 

Policyholder contract deposits

 

4,002

 

4,812

Policyholder contract withdrawals

 

(3,682)

 

(3,178)

Issuance of long-term debt

 

151

 

3,289

Repayments of long-term debt

 

(602)

 

(958)

Purchase of common stock

 

(3,585)

 

(3,486)

Dividends paid

 

(307)

 

(363)

Other, net

 

(25)

 

337

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(4,048)

 

453

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

(82)

 

-

Net decrease in cash

 

(2)

 

(130)

Cash at beginning of year

 

1,868

 

1,629

Change in cash of businesses held for sale

 

52

 

-

Cash at end of period

$

1,918

$

1,499

 

Supplementary Disclosure of Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

 

Interest

$

354

$

362

Taxes

$

68

$

39

Non-cash investing/financing activities:

 

 

 

 

Interest credited to policyholder contract deposits included in financing activities

$

824

$

913

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

1. Basis of Presentation

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is a leading global insurance organization serving customers in more than 80 countries and jurisdictions. AIG companies serve commercial and individual customers through one of the most extensive worldwide property‑casualty networks of any insurer. In addition, AIG companies are leading providers of life insurance and retirement services in the United States. AIG Common Stock, par value $2.50 per share (AIG Common Stock), is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: AIG) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms “AIG,” “we,” “us” or “our” mean American International Group, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries and the term “AIG Parent” means American International Group, Inc. and not any of its consolidated subsidiaries.

These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements do not include all disclosures that are normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) and should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (the 2016 Annual Report). The condensed consolidated financial information as of December 31, 2016 included herein has been derived from the audited Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2016 Annual Report.

Certain of our foreign subsidiaries included in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements report on different fiscal-period bases. The effect on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations of all material events occurring at these subsidiaries through the date of each of the periods presented in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements has been considered for adjustment and/or disclosure. In the opinion of management, these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain normal recurring adjustments, including eliminations of material intercompany accounts and transactions, necessary for a fair statement of the results presented herein.

Interim-period operating results may not be indicative of the operating results for a full year. We evaluated the need to recognize or disclose events that occurred subsequent to March 31, 2017 and prior to the issuance of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires the application of accounting policies that often involve a significant degree of judgment. Accounting policies that we believe are most dependent on the application of estimates and assumptions are considered our critical accounting estimates and are related to the determination of:

     income tax assets and liabilities, including recoverability of our net deferred tax asset and the predictability of future tax operating profitability of the character necessary to realize the net deferred tax asset;

     liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses (loss reserves);

     reinsurance assets;

     valuation of future policy benefit liabilities and timing and extent of loss recognition;

     valuation of liabilities for guaranteed benefit features of variable annuity products;

     estimated gross profits to value deferred policy acquisition costs for investment-oriented products;

     impairment charges, including other-than-temporary impairments on available for sale securities, impairments on other invested assets, including investments in life settlements, and goodwill impairment;

     liability for legal contingencies; and

     fair value measurements of certain financial assets and liabilities.

These accounting estimates require the use of assumptions about matters, some of which are highly uncertain at the time of estimation. To the extent actual experience differs from the assumptions used, our consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially affected.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Accounting Standards Adopted During 2017

Derivative Contract Novations

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an accounting standard that clarifies that a change in the counterparty (novation) to a derivative instrument that has been designated as a hedging instrument does not, in and of itself, require de-designation of that hedging relationship provided that all other hedge accounting criteria continue to be met. 

We adopted the standard on its required effective date of January 1, 2017. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Contingent Put and Call Options in Debt Instruments

In March 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standard that clarifies the requirements for assessing whether contingent call (put) options that can accelerate the payment of principal on debt instruments are clearly and closely related to their debt hosts. The standard requires an evaluation of embedded call (put) options solely on a four-step decision sequence that requires an entity to consider whether (1) the amount paid upon settlement is adjusted based on changes in an index, (2) the amount paid upon settlement is indexed to an underlying other than interest rates or credit risk, (3) the debt involves a substantial premium or discount and (4) the put or call option is contingently exercisable.

We adopted the standard on its required effective date of January 1, 2017. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting

In March 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standard that eliminates the requirement that when an investment qualifies for use of the equity method as a result of an increase in the level of ownership interest or degree of influence, an investor must adjust the investment, results of operations, and retained earnings retroactively on a step-by-step basis as if the equity method had been in effect during all previous periods during which the investment had been held.

We adopted the standard on its required effective date of January 1, 2017. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Interest Held through Related Parties that are under Common Control

In October 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standard that amends the consolidation analysis for a reporting entity that is the single decision maker of a variable interest entity (VIE).  The new guidance will require the decision maker’s evaluation of its interests held through related parties that are under common control on a proportionate basis (rather than in their entirety) when determining whether it is the primary beneficiary of that VIE.  The amendment does not change the characteristics of a primary beneficiary.

We adopted the standard on its required effective date of January 1, 2017. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Future Application of Accounting Standards

Revenue Recognition

In May 2014, the FASB issued an accounting standard that supersedes most existing revenue recognition guidance. The standard excludes from its scope the accounting for insurance contracts, leases, financial instruments, and certain other agreements that are governed under other GAAP guidance, but could affect the revenue recognition for certain of our other activities.

The standard is effective on January 1, 2018 and may be applied retrospectively or through a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings at the date of adoption. Early adoption is permitted as of January 1, 2017, including interim periods. We are currently evaluating the impact to our revenue sources that are in scope of the standard. However, as the majority of our revenue sources are not in scope of the standard, we do not expect the adoption of the standard to have a material effect on our reported consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows

Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

In January 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standard that will require equity investments that do not follow the equity method of accounting or are not subject to consolidation to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings, while financial liabilities for which fair value option accounting has been elected, changes in fair value due to instrument-specific credit risk will be presented separately in other comprehensive income. The standard allows the election to record equity investments without readily determinable fair values at cost, less impairment, adjusted for subsequent observable price changes with changes in the carrying value of the equity investments recorded in earnings. The standard also updates certain fair value disclosure requirements for financial instruments carried at amortized cost.

The standard is effective on January 1, 2018, with early adoption of certain provisions permitted.  We are assessing the impact of the standard on our reported consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standard that will require lessees with lease terms of more than 12 months to recognize a right of use asset and a corresponding lease liability on their balance sheets. For income statement purposes, the FASB retained a dual model, requiring leases to be classified as either operating leases or finance leases.

The standard is effective on January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted using a modified retrospective approach. We are assessing the impact of the standard on our reported consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. We are currently quantifying the expected gross up of our balance sheet for a right to use asset and a lease liability as required by the standard.

Financial Instruments - Credit Losses

In June 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standard that will change how entities account for credit losses for most financial assets, trade receivables and reinsurance receivables.  The standard will replace the existing incurred loss impairment model with a new “current expected credit loss model” and will apply to financial assets subject to credit losses, those trade receivables measured at amortized cost, reinsurance receivables and certain off-balance sheet credit exposures.  The impairment for available-for-sale debt securities, including purchase credit deteriorated securities, will be measured in a similar manner, except that losses will be recognized as allowances rather than reductions in the amortized cost of the securities.  The standard will also require additional information to be disclosed in the footnotes.

The standard is effective on January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted on January 1, 2019.  We are assessing the impact of the standard on our reported consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, but we expect an increase in our allowances for credit losses.  The amount of the increase will be impacted by our portfolio composition and quality at the adoption date as well as economic conditions and forecasts at that time.

Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments

In August 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standard that addresses diversity in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. The amendments provide clarity on the treatment of eight specifically defined types of cash inflows and outflows. The standard is effective on January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted as long as all amendments are included in the same period.

The standard addresses presentation in the statement of cash flows only and will have no effect on our reported consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other than Inventory

In October 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standard that will require an entity to recognize the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs, rather than when the asset is sold to a third party.

The standard is effective on January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted.  We are assessing the impact of the standard on our reported consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.   

Restricted Cash

In November 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standard that provides guidance on the presentation of restricted cash in the Statement of Cash Flows.  Entities will be required to explain the changes during a reporting period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. 

The standard is effective on January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The standard addresses presentation of restricted cash in the Statement of Cash Flows only and will have no effect on our reported consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

Clarifying the Definition of a Business

In January 2017, the FASB issued an accounting standard that changes the definition of a business to assist entities with evaluating when a set of transferred assets and activities is a business. The new standard will require an entity to evaluate if substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar assets; if so, the set of transferred assets and activities is not a business.  At a minimum, a set must include an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create output. 

The standard is effective on January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted.  We are assessing the impact of the standard on our reported consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.  Because the standard requires prospective adoption, the impact is dependent on future acquisitions, dispositions and those entities that we consolidate due to obtaining a controlling financial interest.

Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment

In January 2017, the FASB issued an accounting standard that eliminates the requirement to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill to measure a goodwill impairment charge. Instead, entities will record an impairment charge based on the excess of a reporting unit’s carrying amount over its fair value not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.  An entity should also consider income tax effects from tax deductible goodwill on the carrying amount of the reporting unit when measuring the goodwill impairment loss, if applicable.  

The standard is effective on January 1, 2020 with early adoption permitted on testing dates after January 1, 2017.  We are currently reviewing the standard and assessing the impact of the standard on our reported consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets

In February 2017, the FASB issued an accounting standard that clarifies the scope and application of Other Income-Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets, to the sale or transfer of nonfinancial assets and in substance nonfinancial assets to noncustomers, including partial sales. The standard clarifies that a parent transferring its ownership interest in a consolidated subsidiary is within the scope of the accounting standard if substantially all of the fair value of the assets within that subsidiary are nonfinancial assets. The standard also clarifies that the derecognition of all businesses and nonprofit activities should be accounted for in accordance with the derecognition and deconsolidation guidance. The standard also eliminates the exception in the financial asset guidance for transfers of investments (including equity method investments) in real estate entities. An entity is required to apply the amendments in this update at the same time that it applies the amendments in revenues from contracts with customers. 

The standard is effective on January 1, 2018 and may be applied retrospectively to each period presented or through a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings at the date of adoption (modified retrospective approach). Early adoption is permitted as of January 1, 2017, including interim periods. We are currently reviewing the standard and assessing the impact of the standard on our reported consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension and Postretirement Benefit Cost

In March 2017, the FASB issued an accounting standard that requires entities to report the service cost component of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs in the same line item as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by the pertinent employees during the period. The other components of net periodic benefit costs are required to be separately presented in the income statement. The amendments also allow only the service cost component to be eligible for capitalization when applicable.

The standard is effective on January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The amendments should be applied retrospectively for the presentation of the service cost and other components, and prospectively for the capitalization of the service cost component. The standard addresses presentation of net periodic benefit costs in the income statement and will have no effect on our reported consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities

In March 2017, the FASB issued an accounting standard that shortens the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium. Specifically, the standard requires the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date.  The standard does not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. 

The standard is effective January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted as of January 1, 2017, including for interim periods. We are currently reviewing the standard and assessing the impact of the standard on our reported consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

 

3. Segment Information

We report our results of operations consistent with the manner in which our chief operating decision makers review the business to assess performance and allocate resources.

We report our results of operations as follows:

·      Commercial Insurance business is presented as two operating segments:

-   Liability and Financial Lines

-    Property and Special Risks

·      Consumer Insurance business is presented as four operating segments:

-    Individual Retirement

-    Group Retirement

-    Life Insurance

-    Personal Insurance

·      The Other Operations category consists of:

-    Institutional Markets

-    Income from assets held by AIG Parent and other corporate subsidiaries

-    General operating expenses not attributable to specific reporting segments

-    Interest expense

-    United Guaranty — The sale of this business was completed on December 31, 2016 

-    Fuji Life — On November 14, 2016, we entered into an agreement to sell our Japan life insurance business, AIG Fuji Life Insurance Company, Ltd. (Fuji Life), to FWD Group, the insurance arm of Pacific Century Group. The sale of this business was completed on April 30, 2017.

·      The Legacy Portfolio segment consists of:

-    Legacy Property and Casualty Run-Off Insurance Lines

-    Legacy Life Insurance Run-Off Lines

-    Legacy Investments

We evaluate segment performance based on operating revenues and pre-tax operating income (loss).  Operating revenues and pre-tax operating income (loss) is derived by excluding certain items from total revenues and net income (loss) attributable to AIG, respectively. See the table below for the items excluded from operating revenues and pre-tax operating income (loss).

The following table presents AIG’s continuing operations by operating segment:

Three Months Ended March 31,

2017

 

2016

 

 

 

 

Pre-Tax

 

 

 

 

Pre-Tax

 

 

Total

 

Operating

 

 

Total

 

Operating

(in millions)

 

 Revenues 

 

Income (Loss)

 

 

 Revenues 

 

Income (Loss)

Commercial Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liability and Financial Lines

$

2,848

$

574

 

$

3,311

$

569

Property and Special Risks

 

1,835

 

275

 

 

1,987

 

93

      Total Commercial Insurance

 

4,683

 

849

 

 

5,298

 

662

Consumer Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individual Retirement

 

1,373

 

539

 

 

1,493

 

302

Group Retirement

 

718

 

243

 

 

629

 

191

Life Insurance

 

1,013

 

54

 

 

953

 

1

Personal Insurance

 

2,838

 

212

 

 

2,816

 

210

      Total Consumer Insurance

 

5,942

 

1,048

 

 

5,891

 

704

Other Operations

 

1,090

 

(246)

 

 

998

 

(239)

Legacy Portfolio

 

1,084

 

342

 

 

681

 

(202)

AIG Consolidation and elimination

 

(64)

 

48

 

 

(131)

 

20

Total AIG Consolidated revenues and pre-tax operating income

 

12,735

 

2,041

 

 

12,737

 

945

Reconciling Items from revenues and pre-tax operating income to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

revenues and pre-tax income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in fair value of securities used to hedge guaranteed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

living benefits

 

11

 

11

 

 

133

 

133

Changes in benefit reserves and DAC, VOBA and SIA related to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

net realized capital gains

 

-

 

53

 

 

-

 

40

(Unfavorable) favorable prior year development and related amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

changes ceded under retroactive reinsurance agreements

 

-

 

(14)

 

 

-

 

7

Gain (Loss) on extinguishment of debt

 

-

 

1

 

 

-

 

(83)

Net realized capital losses

 

(115)

 

(115)

 

 

(1,106)

 

(1,106)

Loss from divested businesses

 

-

 

(100)

 

 

-

 

(2)

Non-operating litigation reserves and settlements

 

10

 

6

 

 

34

 

31

Net loss reserve discount benefit (charge)

 

-

 

25

 

 

-

 

9

Restructuring and other costs

 

-

 

(181)

 

 

-

 

(188)

Other

 

(9)

 

-

 

 

(19)

 

-

Revenues and Pre-tax income (loss)

$

12,632

$

1,727

 

$

11,779

$

(214)

4. Held-For-Sale Classification

Held-For-Sale Classification

We report a business as held-for-sale when management has approved the sale or received approval to sell the business and is committed to a formal plan, the business is available for immediate sale, the business is being actively marketed, the sale is anticipated to occur during the next 12 months and certain other specified criteria are met. A business classified as held-for-sale is recorded at the lower of its carrying amount or estimated fair value less cost to sell. If the carrying amount of the business exceeds its estimated fair value, a loss is recognized.

Assets and liabilities related to the businesses classified as held-for-sale are separately reported in our Consolidated Balance Sheets beginning in the period in which the business is classified as held-for-sale.

At March 31, 2017, the following businesses were reported as held-for-sale:

United Guaranty Asia

On August 15, 2016, we entered into a definitive agreement to sell our 100 percent interest in United Guaranty Corporation (UGC) and certain related affiliates to Arch Capital Group Ltd. (Arch). This transaction closed on December 31, 2016 and we received proceeds of approximately $3.3 billion, consisting of $2.2 billion of cash, and approximately $1.1 billion of newly issued Arch convertible non-voting common-equivalent preferred stock. We also received $261 million in pre-closing dividends from UGC in the fourth quarter of 2016.  However, due to pending regulatory approvals, United Guaranty Asia was not included in the December 31, 2016 closing and $40 million of cash consideration was retained by Arch. The closing with respect to United Guaranty Asia is expected to occur prior to year-end 2017, at which time AIG will receive the remaining consideration. 

Sale of Certain Insurance Subsidiary Operations to Fairfax

On October 18, 2016, we entered into agreements to sell certain insurance operations to Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (Fairfax). The agreements include the sale of our subsidiary operations in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay and Venezuela, as well as insurance operations in Turkey. Fairfax will also acquire renewal rights for the portfolios of local business written by our operations in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia, and assume certain of our operating assets and employees. Total cash consideration to us is expected to be approximately $234 million. The closing of the sales in Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia occurred on April 30, 2017, and the sale of the operations in Turkey closed on May 2, 2017. The remaining sales are subject to obtaining the relevant regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

AIG Fuji Life Insurance

On November 14, 2016, we entered into an agreement to sell Fuji Life to FWD Group, the insurance arm of Pacific Century Group. The transaction closed on April 30, 2017.

The following table summarizes the components of assets and liabilities held-for-sale on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

 

 

March 31,

December 31,

(in millions)

 

2017

 

2016

Assets:

 

 

 

 

   Fixed maturity securities

$

5,438

$

6,045

   Equity securities

 

14

 

149

   Mortgage and other loans receivable, net

 

121

 

137

   Other invested assets

 

244

 

2

   Short-term investments

 

181

 

130

   Cash

 

81

 

133

Accrued investment income

 

22

 

21

   Premiums and other receivables, net of allowance

 

393

 

351

Reinsurance assets, net of allowance

 

13

 

8

   Deferred policy acquisition costs

 

422

 

471

   Other assets

 

264

 

273

Assets of businesses held for sale

 

7,193

 

7,720

Less: Loss Accrual

 

(605)

 

(521)

Total assets held for sale

$

6,588

$

7,199

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

   Liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses

$

489

$

402

   Unearned premiums

 

333

 

297

Future policy benefits for life and accident and health insurance contracts

 

4,140

 

4,579

Other policyholder funds

 

327

 

378

   Long-term debt

 

108

 

-

   Other liabilities

 

374

 

450

Total liabilities held for sale

$

5,771

$

6,106

5. Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis

Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are measured and classified in accordance with a fair value hierarchy consisting of three “levels” based on the observability of valuation inputs:

     Level 1: Fair value measurements based on quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that we have the ability to access for identical assets or liabilities.  Market price data generally is obtained from exchange or dealer markets. We do not adjust the quoted price for such instruments.

     Level 2: Fair value measurements based on inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.

     Level 3: Fair value measurements based on valuation techniques that use significant inputs that are unobservable. Both observable and unobservable inputs may be used to determine the fair values of positions classified in Level 3. The circumstances for using these measurements include those in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability. Therefore, we must make certain assumptions about the inputs a hypothetical market participant would use to value that asset or liability.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table presents information about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicates the level of the fair value measurement based on the observability of the inputs used:

March 31, 2017

 

  

 

  

 

  

Counterparty

Cash

 

(in millions)

 

 Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Netting(b)

Collateral

 

Total

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and government sponsored entities

$

51

$

2,311

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

2,362

Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions

 

-

 

17,662

 

2,041

 

-

 

-

 

19,703

Non-U.S. governments

 

183

 

14,108

 

16

 

-

 

-

 

14,307

Corporate debt

 

-

 

128,251

 

1,079

 

-

 

-

 

129,330

RMBS

 

-

 

18,800

 

16,487

 

-

 

-

 

35,287

CMBS

 

-

 

12,606

 

1,003

 

-

 

-

 

13,609

CDO/ABS

 

-

 

8,345

 

7,755

 

-

 

-

 

16,100

Total bonds available for sale

 

234

 

202,083

 

28,381

 

-

 

-

 

230,698

Other bond securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and government sponsored entities

 

-

 

2,931

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

2,931

Non-U.S. governments

 

-

 

50

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

50

Corporate debt

 

-

 

1,755

 

18

 

-

 

-

 

1,773

RMBS

 

-

 

469

 

1,502

 

-

 

-

 

1,971

CMBS

 

-

 

471

 

65

 

-

 

-

 

536

CDO/ABS

 

-

 

836

 

5,508

 

-

 

-

 

6,344

Total other bond securities

 

-

 

6,512

 

7,093

 

-

 

-

 

13,605

Equity securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

978

 

-

 

8

 

-

 

-

 

986

Preferred stock

 

825

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

825

Mutual funds

 

286

 

2

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

288

Total equity securities available for sale

 

2,089

 

2

 

8

 

-

 

-

 

2,099

Other equity securities

 

500

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

500

Mortgage and other loans receivable

 

-

 

-

 

11

 

-

 

-

 

11

Other invested assets(a)

 

-

 

404

 

180

 

-

 

-

 

584

Derivative assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

-

 

2,349

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

2,349

Foreign exchange contracts

 

-

 

1,111

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

1,111

Equity contracts

 

274

 

111

 

62

 

-

 

-

 

447

Credit contracts

 

-

 

-

 

2

 

-

 

-

 

2

Other contracts

 

-

 

4

 

17

 

-

 

-

 

21

Counterparty netting and cash collateral

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(1,269)

 

(1,414)

 

(2,683)

Total derivative assets

 

274

 

3,575

 

81

 

(1,269)

 

(1,414)

 

1,247

Short-term investments

 

2,110

 

343

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

2,453

Separate account assets

 

80,323

 

5,594

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

85,917

Total

$

85,530

$

218,513

$

35,754

$

(1,269)

$

(1,414)

$

337,114

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Policyholder contract deposits

$

-

$

25

$

3,072

$

-

$

-

$

3,097

Other policyholder funds

 

5

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

5

Derivative liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

2

 

2,481

 

32

 

-

 

-

 

2,515

Foreign exchange contracts

 

-

 

1,099

 

6

 

-

 

-

 

1,105

Equity contracts

 

38

 

10

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

48

Credit contracts

 

-

 

-

 

317

 

-

 

-

 

317

Other contracts

 

-

 

-

 

6

 

-

 

-

 

6

Counterparty netting and cash collateral

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(1,269)

 

(1,461)

 

(2,730)

Total derivative liabilities

 

40

 

3,590

 

361

 

(1,269)

 

(1,461)

 

1,261

Long-term debt

 

-

 

3,093

 

58

 

-

 

-

 

3,151

Total

$

45

$

6,708

$

3,491

$

(1,269)

$

(1,461)

$

7,514

December 31, 2016

 

  

 

  

 

  

Counterparty

Cash

 

(in millions)

 

 Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Netting(b)

Collateral

 

Total

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and government sponsored entities

$

63

$

1,929

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

1,992

Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions

 

-

 

22,732

 

2,040

 

-

 

-

 

24,772

Non-U.S. governments

 

52

 

14,466

 

17

 

-

 

-

 

14,535

Corporate debt

 

-

 

131,047

 

1,133

 

-

 

-

 

132,180

RMBS

 

-

 

20,468

 

16,906

 

-

 

-

 

37,374

CMBS

 

-

 

12,231

 

2,040

 

-

 

-

 

14,271

CDO/ABS

 

-

 

8,578

 

7,835

 

-

 

-

 

16,413

Total bonds available for sale

 

115

 

211,451

 

29,971

 

-

 

-

 

241,537

Other bond securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and government sponsored entities

 

-

 

2,939

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

2,939

Non-U.S. governments

 

-

 

51

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

51

Corporate debt

 

-

 

1,755

 

17

 

-

 

-

 

1,772

RMBS

 

-

 

420

 

1,605

 

-

 

-

 

2,025

CMBS

 

-

 

448

 

155

 

-

 

-

 

603

CDO/ABS

 

-

 

905

 

5,703

 

-

 

-

 

6,608

Total other bond securities

 

-

 

6,518

 

7,480

 

-

 

-

 

13,998

Equity securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

1,056

 

9

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

1,065

Preferred stock

 

752

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

752

Mutual funds

 

260

 

1

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

261

Total equity securities available for sale

 

2,068

 

10

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

2,078

Other equity securities

 

482

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

482

Mortgage and other loans receivable

 

-

 

-

 

11

 

-

 

-

 

11

Other invested assets(a)

 

-

 

1

 

204

 

-

 

-

 

205

Derivative assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

-

 

2,328

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

2,328

Foreign exchange contracts

 

-

 

1,320

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

1,320

Equity contracts

 

188

 

59

 

58

 

-

 

-

 

305

Credit contracts

 

-

 

-

 

2

 

-

 

-

 

2

Other contracts

 

-

 

6

 

16

 

-

 

-

 

22

Counterparty netting and cash collateral

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(1,265)

 

(903)

 

(2,168)

Total derivative assets

 

188

 

3,713

 

76

 

(1,265)

 

(903)

 

1,809

Short-term investments

 

2,660

 

681

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

3,341

Separate account assets

 

77,318

 

5,654

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

82,972

Total

$

82,831

$

228,028

$

37,742

$

(1,265)

$

(903)

$

346,433

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Policyholder contract deposits

$

-

$

25

$

3,033

$

-

$

-

$

3,058

Other policyholder funds

 

5

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

5

Derivative liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

-

 

3,039

 

38

 

-

 

-

 

3,077

Foreign exchange contracts

 

-

 

1,358

 

11

 

-

 

-

 

1,369

Equity contracts

 

12

 

7

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

19

Credit contracts

 

-

 

-

 

331

 

-

 

-

 

331

Other contracts

 

-

 

1

 

5

 

-

 

-

 

6

Counterparty netting and cash collateral

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(1,265)

 

(1,521)

 

(2,786)

Total derivative liabilities

 

12

 

4,405

 

385

 

(1,265)

 

(1,521)

 

2,016

Long-term debt

 

-

 

3,357

 

71

 

-

 

-

 

3,428

Total

$

17

$

7,787

$

3,489

$

(1,265)

$

(1,521)

$

8,507

(a)  Excludes investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value (NAV) per share (or its equivalent), which totaled $6.5 billion and $6.7 billion as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

(b)  Represents netting of derivative exposures covered by qualifying master netting agreements.

Transfers of Level 1 and Level 2 Assets and Liabilities

Our policy is to record transfers of assets and liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2 at their fair values as of the end of each reporting period, consistent with the date of the determination of fair value. Assets are transferred out of Level 1 when they are no longer transacted with sufficient frequency and volume in an active market. Conversely, assets are transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 when transaction volume and frequency are indicative of an active market.

During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, we transferred $53 million and $83 million, respectively, of securities issued by Non-U.S. government entities from Level 1 to Level 2, as they are no longer considered actively traded. For similar reasons, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2017, we transferred $63 million of securities issued by the U.S. government and government sponsored entities from Level 1 to Level 2; there were no such transfers during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016. We had no material transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

Changes in Level 3 Recurring Fair Value Measurements  

The following tables present changes during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, and the realized and unrealized gains (losses) related to the Level 3 assets and liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2017 and 2016:

  

 

  

 

Net

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Changes in

  

 

  

 

Realized and

 

  

 

Purchases,

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

Unrealized Gains

  

 

  

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Sales,

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Reclassified

 

  

 

(Losses) Included

  

 

Fair Value

 

Gains (Losses)

 

Other

 

Issues and

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 

 

to Assets

 

Fair Value

 

in Income on

  

 

Beginning

 

Included

 

Comprehensive

 

Settlements,

 

Transfers

 

Transfers

 

Divested

 

Held for

 

End

 

Instruments Held

(in millions)

 

of Period

 

in Income

 

Income (Loss)

 

Net

 

in

 

out

 

Businesses

 

Sale

 

of Period

 

at End of Period

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Bonds available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Obligations of states,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         municipalities and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         political subdivisions

$

2,040

$

2

$

(4)

$

21

$

-

$

(18)

$

-

$

-

$

2,041

$

-

      Non-U.S. governments

 

17

 

-

 

-

 

(1)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

16

 

-

      Corporate debt

 

1,133

 

(4)

 

(3)

 

(13)

 

136

 

(170)

 

-

 

-

 

1,079

 

-

      RMBS

 

16,906

 

289

 

151

 

(858)

 

8

 

(9)

 

-

 

-

 

16,487

 

-

      CMBS

 

2,040

 

5

 

5

 

(348)

 

-

 

(699)

 

-

 

-

 

1,003

 

-

      CDO/ABS

 

7,835

 

6

 

48

 

(102)

 

-

 

(32)

 

-

 

-

 

7,755

 

-

Total bonds available for sale

 

29,971

 

298

 

197

 

(1,301)

 

144

 

(928)

 

-

 

-

 

28,381

 

-

   Other bond securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Corporate debt

 

17

 

1

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

18

 

1

      RMBS

 

1,605

 

55

 

-

 

(125)

 

-

 

(33)

 

-

 

-

 

1,502

 

24

      CMBS

 

155

 

-

 

-

 

(17)

 

-

 

(73)

 

-

 

-

 

65

 

1

      CDO/ABS

 

5,703

 

173

 

-

 

(368)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

5,508

 

70

Total other bond securities

 

7,480

 

229

 

-

 

(510)

 

-

 

(106)

 

-

 

-

 

7,093

 

96

   Equity securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Common stock

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

8

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

8

 

-

Total equity securities available for sale

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

8

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

8

 

-

   Mortgage and other loans receivable

 

11

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

11

 

-

   Other invested assets

 

204

 

(1)

 

(5)

 

(17)

 

-

 

(1)

 

-

 

-

 

180

 

-

Total

$

37,666

$

526

$

192

$

(1,820)

$

144

$

(1,035)

$

-

$

-

$

35,673

$

96

  

 

  

 

Net

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Changes in

  

 

  

 

Realized and

 

  

 

Purchases,

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

Unrealized Gains

  

 

  

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Sales,

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Reclassified

 

  

 

(Losses) Included

  

 

Fair Value

 

(Gains) Losses

 

Other

 

Issues and

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 

 

to Liabilities

 

Fair Value

 

in Income on

  

 

Beginning

 

Included

 

Comprehensive

 

Settlements,

 

Transfers

 

Transfers

 

Divested

 

Held for

 

End

 

Instruments Held

(in millions)

 

of Period

 

in Income

 

Income (Loss)

 

Net

 

in

 

out

 

Businesses

 

Sale

 

of Period

 

at End of

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Policyholder contract deposits

$

3,033

$

(45)

$

-

$

84

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

3,072

$

(5)

   Derivative liabilities, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Interest rate contracts

 

38

 

(3)

 

-

 

(3)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

32

 

3

      Foreign exchange contracts

 

11

 

-

 

-

 

(5)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

6

 

-

      Equity contracts

 

(58)

 

(11)

 

-

 

7

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(62)

 

5

      Commodity contracts

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

      Credit contracts

 

329

 

(15)

 

-

 

1

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

315

 

11

      Other contracts

 

(11)

 

(19)

 

-

 

19

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(11)

 

(1)

Total derivative liabilities, net(a)

 

309

 

(48)

 

-

 

19

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

280

 

18

   Long-term debt(b)

 

71

 

12

 

-

 

(25)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

58

 

(2)

Total

$

3,413

$

(81)

$

-

$

78

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

3,410

$

11

 

  

 

  

 

Net

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Changes in

  

 

  

 

Realized and

 

  

 

Purchases,

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

Unrealized Gains

  

 

  

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Sales,

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Reclassified

 

  

 

(Losses) Included

  

 

Fair Value

 

Gains (Losses)

 

Other

 

Issues and

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 

 

to Assets

 

Fair Value

 

in Income on

  

 

Beginning

 

Included

 

Comprehensive

 

Settlements,

 

Transfers

 

Transfers

 

Divested

 

Held for

 

End

 

Instruments Held

(in millions)

 

of Period

 

in Income

 

Income (Loss)

 

Net

 

in

 

out

 

Businesses

 

Sale

 

of Period

 

at End of Period

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Bonds available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Obligations of states,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         municipalities and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         political subdivisions

$

2,124

$

-

$

58

$

14

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

2,196

$

-

      Non-U.S. governments

 

32

 

-

 

(2)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

30

 

-

      Corporate debt

 

1,370

 

1

 

(24)

 

29

 

121

 

(473)

 

-

 

-

 

1,024

 

-

      RMBS

 

16,537

 

245

 

(420)

 

(233)

 

33

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

16,162

 

-

      CMBS

 

2,585

 

42

 

(88)

 

(81)

 

-

 

(90)

 

-

 

-

 

2,368

 

-

      CDO/ABS

 

6,169

 

12

 

(50)

 

438

 

23

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

6,592

 

-

Total bonds available for sale

 

28,817

 

300

 

(526)

 

167

 

177

 

(563)

 

-

 

-

 

28,372

 

-

   Other bond securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Corporate debt

 

17

 

1

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

18

 

1

      RMBS

 

1,581

 

(37)

 

-

 

(13)

 

-

 

(18)

 

-

 

-

 

1,513

 

(45)

      CMBS

 

193

 

(2)

 

-

 

(21)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

170

 

(2)

      CDO/ABS

 

7,055

 

(133)

 

-

 

(411)

 

65

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

6,576

 

(306)

Total other bond securities

 

8,846

 

(171)

 

-

 

(445)

 

65

 

(18)

 

-

 

-

 

8,277

 

(352)

   Equity securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Common stock

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Total equity securities available for sale

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

   Other equity securities

 

14

 

1

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

15

 

1

   Mortgage and other loans receivable

 

11

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

11

 

-

   Other invested assets

 

332

 

11

 

(5)

 

(21)

 

-

 

(54)

 

-

 

-

 

263

 

(1)

Total

$

38,020

$

141

$

(531)

$

(299)

$

242

$

(635)

$

-

$

-

$

36,938

$

(352)

  

 

  

 

Net

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Changes in

  

 

  

 

Realized and

 

  

 

Purchases,

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

Unrealized Gains

  

 

  

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

Sales,

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Reclassified

 

  

 

(Losses) Included

  

 

Fair Value

 

(Gains) Losses

 

Other

 

Issues and

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 

 

to Liabilities

 

Fair Value

 

in Income on

  

 

Beginning

 

Included

 

Comprehensive

 

Settlements,

 

Transfers

 

Transfers

 

Divested

 

Held for

 

End

 

Instruments Held

(in millions)

 

of Period

 

in Income

 

Income (Loss)

 

Net

 

in

 

out

 

Businesses

 

Sale

 

of Period

 

at End of

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Policyholder contract deposits

$

2,289

$

845

$

-

$

117

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

3,251

$

22

   Derivative liabilities, net:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Interest rate contracts

 

50

 

4

 

-

 

(6)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

48

 

(4)

      Foreign exchange contracts

 

7

 

1

 

-

 

1

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

9

 

(1)

      Equity contracts

 

(54)

 

4

 

-

 

(1)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(51)

 

(4)

      Commodity contracts

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

      Credit contracts

 

505

 

(6)

 

-

 

(9)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

490

 

14

      Other contracts

 

48

 

54

 

-

 

19

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

121

 

(54)

Total derivative liabilities, net(a)

 

556

 

57

 

-

 

4

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

617

 

(49)

   Long-term debt(b)

 

183

 

2

 

-

 

(1)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

184

 

(2)

Total

$

3,028

$

904

$

-

$

120

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

4,052

$

(29)

(a)  Total Level 3 derivative exposures have been netted in these tables for presentation purposes only.

(b)  Includes guaranteed investment agreements (GIAs), notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable.

Net realized and unrealized gains and losses included in income related to Level 3 assets and liabilities shown above are reported in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income as follows:

 

 

Net

 

Net Realized

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment

 

Capital

 

Other

 

 

(in millions)

 

Income

Gains (Losses)

 

Income

 

Total

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Bonds available for sale

$

298

$

-

$

-

$

298

   Other bond securities

 

75

 

6

 

148

 

229

   Other equity securities

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

   Other invested assets

 

-

 

(3)

 

2

 

(1)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Bonds available for sale

$

298

$

1

$

1

$

300

   Other bond securities

 

(34)

 

-

 

(137)

 

(171)

   Other equity securities

 

1

 

-

 

-

 

1

   Other invested assets

 

(2)

 

51

 

(38)

 

11

 

 

 

Net

 

Net Realized

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment

 

Capital

 

Other

 

 

(in millions)

 

Income

(Gains) Losses

 

Income

 

Total

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Policyholder contract deposits

 

-

 

(45)

 

-

 

(45)

   Derivative liabilities, net

 

-

 

(7)

 

(41)

 

(48)

   Long-term debt

 

-

 

-

 

12

 

12

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Policyholder contract deposits

 

-

 

845

 

-

 

845

   Derivative liabilities, net

 

-

 

4

 

53

 

57

   Long-term debt

 

-

 

-

 

2

 

2

The following table presents the gross components of purchases, sales, issues and settlements, net, shown above, for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 related to Level 3 assets and liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales, Issues and

(in millions)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Settlements

 

Settlements, Net(a)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Bonds available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions

$

37

$

(5)

$

(11)

$

21

      Non-U.S. governments

 

-

 

(1)

 

-

 

(1)

      Corporate debt

 

-

 

-

 

(13)

 

(13)

      RMBS

 

339

 

(244)

 

(953)

 

(858)

      CMBS

 

39

 

(67)

 

(320)

 

(348)

      CDO/ABS

 

13

 

-

 

(115)

 

(102)

Total bonds available for sale

 

428

 

(317)

 

(1,412)

 

(1,301)

   Other bond securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      RMBS

 

98

 

(167)

 

(56)

 

(125)

      CMBS

 

-

 

(11)

 

(6)

 

(17)

      CDO/ABS

 

-

 

-

 

(368)

 

(368)

Total other bond securities

 

98

 

(178)

 

(430)

 

(510)

   Equity securities available for sale

 

8

 

-

 

-

 

8

   Other invested assets

 

1

 

-

 

(18)

 

(17)

Total assets

$

535

$

(495)

$

(1,860)

$

(1,820)

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Policyholder contract deposits

$

-

$

70

$

14

$

84

   Derivative liabilities, net

 

-

 

-

 

19

 

19

   Long-term debt(b)

 

-

 

-

 

(25)

 

(25)

Total liabilities

$

-

$

70

$

8

$

78

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Bonds available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions

$

29

$

-

$

(15)

$

14

      Non-U.S. governments

 

1

 

-

 

(1)

 

-

      Corporate debt

 

29

 

-

 

-

 

29

      RMBS

 

503

 

(58)

 

(678)

 

(233)

      CMBS

 

102

 

(31)

 

(152)

 

(81)

      CDO/ABS

 

539

 

-

 

(101)

 

438

Total bonds available for sale

 

1,203

 

(89)

 

(947)

 

167

   Other bond securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      RMBS

 

63

 

(26)

 

(50)

 

(13)

      CMBS

 

53

 

(71)

 

(3)

 

(21)

      CDO/ABS

 

8

 

(17)

 

(402)

 

(411)

Total other bond securities

 

124

 

(114)

 

(455)

 

(445)

 

   Other equity securities

 

14

 

-

 

(14)

 

-

   Other invested assets

 

9

 

-

 

(30)

 

(21)

Total assets

$

1,350

$

(203)

$

(1,446)

$

(299)

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Policyholder contract deposits

$

-

$

130

$

(13)

$

117

   Derivative liabilities, net

 

(2)

 

-

 

6

 

4

   Long-term debt(b)

 

-

 

-

 

(1)

 

(1)

Total liabilities

$

(2)

$

130

$

(8)

$

120

(a)  There were no issuances during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

(b)  Includes GIAs, notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable.

Both observable and unobservable inputs may be used to determine the fair values of positions classified in Level 3 in the tables above. As a result, the unrealized gains (losses) on instruments held at March 31, 2017 and 2016 may include changes in fair value that were attributable to both observable (e.g., changes in market interest rates) and unobservable inputs (e.g., changes in unobservable long-dated volatilities).

Transfers of Level 3 Assets and Liabilities

We record transfers of assets and liabilities into or out of Level 3 classification at their fair values as of the end of each reporting period, consistent with the date of the determination of fair value.  The Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in income or Other comprehensive income (loss) as shown in the table above excluded $8 million and $13 million of net losses related to assets and liabilities transferred into Level 3 during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and included $1 million of net gains and $45 million of net losses related to assets and liabilities transferred out of Level 3 during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Transfers of Level 3 Assets

During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, transfers into Level 3 assets primarily included certain investments in private placement corporate debt, CDO/ABS and RMBS. Transfers of private placement corporate debt and certain ABS into Level 3 assets were primarily the result of limited market pricing information that required us to determine fair value for these securities based on inputs that are adjusted to better reflect our own assumptions regarding the characteristics of a specific security or associated market liquidity.  The transfers of investments in RMBS and CDO and certain ABS into Level 3 assets were due to decreases in market transparency and liquidity for individual security types.

During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, transfers out of Level 3 assets primarily included private placement and other corporate debt, CMBS, RMBS, CDO/ABS and certain investments in municipal securities. Transfers of certain investments municipal securities, corporate debt, RMBS, CMBS and CDO/ABS out of Level 3 assets were based on consideration of market liquidity as well as related transparency of pricing and associated observable inputs for these investments.  Transfers of certain investments in private placement corporate debt and certain ABS out of Level 3 assets were primarily the result of using observable pricing information that reflects the fair value of those securities without the need for adjustment based on our own assumptions regarding the characteristics of a specific security or the current liquidity in the market.

Transfers of Level 3 Liabilities

There were no significant transfers of derivative or other liabilities into or out of Level 3 for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

The table below presents information about the significant unobservable inputs used for recurring fair value measurements for certain Level 3 instruments, and includes only those instruments for which information about the inputs is reasonably available to us, such as data from independent third-party valuation service providers and from internal valuation models. Because input information from third-parties with respect to certain Level 3 instruments (primarily CDO/ABS) may not be reasonably available to us, balances shown below may not equal total amounts reported for such Level 3 assets and liabilities:

 

Fair Value at

 

 

 

 

March 31,

Valuation

 

Range

(in millions)

2017

Technique

Unobservable Input(b)

(Weighted Average)

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of states, municipalities

 

 

 

 

 

and political subdivisions

$

1,263

Discounted cash flow

Yield

3.97% - 5.06% (4.51%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate debt

 

536

Discounted cash flow

Yield

3.16% - 6.10% (4.63%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMBS(a)

 

16,780

Discounted cash flow

Constant prepayment rate

1.81% - 9.65% (5.73%)

 

 

 

 

Loss severity

48.00% - 80.38% (64.19%)

 

 

 

 

Constant default rate

3.20% - 8.38% (5.79%)

 

 

 

 

Yield

3.17% - 5.73% (4.45%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDO/ABS(a)

 

4,699

Discounted cash flow

Yield

3.38% - 5.68% (4.53%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMBS

 

615

Discounted cash flow

Yield

2.32% - 8.45% (5.38%)

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Embedded derivatives within

 

 

 

 

 

Policyholder contract deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (GMWB)

 

1,671

Discounted cash flow

Equity volatility

8.00% - 50.00%

 

 

 

 

Base lapse rate

0.50% - 20.00%

 

 

 

 

Dynamic lapse multiplier

30.00% - 170.00%

 

 

 

 

Mortality multiplier(c)

42.00% - 161.00%

 

 

 

 

Utilization

100.00%

 

 

 

 

Equity / interest-rate correlation

20.00% - 40.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Index Annuities

 

964

Discounted cash flow

Lapse rate

1.00% - 66.00%

 

 

 

 

Mortality multiplier(c)

101.00% - 103.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indexed Life

 

414

Discounted cash flow

Base lapse rate

2.00% to 19.00%

 

 

 

 

Mortality rate

0.00% to 40.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value at

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

Valuation

 

Range

(in millions)

 

2016

Technique

Unobservable Input(b)

(Weighted Average)

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of states, municipalities

 

 

 

 

 

and political subdivisions

$

1,248

Discounted cash flow

Yield

4.12% - 4.91% (4.52%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate debt

 

498

Discounted cash flow

Yield

3.41% - 6.38% (4.90%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMBS(a)

 

17,412

Discounted cash flow

Constant prepayment rate

3.95% - 6.54% (5.25%)

 

 

 

 

Loss severity

47.51% - 80.98% (64.24%)

 

 

 

 

Constant default rate

3.28% - 8.64% (5.96%)

 

 

 

 

Yield

3.28% - 5.87% (4.57%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDO/ABS(a)

 

4,368

Discounted cash flow

Yield

3.67% - 5.85% (4.76%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMBS

 

1,511

Discounted cash flow

Yield

0.48% - 10.21% (5.34%)

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Embedded derivatives within

 

 

 

 

 

Policyholder contract deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GMWB

 

1,777

Discounted cash flow

Equity volatility

13.00% - 50.00%

 

 

 

 

Base lapse rate

0.50% - 20.00%

 

 

 

 

Dynamic lapse multiplier

30.00% - 170.00%

 

 

 

 

Mortality multiplier(c)

42.00% - 161.00%

 

 

 

 

Utilization

100.00%

 

 

 

 

Equity / interest-rate correlation

20.00% - 40.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Index Annuities

 

859

Discounted cash flow

Lapse rate

1.00% - 66.00%

 

 

 

 

Mortality multiplier(c)

101.00% - 103.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indexed Life

 

381

Discounted cash flow

Base lapse rate

2.00% - 19.00%

 

 

 

 

Mortality rate

0.00% - 40.00%

(a)  Information received from third-party valuation service providers.  The ranges of the unobservable inputs for constant prepayment rate, loss severity and constant default rate relate to each of the individual underlying mortgage loans that comprise the entire portfolio of securities in the RMBS and CDO securitization vehicles and not necessarily to the securitization vehicle bonds (tranches) purchased by us. The ranges of these inputs do not directly correlate to changes in the fair values of the tranches purchased by us, because there are other factors relevant to the fair values of specific tranches owned by us including, but not limited to, purchase price, position in the waterfall, senior versus subordinated position and attachment points.

(b)  Represents discount rates, estimates and assumptions that we believe would be used by market participants when valuing these assets and liabilities.

(c)  Mortality inputs are shown as multipliers of the 2012 Individual Annuity Mortality Basic table for GMWB, and the 1975-1980 Modified Basic Table for index annuities.

The ranges of reported inputs for Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions, Corporate debt, RMBS, CDO/ABS, and CMBS valued using a discounted cash flow technique consist of one standard deviation in either direction from the value‑weighted average. The preceding table does not give effect to our risk management practices that might offset risks inherent in these Level 3 assets and liabilities.

Sensitivity to Changes in Unobservable Inputs

We consider unobservable inputs to be those for which market data is not available and that are developed using the best information available to us about the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. Relevant inputs vary depending on the nature of the instrument being measured at fair value. The following paragraphs provide a general description of sensitivities of significant unobservable inputs along with interrelationships between and among the significant unobservable inputs and their impact on the fair value measurements. The effect of a change in a particular assumption in the sensitivity analysis below is considered independently of changes in any other assumptions. In practice, simultaneous changes in assumptions may not always have a linear effect on the inputs discussed below. Interrelationships may also exist between observable and unobservable inputs. Such relationships have not been included in the discussion below. For each of the individual relationships described below, the inverse relationship would also generally apply.

Obligations of States, Municipalities and Political Subdivisions

The significant unobservable input used in the fair value measurement of certain investments in obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions is yield.  In general, increases in the yield would decrease the fair value of investments in obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions.

Corporate Debt

Corporate debt securities included in Level 3 are primarily private placement issuances that are not traded in active markets or that are subject to transfer restrictions. Fair value measurements consider illiquidity and non‑transferability. When observable price quotations are not available, fair value is determined based on discounted cash flow models using discount rates based on credit spreads, yields or price levels of publicly‑traded debt of the issuer or other comparable securities, considering illiquidity and structure. The significant unobservable input used in the fair value measurement of corporate debt is the yield. The yield is affected by the market movements in credit spreads and U.S. Treasury yields. In addition, the migration in credit quality of a given security generally has a corresponding effect on the fair value measurement of the security. For example, a downward migration of credit quality would increase spreads. Holding U.S. Treasury rates constant, an increase in corporate credit spreads would decrease the fair value of corporate debt. 

RMBS and CDO/ABS

The significant unobservable inputs used in fair value measurements of RMBS and certain CDO/ABS valued by third‑party valuation service providers are constant prepayment rates (CPR), loss severity, constant default rates (CDR), and yield. A change in the assumptions used for the probability of default will generally be accompanied by a corresponding change in the assumption used for the loss severity and an inverse change in the assumption used for prepayment rates. In general, increases in CPR, loss severity, CDR, and yield, in isolation, would result in a decrease in the fair value measurement. Changes in fair value based on variations in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship between the directional change of each input is not usually linear.

CMBS

The significant unobservable input used in fair value measurements for CMBS is the yield. Prepayment assumptions for each mortgage pool are factored into the yield. CMBS generally feature a lower degree of prepayment risk than RMBS because commercial mortgages generally contain a penalty for prepayment. In general, increases in the yield would decrease the fair value of CMBS.

Embedded derivatives within Policyholder contract deposits

Embedded derivatives reported within Policyholder contract deposits include guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (GMWB) within variable annuity products and interest crediting rates based on market indices within index annuities, indexed life and guaranteed investment contracts (GICs).  For any given contract, assumptions for unobservable inputs vary throughout the period over which cash flows are projected for purposes of valuing the embedded derivative. The following unobservable inputs are used for valuing embedded derivatives measured at fair value:

     Long-term equity volatilities represent equity volatility beyond the period for which observable equity volatilities are available. Increases in assumed volatility will generally increase the fair value of both the projected cash flows from rider fees as well as the projected cash flows related to benefit payments. Therefore, the net change in the fair value of the liability may be either a decrease or an increase, depending on the relative changes in projected rider fees and projected benefit payments.

     Equity / interest rate correlation estimates the relationship between changes in equity returns and interest rates in the economic scenario generator used to value our GMWB embedded derivatives.  In general, a higher positive correlation assumes that equity markets and interest rates move in a more correlated fashion, which generally increases the fair value of the liability. 

     Base lapse rate assumptions are determined by company experience and are adjusted at the contract level using a dynamic lapse function, which reduces the base lapse rate when the contract is in-the-money (when the contract holder’s guaranteed value, as estimated by the company, is worth more than their underlying account value). Lapse rates are also generally assumed to be lower in periods when a surrender charge applies. Increases in assumed lapse rates will generally decrease the fair value of the liability, as fewer policyholders would persist to collect guaranteed withdrawal amounts, but in certain scenarios, increases in assumed lapse rates may increase the fair value of the liability.

     Mortality rate assumptions, which vary by age and gender, are based on company experience and include a mortality improvement assumption. Increases in assumed mortality rates will decrease the fair value of the liability, while lower mortality rate assumptions will generally increase the fair value of the liability, because guaranteed payments will be made for a longer period of time.

     Utilization assumptions estimate the timing when policyholders with a GMWB will elect to utilize their benefit and begin taking withdrawals. The assumptions may vary by the type of guarantee, tax-qualified status, the contract’s withdrawal history and the age of the policyholder.  Utilization assumptions are based on company experience, which includes partial withdrawal behavior. Increases in assumed utilization rates will generally increase the fair value of the liability.

Investments in Certain Entities Carried at Fair Value Using Net Asset Value Per Share

The following table includes information related to our investments in certain other invested assets, including private equity funds, hedge funds and other alternative investments that calculate net asset value per share (or its equivalent). For these investments, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, we use the net asset value per share to measure fair value.

 

 

March 31, 2017

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

Using NAV

 

 

 

Using NAV

 

 

 

 

 

Per Share (or

 

Unfunded

 

Per Share (or

 

Unfunded

(in millions)

Investment Category Includes

 

its equivalent)

 

Commitments

 

its equivalent)

 

Commitments

Investment Category

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private equity funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leveraged buyout

Debt and/or equity investments made as part of a transaction in which assets of mature companies are acquired from the current shareholders, typically with the use of financial leverage

$

1,355

$

751

 

$

1,424

$

750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate /

Infrastructure

Investments in real estate properties and infrastructure positions, including power plants and other energy generating facilities

 

248

 

196

 

 

258

 

208

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Venture capital

Early-stage, high-potential, growth companies expected to generate a return through an eventual realization event, such as an initial public offering or sale of the company

 

126

 

36

 

 

137

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distressed

Securities of companies that are in default, under bankruptcy protection, or troubled

 

123

 

43

 

 

123

 

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

Includes multi-strategy, mezzanine and other strategies

 

343

 

265

 

 

312

 

215

Total private equity funds

 

2,195

 

1,291

 

 

2,254

 

1,248

Hedge funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Event-driven

Securities of companies undergoing material structural changes, including mergers, acquisitions and other reorganizations

 

1,406

 

8

 

 

1,453

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-short

Securities that the manager believes are undervalued, with corresponding short positions to hedge market risk

 

1,391

 

-

 

 

1,429

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Macro

Investments that take long and short positions in financial instruments based on a top-down view of certain economic and capital market conditions

 

996

 

-

 

 

992

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distressed

Securities of companies that are in default, under bankruptcy protection or troubled 

 

324

 

7

 

 

416

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging markets

Investments in the financial markets of developing countries

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

Includes investments held in funds that are less liquid, as well as other strategies which allow for broader allocation between public and private investments

 

198

 

14

 

 

197

 

14

Total hedge funds

 

 

4,315

 

29

 

 

4,487

 

31

Total

 

$

6,510

$

1,320

 

$

6,741

$

1,279

Private equity fund investments included above are not redeemable, because distributions from the funds will be received when underlying investments of the funds are liquidated. Private equity funds are generally expected to have 10-year lives at their inception, but these lives may be extended at the fund manager’s discretion, typically in one or two-year increments. At March 31, 2017, assuming average original expected lives of 10 years for the funds, 70 percent of the total fair value using net asset value per share (or its equivalent) presented above would have expected remaining lives of three years or less, 17 percent between four and six years and 13 percent between seven and 10 years.

The hedge fund investments included above, which are carried at fair value, are generally redeemable monthly (19 percent), quarterly (44 percent), semi-annually (11 percent) and annually (26 percent), with redemption notices ranging from one day to 180 days. At March 31, 2017, investments representing approximately 67 percent of the total fair value of these hedge fund investments had partial contractual redemption restrictions. These partial redemption restrictions are generally related to one or more investments held in the hedge funds that the fund manager deemed to be illiquid. The majority of these contractual restrictions, which may have been put in place at the fund’s inception or thereafter, have pre-defined end dates. The majority of these restrictions are generally expected to be lifted by the end of 2017.  

Fair Value Option

The following table presents the gains or losses recorded related to the eligible instruments for which we elected the fair value option:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

Gain (Loss)

(in millions)

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Bond and equity securities

 

 

$

349

$

50

   Alternative investments(a)

 

 

 

181

 

(247)

   Other, including Short-term investments

 

 

 

-

 

-

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Long-term debt(b)

 

 

 

(15)

 

(176)

   Other liabilities

 

 

 

-

 

-

Total gain (loss)

 

 

$

515

$

(373)

(a)  Includes certain hedge funds, private equity funds and other investment partnerships.

(b)  Includes GIAs, notes, bonds and mortgages payable.

We recognized gains of $3 million and $5 million during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, attributable to the observable effect of changes in credit spreads on our own liabilities for which the fair value option was elected. We calculate the effect of these credit spread changes using discounted cash flow techniques that incorporate current market interest rates, our observable credit spreads on these liabilities and other factors that mitigate the risk of nonperformance such as cash collateral posted.

The following table presents the difference between fair values and the aggregate contractual principal amounts of mortgage and other loans receivable and long-term debt for which the fair value option was elected:

 

March 31, 2017

 

December 31, 2016

  

 

 

Outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding

 

 

(in millions)

Fair Value

Principal Amount

Difference

 

Fair Value

Principal Amount

Difference

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Mortgage and other loans receivable

$

11

$

7

$

4

 

$

11

$

8

$

3

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt*

$

3,151

$

2,370

$

781

 

$

3,428

$

2,628

$

800

*    Includes GIAs, notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS ON A NON-RECURRING BASIS

The following table presents assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at the time of impairment and the related impairment charges recorded during the periods presented:

 

 

 

 

Assets at Fair Value

 

Impairment Charges

 

 

 

 

Non-Recurring Basis

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

 

 

 

 Level 1

 

  Level 2

 

  Level 3

 

  Total

 

 

2017

 

2016

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Other investments

 

 

$

-

$

-

$

14

$

14

 

$

17

$

2

   Investments in life settlements

 

 

 

-

 

-

 

167

 

167

 

 

41

 

157

   Other assets*

 

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

35

 

-

Total

 

 

$

-

$

-

$

181

$

181

 

$

93

$

159

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Other investments

 

 

$

-

$

-

$

364

$

364

 

 

 

 

 

   Investments in life settlements

 

 

 

-

 

-

 

736

 

736

 

 

 

 

 

   Other assets

 

 

 

-

 

-

 

2

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

$

-

$

-

$

1,102

$

1,102

 

 

 

 

 

*    Impairments in 2017 included $35 million related to assets of $179 million that were reclassified to assets held for sale.

FAIR VALUE INFORMATION ABOUT FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS NOT MEASURED AT FAIR VALUE

The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our financial instruments not measured at fair value and indicates the level in the fair value hierarchy of the estimated fair value measurement based on the observability of the inputs used:

  

Estimated Fair Value

 

Carrying

(in millions)

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Value

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage and other loans receivable

$

-

$

160

$

34,206

$

34,366

$

33,867

Other invested assets

 

-

 

617

 

1,716

 

2,333

 

2,732

Short-term investments

 

-

 

8,620

 

-

 

8,620

 

8,620

Cash

 

1,918

 

-

 

-

 

1,918

 

1,918

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Policyholder contract deposits associated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with investment-type contracts

 

-

 

350

 

121,989

 

122,339

 

113,278

Other liabilities

 

-

 

4,262

 

-

 

4,262

 

4,262

Long-term debt

 

-

 

22,891

 

3,423

 

26,314

 

27,596

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage and other loans receivable

$

-

$

161

$

33,575

$

33,736

$

33,229

Other invested assets

 

-

 

955

 

2,053

 

3,008

 

3,474

Short-term investments

 

-

 

8,961

 

-

 

8,961

 

8,961

Cash

 

1,868

 

-

 

-

 

1,868

 

1,868

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Policyholder contract deposits associated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with investment-type contracts

 

-

 

382

 

121,742

 

122,124

 

112,705

Other liabilities

 

-

 

4,196

 

-

 

4,196

 

4,196

Long-term debt

 

-

 

23,117

 

3,333

 

26,450

 

27,484

6. Investments

Securities Available for Sale

The following table presents the amortized cost or cost and fair value of our available for sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other-Than-

 

 

Amortized

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 

 

Temporary

 

 

Cost or

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

Impairments

(in millions)

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Value

 

in AOCI(a)

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and government sponsored entities

$

2,236

$

149

$

(23)

$

2,362

$

-

Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions

 

18,877

 

967

 

(141)

 

19,703

 

-

Non-U.S. governments

 

13,688

 

757

 

(138)

 

14,307

 

-

Corporate debt

 

123,469

 

7,290

 

(1,429)

 

129,330

 

2

Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMBS

 

33,042

 

2,648

 

(403)

 

35,287

 

1,317

CMBS

 

13,374

 

392

 

(157)

 

13,609

 

53

CDO/ABS

 

15,943

 

305

 

(148)

 

16,100

 

35

Total mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized

 

62,359

 

3,345

 

(708)

 

64,996

 

1,405

Total bonds available for sale(b)

 

220,629

 

12,508

 

(2,439)

 

230,698

 

1,407

Equity securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

605

 

386

 

(5)

 

986

 

-

Preferred stock

 

749

 

76

 

-

 

825

 

-

Mutual funds

 

250

 

39

 

(1)

 

288

 

-

Total equity securities available for sale

 

1,604

 

501

 

(6)

 

2,099

 

-

Total

$

222,233

$

13,009

$

(2,445)

$

232,797

$

1,407

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and government sponsored entities

$

1,870

$

148

$

(26)

$

1,992

$

-

Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions

 

24,025

 

1,001

 

(254)

 

24,772

 

-

Non-U.S. governments

 

14,018

 

773

 

(256)

 

14,535

 

-

Corporate debt

 

126,648

 

7,271

 

(1,739)

 

132,180

 

(31)

Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMBS

 

35,311

 

2,541

 

(478)

 

37,374

 

1,212

CMBS

 

14,054

 

409

 

(192)

 

14,271

 

45

CDO/ABS

 

16,315

 

278

 

(180)

 

16,413

 

39

Total mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized

 

65,680

 

3,228

 

(850)

 

68,058

 

1,296

Total bonds available for sale(b)

 

232,241

 

12,421

 

(3,125)

 

241,537

 

1,265

Equity securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

708

 

369

 

(12)

 

1,065

 

-

Preferred stock

 

748

 

4

 

-

 

752

 

-

Mutual funds

 

241

 

23

 

(3)

 

261

 

-

Total equity securities available for sale

 

1,697

 

396

 

(15)

 

2,078

 

-

Total

$

233,938

$

12,817

$

(3,140)

$

243,615

$

1,265

(a)  Represents the amount of other-than-temporary impairments recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income. Amount includes unrealized gains and losses on impaired securities relating to changes in the fair value of such securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.

(b)  At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, bonds available for sale held by us that were below investment grade or not rated totaled $32.8 billion and $33.6 billion, respectively.

Securities Available for Sale in a Loss Position

The following table summarizes the fair value and gross unrealized losses on our available for sale securities, aggregated by major investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position:

 

Less than 12 Months

 

12 Months or More

 

Total

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

Unrealized

(in millions)

 

Value

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

Losses

 

 

Value

 

Losses

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and government sponsored entities

$

892

$

23

 

$

-

$

-

 

$

892

$

23

Obligations of states, municipalities and political

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

subdivisions

 

3,115

 

111

 

 

239

 

30

 

 

3,354

 

141

Non-U.S. governments

 

2,983

 

68

 

 

463

 

70

 

 

3,446

 

138

Corporate debt

 

24,721

 

865

 

 

4,832

 

564

 

 

29,553

 

1,429

RMBS

 

7,752

 

232

 

 

3,363

 

171

 

 

11,115

 

403

CMBS

 

4,248

 

136

 

 

333

 

21

 

 

4,581

 

157

CDO/ABS

 

3,467

 

67

 

 

1,593

 

81

 

 

5,060

 

148

Total bonds available for sale

 

47,178

 

1,502

 

 

10,823

 

937

 

 

58,001

 

2,439

Equity securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

56

 

4

 

 

17

 

1

 

 

73

 

5

Mutual funds

 

2

 

-

 

 

3

 

1

 

 

5

 

1

Total equity securities available for sale

 

58

 

4

 

 

20

 

2

 

 

78

 

6

Total

$

47,236

$

1,506

 

$

10,843

$

939

 

$

58,079

$

2,445

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and government sponsored entities

$

720

$

26

 

$

-

$

-

 

$

720

$

26

Obligations of states, municipalities and political

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

subdivisions

 

5,814

 

221

 

 

231

 

33

 

 

6,045

 

254

Non-U.S. governments

 

3,865

 

162

 

 

489

 

94

 

 

4,354

 

256

Corporate debt

 

28,184

 

1,013

 

 

6,080

 

726

 

 

34,264

 

1,739

RMBS

 

8,794

 

252

 

 

4,045

 

226

 

 

12,839

 

478

CMBS

 

4,469

 

152

 

 

479

 

40

 

 

4,948

 

192

CDO/ABS

 

5,362

 

102

 

 

1,961

 

78

 

 

7,323

 

180

Total bonds available for sale

 

57,208

 

1,928

 

 

13,285

 

1,197

 

 

70,493

 

3,125

Equity securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

125

 

12

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

125

 

12

Mutual funds

 

64

 

3

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

64

 

3

Total equity securities available for sale

 

189

 

15

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

189

 

15

Total

$

57,397

$

1,943

 

$

13,285

$

1,197

 

$

70,682

$

3,140

At March 31, 2017, we held 8,235 and 63 individual fixed maturity and equity securities, respectively, that were in an unrealized loss position, of which 1,478 and six individual fixed maturity and equity securities, respectively, were in a continuous unrealized loss position for 12 months or more. We did not recognize the unrealized losses in earnings on these fixed maturity securities at March 31, 2017 because we neither intend to sell the securities nor do we believe that it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell these securities before recovery of their amortized cost basis. For fixed maturity securities with significant declines, we performed fundamental credit analyses on a security-by-security basis, which included consideration of credit enhancements, expected defaults on underlying collateral, review of relevant industry analyst reports and forecasts and other available market data.

Contractual Maturities of Fixed Maturity Securities Available for Sale

The following table presents the amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturity securities available for sale by contractual maturity:

 

Total Fixed Maturity Securities

 

Fixed Maturity Securities in a Loss

 

Available for Sale

 

Position Available for Sale

(in millions)

 

Amortized Cost

 

Fair Value

 

 

Amortized Cost

 

Fair Value

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due in one year or less

$

7,064

$

7,266

 

$

572

$

566

Due after one year through five years

 

47,682

 

50,305

 

 

5,132

 

5,016

Due after five years through ten years

 

41,861

 

42,976

 

 

12,546

 

12,036

Due after ten years

 

61,663

 

65,155

 

 

20,726

 

19,627

Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized

 

62,359

 

64,996

 

 

21,464

 

20,756

Total

$

220,629

$

230,698

 

$

60,440

$

58,001

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due in one year or less

$

7,796

$

7,994

 

$

604

$

581

Due after one year through five years

 

49,200

 

51,958

 

 

6,002

 

5,841

Due after five years through ten years

 

43,308

 

44,226

 

 

16,045

 

15,332

Due after ten years

 

66,257

 

69,301

 

 

25,007

 

23,629

Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized

 

65,680

 

68,058

 

 

25,960

 

25,110

Total

$

232,241

$

241,537

 

$

73,618

$

70,493

Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain borrowers have the right to call or prepay certain obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

The following table presents the gross realized gains and gross realized losses from sales or maturities of our available for sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

  

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

Gross

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

Realized

Realized

Realized

Realized

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Gains

 

Losses

Fixed maturity securities

 

 

 

 

$

333

$

178

$

187

$

549

Equity securities

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

16

 

32

 

8

Total

 

 

 

 

$

350

$

194

$

219

$

557

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the aggregate fair value of available for sale securities sold was $15.8 billion and $6.1 billion, respectively, which resulted in net realized capital gains (losses) of $156 million and $(338) million, respectively.

Other Securities Measured at Fair Value

The following table presents the fair value of other securities measured at fair value based on our election of the fair value option:

 

 

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

Fair

Percent

 

 

 

Fair

Percent

 

(in millions)

 

Value

 of Total

 

 

 

Value

 of Total

 

Fixed maturity securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and government sponsored entities

$

2,931

21

%

 

$

2,939

20

%

Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions

 

-

-

 

 

 

-

-

 

Non-U.S. governments

 

50

-

 

 

 

51

-

 

Corporate debt

 

1,773

12

 

 

 

1,772

12

 

Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMBS

 

1,971

14

 

 

 

2,025

14

 

CMBS

 

536

4

 

 

 

603

4

 

CDO/ABS and other collateralized*

 

6,344

45

 

 

 

6,608

47

 

Total mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized

 

8,851

63

 

 

 

9,236

65

 

Total fixed maturity securities

 

13,605

96

 

 

 

13,998

97

 

Equity securities

 

500

4

 

 

 

482

3

 

Total

$

14,105

100

%

 

$

14,480

100

%

*    Includes $353 million and $421 million of U.S. government agency-backed ABS at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

Other Invested Assets

The following table summarizes the carrying amounts of other invested assets:

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(in millions)

 

2017

 

2016

Alternative investments(a) (b)

$

12,712

$

13,379

Investment real estate(c)

 

7,057

 

6,900

Aircraft asset investments(d)

 

281

 

321

Investments in life settlements

 

2,105

 

2,516

All other investments

 

1,497

 

1,422

Total

$

23,652

$

24,538

(a)  At March 31, 2017, includes hedge funds of $6.9 billion, private equity funds of $5.2 billion, and affordable housing partnerships of $578 million. At December 31, 2016, includes hedge funds of $7.2 billion, private equity funds of $5.5 billion, and affordable housing partnerships of $625 million.

(b)  Approximately 64 percent and 21 percent of our hedge fund portfolio is available for redemption in 2017 and 2018, respectively, an additional 10 percent will be available between 2019 and 2024.

(c)  Net of accumulated depreciation of $362 million and $451 million in March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

(d)  Consists of investments in aircraft equipment held in a consolidated trust.

Net Investment Income

The following table presents the components of Net investment income:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Fixed maturity securities, including short-term investments

 

 

$

2,801

$

2,936

Equity securities

 

 

 

5

 

(22)

Interest on mortgage and other loans

 

 

 

393

 

389

Alternative investments*

 

 

 

448

 

(366)

Real estate

 

 

 

49

 

53

Other investments

 

 

 

116

 

137

Total investment income

 

 

 

3,812

 

3,127

Investment expenses

 

 

 

126

 

114

Net investment income

 

 

$

3,686

$

3,013

*    Includes income from hedge funds, private equity funds and affordable housing partnerships. Hedge funds for which we elected the fair value option are recorded as of the balance sheet date. Other hedge funds are generally reported on a one-month lag, while private equity funds are generally reported on a one-quarter lag.

Net Realized Capital Gains and Losses

The following table presents the components of Net realized capital gains (losses):

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

Sales of fixed maturity securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

155

$

(362)

 

Sales of equity securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

24

 

Other-than-temporary impairments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Severity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

(2)

 

Change in intent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

(29)

 

Foreign currency declines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10)

 

(6)

 

Issuer-specific credit events

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(57)

 

(131)

 

Adverse projected cash flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

(36)

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

30

 

Foreign exchange transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

159

 

(520)

 

Derivatives and hedge accounting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(376)

 

(72)

 

Impairments on investments in life settlements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(41)

 

(157)

 

Other *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49

 

155

 

Net realized capital losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(115)

$

(1,106)

 

*    Includes $107 million of realized gains due to a purchase price adjustment on the sale of Class B shares of Prudential Financial, Inc. for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

The following table presents the increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of our available for sale securities and other investments:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Fixed maturity securities

 

 

 

 

 

$

773

$

4,778

  Equity securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

114

 

(95)

  Other investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

(54)

 

(148)

Total increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments*

 

 

 

 

 

$

833

$

4,535

*    Excludes net unrealized losses attributable to businesses held for sale.

Evaluating Investments for Other-Than-Temporary Impairments

For a discussion of our policy for evaluating investments for other-than-temporary impairments, see Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2016 Annual Report.

Credit Impairments

The following table presents a rollforward of the cumulative credit losses in other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings for available for sale fixed maturity securities:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Balance, beginning of year

 

 

$

1,098

$

1,747

   Increases due to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Credit impairments on new securities subject to impairment losses

 

 

 

17

 

110

      Additional credit impairments on previously impaired securities

 

 

 

30

 

55

   Reductions due to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Credit impaired securities fully disposed for which there was no

 

 

 

 

 

 

         prior intent or requirement to sell

 

 

 

(11)

 

(150)

      Accretion on securities previously impaired due to credit*

 

 

 

(188)

 

(239)

   Other

 

 

 

-

 

-

Balance, end of period

 

 

$

946

$

1,523

*    Represents both accretion recognized due to changes in cash flows expected to be collected over the remaining expected term of the credit impaired securities and the accretion due to the passage of time.

Purchased Credit Impaired (PCI) Securities

We purchase certain RMBS securities that have experienced deterioration in credit quality since their issuance. We determine whether it is probable at acquisition that we will not collect all contractually required payments for these PCI securities, including both principal and interest. At acquisition, the timing and amount of the undiscounted future cash flows expected to be received on each PCI security is determined based on our best estimate using key assumptions, such as interest rates, default rates and prepayment speeds. At acquisition, the difference between the undiscounted expected future cash flows of the PCI securities and the recorded investment in the securities represents the initial accretable yield, which is accreted into Net investment income over their remaining lives on an effective yield basis. Additionally, the difference between the contractually required payments on the PCI securities and the undiscounted expected future cash flows represents the non-accretable difference at acquisition. The accretable yield and the non-accretable difference will change over time, based on actual payments received and changes in estimates of undiscounted expected future cash flows, which are discussed further below.

On a quarterly basis, the undiscounted expected future cash flows associated with PCI securities are re-evaluated based on updates to key assumptions. Declines in undiscounted expected future cash flows due to further credit deterioration as well as changes in the expected timing of the cash flows can result in the recognition of an other-than-temporary impairment charge, as PCI securities are subject to our policy for evaluating investments for other-than-temporary impairment. Changes to undiscounted expected future cash flows due solely to the changes in the contractual benchmark interest rates on variable rate PCI securities will change the accretable yield prospectively. Significant increases in undiscounted expected future cash flows for reasons other than interest rate changes are recognized prospectively as adjustments to the accretable yield.

The following tables present information on our PCI securities, which are included in bonds available for sale:

(in millions)

At Date of Acquisition

Contractually required payments (principal and interest)

$

36,159

Cash flows expected to be collected*

 

29,575

Recorded investment in acquired securities

 

19,884

*    Represents undiscounted expected cash flows, including both principal and interest.

 

(in millions)

March 31, 2017

December 31, 2016

Outstanding principal balance

$

16,270

$

16,728

Amortized cost

 

11,649

 

11,987

Fair value

 

12,754

 

12,922

The following table presents activity for the accretable yield on PCI securities:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

2017

 

2016

Balance, beginning of period

$

7,498

$

6,846

   Newly purchased PCI securities

 

88

 

206

   Disposals

 

(18)

 

-

   Accretion

 

(210)

 

(214)

   Effect of changes in interest rate indices

 

21

 

(299)

   Net reclassification from (to) non-accretable difference,

 

 

 

 

including effects of prepayments

 

214

 

83

Balance, end of period

$

7,593

$

6,622

Pledged Investments

Secured Financing and Similar Arrangements

We enter into secured financing transactions whereby certain securities are sold under agreements to repurchase (repurchase agreements), in which we transfer securities in exchange for cash, with an agreement by us to repurchase the same or substantially similar securities. Our secured financing transactions also include those that involve the transfer of securities to financial institutions in exchange for cash (securities lending agreements). In all of these secured financing transactions, the securities transferred by us (pledged collateral) may be sold or repledged by the counterparties. These agreements are recorded at their contracted amounts plus accrued interest, other than those that are accounted for at fair value.

Pledged collateral levels are monitored daily and are generally maintained at an agreed-upon percentage of the fair value of the amounts borrowed during the life of the transactions. In the event of a decline in the fair value of the pledged collateral under these secured financing transactions, we may be required to transfer cash or additional securities as pledged collateral under these agreements.  At the termination of the transactions, we and our counterparties are obligated to return the amounts borrowed and the securities transferred, respectively.

The following table presents the fair value of securities pledged to counterparties under secured financing transactions, including repurchase and securities lending agreements:        

(in millions)

 

March 31, 2017

 

December 31, 2016

Fixed maturity securities available for sale

$

2,405

$

2,389

Other bond securities, at fair value

$

1,776

$

1,799

At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, amounts borrowed under repurchase and securities lending agreements totaled $4.3 billion and $4.2 billion, respectively.

The following table presents the fair value of securities pledged under our repurchase agreements by collateral type and by remaining contractual maturity:

 

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements

(in millions)

Overnight and Continuous

 

up to 30 days

 

31 - 90 days

 

91 - 364 days

 

365 days or greater

 

Total

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other bond securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-U.S. governments

$

-

$

-

$

51

$

-

$

-

$

51

Corporate debt

 

-

 

377

 

791

 

557

 

-

 

1,725

Total

$

-

$

377

$

842

$

557

$

-

$

1,776

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other bond securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-U.S. governments

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

51

$

-

$

51

Corporate debt

 

-

 

163

 

860

 

725

 

-

 

1,748

Total

$

-

$

163

$

860

$

776

$

-

$

1,799

The following table presents the fair value of securities pledged under our securities lending agreements by collateral type and by remaining contractual maturity:

 

Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements

(in millions)

 

Overnight and Continuous

 

up to 30 days

 

31 - 90 days

 

91 - 364 days

 

365 days or greater

 

Total

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of states, municipalities and political

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

subdivisions

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

Non-U.S. governments

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

52

 

-

 

52

Corporate debt

 

-

 

439

 

1,598

 

316

 

-

 

2,353

CMBS

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Total

$

-

$

439

$

1,598

$

368

$

-

$

2,405

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of states, municipalities and political

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

subdivisions

$

-

$

21

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

21

Non-U.S. governments

 

-

 

-

 

50

 

-

 

-

 

50

Corporate debt

 

-

 

791

 

1,466

 

-

 

-

 

2,257

CMBS

 

-

 

-

 

61

 

-

 

-

 

61

Total

$

-

$

812

$

1,577

$

-

$

-

$

2,389

We also enter into agreements in which securities are purchased by us under agreements to resell (reverse repurchase agreements), which are accounted for as secured financing transactions and reported as short-term investments or other assets, depending on their terms. These agreements are recorded at their contracted resale amounts plus accrued interest, other than those that are accounted for at fair value. In all reverse repurchase transactions, we take possession of or obtain a security interest in the related securities, and we have the right to sell or repledge this collateral received.

The following table presents information on the fair value of securities pledged to us under reverse repurchase agreements:

(in millions)

 

March 31, 2017

 

December 31, 2016

Securities collateral pledged to us

$

1,459

$

1,434

Amount sold or repledged by us

$

14

$

11

Insurance – Statutory and Other Deposits

Total carrying values of cash and securities deposited by our insurance subsidiaries under requirements of regulatory authorities or other insurance-related arrangements, including certain annuity-related obligations and certain reinsurance treaties, were $5.1 billion and $4.9 billion at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

Other Pledges and Restrictions

Certain of our subsidiaries are members of Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBs) and such membership requires the members to own stock in these FHLBs. We owned an aggregate of $116 million and $114 million of stock in FHLBs at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. In addition, our subsidiaries have pledged securities available for sale and residential loans associated with advances from FHLB, with a fair value of $4.5 billion and $116 million, respectively, at March 31, 2017 and $3.4 billion and $17 million, respectively, at December 31, 2016, associated with advances from the FHLBs.

Certain GIAs have provisions that require collateral to be posted or payments to be made by us upon a downgrade of our long-term debt ratings. The actual amount of collateral required to be posted to the counterparties in the event of such downgrades, and the aggregate amount of payments that we could be required to make, depend on market conditions, the fair value of outstanding affected transactions and other factors prevailing at and after the time of the downgrade. The fair value of securities pledged as collateral with respect to these obligations was approximately $2.2 billion at both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. This collateral primarily consists of securities of the U.S. government and government sponsored entities and generally cannot be repledged or resold by the counterparties.

Investments held in escrow accounts or otherwise subject to restriction as to their use were $545 million and $523 million, comprised of bonds available for sale and short term investments at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

 

7. Lending Activities 

The following table presents the composition of Mortgage and other loans receivable, net:

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(in millions)

 

2017

 

2016

Commercial mortgages*

$

25,995

$

25,042

Residential mortgages

 

4,401

 

3,828

Life insurance policy loans

 

2,324

 

2,367

Commercial loans, other loans and notes receivable

 

1,447

 

2,300

Total mortgage and other loans receivable

 

34,167

 

33,537

Allowance for credit losses

 

(289)

 

(297)

Mortgage and other loans receivable, net

$

33,878

$

33,240

*    Commercial mortgages primarily represent loans for offices, apartments and retail properties, with exposures in New York and California representing the largest geographic concentrations (aggregating approximately 23 percent and 12 percent, respectively, at March 31, 2017, and 24 percent and 12 percent, respectively, at December 31, 2016).

Credit Quality of Commercial Mortgages

The following table presents debt service coverage ratios and loan-to-value ratios for commercial mortgages:

 

Debt Service Coverage Ratios(a)

(in millions)

 

>1.20X

 

1.00X - 1.20X

 

<1.00X

 

Total

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan-to-Value Ratios(b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less than 65%

$

15,636

$

1,309

$

230

$

17,175

65% to 75%

 

5,842

 

656

 

62

 

6,560

76% to 80%

 

881

 

133

 

82

 

1,096

Greater than 80%

 

496

 

538

 

130

 

1,164

Total commercial mortgages

$

22,855

$

2,636

$

504

$

25,995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan-to-Value Ratios(b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less than 65%

$

13,998

$

1,694

$

232

$

15,924

65% to 75%

 

5,946

 

575

 

62

 

6,583

76% to 80%

 

1,246

 

174

 

47

 

1,467

Greater than 80%

 

471

 

392

 

205

 

1,068

Total commercial mortgages

$

21,661

$

2,835

$

546

$

25,042

(a)  The debt service coverage ratio compares a property’s net operating income to its debt service payments, including principal and interest.

(b)  The loan-to-value ratio compares the current unpaid principal balance of the loan to the estimated fair value of the underlying property collateralizing the loan.

The following table presents the credit quality performance indicators for commercial mortgages:

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percent

 

 

of

 

Class

 

 

of

 

(dollars in millions)

Loans

 

Apartments

 

Offices

 

Retail

Industrial

 

Hotel

 

Others

 

Total(c)

Total $

 

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Quality Performance

Indicator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In good standing

790

 

$

6,305

$

8,109

$

4,993

$

2,196

$

2,261

$

1,963

$

25,827

99

%

Restructured(a)

4

 

 

-

 

134

 

18

 

-

 

16

 

-

 

168

1

 

90 days or less delinquent

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

-

 

>90 days delinquent or in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

process of foreclosure

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

-

 

Total(b)

794

 

$

6,305

$

8,243

$

5,011

$

2,196

$

2,277

$

1,963

$

25,995

100

%

Allowance for credit losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific

 

 

$

-

$

5

$

1

$

-

$

1

$

-

$

7

-

%

General

 

 

 

44

 

72

 

46

 

9

 

13

 

16

 

200

1

 

Total allowance for credit losses

 

 

$

44

$

77

$

47

$

9

$

14

$

16

$

207

1

%

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Quality Performance

Indicator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In good standing

784

 

$

6,005

$

7,830

$

5,179

$

1,898

$

2,373

$

1,589

$

24,874

99

%

Restructured(a)

4

 

 

-

 

134

 

18

 

-

 

16

 

-

 

168

1

 

90 days or less delinquent

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

-

 

>90 days delinquent or in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

process of foreclosure

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

-

 

Total(b)

788

 

$

6,005

$

7,964

$

5,197

$

1,898

$

2,389

$

1,589

$

25,042

100

%

Allowance for credit losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific

 

 

$

-

$

3

$

1

$

6

$

1

$

-

$

11

-

%

General

 

 

 

35

 

72

 

41

 

7

 

13

 

15

 

183

1

 

Total allowance for credit losses

 

 

$

35

$

75

$

42

$

13

$

14

$

15

$

194

1

%

(a)  Loans that have been modified in troubled debt restructurings and are performing according to their restructured terms. For additional discussion of troubled debt restructurings, see Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2016 Annual Report.

(b)  Does not reflect allowance for credit losses.

(c)  100 percent of the commercial mortgages held at such respective dates were current as to payments of principal and interest.  There were no significant amounts of nonperforming commercial mortgages (defined as those loans where payment of contractual principal or interest is more than 90 days past due) during any of the periods presented.     

Allowance for Credit Losses

See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2016 Annual Report for a discussion of our accounting policy for evaluating Mortgage and other loans receivable for impairment.

The following table presents a rollforward of the changes in the allowance for losses on Mortgage and other loans receivable:

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

Other

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

Other

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgages

 

Loans

 

Total

 

 

Mortgages

 

Loans

 

Total

Allowance, beginning of year

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

194

$

103

$

297

 

$

171

$

137

$

308

Loans charged off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

(11)

 

-

 

(11)

Recoveries of loans previously charged off

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

11

 

-

 

11

Net charge-offs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

Provision for loan losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

(21)

 

(8)

 

 

(5)

 

(26)

 

(31)

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

Allowance, end of period

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 207 *

$

82

$

289

 

$

 166 *

$

111

$

277

*    Of the total allowance, $7 million and $12 million relate to individually assessed credit losses on $266 million and $298 million of commercial mortgages at March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

There were no loans modified in troubled debt restructurings during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016.

 

8. Variable Interest Entities

We enter into various arrangements with VIEs in the normal course of business and consolidate the VIEs when we determine we are the primary beneficiary. This analysis includes a review of the VIE’s capital structure, related contractual relationships and terms, nature of the VIE’s operations and purpose, nature of the VIE’s interests issued and our involvement with the entity. When assessing the need to consolidate a VIE, we evaluate the design of the VIE as well as the related risks the entity was designed to expose the variable interest holders to.

The primary beneficiary is the entity that has both (1) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly affect the entity’s economic performance and (2) the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could be potentially significant to the VIE.  While also considering these factors, the consolidation conclusion depends on the breadth of our decision-making ability and our ability to influence activities that significantly affect the economic performance of the VIE.

Balance Sheet Classification and Exposure to Loss

The following table presents the total assets and total liabilities associated with our variable interests in consolidated VIEs, as classified in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:

(in millions)

 

Real Estate and Investment Entities(d)

 

Securitization Vehicles(e)

 

Structured Investment

Vehicle

 

Affordable Housing Partnerships

 

Other

 

Total

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds available for sale

$

-

$

9,534

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

9,534

Other bond securities

 

-

 

4,751

 

263

 

-

 

5

 

5,019

Mortgage and other loans receivable

 

-

 

1,328

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

1,328

Other invested assets

 

1,029

 

281

 

-

 

3,118

 

24

 

4,452

Other (a)

 

244

 

1,158

 

59

 

436

 

90

 

1,987

Total assets(b)

$

1,273

$

17,052

$

322

$

3,554

$

119

$

22,320

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

$

428

$

682

$

58

$

1,880

$

5

$

3,053

Other (c)

 

94

 

215

 

1

 

217

 

37

 

564

Total liabilities

$

522

$

897

$

59

$

2,097

$

42

$

3,617

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds available for sale

$

-

$

10,233

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

10,233

Other bond securities

 

-

 

4,858

 

266

 

-

 

5

 

5,129

Mortgage and other loans receivable

 

1

 

1,442

 

-

 

-

 

104

 

1,547

Other invested assets

 

1,052

 

321

 

-

 

2,821

 

28

 

4,222

Other (a)

 

365

 

1,104

 

50

 

384

 

92

 

1,995

Total assets(b)

$

1,418

$

17,958

$

316

$

3,205

$

229

$

23,126

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

$

444

$

771

$

56

$

1,696

$

6

$

2,973

Other(c)

 

224

 

203

 

1

 

211

 

38

 

677

Total liabilities

$

668

$

974

$

57

$

1,907

$

44

$

3,650

(a)  Comprised primarily of Short-term investments and Other assets at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

(b)  The assets of each VIE can be used only to settle specific obligations of that VIE.

(c)  Comprised primarily of Other liabilities and Derivative liabilities, at fair value, at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

(d)  At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, off-balance sheet exposure primarily consisting of commitments to real estate and investment entities was $93 million and $106 million, respectively.

(e)  At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, $17.0 billion and $17.3 billion, respectively, of the total assets of consolidated securitization vehicles were owed to AIG Parent or its subsidiaries.

We calculate our maximum exposure to loss to be (i) the amount invested in the debt or equity of the VIE, (ii) the notional amount of VIE assets or liabilities where we have also provided credit protection to the VIE with the VIE as the referenced obligation, and (iii) other commitments and guarantees to the VIE. Interest holders in VIEs sponsored by us generally have recourse only to the assets and cash flows of the VIEs and do not have recourse to us, except in limited circumstances when we have provided a guarantee to the VIE’s interest holders.

The following table presents total assets of unconsolidated VIEs in which we hold a variable interest, as well as our maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs:

 

 

 

Maximum Exposure to Loss

 

 

Total VIE

 

On-Balance

 

Off-Balance

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Assets

 

Sheet(b)

 

Sheet

 

 

Total

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate and investment entities(a)

$

401,264

$

10,517

$

2,072

 

$

12,589

Affordable housing partnerships

 

4,407

 

758

 

-

 

 

758

Other

 

2,458

 

289

 

1,175

(c)

 

1,464

Total

$

408,129

$

11,564

$

3,247

 

$

14,811

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate and investment entities(a)

$

409,087

$

11,015

$

2,115

 

$

13,130

Affordable housing partnerships

 

4,709

 

785

 

-

 

 

785

Other

 

2,869

 

314

 

1,045

(c)

 

1,359

Total

$

416,665

$

12,114

$

3,160

 

$

15,274

(a)  Comprised primarily of hedge funds and private equity funds.

(b)  At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, $ 11.1 billion and $11.7 billion, respectively, of our total unconsolidated VIE assets were recorded as Other invested assets.

(c)  These amounts represent our estimate of the maximum exposure to loss under certain insurance policies issued to VIEs if a hypothetical loss occurred to the extent of the full amount of the insured value.  Our insurance policies cover defined risks and our estimate of liability is included in our insurance reserves on the balance sheet.

See Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2016 Annual Report for additional information on VIEs.

 

9. Derivatives and Hedge Accounting

We use derivatives and other financial instruments as part of our financial risk management programs and as part of our investment operations. See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2016 Annual Report for a discussion of our accounting policies and procedures regarding derivatives and hedge accounting.  

Our businesses use derivatives and other instruments as part of their financial risk management. Interest rate derivatives (such as interest rate swaps) are used to manage interest rate risk associated with embedded derivatives contained in insurance contract liabilities, fixed maturity securities, outstanding medium‑ and long‑term notes as well as other interest rate sensitive assets and liabilities. Foreign exchange derivatives (principally foreign exchange forwards and options) are used to economically mitigate risk associated with non‑U.S. dollar denominated debt, net capital exposures, and foreign currency transactions. Equity derivatives are used to mitigate financial risk embedded in certain insurance liabilities. The derivatives are effective economic hedges of the exposures that they are meant to offset.

In addition to hedging activities, we also enter into derivative instruments with respect to investment operations, which may include, among other things, CDSs and purchases of investments with embedded derivatives, such as equity‑linked notes and convertible bonds.

The following table presents the notional amounts of our derivatives and the fair value of derivative assets and liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:

 

March 31, 2017

 

December 31, 2016

 

Gross Derivative Assets

 

Gross Derivative Liabilities

 

Gross Derivative Assets

 

Gross Derivative Liabilities

 

 

Notional

 

Fair

 

 

Notional

 

Fair

 

 

Notional

 

Fair

 

 

Notional

 

Fair

(in millions)

 

Amount

 

Value

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

 

Amount

 

Value

Derivatives designated as

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hedging instruments:(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

$

155

$

1

 

$

761

$

11

 

$

175

$

-

 

$

782

$

11

Foreign exchange contracts

 

4,353

 

340

 

 

2,361

 

71

 

 

3,527

 

385

 

 

2,602

 

184

Equity contracts

 

-

 

-

 

 

119

 

9

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

113

 

7

Derivatives not designated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

as hedging instruments:(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

59,814

 

2,348

 

 

27,134

 

2,504

 

 

51,030

 

2,328

 

 

44,211

 

3,066

Foreign exchange contracts

 

6,383

 

771

 

 

9,268

 

1,034

 

 

9,468

 

935

 

 

7,674

 

1,185

Equity contracts

 

21,506

 

447

 

 

2,703

 

39

 

 

14,060

 

305

 

 

8,633

 

12

Credit contracts(b)

 

3

 

2

 

 

825

 

317

 

 

4

 

2

 

 

861

 

331

Other contracts(c)

 

39,113

 

21

 

 

61

 

6

 

 

37,633

 

22

 

 

62

 

6

Total derivatives, gross

$

131,327

$

3,930

 

$

43,232

$

3,991

 

$

115,897

$

3,977

 

$

64,938

$

4,802

Counterparty netting(d)

 

 

 

(1,269)

 

 

 

 

(1,269)

 

 

 

 

(1,265)

 

 

 

 

(1,265)

Cash collateral(e)

 

 

 

(1,414)

 

 

 

 

(1,461)

 

 

 

 

(903)

 

 

 

 

(1,521)

Total derivatives on condensed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

consolidated balance sheets(f)

 

 

$

1,247

 

 

 

$

1,261

 

 

 

$

1,809

 

 

 

$

2,016

(a)  Fair value amounts are shown before the effects of counterparty netting adjustments and offsetting cash collateral.

(b)  As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, included CDSs on super senior multi-sector CDOs with a net notional amount of $774 million and $801 million (fair value liability of $299 million and $308 million), respectively. The expected weighted average maturity as of March 31, 2017 is six years. Because of long-term maturities of the CDSs in the portfolio, we are unable to make reasonable estimates of the periods during which any payments would be made. However, the net notional amount represents the maximum exposure to loss on the portfolio. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, there were no super senior corporate debt/CLOs remaining.

(c)  Consists primarily of stable value wraps and contracts with multiple underlying exposures.

(d)  Represents netting of derivative exposures covered by a qualifying master netting agreement.

(e)  Represents cash collateral posted and received that is eligible for netting.

(f)  Freestanding derivatives only, excludes Embedded derivatives. Derivative instrument assets and liabilities are recorded in Other Assets and Liabilities, respectively.  Fair value of assets related to bifurcated Embedded derivatives was zero at both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Fair value of liabilities related to bifurcated Embedded derivatives was $3.1 billion at both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. A bifurcated Embedded derivative is generally presented with the host contract in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Embedded derivatives are primarily related to guarantee features in variable annuity products, which include equity and interest rate components.   

Collateral

We engage in derivative transactions that are not subject to a clearing requirement directly with unaffiliated third parties, in most cases, under International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) Master Agreements. Many of the ISDA Master Agreements also include Credit Support Annex (CSA) provisions, which provide for collateral postings that may vary at various ratings and threshold levels. We attempt to reduce our risk with certain counterparties by entering into agreements that enable collateral to be obtained from a counterparty on an upfront or contingent basis. We minimize the risk that counterparties might be unable to fulfill their contractual obligations by monitoring counterparty credit exposure and collateral value and generally requiring additional collateral to be posted upon the occurrence of certain events or circumstances. In addition, certain derivative transactions have provisions that require collateral to be posted upon a downgrade of our long‑term debt ratings or give the counterparty the right to terminate the transaction. In the case of some of the derivative transactions, upon a downgrade of our long‑term debt ratings, as an alternative to posting collateral and subject to certain conditions, we may assign the transaction to an obligor with higher debt ratings or arrange for a substitute guarantee of our obligations by an obligor with higher debt ratings or take other similar action. The actual amount of collateral required to be posted to counterparties in the event of such downgrades, or the aggregate amount of payments that we could be required to make, depends on market conditions, the fair value of outstanding affected transactions and other factors prevailing at and after the time of the downgrade.

Collateral posted by us to third parties for derivative transactions was $3.6 billion and $4.5 billion at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. In the case of collateral posted under derivative transactions that are not subject to clearing, this collateral can generally be repledged or resold by the counterparties. Collateral provided to us from third parties for derivative transactions was $1.4 billion and $1.5 billion at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. In the case of collateral provided to us under derivative transactions that are not subject to clearing, we generally can repledge or resell collateral.

Offsetting

We have elected to present all derivative receivables and derivative payables, and the related cash collateral received and paid, on a net basis on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets when a legally enforceable ISDA Master Agreement exists between us and our derivative counterparty. An ISDA Master Agreement is an agreement governing multiple derivative transactions between two counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreement generally provides for the net settlement of all, or a specified group, of these derivative transactions, as well as transferred collateral, through a single payment, and in a single currency, as applicable. The net settlement provisions apply in the event of a default on, or affecting any, one derivative transaction or a termination event affecting all, or a specified group of, derivative transactions governed by the ISDA Master Agreement.

Hedge Accounting

We designated certain derivatives entered into with third parties as fair value hedges of available for sale investment securities held by our insurance subsidiaries. The fair value hedges include foreign currency forwards and cross currency swaps designated as hedges of the change in fair value of foreign currency denominated available for sale securities attributable to changes in foreign exchange rates. We also designated certain interest rate swaps entered into with third parties as fair value hedges of fixed rate GICs attributable to changes in benchmark interest rates.

We use foreign currency denominated debt and cross-currency swaps as hedging instruments in net investment hedge relationships to mitigate the foreign exchange risk associated with our non-U.S. dollar functional currency foreign subsidiaries. For net investment hedge relationships where issued debt is used as a hedging instrument, we assess the hedge effectiveness and measure the amount of ineffectiveness based on changes in spot rates. For net investment hedge relationships that use derivatives as hedging instruments, we assess hedge effectiveness and measure hedge ineffectiveness using changes in forward rates.  For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, we recognized losses of $42 million and $5 million, respectively, included in Change in foreign currency translation adjustment in Other comprehensive income related to the net investment hedge relationships.

A qualitative methodology is utilized to assess hedge effectiveness for net investment hedges, while regression analysis is employed for all other hedges.

The following table presents the gain (loss) recognized in earnings on our derivative instruments in fair value hedging relationships in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income:

 

Gains/(Losses) Recognized in Earnings for:

 

Including Gains/(Losses) Attributable to:

 

Hedging

Hedged

 

Hedge

Excluded

 

 

(in millions)

Derivatives(a)

Items

 

Ineffectiveness

Components

Other(b)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized capital gains/(losses)

$

(1)

$

1

 

$

-

$

-

$

-

Other income

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

Gain/(Loss) on extinguishment of debt

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

Foreign exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized capital gains/(losses)

 

52

 

(42)

 

 

-

 

10

 

-

Other income

 

-

 

1

 

 

-

 

-

 

1

Gain/(Loss) on extinguishment of debt

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

Equity contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized capital gains/(losses)

 

(2)

 

-

 

 

-

 

(2)

 

-

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized capital gains/(losses)

$

1

$

(1)

 

$

-

$

-

$

-

Other income

 

-

 

2

 

 

-

 

-

 

2

Gain/(Loss) on extinguishment of debt

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

Foreign exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized capital gains/(losses)

 

34

 

(64)

 

 

-

 

(29)

 

(1)

Other income

 

-

 

7

 

 

-

 

-

 

7

Gain/(Loss) on extinguishment of debt

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

Equity contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized capital gains/(losses)

 

10

 

(12)

 

 

-

 

(2)

 

-

(a)  The amounts presented do not include the periodic net coupon settlements of the derivative contract or the coupon income (expense) related to the hedged item.

(b)  Represents accretion/amortization of opening fair value of the hedged item at inception of hedge relationship, amortization of basis adjustment on hedged item following the discontinuation of hedge accounting, and the release of debt basis adjustment following the repurchase of issued debt that was part of previously-discontinued fair value hedge relationship.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

The following table presents the effect of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income:

 

 

 

Gains (Losses)

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

Recognized in Earnings

(in millions)

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

By Derivative Type:

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Interest rate contracts

 

 

$

(152)

$

770

   Foreign exchange contracts

 

 

 

(46)

 

(28)

   Equity contracts

 

 

 

(314)

 

(131)

   Commodity contracts

 

 

 

-

 

-

   Credit contracts

 

 

 

15

 

6

   Other contracts

 

 

 

18

 

16

   Embedded derivatives

 

 

 

146

 

(772)

Total

 

 

$

(333)

$

(139)

By Classification:

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Policy fees

 

 

$

20

$

20

   Net investment income

 

 

 

(2)

 

(1)

   Net realized capital losses

 

 

 

(384)

 

(35)

   Other income (losses)

 

 

 

33

 

(130)

   Policyholder benefits and claims incurred

 

 

 

-

 

7

Total

 

 

$

(333)

$

(139)

Credit Risk-Related Contingent Features

The aggregate fair value of our derivative instruments that contain credit risk-related contingent features that were in a net liability position at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, was approximately $2.3 billion and $3.0 billion, respectively. The aggregate fair value of assets posted as collateral under these contracts at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, was approximately $3.0 billion and $4.0 billion, respectively.

We estimate that at March 31, 2017, based on our outstanding financial derivative transactions, a downgrade of our long-term senior debt ratings to BBB or BBB– by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of S&P Global Inc., and/or a downgrade to Baa2 or Baa3 by Moody’s Investors’ Service, Inc. would permit counterparties to make additional collateral calls and permit certain counterparties to elect early termination of contracts, resulting in corresponding collateral postings and termination payments in the total amount of up to approximately $122 million.

Additional collateral postings upon downgrade are estimated based on the factors in the individual collateral posting provisions of the CSA with each counterparty and current exposure as of March 31, 2017. Factors considered in estimating the termination payments upon downgrade include current market conditions and the terms of the respective CSA provisions. Our estimates are also based on the assumption that counterparties will terminate based on their net exposure to us. The actual termination payments could differ from our estimates given market conditions at the time of downgrade and the level of uncertainty in estimating both the number of counterparties who may elect to exercise their right to terminate and the payment that may be triggered in connection with any such exercise.

Hybrid Securities with Embedded Credit Derivatives

We invest in hybrid securities (such as credit‑linked notes) with the intent of generating income, and not specifically to acquire exposure to embedded derivative risk. As is the case with our other investments in RMBS, CMBS, CDOs and ABS, our investments in these hybrid securities are exposed to losses only up to the amount of our initial investment in the hybrid security. Other than our initial investment in the hybrid securities, we have no further obligation to make payments on the embedded credit derivatives in the related hybrid securities.

We elect to account for our investments in these hybrid securities with embedded written credit derivatives at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in Net investment income and Other income. Our investments in these hybrid securities are reported as Other bond securities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair values of these hybrid securities were $4.6 billion and $4.8 billion at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. These securities have par amounts of $9.9 billion and $10.1 billion at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, and have remaining stated maturity dates that extend to 2052.

 

10. Insurance Liabilities

Liability for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses (Loss Reserves)

Loss reserves represent the accumulation of estimates of unpaid claims, including estimates for claims incurred but not reported (IBNR) and loss adjustment expenses (LAE), less applicable discount. We regularly review and update the methods used to determine loss reserve estimates. Any adjustments resulting from this review are reflected currently in pre-tax income. Because these estimates are subject to the outcome of future events, changes in estimates are common given that loss trends vary and time is often required for changes in trends to be recognized and confirmed. Reserve changes that increase previous estimates of ultimate cost are referred to as unfavorable or adverse development or reserve strengthening. Reserve changes that decrease previous estimates of ultimate cost are referred to as favorable development.

Our gross loss reserves before reinsurance and discount are net of contractual deductible recoverable amounts due from policyholders of approximately $12.8 billion at both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. These recoverable amounts are related to certain policies with high deductibles (in excess of high dollar amounts retained by the insured through self-insured retentions, deductibles, retrospective programs, or captive arrangements, each referred to generically as “deductibles”), primarily for U.S. commercial casualty business. With respect to the deductible portion of the claim, we manage and pay the entire claim on behalf of the insured and are reimbursed by the insured for the deductible portion of the claim.  Thus, these recoverable amounts represent a credit exposure to us.  At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we held collateral of approximately $9.8 billion and $9.7 billion, respectively, for these deductible recoverable amounts, consisting primarily of letters of credit and funded trust agreements.

The following table presents the roll forward of activity in Loss Reserves:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

  

 

  

(in millions)

 

2017

 

2016

Liability for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses, beginning of year

$

77,077

$

74,942

Reinsurance recoverable

 

(15,532)

 

(14,339)

Net Liability for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses, beginning of year

 

61,545

 

60,603

Foreign exchange effect

 

(105)

 

(160)

Dispositions(a)

 

-

 

-

Retroactive reinsurance adjustment (net of discount)(b)

 

(11,199)

 

-

Total

 

50,241

 

60,443

Losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred

 

 

 

 

   Current year

 

4,300

 

4,912

   Prior years, excluding discount

 

25

 

(66)

   Prior years, discount charge (benefit)

 

(25)

 

(9)

Total losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred

 

4,300

 

4,837

Losses and loss adjustment expenses paid

 

 

 

 

   Current year

 

(571)

 

(580)

   Prior years

 

(4,753)

 

(4,966)

Total losses and loss adjustment expenses paid

 

(5,324)

 

(5,546)

Reclassified to liabilities held for sale(c)

 

(87)

 

-

Liability for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses, end of period:

 

 

 

 

Net liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses

 

49,130

 

59,734

   Reinsurance recoverable

 

26,920

 

14,212

Total

$

76,050

$

73,946

(a)  Includes amounts related to dispositions through the date of disposition.  Includes sale of UGC and Ascot.

(b)  Includes discount on retroactive reinsurance in the amount of $1.7 billion.

(c)  Represents change in loss reserves included in our pending sale of certain of our insurance operations to Fairfax for the three months ended March 31, 2017.  Upon consummation of the sale, we may retain a portion of these reserves through reinsurance arrangements.                 

On January 20, 2017, we entered into an adverse development reinsurance agreement with NICO, a subsidiary of Berkshire, under which we transferred to NICO 80 percent of the reserve risk on substantially all of our U.S. Commercial long-tail exposures for accident years 2015 and prior. Under this agreement, we ceded to NICO 80 percent of the paid losses on subject business paid on or after January 1, 2016 in excess of $25 billion of net paid losses, up to an aggregate limit of $25 billion.  At NICO’s 80 percent share, NICO’s limit of liability under the contract is $20 billion.  We account for this transaction as retroactive reinsurance. We paid total consideration, including interest, of $10.2 billion. The consideration was placed into a collateral trust account as security for NICO’s claim payment obligations, and Berkshire has provided a parental guarantee to secure the obligations of NICO under the agreement.

Discounting of Loss Reserves

At March 31, 2017, the loss reserves reflect a net loss reserve discount of $1.9 billion, including tabular and non-tabular calculations based upon the following assumptions:

Certain asbestos claims are discounted when allowed by the regulator and when payments are fixed and determinable, based on the investment yields of the companies and the payout pattern for the claims. At December 31, 2016, the discount for asbestos reserves was fully amortized.

The tabular workers’ compensation discount is calculated based on a 3.5 percent interest rate and the mortality rate used in the 2007 U.S. Life Table.

The non-tabular workers’ compensation discount is calculated separately for companies domiciled in New York and Pennsylvania, and follows the statutory regulations (prescribed or permitted) for each state.  For New York companies, the discount is based on a 5 percent interest rate and the companies’ own payout patterns. In 2012, for Pennsylvania companies, the statute has specified discount factors for accident years 2001 and prior, which are based on a 6 percent interest rate and an industry payout pattern.  For accident years 2002 and subsequent, the discount is based on the payout patterns and investment yields of the companies.

In 2013, our Pennsylvania regulator approved use of a consistent discount rate (U.S. Treasury rate plus a liquidity premium) to all of our workers’ compensation reserves in our Pennsylvania-domiciled companies, as well as our use of updated payout patterns specific to our primary and excess workers compensation portfolios. 

In the fourth quarter of 2016, our Pennsylvania and Delaware regulators approved an updated discount rate that we applied to our workers’ compensation loss reserves for the legal entities domiciled in those states.

The discount consists of $491 million of tabular discount and $1.5 billion of non-tabular discount for workers’ compensation.  During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the benefit/(charge) from changes in discount of $25 million and $10 million, respectively, were recorded as part of the policyholder benefits and losses incurred in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.  For the three-month period ended March 31, 2017, the discount on workers’ compensation reserves decreased by $1.7 billion due to the impact of the adverse development reinsurance agreement with NICO.

During the first quarter of 2017, reserves were established for accident year 2017, which increased the discount by $32 million. In addition, the increase in the forward yield curve component of the discount rates resulted in a $57 million increase in the loss reserve discount. This increase was partially offset by a $64 million reduction for accident years 2016 and prior, primarily from accretion of discount on reserves for the first quarter of 2017. This resulted in an increase in the loss reserve discount of $25 million.

 

During the first quarter of 2016, reserves were established for accident year 2016, which increased the discount by $48 million. This increase was partially offset by a $27 million reduction for accident years 2015 and prior, primarily from accretion of discount on reserves for the first quarter of 2016. In addition, decreases in the forward yield curve component of the discount rates resulted in an $11 million decrease in the loss reserve discount, as Treasury rates generally decreased in the first quarter of 2016 along the payout pattern horizon as compared to the prior periods, partially offset by an increase in the credit spread. This resulted in an increase in the loss reserve discount of $10 million.

The following table presents the components of the loss reserve discount discussed above:

 

March 31, 2017

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

Legacy Portfolio

 

 

 

 

Legacy Portfolio

 

 

 

U.S. Liability

- Property and

 

 

 

U.S. Liability

- Property and

 

 

 

and

Casualty run-off

 

 

 

and

Casualty run-off

 

 

(in millions)

Financial Lines

Insurance Lines

 

Total

 

Financial Lines

Insurance Lines

 

Total

U.S. workers' compensation

$

2,606

$

989

$

3,595

 

$

2,583

$

987

$

3,570

Retroactive reinsurance

 

(1,655)

 

-

 

(1,655)

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

Total reserve discount

$

951

$

989

$

1,940

 

$

2,583

$

987

$

3,570

The following table presents the net loss reserve discount benefit (charge):

Three Months Ended March 31,

2017

 

2016

 

 

 

Legacy Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

Legacy Portfolio

 

 

 

U.S. Liability

- Property and

 

 

 

U.S. Liability

- Property and

 

 

 

and

Casualty run-off

 

 

 

and

Casualty run-off

 

 

(in millions)

Financial Lines

Insurance Lines

 

Total

 

Financial Lines

Insurance Lines

 

Total

Current accident year

$

32

$

-

$

32

 

$

48

$

-

$

48

Accretion and other adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to prior year discount

 

(48)

 

(16)

 

(64)

 

 

(14)

 

(14)

 

(28)

Effect of interest rate changes

 

39

 

18

 

57

 

 

(8)

 

(3)

 

(11)

Net reserve discount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

benefit (charge)

 

23

 

2

 

25

 

 

26

 

(17)

 

9

Change in discount on loss reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ceded under retroactive reinsurance

 

(1,655)

 

-

 

(1,655)

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

Net change in total reserve

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

discount

$

(1,632)

$

2

$

(1,630)

 

$

26

$

(17)

$

9

Comprised of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Workers' compensation

$

(1,632)

$

2

$

(1,630)

 

$

26

$

(16)

$

10

Asbestos

$

-

$

-

$

-

 

$

-

$

(1)

$

(1)

11. Contingencies, Commitments and Guarantees

In the normal course of business, various contingent liabilities and commitments are entered into by AIG and our subsidiaries. In addition, AIG Parent guarantees various obligations of certain subsidiaries.

Although AIG cannot currently quantify its ultimate liability for unresolved litigation and investigation matters, including those referred to below, it is possible that such liability could have a material adverse effect on AIG’s consolidated financial condition or its consolidated results of operations or consolidated cash flows for an individual reporting period.

Legal Contingencies

Overview.   In the normal course of business, AIG and our subsidiaries are, like others in the insurance and financial services industries in general, subject to litigation, including claims for punitive damages. In our insurance operations, litigation arising from claims settlement activities is generally considered in the establishment of our loss reserves. However, the potential for increasing jury awards and settlements makes it difficult to assess the ultimate outcome of such litigation. AIG is also subject to derivative, class action and other claims asserted by its shareholders and others alleging, among other things, breach of fiduciary duties by its directors and officers and violations of insurance laws and regulations, as well as federal and state securities laws. In the case of any derivative action brought on behalf of AIG, any recovery would accrue to the benefit of AIG.

Various regulatory and governmental agencies have been reviewing certain transactions and practices of AIG and our subsidiaries in connection with industry-wide and other inquiries into, among other matters, certain business practices of current and former operating insurance subsidiaries. We have cooperated, and will continue to cooperate, in producing documents and other information in response to subpoenas and other requests.

AIG’s Subprime Exposure, AIGFP Credit Default Swap Portfolio and Related Matters

AIG, AIG Financial Products Corp. and related subsidiaries (collectively AIGFP), and certain directors and officers of AIG, AIGFP and other AIG subsidiaries have been named in various actions relating to our exposure to the U.S. residential subprime mortgage market, unrealized market valuation losses on AIGFP’s super senior credit default swap portfolio, losses and liquidity constraints relating to our securities lending program and related disclosure and other matters (Subprime Exposure Issues).

Consolidated 2008 Securities Litigation.   On May 19, 2009, a consolidated class action complaint, resulting from the consolidation of eight purported securities class actions filed between May 2008 and January 2009, was filed against AIG and certain directors and officers of AIG and AIGFP, AIG’s outside auditors, and the underwriters of various securities offerings in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) in In re American International Group, Inc. 2008 Securities Litigation (the Consolidated 2008 Securities Litigation), asserting claims under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and claims under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), for allegedly materially false and misleading statements in AIG’s public disclosures from March 16, 2006 to September 16, 2008 relating to, among other things, the Subprime Exposure Issues.

In 2014, lead plaintiff, AIG and AIG’s outside auditor accepted mediators’ proposals to settle the Consolidated 2008 Securities Litigation against all defendants. On October 22, 2014, AIG paid the settlement amount of $960 million. On March 20, 2015, the Court issued an Order and Final Judgment approving the class settlement and dismissing the action with prejudice, and the AIG settlement became final on June 29, 2015.

Individual Securities Litigations.  Between November 18, 2011 and February 9, 2015, eleven separate, though similar, securities actions (Individual Securities Litigations) were filed in or transferred to the SDNY, asserting claims substantially similar to those in the Consolidated 2008 Securities Litigation against AIG and certain directors and officers of AIG and AIGFP. Two of the actions were voluntarily dismissed. On September 10, 2015, the SDNY granted AIG’s motion to dismiss some of the claims in the Individual Securities Litigations in whole or in part. AIG has settled eight of the nine remaining actions. The remaining Individual Securities Litigation pending in the SDNY was brought by a series of institutional investor funds. After the court’s decision granting AIG’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims in part, the claims in the remaining action are limited to a claim under Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act for allegedly materially false and misleading statements in AIG’s public disclosures from February 8, 2008 to September 16, 2008 relating to, among other things, the Subprime Exposure Issues. On January 17, 2017, AIG filed a motion for summary judgment to dismiss the vast majority of the institutional investor funds’ remaining claims and a motion to stay the action pending the resolution of this motion. AIG has appealed a March 9, 2017 decision by the magistrate judge, denying AIG’s motion to stay. 

On March 27, 2015, an additional securities action was filed in state court in Orange County, California asserting a claim against AIG pursuant to Section 11 of the Securities Act (the California Action) that is substantially similar to those in the Consolidated 2008 Securities Litigation and the Individual Securities Litigations. After denying AIG’s motion to remove the California Action to federal court and stay the action, the trial court overruled AIG’s demurrer to dismiss all of the claims asserted in the California Action, which is currently on appeal to the California Court of Appeals for the Fourth Appellate District.

We have accrued our current estimate of probable loss with respect to these litigations.

Starr International Litigation

On November 21, 2011, Starr International Company, Inc. (SICO) filed a complaint against the United States in the United States Court of Federal Claims (the Court of Federal Claims), bringing claims, both individually and on behalf of the classes defined below and derivatively on behalf of AIG (the SICO Treasury Action). The complaint challenges the government’s assistance of AIG, pursuant to which AIG entered into a credit facility with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the FRBNY, and such credit facility, the FRBNY Credit Facility) and the United States received an approximately 80 percent ownership in AIG. The complaint alleges that the interest rate imposed on AIG and the appropriation of approximately 80 percent of AIG’s equity was discriminatory, unprecedented, and inconsistent with liquidity assistance offered by the government to other comparable firms at the time and violated the Equal Protection, Due Process, and Takings Clauses of the U.S. Constitution.

In the SICO Treasury Action, the only claims naming AIG as a party (as a nominal defendant) are derivative claims on behalf of AIG. On September 21, 2012, SICO made a pre‑litigation demand on our Board demanding that we pursue the derivative claims or allow SICO to pursue the claims on our behalf. On January 9, 2013, our Board unanimously refused SICO’s demand in its entirety and on January 23, 2013, counsel for the Board sent a letter to counsel for SICO describing the process by which our Board considered and refused SICO’s demand and stating the reasons for our Board’s determination.

On March 11, 2013, SICO filed a second amended complaint in the SICO Treasury Action alleging that its demand was wrongfully refused. On June 26, 2013, the Court of Federal Claims granted AIG’s and the United States’ motions to dismiss SICO’s derivative claims in the SICO Treasury Action due to our Board’s refusal of SICO’s demand and denied the United States’ motion to dismiss SICO’s direct, non-derivative claims.

On March 11, 2013, the Court of Federal Claims in the SICO Treasury Action granted SICO’s motion for class certification of two classes with respect to SICO’s non‑derivative claims: (1) persons and entities who held shares of AIG Common Stock on or before September 16, 2008 and who owned those shares on September 22, 2008 (the Credit Agreement Shareholder Class); and (2) persons and entities who owned shares of AIG Common Stock on June 30, 2009 and were eligible to vote those shares at AIG’s June 30, 2009 annual meeting of shareholders (the Reverse Stock Split Shareholder Class). SICO has provided notice of class certification to potential members of the classes, who, pursuant to a court order issued on April 25, 2013, had to return opt‑in consent forms by September 16, 2013 to participate in either class. 286,908 holders of AIG Common Stock during the two class periods have opted into the classes.

On June 15, 2015, the Court of Federal Claims issued its opinion and order in the SICO Treasury Action.  The Court found that the United States exceeded its statutory authority by exacting approximately 80 percent of AIG’s equity in exchange for the FRBNY Credit Facility, but that AIG shareholders suffered no damages as a result.  SICO argued during trial that the two classes are entitled to a total of approximately $40 billion in damages, plus interest. The Court also found that the United States was not liable to the Reverse Stock Split Class in connection with the reverse stock split vote at the June 30, 2009 annual meeting of shareholders.

On June 17, 2015, the Court of Federal Claims entered judgment stating that “the Credit Agreement Shareholder Class shall prevail on liability due to the Government's illegal exaction, but shall recover zero damages, and that the Reverse Stock Split Shareholder Class shall not prevail on liability or damages.”  SICO filed a notice of appeal of the July 2, 2012 dismissal of SICO’s unconstitutional conditions claim, the June 26, 2013 dismissal of SICO’s derivative claims, the Court’s June 15, 2015 opinion and order, and the Court’s June 17, 2015 judgment to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The United States filed a notice of cross appeal of the Court’s July 2, 2012 opinion and order denying in part its motion to dismiss, the Court’s June 26, 2013 opinion and order denying its motion to dismiss SICO’s direct claims, the Court’s June 15, 2015 opinion and order, and the Court’s June 17, 2015 judgment to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

On August 25, 2015, SICO filed its appellate brief, in which it stated SICO does not appeal the dismissal of the derivative claims it asserted on behalf of AIG.

In the Court of Federal Claims, the United States has alleged, as an affirmative defense in its answer, that AIG is obligated to indemnify the FRBNY and its representatives, including the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and the United States (as the FRBNY’s principal), for any recovery in the SICO Treasury Action.

AIG believes that any indemnification obligation would arise only if: (a) SICO prevails on its appeal and ultimately receives an award of damages; (b) the United States then commences an action against AIG seeking indemnification; and (c) the United States is successful in such an action through any appellate process. If SICO prevails on its claims and the United States seeks indemnification from AIG, AIG intends to assert defenses thereto. A reversal of the Court of Federal Claim’s June 17, 2015 decision and judgment and a final determination that the United States is liable for damages, together with a final determination that AIG is obligated to indemnify the United States for any such damages, could have a material adverse effect on our business, consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

Regulatory and Related Matters

In April 2007, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) formed a Settlement Review Working Group, directed by the State of Indiana, to review the Workers’ Compensation Residual Market Assessment portion of the settlement between AIG, the Office of the New York Attorney General, and the New York State Department of Insurance.  In late 2007, the Settlement Review Working Group, under the direction of Indiana, Minnesota and Rhode Island, recommended that a multi-state targeted market conduct examination focusing on workers’ compensation insurance be commenced under the direction of the NAIC’s Market Analysis Working Group.  AIG was informed of the multi-state targeted market conduct examination in January 2008.  The lead states in the multi-state examination were Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.  All other states (and the District of Columbia) agreed to participate in the multi-state examination. The examination focused on legacy issues related to certain AIG entities’ writing and reporting of workers compensation insurance between 1985 and 1996. 

On December 17, 2010, AIG and the lead states reached an agreement to settle all regulatory liabilities arising out of the subjects of the multistate examination.  This regulatory settlement agreement, which was agreed to by all 50 states and the District of Columbia, included, among other terms, (i) AIG’s payment of $100 million in regulatory fines and penalties; (ii) AIG’s payment of $46.5 million in outstanding premium taxes and assessments; (iii) AIG’s agreement to enter into a compliance plan describing agreed-upon specific steps and standards for evaluating AIG’s ongoing compliance with state regulations governing the setting of workers’ compensation insurance premium rates and the reporting of workers’ compensation premiums; and (iv) AIG’s agreement to pay up to $150 million in contingent fines in the event that AIG fails to comply substantially with the compliance plan requirements. In furtherance of the compliance plan, the agreement provided for a monitoring period from May 29, 2012 to May 29, 2014 leading up to a compliance plan examination.  After the close of the monitoring period, as part of preparation for the actual conduct of the compliance plan examination, on or about October 1, 2014, AIG and the lead states agreed upon corrective action plans to address particular issues identified during the monitoring period.  The compliance plan examination has concluded, and the compliance plan examination report did not impose any fines on AIG.

In connection with a multi‑state examination of certain accident and health products, including travel products, issued by National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. (National Union), AIG Property Casualty Inc. (formerly Chartis Inc.), on behalf of itself, National Union, and certain of AIG Property Casualty Inc.’s insurance and non‑insurance companies (collectively, the AIG PC parties) entered into a Regulatory Settlement Agreement with regulators from 50 U.S. jurisdictions effective November 29, 2012. Under the agreement, and without admitting any liability for the issues raised in the examination, the AIG PC parties (i) paid a civil penalty of $50 million, (ii) entered into a corrective action plan describing agreed‑upon specific steps and standards for evaluating the AIG PC parties’ ongoing compliance with laws and regulations governing the issues identified in the examination, and (iii) agreed to pay a contingent fine in the event that the AIG PC parties fail to satisfy certain terms of the corrective action plan. On May 23, 2016, the managing lead state in the multi-state examination ordered that the companies subject to the Regulatory Settlement Agreement have “complied with the terms” of the Regulatory Settlement Agreement and that no contingent fine or civil penalty would be due.  On April 27, 2017, a court granted final approval of the settlement of civil litigation relating to the conduct of National Union’s and other AIG companies’ accident and health business.  An objector has thirty days to appeal the grant of final approval.  The settlement funds, previously placed into escrow, will be disbursed once the deadline for appeal has expired.  We had previously accrued our estimate of loss with respect to this settlement.          

Other Commitments

In the normal course of business, we enter into commitments to invest in limited partnerships, private equity funds and hedge funds and to purchase and develop real estate in the U.S. and abroad. These commitments totaled $3.1 billion at March 31, 2017.

Guarantees

Subsidiaries

We have issued unconditional guarantees with respect to the prompt payment, when due, of all present and future payment obligations and liabilities of AIGFP and of AIG Markets arising from transactions entered into by AIG Markets.

In connection with AIGFP’s business activities, AIGFP has issued, in a limited number of transactions, standby letters of credit or similar facilities to equity investors of structured leasing transactions in an amount equal to the termination value owing to the equity investor by the lessee in the event of a lessee default (the equity termination value). The total amount outstanding at March 31, 2017 was $139 million. In those transactions, AIGFP has agreed to pay such amount if the lessee fails to pay. The amount payable by AIGFP is, in certain cases, partially offset by amounts payable under other instruments typically equal to the present value of scheduled payments to be made by AIGFP. In the event that AIGFP is required to make a payment to the equity investor, the lessee is unconditionally obligated to reimburse AIGFP. To the extent that the equity investor is paid the equity termination value from the standby letter of credit and/or other sources, including payments by the lessee, AIGFP takes an assignment of the equity investor’s rights under the lease of the underlying property. Because the obligations of the lessee under the lease transactions are generally economically defeased, lessee bankruptcy is the most likely circumstance in which AIGFP would be required to pay without reimbursement.

Asset Dispositions

We are subject to financial guarantees and indemnity arrangements in connection with the completed sales of businesses pursuant to our asset disposition plan. The various arrangements may be triggered by, among other things, declines in asset values, the occurrence of specified business contingencies, the realization of contingent liabilities, developments in litigation or breaches of representations, warranties or covenants provided by us. These arrangements are typically subject to various time limitations, defined by the contract or by operation of law, such as statutes of limitation. In some cases, the maximum potential obligation is subject to contractual limitations, while in other cases such limitations are not specified or are not applicable.

We are unable to develop a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential payout under certain of these arrangements. Overall, we believe that it is unlikely we will have to make any material payments related to completed sales under these arrangements, and no material liabilities related to these arrangements have been recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Other

     See Note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion on commitments and guarantees associated with VIEs.

     See Note 9 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosures about derivatives.

     See Note 16 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosures about guarantees of outstanding debt.

12. Equity

Shares Outstanding

The following table presents a rollforward of outstanding shares:

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

Common

Treasury

Common Stock

 

Stock Issued

Stock

Outstanding

Shares, beginning of year

1,906,671,492

(911,335,651)

995,335,841

Shares issued

-

3,138,933

3,138,933

Shares repurchased

-

(55,994,748)

(55,994,748)

Shares, end of period

1,906,671,492

(964,191,466)

942,480,026

Dividends

Payment of future dividends to our shareholders and repurchases of AIG Common Stock depends in part on the regulatory framework that we are currently subject to and that will ultimately be applicable to us, including as a nonbank systemically important financial institution under the Dodd‑Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and a global systemically important insurer. In addition, dividends are payable on AIG Common Stock only when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors in its discretion, from funds legally available for this purpose. In considering whether to pay a dividend or purchase shares of AIG Common Stock, our Board of Directors considers a number of factors, including, but not limited to: the capital resources available to support our insurance operations and business strategies, AIG’s funding capacity and capital resources in comparison to internal benchmarks, expectations for capital generation, rating agency expectations for capital, regulatory standards for capital and capital distributions, and such other factors as our Board of Directors may deem relevant.

On March 29, 2017, we paid a dividend of $0.32 per share on AIG Common Stock to shareholders of record on March 15, 2017. On March 28, 2016, we paid a dividend of $0.32 per share on AIG Common Stock to shareholders of record on March 14, 2016.

See Note 19 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2016 Annual Report for a discussion of restrictions on payments of dividends to AIG Parent by its subsidiaries.

Repurchase of AIG Common Stock

The following table presents repurchases of AIG Common Stock and warrants to purchase shares of AIG Common Stock:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

2017

 

2016

Aggregate repurchases of common stock

$

3,585

$

3,486

Total number of common shares repurchased

 

56

 

63

Aggregate repurchases of warrants

$

-

$

173

Total number of warrants repurchased

 

-

 

10

Our Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of shares of AIG Common Stock through a series of actions. On February 14, 2017, our Board of Directors authorized an additional increase of $3.5 billion to its previous share repurchase authorization. As of March 31, 2017, approximately $2.4 billion remained under our share repurchase authorization. Shares may be repurchased from time to time in the open market, private purchases, through forward, derivative, accelerated repurchase or automatic repurchase transactions or otherwise (including through the purchase of warrants). Certain of our share repurchases have been and may from time to time be effected through Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1 repurchase plans.

The timing of any future repurchases will depend on market conditions, our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and other factors.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table presents a rollforward of Accumulated other comprehensive income:

 

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Fixed Maturity Securities on Which Other-Than- Temporary Credit Impairments Were Taken

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of All Other Investments

 

Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments

 

Retirement Plan Liabilities Adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

Total

Balance, December 31, 2016, net of tax

$

426

$

6,405

$

(2,629)

$

(972)

$

3,230

Change in unrealized appreciation of investments

 

143

 

690

 

-

 

-

 

833

Change in deferred policy acquisition costs adjustment and other*

 

32

 

38

 

-

 

-

 

70

Change in future policy benefits

 

-

 

(86)

 

-

 

-

 

(86)

Change in foreign currency translation adjustments

 

-

 

-

 

(304)

 

-

 

(304)

Change in net actuarial loss

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

25

 

25

Change in prior service cost

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

3

 

3

Change in deferred tax asset (liability)

 

(61)

 

53

 

28

 

(10)

 

10

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

114

 

695

 

(276)

 

18

 

551

Noncontrolling interests

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Balance, March 31, 2017, net of tax

$

540

$

7,100

$

(2,905)

$

(954)

$

3,781

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2015, net of tax

$

696

$

5,566

$

(2,879)

$

(846)

$

2,537

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

 

(548)

 

5,083

 

-

 

-

 

4,535

Change in deferred policy acquisition costs adjustment and other

 

15

 

(360)

 

-

 

-

 

(345)

Change in future policy benefits

 

-

 

(728)

 

-

 

-

 

(728)

Change in foreign currency translation adjustments

 

-

 

-

 

(132)

 

-

 

(132)

Change in net actuarial loss

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

12

 

12

Change in prior service credit

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(7)

 

(7)

Change in deferred tax asset (liability)

 

184

 

(568)

 

40

 

(3)

 

(347)

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(349)

 

3,427

 

(92)

 

2

 

2,988

Noncontrolling interests

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Balance, March 31, 2016, net of tax

$

347

$

8,993

$

(2,971)

$

(844)

$

5,525

*    Includes net unrealized gains attributable to businesses held for sale.

The following table presents the other comprehensive income reclassification adjustments for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively:

 

 

Unrealized Appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Depreciation) of Fixed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maturity Investments

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on Which Other-Than-

 

Appreciation

 

Foreign

 

Retirement

 

 

 

 

Temporary Credit

 

(Depreciation)

 

Currency

 

Plan

 

 

 

 

Impairments Were

 

of All Other

 

Translation

 

Liabilities

 

 

(in millions)

 

Recognized

 

Investments

 

Adjustments

 

Adjustment

 

Total

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized change arising during period

$

190

$

835

$

(304)

$

18

$

739

Less: Reclassification adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   included in net income

 

15

 

193

 

-

 

(10)

 

198

Total other comprehensive income (loss),

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  before income tax expense (benefit)

 

175

 

642

 

(304)

 

28

 

541

Less: Income tax expense (benefit)

 

61

 

(53)

 

(28)

 

10

 

(10)

Total other comprehensive income (loss),

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   net of income tax expense (benefit)

$

114

$

695

$

(276)

$

18

$

551

 

March 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized change arising during period

$

(458)

$

3,640

$

(132)

$

1

$

3,051

Less: Reclassification adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   included in net income

 

75

 

(355)

 

-

 

(4)

 

(284)

Total other comprehensive income (loss),

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  before income tax expense (benefit)

 

(533)

 

3,995

 

(132)

 

5

 

3,335

Less: Income tax expense (benefit)

 

(184)

 

568

 

(40)

 

3

 

347

Total other comprehensive income (loss),

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   net of income tax expense (benefit)

$

(349)

$

3,427

$

(92)

$

2

$

2,988

The following table presents the effect of the reclassification of significant items out of Accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income:

 

Amount Reclassified

 

 

from Accumulated Other

 

 

Comprehensive Income

 

  

Three Months Ended March 31,

Affected Line Item in the

(in millions)

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of fixed maturity securities on which other-than-temporary credit impairments were recognized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Investments

 

$

15

 

$

75

 

Other realized capital gains

   Total

 

 

15

 

 

75

 

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   all other investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Investments

 

 

140

 

 

(413)

 

Other realized capital gains

   Deferred policy acquisition costs adjustment

 

 

53

 

 

58

 

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

   Future policy benefits

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

Policyholder benefits and losses incurred

   Total

 

 

193

 

 

(355)

 

 

Change in retirement plan liabilities adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Prior-service costs

 

 

-

 

 

4

 

 * 

   Actuarial losses

 

 

(10)

 

 

(8)

 

 * 

   Total

 

 

(10)

 

 

(4)

 

 

   Total reclassifications for the period

 

$

198

 

$

(284)

 

 

*    These Accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost. See Note 14 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

13. Earnings Per Share (EPS)

The basic EPS computation is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, adjusted to reflect all stock dividends and stock splits. The diluted EPS computation is based on those shares used in the basic EPS computation plus shares that would have been outstanding assuming issuance of common shares for all dilutive potential common shares outstanding and adjusted to reflect all stock dividends and stock splits.

The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted EPS:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(dollars in millions, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Numerator for EPS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,211

$

(156)

   Less: Net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

26

 

(20)

   Income (loss) attributable to AIG common shareholders from continuing operations

 

 

 

1,185

 

(136)

   Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax expense

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

(47)

   Net income (loss) attributable to AIG common shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,185

$

(183)

Denominator for EPS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Weighted average shares outstanding — basic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

980,777,243

 

1,156,548,459

   Dilutive shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,537,787

 

-

   Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted(a) (b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,005,315,030

 

1,156,548,459

Income per common share attributable to AIG:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1.21

$

(0.12)

   Loss from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

-

$

(0.04)

   Income (loss) attributable to AIG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1.21

$

(0.16)

Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1.18

$

(0.12)

   Loss from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

-

$

(0.04)

   Income (loss) attributable to AIG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1.18

$

(0.16)

(a)  Shares in the diluted EPS calculation represent basic shares for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 due to the net loss in that period.

(b)  Dilutive shares include our share‑based employee compensation plans and a weighted average portion of the warrants issued to AIG shareholders as part of AIG’s recapitalization in January 2011. The number of shares excluded from diluted shares outstanding was 1.8 million and 0.6 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, because the effect of including those shares in the calculation would have been anti-dilutive.

 

14. Employee Benefits

We sponsor various defined benefit pension plans, post-retirement medical and life insurance plans for eligible employees and retirees in the U.S. and certain non-U.S. countries.   

The following table presents the components of net periodic benefit cost with respect to pensions and other postretirement benefits:

  

Pension

 

Postretirement

  

 

U.S.

 

Non-U.S.

 

 

 

 

U.S.

 

Non-U.S.

 

 

(in millions)

 

Plans

 

Plans

 

Total

 

 

Plans

 

Plans

 

Total

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Components of net periodic benefit cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Service cost

$

6

$

8

$

14

 

$

-

$

1

$

1

   Interest cost

 

43

 

4

 

47

 

 

2

 

1

 

3

   Expected return on assets

 

(64)

 

(6)

 

(70)

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

   Amortization of net loss

 

7

 

3

 

10

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

Net periodic benefit cost (credit)

$

(8)

$

9

$

1

 

$

2

$

2

$

4

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Components of net periodic benefit cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Service cost

$

4

$

8

$

12

 

$

1

$

1

$

2

   Interest cost

 

46

 

5

 

51

 

 

1

 

1

 

2

   Expected return on assets

 

(73)

 

(7)

 

(80)

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

   Amortization of prior service credit

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

(2)

 

-

 

(2)

   Amortization of net loss

 

6

 

2

 

8

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

   Curtailment gain

 

-

 

(2)

 

(2)

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

Net periodic benefit cost (credit)

$

(17)

$

6

$

(11)

 

$

-

$

2

$

2

15. Income Taxes

Interim Tax Calculation Method

We use the estimated annual effective tax rate method in computing our interim tax provision. Certain items, including those deemed to be unusual, infrequent or that cannot be reliably estimated, are excluded from the estimated annual effective tax rate. In these cases, the actual tax expense or benefit is reported in the same period as the related item.  Certain tax effects are also not reflected in the estimated annual effective tax rate, primarily certain changes in the realizability of deferred tax assets and uncertain tax positions.

Interim Tax Expense (Benefit)

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2017, the effective tax rate on income from continuing operations was 29.9 percent. The effective tax rate on income from continuing operations differs from the statutory tax rate of 35 percent primarily due to tax benefits associated with tax exempt income, reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income to income from continuing operations related to the disposal of available for sale securities and excess tax deductions related to share based compensation payments recorded through the income statement in accordance with ASU 2016-09, partially offset by tax charges related to the disposition of subsidiaries and non-deductible transfer pricing charges.

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, the effective tax rate on loss from continuing operations was 27.1 percent. The effective tax rate on loss from continuing operations differs from the statutory tax rate of 35 percent primarily due to tax charges and related interest associated with increases in uncertain tax positions related to cross border financing transactions, partially offset by tax benefits associated with the impact of an agreement reached with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) related to certain tax issues under audit, reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income to income from continuing operations related to the disposal of available for sale securities and a decrease in the deferred tax asset valuation allowances associated with certain foreign jurisdictions.

Assessment of Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance

The evaluation of the recoverability of our deferred tax asset and the need for a valuation allowance requires us to weigh all positive and negative evidence to reach a conclusion that it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The weight given to the evidence is commensurate with the extent to which it can be objectively verified. The more negative evidence that exists, the more positive evidence is necessary and the more difficult it is to support a conclusion that a valuation allowance is not needed.

Our framework for assessing the recoverability of the deferred tax asset requires us to consider all available evidence, including:

     the nature, frequency, and amount of cumulative financial reporting income and losses in recent years;

     the sustainability of recent operating profitability of our subsidiaries;

     the predictability of future operating profitability of the character necessary to realize the net deferred tax asset;

     the carryforward period for the net operating loss, capital loss and foreign tax credit carryforwards, including the effect of reversing taxable temporary differences; and

     prudent and feasible actions and tax planning strategies that would be implemented, if necessary, to protect against the loss of the deferred tax asset.

In performing our assessment of the recoverability of the deferred tax asset under this framework, we consider tax laws governing the utilization of the net operating loss, capital loss and foreign tax credit carryforwards in each applicable jurisdiction.  Under U.S. tax law, a company generally must use its net operating loss carryforwards before it can use its foreign tax credit carryforwards, even though the carryforward period for the foreign tax credit is shorter than for the net operating loss.  Our U.S. federal consolidated income tax group includes both life companies and non-life companies.  While the U.S. taxable income of our non-life companies can be offset by the net operating loss carryforwards, only a portion (no more than 35 percent) of the U.S. taxable income of our life companies can be offset by those net operating loss carryforwards.  The remaining tax liability of our life companies can be offset by the foreign tax credit carryforwards.  Accordingly, we utilize both the net operating loss and foreign tax credit carryforwards concurrently which enables us to realize our tax attributes prior to expiration. As of March 31, 2017, based on all available evidence, it is more likely than not that the U.S. net operating loss and foreign tax credit carryforwards will be utilized prior to expiration and, thus, no valuation allowance has been established.

Estimates of future taxable income, including income generated from prudent and feasible actions and tax planning strategies could change in the near term, perhaps materially, which may require us to consider any potential impact to our assessment of the recoverability of the deferred tax asset. Such potential impact could be material to our consolidated financial condition or results of operations for an individual reporting period.

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2017, recent changes in market conditions, including interest rate fluctuations, impacted the unrealized tax gains and losses in the U.S. Life Insurance Companies’ available for sale securities portfolio, resulting in a decrease to the net deferred tax asset related to net unrealized tax capital losses.  As a result, for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017, we released $254 million of valuation allowance associated with the unrealized tax losses in the U.S. Life Insurance Companies’ available for sale securities portfolio, all of which was allocated to other comprehensive income.

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2017, recent changes in market conditions, including interest rate fluctuations, impacted the unrealized tax gains and losses in the non-life companies’ available for sale securities portfolio, resulting in a decrease to the net deferred tax asset related to net unrealized tax capital losses. As a result, we released $120 million of valuation allowance associated with the unrealized tax losses in the non-life companies’ available for sale securities portfolio, all of which was recognized in other comprehensive income.

As of March 31, 2017, based on all available evidence, we concluded that a valuation allowance of $354 million should remain on a portion of the deferred tax asset related to unrealized losses that are not more-likely-than-not to be realized.

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2017, we recognized a net decrease of $15 million in our deferred tax asset valuation allowance associated with certain foreign jurisdictions, primarily attributable to current year activity.

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2017, our deferred tax asset valuation allowance associated with certain state jurisdictions remained unchanged.

Tax Examinations and Litigation

On August 1, 2012, we filed a motion for partial summary judgment related to the disallowance of foreign tax credits associated with cross border financing transactions in the Southern District of New York. The Southern District of New York denied our summary judgment motion and upon AIG’s appeal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (the Second Circuit) affirmed the denial. AIG’s petition for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court from the decision of the Second Circuit was denied on March 7, 2016.  As a result, the case has been remanded back to the Southern District of New York for a jury trial.

We will vigorously defend our position and continue to believe that we have adequate reserves for any liability that could result from these government actions. We continue to monitor legal and other developments in this area, including recent decisions affecting other taxpayers, and evaluate their effect, if any, on our position.

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes

At both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, our unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties were $4.5 billion. At both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, our unrecognized tax benefits related to tax positions that, if recognized, would not affect the effective tax rate because they relate to such factors as the timing, rather the permissibility, of the deduction were $0.1 billion.  Accordingly, at both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the amounts of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would favorably affect the effective tax rate were $4.4 billion.

Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recognized in income tax expense.  At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we had accrued liabilities of $1.3 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively, for the payment of interest (net of the federal benefit) and penalties. For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, we accrued expense (benefit) of $17 million and $(51) million, respectively, for the payment of interest and penalties.

We regularly evaluate adjustments proposed by taxing authorities. At March 31, 2017, such proposed adjustments would not have resulted in a material change to our consolidated financial condition, although it is possible that the effect could be material to our consolidated results of operations for an individual reporting period. Although it is reasonably possible that a change in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits may occur within the next 12 months, based on the information currently available, we do not expect any change to be material to our consolidated financial condition.

16. Information Provided in Connection with Outstanding Debt

The following Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements reflect the results of AIG Life Holdings, Inc. (AIGLH), a holding company and a wholly owned subsidiary of AIG. AIG provides a full and unconditional guarantee of all outstanding debt of AIGLH.

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

  

 

American

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

  

 

International

 

  

 

  

Reclassifications

 

  

  

 

Group, Inc.

 

  

 

Other

 

and

Consolidated

(in millions)

(As Guarantor)

 

AIGLH

 

Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

AIG

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

 $  

2,714

 $  

-

 $  

12,907

 $  

(4,548)

 $  

11,073

Other investments(a)

 

7,032

 

-

 

297,400

 

-

 

304,432

Total investments

 

9,746

 

-

 

310,307

 

(4,548)

 

315,505

Cash

 

2

 

11

 

1,905

 

-

 

1,918

Loans to subsidiaries(b)

 

34,849

 

-

 

394

 

(35,243)

 

-

Investment in consolidated subsidiaries(b)

 

43,916

 

28,102

 

-

 

(72,018)

 

-

Other assets, including deferred income taxes

 

21,824

 

630

 

158,303

 

(4,606)

 

176,151

Assets held for sale

 

-

 

-

 

6,588

 

-

 

6,588

Total assets

 $  

110,337

 $  

28,743

 $  

477,497

 $  

(116,415)

 $  

500,162

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance liabilities

 $  

-

 $  

-

 $  

274,967

 $  

-

 $  

274,967

Long-term debt

 

21,471

 

642

 

8,634

 

-

 

30,747

Other liabilities, including intercompany balances(a)

 

14,402

 

571

 

108,364

 

(9,327)

 

114,010

Loans from subsidiaries(b)

 

395

 

-

 

34,848

 

(35,243)

 

-

Liabilities held for sale

 

-

 

-

 

5,771

 

-

 

5,771

Total liabilities

 

36,268

 

1,213

 

432,584

 

(44,570)

 

425,495

Total AIG shareholders’ equity

 

74,069

 

27,530

 

44,315

 

(71,845)

 

74,069

Non-redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

-

 

-

 

598

 

-

 

598

Total equity

 

74,069

 

27,530

 

44,913

 

(71,845)

 

74,667

Total liabilities and equity

 $  

110,337

 $  

28,743

 $  

477,497

 $  

(116,415)

 $  

500,162

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments

$

4,424

$

-

$

13,218

$

(5,340)

$

12,302

Other investments(a)

 

7,154

 

-

 

308,719

 

-

 

315,873

Total investments

 

11,578

 

-

 

321,937

 

(5,340)

 

328,175

Cash

 

2

 

34

 

1,832

 

-

 

1,868

Loans to subsidiaries(b)

 

34,692

 

-

 

576

 

(35,268)

 

-

Investment in consolidated subsidiaries(b)

 

42,582

 

27,309

 

-

 

(69,891)

 

-

Other assets, including deferred income taxes

 

24,099

 

239

 

140,743

 

(4,059)

 

161,022

Assets held for sale

 

-

 

-

 

7,199

 

-

 

7,199

Total assets

$

112,953

$

27,582

$

472,287

$

(114,558)

$

498,264

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance liabilities

$

-

$

-

$

275,120

$

-

$

275,120

Long-term debt

 

21,405

 

642

 

8,865

 

-

 

30,912

Other liabilities, including intercompany balances(a)

 

14,671

 

194

 

103,975

 

(9,572)

 

109,268

Loans from subsidiaries(b)

 

577

 

-

 

34,691

 

(35,268)

 

-

Liabilities held for sale

 

-

 

-

 

6,106

 

-

 

6,106

Total liabilities

 

36,653

 

836

 

428,757

 

(44,840)

 

421,406

Total AIG shareholders’ equity

 

76,300

 

26,746

 

42,972

 

(69,718)

 

76,300

Non-redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

-

 

-

 

558

 

-

 

558

Total equity

 

76,300

 

26,746

 

43,530

 

(69,718)

 

76,858

Total liabilities and equity

$

112,953

$

27,582

$

472,287

$

(114,558)

$

498,264

(a)  Includes intercompany derivative positions, which are reported at fair value before credit valuation adjustment.

(b)  Eliminated in consolidation.

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

American

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

  

 

International

 

  

 

  

 

Reclassifications

 

  

  

 

Group, Inc.

 

  

 

Other

 

and

 

Consolidated

(in millions)

 

(As Guarantor)

 

AIGLH

 

Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

AIG

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries*

$

1,462

$

600

$

-

$

(2,062)

$

-

   Other income

 

196

 

-

 

12,382

 

54

 

12,632

Total revenues

 

1,658

 

600

 

12,382

 

(2,008)

 

12,632

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Interest expense

 

242

 

12

 

46

 

(2)

 

298

   Gain on extinguishment of debt

 

-

 

-

 

(1)

 

-

 

(1)

   Other expenses

 

335

 

1

 

10,325

 

(53)

 

10,608

Total expenses

 

577

 

13

 

10,370

 

(55)

 

10,905

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   expense (benefit)

 

1,081

 

587

 

2,012

 

(1,953)

 

1,727

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

(104)

 

(4)

 

624

 

-

 

516

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

1,185

 

591

 

1,388

 

(1,953)

 

1,211

Net income (loss)

 

1,185

 

591

 

1,388

 

(1,953)

 

1,211

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   noncontrolling interests

 

-

 

-

 

26

 

-

 

26

Net income (loss) attributable to AIG

$

1,185

$

591

$

1,362

$

(1,953)

$

1,185

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries*

$

(944)

$

(1,683)

$

-

$

2,627

$

-

   Other income

 

(63)

 

5

 

12,038

 

(201)

 

11,779

Total revenues

 

(1,007)

 

(1,678)

 

12,038

 

2,426

 

11,779

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Interest expense

 

244

 

14

 

49

 

(1)

 

306

   Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

77

 

-

 

6

 

-

 

83

   Other expenses

 

191

 

7

 

11,605

 

(199)

 

11,604

Total expenses

 

512

 

21

 

11,660

 

(200)

 

11,993

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   expense (benefit)

 

(1,519)

 

(1,699)

 

378

 

2,626

 

(214)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

(1,337)

 

(6)

 

1,285

 

-

 

(58)

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

(182)

 

(1,693)

 

(907)

 

2,626

 

(156)

Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

 

(1)

 

-

 

(46)

 

-

 

(47)

Net income (loss)

 

(183)

 

(1,693)

 

(953)

 

2,626

 

(203)

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   noncontrolling interests

 

-

 

-

 

(20)

 

-

 

(20)

Net income (loss) attributable to AIG

$

(183)

$

(1,693)

$

(933)

$

2,626

$

(183)

*    Eliminated in consolidation.

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income

 

 

American

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International

 

 

 

 

 

Reclassifications

 

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

 

 

 

Other

 

and

 

Consolidated

(in millions)

 

(As Guarantor)

 

AIGLH

 

Subsidiaries

 

Eliminations

 

AIG

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

$

1,185

$

591

$

1,388

$

(1,953)

$

1,211

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

551

 

4,660

 

51,030

 

(55,690)

 

551

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

1,736

 

5,251

 

52,418

 

(57,643)

 

1,762

Total comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

-

 

-

 

26

 

-

 

26

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to AIG

$

1,736

$

5,251

$

52,392

$

(57,643)

$

1,736

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

$

(183)

$

(1,693)

$

(953)

$

2,626

$

(203)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

2,988

 

(474)

 

55,554

 

(55,080)

 

2,988

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

2,805

 

(2,167)

 

54,601

 

(52,454)

 

2,785

Total comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

-

 

-

 

(20)

 

-

 

(20)

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to AIG

$

2,805

$

(2,167)

$

54,621

$

(52,454)

$

2,805

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

  

 

American

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

International

 

 

  

 

 

Reclassifications

 

 

  

 

Group, Inc.

 

 

  

Other

 

and

 

Consolidated

(in millions)

 

(As Guarantor)

 

AIGLH

 

Subsidiaries*

 

Eliminations*

 

AIG

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

$

651

$

(23)

$

(10,938)

$

(49)

$

(10,359)

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales of investments

 

2,699

 

-

 

26,492

 

(2,482)

 

26,709

Sales of divested businesses, net

 

-

 

-

 

24

 

-

 

24

Purchase of investments

 

(890)

 

-

 

(14,769)

 

2,482

 

(13,177)

Loans to subsidiaries - net

 

(56)

 

-

 

183

 

(127)

 

-

Contributions from (to) subsidiaries - net

 

206

 

-

 

-

 

(206)

 

-

Net change in restricted cash

 

-

 

-

 

(22)

 

-

 

(22)

Net change in short-term investments

 

1,470

 

-

 

(220)

 

-

 

1,250

Other, net

 

(5)

 

-

 

(292)

 

-

 

(297)

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

 

3,424

 

-

 

11,396

 

(333)

 

14,487

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of long-term debt

 

-

 

-

 

151

 

-

 

151

Repayments of long-term debt

 

-

 

-

 

(602)

 

-

 

(602)

Purchase of common stock

 

(3,585)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(3,585)

Intercompany loans - net

 

(183)

 

-

 

56

 

127

 

-

Cash dividends paid

 

(307)

 

-

 

(49)

 

49

 

(307)

Other, net

 

-

 

-

 

89

 

206

 

295

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

(4,075)

 

-

 

(355)

 

382

 

(4,048)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

-

 

-

 

(82)

 

-

 

(82)

Change in cash

 

-

 

(23)

 

21

 

-

 

(2)

Cash at beginning of year

 

2

 

34

 

1,832

 

-

 

1,868

Change in cash of businesses held for sale

 

-

 

-

 

52

 

-

 

52

Cash at end of period

$

2

$

11

$

1,905

$

-

$

1,918

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

$

1,483

$

97

$

(1,481)

$

(1,067)

$

(968)

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales of investments

 

392

 

-

 

17,004

 

(1,154)

 

16,242

Purchase of investments

 

(322)

 

-

 

(16,634)

 

1,154

 

(15,802)

Loans to subsidiaries - net

 

880

 

-

 

180

 

(1,060)

 

-

Contributions from (to) subsidiaries - net

 

644

 

-

 

-

 

(644)

 

-

Net change in restricted cash

 

-

 

-

 

(59)

 

-

 

(59)

Net change in short-term investments

 

(1,022)

 

-

 

445

 

-

 

(577)

Other, net

 

(127)

 

-

 

708

 

-

 

581

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

 

445

 

-

 

1,644

 

(1,704)

 

385

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of long-term debt

 

2,986

 

-

 

303

 

-

 

3,289

Repayments of long-term debt

 

(710)

 

(26)

 

(222)

 

-

 

(958)

Purchase of common stock

 

(3,486)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(3,486)

Intercompany loans - net

 

(180)

 

(3)

 

(877)

 

1,060

 

-

Cash dividends paid

 

(363)

 

(177)

 

(890)

 

1,067

 

(363)

Other, net

 

(173)

 

-

 

1,500

 

644

 

1,971

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

(1,926)

 

(206)

 

(186)

 

2,771

 

453

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Change in cash

 

2

 

(109)

 

(23)

 

-

 

(130)

Cash at beginning of year

 

34

 

116

 

1,479

 

-

 

1,629

Cash at end of period

$

36

$

7

$

1,456

$

-

$

1,499

Supplementary Disclosure of Condensed Consolidating Cash Flow Information

 

 

American

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International

 

 

 

 

 

Reclassifications

 

 

 

 

Group, Inc.

 

 

 

Other

 

and

 

Consolidated

(in millions)

 

(As Guarantor)

 

AIGLH

 

Subsidiaries*

 

Eliminations*

 

AIG

Cash (paid) received during the 2017 period for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Third party

$

(288)

$

(23)

$

(43)

$

-

$

(354)

Intercompany

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax authorities

$

(14)

$

-

$

(54)

$

-

$

(68)

Intercompany

 

1,090

 

-

 

(1,090)

 

-

 

-

Cash (paid) received during the 2016 period for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Third party

$

(285)

$

(24)

$

(53)

$

-

$

(362)

Intercompany

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax authorities

$

(1)

$

-

$

(38)

$

-

$

(39)

Intercompany

 

182

 

-

 

(182)

 

-

 

-

American International Group, Inc. (As Guarantor) supplementary disclosure of non-cash activities:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

2017

 

2016

Intercompany non-cash financing and investing activities:

 

 

 

 

Capital contributions

$

198

$

2,904

Dividends received in the form of securities

 

150

 

697

Fixed maturity securities received in exchange for equity securities

 

-

 

-

17. Subsequent Events  

 

Dividends Declared and Increase in Share Repurchase Authorization

On May 3, 2017, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend on AIG Common Stock of $0.32 per share, payable on June 28, 2017 to shareholders of record on June 14, 2017.

On May 3, 2017, our Board of Directors authorized an additional increase to its previous repurchase authorization of AIG Common Stock of $2.5 billion, resulting in an aggregate remaining authorization on such date of approximately $3.8 billion.

sales of businesses

See Note 4 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for details of recent transactions that have closed since March 31, 2017.

  

 

ITEM 2 | Management’s  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Glossary and Acronyms of Selected Insurance Terms and References

Throughout this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A), we use certain terms and abbreviations, which are summarized in the Glossary and Acronyms.

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has incorporated into this discussion a number of cross-references to additional information included throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 (the 2016 Annual Report) to assist readers seeking additional information related to a particular subject.

In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, unless otherwise mentioned or unless the context indicates otherwise, we use the terms “AIG,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” to refer to American International Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries. We use the term “AIG Parent” to refer solely to American International Group, Inc., and not to any of its consolidated subsidiaries.   

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other publicly available documents may include, and officers and representatives of AIG may from time to time make, projections, goals, assumptions and statements that may constitute “forward‑looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These projections, goals, assumptions and statements are not historical facts but instead represent only our belief regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside our control. These projections, goals, assumptions and statements include statements preceded by, followed by or including words such as “will,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “focused on achieving,” “view,” “target,” "goal" or “estimate.” These projections, goals, assumptions and statements may address, among other things, our:

     exposures to subprime mortgages, monoline insurers, the residential and commercial real estate markets, state and municipal bond issuers, sovereign bond issuers, the energy sector and currency exchange rates;

     exposure to European governments and European financial institutions;

     strategy for risk management;

     actual and anticipated sales of businesses or asset divestitures or monetizations;

     restructuring of business operations, including anticipated restructuring charges and annual cost savings;

     generation of deployable capital;

     strategies to increase return on equity and earnings per share;

     strategies to grow net investment income, efficiently manage capital, grow book value per common share, and reduce expenses;

     anticipated organizational and business changes;

     strategies for customer retention, growth, product development, market position, financial results and reserves;

     segments’ revenues and combined ratios; and

     Chief Executive Officer succession and management retention plans.

 

It is possible that our actual results and financial condition will differ, possibly materially, from the results and financial condition indicated in these projections, goals, assumptions and statements. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ, possibly materially, from those in the specific projections, goals, assumptions and statements include:

     changes in market conditions;

     negative impacts on customers, business partners and other stakeholders;

     the occurrence of catastrophic events, both natural and man-made;

     significant legal proceedings;

     the timing and applicable requirements of any new regulatory framework to which we are subject as a nonbank systemically important financial institution (SIFI) and as a global systemically important insurer (G‑SII);

     concentrations in our investment portfolios;

     actions by credit rating agencies;

     judgments concerning casualty insurance underwriting and insurance liabilities;

     our ability to successfully manage Legacy portfolios;

     our ability to successfully reduce costs and expenses and make business and organizational changes without negatively impacting client relationships or our competitive position;

     our ability to successfully dispose of, or monetize, businesses or assets;

     judgments concerning the recognition of deferred tax assets;

     judgments concerning estimated restructuring charges and estimated cost savings; and

     such other factors discussed in:

   Part I, Item 2. MD&A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q; and

   Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors and Part II, Item 7. MD&A of our 2016 Annual Report.

We are not under any obligation (and expressly disclaim any obligation) to update or alter any projections, goals, assumptions or other statements, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

INDEX TO ITEM 2

 

 
 

 

Page

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

 

64

Critical Accounting Estimates

 

66

Executive Summary

 

67

Overview

 

67

Financial Performance Summary

 

69

AIG's Outlook – Industry and Economic Factors

 

72

Consolidated Results of Operations

 

76

Business Segment Operations

 

79

Commercial Insurance

 

80

Consumer Insurance

 

88

Other Operations  

 

102

Legacy Portfolio

 

103

Investments

 

105

Overview

 

105

Investment Highlights in the First Quarter of 2017

 

105

Investment Strategies

 

105

Credit Ratings

 

108

Impairments

 

118

Insurance Reserves

 

122

Loss Reserves

 

122

Life and Annuity Reserves and DAC

 

125

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

129

Overview

 

129

Analysis of Sources and Uses of Cash

 

131

Liquidity and Capital Resources of AIG Parent and Subsidiaries

 

132

Credit Facilities

 

134

Contractual Obligations

 

135

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Commercial Commitments

 

136

Debt

 

137

Credit Ratings

 

139

Financial Strength Ratings

 

140

Regulation and Supervision

 

140

Dividends and Repurchases of AIG Common Stock

 

140

Dividend Restrictions

 

141

Enterprise Risk Management

 

141

Overview

 

141

Credit Risk Management

 

141

Market Risk Management

 

142

Liquidity Risk Management

 

145

Regulatory Environment

 

146

Glossary

 

147

Acronyms

 

150

  

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

Throughout this MD&A, we present our financial condition and results of operations in the way we believe will be most meaningful and representative of our business results. Some of the measurements we use are “non‑GAAP financial measures” under Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations. GAAP is the acronym for “generally accepted accounting principles” in the United States. The non‑GAAP financial measures we present may not be comparable to similarly‑named measures reported by other companies.

Book value per common share, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI), Book value per common share, excluding AOCI and deferred tax assets (DTA) (Adjusted book value per common share) and Adjusted book value per common share, including dividend growth are used to show the amount of our net worth on a per-share basis. We believe these measures are useful to investors because they eliminate items that can fluctuate significantly from period to period, including changes in fair value of our available for sale securities portfolio, foreign currency translation adjustments and U.S. tax attribute deferred tax assets. These measures also eliminate the asymmetrical impact resulting from changes in fair value of our available for sale securities portfolio wherein there is largely no offsetting impact for certain related insurance liabilities. We exclude deferred tax assets representing U.S. tax attributes related to net operating loss carryforwards and foreign tax credits as they have not yet been utilized. Amounts for interim periods are estimates based on projections of full-year attribute utilization. As net operating loss carryforwards and foreign tax credits are utilized, the portion of the DTA utilized is included in these book value per common share metrics. Book value per common share excluding AOCI, is derived by dividing total AIG shareholders’ equity, excluding AOCI, by total common shares outstanding. Adjusted book value per common share is derived by dividing total AIG shareholders’ equity, excluding AOCI and DTA (Adjusted Shareholders’ Equity), by total common shares outstanding. Adjusted book value per common share including dividend growth is derived by dividing Adjusted Shareholders’ Equity, including growth in quarterly dividends above $0.125 per share to shareholders, by total common shares outstanding.  The reconciliation to book value per common share, the most comparable GAAP measure, is presented in the Executive Summary section of this MD&A.

Return on equity – After-tax operating income excluding AOCI and DTA (Adjusted return on equity) is used to show the rate of return on shareholders’ equity. We believe this measure is useful to investors because it eliminates items that can fluctuate significantly from period to period, including changes in fair value of our available for sale securities portfolio, foreign currency translation adjustments and U.S. tax attribute deferred tax assets. This measure also eliminates the asymmetrical impact resulting from changes in fair value of our available for sale securities portfolio wherein there is largely no offsetting impact for certain related insurance liabilities. We exclude deferred tax assets representing U.S. tax attributes related to net operating loss carryforwards and foreign tax credits as they have not yet been utilized. Amounts for interim periods are estimates based on projections of full-year attribute utilization. As net operating loss carryforwards and foreign tax credits are utilized, the portion of the DTA utilized is included in Adjusted return on equity. Adjusted return on equity is derived by dividing actual or annualized after-tax operating income attributable to AIG by average Adjusted Shareholders’ Equity. The reconciliation to return on equity, the most comparable GAAP measure, is presented in the Executive Summary section of this MD&A.

After-tax operating income attributable to AIG is derived by excluding the tax effected pre-tax operating income (PTOI) adjustments described below and the following tax items from net income attributable to AIG:

     deferred income tax valuation allowance releases and charges; and

     uncertain tax positions and other tax items related to legacy matters having no relevance to our current businesses or operating performance.

General operating expenses, operating basis is derived by making the following adjustments to general operating and other expenses: include (i) certain loss adjustment expenses, reported as policyholder benefits and losses incurred and (ii) certain investment and other expenses reported as net investment income, and exclude (i) advisory fee expenses, (ii) non-deferrable insurance commissions, (iii) direct marketing and acquisition expenses, net of deferrals, (iv) non-operating litigation reserves and (v) other expense related to an asbestos retroactive reinsurance agreement. We use General operating expenses, operating basis, because we believe it provides a more meaningful indication of our ordinary course of business operating costs, regardless of within which financial statement line item these expenses are reported externally within our segment results. The majority of these expenses are employee-related costs.  For example, Other acquisition expenses and Losses and loss adjustment expenses primarily represent employee-related costs in the underwriting and claims functions, respectively.  Excluded from this measure are non-operating expenses (such as restructuring costs and litigation reserves), direct marketing expenses, insurance company assessments and non-deferrable commissions.

We use the following operating performance measures because we believe they enhance the understanding of the underlying profitability of continuing operations and trends of our business segments. We believe they also allow for more meaningful comparisons with our insurance competitors. When we use these measures, reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP measure are provided on a consolidated basis in the Results of Operations section of this MD&A.

Operating revenues exclude Net realized capital gains (losses), income from non-operating litigation settlements (included in Other income for GAAP purposes) and changes in fair value of securities used to hedge guaranteed living benefits (included in Net investment income for GAAP purposes). Operating revenues is a GAAP measure for our operating segments.

Pre-tax operating income is derived by excluding the following items from income from continuing operations before income tax. This definition is consistent across our modules (including geography). These items generally fall into one or more of the following broad categories: legacy matters having no relevance to our current businesses or operating performance; adjustments to enhance transparency to the underlying economics of transactions; and measures that we believe to be common to the industry. PTOI is a GAAP measure for our operating segments.

     changes in fair value of securities used to hedge guaranteed living benefits;

     changes in benefit reserves and deferred policy acquisition costs (DAC), value of business acquired (VOBA), and sales inducement assets (SIA) related to net realized capital gains and losses;

     loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt;

     net realized capital gains and losses;

     non‑qualifying derivative hedging activities, excluding net realized capital gains and losses;

     income or loss from discontinued operations;

     net loss reserve discount benefit (charge);

     pension expense related to a one-time lump sum payment to former employees;

     income and loss from divested businesses;

     non-operating litigation reserves and settlements;

     reserve development related to non-operating run-off insurance business;

     restructuring and other costs related to initiatives designed to reduce operating expenses, improve efficiency and simplify our organization; and

     the portion of favorable or unfavorable prior year reserve development for which we have ceded the risk under retroactive reinsurance agreements and related changes in amortization of the deferred gain.

·       Commercial Insurance: Liability and Financial Lines, Property and Special Risks; Consumer Insurance: Personal Insurance

   Ratios: We, along with most property and casualty insurance companies, use the loss ratio, the expense ratio and the combined ratio as measures of underwriting performance. These ratios are relative measurements that describe, for every $100 of net premiums earned, the amount of losses and loss adjustment expenses (which for Commercial Insurance excludes net loss reserve discount), and the amount of other underwriting expenses that would be incurred. A combined ratio of less than 100 indicates underwriting income and a combined ratio of over 100 indicates an underwriting loss. Our ratios are calculated using the relevant segment information calculated under GAAP, and thus may not be comparable to similar ratios calculated for regulatory reporting purposes. The underwriting environment varies across countries and products, as does the degree of litigation activity, all of which affect such ratios. In addition, investment returns, local taxes, cost of capital, regulation, product type and competition can have an effect on pricing and consequently on profitability as reflected in underwriting income and associated ratios.

   Accident year loss and combined ratios, as adjusted: both the accident year loss and combined ratios, as adjusted, exclude catastrophe losses and related reinstatement premiums, prior year development, net of premium adjustments, and the impact of reserve discounting. Natural catastrophe losses are generally weather or seismic events having a net impact on AIG in excess of $10 million each. Catastrophes also include certain man-made events, such as terrorism and civil disorders that meet the $10 million threshold. We believe the as adjusted ratios are meaningful measures of our underwriting results on an ongoing basis as they exclude catastrophes and the impact of reserve discounting which are outside of management’s control. We also exclude prior year development to provide transparency related to current accident year results.

·       Consumer Insurance: Individual Retirement, Group Retirement, and Life Insurance; Other Operations: Institutional Markets

   Premiums and deposits: includes direct and assumed amounts received and earned on traditional life insurance policies, group benefit policies and life‑contingent payout annuities, as well as deposits received on universal life, investment‑type annuity contracts and mutual funds.

Results from discontinued operations are excluded from all of these measures.

Critical Accounting Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires the application of accounting policies that often involve a significant degree of judgment.

The accounting policies that we believe are most dependent on the application of estimates and assumptions, which are critical accounting estimates, are related to the determination of:

·          loss reserves;

·          reinsurance assets;

·          valuation of future policy benefit liabilities and timing and extent of loss recognition;

·          valuation of liabilities for guaranteed benefit features of variable annuity products;

·          estimated gross profits to value deferred acquisition costs for investment-oriented products;

·          impairment charges, including other-than-temporary impairments on available for sale securities, impairments on other invested assets, including investments in life settlements, and goodwill impairment;

·          liability for legal contingencies;

·          fair value measurements of certain financial assets and liabilities; and

·          income tax assets and liabilities, including recoverability of our net deferred tax asset and the predictability of future tax operating profitability of the character necessary to realize the net deferred tax assets.

These accounting estimates require the use of assumptions about matters, some of which are highly uncertain at the time of estimation. To the extent actual experience differs from the assumptions used, our consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially affected. For a complete discussion of our critical accounting estimates, you should read Part II, Item 7. MD&A — Critical Accounting Estimates in the 2016 Annual Report.

Executive Summary

Overview

This overview of the MD&A highlights selected information and may not contain all of the information that is important to current or potential investors in our securities. You should read this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, together with the 2016 Annual Report,  in their entirety for a more detailed description of events, trends, uncertainties, risks and critical accounting estimates affecting us.

OUR MODULAR MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK

AIG’s operating model

Modules are designed to enhance transparency and accountability, which we anticipate will drive operating improvement and flexibility over time.

Our Core businesses include Commercial Insurance and Consumer Insurance, as well as Other Operations.  Commercial Insurance includes two modules – Liability and Financial Lines and Property and Special Risks. Consumer Insurance is comprised of four modules – Individual Retirement, Group Retirement, Life Insurance and Personal Insurance.  As we continue to focus on operating improvement, we are exiting certain lines of business and market regions that we consider non-core and unprofitable while still maintaining a global presence for our Core businesses. The Legacy Portfolio consists of our run-off insurance lines and legacy investments. Other Operations consists of businesses and items not attributed to our Commercial Insurance and Consumer Insurance modules or our Legacy Portfolio.

Our multinational capabilities provide a diverse mix of businesses through our global offices and branches in more than 80 countries and jurisdictions. Accordingly, we also review and assess the performance of our Core business through the broad locations of our insurance operations across three key geographic modules: the United States, Europe, and Japan. Our disclosure of geography is based on the significant legal entity insurance companies (including branches) operating in those geographic areas. The other geography includes AIG Parent, United Guaranty Residential Insurance Company (United Guaranty), AIG Fuji Life Insurance Company, Ltd. (Fuji Life), our insurance operations in remaining geographies around the globe and certain legal entities not deemed significant in the key geographic areas. Geography disclosures exclude our Legacy Portfolio.

Business Modules

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Insurance

Commercial Insurance is a leading provider of insurance products and services for commercial customers. It includes one of the world’s most far-reaching property casualty networks. Commercial Insurance offers a broad range of products to customers through a diversified, multichannel distribution network. Customers value Commercial Insurance’s strong capital position, extensive risk management and claims expertise, and its ability to be a market leader in critical lines of the insurance business.

 

 

Consumer Insurance

Consumer Insurance is a unique franchise that brings together a broad portfolio of retirement, life insurance and personal insurance products offered through multiple distribution networks. It holds long-standing, leading market positions in many of its U.S. product lines, and its global footprint provides the opportunity to leverage its multinational servicing capabilities and pursue select opportunities in attractive markets. With its strong capital position, customer-focused service, innovative product development capabilities and deep distribution relationships across multiple channels, Consumer Insurance is well positioned to provide clients with valuable solutions, delivered through the channels they prefer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Operations

Other Operations consists of businesses and items not attributed to our Commercial and Consumer modules or our Legacy Portfolio. It includes AIG Parent, Institutional Markets, United Guaranty(a), Fuji Life(b), deferred tax assets related to tax attributes and intercompany eliminations.

(a) United Guaranty was sold in December 31, 2016.

(b) Fuji Life was sold on April 30, 2017.

Legacy Portfolio

Legacy Portfolio includes Legacy Property and Casualty Run-Off Insurance Lines, Legacy Life Insurance Run-Off Lines and Legacy Investments.

 

 

 

 

 

Geography Modules

 

 

 

United States

includes the following major property and casualty and life insurance companies: National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. (National Union), American Home Assurance Company (American Home U.S.), Lexington Insurance Company (Lexington), American General Life Insurance Company (American General), The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (VALIC), and the United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York (U.S. Life).

 

Europe

includes AIG Europe Limited and its branches, which are property and casualty companies.

Japan

includes the following major property and casualty insurance companies: Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance Company (Fuji Fire), AIUI Japan, and American Home Assurance Company, Ltd. (American Home Japan).

 

 

 

  

Financial Performance Summary

 

Net Income (Loss) Attributable To AIG

Three Months Ended March 31,

($ in millions)

2017 and 2016 Comparison

Increased due to improved income from insurance operations, reflecting higher net investment income and lower general operating and other expenses.  Income from the Legacy Portfolio increased due to fair value gains on certain investments. In addition, net realized capital losses decreased significantly compared to the same period in the prior year.

See MD&A – Consolidated Results of Operations for further discussion.

 

Pre-Tax Operating Income(a)

Three Months Ended March 31,

($ in millions)

2017 and 2016 Comparison

Increased due to improved income from insurance operations, reflecting higher net investment income and lower general operating and other expenses. Income from the Legacy Portfolio increased due to fair value gains on certain investments.

See MD&A – Business Segment Operations for further discussion.

 

General Operating and Other Expenses

Three Months Ended March 31,

($ in millions)

Declined $560 million, including an unfavorable foreign exchange impact of $12 million, divestitures of businesses, including United Guaranty and AIG Advisor Group, and lower employee-related expenses, rationalized employee benefits and professional fee reductions related to our ongoing efficiency program.

In keeping with our broad and on-going efforts to transform for long-term competitiveness, results for the first quarters of 2017 and 2016 included approximately $181 million and $188 million of pre-tax restructuring and other costs, respectively, which were primarily comprised of employee severance charges.

We continue to execute initiatives focused on organizational simplification, operational efficiency, and business rationalization, which are expected to result in aggregate pre-tax restructuring and other costs of approximately $1.44 billion (of which approximately $1.37 billion has been recognized since the third quarter of 2015) as well as generate pre-tax annualized savings of approximately $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion when fully implemented by 2018.

General Operating Expenses, Operating Basis(a)

Three Months Ended March 31,

($ in millions)

Declined $343 million, including an unfavorable foreign exchange impact of $12 million, divestitures of businesses, including United Guaranty and AIG Advisor Group, lower employee-related expenses, rationalized employee benefits and professional fee reductions related to our ongoing efficiency program.

 

Capital Returned to Shareholders

Three Months Ended March 31,

($ in billions)

We have returned $17.0 billion in capital to our shareholders through dividends and share and warrant repurchases since January 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017 as part of our strategy to actively return capital to shareholders.

 

Return on Equity(b)

 

Adjusted Return on Equity(a)(b)

 

 

Book Value Per Common Share

 

Adjusted Book Value Per Common Share Including Dividend Growth(a)

 

(a)  Non-GAAP measure – see Consolidated Results of Operations for reconciliation of Non-GAAP to GAAP measure.

(b)  For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, and year ended December 31, 2016.

AIG PRIORITIES FOR 2017

As previously disclosed in our 2016 Annual Report, our primary focus is growth in intrinsic value. We believe the following priorities for 2017 will help us to achieve our value creation goals.

     Improving our return on equity (ROE)

     Providing innovative solutions to most efficiently meet our clients’ needs

 

     Continuing to reduce general operating expenses

     Improving profitability of Commercial Insurance through underwriting actions and accident year loss ratio improvements

AIG’s Outlook – Industry and economic factors

Our business is affected by industry and economic factors such as interest rates, currency exchange rates, credit and equity market conditions, catastrophic claims events, regulation, tax policy, competition, and general economic, market and political conditions. We continued to operate under difficult market conditions in the first quarter of 2017, characterized by factors such as historically low interest rates, the Department of Labor’s (the DOL) final fiduciary duty rule (the DOL Fiduciary Rule), instability in the global equity markets, volatile energy markets, slowing growth in China and Euro-Zone economies, and the formal commencement of the United Kingdom’s (the UK) withdrawal from its membership in the European Union (the EU) (commonly referred to as Brexit). Brexit has also affected the U.S. dollar/British pound exchange rate, increased the volatility of exchange rates among the euro, British pound and the Japanese yen (the Major Currencies), and created volatility in the financial markets, which may continue for some time.

Impact of Changes in the Interest Rate Environment

Interest rates decreased marginally in the first quarter of 2017 and have remained at historically low levels. Certain markets in which we operate have experienced negative interest rates. A sustained low interest rate environment negatively affects sales of interest rate sensitive products in our industry and may negatively impact the profitability of our existing business as we reinvest cash flows from investments, including increased calls and prepayments of fixed maturity securities and mortgage loans, at rates below the average yield of our existing portfolios.  We actively manage our exposure to the interest rate environment through portfolio selection and asset-liability management, including spread management strategies for our investment-oriented products and economic hedging of interest rate risk from guarantee features in our variable and fixed index annuities.

Annuity Sales and Surrenders

The sustained low interest rate environment has a significant impact on the annuity industry. Low long-term interest rates put pressure on investment returns, which may negatively affect sales of interest rate sensitive products and reduce future profits on certain existing fixed rate products.  However, our disciplined rate setting has helped to mitigate some of the pressure on investment spreads. As long as the low interest rate environment continues, conditions will be challenging for the fixed annuity market. Rapidly rising interest rates could create the potential for increased sales, but may also drive higher surrenders. Customers are, however, currently buying fixed annuities with surrender periods of four to seven years in pursuit of higher returns, which may help mitigate the rate of increase in surrenders in a rapidly rising rate environment. In addition, older contracts that have higher minimum interest rates and continue to be attractive to the contract holders have driven better than expected persistency in Fixed Annuities, although the reserves for such contracts have continued to decrease over time in amount and as a percentage of the total annuity portfolio.  We will closely monitor surrenders of Fixed Annuities as contracts with lower minimum interest rates come out of the surrender charge period in a more attractive rate environment. Low interest rates have also driven growth in our fixed index annuity products, which provide additional interest crediting tied to favorable performance in certain equity market indices and the availability of guaranteed living benefits. Changes in interest rates significantly impact the valuation of our liabilities for guaranteed products with income features and the value of the related hedging portfolio.

Reinvestment and Spread Management

We actively monitor fixed income markets, including the level of interest rates, credit spreads and the shape of the yield curve. We also frequently review our interest rate assumptions and actively manage the crediting rates used for new and in-force business. Business strategies continue to evolve to maintain profitability of the overall business in a historically low interest rate environment. The low interest rate environment makes it more difficult to profitably price many of our products and puts margin pressure on existing products, due to the challenge of investing recurring premiums and deposits and reinvesting investment portfolio cash flows in the low rate environment while maintaining satisfactory investment quality and liquidity. In addition, there is investment risk associated with future premium receipts from certain in‑force business. Specifically, the investment of these future premium receipts may be at a yield below that required to meet future policy liabilities.

The contractual provisions for renewal of crediting rates and guaranteed minimum crediting rates included in products may reduce spreads in a sustained low interest rate environment and thus reduce future profitability. Although this interest rate risk is partially mitigated through the asset‑liability management process, product design elements and crediting rate strategies, a sustained low interest rate environment may negatively affect future profitability.

The following table presents Fixed Annuities and Group Retirement base net investment spread:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

Base net investment spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Annuities

 

 

 

 

2.27

%

2.22

%

Group Retirement

 

 

 

 

1.88

 

2.00

 

In Fixed Annuities and Group Retirement, average interest crediting rates decreased slightly in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the same period in the prior year due to disciplined pricing and active crediting rate management.  Group Retirement’s base net investment spread decreased in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the same period in the prior year as a result of lower prepayment income received on commercial mortgage loans, which more than offset the decrease in crediting rate. See Investments for additional information on our investment and asset-liability management strategies.

For investment-oriented products in our Individual Retirement, Group Retirement, Life Insurance and Institutional Markets businesses, our spread management strategies include disciplined pricing and product design for new business, modifying or limiting the sale of products that do not achieve targeted spreads, using asset-liability management to match assets to liabilities to the extent practicable, and actively managing crediting rates to help mitigate some of the pressure on investment spreads. Renewal crediting rate management is done under contractual provisions that were designed to allow crediting rates to be reset at pre-established intervals in accordance with state and federal laws and subject to minimum crediting rate guarantees. We will continue to adjust crediting rates on in-force business to mitigate the pressure on spreads from declining base yields, but our ability to lower crediting rates may be limited by the competitive environment, contractual minimum crediting rates, and provisions that allow rates to be reset only at pre-established intervals. For example, competitors including private equity-held annuity writers are currently offering higher crediting rates.  As a result, the timing and extent of crediting rate decreases may differ from the corresponding declines in investment yields, which could reduce our spreads and future profitability.

Of the aggregate fixed account values of our Individual Retirement and Group Retirement annuity products, 74 percent were crediting at the contractual minimum guaranteed interest rate at March 31, 2017. The percentage of fixed account values of our annuity products that are currently crediting at rates above one percent was 70 percent at both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. These businesses continue to focus on pricing discipline and strategies to reduce the minimum guaranteed interest crediting rates offered on new sales. In the core universal life business in our Life Insurance business, 72 percent of the account values were crediting at the contractual minimum guaranteed interest rate at March 31, 2017.

The following table presents fixed annuity and universal life account values of our Core Individual Retirement, Group Retirement and Life Insurance businesses by contractual minimum guaranteed interest rate and current crediting rates:

 

Current Crediting Rates

March 31, 2017

 

 

1-50 Basis

More than 50

 

 

 

Contractual Minimum Guaranteed

At Contractual

Points Above

Basis Points

 

 

 

Interest Rate

Minimum

Minimum

Above Minimum

 

 

 

(in millions)

Guarantee

Guarantee

Guarantee

 

Total

 

Individual Retirement*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1%

$

5,620

$

4,150

$

12,466

$

22,236

 

> 1% - 2%

 

7,199

 

244

 

1,674

 

9,117

 

> 2% - 3%

 

14,482

 

39

 

479

 

15,000

 

> 3% - 4%

 

10,608

 

44

 

7

 

10,659

 

> 4% - 5%

 

571

 

-

 

4

 

575

 

> 5% - 5.5%

 

32

 

-

 

5

 

37

 

Total Individual Retirement

$

38,512

$

4,477

$

14,635

$

57,624

 

Group Retirement*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1%

$

1,284

$

2,488

$

2,445

$

6,217

 

> 1% - 2%

 

6,367

 

665

 

143

 

7,175

 

> 2% - 3%

 

15,513

 

-

 

169

 

15,682

 

> 3% - 4%

 

919

 

-

 

-

 

919

 

> 4% - 5%

 

7,130

 

-

 

-

 

7,130

 

> 5% - 5.5%

 

163

 

-

 

-

 

163

 

Total Group Retirement

$

31,376

$

3,153

$

2,757

$

37,286

 

Universal life insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1%

$

-

$

-

$

8

$

8

 

> 1% - 2%

 

34

 

177

 

207

 

418

 

> 2% - 3%

 

564

 

525

 

937

 

2,026

 

> 3% - 4%

 

1,798

 

348

 

5

 

2,151

 

> 4% - 5%

 

3,429

 

210

 

-

 

3,639

 

> 5% - 5.5%

 

307

 

-

 

-

 

307

 

Total universal life insurance

$

6,132

$

1,260

$

1,157

$

8,549

 

Total

$

76,020

$

8,890

$

18,549

$

103,459

 

Percentage of total

 

73

%

9

%

18

%

100

%

*    Individual Retirement and Group Retirement amounts shown include fixed options within variable annuity products.

Commercial Insurance

The impact of low interest rates on our Commercial Insurance segment is primarily on our long-tail Casualty line of business. We expect limited impacts on our existing long-tail Casualty business as the duration of our assets is slightly longer than that of our liabilities. We do expect sustained low interest rates will impact new and renewal business for the long-tail Casualty line as we may not be able to adjust our future pricing consistent with our profitability objectives to fully offset the impact of investing at lower rates. However, we will continue to maintain pricing discipline and risk selection.

In addition, for our Commercial Insurance segment and run-off insurance lines reported within the Legacy Portfolio, sustained low interest rates may unfavorably affect the net loss reserve discount for workers’ compensation, and to a lesser extent could favorably impact assumptions about future medical costs; the combined net effect of which could result in higher net loss reserves.

Additionally, sustained low interest rates on discounting of projected benefit cash flows for our pension plans may result in higher pension expense.

Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule

Our Individual Retirement and Group Retirement operating segments provide products and services to certain employee benefit plans that are subject to restrictions imposed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code, including the requirements of the Department of Labor’s (the DOL) final fiduciary duty rule (the DOL Fiduciary Rule), related exemption amendments, and subsequent interpretative guidance.  We are prepared to implement the necessary adjustments to achieve compliance with the DOL Fiduciary Rule as it is phased in beginning June 9, 2017. Overall, the DOL Fiduciary Rule as currently promulgated would result in increased compliance costs and, as currently promulgated, may create increased exposure to legal claims under certain circumstances, including class actions. 

On April 4, 2017, the DOL announced a 60-day extension of the applicability dates of the DOL Fiduciary Rule and related exemptions.  This announcement followed a February 3, 2017, presidential memorandum that directed the DOL to review the DOL Fiduciary Rule and determine whether the DOL Fiduciary Rule will adversely impact the ability of retirement savers to access retirement information and financial advice. Under the terms of the DOL’s extension, the new definition of fiduciary and the impartial conduct standards under the DOL Fiduciary Rule will become effective beginning on June 9, 2017, rather than on April 10, 2017, as originally scheduled. Compliance with the remaining conditions and related exemptions is not required until January 1, 2018. The DOL also requested comments on the issues raised by the presidential memorandum, and noted its intent to complete its review and decide whether to make or propose further changes to the rule or associated exemptions in the interim.  In the absence of further action by the DOL, full compliance with the DOL Fiduciary Rule will be required by January 1, 2018.  We are closely following the DOL’s ongoing review and assessment of this rule.

Impact of Currency Volatility

Currency volatility remains acute, as the British pound weakened considerably against the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen strengthened against the U.S. dollar. The euro also weakened modestly against the U.S. dollar. Such volatility affected line item components of income for those businesses with substantial international operations. In particular, growth trends in net premiums written reported in U.S. dollars can differ significantly from those measured in original currencies. The net effect on underwriting results, however, is significantly mitigated, as both revenues and expenses are similarly affected.

These currencies may continue to fluctuate, in either direction, especially as a result of the UK’s announced exit from the EU, and such fluctuations will affect net premiums written growth trends reported in U.S. dollars, as well as financial statement line item comparability.

Liability and Financial Lines, Property and Special Risks, International Life Insurance and Personal Insurance businesses are transacted in most major foreign currencies. The following table presents the average of the quarterly weighted average exchange rates of the Major Currencies, which have the most significant impact on our businesses:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage

 

Rate for 1 USD

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

2016

 

Change

 

Currency:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JPY

 

 

 

 

 

 

114.68

118.15

 

(3)

%

EUR

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.94

0.91

 

3

%

GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.80

0.69

 

16

%

Unless otherwise noted, references to the effects of foreign exchange in the Commercial Insurance and Consumer Insurance discussion of results of operations are with respect to movements in the Major Currencies included in the preceding table.

 

Consolidated Results of Operations

The following section provides a comparative discussion of our Consolidated Results of Operations on a reported basis for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. Factors that relate primarily to a specific business are discussed in more detail within the business segment operations section. For a discussion of the Critical Accounting Estimates that affect our results of operations, see the Critical Accounting Estimates section of this MD&A and Part II, Item 7. MD&A — Critical Accounting Estimates in the 2016 Annual Report.

The following table presents our consolidated results of operations and other key financial metrics:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

Change

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premiums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,782

$

  8,806

 

(12)

%

Policy fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

724

 

  687

 

5

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,686

 

  3,013

 

22

 

Net realized capital losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(115)

 

  (1,106)

 

90

 

Other income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

555

 

  379

 

46

 

Total revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,632

 

  11,779

 

7

 

Benefits, losses and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Policyholder benefits and losses incurred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,047

 

  6,387

 

(5)

 

Interest credited to policyholder account balances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

910

 

  950

 

(4)

 

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,108

 

  1,262

 

(12)

 

General operating and other expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,443

 

  3,003

 

(19)

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

298

 

  306

 

(3)

 

(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

  83

 

NM

 

Net loss on sale of divested businesses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

  2

 

NM

 

Total benefits, losses and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,905

 

  11,993

 

(9)

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,727

 

  (214)

 

NM

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

516

 

  (58)

 

NM

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,211

 

  (156)

 

NM

 

Loss from discontinued operations,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

net of income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

  (47)

 

NM

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,211

 

  (203)

 

NM

 

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

  (20)

 

NM

 

Net income (loss) attributable to AIG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,185

$

  (183)

 

NM

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

(in millions, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Balance sheet data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

500,162

 

$

498,264

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,747

 

 

30,912

 

Total AIG shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

74,069

 

 

76,300

 

Book value per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

78.59

 

 

76.66

 

Book value per common share, excluding AOCI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

74.58

 

 

73.41

 

Adjusted book value per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

59.10

 

 

58.57

 

Adjusted book value per common share, including dividend growth

 

 

 

 

 

 

60.59

 

 

59.79

 

The following table presents a reconciliation of Book value per common share to Book value per common share, excluding AOCI, Book value per common share, excluding AOCI and DTA (Adjusted book value per common share), and Adjusted book value per common share, including dividend growth, which are non-GAAP measures. See Use of Non‑GAAP Measures for additional information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(in millions, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Total AIG shareholders' equity

 

 

 

 

 

$

74,069

$

76,300

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,781

 

3,230

Total AIG shareholders' equity, excluding AOCI

 

 

 

 

 

 

70,288

 

73,070

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,585

 

14,770

Adjusted shareholders' equity

 

 

 

 

 

$

55,703

$

58,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add: Cumulative quarterly common stock dividends above $0.125 per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,405

 

1,216

Adjusted shareholders' equity, including dividend growth

 

 

 

 

 

 

57,108

 

59,516

Total common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

942,480,026

 

995,335,841

Book value per common share

 

 

 

 

 

$

78.59

$

76.66

Book value per common share, excluding AOCI

 

 

 

 

 

 

74.58

 

73.41

Adjusted book value per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

59.10

 

58.57

Adjusted book value per common share, including dividend growth

 

 

 

 

 

$

60.59

$

59.79

The following table presents a reconciliation of Return on equity to Adjusted Return on equity, which is a non-GAAP measure.  See Use of Non‑GAAP Measures for additional information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

(dollars in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

2016

 

Actual or annualized net income (loss) attributable to AIG

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,740

 

$

(732)

 

 

$

(849)

 

Actual or annualized after-tax operating income attributable to AIG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,468

 

 

3,060

 

 

 

406

 

Average AIG Shareholders' equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

75,185

 

 

89,088

 

 

 

86,617

 

Average AOCI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,506

 

 

4,031

 

 

 

5,722

 

Average AIG Shareholders' equity, excluding average AOCI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

71,679

 

 

85,057

 

 

 

80,895

 

Average DTA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,678

 

 

16,788

 

 

 

15,905

 

Average adjusted AIG Shareholders' equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

57,001

 

$

68,269

 

 

$

64,990

 

ROE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.3

%

 

(0.8)

%

 

 

(1.0)

%

Adjusted Return on Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.6

%

 

4.5

%

 

 

0.6

%

The following table presents a reconciliation of General operating and other expenses to General operating expense, operating basis, which is a Non-GAAP measure:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage

 

(in millions)

 

2017

 

2016

 

Change

 

General operating and other expenses

$

2,443

$

3,003

 

(19)

%

Restructuring and other costs

 

(181)

 

(188)

 

4

 

Other (income) expense related to retroactive reinsurance agreement

 

-

 

7

 

NM

 

Pension expense related to a one-time lump sum payment to former employees

 

-

 

-

 

NM

 

Non-operating litigation reserves

 

(4)

 

(3)

 

(33)

 

Total general operating and other expenses included in pre-tax operating income

 

2,258

 

2,819

 

(20)

 

Loss adjustment expenses, reported as policyholder benefits and losses incurred

 

304

 

341

 

(11)

 

Advisory fee expenses

 

(77)

 

(317)

 

76

 

Non-deferrable insurance commissions

 

(132)

 

(122)

 

(8)

 

Direct marketing and acquisition expenses, net of deferrals

 

(112)

 

(144)

 

22

 

Investment expenses reported as net investment income and other

 

8

 

15

 

(47)

 

Total general operating expenses, operating basis

$

2,249

$

2,592

 

(13)

%

The following table presents a reconciliation of pre-tax income/net income (loss) attributable to AIG to pre-tax operating income/after-tax operating income attributable to AIG:

Three Months Ended March 31,

2017

 

2016

 

 

 

 

Total Tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Benefit)

 

After

 

 

 

 

(Benefit)

 

After

(in millions)

Pre-tax

 

Charge

 

Tax

 

Pre-tax

 

Charge

 

Tax

Pre-tax income/net income (loss), including noncontrolling interests

$

1,727

$

516

$

1,206

 

$

(214)

$

(58)

$

(185)

Noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

 

 

(21)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Pre-tax income/net income (loss)  attributable to AIG

$

1,727

$

516

$

1,185

 

$

(214)

$

(58)

$

(183)

Uncertain tax positions and other tax adjustments

 

 

 

50

 

(50)

 

 

 

 

(205)

 

205

Deferred income tax valuation allowance releases

 

 

 

13

 

(13)

 

 

 

 

37

 

(37)

Changes in fair value of securities used to hedge guaranteed living benefits

 

(11)

 

(4)

 

(7)

 

 

(133)

 

(47)

 

(86)

Changes in benefit reserves and DAC, VOBA and SIA related to net realized capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gains (losses)

 

(53)

 

(19)

 

(34)

 

 

(40)

 

(14)

 

(26)

Unfavorable (favorable) prior year development and related amortization changes ceded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

under retroactive reinsurance agreements

 

14

 

4

 

10

 

 

(7)

 

(2)

 

(5)

(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt

 

(1)

 

-

 

(1)

 

 

83

 

29

 

54

Net realized capital losses

 

115

 

47

 

68

 

 

1,106

 

387

 

719

Noncontrolling interest on net realized capital losses

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18)

Loss from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

47

Loss from divested businesses

 

100

 

(6)

 

106

 

 

2

 

1

 

1

Non-operating litigation reserves and settlements

 

(6)

 

(2)

 

(4)

 

 

(31)

 

(11)

 

(20)

Net loss reserve discount benefit (charge)

 

(25)

 

(9)

 

(16)

 

 

(9)

 

(1)

 

(8)

Restructuring and other costs

 

181

 

63

 

118

 

 

188

 

66

 

122

Pre-tax operating income/After-tax operating income

$

2,041

$

653

$

1,367

 

$

945

$

182

$

765

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

1,005.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,156.5

Income (loss) per common share attributable to AIG (diluted)

 

 

 

 

$

1.18

 

 

 

 

 

$

(0.16)

After-tax operating income per common share attributable to AIG (diluted)*

 

 

 

 

$

1.36

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.64

*   For the quarter ended March 31, 2016, because we reported a net loss, all common stock equivalents are anti-dilutive and are therefore excluded from the calculation of diluted shares and diluted per share amounts.  However, because we reported after-tax operating income, the calculation of after-tax operating income per diluted share includes 29,585,064 dilutive shares.

first quarter pre-tax income (LOSS) Comparison for 2017 and 2016

Pre-tax results increased in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016 primarily due to:

     an increase in net investment income due to higher income on alternative investments, primarily in our hedge fund portfolio;

     lower general operating and other expenses reflecting strategic actions to reduce expenses;

     a decrease in net realized capital losses reflecting:

   foreign exchange losses in the first quarter of 2016 due to $483 million of remeasurement losses for a short-term intercompany balance;

   losses on sales of fixed maturity securities in the energy sector in the first quarter of 2016;

   higher other-than-temporary impairments in the first quarter of 2016;

   partially offset by derivative and hedge accounting losses in the first quarter of 2017, including losses from guaranteed living benefit embedded derivatives, net of hedging, primarily due to movement in the non-performance or “own credit “ spread adjustment (NPA), driven by tightening credit spreads;

     lower losses incurred in Commercial Insurance due to U.S. Casualty portfolio improvements and the effect of the reinsurance arrangement with Swiss Re Group; and

     higher Legacy Portfolio fair value gains on certain investments. 

Income Tax expense analysis

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2017, the effective tax rate on income from continuing operations was 29.9 percent. The effective tax rate on income from continuing operations differs from the statutory tax rate of 35 percent primarily due to tax benefits associated with tax exempt income, reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income to income from continuing operations related to the disposal of available for sale securities and excess tax deductions related to share based compensation payments recorded through the income statement in accordance with ASU 2016-09, partially offset by tax charges related to the disposition of subsidiaries and non-deductible transfer pricing charges.

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, the effective tax rate on loss from continuing operations was 27.1 percent. The effective tax rate on loss from continuing operations differs from the statutory tax rate of 35 percent primarily due to tax charges and related interest associated with increases in uncertain tax positions related to cross border financing transactions, partially offset by tax benefits associated with the impact of an agreement reached with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) related to certain tax issues under audit, reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income to income from continuing operations related to the disposal of available for sale securities and a decrease in the deferred tax asset valuation allowances associated with certain foreign jurisdictions.

Business Segment Operations

Our business operations consist of Commercial Insurance, Consumer Insurance, Other Operations, and a Legacy Portfolio.

Commercial Insurance consists of two modules: Liability and Financial Lines and Property and Special Risks. Consumer Insurance consists of four modules: Group Retirement, Individual Retirement, Life Insurance and Personal Insurance. Other Operations consists of businesses and items not allocated to our other businesses, which are primarily AIG Parent, Institutional Markets, United Guaranty and Fuji Life. Our Legacy Portfolio consists of our Legacy Property and Casualty Run-Off Insurance Lines, Legacy Life Insurance Run-Off Lines and Legacy Investments. 

The following table summarizes Pre-tax operating income from our business segment operations. See also Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Core business:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liability and Financial Lines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

574

$

569

Property and Special Risks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

275

 

93

Commercial Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

849

 

662

Consumer Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individual Retirement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

539

 

302

Group Retirement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

243

 

191

Life Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

54

 

1

Personal Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

212

 

210

Consumer Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,048

 

704

Other Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(246)

 

(239)

Total Core

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,651

 

1,127

Legacy Portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

342

 

(202)

Consolidations, eliminations and other adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48

 

20

Pre-tax operating income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,041

$

945

Commercial Insurance

 

 

 

PRODUCTS AND DISTRIBUTION

Liability: Products include general liability, environmental, commercial automobile liability, workers’ compensation, excess casualty and crisis management insurance products. Casualty also includes risk- sharing and other customized structured programs for large corporate and multinational customers.

Financial Lines: Products include professional liability insurance for a range of businesses and risks, including directors and officers liability, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), fidelity, employment practices, fiduciary liability, cyber risk, kidnap and ransom, and errors and omissions insurance.

Property: Products include commercial, industrial and energy-related property insurance products and services that cover exposures to man-made and natural disasters, including business interruption.

Special Risks: Products include aerospace, political risk, trade credit, portfolio solutions, surety and marine insurance.

Distribution

Commercial Insurance products are primarily distributed through a network of independent retail and wholesale brokers.

BUSINESS STRATEGY 

Customer: We provide commercial insurance solutions to the full spectrum of enterprises — from large, multinational, and mid-sized companies to small businesses, entrepreneurs, and non-profit organizations across the globe. We  expect that investments in underwriting, claims services,  client risk services, science and data will continue to differentiate us from our peers and drive a superior client experience. 

Sharpen Commercial Focus: Create a leaner, more focused, and more profitable Commercial Insurance organization. Deliver a more competitive return on equity across our businesses primarily through improvements in our loss ratio.  Optimize our business portfolio through risk selection by using enhanced data, analytics and the application of science to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns. Exit or remediate targeted sub-segments of underperforming portfolios or non-core businesses that do not meet our risk acceptance or profitability objectives. Maintain and grow profitable accounts and deliver a better client experience.

Drive Efficiency: Reorganized our operating model into “modular”, business units with greater end-to-end accountability, transparency,  and strategic flexibility,  enhancing decision making and driving performance improvement over time; increase capital fungibility and diversification; streamline our legal entity structure; optimize reinsurance; improve tax efficiency and reduce expenses.

Invest to Grow: Grow our higher-value businesses while investing in transformative opportunities, continuing initiatives to modernize our technology and infrastructure, advancing our engineering capabilities, innovating new products and client risk services and delivering a better client experience.

COMPETITION and challenges

Operating in a highly competitive industry,  Commercial Insurance competes against several hundred companies, specialty  insurance organizations, mutual companies and other underwriting organizations in the U.S. In international markets, we compete for business with the foreign  insurance operations of large global insurance groups and local companies in specific market areas and product types. Insurance companies compete through a combination of risk acceptance criteria, product pricing, service and terms and conditions. Commercial Insurance seeks to distinguish itself in the insurance industry primarily based on its well-established brand, global franchise, multinational capabilities, financial and capital strength, innovative products, claims expertise to handle complex claims, expertise in providing specialized coverages and customer service.

We serve our business and individual customers on a global basis — from the largest multinational corporations to local businesses and individuals. Our clients benefit from our substantial underwriting expertise.

Our challenges include:

     information technology infrastructure modernization, which puts pressure on our efforts to reduce operating expenses;

     long-tail exposures that create added challenges to pricing and risk management;

     over capacity in certain lines of business that creates downward market pressure on pricing;

     tort environment volatility in certain jurisdictions and lines of business; and

     volatility in claims arising from natural and man-made catastrophes.

OUTLOOK—INDUSTRY AND ECONOMIC FACTORS

Below is a discussion of the industry and economic factors impacting our specific business:

Liability and Financial Lines

The Liability and Financial Lines market remains challenging due to excess capacity, which is continuing to negatively affect the rate environment.  Despite this, we continue to achieve rate increases in challenged areas of the portfolio, and more broadly across Casualty lines as we execute our portfolio optimization strategy. In the first quarter of 2017 we have continued to observe the trend of increasing frequency of severe losses, particularly in auto, which is impacting not only the primary books, but also having a leveraged impact on excess layers.  Loss trends across most U.S. Casualty lines remain elevated.

Liability and Financial Lines has large international exposure within the total Commercial Insurance portfolio and will therefore remain sensitive to volatility in foreign currencies.

Property and Special Risks

In the first quarter of 2017, Property and Special Risks experienced growth in certain of our targeted lines of business that led to positive results that met or exceeded our expectations and we expect such growth to continue throughout 2017. The U.S. large limit property business continues to be a strategic focus. Rates in more commoditized lines of business such as U.S. Excess and Surplus lines continue to be unsatisfactory and we intend to continue to reduce our net premiums written in these areas. 

Overall, Property and Special Risks experienced rate pressure in the first quarter of 2017, which is expected to continue in the near term, particularly in the U.S. and Europe. Property and Special Risks continues to differentiate its underwriting capacity from its peers by leveraging its global footprint, diverse product offering, risk engineering expertise and significant underwriting experience.

Primarily due to reductions in the Property portfolio driven by actions to address accounts with inadequate price and/or terms and conditions, catastrophe exposures have declined.

COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RESULTS

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

Change

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premiums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,752

$

4,745

 

(21)

%

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

931

 

553

 

68

 

Total operating revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,683

 

5,298

 

(12)

 

Benefits and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Policyholder benefits and losses incurred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,697

 

3,216

 

(16)

 

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

428

 

535

 

(20)

 

General operating and other expenses(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

709

 

885

 

(20)

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,834

 

4,636

 

(17)

 

Pre-tax operating income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

849

$

662

 

28

%

Loss ratio(b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

71.9

 

67.8

 

4.1

 

Acquisition ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15.9

 

16.6

 

(0.7)

 

General operating expense ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.4

 

13.3

 

1.1

 

Expense ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30.3

 

29.9

 

0.4

 

Combined ratio(b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

102.2

 

97.7

 

4.5

 

Adjustments for accident year loss ratio, as adjusted and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

accident year combined ratio, as adjusted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catastrophe losses and reinstatement premiums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5.4)

 

(4.6)

 

(0.8)

 

Prior year development net of premium adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1.0)

 

0.3

 

(1.3)

 

Accident year loss ratio, as adjusted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65.5

 

63.5

 

2.0

 

Accident year combined ratio, as adjusted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

95.8

 

93.4

 

2.4

 

(a)  Includes general operating expenses, commissions and other acquisition expenses.

(b)  Consistent with our definition of PTOI, excludes net loss reserve discount and the portion of favorable or unfavorable prior year reserve development for which we have ceded the risk under retroactive reinsurance agreements and related changes in amortization of the deferred gain.

The following table presents Commercial Insurance net premiums written by module, showing change on both a reported and constant dollar basis:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage Change in

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

U.S. dollars

 

 

Original Currency

 

Liability and Financial Lines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,216

$

2,509

 

(12)

%

 

(10)

%

Property and Special Risks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,413

 

1,866

 

(24)

 

 

(23)

 

Total net premiums written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,629

$

4,375

 

(17)

%

 

(16)

%

The following tables present Commercial accident year catastrophes and severe losses by geography(a) and number of events:

Catastrophes(b)

 

# of

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

Events

 

U.S.

Japan

 

Europe

 

Other

 

Total

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windstorms and hailstorms

6

$

140

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

140

Tropical cyclone

1

 

24

 

-

 

-

 

37

 

61

Total catastrophe-related charges

7

$

164

$

-

$

-

$

37

$

201

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windstorms and hailstorms

7

$

189

$

1

$

-

$

2

$

192

Other

1

 

-

 

-

 

30

 

-

 

30

Total catastrophe-related charges

8

$

189

$

1

$

30

$

2

$

222

(a)  Geography shown in the table represents where the ultimate liability resides, after intercompany reinsurance agreements, and is not necessarily indicative of where the catastrophe or severe loss events have occurred.  This presentation follows our geography modules.  See MD&A – Executive Summary for further discussion on our geography modules.

(b) Natural catastrophe losses are generally weather or seismic events having a net impact on AIG in excess of $10 million each. Catastrophes also include certain man-made events, such as terrorism and civil disorders that meet the $10 million threshold.

Severe Losses(c)

Three Months Ended March 31,

# of

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

Events

 

U.S.

Japan

 

Europe

 

Other

 

Total

2017

3

$

27

$

-

$

13

$

-

$

40

2016

6

$

33

$

-

$

71

$

5

$

109

(c)  Severe losses are defined as non-catastrophe individual first party losses and surety losses greater than $10 million, net of related reinsurance and salvage and subrogation.

Liability and Financial Lines Results

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

Change

 

Underwriting results:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net premiums written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,216

$

2,509

 

(12)

%

(Increase) decrease in unearned premiums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(59)

 

325

 

NM

 

Net premiums earned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,157

 

2,834

 

(24)

 

Losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,639

 

1,955

 

(16)

 

Acquisition expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

211

 

316

 

(33)

 

Other acquisition expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

102

 

101

 

1

 

Total acquisition expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

313

 

417

 

(25)

 

General operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

322

 

370

 

(13)

 

Underwriting income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(117)

 

92

 

NM

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

691

 

477

 

45

 

Pre-tax operating income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

574

$

569

 

1

%

Loss ratio(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

76.0

 

69.0

 

7.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.5

 

14.7

 

(0.2)

 

General operating expense ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.9

 

13.1

 

1.8

 

Expense ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29.4

 

27.8

 

1.6

 

Combined ratio(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

105.4

 

96.8

 

8.6

 

Adjustments for accident year loss ratio, as adjusted, and accident year combined ratio, as adjusted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catastrophe losses and reinstatement premiums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

Prior year development net of premium adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3.5)

 

(0.1)

 

(3.4)

 

Accident year loss ratio, as adjusted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

72.5

 

68.9

 

3.6

 

Accident year combined ratio, as adjusted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101.9

 

96.7

 

5.2

 

(a)  Consistent with our definition of PTOI, excludes net loss reserve discount and the portion of favorable or unfavorable prior year reserve development for which we have ceded the risk under retroactive reinsurance agreements and related changes in amortization of the deferred gain.

Business and Financial Highlights

The net premiums written decrease in the first quarter of 2017 was driven by ongoing portfolio optimization efforts and execution on our pricing strategy, partially offset by growth in targeted lines of business. The decrease in losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred was driven by lower net losses incurred resulting primarily from U.S. Casualty portfolio improvements, the effect of the reinsurance arrangement with the Swiss Re Group and the recognition of the amortization of the deferred gain from the adverse development reinsurance agreement with NICO. These decreases were partially offset by the increase in our loss reserves due to the UK Ministry of Justice’s recent decision to significantly reduce the Ogden discount rate used for calculating lump sum awards in the UK bodily injury cases. The acquisition expense decrease was primarily related to the reinsurance arrangement with the Swiss Re Group. The general operating expense decrease was mainly driven by lower employee-related expenses and other expense savings initiatives. Higher net investment income was due to higher income on alternative investments partially offset by lower interest and dividends due to lower invested assets resulting from the funding of the adverse development reinsurance agreement with NICO. 

We continue to reduce the relative size of our U.S. Casualty portfolio within Liability and Financial Lines and consequently expect net premiums written will continue to decline through 2017, in large part driven by the continued execution of our risk selection strategy alongside a disciplined underwriting approach.

 

Liability and Financial Lines Pre-Tax Operating Income

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

2017 and 2016 Comparison

Pre-tax operating income increased slightly due to:

     higher net investment income due to higher income on alternative investments partially offset by lower interest and dividends due to lower invested assets resulting from funding the adverse development reinsurance agreement with NICO;

     lower losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred resulting primarily from U.S. Casualty portfolio improvements, the effect of the reinsurance arrangement with the Swiss Re Group and the amortization of the deferred gain from the adverse development reinsurance agreement with NICO, partially offset by the impact of the reduction in the Ogden discount rate;

     lower  acquisition expenses primarily due to the ceding commissions related to the reinsurance arrangement with the Swiss Re Group; and

     lower general operating expenses primarily due to lower employee-related expenses and other expense reduction initiatives.

 

These increases were almost entirely offset by lower net premiums earned primarily driven by portfolio optimization and the effect of the reinsurance arrangement with the Swiss Re Group.

 

Liability and Financial Lines Net Premiums Written

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

2017 and 2016 Comparison

Net premiums written decreased primarily due to:

     continued execution of our risk selection strategy within U.S. Casualty as we optimize our product portfolio; and

     lower new and renewal business reflecting efforts to further enhance underwriting discipline in the current competitive market environment.

 

The decrease in net premiums written was partially offset by growth in targeted lines of business such as Global Financial Lines and Cyber.

 

Liability and Financial Lines Combined Ratios

Three Months Ended March 31,

2017 and 2016 Comparison

The increase in combined ratio reflected an increase in both the loss ratio and the expense ratio.

The increase in the loss ratio reflected higher current accident year loss ratios in certain U.S. Casualty lines, which increased commencing in the fourth quarter of 2016 due to higher loss trend emergence identified as part of our year-end 2016 conclusions about loss reserves, partially offset by changes in business mix.

The increase in the expense ratio reflected a higher general operating expense ratio due to a decrease in net premiums earned reflecting portfolio optimization, which more than offset expense reduction.

The increase was partially offset by a lower acquisition ratio driven by higher commission income through the reinsurance arrangement with the Swiss Re Group.

 

  

Property and Special Risks Results

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

Change

 

Underwriting results:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net premiums written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,413

$

1,866

 

(24)

%

Increase in unearned premiums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

182

 

45

 

304

 

Net premiums earned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,595

 

1,911

 

(17)

 

Losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,058

 

1,261

 

(16)

 

Acquisition expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

217

 

219

 

(1)

 

Other acquisition expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

66

 

154

 

(57)

 

Total acquisition expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

283

 

373

 

(24)

 

General operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

219

 

260

 

(16)

 

Underwriting income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35

 

17

 

106

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

240

 

76

 

216

 

Pre-tax operating income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

275

$

93

 

196

%

Loss ratio(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

66.3

 

66.0

 

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17.7

 

19.5

 

(1.8)

 

General operating expense ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.7

 

13.6

 

0.1

 

Expense ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.4

 

33.1

 

(1.7)

 

Combined ratio(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

97.7

 

99.1

 

(1.4)

 

Adjustments for accident year loss ratio, as adjusted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and accident year combined ratio, as adjusted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catastrophe losses and reinstatement premiums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12.6)

 

(11.6)

 

(1.0)

 

Prior year development net of premium adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.2

 

1.0

 

1.2

 

Accident year loss ratio, as adjusted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55.9

 

55.4

 

0.5

 

Accident year combined ratio, as adjusted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

87.3

 

88.5

 

(1.2)

 

(a) Consistent with our definition of PTOI, excludes net loss reserve discount and the portion of favorable or unfavorable prior year reserve development for which we have ceded the risk under retroactive reinsurance agreements and related changes in amortization of the deferred gain.

Business and Financial Highlights

The net premiums written decrease in the first quarter of 2017 was driven by portfolio optimization and continued challenging market conditions.  Changes made to our 2017 catastrophe reinsurance program, specifically the large North American occurrence cover, have also resulted in a reduction of net premiums written.  Our sale of the Ascot business at the end of 2016 is expected to result in a decline in net premiums written in 2017, although the impact on the first quarter of 2017 was minimal due to seasonality.  Losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred decreased mainly due to a reduction in severe loss activity and volume, partially offset by an increase in U.S. Property attritional losses.  Overall expenses decreased due to lower acquisition costs from ongoing efficiency improvements and decreased production.  Higher net investment income was due to higher income on alternative investments.

 

Property and Special Risks Pre-Tax Operating Income

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

2017 and 2016 Comparison

Pre-tax operating income increased primarily due to:

     higher net investment income due to higher income on alternative investments;

     lower acquisition expenses driven by change in business mix, reduced production and increased efficiency;

     lower severe losses, partially offset by an increase in U.S. Property attritional losses; and

     lower general operating expenses primarily due to lower employee-related expenses and other expense reduction initiatives.

These increases were partially offset by lower net premiums earned driven by portfolio optimization and continued challenging market conditions.

 

Property and Special Risks Net Premiums Written

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

2017 and 2016 Comparison

Net premiums written decreased primarily due to:

     continued execution of our strategy to optimize our portfolio mix;

     increases in rate pressure, significant competition and challenging market conditions;

     lower new and renewal business reflecting the continued adherence to our underwriting discipline in the current competitive environment; and

     changes made to the North America Catastrophe reinsurance cover for 2017.

The decrease in net premiums written was partially offset by growth in our targeted lines of business such as Global Credit Lines, U.S. Middle Market Property and U.S. Property Construction.

 

Property and Special Risks Combined Ratios

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

2017 and 2016 Comparison

The decrease in the combined ratio was due to a decrease in the expense ratio partially offset by an increase in the loss ratio.

The decrease in the expense ratio reflected:

      a lower acquisition expense ratio driven by change in business mix, the sale of the Ascot business, reduced production and increased efficiency; and

      a flat general operating expense ratio due to lower employee-related expenses and other expense reduction initiatives offset by lower premiums.

The increase in loss ratio reflected higher attritional losses in the U.S. Property business that more than offset the reduction in severe losses.

  

Consumer Insurance

 

 

 

 

PRODUCTS AND DISTRIBUTION

 

Variable Annuities: Products include variable annuities that offer a combination of growth potential, death benefit features and income protection features.  Variable annuities are distributed primarily through banks, wirehouses, and regional and independent broker-dealers.

Index Annuities: Products include fixed index annuities that provide growth potential based in part on the performance of a market index. Certain fixed index annuity products offer optional income protection features. Fixed index annuities are distributed primarily through banks, broker dealers, independent marketing organizations and independent insurance agents.

Fixed Annuities: Products include single premium fixed annuities, immediate annuities and deferred income annuities. The Fixed Annuities product line maintains its industry-leading position in the U.S. bank distribution channel by designing products collaboratively with banks and offering an efficient and flexible administration platform.

Retail Mutual Funds: Includes our mutual fund sales and related administration and servicing operations. Retail Mutual Funds are distributed primarily through broker-dealers.

 

Group Retirement: Products  and services include group mutual funds, group fixed annuities,  group variable annuities, individual annuity and investment products, and financial planning and advisory  services.

Products and services are marketed by The VALIC under the VALIC brand and include investment offerings and plan administrative and compliance services. VALIC career financial advisors and independent financial advisors provide retirement plan participants with enrollment support and comprehensive financial planning services.

Life Insurance: In the U.S., primarily includes term life and universal life insurance. International operations include the distribution of life and health products in the UK and Ireland.  Life products in the U.S. are primarily distributed through independent marketing organizations, independent insurance agents, financial advisors and direct marketing.

Individual: Products include personal auto and property in Japan and other selected international markets and insurance for high net worth individuals offered through AIG Private Client Group, including auto, homeowners, umbrella, yacht, fine art and collections insurance, with a focus on the U.S. and multi-national coverage offerings. Products are distributed through various channels, including agents and brokers.

Group: Products include voluntary and sponsor-paid personal accident and supplemental health products for individuals, employees, associations and other organizations, a broad range of travel insurance products and services for leisure and business travelers as well as extended warranty insurance covering electronics, appliances, and HVAC industries. Products are distributed through various channels, including agents, brokers, affinity partners, airlines and travel agents.

BUSINESS STRATEGY 

Customer: Strive to be our clients’ most valued insurer through our unique franchise, which brings together a broad portfolio of retirement, life insurance and personal insurance products offered through multiple distribution networks. Consumer Insurance focuses on ease of doing business, offering valuable solutions, and expanding and deepening its distribution relationships across multiple channels.

Sharpen Consumer Focus: Invest  in  areas  where  Consumer  Insurance  can  grow profitability and sustainably,  and achieve  and  maintain  industry  leading  positions.  Narrow  Consumer Insurance’s footprint  in  less  profitable markets with  insufficient scale.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individual Retirement will  continue  to  capitalize  on  the opportunity to  meet  consumer  demand  for  guaranteed  income  by  maintaining  innovative  variable  and  index  annuity  products while  also  managing  risk  from guarantee features  through  risk-mitigating  product  design and  well-developed  economic  hedging  capabilities. 

Our  fixed annuity products provide  diversity  in  our  annuity  product  suite  by  offering  stable  returns  for  retirement  savings. 

 

 

Group Retirement continues  to  enhance  its  technology platform to  improve  the customer  experience for  plan sponsors  and  individual  participants.  VALIC’s  self-service tools paired with its career financial advisors provide compelling  service  platform. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life Insurance continues  to  invest to  position  itself for  growth,  while executing on strategies  to  enhance  returns.

Life Insurance is focused on rationalizing its product portfolio, aligning distribution with its most  productive  channels, consolidating systems  to  state-of-the-art platforms, and employing innovative underwriting enhancements.

 

 

Personal Insurance aims  to provide clients  with valuable solutions,  delivered through the  channels  they  prefer.  We continue  to  focus  and invest in the  most  profitable markets and segments, while narrowing our footprint where appropriate. 

We are also leveraging our multinational capabilities to  meet  the increasing demand for cross-border coverage  and  services. Personal Insurance will  continue to  use our  strong risk management and market expertise to foster  growth  by  providing innovative and  competitive  solutions  to  its customers and distributors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operational Effectiveness: Simplify  processes and enhance operating environments to  increase competitiveness,  improve  service  and  product  capabilities and facilitate  delivery of  our target  customer  experience. W continue to  invest in technology to improve operating efficiency and ease of doing business for our distribution partners and customers. In the U.S. Life business, we are focused on leveraging our most efficient systems and increasing automation of our underwriting process. We  believe that simplifying our operating models will enhance productivity and support further profitable growth.

Balance Sheet Management: Lead a rigorous product and portfolio approach with enhanced product design and high quality investments that match our asset and liability exposures and are designed to ensure our ability to meet cash and liquidity needs under all operating scenarios.

Value Creation and Capital Management: Strive to deliver solid  earnings through disciplined pricing, sustainable underwriting  improvements, expense reductions, and diversification of risk, while optimizing capital allocation and efficiency within insurance entities to  enhance  ROE. 

COMPETITION and challenges

Consumer Insurance operates in the highly competitive insurance and financial services industry in the U.S. and select international markets and competes against various financial services companies, including mutual funds, banks and  other  life  and  property  casualty insurance companies. Competition  is  primarily  based  on  product  pricing  and  design,  distribution, financial strength, customer service and ease of doing business.

Consumer Insurance remains competitive due to its  long-standing  market leading  positions,  innovative  products,  distribution  relationships across multiple channels, customer-focused service, multi-national capabilities and strong financial ratings.

Our primary challenges include:

·         a sustained low interest rate environment, which  makes it difficult to profitably price new products and puts margin pressure on existing business due to lower reinvestment yields;

·         increased competition in our primary markets, including aggressive pricing of annuities by private equity-backed annuity writers, increased competition and consolidation of employer groups in the group retirement planning market, and increased competition for auto and homeowners’ insurance in Japan;

·         increasingly complex new and proposed regulatory requirements have created uncertainty that is affecting industry growth; and

·         investments to upgrade our technology and underwriting processes challenge our management of general operating expenses.

OUTLOOK—INDUSTRY AND ECONOMIC FACTORS

Below is a discussion of the industry and economic factors impacting our specific modules:

Individual Retirement

Increasing life expectancy and reduced expectations for traditional retirement income from defined benefit programs and fixed income securities are leading Americans to seek additional financial security as they approach retirement. The strong demand for individual variable and fixed index annuities with guaranteed income features has attracted increased competition in  this product space. In  response  to  the  continued  low interest  rate environment, which  has  added pressure to profit margins, we have developed guaranteed income benefits for both variable and fixed index annuities with margins that are less sensitive  to  the  level of interest rates. 

Changes in the interest rate environment have a significant impact on sales, surrender rates, investment returns, guaranteed income features, and spreads in the annuity industry. See AIG’s Outlook – Industry and Economic Factors – Impact of Changes in the Interest Rate Environment for additional discussion of the impact of market interest rate movement on our Individual Retirement business.  

Individual Retirement provides products and services to certain employee benefit plans that are subject to the requirements of the DOL Fiduciary Rule.  For additional information on the DOL Fiduciary Rule, see Executive Summary – AIG’s Outlook – Industry and Economic Factors – Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule.

Group Retirement

Group Retirement competes in the defined contribution market under the VALIC  brand.  VALIC  is a leading retirement  plan provider in the  U.S. for  K-12  schools  and school  districts, higher education, healthcare, government and other not-for-profit institutions. The defined contribution market is a highly efficient and competitive market that requires support for  both plan  sponsors and individual participants.  T meet  this  challenge,  VALIC  is investing  in client-focused  technology  platform  to support  improved compliance  and self-service functionality. VALIC’s  service model  pairs self-service  tools with its career financial advisors who provide individual plan participants with enrollment support and comprehensive financial planning services.

Changes in the interest rate environment have a significant impact on sales, surrender rates, investment returns, guaranteed income features, and spreads in the annuity industry. See AIG’s Outlook –Industry and Economic Factors – Impact of Changes in the Interest Rate Environment for additional discussion of the impact of market interest rate movement on our Group Retirement business.

Group Retirement provides products and services to certain employee benefit plans that are subject to the requirements of the DOL Fiduciary Rule.  For additional information on the DOL Fiduciary Rule, see Executive Summary – AIG’s Outlook – Industry and Economic Factors – Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule.

Life Insurance

Consumers have a significant need for life insurance, whether it is used for income replacement for their surviving family, estate planning or wealth transfer. Additionally, consumers use life insurance to provide living benefits in case of chronic, critical or terminal illnesses, as well as to supplement retirement income.  

In response to consumer needs and a sustained low interest rate environment, our Life Insurance product portfolio has been evolving. Our emphasis is shifting away from products with long-duration interest rate guarantees to a stronger focus on indexed universal life products. See AIG’s Outlook –Industry and Economic Factors – Impact of Changes in the Interest Rate Environment for additional discussion of the impact of market interest rate movement on our Life Insurance business.

As life insurance ownership remains at historical lows in the United States, efforts to expand the reach and increase the affordability of life insurance are critical. The industry is investing in consumer-centric efforts to reduce traditional barriers to securing life protection by simplifying the sales and service experience. Digitally-enabled processes and tools provide a fast, friendly and simple path to life insurance protection

Personal Insurance

The need  for full  life cycle  products and  coverage, increases in personal  wealth  accumulation,  and awareness of  insurance  protection and risk management  continue  to  support  the  growth  of the  Personal  Insurance  industry.  Personal Insurance  focuses  on group and corporate clients,  together  with  individual customers  within national markets. We expect  the demand for  multinational  cross-border  coverage  and  services to  increase due to  the  internationalization  of clients  and customers.  We believe our  global presence provides Personal Insurance  distinct competitive advantage.

In Japan, the competition for auto insurance has intensified, in part driven by a decline in new car sales and the existence of fewer  but larger insurers.  In addition,  the overall  market size in  homeowners insurance contracted after the  duration restriction on long-term fire insurance became effective  in October 2015. In the U.S., we compete in the high net worth market  and will  continue to  expand  our  innovative  products and services to  distribution partners and  clients. Outside  of Japan  and  the U.S., Personal  Insurance  continues  to  invest selectively in  markets that we believe have higher potential for sustainable profitability.

CONSUMER INSURANCE RESULTS

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage

 

(in millions)

 

2017

 

2016

 

Change

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premiums

$

3,141

$

3,169

 

(1)

%

Policy fees

 

644

 

603

 

7

 

Net investment income

 

1,940

 

1,612

 

20

 

Other income

 

217

 

507

 

(57)

 

Total operating revenue

 

5,942

 

5,891

 

1

 

Benefits and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Policyholder benefits and losses incurred

 

2,174

 

2,098

 

4

 

Interest credited to policyholder account balances

 

788

 

820

 

(4)

 

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

708

 

717

 

(1)

 

General operating and other expenses*

 

1,224

 

1,552

 

(21)

 

Total operating expenses

 

4,894

 

5,187

 

(6)

 

Pre-tax operating income

$

1,048

$

704

 

49

%

*    Includes general operating expenses, non-deferrable commissions, other acquisition expenses, advisory fee expenses and other expenses.

Our insurance companies generate significant revenues from investment activities.  As a result, the modules in Consumer Insurance are subject to variances in net investment income on the asset portfolios that support insurance liabilities and surplus. See Investments for additional information on our investment strategy, asset-liability management process and invested asset composition.

Individual Retirement Results

The following table presents individual retirement results:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage

 

(in millions)

 

2017

 

2016

 

Change

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premiums

$

28

$

47

 

(40)

%

Policy fees

 

185

 

167

 

11

 

Net investment income

 

1,007

 

839

 

20

 

Advisory fee and other income

 

153

 

440

 

(65)

 

Benefits and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Policyholder benefits and losses incurred

 

37

 

82

 

(55)

 

Interest credited to policyholder account balances

 

415

 

443

 

(6)

 

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

129

 

148

 

(13)

 

Non deferrable insurance commissions

 

72

 

52

 

38

 

Advisory fee expenses

 

58

 

300

 

(81)

 

General operating expenses

 

123

 

166

 

(26)

 

Pre-tax operating income

$

539

$

302

 

78

%

Business and Financial Highlights

The market environment reflected continued uncertainty about the DOL Fiduciary Rule and interest rates which, while higher than a year ago, remained low relative to historical levels. As a result, deposits in first quarter 2017 were lower than the same period in the prior year in all product lines. Net investment income results included higher returns from alternative investments due to the improved equity market environment and higher gains on securities for which the fair value option was elected.

Individual Retirement Pre-Tax Operating Income

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

2017 and 2016 Comparison

Pre-tax operating income increased primarily due to:

      higher net investment income reflecting higher returns on alternative investments from improved equity market performance and higher gains on securities for which the fair value option was elected;

      improved equity market performance also contributing to a decrease in policyholder benefit expense and DAC amortization; and

      higher policy fee income due to growth in annuity account values from improvement in the equity markets and positive net flows over the past twelve months.

The increase in Pre-tax operating income was partially offset by the sale of AIG Advisor Group in May 2016, which drove the decreases in advisory fee income, advisory expenses and general operating expenses, and resulted in a net $13 million decrease in pre-tax operating income.

 

  

Individual Retirement GAAP Premiums, Premiums and Deposits, Surrenders and Net Flows

For Individual Retirement, premiums primarily represent amounts received on life-contingent payout annuities. Premiums decreased in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to lower sales of immediate annuities.

Premiums and deposits is a non‑GAAP financial measure that includes, in addition to direct and assumed premiums, deposits received on investment-type annuity contracts and mutual funds under administration.  

Net flows for annuity products in Individual Retirement represent premiums and deposits less death, surrender and other withdrawal benefits. Net flows for mutual funds represent deposits less withdrawals.

The following table presents a reconciliation of Individual Retirement premiums and deposits to GAAP premiums:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

2017

 

2016

Premiums

$

28

$

47

Deposits

 

3,357

 

4,963

Other

 

(3)

 

-

Premiums and deposits

$

3,382

$

5,010

Surrender Rates

The following table presents surrenders as a percentage of average reserves:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

Surrenders as a percentage of average reserves

 

 

 

 

Fixed Annuities

7.0

%

7.2

%

Variable and Index Annuities

6.0

 

4.8

 

The following table presents reserves for Fixed Annuities and Variable and Index Annuities by surrender charge category:

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2016

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variable

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed

 

and Index

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed

 

and Index

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

Annuities

 

Annuities

 

 

 

 

 

Annuities

 

Annuities

 

No surrender charge

 

 

 

$

34,146

$

16,097

 

 

 

 

$

34,674

$

15,338

 

Greater than 0% - 2%

 

 

 

 

1,251

 

4,810

 

 

 

 

 

857

 

4,558

 

Greater than 2% - 4%

 

 

 

 

2,013

 

6,414

 

 

 

 

 

2,221

 

5,741

 

Greater than 4%

 

 

 

 

12,698

 

35,406

 

 

 

 

 

12,599

 

34,966

 

Non-surrenderable

 

 

 

 

1,509

 

386

 

 

 

 

 

1,606

 

380

 

Total reserves

 

 

 

$

51,617

$

63,113

 

 

 

 

$

51,957

$

60,983

 

Individual Retirement annuities are typically subject to a four- to seven-year surrender charge period, depending on the product. For Variable and Index Annuities, the proportion of reserves subject to surrender charges at March 31, 2017 has decreased compared to December 31, 2016 due to normal aging of the business and slower sales, which were due in part to uncertainty around the implementation of the DOL Fiduciary Rule. The increase in reserves with no surrender charge contributed to the increase in the surrender rate in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the same period in the prior year.

A discussion of the significant variances in premiums and deposits and net flows for each product line follows:

Individual Retirement Premiums and Deposits (P&D) and Net Flows

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

2017 and 2016 Comparison  

     Fixed Annuities premiums and deposits were lower than the prior year due to stronger sales in the first quarter of 2016, when higher equity market volatility made fixed annuities attractive to customers seeking less volatile returns.

     Variable and Index Annuities premiums and deposits and net flows declined, reflecting lower sales of index annuities, along with a continued decrease in variable annuity industry sales due to uncertainty around the implementation of the DOL Fiduciary Rule. Lower sales combined with higher surrenders compared to the prior year period resulted in negative net flows for the variable annuity product line.

     Retail Mutual Funds had negative net flows in the first quarter of 2017 compared to positive net flows in the first quarter of 2016, reflecting lower deposits due to overall industry trends in active management funds, uncertainty surrounding the DOL Fiduciary Rule and recent performance in the Focused Dividend Strategy Portfolio.

  

Group Retirement Results

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage

 

(in millions)

 

2017

 

2016

 

Change

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premiums

$

9

$

7

 

29

%

Policy fees

 

99

 

91

 

9

 

Net investment income

 

555

 

479

 

16

 

Advisory fee and other income

 

55

 

52

 

6

 

Benefits and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Policyholder benefits and losses incurred

 

21

 

7

 

200

 

Interest credited to policyholder account balances

 

278

 

279

 

-

 

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

22

 

21

 

5

 

Non deferrable insurance commissions

 

27

 

20

 

35

 

Advisory fee expenses

 

18

 

17

 

6

 

General operating expenses

 

109

 

94

 

16

 

Pre-tax operating income

$

243

$

191

 

27

%

Business and Financial Highlights

Group Retirement had slightly higher premiums and growth of 10 percent in premiums and deposits in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the same period in the prior year, but higher surrenders resulted in negative net flows for the quarter, reflecting continued pressure from the consolidation of healthcare providers and other employers in our target markets. Low base net investment yields continued to pressure investment spreads, partially mitigated by crediting rate management. Net investment income results reflected improved returns from alternative investments.

Group Retirement Pre-Tax Operating Income

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

2017 and 2016 Comparison

Pre-tax operating income increased primarily due to:

      higher net investment income reflecting higher returns on alternative investments, primarily from improved equity market performance and higher gains on securities for which the fair value option was elected; and

      higher policy fee income due to growth in account values from improvement in the equity markets.

Partially offsetting these increases were:

      lower base net investment spread primarily due to lower prepayments on commercial mortgage loans compared to the prior year, partially mitigated by effective crediting rate management;

      higher general operating expense due to higher spending in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the prior year to prepare for the implementation of the DOL Fiduciary Rule.

 

  

Group Retirement GAAP Premiums, Premiums and Deposits, Surrenders and Net Flows

For Group Retirement, premiums primarily represent amounts received on life-contingent payout annuities. Premiums in the first quarter of 2017, which primarily represent immediate annuities, increased slightly compared to the same period in the prior year.

Premiums and deposits is a non‑GAAP financial measure that includes, in addition to direct and assumed premiums, deposits received on investment-type annuity contracts and mutual funds under administration  

Net flows for annuity products included in Group Retirement represent premiums and deposits less death, surrender and other withdrawal benefits. Net flows for mutual funds represent deposits less withdrawals.

The following table presents a reconciliation of Group Retirement premiums and deposits to GAAP premiums:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

2017

 

2016

Premiums

$

9

$

7

Deposits

 

2,031

 

1,849

Other

 

-

 

-

Premiums and deposits

$

2,040

$

1,856

Surrender Rates

The following table presents Group Retirement surrenders as a percentage of average reserves and mutual funds under administration:

Three Months Ended March 31,

2017

 

2016

 

Surrenders as a percentage of average reserves and mutual funds

10.2

%

7.9

%

The following table presents reserves for Group Retirement annuities by surrender charge category:

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

(in millions)

 

2017

(a)

 

2016

(a)

No surrender charge(b)

$

65,793

 

$

64,160

 

Greater than 0% - 2%

 

937

 

 

906

 

Greater than 2% - 4%

 

1,355

 

 

1,395

 

Greater than 4%

 

5,274

 

 

5,434

 

Non-surrenderable

 

411

 

 

417

 

Total reserves

$

73,770

 

$

72,312

 

(a)  Excludes mutual fund assets under administration of $17.2 billion and $16.3 billion at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

(b)  Group Retirement amounts in this category include reserves of approximately $6.3 billion, at both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, that are subject to 20 percent annual withdrawal limitations.

Group Retirement annuities are typically subject to a five- to seven-year surrender charge period, depending on the product. The increase in the amount and proportion of Group Retirement annuity reserves that have no surrender charge at March 31, 2017 compared to December 31, 2016 was primarily due to normal aging of this book of business, as well as lower than expected surrenders of older contracts with higher minimum interest rates on fixed account balances that have continued to be attractive to the contract holders in the low interest rate environment.

A discussion of the significant variances in premiums and deposits and net flows follows:

Group Retirement Premiums and Deposits and Net Flows

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

2017 and 2016 Comparison

Premiums and deposits increased 10 percent, primarily driven by higher deposits from group acquisitions. The growth in sales was more than offset by surrenders, including group plan surrenders of approximately $350 million, which were within expectations but higher than in the prior year, resulting in net flows that were negative in the first quarter of 2017.

 

  

Life Insurance Results

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage

 

(in millions)

 

2017

 

2016

 

Change

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premiums

$

384

$

359

 

7

%

Policy fees

 

360

 

345

 

4

 

Net investment income

 

260

 

234

 

11

 

Other income

 

9

 

15

 

(40)

 

Benefits and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Policyholder benefits and losses incurred

 

593

 

557

 

6

 

Interest credited to policyholder account balances

 

95

 

98

 

(3)

 

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

76

 

73

 

4

 

Non deferrable insurance commissions

 

31

 

40

 

(23)

 

General operating expenses

 

164

 

184

 

(11)

 

Pre-tax operating income

$

54

$

1

 

NM

%

Business and Financial Highlights

Life Insurance new individual life sales in the first quarter of 2017 reflected higher sales of universal life products compared to the prior-year period. Life Insurance is focused on selling profitable new products through strategic channels to enhance future returns. Domestic general operating expenses decreased in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to the strategic decision to refocus the group benefits business and other reductions in staffing.

Life Insurance Pre-Tax Operating Income

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

2017 and 2016 Comparison

Pre-tax operating income increased primarily due to:

      higher net investment income reflecting higher returns on alternative investments primarily from improved equity market performance;

      higher policy fee income primarily from growth in universal life; and

      lower domestic general operating expenses primarily due to reductions in staffing.

 

  

Life Insurance GAAP Premiums and Premiums and Deposits

Premiums for Life Insurance represent amounts received on traditional life insurance policies, primarily term life, and group benefit policies. Premiums increased 8.5 percent in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the same period in the prior year, excluding the effect of foreign exchange, primarily due to growth in international operations.

Premiums and deposits for Life Insurance is a non-GAAP financial measure that includes direct and assumed premiums as well as deposits received on universal life insurance.

The following table presents a reconciliation of Life Insurance premiums and deposits to GAAP premiums:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

2017

 

2016

Premiums

$

384

$

359

Deposits

 

368

 

342

Other

 

158

 

148

Premiums and deposits

$

910

$

849

A discussion of the significant variances in premiums and deposits follows:

Life Insurance Premiums and Deposits

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

Premiums and deposits grew by 8.2 percent, excluding the effect of foreign exchange, principally driven by growth in international life and health sales from AIG Life Limited and assumed premiums related to business distributed by Laya Healthcare.

  

Personal Insurance Results

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

Change

 

Underwriting results:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Net premiums written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,668

$

2,809

 

(5)

%

(Increase) decrease in unearned premiums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52

 

(53)

 

NM

 

Net premiums earned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,720

 

2,756

 

(1)

 

Losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,523

 

1,452

 

5

 

Acquisition expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

481

 

475

 

1

 

Other acquisition expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

220

 

236

 

(7)

 

Total acquisition expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

701

 

711

 

(1)

 

General operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

402

 

443

 

(9)

 

Underwriting income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

94

 

150

 

(37)

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

118

 

60

 

97

 

Pre-tax operating income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

212

$

210

 

1

%

Loss ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

56.0

 

52.7

 

3.3

 

Acquisition ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25.8

 

25.8

 

-

 

General operating expense ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.8

 

16.1

 

(1.3)

 

Expense ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40.6

 

41.9

 

(1.3)

 

Combined ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

96.6

 

94.6

 

2.0

 

Adjustments for accident year loss ratio, as adjusted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and accident year combined ratio, as adjusted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catastrophe losses and reinstatement premiums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1.0)

 

(1.1)

 

0.1

 

Prior year development net of premium adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

1.8

 

(1.8)

 

Accident year loss ratio, as adjusted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55.0

 

53.4

 

1.6

 

Accident year combined ratio, as adjusted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

95.6

 

95.3

 

0.3

 

The following table presents Personal Insurance net premiums written, showing change on both reported and constant dollar basis:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage Change in

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

U.S. dollars

 

 

Original Currency

 

Net premiums written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,668

$

2,809

 

(5)

%

 

(6)

%

The following tables present Personal Insurance accident year catastrophes and severe losses by geography(a) and the number of events:

Catastrophes(b)

 

# of

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

Events

 

U.S.

Japan

 

Europe

 

Other

 

Total

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flooding

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

Windstorms and hailstorms

6

 

22

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

22

Wildfire

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Tropical cyclone

1

 

2

 

-

 

-

 

3

 

5

Earthquakes

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Other

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Total catastrophe-related charges

7

$

24

$

-

$

-

$

3

$

27

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flooding

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

Windstorms and hailstorms

7

 

27

 

1

 

-

 

1

 

29

Wildfire

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Tropical cyclone

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Total catastrophe-related charges

7

$

27

$

1

$

-

$

1

$

29

(a)  Geography shown in the table represents where the ultimate liability resides, after intercompany reinsurance agreements, and is not necessarily indicative of where the catastrophe or severe loss events have occurred.  This presentation follows our geography modules.  See MD&A – Executive Summary for further discussion on our geography modules.

(b)  Natural catastrophe losses are generally weather or seismic events having a net impact on AIG in excess of $10 million each. Catastrophes also include certain man-made events, such as terrorism and civil disorders that meet the $10 million threshold.

Severe Losses(c)

Three Months Ended March 31,

# of

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

Events

U.S.

Japan

Europe

Other

 

Total

2017

1

$

9

$

-

$

-

$

8

$

17

2016

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

(c)            Severe losses are defined as non-catastrophe individual first party losses and surety losses greater than $10 million, net of related reinsurance and salvage and subrogation.

Business and Financial Highlights

Personal Insurance operating results increased slightly in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016.  Personal insurance continued its effective execution of strategic and portfolio actions to reduce total expenses, while implementing underwriting actions and maintaining pricing discipline. Although market competition in the personal insurance industry has intensified, the accident year loss ratio, as adjusted, continued to reflect the underwriting quality, portfolio diversity, and low volatility of short-tailed risk in our Personal Insurance book.

 

Personal Insurance Pre-Tax Operating Income

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

2017 and 2016 Comparison

Pre-tax operating income increased slightly due to:

     higher net investment income due to higher returns on alternative investments in hedge funds; and

     strategic actions to reduce expenses and refocus direct marketing activities.

 

Mostly offset by:

     slightly lower earned premium base; and  

     higher accident losses, including lower net favorable prior year loss reserve development and one severe loss.

 

 

Personal Insurance Net Premiums Written

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

2017 and 2016 Comparison

Net premiums written decreased both on a reported basis and after excluding the effect of foreign exchange. The decrease in net premiums written on a constant dollar basis reflected the following:

     growth in warranty service programs and AIG Private Client Group business; more than offset by:

     decreased production in Accident and Health primarily due to lower sales as a result of refocusing our direct marketing activities coupled with increased reinsurance purchases on certain blocks of business to manage aggregate exposure; and

     increased ceded premiums due to the lower attachment point on our corporate catastrophe reinsurance program.

 

Personal Insurance Combined Ratios

Three Months Ended March 31,

2017 and 2016 Comparison

The increase in combined ratio reflected the combination of a higher loss ratio and lower expense ratio.

The increase in loss ratio was driven by:

      non-reoccurrence of net favorable prior year loss reserve development, partially offset by lower catastrophe losses;

      one severe loss; and

      a slightly lower attritional loss ratio in the first quarter of 2016 coupled with changes in product and geographic mix.

 

The decrease in expense ratio reflected continued strategic actions to reduce operating expenses.

 

 

  

Other Operations

 

The following table presents Other Operations results:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

Change

 

Pre-tax operating loss by activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Guaranty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

-

$

126

 

NM

%

Institutional Markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62

 

47

 

32

 

Fuji Life

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

(5)

 

NM

 

Parent and Other:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate General operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(156)

 

(191)

 

18

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(244)

 

(243)

 

-

 

Other income, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

76

 

27

 

181

 

Total Parent and Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(324)

 

(407)

 

20

 

Pre-tax operating loss before eliminations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(246)

 

(239)

 

(3)

 

Consolidation, eliminations and other adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48

 

20

 

140

 

Pre-tax operating loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(198)

$

(219)

 

10

%

2017 and 2016 Comparison

 

Pre-tax operating loss before eliminations increased slightly, primarily driven by the sale of United Guaranty during the fourth quarter of 2016, partially offset by lower losses in Parent and Other.

Institutional Markets reported higher pre-tax operating income in the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to higher net investment income on alternative investments.

Fuji Life pre-tax operating results increased primarily as a result of increases in underwriting income as a result of new products launched during 2016.

Parent and Other pre-tax operating loss decreased as a result of higher income from investments and lower general operating expenses, consistent with our strategy to reduce expenses.

 

Legacy Portfolio

 

Legacy Insurance Lines represent exited or discontinued product lines, policy forms or distribution channels.

Legacy Property and Casualty Run-Off Insurance Lines — include excess workers’ compensation, asbestos and environmental exposures.

Legacy Life Insurance Run-Off Lines — include whole life, long term care and exited Accident & Health product lines. Also includes certain structured settlement, terminal funding and single premium immediate annuities written prior to April 2012.

Legacy Investments include investment classes that we have placed into run-off (life settlements, Legacy Global Real Estate and the Direct Investment book) and equity-like securities with high yield, high-risk characteristics.

BUSINESS STRATEGY 

For Legacy Insurance Lines, securing the interests of our policyholders and insureds is paramount. We have considered and continue to evaluate the following strategies for these lines:

     Third party and affiliated reinsurance and retrocessions to improve capital efficiency

     Commutations of assumed reinsurance and direct policy buy-backs

     Enhance insured policyholder options and claims resolution strategies

     Enhanced asset liability management and expense management

For Legacy Investments, our business strategy is to maximize liquidity to AIG Parent and minimize book value impairments while sourcing for our insurance companies attractive assets for their portfolios. Where the asset is under AIG’s sole control, we expect to achieve this through a combination of unaffiliated and affiliated sales and securitizations. Where the asset is not under AIG’s sole control, AIG has fewer options as we may, for example, have fiduciary duty obligations to joint venture partners (such as in our Legacy Global Real Estate book).

LEGACY PORTFOLIO RESULTS

The following table presents Legacy Portfolio results:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

Change

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premiums

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

167

$

232

 

(28)

%

Policy fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35

 

39

 

(10)

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

730

 

649

 

12

 

Other income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

152

 

(239)

 

NM

 

Total operating revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,084

 

681

 

59

 

Benefits and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Policyholder benefits and losses and loss adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

expenses incurred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

482

 

559

 

(14)

 

Interest credited to policyholder account balances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63

 

64

 

(2)

 

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

38

 

(26)

 

General operating and other expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

133

 

133

 

-

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36

 

89

 

(60)

 

Total benefits and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

742

 

883

 

(16)

 

Pre-tax operating income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

342

$

(202)

 

NM

%

 

Pre-tax operating income (loss) by type:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and Casualty Run-Off Insurance Lines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

87

$

61

 

43

%

Life Insurance Run-Off Lines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

90

 

6

 

NM

 

Legacy Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

165

 

(269)

 

NM

 

Pre-tax operating income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

342

$

(202)

 

NM

%

 

Business and Financial Highlights

In the first quarter of 2017, the Legacy Investment portfolio executed on several transactions with external parties for total consideration of approximately $468 million, which included the sale on March 31, 2017 of a portion of our life settlements portfolio with a face value (death benefits) of approximately $1.4 billion, resulting in a loss on the sale of $89 million. The majority of the consideration received was used to pay down intercompany loans and notes with affiliated insurance companies. In addition, the Legacy Investment portfolio returned approximately $191 million of cash proceeds to AIG Parent in the first quarter of 2017 from the sale of an AIG sponsored fund that occurred in the fourth quarter of 2016.

 

Legacy Portfolio Pre-Tax Operating Income (Loss)

Three Months Ended March 31,

(in millions)

2017 and 2016 Comparison

Pre-tax operating income increased due to: 

     higher Legacy Life earnings due to improved returns on alternative investments as a result of improved equity market conditions;

     increased Legacy Property and Casualty pre-tax operating income due to lower current accident year losses; and

     increased Legacy Investment income in 2017 compared to losses in 2016 for portfolios on which the fair value option was elected.

  

Investments

 

Overview

Our investment strategies are tailored to the specific business needs of each operating unit. The investment objectives are driven by the respective business modules and AIG Parent. The primary objectives are generation of investment income, preservation of capital, liquidity management and growth of surplus to support the insurance products. The majority of assets backing our insurance liabilities consist of fixed maturity securities.

Investment Highlights in the First Quarter of 2017

       Less credit market volatility in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the fourth quarter of 2016, with a marginal decrease in interest rates and narrowing of credit spreads resulted in a net unrealized gain in our investment portfolio. Net unrealized gains in our available for sale portfolio increased to approximately $10.6 billion as of March 31, 2017 from approximately $9.7 billion as of December 31, 2016.

       We continued to make investments in structured securities and other fixed maturity securities and increased lending activities in mortgage loans with favorable risk versus return characteristics to improve yields and increase net investment income.

       During the first quarter of 2017, we funded the adverse development reinsurance agreement entered into with NICO. The approximate $10.2 billion funding commitment was the primary reason for the decrease in the invested asset portfolio in the quarter.

       During the first quarter of 2017, we reduced our hedge fund portfolio by approximately $564 million as a result of redemptions consistent with our planned reduction of exposure. Our hedge fund portfolio experienced above average returns in the first quarter of 2017 due to higher equity market performance.

       Blended investment yields on new investments were lower than blended rates on investments that were sold, matured or called.

       Other-than-temporary impairments decreased due to lower impairments in our structured securities and corporate bond portfolios.

       The U.S. election and Brexit vote created increased volatility in credit markets and exchange rates as well as within the equity markets in 2016, which may continue for some time.

  

Investment Strategies

Investment strategies are based on considerations that include the local and general market conditions, liability duration and cash flow characteristics, rating agency and regulatory capital considerations, legal investment limitations, tax optimization and diversification.

Some of our key investment strategies are as follows:

     Fixed maturity securities held by the U.S. insurance companies included in Property Casualty Insurance Companies consist of a mix of instruments that meet our current risk-return, tax, liquidity, credit quality and diversification objectives.

     Outside of the U.S., fixed maturity securities held by Property Casualty Insurance Companies consist primarily of high-grade securities generally denominated in the currencies of the countries in which we operate.

     While more of a focus is placed on asset-liability management in Life Insurance Companies, our fundamental strategy across all of our investment portfolios is to optimize the duration characteristics of the assets within a target range based on comparable liability characteristics, to the extent practicable.

     AIG Parent, included in Other Operations, actively manages its assets and liabilities in terms of products, counterparties and duration. AIG Parent’s liquidity sources are held primarily in the form of cash, short-term investments and publicly traded, investment-grade rated fixed maturity securities. Based upon an assessment of its immediate and longer-term funding needs, AIG Parent purchases publicly traded, investment-grade rated fixed maturity securities that can be readily monetized through sales or repurchase agreements. These securities allow us to diversify sources of liquidity while reducing the cost of maintaining sufficient liquidity.

The following table presents the components of Net Investment Income:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Interest and dividends

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,063

$

3,243

Alternative investments(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

448

 

(366)

Other investment income(b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

301

 

250

Total investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,812

 

3,127

Investment expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

126

 

114

Total net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,686

$

3,013

(a)  Includes income from hedge funds, private equity funds and affordable housing partnerships. Hedge funds for which we elected the fair value option are recorded as of the balance sheet date. Other hedge funds are generally reported on a one-month lag, while private equity funds are generally reported on a one-quarter lag.

(b)  Primarily includes changes in fair value of certain fixed maturity securities where the fair value option has been elected and income on life settlements. For the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016, the investment income (loss) recorded on these securities was $127 million and $114 million, respectively, and on life settlements was $115 million and $126 million, respectively.

Net investment income in the first quarter of 2017 was higher than the same period in the prior year as higher income on alternative investments, primarily in our hedge fund portfolio, was partially offset by lower invested assets and blended investment yields on new investments that were lower than blended rates on investments that were sold, matured or called.

Attribution of Net Investment Income to Operating Modules

Net investment income is attributed to our businesses based on internal models consistent with the nature of the underlying businesses.

For Commercial Insurance — Liability and Financial Lines, Property and Special Risks and Consumer Insurance — Personal Insurance and Legacy Property Casualty Insurance Run-Off Lines, we estimate investable funds based primarily on loss reserves and unearned premiums. The allocation of net investment income of the Property Casualty Insurance Companies to modules is calculated based on these estimated investable funds, consistent with the approximate duration of the liabilities and the required economic capital allocation for each module.

For Consumer Insurance — Individual Retirement, Group Retirement, and Life Insurance, Other Operations — Institutional Markets and Legacy Life Insurance Run-Off Lines, net investment income is attributed based on invested assets from segregated product line portfolios held in our Life Insurance Companies. All invested assets of the Life Insurance Companies in excess of liabilities are allocated based on estimates of required economic capital allocation for each module.

Asset Liability Measurement

For the Property Casualty Insurance Companies, the duration of liabilities for long-tail casualty lines is greater than that of other lines. As a result, the investment strategy within the Property Casualty Insurance Companies focuses on growth of surplus and preservation of capital, subject to liability and other business considerations.

The Property Casualty Insurance Companies invest primarily in fixed maturity securities issued by corporations, municipalities and other governmental agencies and also invest in structured securities collateralized by, among other assets, residential and commercial real estate and commercial mortgage loans. While invested assets backing reserves of the Property Casualty Insurance Companies are primarily invested in conventional fixed maturity securities, we have continued to allocate a portion of our investment activity into asset classes that offer higher yields, particularly in the domestic operations. In addition, we continue to invest in both fixed rate and floating rate asset-backed investments for their risk-return attributes, as well as to manage our exposure to potential changes in interest rates. This asset diversification has maintained stable average yields while the overall credit ratings of our fixed maturity securities were largely unchanged. We expect to continue to pursue this investment strategy to meet the Property Casualty Insurance Companies’ liquidity, duration and credit quality objectives as well as current risk‑return and tax objectives.

In addition, the Property Casualty Insurance Companies seek to enhance returns through selective investments in a diversified portfolio of alternative investments. Although these alternative investments are subject to periodic earnings fluctuations, they have historically achieved yields in excess of the fixed maturity portfolio yields and have provided added diversification to the broader portfolio. 

Fixed maturity securities of the Property Casualty Insurance Companies domestic operations, with an average duration of 4.2 years, are currently comprised primarily of tax-exempt securities, which provide attractive risk-adjusted after-tax returns, as well as taxable municipal bonds, government and agency bonds, and corporate bonds. The majority of these high quality investments are rated A or higher based on composite ratings.

Fixed maturity securities held in the Property Casualty Insurance Companies foreign operations are of high quality, primarily rated A or higher based on composite ratings, with an average duration of 3.6 years.

The investment strategy of the Life Insurance Companies is to maximize net investment income and portfolio value, subject to liquidity requirements, capital constraints, diversification requirements, asset‑liability management and available investment opportunities.

The Life Insurance Companies use asset‑liability management as a primary tool to monitor and manage risk in their businesses. The Life Insurance Companies' fundamental investment strategy is to maintain a diversified, high quality portfolio of fixed maturity securities that, to the extent practicable, complements the characteristics of liabilities, including duration, which is a measure of sensitivity to changes in interest rates. The investment portfolio of each product line is tailored to the specific characteristics of its insurance liabilities, and as a result, certain portfolios are shorter in duration and others are longer in duration.  An extended low interest rate environment may result in a lengthening of liability durations from initial estimates, primarily due to lower lapses, which may require us to further extend the duration of the investment portfolio.

The Life Insurance Companies invest primarily in fixed maturity securities issued by corporations, municipalities and other governmental agencies; structured securities collateralized by, among other assets, residential and commercial real estate; and commercial mortgage loans.

In addition, the Life Insurance Companies seek to enhance returns through investments in a diversified portfolio of alternative investments. Although these alternative investments are subject to periodic earnings fluctuations, they have historically achieved yields in excess of the fixed maturity portfolio yields.  While a diversified portfolio of alternative investments remains a fundamental component of the investment strategy of the Life Insurance Companies, we intend to reduce the overall size of the hedge fund portfolio, in light of changing market conditions and perceived market opportunities, and to continue reducing the size of the private equity portfolio.

Fixed maturity securities of the Life Insurance Companies domestic operations, with an average duration of 6.9 years, are comprised primarily of taxable corporate bonds, as well as taxable municipal and government bonds, and agency and non‑agency structured securities. The majority of these investments are held in the available for sale portfolio and are rated investment grade based on its composite ratings.

Fixed maturity securities held in the Life Insurance Companies foreign operations are of high quality, primarily rated A or higher based on composite ratings, with an average duration of 21.0 years.

NAIC Designations of Fixed Maturity Securities

The Securities Valuation Office (SVO) of the National Association of Insurance Companies (NAIC) evaluates the investments of U.S. insurers for statutory reporting purposes and assigns fixed maturity securities to one of six categories called ‘NAIC Designations.’ In general, NAIC Designations of ‘1’ highest quality, or ‘2’ high quality, include fixed maturity securities considered investment grade, while NAIC Designations of ‘3’ through ‘6’ generally include fixed maturity securities referred to as below investment grade.  The NAIC has adopted revised rating methodologies for certain structured securities, including non-agency RMBS and CMBS, which are intended to enable a more precise assessment of the value of such structured securities and increase the accuracy in assessing expected losses to better determine the appropriate capital requirement for such structured securities.  These methodologies result in an improved NAIC Designation for such securities compared to the rating typically assigned by the three major rating agencies.  The following tables summarize the ratings distribution of U.S. Insurance Companies fixed maturity security portfolio by NAIC Designation, and the distribution by composite AIG credit rating, which is generally based on ratings of the three major rating agencies.  See Investments – Credit Ratings herein for a full description of the composite AIG credit ratings.

The following table presents the fixed maturity security portfolio of U.S. Insurance Companies categorized by NAIC Designation, at fair value:

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment

 

 

NAIC Designation

 

1

 

2

 

Grade

 

 

3

 

4

 

5

 

6

 

Grade

 

Total

Other fixed maturity securities

$

73,149

$

66,433

$

139,582

 

$

6,489

$

3,985

$

1,576

$

161

$

12,211

$

151,793

Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized

 

62,582

 

2,864

 

65,446

 

 

361

 

118

 

141

 

2,487

 

3,107

 

68,553

Total*

$

135,731

$

69,297

$

205,028

 

$

6,850

$

4,103

$

1,717

$

2,648

$

15,318

$

220,346

*    Excludes $24.0 billion of fixed maturity securities for which no NAIC Designation is available because they are held in legal entities within U.S. Insurance Companies that do not require a statutory filing.

The following table presents the fixed maturity security portfolio of U.S. Insurance Companies categorized by composite AIG credit rating, at fair value:

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCC and

 

Investment

 

 

Composite AIG Credit Rating

 

AAA/AA/A

 

BBB

 

Grade

 

 

BB

 

B

 

Lower

 

Grade

 

Total

Other fixed maturity securities

$

74,355

$

65,828

$

140,183

 

$

5,883

$

4,178

$

1,549

$

11,610

$

151,793

Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized

 

40,603

 

4,911

 

45,514

 

 

1,265

 

845

 

20,929

 

23,039

 

68,553

Total*

$

114,958

$

70,739

$

185,697

 

$

7,148

$

5,023

$

22,478

$

34,649

$

220,346

*    Excludes $24.0 billion of fixed maturity securities for which no NAIC Designation is available because they are held in legal entities within U.S. Insurance Companies that do not require a statutory filing.

Credit Ratings

At March 31, 2017, approximately 92 percent of our fixed maturity securities were held by our domestic entities. Approximately 17 percent of these securities were rated AAA by one or more of the principal rating agencies, and approximately 17 percent were rated below investment grade or not rated. Our investment decision process relies primarily on internally generated fundamental analysis and internal risk ratings. Third-party rating services’ ratings and opinions provide one source of independent perspective for consideration in the internal analysis.

Moody’s Investors’ Service Inc. (Moody’s), Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of S&P Global Inc. (S&P), or similar foreign rating services rate a significant portion of our foreign entities’ fixed maturity securities portfolio. Rating services are not available for some foreign-issued securities. Our Credit Risk Management department closely reviews the credit quality of the foreign portfolio’s non-rated fixed maturity securities. At March 31, 2017, approximately 24 percent of such investments were either rated AAA or, on the basis of our internal analysis, were equivalent from a credit standpoint to securities rated AAA, and approximately 8 percent were below investment grade or not rated. Approximately 39 percent of the foreign entities’ fixed maturity securities portfolio is comprised of sovereign fixed maturity securities supporting policy liabilities in the country of issuance.

Composite AIG Credit Ratings

With respect to our fixed maturity securities, the credit ratings in the table below and in subsequent tables reflect: (a) a composite of the ratings of the three major rating agencies, or when agency ratings are not available, the rating assigned by the NAIC SVO (over 99 percent of total fixed maturity securities), or (b) our equivalent internal ratings when these investments have not been rated by any of the major rating agencies or the NAIC.  The “Non-rated” category in those tables consists of fixed maturity securities that have not been rated by any of the major rating agencies, the NAIC or us.

See Enterprise Risk Management herein for a discussion of credit risks associated with Investments.

The following table presents the composite AIG credit ratings of our fixed maturity securities calculated on the basis of their fair value:

 

Available for Sale

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

(in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Rating:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other fixed maturity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AAA

$

11,642

 

$

11,791

 

$

2,798

 

$

2,807

 

$

14,440

 

$

14,598

 

AA

 

30,028

 

 

33,647

 

 

251

 

 

250

 

 

30,279

 

 

33,897

 

A

 

42,532

 

 

45,619

 

 

1,612

 

 

1,612

 

 

44,144

 

 

47,231

 

BBB

 

67,928

 

 

68,700

 

 

76

 

 

76

 

 

68,004

 

 

68,776

 

Below investment grade

 

12,587

 

 

12,832

 

 

17

 

 

17

 

 

12,604

 

 

12,849

 

Non-rated

 

985

 

 

890

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

985

 

 

890

 

Total

$

165,702

 

$

173,479

 

$

4,754

 

$

4,762

 

$

170,456

 

$

178,241

 

Mortgage-backed, asset-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

backed and collateralized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AAA

$

26,647

 

$

28,593

 

$

1,103

 

$

1,055

 

$

27,750

 

$

29,648

 

AA

 

6,018

 

 

6,114

 

 

662

 

 

714

 

 

6,680

 

 

6,828

 

A

 

8,396

 

 

8,504

 

 

251

 

 

307

 

 

8,647

 

 

8,811

 

BBB

 

4,697

 

 

4,996

 

 

245

 

 

303

 

 

4,942

 

 

5,299

 

Below investment grade

 

19,224

 

 

19,838

 

 

6,543

 

 

6,790

 

 

25,767

 

 

26,628

 

Non-rated

 

14

 

 

13

 

 

47

 

 

67

 

 

61

 

 

80

 

Total

$

64,996

 

$

68,058

 

$

8,851

 

$

9,236

 

$

73,847

 

$

77,294

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AAA

$

38,289

 

$

40,384

 

$

3,901

 

$

3,862

 

$

42,190

 

$

44,246

 

AA

 

36,046

 

 

39,761

 

 

913

 

 

964

 

 

36,959

 

 

40,725

 

A

 

50,928

 

 

54,123

 

 

1,863

 

 

1,919

 

 

52,791

 

 

56,042

 

BBB

 

72,625

 

 

73,696

 

 

321

 

 

379

 

 

72,946

 

 

74,075

 

Below investment grade

 

31,811

 

 

32,670

 

 

6,560

 

 

6,807

 

 

38,371

 

 

39,477

 

Non-rated

 

999

 

 

903

 

 

47

 

 

67

 

 

1,046

 

 

970

 

Total

$

230,698

 

$

241,537

 

$

13,605

 

$

13,998

 

$

244,303

 

$

255,535

 

Available‑for‑Sale Investments

The following table presents the fair value of our available‑for‑sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value at

 

Fair Value at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Bonds available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. government and government sponsored entities

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,362

$

1,992

Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,703

 

24,772

Non-U.S. governments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,307

 

14,535

Corporate debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

129,330

 

132,180

Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RMBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,287

 

37,374

CMBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,609

 

14,271

CDO/ABS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,100

 

16,413

Total mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

64,996

 

68,058

Total bonds available for sale*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

230,698

 

241,537

Equity securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

986

 

1,065

Preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

825

 

752

Mutual funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

288

 

261

Total equity securities available for sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,099

 

2,078

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

232,797

$

243,615

*    At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the fair value of bonds available for sale held by us that were below investment grade or not rated totaled $32.8 billion and $33.6 billion, respectively.

The following table presents the fair value of our aggregate credit exposures to non-U.S. governments for our fixed maturity securities:

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

Germany

$

1,910

 

$

1,168

Japan

 

1,874

 

 

2,140

United Kingdom

 

1,070

 

 

815

Canada

 

1,040

 

 

1,115

Mexico

 

592

 

 

637

France

 

514

 

 

667

Norway

 

431

 

 

456

Netherlands

 

378

 

 

445

Indonesia

 

369

 

 

366

Singapore

 

331

 

 

344

Other

 

5,848

 

 

6,433

Total

$

14,357

 

$

14,586

The following table presents the fair value of our aggregate European credit exposures by major sector for our fixed maturity securities:

 

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

Financial

 

Financial

 

Structured

 

 

 

2016

(in millions)

 

Sovereign

 

Institution

 

Corporates

 

Products

 

Total

 

Total

Euro-Zone countries:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany

$

1,910

$

156

$

1,821

$

2

$

3,889

$

3,227

France

 

514

 

1,031

 

1,916

 

-

 

3,461

 

3,788

Netherlands

 

378

 

698

 

1,155

 

130

 

2,361

 

2,658

Ireland

 

10

 

-

 

522

 

654

 

1,186

 

1,263

Belgium

 

93

 

117

 

837

 

-

 

1,047

 

1,075

Spain

 

13

 

47

 

874

 

-

 

934

 

918

Italy

 

-

 

85

 

701

 

-

 

786

 

842

Luxembourg

 

-

 

14

 

424

 

-

 

438

 

430

Finland

 

79

 

56

 

71

 

-

 

206

 

198

Austria

 

33

 

3

 

12

 

-

 

48

 

95

Other - EuroZone

 

705

 

31

 

227

 

2

 

965

 

1,104

Total Euro-Zone

$

3,735

$

2,238

$

8,560

$

788

$

15,321

$

15,598

Remainder of Europe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom

$

1,070

$

2,937

$

7,659

$

3,501

$

15,167

$

15,293

Switzerland

 

41

 

1,217

 

1,103

 

-

 

2,361

 

2,360

Sweden

 

117

 

400

 

163

 

-

 

680

 

691

Norway

 

431

 

40

 

79

 

-

 

550

 

582

Russian Federation

 

65

 

24

 

109

 

-

 

198

 

169

Other - Remainder of Europe

 

119

 

70

 

61

 

-

 

250

 

285

Total - Remainder of Europe

$

1,843

$

4,688

$

9,174

$

3,501

$

19,206

$

19,380

Total

$

5,578

$

6,926

$

17,734

$

4,289

$

34,527

$

34,978

Investments in Municipal Bonds

At March 31, 2017, the U.S. municipal bond portfolio was composed primarily of essential service revenue bonds and high-quality tax-backed bonds with over 93 percent of the portfolio rated A or higher.

The following table presents the fair values of our available for sale U.S. municipal bond portfolio by state and municipal bond type:

 

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

State

 

Local

 

 

 

Total

December 31,

 

 

General

 

General

 

 

 

Fair

 

2016

(in millions)

 

Obligation

 

Obligation

 

Revenue

 

Value

 

Total Fair Value

State:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York

$

20

$

571

$

3,003

$

3,594

$

4,170

California

 

625

 

451

 

2,161

 

3,237

 

3,471

Texas

 

220

 

899

 

1,132

 

2,251

 

3,287

Massachusetts

 

606

 

-

 

563

 

1,169

 

1,396

Illinois

 

99

 

105

 

663

 

867

 

1,171

Florida

 

75

 

-

 

718

 

793

 

1,016

Virginia

 

45

 

-

 

628

 

673

 

789

Washington

 

265

 

34

 

353

 

652

 

1,059

Georgia

 

166

 

157

 

267

 

590

 

747

Washington D.C.

 

100

 

-

 

450

 

550

 

671

Pennsylvania

 

197

 

24

 

254

 

475

 

719

Ohio

 

94

 

-

 

343

 

437

 

536

Arizona

 

-

 

65

 

363

 

428

 

558

All other states(a)

 

762

 

393

 

2,832

 

3,987

 

5,182

Total(b)(c)

$

3,274

$

2,699

$

13,730

$

19,703

$

24,772

(a)  We did not have material credit exposure to the government of Puerto Rico.

(b)  Excludes certain university and not-for-profit entities that issue their bonds in the corporate debt market. Includes industrial revenue bonds.

(c)  Includes $1.5 billion of pre-refunded municipal bonds.

Investments in Corporate Debt Securities

The following table presents the industry categories of our available for sale corporate debt securities:

 

 

Fair Value at

 

Fair Value at

 

Industry Category

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

(in millions)

 

2017

 

2016

 

Financial institutions:

 

 

 

 

 

Money Center /Global Bank Groups

$

8,675

$

8,892

 

Regional banks — other

 

586

 

606

 

Life insurance

 

3,175

 

3,100

 

Securities firms and other finance companies

 

391

 

392

 

Insurance non-life

 

4,926

 

5,213

 

Regional banks — North America

 

6,736

 

6,844

 

Other financial institutions

 

8,725

 

8,435

 

Utilities

 

17,331

 

17,938

 

Communications

 

9,774

 

10,025

 

Consumer noncyclical

 

14,862

 

15,338

 

Capital goods

 

7,899

 

8,339

 

Energy

 

13,498

 

13,618

 

Consumer cyclical

 

8,507

 

8,606

 

Basic

 

6,274

 

6,582

 

Other

 

17,971

 

18,252

 

Total *

$

129,330

$

132,180

 

*    At both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, approximately 91 percent of these investments were rated investment grade.

Our investments in the energy category, as a percentage of total investments in available-for-sale fixed maturities, were 5.9 percent and 5.6 percent at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. While the energy investments are primarily investment grade and are actively managed, the category continues to experience volatility that could adversely affect credit quality and fair value.

Investments in RMBS

The following table presents AIG’s RMBS available for sale securities by year of vintage:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value at

 

Fair Value at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Total RMBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

122

$

-

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,541

 

4,464

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,429

 

2,667

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

882

 

943

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,837

 

1,842

2012 and prior*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,476

 

27,458

Total RMBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

35,287

$

37,374

Agency RMBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

115

$

-

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,685

 

3,651

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,189

 

2,404

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

781

 

825

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,758

 

1,749

2012 and prior

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,888

 

5,225

Total Agency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

12,416

$

13,854

Alt-A RMBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

-

$

-

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

16

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

2012 and prior

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,106

 

12,371

Total Alt-A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

12,122

$

12,387

Subprime RMBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

2012 and prior

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,948

$

2,905

Total Subprime

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,948

$

2,905

Prime non-agency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

-

$

-

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

748

 

738

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

12

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

3

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

18

2012 and prior

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,236

 

6,651

Total Prime non-agency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,017

$

7,422

Total Other housing related

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

784

$

806

*    Includes approximately $12.8 billion and $12.9 billion at March 31, 2017, and December 31, 2016, respectively, of certain RMBS that had experienced deterioration in credit quality since their origination.  See Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion on Purchased Credit Impaired (PCI) Securities.

The following table presents our RMBS available for sale securities by credit rating:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value at

Fair Value at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

December 31,

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Rating:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total RMBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AAA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

14,753

$

16,241

AA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

438

 

535

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

986

 

1,080

BBB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

808

 

812

Below investment grade(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,297

 

18,702

Non-rated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

4

Total RMBS(b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

35,287

$

37,374

Agency RMBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AAA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

12,412

$

13,850

AA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

4

Total Agency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

12,416

$

13,854

Alt-A RMBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AAA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

-

$

-

AA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

117

 

92

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

47

 

84

BBB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

253

 

230

Below investment grade(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,705

 

11,981

Total Alt-A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

12,122

$

12,387

Subprime RMBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AAA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

9

$

13

AA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

76

 

119

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

153

 

152

BBB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

333

 

334

Below investment grade(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,377

 

2,287

Total Subprime

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,948

$

2,905

Prime non-agency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AAA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,931

$

1,972

AA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

140

 

209

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

785

 

842

BBB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

202

 

226

Below investment grade(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,954

 

4,169

Non-rated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

4

Total Prime non-agency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,017

$

7,422

Total Other housing related

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

784

$

806

(a)  Includes certain RMBS that had experienced deterioration in credit quality since their origination. See Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion on PCI Securities.

(b)  The weighted average expected life was six years at both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

Our underwriting practices for investing in RMBS, other asset‑backed securities (ABS) and CDOs take into consideration the quality of the originator, the manager, the servicer, security credit ratings, underlying characteristics of the mortgages, borrower characteristics, and the level of credit enhancement in the transaction.

Investments in CMBS

The following table presents our CMBS available for sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value at

 

Fair Value at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

CMBS (traditional)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

11,197

$

11,782

Agency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,772

 

1,737

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

640

 

752

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

13,609

$

14,271

The following table presents the fair value of our CMBS available for sale securities by rating agency designation and by vintage year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

AAA

 

AA

 

A

 

BBB

 

Grade

 

Non-Rated

 

Total

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

$

11

$

24

$

-

$

52

$

39

$

-

$

126

2016

 

1,421

 

443

 

87

 

157

 

12

 

-

 

2,120

2015

 

1,136

 

451

 

500

 

244

 

19

 

-

 

2,350

2014

 

1,495

 

234

 

11

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

1,740

2013

 

2,474

 

399

 

71

 

22

 

-

 

-

 

2,966

2012 and prior

 

2,073

 

483

 

571

 

461

 

709

 

10

 

4,307

Total

$

8,610

$

2,034

$

1,240

$

936

$

779

$

10

$

13,609

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2016

$

1,420

$

297

$

87

$

156

$

12

$

-

$

1,972

2015

 

1,157

 

451

 

490

 

241

 

18

 

-

 

2,357

2014

 

1,612

 

235

 

11

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

1,858

2013

 

2,527

 

399

 

69

 

22

 

-

 

-

 

3,017

2012 and prior

 

2,227

 

517

 

635

 

731

 

947

 

10

 

5,067

Total

$

8,943

$

1,899

$

1,292

$

1,150

$

977

$

10

$

14,271

The following table presents our CMBS available for sale securities by geographic region:

 

 

Fair Value at

 

Fair Value at

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

(in millions)

 

2017

 

2016

 

Geographic region:

 

 

 

 

 

New York

$

3,372

$

3,479

 

California

 

1,332

 

1,357

 

Texas

 

750

 

787

 

Florida

 

467

 

501

 

New Jersey

 

421

 

434

 

Illinois

 

314

 

344

 

Virginia

 

313

 

356

 

Pennsylvania

 

287

 

310

 

Massachusetts

 

240

 

245

 

Georgia

 

223

 

236

 

Ohio

 

220

 

232

 

Maryland

 

215

 

224

 

All Other*

 

5,455

 

5,766

 

Total

$

13,609

$

14,271

 

*    Includes Non-U.S. locations.

The following table presents our CMBS available for sale securities by industry:

 

 

Fair Value at

 

Fair Value at

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

(in millions)

 

2017

 

2016

 

Industry:

 

 

 

 

 

Office

$

4,232

$

4,390

 

Retail

 

3,684

 

3,853

 

Multi-family*

 

3,004

 

3,083

 

Lodging

 

925

 

1,017

 

Industrial

 

883

 

971

 

Other

 

881

 

957

 

Total

$

13,609

$

14,271

 

*    Includes Agency-backed CMBS.

The fair value of CMBS holdings remained stable during the first quarter of 2017. The majority of our investments in CMBS are in tranches that contain substantial protection features through collateral subordination. The majority of CMBS holdings are traditional conduit transactions, broadly diversified across property types and geographical areas.

Investments in CDOs

The following table presents our CDO available for sale securities by collateral type:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value at

 

Fair value at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Collateral Type:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank loans (CLO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,086

$

8,548

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

117

 

129

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,203

$

8,677

The following table presents our CDO available for sale securities by credit rating:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value at

 

Fair Value at

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Rating:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AAA

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,527

$

2,805

AA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,997

 

3,112

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,189

 

2,244

BBB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

374

 

395

Below investment grade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

116

 

121

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,203

$

8,677

Commercial Mortgage Loans

At March 31, 2017, we had direct commercial mortgage loan exposure of $26.0 billion, of which 100 percent of the loans were current. 

The following table presents the commercial mortgage loan exposure by location and class of loan based on amortized cost:

 

Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percent

 

 

of

 

Class

 

 

of

 

(dollars in millions)

Loans

 

Apartments

 

Offices

 

Retail

Industrial

Hotel

 

Others

 

Total

Total

 

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York

98

 

$

1,357

$

3,590

$

532

$

214

$

120

$

185

$

5,998

23

%

California

91

 

 

324

 

944

 

307

 

308

 

835

 

400

 

3,118

12

 

Texas

59

 

 

327

 

863

 

96

 

107

 

154

 

43

 

1,590

6

 

New Jersey

39

 

 

539

 

47

 

453

 

-

 

29

 

33

 

1,101

4

 

Massachusetts

20

 

 

466

 

114

 

407

 

49

 

-

 

27

 

1,063

4

 

Florida

68

 

 

322

 

94

 

366

 

164

 

19

 

76

 

1,041

4

 

Illinois

17

 

 

258

 

306

 

11

 

52

 

-

 

23

 

650

4

 

Pennsylvania

24

 

 

55

 

28

 

471

 

47

 

26

 

-

 

627

2

 

Ohio

27

 

 

150

 

11

 

209

 

165

 

-

 

5

 

540

2

 

Connecticut

19

 

 

343

 

67

 

23

 

80

 

-

 

-

 

513

2

 

Other states

270

 

 

1,305

 

1,315

 

1,637

 

534

 

557

 

198

 

5,546

21

 

Foreign

62

 

 

859

 

864

 

499

 

476

 

537

 

973

 

4,208

16

 

Total*

794

 

$

6,305

$

8,243

$

5,011

$

2,196

$

2,277

$

1,963

$

25,995

100

%

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York

96

 

$

1,391

$

3,527

$

534

$

215

$

163

$

185

$

6,015

24

%

California

89

 

 

325

 

761

 

282

 

286

 

870

 

401

 

2,925

12

 

Texas

58

 

 

255

 

857

 

97

 

108

 

154

 

44

 

1,515

6

 

Florida

67

 

 

322

 

94

 

340

 

165

 

19

 

76

 

1,016

4

 

Massachusetts

20

 

 

415

 

114

 

408

 

50

 

-

 

27

 

1,014

4

 

New Jersey

39

 

 

529

 

47

 

355

 

-

 

29

 

33

 

993

4

 

Illinois

19

 

 

258

 

307

 

20

 

52

 

36

 

23

 

696

3

 

Pennsylvania

24

 

 

-

 

28

 

473

 

51

 

26

 

-

 

578

2

 

Ohio

29

 

 

151

 

17

 

211

 

165

 

-

 

5

 

549

2

 

Connecticut

19

 

 

343

 

67

 

23

 

80

 

-

 

-

 

513

2

 

Other states

269

 

 

1,309

 

1,239

 

1,670

 

481

 

560

 

199

 

5,458

22

 

Foreign

59

 

 

707

 

906

 

784

 

245

 

532

 

596

 

3,770

15

 

Total*

788

 

$

6,005

$

7,964

$

5,197

$

1,898

$

2,389

$

1,589

$

25,042

100

%

*    Does not reflect allowance for credit losses.

 

See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2016 Annual Report for additional discussion on commercial mortgage loans.

Impairments

The following table presents impairments by investment type:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Other-than-temporary Impairments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Fixed maturity securities, available for sale

 

 

 

 

 

$

58

$

200

   Equity securities, available for sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

2

   Private equity funds and hedge funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

2

Subtotal

 

 

 

 

 

 

68

 

204

Other impairments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Investments in life settlements

 

 

 

 

 

 

41

 

157

   Other investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

1

   Real estate*

 

 

 

 

 

 

52

 

1

Total

 

 

 

 

 

$

161

$

363

*    Impairments in 2017 included $35 million related to assets reclassified to assets held for sale.

Other-Than-Temporary Impairments

To determine other-than-temporary impairments, we use fundamental credit analyses of individual securities without regard to rating agency ratings. Based on this analysis, we expect to receive cash flows sufficient to cover the amortized cost of all below investment grade securities for which credit impairments were not recognized.

The following tables present other-than-temporary impairment charges recorded in earnings on fixed maturity securities, equity securities, private equity funds and hedge funds.

Other-than-temporary impairment charges by investment type and impairment type:

  

 

 

 

 

 

Other Fixed

Equities/Other

 

 

(in millions)

RMBS

CDO/ABS

CMBS

Maturity

 Invested Assets*

 

Total

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impairment Type:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Severity

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

Change in intent

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

1

 

-

 

1

Foreign currency declines

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

10

 

-

 

10

Issuer-specific credit events

 

12

 

-

 

15

 

20

 

10

 

57

Adverse projected cash flows

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Total

$

12

$

-

$

15

$

31

$

10

$

68

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impairment Type:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Severity

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

2

$

2

Change in intent

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

29

 

-

 

29

Foreign currency declines

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

6

 

-

 

6

Issuer-specific credit events

 

36

 

1

 

8

 

84

 

2

 

131

Adverse projected cash flows

 

36

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

36

Total

$

72

$

1

$

8

$

119

$

4

$

204

*    Includes other-than-temporary impairment charges on private equity funds, hedge funds and direct private equity investments.

Other-than-temporary impairment charges by investment type and credit rating:

  

 

 

 

 

 

Other Fixed

Equities/Other

 

 

(in millions)

RMBS

CDO/ABS

CMBS

Maturity

 Invested Assets*

 

Total

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AAA

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

AA

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

1

 

-

 

1

A

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

1

 

-

 

1

BBB

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

3

 

-

 

3

Below investment grade

 

12

 

-

 

15

 

26

 

-

 

53

Non-rated

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

10

 

10

Total

$

12

$

-

$

15

$

31

$

10

$

68

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rating:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AAA

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

2

$

-

$

2

AA

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

3

 

-

 

3

A

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

5

 

-

 

5

BBB

 

2

 

-

 

-

 

15

 

-

 

17

Below investment grade

 

70

 

1

 

8

 

94

 

-

 

173

Non-rated

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

4

 

4

Total

$

72

$

1

$

8

$

119

$

4

$

204

*    Includes other-than-temporary impairment charges on private equity funds, hedge funds and direct private equity investments.

We recorded other-than-temporary impairment charges in the first quarters of 2017 and 2016 related to:

     issuer-specific credit events;

     securities that we intend to sell or for which it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell;

     declines due to foreign exchange rates;

     adverse changes in estimated cash flows on certain structured securities; and

     securities that experienced severe market valuation declines.

In addition, impairments are recorded on real estate and investments in life settlements.

In periods subsequent to the recognition of an other-than-temporary impairment charge for available for sale fixed maturity securities that is not foreign-exchange related, we generally prospectively accrete into earnings the difference between the new amortized cost and the expected undiscounted recoverable value over the remaining life of the security. The accretion that was recognized for these securities in earnings was $188 million and $239 million in the three-month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. See Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2016 Annual Report for a discussion of our other-than-temporary impairment accounting policy.

The following table shows the aging of the pre-tax unrealized losses of fixed maturity and equity securities, the extent to which the fair value is less than amortized cost or cost, and the number of respective items in each category:

March 31, 2017

Less Than or Equal

 

 

Greater Than 20%

 

 

Greater Than 50%

 

 

  

  

 

to 20% of Cost(b)

 

 

to 50% of Cost(b)

 

 

of Cost(b)

 

 

Total

Aging(a)

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

(dollars in millions)

 

Cost(c)

 

Loss

Items(e)

 

 

Cost(c)

 

Loss

Items(e)

 

 

Cost(c)

 

Loss

Items(e)

 

 

Cost(c)

 

Loss(d)

Items(e)

Investment grade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0-6 months

$

39,645

$

1,078

4,542

 

$

89

$

25

11

 

$

11

$

7

4

 

$

39,745

$

1,110

4,557

7-11 months

 

5,365

 

309

712

 

 

7

 

2

5

 

 

-

 

-

-

 

 

5,372

 

311

717

12 months or more

 

5,518

 

367

651

 

 

496

 

164

31

 

 

14

 

9

4

 

 

6,028

 

540

686

Total

$

50,528

$

1,754

5,905

 

$

592

$

191

47

 

$

25

$

16

8

 

$

51,145

$

1,961

5,960

Below investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

grade bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0-6 months

$

2,900

$

59

1,249

 

$

2

$

1

6

 

$

4

$

2

10

 

$

2,906

$

62

1,265

7-11 months

 

656

 

19

217

 

 

1

 

-

1

 

 

-

 

-

-

 

 

657

 

19

218

12 months or more

 

5,425

 

313

756

 

 

300

 

79

29

 

 

7

 

5

7

 

 

5,732

 

397

792

Total

$

8,981

$

391

2,222

 

$

303

$

80

36

 

$

11

$

7

17

 

$

9,295

$

478

2,275

Total bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0-6 months

$

42,545

$

1,137

5,791

 

$

91

$

26

17

 

$

15

$

9

14

 

$

42,651

$

1,172

5,822

7-11 months

 

6,021

 

328

929

 

 

8

 

2

6

 

 

-

 

-

-

 

 

6,029

 

330

935

12 months or more

 

10,943

 

680

1,407

 

 

796

 

243

60

 

 

21

 

14

11

 

 

11,760

 

937

1,478

Total(e)

$

59,509

$

2,145

8,127

 

$

895

$

271

83

 

$

36

$

23

25

 

$

60,440

$

2,439

8,235

Equity securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0-11 months

$

61

$

4

53

 

$

1

$

-

4

 

$

-

$

-

-

 

$

62

$

4

57

12 months or more

 

22

 

2

6

 

 

-

 

-

-

 

 

-

 

-

-

 

 

22

 

2

6

Total

$

83

$

6

59

 

$

1

$

-

4

 

$

-

$

-

-

 

$

84

$

6

63

(a)  Represents the number of consecutive months that fair value has been less than cost by any amount.

(b)  Represents the percentage by which fair value is less than cost at March 31, 2017.

(c)  For bonds, represents amortized cost.

(d)  The effect on Net income of unrealized losses after taxes will be mitigated upon realization because certain realized losses will result in current decreases in the amortization of certain DAC.

(e)  Item count is by CUSIP by subsidiary.

Change in Unrealized Gains and Losses on Investments

The change in net unrealized gains and losses on investments in the first quarter of each of 2017 and 2016 was primarily attributable to increases in the fair value of fixed maturity securities. For the first quarter of 2017 and 2016, net unrealized gains related to fixed maturity and equity securities increased by $0.9 billion and $4.7 billion, respectively, due primarily to a decrease in rates and a narrowing of credit spreads.

See also Note 6, Investments to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of our investment portfolio.

Net Realized Capital Gains and Losses

The following table presents the components of Net realized capital gains (losses):

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

Sales of fixed maturity securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

155

$

(362)

 

Sales of equity securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

24

 

Other-than-temporary impairments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Severity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

(2)

 

Change in intent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

(29)

 

Foreign currency declines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10)

 

(6)

 

Issuer-specific credit events

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(57)

 

(131)

 

Adverse projected cash flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

(36)

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

30

 

Foreign exchange transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

159

 

(520)

 

Derivatives and hedge accounting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(376)

 

(72)

 

Impairments on investments in life settlements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(41)

 

(157)

 

Other *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49

 

155

 

Net realized capital losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(115)

$

(1,106)

 

*    Includes $107 million of realized gains due to a purchase price adjustment on the sale of Class B shares of Prudential Financial, Inc. for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Net realized capital losses in the first quarter of 2017 decreased compared to the same period in the prior year. Net realized capital losses in the first quarter of 2017 were primarily related to derivative and hedge accounting losses, and impairments, which were higher than the foreign exchange gains and the gains recognized on the sales of securities.

Derivative and hedge accounting losses were primarily a result of the fair value changes in derivative instruments used to economically hedge market risk from variable annuities with guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (GMWB), which were impacted by interest rates and equity market performance in the first quarter of 2017. See Part II, Item 7. MD&A – Enterprise Risk Management – Insurance Risks – Life Insurance Companies Key Insurance Risks – Variable Annuity Risk Management and Hedging Programs in the 2016 Annual Report for additional discussion of market risk management related to these product features and Insurance Reserves – Life and Annuity Reserves and DAC – Variable Annuity Guaranteed Benefits and Hedging Results in this MD&A for more information on the economic hedging target and the impact to pre-tax income of this program.

Net realized capital losses on investments in the first quarter of 2016 were primarily driven by losses on sales of fixed maturity securities in the energy sector, other than temporary impairments, and foreign exchange losses, partially offset by gains realized on the sale of Class B shares of Prudential Financial, Inc. Foreign exchange losses were primarily due to $483 million of remeasurement losses for a short term intercompany balance that was matched with available for sale securities in fixed maturity securities denominated in the same foreign currencies.

See also Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of our investment portfolio.

 

Insurance Reserves

Liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses (Loss Reserves)

The following table presents the components of our gross and net loss reserves by segment and major lines of business:

 

March 31, 2017

 

December 31, 2016

 

Net liability for

Reinsurance

Gross liability

 

Net liability

Reinsurance

Gross liability

 

unpaid losses

recoverable on

 for unpaid

 

for unpaid

recoverable on

 for unpaid

 

and loss

unpaid losses and

losses and

 

losses and

unpaid losses and

losses and

 

adjustment

loss adjustment

loss adjustment

 

loss adjustment

loss adjustment

loss adjustment

(in millions)

expenses

expenses

expenses

 

expenses

expenses

expenses

Commercial Insurance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liability and Financial Lines:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Workers' Compensation*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(net of discount)

$

11,103

$

2,984

$

14,087

 

$

10,486

$

2,879

$

13,365

U.S. Excess Casualty

 

8,496

 

1,157

 

9,653

 

 

8,749

 

1,115

 

9,864

U.S. Other Casualty

 

9,619

 

3,329

 

12,948

 

 

8,746

 

3,209

 

11,955

U.S. Financial Lines

 

4,005

 

1,240

 

5,245

 

 

6,102

 

1,195

 

7,297

Europe Casualty and Financial Lines

 

5,556

 

1,231

 

6,787

 

 

5,587

 

1,313

 

6,900

Other product lines

 

2,210

 

968

 

3,178

 

 

2,279

 

986

 

3,265

Retroactive reinsurance

 

(10,381)

 

10,381

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

Unallocated loss adjustment expenses

 

2,333

 

269

 

2,602

 

 

2,260

 

252

 

2,512

Total Liability and Financial Lines

 

32,941

 

21,559

 

54,500

 

 

44,209

 

10,949

 

55,158

Property and Special Risks:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. and Europe

 

5,447

 

1,590

 

7,037

 

 

5,913

 

1,596

 

7,509

Other product lines

 

1,289

 

512

 

1,801

 

 

1,139

 

536

 

1,675

Retroactive reinsurance

 

(706)

 

706

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

Unallocated loss adjustment expenses

 

275

 

49

 

324

 

 

279

 

47

 

326

Total Property and Special Risks

 

6,305

 

2,857

 

9,162

 

 

7,331

 

2,179

 

9,510

Total Commercial Insurance

 

39,246

 

24,416

 

63,662

 

 

51,540

 

13,128

 

64,668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Personal Insurance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Europe and Japan

 

3,722

 

355

 

4,077

 

 

3,454

 

377

 

3,831

Other product lines

 

678

 

178

 

856

 

 

744

 

184

 

928

Retroactive reinsurance

 

(112)

 

112

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

Unallocated loss adjustment expenses

 

117

 

4

 

121

 

 

202

 

4

 

206

Total Consumer Personal Insurance

 

4,405

 

649

 

5,054

 

 

4,400

 

565

 

4,965

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legacy Portfolio - Run-off Property

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and Casualty Insurance Lines:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Long Tail Insurance lines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(net of discount)

 

6,516

 

28

 

6,544

 

 

6,659

 

-

 

6,659

Other run-off product lines

 

148

 

46

 

194

 

 

160

 

46

 

206

Retroactive reinsurance

 

(1,664)

 

1,664

 

-

 

 

(1,679)

 

1,679

 

-

Unallocated loss adjusted expenses

 

344

 

117

 

461

 

 

347

 

114

 

461

Total Legacy Portfolio - Run-off Property

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and Casualty Insurance Lines

 

5,344

 

1,855

 

7,199

 

 

5,487

 

1,839

 

7,326

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Operations

 

135

 

-

 

135

 

 

118

 

-

 

118

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

$

49,130

$

26,920

$

76,050

 

$

61,545

$

15,532

$

77,077

*    Includes loss reserve discount of $1.9 billion and $3.6 billion for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 and year ended December 31, 2016, respectively.  See Note 10 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of loss reserve discount.

  

PRIOR YEAR DEVELOPMENT

The following table summarizes incurred (favorable) unfavorable prior year development net of reinsurance by segment and major lines of business:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

Commercial Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liability and Financial Lines

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

58

 

$

(2)

Property and Special Risks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(35)

 

 

(14)

Total Commercial Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

(16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Personal Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

(48)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legacy Portfolio - Property and Casualty Run off Insurance Lines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(14)

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

(5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total prior year (favorable) unfavorable development

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

10

 

$

(66)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premium adjustments on U.S. loss sensitive business

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

6

Total prior year development, net of premium adjustments*

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

33

 

$

(60)

*    Consistent with our definition of PTOI, excludes the portion of favorable or unfavorable prior year reserve development for which we have ceded the risk under retroactive reinsurance agreements and related changes in amortization of the deferred gain.

Net Loss Development

In the first quarter of 2017, we recognized adverse prior year loss reserve development of $10 million. We increased our loss reserves by $102 million as a result of the recent decision made by the UK Ministry of Justice to reduce the discount rate applied to lump-sum bodily injury payouts, known as the Ogden rate, to (0.75) percent. Our carried reserves at December 31, 2016 were estimated using our assumption that the Ogden rate would decline to 1.0 percent. This discount rate change primarily impacted the Europe Casualty and Financial Lines. This prior year loss reserve increase was almost entirely offset by the recognition of the amortization of the deferred gain from the adverse development reinsurance agreement with NICO of $41 million and favorable development from Property and Special Risks of $35 million as a result of a reduction in catastrophe losses.

In the first quarter of 2016, we recognized favorable prior year loss reserve development of $66 million. This was driven by favorable development from Consumer Personal Insurance primarily in the Japan region.

The following tables summarize incurred (favorable) or unfavorable prior year development net of reinsurance, by accident year groupings:

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Total

 

2016-11

 

2010-06

 

05 & Prior

Liability and Financial Lines

$

58

$

33

$

(15)

$

40

Property and Special Risks

 

(35)

 

(36)

 

1

 

-

Consumer Personal Insurance

 

1

 

(5)

 

2

 

4

Legacy Portfolio - Property and Casualty Run-off Insurance Lines

 

(14)

 

-

 

-

 

(14)

Total

$

10

$

(8)

$

(12)

$

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Total

 

2015-11

 

2010-06

 

05 & Prior

Liability and Financial Lines

$

(2)

$

(1)

$

(3)

$

2

Property and Special Risks

 

(14)

 

(15)

 

7

 

(6)

Consumer Personal Insurance

 

(48)

 

(49)

 

1

 

-

Legacy Portfolio - Property and Casualty Run-off Insurance Lines

 

3

 

-

 

-

 

3

Other Operations

 

(5)

 

(6)

 

1

 

-

Total

$

(66)

$

(71)

$

6

$

(1)

For certain categories of claims (e.g., construction defect claims and environmental claims) and for reinsurance recoverable, losses may sometimes be reclassified to an earlier or later accident year as more information about the date of occurrence becomes available to us. These reclassifications are shown as development in the respective years in the tables above.  This may affect the comparability of the data presented in our tables.

Significant Reinsurance Agreements

Effective January 1, 2016, we entered into a two-year reinsurance arrangement with the Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd, under which we ceded a proportional share of our new and renewal U.S. Casualty portfolio in order to reduce the concentration of casualty business in our portfolio.

Our 2017 catastrophe reinsurance program includes coverage for natural catastrophes and some coverage for terrorism events. It consists of a large North American occurrence cover (without reinstatement) to protect against large North America losses and Japan cover to protect against losses in Japan. The attachment point for this reinsurance program is at $1.5 billion for the North American cover (down from $3.0 billion in 2016) and varies for the Japan cover.

On January 20, 2017, we entered into an adverse development reinsurance agreement (ADC) with NICO, a subsidiary of Berkshire, under which we transferred to NICO 80 percent of the reserve risk on substantially all of our U.S. Commercial long-tail exposures for accident years 2015 and prior. Under this agreement, we ceded to NICO 80 percent of the paid losses on subject business paid on or after January 1, 2016 in excess of $25 billion of net paid losses, up to an aggregate limit of $25 billion.  At NICO’s 80 percent share, NICO’s limit of liability under the contract is $20 billion.  We account for this transaction as retroactive reinsurance. We paid total consideration, including interest, of $10.2 billion. The consideration was placed into a collateral trust account as security for NICO’s claim payment obligations, and Berkshire has provided a parental guarantee to secure the obligations of NICO under the agreement.

The following table calculates the amount of the deferred gain recorded in the first quarter of 2017, on a nominal and net basis and showing the effect of discounting of loss reserves.  The deferred gain will be amortized over the settlement period of the reinsured losses.

(in billions)

 

Nominal

 

Discount

 

Net

Subject reserve, March 31, 2017

$

31.5

$

(2.1)

$

29.4

Subject losses paid inception to date

 

9.5

 

-

 

9.5

Total subject losses

 

41.0

 

(2.1)

 

38.9

Subject losses below the attachment point

 

25.0

 

(0.1)

 

24.9

Total subject losses above attachment point

 

16.0

 

(2.0)

 

14.0

Ceded reserves, March 31, 2017, at 80%

 

12.8

 

(1.6)

 

11.2

Consideration, including accrued interest through closing

 

10.2

 

-

 

10.2

Pre-tax gain at inception, deferred

$

2.6

$

(1.6)

$

1.0

The lines of business subject to this agreement have been the source of substantially all of the prior year adverse development charges over the past several years. The agreement resulted in lower capital charges for reserve risks at our U.S. insurance subsidiaries.  Under U.S. GAAP, any potential future prior year development would be recognized immediately as losses are incurred; however, the related recoveries under the reinsurance agreement would be deferred and recognized over the expected recovery period.  However, consistent with our definition of PTOI, excludes the portion of favorable or unfavorable prior year reserve development for which we have ceded the risk under retroactive reinsurance agreements and related changes in amortization of the deferred gain.  In addition, amortization of the deferred gain is recognized in PTOI based on the original amortization schedule at the time we entered into the agreement.

See Part II, Item 7. MD&A – Enterprise Risk Management – Insurance Risks – Reinsurance Activities – Reinsurance Recoverable in our 2016 Annual Report for a summary of significant reinsurers.

LIFE AND ANNUITY reserves and dac

The following section provides discussion of life and annuity reserves and DAC.

Variable Annuity Guaranteed Benefits and Hedging Results

Our Individual Retirement and Group Retirement businesses offer variable annuity products with GMWB riders that provide guaranteed living benefit features. The liabilities for GMWB are accounted for as embedded derivatives measured at fair value. The fair value of the embedded derivatives may fluctuate significantly based on market interest rates, equity prices, credit spreads and market volatility.

In addition to risk-mitigating features in our variable annuity product design, we have an economic hedging program designed to manage market risk from GMWB, including exposures to changes in interest rates, equity prices, credit spreads and volatilities. The hedging program utilizes derivative instruments, including but not limited to equity options, futures contracts and interest rate swap and swaption contracts, as well as fixed maturity securities with a fair value election. See Part II, Item 7. MD&A – Enterprise Risk Management – Insurance Risks – Life Insurance Companies Key Insurance Risks – Variable Annuity Risk Management and Hedging Programs in our 2016 Annual Report for additional discussion of market risk management related to these product features.

Differences in Valuation of Embedded Derivatives and Economic Hedge Target

The variable annuity hedging program utilizes an economic hedge target, which represents an estimate of the underlying economic risks in our GMWB riders. The economic hedge target differs from the U.S. GAAP valuation of the GMWB embedded derivatives due to the following:

     The economic hedge target includes 100 percent of rider fees in present value calculations; the U.S. GAAP valuation reflects only those fees attributed to the embedded derivative such that the initial value at contract issue equals zero;

     The economic hedge target uses best estimate actuarial assumptions and excludes explicit risk margins used for U.S. GAAP valuation, such as margins for policyholder behavior, mortality, and volatility; and

     The economic hedge target excludes the non-performance or “own credit” risk adjustment (NPA) used in the U.S. GAAP valuation, which reflects a market participant’s view of our claims-paying ability by incorporating an additional spread (the NPA spread) to the swap curve used to discount projected benefit cash flows. See Note 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on our valuation methodology for embedded derivatives within policyholder contract deposits. Because the discount rate includes the NPA spread and other explicit risk margins, the U.S. GAAP valuation is generally less sensitive to movements in interest rates and other market factors, and to changes from actuarial assumption updates, than the economic hedge target.

The market value of the hedge portfolio compared to the economic hedge target at any point in time may be different and is not expected to be fully offsetting. In addition to the derivatives held in conjunction with the variable annuity hedging program, the Life Insurance Companies have cash and invested assets available to cover future claims payable under these guarantees.  The primary sources of difference between the change in the fair value of the hedging portfolio and the economic hedge target include:

     Basis risk due to the variance between expected and actual fund returns, which may be either positive or negative;

     Realized volatility versus implied volatility;

     Actual versus expected changes in the hedge target driven by assumptions not subject to hedging, particularly policyholder behavior; and

     Risk exposures that we have elected not to explicitly or fully hedge.

The following table presents a reconciliation between the fair value of the U.S. GAAP embedded derivatives and the value of our economic hedge target:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Reconciliation of embedded derivatives and economic hedge target:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Embedded derivative liability

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,671

$

1,777

Exclude non-performance risk adjustment (NPA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,760)

 

(3,148)

Embedded derivative liability, excluding NPA

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,431

 

4,925

Adjustments for risk margins and differences in valuation

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,080)

 

(2,251)

Economic hedge target liability

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,351

$

2,674

Impact on Pre-tax Income (Loss)

The impact on our pre-tax income (loss) of the variable annuity guaranteed living benefits and related hedging results includes changes in the fair value of the GMWB embedded derivatives, and changes in the fair value of related derivative hedging instruments, both of which are recorded in Other realized capital gains (losses). Realized capital gains (losses), as well as net investment income from changes in the fair value of fixed maturity securities used in the hedging program, are excluded from pre-tax operating income of Individual Retirement and Group Retirement.

The change in the fair value of the embedded derivatives and the change in the value of the hedging portfolio are not expected to be fully offsetting, primarily due to the differences in valuation between the economic hedge target, the U.S. GAAP embedded derivatives, and changes in the fair value of the hedging portfolio, as discussed above. When corporate credit spreads widen, the change in the NPA spread generally reduces the fair value of the embedded derivative liabilities, resulting in a gain, and when corporate credit spreads narrow or tighten, the change in the NPA spread generally increases the fair value of the embedded derivative liabilities, resulting in a loss. In addition to changes driven by credit market-related movements in the NPA spread, the NPA balance also reflects changes in business activity and in the net amount at risk from the underlying guaranteed living benefits.

The following table presents the net increase (decrease) to consolidated pre-tax income (loss) from changes in the fair value of the GMWB embedded derivatives and related hedges, excluding related DAC amortization:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Change in fair value of embedded derivatives, excluding NPA

 

 

 

 

 

$

591

$

(1,116)

Change in fair value of variable annuity hedging portfolio:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturity securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

133

Interest rate derivative contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

(183)

 

850

Equity derivative contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

(409)

 

(137)

Change in fair value of variable annuity hedging portfolio

 

 

 

 

 

 

(581)

 

846

Change in fair value of embedded derivatives excluding NPA, net of hedging portfolio

 

 

 

10

 

(270)

Change in fair value of embedded derivatives due to NPA spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

(185)

 

155

Change in fair value of embedded derivatives due to change in NPA volume

 

 

 

 

 

 

(203)

 

203

Total change in NPA

 

 

 

 

 

 

(388)

 

358

Net impact on pre-tax income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

$

(378)

$

88

The net impact on pre-tax income from the GMWB and related hedges in the first quarter of 2017 (excluding related DAC amortization) was primarily driven by losses on a U.S. GAAP basis from the impact of tightening credit spreads on the NPA spread, and the impact on the NPA (volume) of lower expected GMWB payments, driven by higher equity markets. In the first quarter of 2016, both components of the NPA adjustment had a positive impact on pre-tax income, primarily due to widening of spreads and declining interest rates. Fair value losses in the hedging portfolio are typically not fully offset by decreases in liabilities on a U.S. GAAP basis, due to the NPA and other risk margins used for U.S. GAAP valuation that cause the embedded derivatives to be less sensitive to changes in market rates than the hedge portfolio. On an economic basis, the changes in the fair value of the hedge portfolio were partially offset by the decrease in the economic hedge target, as discussed below.

Change in Economic Hedge Target

The decrease in the economic hedge target liability in the first quarter of 2017 was primarily due to positive equity markets and increases in market interest rates but was partially offset by lower credit spreads and equity volatility.

Change in Fair Value of the Hedging Portfolio

The changes in the fair value of the economic hedge target and, to a lesser extent, the embedded derivatives, were offset in part by the following changes in the fair value of the variable annuity hedging portfolio:

     Changes in the fair value of fixed maturity securities, primarily corporate bonds for which the fair value option has been elected, are used as a capital-efficient way to economically hedge interest rate and credit spread-related risk. The change in the fair value of the corporate bond hedging program in the first quarter of 2017 was a small gain, due to tightening of credit spreads, while the first quarter of 2016 included more significant gains, primarily due to decreases in market interest rates, partially offset by the impact of widening credit spreads. The change in the fair value of the hedging bonds, which is excluded from the pre-tax operating income of the Individual Retirement and Group Retirement segments, is reported in net investment income on the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).

     Changes in the fair value of interest rate derivative contracts, which included swaps, swaptions and futures, resulted in net losses in the first quarter of 2017 from higher rates, compared to significant gains from interest rate declines in the first quarter of 2016. 

     The change in the fair value of equity derivative contracts, which included futures and options, resulted in losses in the first quarter of 2017 and to a lesser extent in the first quarter of 2016, based on the relative change in equity market performance in the respective periods.

DAC

The following table summarizes the major components of the changes in DAC, including VOBA, within the life insurance companies, excluding DAC of Institutional Markets and Legacy Portfolio:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

2017

 

2016

Balance, beginning of year

$

7,543

$

7,149

Acquisition costs deferred

 

238

 

279

Amortization expense:

 

 

 

 

Update of assumptions included in pre-tax operating income

 

-

 

-

Related to realized capital gains and losses

 

53

 

49

All other operating amortization

 

(227)

 

(242)

Increase (decrease) in DAC due to foreign exchange

 

4

 

(5)

Change related to unrealized depreciation (appreciation) of investments

 

49

 

(362)

Other

 

-

 

-

Balance, end of period*

$

7,660

$

6,868

*   DAC balance excluding the amount related to unrealized depreciation (appreciation) of investments was $8.4 billion and $9.1 billion at March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Estimated Gross Profits for Investment-Oriented Products

Policy acquisition costs and policy issuance costs that are incremental and directly related to the successful acquisition of new or renewal of existing contracts for investment-oriented products are deferred and amortized, with interest, in relation to the incidence of estimated gross profits to be realized over a period that approximates the estimated lives of the contracts. Estimated gross profits include net investment income and spreads, net realized capital gains and losses, fees, surrender charges, expenses, and mortality gains and losses. If the assumptions used for estimated gross profits change significantly, DAC and related reserves (which may include VOBA, SIA, guaranteed benefit reserves and unearned revenue reserve) are recalculated using the new assumptions, and any resulting adjustment is included in income. Updating such assumptions may result in acceleration of amortization in some products and deceleration of amortization in other products.

DAC and Reserves Related to Unrealized Appreciation of Investments

DAC for universal life and investment-type products (collectively, investment-oriented products) is adjusted at each balance sheet date to reflect the change in DAC as if securities available for sale had been sold at their stated aggregate fair value and the proceeds reinvested at current yields (shadow DAC). Shadow DAC generally moves in the opposite direction of the change in unrealized appreciation of the available for sale securities portfolio, reducing the reported DAC balance when market interest rates decline. Market interest rates decreased in the first quarter of 2017. As a result, the unrealized appreciation of fixed maturity securities held in the Life Insurance Companies that support the businesses at March 31, 2017 increased by $645 million compared to December 31, 2016, which resulted in a decrease in DAC to reflect the shadow DAC adjustment.

Reserves

The following table presents a rollforward of insurance reserves for Individual Retirement, Group Retirement and Life Insurance modules, including future policy benefits, policyholder contract deposits, other policy funds, and separate account liabilities, as well as Retail Mutual Funds and Group Retirement mutual fund assets under administration:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Individual Retirement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period, gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

129,321

$

121,474

Premiums and deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,382

 

5,010

Surrenders and withdrawals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,874)

 

(2,402)

Death and other contract benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(803)

 

(746)

Subtotal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(295)

 

1,862

Change in fair value of underlying assets and reserve accretion, net of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

policy fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,377

 

1,338

Cost of funds*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

382

 

404

Other reserve changes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(161)

 

143

Balance at end of period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

131,624

 

125,221

Reserves related to unrealized appreciation of investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

Reinsurance ceded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(337)

 

(334)

Total Individual Retirement insurance reserves and mutual fund assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

131,287

$

124,887

Group Retirement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period, gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

88,622

$

84,145

Premiums and deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,040

 

1,856

Surrenders and withdrawals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,288)

 

(1,677)

Death and other contract benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(134)

 

(133)

Subtotal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(382)

 

46

Change in fair value of underlying assets and reserve accretion, net of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

policy fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,444

 

230

Cost of funds*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

274

 

274

Other reserve changes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

Balance at end of period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

90,958

 

84,695

Reserves related to unrealized appreciation of investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

Reinsurance ceded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

Total Group Retirement insurance reserves and mutual fund assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

90,958

$

84,695

Life Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period, gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

18,397

$

18,006

Premiums and deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

856

 

830

Surrenders and withdrawals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(158)

 

(161)

Death and other contract benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(131)

 

(129)

Subtotal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

567

 

540

Change in fair value of underlying assets and reserve accretion, net of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

policy fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(204)

 

(267)

Cost of funds*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

95

 

97

Other reserve changes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(322)

 

(273)

Balance at end of period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,533

 

18,103

Reserves related to unrealized appreciation of investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

Reinsurance ceded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,074)

 

(1,114)

Total Life Insurance reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

17,459

$

16,989

 

Total insurance reserves and mutual fund assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period, gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

236,340

$

223,625

Premiums and deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,278

 

7,696

Surrenders and withdrawals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,320)

 

(4,240)

Death and other contract benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,068)

 

(1,008)

Subtotal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(110)

 

2,448

Change in fair value of underlying assets and reserve accretion, net of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

policy fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,617

 

1,301

Cost of funds*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

751

 

775

Other reserve changes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(483)

 

(130)

Balance at end of period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

241,115

 

228,019

Reserves related to unrealized appreciation of investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

Reinsurance ceded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,411)

 

(1,448)

Total insurance reserves and mutual fund assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

239,704

$

226,571

* Excludes amortization of deferred sales inducements

Insurance reserves of Individual Retirement, Group Retirement and Life Insurance modules, and Retail Mutual Funds and Group Retirement mutual fund assets under administration, were comprised of the following balances:

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(in millions)

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Future policy benefits

 

 

$

7,318

$

7,380

Policyholder contract deposits

 

 

 

120,095

 

119,644

Other policy funds

 

 

 

368

 

378

Separate account liabilities

 

 

 

79,589

 

76,619

Total insurance reserves

 

 

 

207,370

 

204,021

Mutual fund assets

 

 

 

33,745

 

32,319

Total insurance reserves and mutual fund assets

 

 

$

241,115

$

236,340

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

Liquidity refers to the ability to generate sufficient cash resources to meet our payment obligations.  It is defined as cash and unencumbered assets that can be monetized in a short period of time at a reasonable cost. We manage our liquidity prudently through various risk committees, policies and procedures, and a stress testing and liquidity risk framework established by Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). Our liquidity risk framework is designed to manage liquidity at both AIG Parent and subsidiaries to meet our financial obligations for a minimum of six-months under a liquidity stress scenario. See Part II, Item 7. MD&A – Enterprise Risk Management — Risk Appetite, Limits, Identification, and Measurement in the 2016 Annual Report and Enterprise Risk Management — Liquidity Risk Management below for additional information.

Capital refers to the long-term financial resources available to support the operation of our businesses, fund business growth, and cover financial and operational needs that arise from adverse circumstances. Our primary source of ongoing capital generation is the profitability of our insurance subsidiaries. We must comply with numerous constraints on our minimum capital positions. These constraints drive the requirements for capital adequacy for both AIG and the individual businesses and are based on internally-defined risk tolerances, regulatory requirements, rating agency and creditor expectations and business needs. Actual capital levels are monitored on a regular basis, and using ERM’s stress testing methodology, we evaluate the capital impact of potential macroeconomic, financial and insurance stresses in relation to the relevant capital constraints of both AIG and our insurance subsidiaries.

We believe that we have sufficient liquidity and capital resources to satisfy future requirements and meet our obligations to policyholders, customers, creditors and debt-holders, including those arising from reasonably foreseeable contingencies or events.

Nevertheless, some circumstances may cause our cash or capital needs to exceed projected liquidity or readily deployable capital resources as was the case in 2008. Additional collateral calls, deterioration in investment portfolios or reserve strengthening affecting statutory surplus, higher surrenders of annuities and other policies, downgrades in credit ratings, or catastrophic losses may result in significant additional cash or capital needs and loss of sources of liquidity and capital. In addition, regulatory and other legal restrictions could limit our ability to transfer funds freely, either to or from our subsidiaries.

Depending on market conditions, regulatory and rating agency considerations and other factors, we may take various liability and capital management actions. Liability management actions may include, but are not limited to, repurchasing or redeeming outstanding debt, issuing new debt or engaging in debt exchange offers. Capital management actions may include, but are not limited to, paying dividends to our shareholders and share repurchases. 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES ACTIVITY FOR the first quarter of 2017

Sources

AIG Parent Funding from Subsidiaries(a)

During the first quarter of 2017, AIG Parent received $177 million in dividends from subsidiaries. Of this amount, $150 million was dividends in the form of fixed maturity securities from our Property Casualty Insurance Companies, $25 million was cash dividends from our Life Insurance Companies and $2 million was cash dividends from AIG Federal Savings Bank.

AIG Parent also received $2.6 billion in tax sharing payments in the form of cash and fixed maturity securities from our insurance businesses in the first quarter of 2017, primarily from our Life Insurance Companies. The tax sharing payments may be subject to adjustment in future periods.

The dividends and tax sharing payments from our Life Insurance Companies resulted from and were funded, in part, by excess statutory capital released by a reinsurance agreement the Life Insurance Companies entered into effective December 31, 2016.

Legacy Investments

During the first quarter of 2017, we generated approximately $191 million in return of capital from Legacy Investments.

Uses

Debt Reduction

We made repurchases of and repayments on debt instruments of approximately $630 million during the first quarter of 2017. AIG Parent made interest payments on our debt instruments totaling $288 million during the first quarter of 2017.

Dividend

We paid a cash dividend of $0.32 per share on AIG Common Stock during the first quarter of 2017.

Repurchase of Common Stock(b)

We repurchased approximately 56 million shares of AIG Common Stock during the first quarter of 2017, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $3.6 billion.

(a)  In April 2017, we received approximately $387 million in additional dividends in the form of fixed maturity securities from our Life Insurance Companies.  These dividends had been declared during the first quarter of 2017.

(b)  Under Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1 repurchase plans, from April 1 to May 3, 2017, we repurchased approximately $1.1 billion of additional shares of AIG Common Stock. As of May 3, 2017, approximately $3.8 billion remained under our share repurchase authorization.

Analysis of Sources and Uses of Cash

The following table presents selected data from AIG's Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Sources:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by other investing activities

 

 

$

14,509

$

444

Changes in policyholder contract balances

 

 

 

320

 

1,634

Issuance of long-term debt

 

 

 

151

 

3,289

Net cash provided by other financing activities

 

 

 

-

 

510

Total sources

 

 

 

14,980

 

5,877

Uses:  

 

 

 

  

 

  

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

 

(10,359)

 

(968)

Change in restricted cash

 

 

 

(22)

 

(59)

Repayments of long-term debt

 

 

 

(602)

 

(958)

Purchases of AIG Common Stock

 

 

 

(3,585)

 

(3,486)

Dividends paid

 

 

 

(307)

 

(363)

Purchases of warrants

 

 

 

-

 

(173)

Net cash used in other financing activities

 

 

 

(25)

 

-

Total uses

 

 

 

(14,900)

 

(6,007)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

 

 

(82)

 

-

Decrease in cash

 

 

$

(2)

$

(130)

The following table presents a summary of AIG’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows:

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Summary:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

 

$

(10,359)

$

(968)

   Net cash provided by investing activities

 

 

 

 

14,487

 

385

   Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

 

 

(4,048)

 

453

   Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

 

 

 

(82)

 

-

Decrease in cash

 

 

 

 

(2)

 

(130)

Cash at beginning of year

 

 

 

 

1,868

 

1,629

Change in cash of businesses held for sale

 

 

 

 

52

 

-

Cash at end of period

 

 

 

$

1,918

$

1,499

Operating Cash Flow Activities

Insurance companies generally receive most premiums in advance of the payment of claims or policy benefits. The ability of insurance companies to generate positive cash flow is affected by the frequency and severity of losses under their insurance policies, policy retention rates and operating expenses.

Interest payments totaled $354 million in the first quarter of 2017 compared to $362 million in the same period in the prior year. Excluding interest payments, AIG had operating cash outflows of $10.0 billion in the first quarter of 2017 compared to operating cash outflows of $605 million in the first quarter of 2016. The operating cash outflow in the first quarter of 2017 was primarily due to payment for the adverse development reinsurance agreement entered into with NICO.

Investing Cash Flow Activities

Net cash provided by investing activities in the first quarter of 2017 was $14.5 billion compared to $385 million in the first quarter of 2016. The first quarter of 2017 included sales of certain investments to fund the adverse development reinsurance agreement entered into with NICO.

Financing Cash Flow Activities

Net cash used in financing activities in the first quarter of 2017 included:

     approximately $307 million in the aggregate to pay a dividend of $0.32 per share on AIG Common Stock;

     approximately $3.6 billion to repurchase approximately 56 million shares of AIG Common Stock; and

     approximately $602 million to repay long-term debt.

These items were partially offset by approximately $151 million in proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt.

Net cash used in financing activities in the first quarter of 2016 included:

     approximately $363 million to pay a dividend of $0.32 per share on AIG Common Stock;

     approximately $3.5 billion to repurchase approximately 63 million shares of AIG Common Stock;

     $173 million to repurchase 10 million warrants to purchase shares of AIG Common Stock; and

     approximately $958 million to repay long-term debt.

These items were partially offset by approximately $3.3 billion in proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt.

Liquidity and Capital Resources of AIG Parent and Subsidiaries

AIG Parent

As of March 31, 2017, AIG Parent had approximately $11.8 billion in liquidity sources. AIG Parent’s liquidity sources are primarily held in the form of cash, short-term investments and publicly traded, investment grade rated fixed maturity securities. Fixed maturity securities primarily include U.S. government and government sponsored entity securities, U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities, corporate and municipal bonds and certain other highly rated securities. AIG Parent actively manages its assets and liabilities in terms of products, counterparties and duration. Based upon an assessment of funding needs, the liquidity sources can be readily monetized through sales, repurchase agreements or contributed as admitted assets to regulated insurance companies. AIG Parent liquidity is monitored through the use of various internal liquidity risk measures. AIG Parent’s primary sources of liquidity are dividends, distributions, loans and other payments from subsidiaries and credit facilities.  AIG Parent’s primary uses of liquidity are for debt service, capital and liability management, and operating expenses.

We believe that we have sufficient liquidity and capital resources to satisfy our reasonably foreseeable future requirements and meet our obligations to our creditors, debt-holders and insurance company subsidiaries. We expect to access the debt markets from time to time to meet funding requirements as needed.

We utilize our capital resources to support our businesses, with the majority of capital allocated to our insurance operations. Should we have or generate more capital than is needed to support our business strategies (including organic growth or acquisition opportunities) or mitigate risks inherent to our business, we may develop plans to distribute such capital to shareholders via dividends or share repurchase authorizations or deploy such capital towards liability management.

In the normal course, it is expected that a portion of the capital released by our insurance operations or through the utilization of AIG’s deferred tax assets may be available for distribution to shareholders. Additionally, it is expected that a portion of the capital associated with businesses or investments that do not directly support our insurance operations may be available for distribution to shareholders or deployment towards liability management upon its monetization.

In developing plans to distribute capital, AIG considers a number of factors, including, but not limited to: AIG’s business and strategic plans, expectations for capital generation and utilization, AIG’s funding capacity and capital resources in comparison to internal benchmarks, as well as rating agency expectations, regulatory standards and internal stress tests for capital.

The following table presents AIG Parent's liquidity sources:

 

As of

As of

(In millions)

March 31, 2017

December 31, 2016

Cash and short-term investments(a)

$

2,277

$

3,950

Unencumbered fixed maturity securities(b)

 

4,991

 

4,470

Total AIG Parent liquidity

 

7,268

 

8,420

Available capacity under syndicated credit facility(c)

 

4,500

 

4,500

Total AIG Parent liquidity sources

$

11,768

$

12,920

(a)  Cash and short-term investments include reverse repurchase agreements totaling $1.1 billion and $1.0 billion as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

(b)  Unencumbered securities consist of publicly traded, investment grade rated fixed maturity securities. Fixed maturity securities primarily include U.S. government and government sponsored entity securities, U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities, corporate and municipal bonds and certain other highly rated securities.

(c)  For additional information relating to this syndicated credit facility, see Credit Facilities below.

Insurance Companies

We expect that our insurance companies will be able to continue to satisfy reasonably foreseeable future liquidity requirements and meet their obligations, including those arising from reasonably foreseeable contingencies or events, through cash from operations and, to the extent necessary, monetization of invested assets. Our insurance companies’ liquidity resources are primarily held in the form of cash, short-term investments and publicly traded, investment grade rated fixed maturity securities.

Each of our material insurance companies’ liquidity is monitored through various internal liquidity risk measures.  The primary sources of liquidity are premiums, fees, reinsurance recoverables and investment income. The primary uses of liquidity are paid losses, reinsurance payments, benefit claims, surrenders, withdrawals, interest payments, dividends, expenses, investments and collateral requirements.

Our Property Casualty Insurance Companies may require additional funding to meet capital or liquidity needs under certain circumstances.  Large catastrophes may require us to provide additional support to our affected operations. Downgrades in our credit ratings could put pressure on the insurer financial strength ratings of our subsidiaries, which could result in non‑renewals or cancellations by policyholders and adversely affect the subsidiary’s ability to meet its own obligations. Increases in market interest rates may adversely affect the financial strength ratings of our subsidiaries, as rating agency capital models may reduce the amount of available capital relative to required capital. Other potential events that could cause a liquidity strain include an economic collapse of a nation or region significant to our operations, nationalization, catastrophic terrorist acts, pandemics or other events causing economic or political upheaval.

On January 20, 2017, certain of our Property Casualty Insurance Companies entered into an adverse development reinsurance agreement with NICO under which they transferred to NICO 80 percent of reserve risk on substantially all of their U.S. Commercial long-tail exposures for accident years 2015 and prior. Under this agreement, these Property Casualty Insurance Companies ceded to NICO 80 percent of the paid losses on subject business paid on or after January 1, 2016 in excess of $25 billion of net paid losses, up to an aggregate limit of $25 billion. The total consideration paid, including interest, was $10.2 billion.

Management believes that because of the size and liquidity of our Life Insurance Companies’ investment portfolios, normal deviations from projected claim or surrender experience would not create significant liquidity risk. Furthermore, our Life Insurance Companies’ products contain certain features that mitigate surrender risk, including surrender charges. However, as we saw in 2008, in times of extreme capital markets disruption, liquidity needs could outpace resources. As part of their risk management framework, our Life Insurance Companies continue to evaluate and, where appropriate, pursue strategies and programs to improve their liquidity position and facilitate their ability to maintain a fully invested asset portfolio.

Certain of our U.S. insurance companies are members of the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBs) in their respective districts. Borrowings from the FHLBs are used to supplement liquidity or for other uses deemed appropriate by management. Our U.S. Property Casualty Insurance Companies had outstanding borrowings from the FHLBs in an aggregate amount of approximately $701 million and $733 million at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.  The outstanding borrowings are being used primarily for interest rate risk management purposes in connection with certain reinsurance arrangements, and the balances are expected to decline as underlying premiums are collected. Our U.S. Life Insurance Companies had no outstanding borrowings in the form of cash advances from the FHLBs at March 31, 2017, and aggregate borrowings in the form of cash advances of approximately $2 million at December 31, 2016. In addition to borrowings in the form of cash advances outstanding, $553 million and $429 million were due to the FHLB of Dallas at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, under funding agreements issued by our Institutional Markets business, which were reported in Policyholder contract deposits.

Certain of our U.S. Life Insurance Companies have programs, which began in 2012, that lend securities from their investment portfolio to supplement liquidity or for other uses as deemed appropriate by management. Under these programs, these U.S. Life Insurance Companies lend securities to financial institutions and receive cash as collateral equal to 102 percent of the fair value of the loaned securities. Cash collateral received is invested in short-term investments. Additionally, the aggregate amount of securities that a Life Insurance Company is able to lend under its program at any time is limited to five percent of its general account statutory-basis admitted assets. Our U.S. Life Insurance Companies had $2.4 billion of securities subject to these agreements and $2.5 billion of liabilities to borrowers for collateral received at both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

AIG generally manages capital between AIG Parent and our insurance companies through internal, Board-approved policies and limits, as well as management standards. In addition, AIG Parent has unconditional capital maintenance agreements (CMAs) in place with certain subsidiaries. Nevertheless, regulatory and other legal restrictions could limit our ability to transfer capital freely, either to or from our subsidiaries.

AIG Parent is party to a CMA with AGC Life Insurance Company. Among other things, the CMA provides that AIG Parent will maintain the total adjusted capital of AGC Life Insurance Company at or above a specified minimum percentage of its projected NAIC Company Action Level Risk-Based Capital (RBC). As of March 31, 2017, the specified minimum percentage under this CMA was 250 percent. 

During 2016, we created a new Switzerland-domiciled international holding company, AIG International Holdings, GmbH (AIGIH), which is intended to be the ultimate holding company for all of our international entities. This international holding company structure is part of our ongoing efforts to simplify our organizational structure, and is expected to facilitate the optimization of our international capital strategy from both a regulatory and tax perspective. Through May 3, 2017, the following international operations have been transferred to AIGIH: Europe, Canada, Asia Pacific and Latin America/Caribbean.

In the first quarter of 2017, our Property Casualty Insurance Companies paid approximately $150 million in dividends in the form of fixed maturity securities to AIG Parent. The fixed maturity securities primarily included U.S. government and government-sponsored entity securities, U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities, corporate and municipal bonds and certain other highly rated securities.

In the first quarter of 2017, the Life Insurance Companies collectively declared a total of $1.3 billion of dividends and return of capital. Of this amount, $25 million was paid in the form of cash in the first quarter of 2017, $387 million was declared in the first quarter of 2017 and paid in April 2017 in the form of fixed maturity securities, and $890 million was retained at an intermediate life insurance holding company to fund tax sharing payments to AIG Parent related to the recapture of outstanding reserves as of December 31, 2016 under an affiliated reinsurance agreement, and cession by one of the Life Insurance Companies to an unaffiliated reinsurer, of certain term life and universal life businesses. The Life Insurance Companies made tax sharing payments to AIG Parent in the first quarter of 2017 totaling $2.6 billion in the form of cash and fixed maturity securities, primarily as a result of these reinsurance transactions. Fixed maturity securities used to fund dividends and tax sharing payments included U.S. government and government sponsored entity securities, U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities, corporate and municipal bonds and certain other highly rated securities.

Credit Facilities

We maintain a committed, revolving syndicated credit facility (the Facility) as a potential source of liquidity for general corporate purposes. The Facility provides for aggregate commitments by the bank syndicate to provide unsecured revolving loans and/or standby letters of credit of up to $4.5 billion without any limits on the type of borrowings and is scheduled to expire in November 2020.

As of March 31, 2017, a total of $4.5 billion remains available under the Facility. Our ability to borrow under the Facility is not contingent on our credit ratings. However, our ability to borrow under the Facility is conditioned on the satisfaction of certain legal, operating, administrative and financial covenants and other requirements contained in the Facility. These include covenants relating to our maintenance of a specified total consolidated net worth and total consolidated debt to total consolidated capitalization. Failure to satisfy these and other requirements contained in the Facility would restrict our access to the Facility and could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. We expect to borrow under the Facility from time to time, and may use the proceeds for general corporate purposes.

Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes contractual obligations in total, and by remaining maturity:

March 31, 2017

 

  

 

Payments due by Period

 

 

Total

 

Remainder

 

2018 -

 

2020 -

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Payments

 

of 2017

 

2019

 

2021

 

2022

 

Thereafter

Insurance operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss reserves

$

77,990

$

14,087

$

23,892

$

13,275

$

4,407

$

22,329

Insurance and investment contract liabilities

 

243,003

 

11,901

 

28,736

 

26,859

 

12,360

 

163,147

Borrowings

 

977

 

-

 

-

 

335

 

-

 

642

Interest payments on borrowings

 

928

 

26

 

99

 

99

 

50

 

654

Other long-term obligations

 

8

 

2

 

3

 

2

 

1

 

-

Total

$

322,906

$

26,016

$

52,730

$

40,570

$

16,818

$

186,772

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings

$

24,623

$

1,173

$

3,184

$

3,110

$

1,551

$

15,605

Interest payments on borrowings

 

14,999

 

748

 

1,967

 

1,741

 

753

 

9,790

Other long-term obligations

 

211

 

41

 

91

 

41

 

-

 

38

Total

$

39,833

$

1,962

$

5,242

$

4,892

$

2,304

$

25,433

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss reserves

$

77,990

$

14,087

$

23,892

$

13,275

$

4,407

$

22,329

Insurance and investment contract liabilities

 

243,003

 

11,901

 

28,736

 

26,859

 

12,360

 

163,147

Borrowings

 

25,600

 

1,173

 

3,184

 

3,445

 

1,551

 

16,247

Interest payments on borrowings

 

15,927

 

774

 

2,066

 

1,840

 

803

 

10,444

Other long-term obligations(a)

 

219

 

43

 

94

 

43

 

1

 

38

Total(b)

$

362,739

$

27,978

$

57,972

$

45,462

$

19,122

$

212,205

(a)  Primarily includes contracts to purchase future services and other capital expenditures.

(b)  Does not reflect unrecognized tax benefits of $4.5 billion, the timing of which is uncertain.

Loss Reserves

Loss reserves relate to our Property Casualty Insurance Companies and represent estimates of future loss and loss adjustment expense payments estimated based on historical loss development payment patterns. Due to the significance of the assumptions used, the payments by period presented above could be materially different from actual required payments. We believe that our Property Casualty Insurance Companies maintain adequate financial resources to meet the actual required payments under these obligations.

Insurance and Investment Contract Liabilities

Insurance and investment contract liabilities, including GIC liabilities, relate to our Life Insurance Companies. These liabilities include various investment-type products with contractually scheduled maturities, including periodic payments. These liabilities also include benefit and claim liabilities, of which a significant portion represents policies and contracts that do not have stated contractual maturity dates and may not result in any future payment obligations. For these policies and contracts (i) we are not currently making payments until the occurrence of an insurable event, such as death or disability, (ii) payments are conditional on survivorship or (iii) payment may occur due to a surrender or other non-scheduled event beyond our control.

We have made significant assumptions to determine the estimated undiscounted cash flows of these contractual policy benefits. These assumptions include mortality, morbidity, future lapse rates, expenses, investment returns and interest crediting rates, offset by expected future deposits and premiums on in-force policies. Due to the significance of the assumptions, the periodic amounts presented could be materially different from actual required payments. The amounts presented in this table are undiscounted and exceed the future policy benefits and policyholder contract deposits included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

We believe that our Life Insurance Companies have adequate financial resources to meet the payments actually required under these obligations. These subsidiaries have substantial liquidity in the form of cash and short-term investments. In addition, our Life Insurance Companies maintain significant levels of investment  grade rated fixed maturity securities, including substantial holdings in government and corporate bonds, and could seek to monetize those holdings in the event operating cash flows are insufficient. We expect liquidity needs related to GIC liabilities to be funded through cash flows generated from maturities and sales of invested assets.

Borrowings

Our borrowings exclude those incurred by consolidated investments and include hybrid financial instrument liabilities recorded at fair value. We expect to repay the long-term debt maturities and interest accrued on borrowings by AIG through maturing investments and dispositions of invested assets, future cash flows from operations, cash flows generated from invested assets, future debt issuance and other financing arrangements. Borrowings supported by assets of AIG include various notes and bonds payable as well as GIAs that are supported by cash and investments held by AIG Parent and certain non-insurance subsidiaries for the repayment of those obligations.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Commercial Commitments

The following table summarizes Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Commercial Commitments in total, and by remaining maturity:

March 31, 2017

 

  

 

Amount of Commitment Expiring

  

 

Total Amounts

 

Remainder

 

2018 -

 

2020 -

 

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Committed

 

of 2017

 

2019

 

2021

 

2022

 

Thereafter

Insurance operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guarantees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standby letters of credit

$

154

$

136

$

14

$

-

 

-

$

4

Guarantees of indebtedness

 

100

 

80

 

20

 

-

 

-

 

-

All other guarantees(a)

 

2

 

-

 

-

 

2

 

-

 

-

Commitments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment commitments(b)

 

2,901

 

1,948

 

715

 

206

 

-

 

32

Commitments to extend credit

 

2,794

 

1,489

 

892

 

407

 

6

 

-

Letters of credit  

 

5

 

5

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Total(c)

$

5,956

$

3,658

$

1,641

$

615

$

6

$

36

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guarantees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liquidity facilities(d)

$

74

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

74

Standby letters of credit

 

139

 

139

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

All other guarantees  

 

90

 

6

 

21

 

28

 

14

 

21

Commitments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment commitments(b)

 

177

 

12

 

30

 

31

 

64

 

40

Commitments to extend credit(e)

 

500

 

-

 

500

 

-

 

-

 

-

Letters of credit

 

24

 

24

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Total(c)(f)

$

1,004

$

181

$

551

$

59

$

78

$

135

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guarantees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liquidity facilities(d)

$

74

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

74

Standby letters of credit

 

293

 

275

 

14

 

-

 

-

 

4

Guarantees of indebtedness

 

100

 

80

 

20

 

-

 

-

 

-

All other guarantees(a)

 

92

 

6

 

21

 

30

 

14

 

21

Commitments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment commitments(b)

 

3,078

 

1,960

 

745

 

237

 

64

 

72

Commitments to extend credit(e)

 

3,294

 

1,489

 

1,392

 

407

 

6

 

-

Letters of credit

 

29

 

29

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Total(c)(f)

$

6,960

$

3,839

$

2,192

$

674

$

84

$

171

(a)  Includes construction guarantees connected to affordable housing investments by our Life Insurance Companies. Excludes potential amounts for indemnification obligations included in asset sales agreements. See Note 11 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on indemnification obligations.

(b)  Includes commitments to invest in private equity funds, hedge funds and other funds and commitments to purchase and develop real estate in the United States and abroad. The commitments to invest in private equity funds, hedge funds and other funds are called at the discretion of each fund, as needed for funding new investments or expenses of the fund. The expiration of these commitments is estimated in the table above based on the expected life cycle of the related fund, consistent with past trends of requirements for funding. Investors under these commitments are primarily insurance and real estate subsidiaries.

(c)  Does not include guarantees, CMAs or other support arrangements among AIG consolidated entities.

(d)  Primarily represents liquidity facilities provided in connection with certain municipal swap transactions and collateralized bond obligations.

(e)  Includes a five-year senior unsecured revolving credit facility of up to $500 million between AerCap Ireland Capital Limited, as borrower, and AIG Parent, as lender (the AerCap Credit Facility) scheduled to mature in May 2019. The AerCap Credit Facility permits loans for general corporate purposes. At March 31, 2017, no amounts were outstanding under the AerCap Credit Facility.

(f)  Excludes commitments with respect to pension plans. The remaining annual pension contribution for 2017 is expected to be approximately $52 million for U.S. and non-U.S. plans.

Arrangements with Variable Interest Entities

We enter into various arrangements with variable interest entities (VIEs) in the normal course of business, and we consolidate a VIE when we are the primary beneficiary of the entity.  For a further discussion of our involvement with VIEs, see Note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Indemnification Agreements

We are subject to financial guarantees and indemnity arrangements in connection with our sales of businesses. These arrangements may be triggered by declines in asset values, specified business contingencies, the realization of contingent liabilities, litigation developments, or breaches of representations, warranties or covenants provided by us. These arrangements are typically subject to time limitations, defined by contract or by operation of law, such as by prevailing statutes of limitation. Depending on the specific terms of the arrangements, the maximum potential obligation may or may not be subject to contractual limitations. For additional information regarding our indemnification agreements, see Note 11 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

We have recorded liabilities for certain of these arrangements where it is possible to estimate them. These liabilities are not material in the aggregate. We are unable to develop a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential payout under some of these arrangements. Overall, we believe that it is unlikely we will have to make any material payments under these arrangements.

Debt

The following table provides the rollforward of AIG’s total debt outstanding:

 

 

Balance at

 

  

 

Maturities

 

Effect of

 

 

 

 

Balance at

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

 

December 31,

 

  

 

and

 

Foreign

 

Other

 

March 31,

(in millions)

 

2016

 

Issuances

Repayments

 

Exchange

 

Changes

 

 

2017

Debt issued or guaranteed by AIG:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AIG general borrowings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes and bonds payable

$

19,432

$

-

$

-

$

25

$

3

 

$

19,460

Junior subordinated debt

 

843

 

-

 

-

 

4

 

-

 

 

847

AIG Japan Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha

 

330

 

-

 

-

 

5

 

-

 

 

335

AIGLH notes and bonds payable

 

281

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

281

AIGLH junior subordinated debt

 

361

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

361

Total AIG general borrowings

 

21,247

 

-

 

-

 

34

 

3

 

 

21,284

AIG borrowings supported by assets:(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIP notes payable

 

1,099

 

-

 

-

 

34

 

-

 

 

1,133

Series AIGFP matched notes and bonds payable

 

32

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

32

GIAs, at fair value

 

2,934

 

62

 

(80)

 

-

 

7

(b)

 

2,923

Notes and bonds payable, at fair value

 

494

 

1

 

(288)

 

-

 

21

(b)

 

228

Total AIG borrowings supported by assets

 

4,559

 

63

 

(368)

 

34

 

28

 

 

4,316

Total debt issued or guaranteed by AIG

 

25,806

 

63

 

(368)

 

68

 

31

 

 

25,600

Debt not guaranteed by AIG:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other subsidiaries' notes, bonds, loans and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mortgages payable(c)

 

735

 

-

 

(33)

 

-

 

(1)

 

 

701

Debt of consolidated investments(d)

 

4,371

 

88

 

(229)

 

(20)

 

236

(e) (f)

 

4,446

Total debt not guaranteed by AIG

 

5,106

 

88

 

(262)

 

(20)

 

235

 

 

5,147

Total debt

$

30,912

$

151

$

(630)

$

48

$

266

 

$

30,747

(a)  AIG Parent guarantees all such debt, except for MIP notes payable and Series AIGFP matched notes and bonds payable, which are direct obligations of AIG Parent. Collateral posted to third parties was $2.3 billion and $2.2 billion at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. This collateral primarily consists of securities of the U.S. government and government sponsored entities and generally cannot be repledged or resold by the counterparties.

(b)  Primarily represents adjustments to the fair value of debt.

(c)  Includes primarily borrowings with Federal Home Loan Banks by our U.S. insurance companies.  These borrowings are short term in nature and related activity is presented net of issuances and maturities and repayments.

(d)  At March 31, 2017, includes debt of consolidated investment vehicles related to real estate investments of $1.8 billion, affordable housing partnership investments of $1.9 billion and other securitization vehicles of $761 million. At December 31, 2016, includes debt of consolidated investment vehicles related to real estate investments of $1.9 billion, affordable housing partnership investments of $1.7 billion and other securitization vehicles of $771 million.

(e)  Includes the effect of consolidating previously unconsolidated partnerships.

(f)  Includes $108 million related to certain real estate investments that were reclassified to Liabilities held for sale at March 31, 2017. 

TOTAL DEBT OUTSTANDING

(in millions)

 

 

Debt Maturities

The following table summarizes maturing debt at March 31, 2017 of AIG (excluding $4.4 billion of borrowings of consolidated investments) for the next four quarters:

 

 

Second

 

Third

 

Fourth

 

First

 

 

 

 

Quarter

 

Quarter

 

Quarter

 

Quarter

 

 

(in millions)

 

2017

 

2017

 

2017

 

2018

 

Total

AIG general borrowings

$

-

$

-

$

169

$

1,106

$

1,275

AIG borrowings supported by assets

 

701

 

89

 

214

 

28

 

1,032

Other subsidiaries' notes, bonds, loans and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mortgages payable

 

340

 

106

 

255

 

-

 

701

Total

$

1,041

$

195

$

638

$

1,134

$

3,008

The following table presents maturities of long-term debt (including unamortized original issue discount, hedge accounting valuation adjustments and fair value adjustments, when applicable), excluding $4.4 billion in borrowings of debt of consolidated investments:

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

Remainder

Year Ending

(in millions)

 

 

Total

 

of 2017

 

2018

 

2019

 

2020

 

2021

 

2022

Thereafter

Debt issued or guaranteed by AIG:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AIG general borrowings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes and bonds payable

 

$

19,460

$

169

$

1,106

$

997

$

1,343

$

1,495

$

1,503

$

12,847

Junior subordinated debt

 

 

847

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

847

AIG Japan Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha

 

 

335

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

116

 

219

 

-

 

-

AIGLH notes and bonds payable

 

 

281

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

281

AIGLH junior subordinated debt

 

 

361

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

361

Total AIG general borrowings

 

 

21,284

 

169

 

1,106

 

997

 

1,459

 

1,714

 

1,503

 

14,336

AIG borrowings supported by assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIP notes payable

 

 

1,133

 

768

 

365

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Series AIGFP matched notes and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bonds payable

 

 

32

 

10

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

22

GIAs, at fair value

 

 

2,923

 

166

 

497

 

102

 

31

 

241

 

48

 

1,838

Notes and bonds payable, at fair value

 

 

228

 

60

 

117

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

51

Total AIG borrowings supported by assets

 

4,316

 

1,004

 

979

 

102

 

31

 

241

 

48

 

1,911

Total debt issued or guaranteed by AIG

 

 

25,600

 

1,173

 

2,085

 

1,099

 

1,490

 

1,955

 

1,551

 

16,247

Other subsidiaries notes, bonds, loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and mortgages payable

 

 

701

 

701

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Total

 

$

26,301

$

1,874

$

2,085

$

1,099

$

1,490

$

1,955

$

1,551

$

16,247

Credit Ratings

Credit ratings estimate a company’s ability to meet its obligations and may directly affect the cost and availability of financing to that company. The following table presents the credit ratings of AIG and certain of its subsidiaries as of April 28, 2017. Figures in parentheses indicate the relative ranking of the ratings within the agency’s rating categories; that ranking refers only to the major rating category and not to the modifiers assigned by the rating agencies.

 

Short-Term Debt

 

Senior Long-Term Debt

 

Moody’s

S&P

 

Moody’s(a)

S&P(b)

Fitch(c)

AIG

P-2 (2nd of 3)

A-2 (2nd of 8)

 

Baa 1 (4th of 9)

BBB+ (4th of 9)

BBB+ (4th of 9)

 

Stable Outlook

 

 

Stable Outlook

Stable Outlook

Negative Outlook

AIG Financial Products Corp.(d)

P-2

A-2

 

Baa 1

BBB+

-

 

Stable Outlook

 

 

Stable Outlook

Stable Outlook

 

(a)  Moody’s appends numerical modifiers 1, 2 and 3 to the generic rating categories to show relative position within the rating categories.

(b)  S&P ratings may be modified by the addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.

(c)  Fitch ratings may be modified by the addition of a plus or minus sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories.

(d)  AIG guarantees all obligations of AIG Financial Products Corp.

These credit ratings are current opinions of the rating agencies. They may be changed, suspended or withdrawn at any time by the rating agencies as a result of changes in, or unavailability of, information or based on other circumstances. Ratings may also be withdrawn at our request.

We are party to some agreements that contain “ratings triggers.” Depending on the ratings maintained by one or more rating agencies, these triggers could result in (i) the termination or limitation of credit availability or a requirement for accelerated repayment, (ii) the termination of business contracts or (iii) a requirement to post collateral for the benefit of counterparties.

In the event of adverse actions on our long-term debt ratings by the major rating agencies, AIGFP and certain other AIG entities would be required to post additional collateral under some derivative transactions or could experience termination of the transactions. Such requirements and terminations could adversely affect our business, our consolidated results of operations in a reporting period or our liquidity. In the event of a further downgrade of AIG’s long-term senior debt ratings, AIGFP and certain other AIG entities would be required to post additional collateral, and certain of the counterparties of AIGFP or of such other AIG entities would be permitted to terminate their contracts early.

The actual amount of collateral that we would be required to post to counterparties in the event of such downgrades, or the aggregate amount of payments that we could be required to make, depends on market conditions, the fair value of outstanding affected transactions and other factors prevailing at the time of the downgrade.

For a discussion of the effects of downgrades in our credit ratings, see Note 9 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements herein and Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors – Liquidity, Capital and Credit in our 2016 Annual Report.

FINANCIAL STRENGTH Ratings

Financial Strength ratings estimate an insurance company’s ability to pay its obligations under an insurance policy.  The following table presents the ratings of our significant insurance subsidiaries as of April 28, 2017.

 

A.M. Best

S&P

Fitch

Moody’s

National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.

A

A+ / A-1+

A

A2

Lexington Insurance Company

A

A+

A

A2

American Home Assurance Company  (US)

A

A+

A

A2

American General Life Insurance Company

A

A+

A+

A2

The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company

A

A+

A+

A2

United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York

A

A+

A+

A2

AIG Europe Limited

A

A+

A

A2

Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance Company

NR

A+

NR

NR

AIU Insurance Company, Ltd.

NR

A+

NR

NR

These financial strength ratings are current opinions of the rating agencies. They may be changed, suspended or withdrawn at any time by the rating agencies as a result of changes in, or unavailability of, information or based on other circumstances. 

For a discussion of the effects of downgrades in our financial strength ratings, see Note 9 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements herein and Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors – Liquidity, Capital and Credit in our 2016 Annual Report.

Regulation and Supervision

For a discussion of our regulation and supervision by different regulatory authorities in the United States and abroad, including with respect to our liquidity and capital resources, see Part 1, Item 1. Business — Regulation and Part 1, Item 1A. Risk Factors — Regulation in our 2016 Annual Report, and Part I, Item 2. MD&A – Regulatory Environment in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Dividends and Repurchases of AIG Common Stock

On February 14, 2017, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend on AIG Common Stock of $0.32 per share, payable on March 29, 2017 to shareholders of record on March 15, 2017. On May 3, 2017, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend on AIG Common Stock of $0.32 per share, payable on June 28, 2017 to shareholders of record on June 14, 2017. The payment of any future dividends will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on various factors, including the regulatory framework applicable to us, as discussed further in Note 12 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Our Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of shares of AIG Common Stock through a series of actions. On May 3, 2017, our Board of Directors authorized an additional increase of $2.5 billion to the share repurchase authorization, resulting in an aggregate remaining authorization on such date of approximately $3.8 billion. Shares may be repurchased from time to time in the open market, private purchases, through forward, derivative, accelerated repurchase or automatic repurchase transactions or otherwise (including through the purchase of warrants).  Certain of our share repurchases have been and may from time to time be effected through Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1 repurchase plans. The timing of any future share repurchases will depend on market conditions, our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and other factors, including the regulatory framework applicable to us.

During the first quarter of 2017, we repurchased approximately 56 million shares of AIG Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $3.6 billion pursuant to this authorization. Under Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1 repurchase plans, from April 1 to May 3, 2017, we repurchased approximately $1.1 billion of additional shares of AIG Common Stock.

Dividend Restrictions

Payments of dividends to AIG by its insurance subsidiaries are subject to certain restrictions imposed by regulatory authorities. See Note 19 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2016 Annual Report for a discussion of restrictions on payments of dividends by our subsidiaries.

 

Enterprise Risk Management

 

Risk management includes the identification and measurement of various forms of risk, the establishment of risk thresholds and the creation of processes intended to maintain risks within these thresholds while optimizing returns. We consider risk management an integral part of managing our core businesses and a key element of our approach to corporate governance.

Overview

We have an integrated process for managing risks throughout our organization in accordance with our firm‑wide risk appetite. Our Board of Directors has oversight responsibility for the management of risk. Our Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Department supervises and integrates the risk management functions in each of our business units, providing senior management with a consolidated view of AIG’s major risk positions. Within each business unit, senior leaders and executives approve risk‑taking policies and targeted risk tolerance within the framework provided by ERM. ERM supports our businesses and management in the embedding of risk management in our key day-to-day business processes and in identifying, assessing, quantifying, managing, monitoring and reporting, and mitigating the risks taken by us and our businesses. Nevertheless, our risk management efforts may not always be successful and material adverse effects on our business, results of operations, cash flows, liquidity or financial condition may occur.

For a further discussion of AIG’s risk management program, see Part II, Item 7. MD&A ─ Enterprise Risk Management in the 2016 Annual Report.

Credit Risk Management

Overview

Credit risk is defined as the risk that our customers or counterparties are unable or unwilling to repay their contractual obligations when they become due. Credit risk may also result from a downgrade of a counterparty’s credit ratings or a widening of its credit spreads.

We devote considerable resources to managing our direct and indirect credit exposures. These exposures may arise from, but are not limited to, fixed income investments, equity securities, deposits, commercial paper investments, reverse repurchase agreements and repurchase agreements, corporate and consumer loans, leases, reinsurance recoverables, counterparty risk arising from derivatives activities, collateral extended to counterparties, insurance risk cessions to third parties, financial guarantees and letters of credit.

We monitor and control our company-wide credit risk concentrations and attempt to avoid unwanted or excessive risk accumulations, whether funded or unfunded. To minimize the level of credit risk in some circumstances, we may require mitigants, such as third‑party guarantees, reinsurance or collateral, including commercial bank-issued letters of credit and trust collateral accounts. We treat these guarantees, reinsurance recoverables, and letters of credit as credit exposure and include them in our risk concentration exposure data. We also monitor closely the quality of any trust collateral accounts.

See Investments – Available for Sale Securities herein for further information on our credit concentrations and credit exposures.

Our credit risk management framework incorporates the following elements:

Risk Identification:  including the ongoing capture and monitoring of all existing, contingent, potential and emerging credit risk exposures, whether funded or unfunded;

Risk Measurement:  comprising risk ratings, default probabilities, loss given default and expected loss parameters, exposure calculations, stress testing and other risk analytics;  

Risk Limits:  including, but not limited to, a system of single obligor or risk group-based AIG-wide house limits and sub-limits for corporates, financial institutions, sovereigns and sub-sovereigns when appropriate and a defined process for identifying, evaluating, documenting and approving, if appropriate, breaches of and exceptions to such limits;

Risk Delegations:  a comprehensive credit risk delegation framework from the AIG Chief Credit Officer (CCO) to authorized credit professionals throughout the company;  

Risk Evaluation, Monitoring and Reporting:  including the ongoing analysis and assessment of credit risks, trending of those risks and reporting of other key risk metrics and limits to the AIG CCO and senior management, as may be required; and

Credit Reserving:  including but not limited to development of a proper framework, policies and procedures for establishing accurate identification of (i) Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses, and (ii) other-than-temporary impairments for securities portfolios

Market Risk Management

Market risk is defined as the risk of adverse impact due to systemic movements in one or more of the following market risk drivers:  equity and commodity prices, residential and commercial real estate values, interest rates, credit spreads, foreign exchange, inflation, and their levels of volatility.

We are engaged in a variety of insurance, investment and other financial services businesses that expose us to market risk, directly and indirectly. We are exposed to market risks primarily within our insurance and capital markets activities, on both the asset and liability side of our balance sheet through on and off-balance sheet exposures. The chief risk officer within each business is responsible for creating a framework to properly identify these risks, then ensuring that they are appropriately measured, monitored and managed in accordance with the risk governance framework established by the Chief Market Risk Officer (CMRO).

The scope and magnitude of our market risk exposures is managed under a robust framework that contains defined risk limits and minimum standards for managing market risk in a manner consistent with our risk appetite statement. Our market risk management framework focuses on quantifying the financial repercussions of changes in these broad market observables, as opposed to the idiosyncratic risks associated with individual assets that are addressed through our credit risk management function.

Risk Identification

Market risk focuses on quantifying the financial repercussions of changes in broad, external, predominantly market observable risks. Financial repercussions can include an adverse impact on results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and capital.

Each of the following systemic risks is considered a market risk:

Equity prices.  We are exposed to changes in equity market prices affecting a variety of instruments. Changes in equity prices can affect the valuation of publicly-traded equity shares, investments in private equity, hedge funds and mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and other equity-linked capital market instruments as well as equity-linked insurance products, including but not limited to index annuities, variable annuities, universal life insurance and variable universal life insurance.

Residential and commercial real estate values.  Our investment portfolios are exposed to the risk of changing values in a variety of residential and commercial real estate investments. Changes in residential/commercial real estate prices can affect the valuation of residential/commercial mortgages, residential/commercial mortgage‑backed securities and other structured securities with underlying assets that include residential/commercial mortgages, trusts that include residential/commercial real estate and/or mortgages, residential mortgage insurance contracts and commercial real estate investments.

Interest rates.  Interest rate risk can arise from a mismatch in the interest rate exposure of assets versus liabilities. Lower interest rates generally result in lower investment income and make some of our product offerings less attractive to investors. Conversely, higher interest rates are typically beneficial for the opposite reasons. However, when rates rise quickly, there can be a temporary asymmetric GAAP accounting effect where the existing securities lose market value, which is largely reported in Other comprehensive income, and the offsetting decrease in the value of related liabilities may not be recognized. Changes in interest rates can affect the valuation of fixed maturity securities, financial liabilities, insurance contracts including but not limited to fixed rate annuities, variable annuities and derivative contracts.

Credit spreads.  Credit spreads measure an instrument’s risk premium or yield relative to that of a comparable duration, default‑free instrument. Changes in credit spreads can affect the valuation of fixed maturity securities, including but not limited to corporate bonds, ABS, mortgage-backed securities, AIG-issued debt obligations, credit derivatives and derivative credit valuation adjustments. Much like higher interest rates, wider credit spreads with unchanged default losses mean more investment income in the long‑term. In the short term, quickly rising spreads will cause a loss in the value of existing fixed maturity securities, which is largely reported in Other comprehensive income. A precipitous widening of credit spreads may also signal a fundamental weakness in the credit‑worthiness of bond obligors, potentially resulting in default losses.

Foreign exchange (FX) rates.  We are a globally diversified enterprise with income, assets and liabilities denominated in, and capital deployed in, a variety of currencies. Changes in FX rates can affect the valuation of a broad range of balance sheet and income statement items as well as the settlement of cash flows exchanged in specific transactions.

Commodity Prices.  Changes in commodity prices (the value of commodities) can affect the valuation of publicly‑traded commodities, commodity indices and derivatives on commodities and commodity indices. We are exposed to commodity prices primarily through their impact on the prices and credit quality of commodity producers’ debt and equity securities in our investment portfolio.

Inflation.  Changes in inflation can affect the valuation of fixed maturity securities, including AIG-issued debt obligations, derivatives and other contracts explicitly linked to inflation indices, and insurance contracts where the claims are linked to inflation either explicitly, via indexing, or implicitly, through medical costs or wage levels.

Risk Measurement

Our market risk measurement framework was developed with the main objective of communicating the range and scale of our market risk exposures. At the firm‑wide level market risk is measured in a manner that is consistent with AIG’s risk appetite statement. This is designed to ensure that we remain within our stated risk tolerance levels and can determine how much additional market risk taking capacity is available within our framework. Our risk appetite is currently defined in terms of capital and liquidity levels. At the market risk level, the framework measures our overall exposure to each systemic market risk change on an economic basis.

In addition, we continue to use enhanced economic, GAAP accounting and statutory capital‑based risk measures at the market risk level, business‑unit level and firm‑wide levels. This process aims to ensure that we have a comprehensive view of the impact of our market risk exposures.

We use a number of approaches to measure our market risk exposure, including:

Sensitivity analysis. Sensitivity analysis measures the impact from a unit change in a market risk input. Examples of such sensitivities include a one basis point increase in yield on fixed maturity securities, a one basis point increase in credit spreads of fixed maturity securities, and a one percent increase in prices of equity securities.

Scenario analysis.  Scenario analysis uses historical, hypothetical, or forward‑looking macroeconomic scenarios to assess and report exposures. Examples of hypothetical scenarios include a 100 basis point parallel shift in the yield curve or a 20 percent immediate and simultaneous decrease in world‑wide equity markets. Scenarios may also utilize a stochastic framework to arrive at a probability distribution of losses.

Stress testing.  Stress testing is a special form of scenario analysis in which the scenarios are designed to lead to a material adverse outcome. Examples of such scenarios include the stock market crash of October 1987 or the widening of yields or spreads of RMBS or CMBS during 2008.

Market Risk Sensitivities

The following table provides estimates of our sensitivity to changes in yield curves, equity prices and foreign currency exchange rates:

 

Balance Sheet Exposure

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Effect

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

(dollars in millions)

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

Sensitivity factor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100 bps parallel increase in all yield curves

Interest rate sensitive assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturity securities

 

241,287

 

 

251,784

 

 

 

 

(14,082)

 

 

(14,745)

Mortgage and other loans receivable

 

25,814

 

 

25,113

 

 

 

 

(1,417)

 

 

(1,352)

Preferred stock

 

14

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

 

(1)

Total interest rate sensitive assets

$

267,115

(a)

$

276,914

(a)

 

 

$

(15,500)

 

$

(16,098)

Sensitivity factor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20% decline in stock prices and value of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

alternative investments

Equity and alternative investments exposure:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate investments

 

7,057

 

 

6,900

 

 

 

 

(1,411)

 

 

(1,380)

Hedge funds

 

6,900

 

 

7,249

 

 

 

 

(1,380)

 

 

(1,450)

Private equity

 

5,812

 

 

6,130

 

 

 

 

(1,163)

 

 

(1,226)

Common equity

 

1,313

 

 

1,369

 

 

 

 

(263)

 

 

(274)

PICC Investment

 

461

 

 

439

 

 

 

 

(92)

 

 

(88)

Aircraft asset investments

 

281

 

 

321

 

 

 

 

(56)

 

 

(64)

Other investments

 

992

 

 

946

 

 

 

 

(198)

 

 

(189)

Total equity and alternative investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exposure

$

22,816

 

$

23,354

 

 

 

$

(4,563)

 

$

(4,671)

Sensitivity factor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10% depreciation of all foreign currency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exchange rates against the U.S. dollar

Foreign currency-denominated net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   asset position:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Great Britain pound

 

2,166

 

 

2,274

 

 

 

 

(217)

 

 

(227)

   Euro

 

1,881

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

 

(188)

 

 

(200)

   Japanese yen

 

1,682

 

 

2,345

 

 

 

 

(168)

 

 

(235)

     All other foreign currencies

 

2,613

 

 

3,210

 

 

 

 

(261)

 

 

(321)

Total foreign currency-denominated net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

asset position(b)

$

8,342

 

$

9,829

 

 

 

$

(834)

 

$

(983)

(a)  At March 31, 2017, the analysis covered $267.1 billion of $281.6 billion interest-rate sensitive assets. Excluded were $8.1 billion of loans and $2.1 billion of investments in life settlements. In addition, $4.3 billion of assets across various asset categories were excluded due to modeling limitations. At December 31, 2016, the analysis covered $276.9 billion of $292.5 billion interest-rate sensitive assets. Excluded were $8.1 billion of loans and $2.5 billion of investments in life settlements. In addition, $5.0 billion of assets across various asset categories were excluded due to modeling limitations.

(b)  The majority of the foreign currency exposure is reported on a one quarter lag.

Foreign currency-denominated net asset position reflects our consolidated non‑U.S. dollar assets less our consolidated non‑U.S dollar liabilities on a GAAP basis, with certain adjustments. We use a bottom-up approach in managing our foreign currency exchange rate exposures with the objective of protecting statutory capital at the regulated insurance entity level. At the AIG Parent level, we monitor our single foreign currency exposures and limit the risk of the aggregate currency portfolio.

Our foreign currency-denominated net asset position at March 31, 2017, decreased by $1.5 billion compared to December 31, 2016. The decrease was primarily due to a $663 million decrease in our Japanese yen position primarily due to unrealized depreciation of investments, and weakening of the yen against the U.S. dollar; a $188 million decrease in our Taiwan dollar position due to the sale of our Taiwan insurance unit; and a $119 million and $108 million decrease in our euro and British pound positions, respectively, due to the weakening of the euro and pound against the U.S. dollar.  

For illustrative purposes, we modeled our sensitivities based on a 100 basis point increase in yield curves, a 20 percent decline in equities and alternative assets, and a 10 percent depreciation of all foreign currency exchange rates against the U.S. dollar. The estimated results presented in the table above should not be taken as a prediction, but only as a demonstration of the potential effects of such events.

Liquidity Risk Management

Liquidity risk is defined as the risk that our financial condition will be adversely affected by the inability or perceived inability to meet our short-term cash, collateral or other financial obligations. Failure to appropriately manage liquidity risk can result in insolvency, reduced operating flexibility, increased costs, reputational harm and regulatory action.

AIG and its legal entities seek to maintain sufficient liquidity during both the normal course of business and under defined liquidity stress scenarios to ensure that sufficient cash will be available to meet the obligations as they come due.

AIG Parent liquidity risk tolerance levels are designed to allow us to meet our financial obligations for a minimum of six months under a liquidity stress scenario. We maintain liquidity limits and minimum coverage ratios designed to ensure that funding needs are met under varying market conditions. If we project that we will breach these tolerances, we will assess and determine appropriate liquidity management actions. However, the market conditions in effect at that time may not permit us to achieve an increase in liquidity sources or a reduction in liquidity requirements.

Risk Identification

The following sources of liquidity and funding risks could impact our ability to meet short-term financial obligations as they come due. 

     Market/Monetization Risk: Assets may not be readily transformed into cash due to unfavorable market conditions. Market liquidity risk may limit our ability to sell assets at reasonable values to meet liquidity needs.  

     Cash Flow Mismatch Risk: Discrete and cumulative cash flow mismatches or gaps over short-term horizons under both expected and adverse business conditions may create future liquidity shortfalls.

     Event Funding Risk: Additional funding may be required as the result of a trigger event. Event funding risk comes in many forms and may result from a downgrade in credit ratings, a market event, or some other event that creates a funding obligation or limits existing funding options.

     Financing Risk: We may be unable to raise additional cash on a secured or unsecured basis due to unfavorable market conditions, AIG-specific issues, or any other issue that impedes access to additional funding.

Risk Measurement

Comprehensive cash flow projections under normal conditions are the primary component for identifying and measuring liquidity risk. We produce comprehensive liquidity projections over varying time horizons that incorporate all relevant liquidity sources and uses and include known and likely cash inflows and outflows. In addition, we perform stress testing by identifying liquidity stress scenarios and assessing the effects of these scenarios on our cash flow and liquidity.

We use a number of approaches to measure our liquidity risk exposure, including:

Minimum Liquidity Limits: Minimum Liquidity Limits specify the amount of assets required to be maintained in specific liquidity portfolios to meet obligations as they arise over a specified time horizon under stressed liquidity conditions. 

Coverage Ratios: Coverage Ratios measure the adequacy of available liquidity sources, including the ability to monetize assets to meet the forecasted cash flows over a specified time horizon. The portfolio of assets is selected based on our ability to convert those assets into cash under the assumed market conditions and within the specified time horizon.

Cash Flow Forecasts: Cash Flow Forecasts measure the liquidity needed for a specific legal entity over a specified time horizon.

Stress Testing: Asset liquidity and Coverage Ratios are re-measured under defined liquidity stress scenarios that will impact net cash flows, liquid assets and/or other funding sources.

Relevant liquidity reporting is produced and reported regularly to AIG Parent and business unit risk committees. The frequency, content, and nature of reporting will vary for each business unit and legal entity, based on its complexity, risk profile, activities and size.

Regulatory Environment

Our operations around the world are subject to regulation by many different types of regulatory authorities, including insurance, securities, derivatives, investment advisory and thrift regulators in the United States and abroad.

Our insurance subsidiaries are subject to regulation and supervision by the states and jurisdictions in which they do business. The insurance and financial services industries generally have been subject to heightened regulatory scrutiny and supervision in recent years.

On June 23, 2016, the UK held a referendum in which a majority voted for the UK to withdraw its membership in the EU, commonly referred to as Brexit. The terms of withdrawal are subject to a formal negotiation period which was initiated on March 29, 2017 through the invocation of Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. Negotiations on Brexit could, by treaty, last up to two years. It is not clear at this stage (and may not be for some time) what form the UK’s future relationship with the remaining EU member states will take. We have significant operations and employees in the UK and other EU member states, including AIG Europe Ltd., which enjoys certain benefits based on the UK’s membership in the EU. In order to adapt to Brexit, on March 8, 2017, we announced plans to reorganize our operations and legal entity structure in the UK and the EU through the establishment of a new European subsidiary in Luxembourg. The reorganization is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2018, subject to regulatory approvals.

For additional information about the DOL Fiduciary Rule, see Item 2. Executive Summary – Department of Labor Fiduciary Duty Rule.

In addition to the information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our regulatory status is also discussed in Part I, Item 1. Business – Regulation, Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors – Regulation and Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2016 Annual Report.

 

Glossary

Accident year  The annual calendar accounting period in which loss events occurred, regardless of when the losses are actually reported, booked or paid.

Accident year combined ratio, as adjusted The combined ratio excluding catastrophe losses and related reinstatement premiums, prior year development, net of premium adjustments, and the impact of reserve discounting.

Accident year loss ratio, as adjusted The loss ratio excluding catastrophe losses and related reinstatement premiums, prior year development, net of premium adjustments, and the impact of reserve discounting.

Acquisition ratio Acquisition costs divided by net premiums earned.  Acquisition costs are those costs incurred to acquire new and renewal insurance contracts and also include the amortization of VOBA and DAC. Acquisition costs vary with sales and include, but are not limited to, commissions, premium taxes, direct marketing costs and certain costs of personnel engaged in sales support activities such as underwriting.

Base Spread  Net investment income excluding income from alternative investments and other enhancements, less interest credited excluding amortization of sales inducement assets.

Base Yield Net investment income excluding income from alternative investments and other enhancements, as a percentage of average base invested asset portfolio, which excludes alternative investments, other bond securities and certain other investments for which the fair value option has been elected.

Book value per common share, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI), Book value per common share, excluding AOCI and deferred tax assets (DTA) (Adjusted book value per common share) and Adjusted book value per common share, including dividend growth  are non-GAAP measures and are used to show the amount of our net worth on a per-share basis. Book value per common share excluding AOCI is derived by dividing total AIG shareholders’ equity, excluding AOCI, by total common shares outstanding. Adjusted book value per common share is derived by dividing total AIG shareholders’ equity, excluding AOCI and DTA (Adjusted Shareholders’ Equity), by total common shares outstanding. Adjusted book value per common share, including dividend growth is derived by dividing Adjusted Shareholders’ Equity, including growth in quarterly dividends above $0.125 per share to shareholders, by total common shares outstanding. 

Casualty insurance Insurance that is primarily associated with the losses caused by injuries to third persons, i.e., not the insured, and the legal liability imposed on the insured as a result.

Combined ratio Sum of the loss ratio and the acquisition and general operating expense ratios.

CSA  Credit Support Annex  A legal document generally associated with an ISDA Master Agreement that provides for collateral postings which could vary depending on ratings and threshold levels.

CVA  Credit Valuation Adjustment  The CVA adjusts the valuation of derivatives to account for nonperformance risk of our counterparty with respect to all net derivative assets positions. Also, the CVA reflects the fair value movement in AIGFP's asset portfolio that is attributable to credit movements only, without the impact of other market factors such as interest rates and foreign exchange rates. Finally, the CVA also accounts for our own credit risk in the fair value measurement of all derivative net liability positions and liabilities where AIG has elected the fair value option, when appropriate.

DAC  Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs  Deferred costs that are incremental and directly related to the successful acquisition of new business or renewal of existing business.

DAC Related to Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments   An adjustment to DAC for investment-oriented products, equal to the change in DAC amortization that would have been recorded if fixed maturity and equity securities available for sale had been sold at their stated aggregate fair value and the proceeds reinvested at current yields (also referred to as “shadow DAC”).

Deferred Gain on Retroactive Reinsurance   Retroactive reinsurance is a reinsurance contract in which an assuming entity agrees to reimburse a ceding entity for liabilities incurred as a result of past insurable events. If the amount of premium paid by the ceding reinsurer is less than the related ceded loss reserves, the resulting gain is deferred and amortized over the settlement period of the reserves. Any related development on the ceded loss reserves recoverable under the contract would increase the deferred gain if unfavorable, or decrease the deferred gain if favorable.

Expense ratio Sum of acquisition expenses and general operating expenses, divided by net premiums earned.

General operating expense ratio General operating expenses divided by net premiums earned. General operating expenses are those costs that are generally attributed to the support infrastructure of the organization and include but are not limited to personnel costs, projects and bad debt expenses. General operating expenses exclude losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred, acquisition expenses, and investment expenses.

GIC/GIA Guaranteed Investment Contract/Guaranteed Investment Agreement  A contract whereby the seller provides a guaranteed repayment of principal and a fixed or floating interest rate for a predetermined period of time.

G-SII  Global Systemically Important Insurer  An insurer that is deemed globally systemically important (that is, of such size, market importance and global interconnectedness that the distress or failure of the insurer would cause significant dislocation in the global financial system and adverse economic consequences across a range of countries) by the Financial Stability Board, in consultation with and based on a methodology developed by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors.

IBNR  Incurred But Not Reported  Estimates of claims that have been incurred but not reported to us.

ISDA Master Agreement  An agreement between two counterparties, which may have multiple derivative transactions with each other governed by such agreement, that generally provides for the net settlement of all or a specified group of these derivative transactions, as well as pledged collateral, through a single payment, in a single currency, in the event of a default on, or affecting any, one derivative transaction or a termination event affecting all, or a specified group of, derivative transactions.

LAE  Loss Adjustment Expenses  The expenses directly attributed to settling and paying claims of insureds and include, but are not limited to, legal fees, adjuster’s fees and the portion of general expenses allocated to claim settlement costs.

Life Insurance Companies include the following major operating companies: American General Life Insurance Company (American General Life), The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (VALIC) and The United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York (U.S. Life).

Loss Ratio Losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred divided by net premiums earned.

Loss reserve development  The increase or decrease in incurred losses and loss adjustment expenses related to prior years  as a result of the re-estimation of loss reserves at successive valuation dates for a given group of claims.

Loss reserves  Liability for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses. The estimated ultimate cost of settling claims relating to insured events that have occurred on or before the balance sheet date, whether or not reported to the insurer at that date.

Loan-to-Value Ratio  Principal amount of loan amount divided by appraised value of collateral securing the loan.

Master netting agreement  An agreement between two counterparties who have multiple derivative contracts with each other that provides for the net settlement of all contracts covered by such agreement, as well as pledged collateral, through a single payment, in a single currency, in the event of default on or upon termination of any one such contract.

Natural catastrophe losses  are generally weather or seismic events having a net impact on AIG in excess of $10 million each. Catastrophes also include certain man-made events, such as terrorism and civil disorders that meet the $10 million threshold.

Net premiums written  Represent the sales of an insurer, adjusted for reinsurance premiums assumed and ceded, during a given period. Net premiums earned are the revenue of an insurer for covering risk during a given period. Net premiums written are a measure of performance for a sales period, while Net premiums earned are a measure of performance for a coverage period.

Nonbank SIFI  Nonbank Systemically Important Financial Institutions  Financial institutions are deemed nonbank systemically important (that is, the failure of the financial institution could pose a threat to the financial stability of the United States) by the Financial Stability Oversight Council based on a three-stage analytical process.

Noncontrolling interest  The portion of equity ownership in a consolidated subsidiary not attributable to the controlling parent company.

Operating revenue  excludes Net realized capital gains (losses), income from non-operating litigation settlements (included in Other income for GAAP purposes) and changes in fair value of securities used to hedge guaranteed living benefits (included in Net investment income for GAAP purposes).

Policy fees  An amount added to a policy premium, or deducted from a policy cash value or contract holder account, to reflect the cost of issuing a policy, establishing the required records, sending premium notices and other related expenses.

Pool  A reinsurance arrangement whereby all of the underwriting results of the pool members are combined and then shared by each member in accordance with its pool participation percentage.

Premiums and deposits – Institutional Markets include direct and assumed amounts received and earned on group benefit policies and life-contingent payout annuities, and deposits received on investment-type annuity contracts, including GICs.

Premiums and deposits – Individual Retirement and Group Retirement and – Life Insurance include direct and assumed amounts received on traditional life insurance policies and group benefit policies, and deposits on life-contingent payout annuities, as well as deposits received on universal life, investment-type annuity contracts and mutual funds.

Prior year development See Loss reserve development.

Property Casualty Insurance Companies include the following major operating companies: National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. (National Union); American Home Assurance Company (American Home); Lexington Insurance Company (Lexington); Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance Company Limited (Fuji Fire); American Home Assurance Company, Ltd. (American Home Japan); AIU Insurance Company, Ltd. (AIUI Japan); AIG Asia Pacific Insurance, Pte, Ltd.; and AIG Europe Limited.

RBC  Risk-Based Capital  A formula designed to measure the adequacy of an insurer’s statutory surplus compared to the risks inherent in its business.

Reinstatement premium  Additional premiums payable to reinsurers to restore coverage limits that have been exhausted as a result of reinsured losses under certain excess of loss reinsurance treaties.

Reinsurance  The practice whereby one insurer, the reinsurer, in consideration of a premium paid to that insurer, agrees to indemnify another insurer, the ceding company, for part or all of the liability of the ceding company under one or more policies or contracts of insurance which it has issued.

Retroactive Reinsurance  See Deferred Gain on Retroactive Reinsurance.

Return on equity – After-tax operating income excluding AOCI and DTA (Adjusted Return on Equity)  is a non-GAAP measure and is used to show the rate of return on shareholders’ equity. Adjusted Return on Equity is derived by dividing actual or annualized after-tax operating income attributable to AIG by average Adjusted Shareholders’ Equity.

Salvage   The amount that can be recovered by an insurer for the sale of damaged goods for which a policyholder has been indemnified (and to which title was transferred).

Severe losses  Individual non-catastrophe first party losses and surety losses greater than $10 million, net of related reinsurance and salvage and subrogation.  Severe losses include claims related to satellite explosions, plane crashes, and shipwrecks.

SIA  Sales Inducement Asset  Represents enhanced crediting rates or bonus payments to contract holders on certain annuity and investment contract products that meet the criteria to be deferred and amortized over the life of the contract.

Solvency II   Legislation in the European Union which reforms the insurance industry’s solvency framework, including minimum capital and solvency requirements, governance requirements, risk management and public reporting standards.  The Solvency II Directive (2009/138/EEC) was adopted on November 25, 2009 and became effective on January 1, 2016.

Subrogation   The amount of recovery for claims we have paid our policyholders, generally from a negligent third party or such party’s insurer.  

Surrender charge  A charge levied against an investor for the early withdrawal of funds from a life insurance or annuity contract, or for the cancellation of the agreement.

Surrender rate represents annualized surrenders and withdrawals as a percentage of average reserves and Group Retirement mutual fund assets under administration.

Unearned premium reserve   Liabilities established by insurers and reinsurers to reflect unearned premiums, which are usually refundable to policyholders if an insurance or reinsurance contract is canceled prior to expiration of the contract term.

VOBA  Value of Business Acquired  Present value of projected future gross profits from in-force policies of acquired businesses.

 

Acronyms

A&H Accident and Health Insurance

GMWB  Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefits

ABS  Asset-Backed Securities

ISDA  International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.

CDO  Collateralized Debt Obligations

Moody's Moody's Investors’ Service Inc.

CDS  Credit Default Swap

NAIC  National Association of Insurance Commissioners

CMA  Capital Maintenance Agreement

NM  Not Meaningful

CMBS  Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

OTC Over-the-Counter

EGPs  Estimated gross profits

OTTI  Other-Than-Temporary Impairment

FASB  Financial Accounting Standards Board

RMBS  Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

FRBNY  Federal Reserve Bank of New York

S&P  Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC

GAAP  Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America

SEC  Securities and Exchange Commission

GMDB  Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefits

URR  Unearned revenue reserve

GMIB  Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefits

VIE  Variable Interest Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

ITEM 3 | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Included in Part I, Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Enterprise Risk Management.

 

ITEM 4 | Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. In connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, an evaluation was carried out by AIG’s management, with the participation of AIG’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of AIG’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, AIG’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that AIG’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2017.

There has been no change in AIG’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2017, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, AIG’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Part II – Other Information

ITEM 1 | Legal Proceedings

For a discussion of legal proceedings, see Note 11 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 1A | Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our 2016 Annual Report.

ITEM 2 | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table provides the information with respect to purchases made by or on behalf of AIG or any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b‑18(a)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of AIG Common Stock and warrants to purchase AIG Common Stock during the three months ended March 31, 2017:

 

Total Number

 

Average

Total Number of Shares

Approximate Dollar Value of Shares

 

 

of Shares

 

Price Paid

Purchased as Part of Publicly

that May Yet Be Purchased Under the

 

Period

Repurchased

 

per Share

Announced Plans or Programs

Plans or Programs (in millions)

 

Janaury 1 – 31

11,555,539

$

66.13

11,555,539

 

$

1,776

 

February 1 – 28

17,900,976

 

64.07

17,900,976

 

 

4,129

 

March 1 – 31

26,538,233

 

63.06

26,538,233

 

 

2,401

 

Total*

 55,994,748  

$

64.02

55,994,748

 

$

2,401

 

*    On May 3, 2017, our Board of Directors authorized an additional increase to the repurchase authorization of AIG Common Stock of $2.5 billion, resulting in an aggregate remaining authorization on such date of approximately $3.8 billion. Shares may be repurchased from time to time in the open market, private purchases, through forward, derivative, accelerated repurchase or automatic repurchase transactions or otherwise (including through the purchase of warrants).  Certain of our share repurchases have been and may from time to time be effected through Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1 repurchase plans. The timing of any future share repurchases will depend on market conditions, our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and other factors, including the regulatory framework applicable to us.

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2017, we repurchased approximately 56 million shares of AIG Common Stock under this authorization for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $3.6 billion.  Pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1 plans, from April 1, 2017 to May 3, 2017, we have repurchased approximately $1.1 billion of additional shares of AIG Common Stock. 

 

ITEM 4 | Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6 | Exhibits

See accompanying Exhibit Index.

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.

 

(Registrant)

 

/S/ SIDDHARTHA SANKARAN

 

Siddhartha Sankaran

 

Executive Vice President

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/S/ ELIAS F. HABAYEB

 

Elias F. Habayeb

 

Senior Vice President,

 

Deputy Chief Financial Officer and

 

Group Controller

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

Dated: May 4, 2017

Exhibit Index

Exhibit
Number

Description

Location

10

(1) American International Group, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AIG’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2017 (File No. 1-8787).

 

(2) Form of AIG Long Term Incentive Award Agreement*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to AIG’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2017 (File No. 1-8787).

 

(3) Letter Agreement between American International Group, Inc. and Peter D. Hancock, dated March 17, 2017*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to AIG’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2017 (File No. 1-8787).

 

(4) Aggregate Excess of Loss Reinsurance Agreement, dated January 20, 2017, by and between AIG Assurance Company, AIG Property Casualty Company, AIG Specialty Insurance Company, AIU Insurance Company, American Home Assurance Company, Commerce and Industry Insurance Company, Granite State Insurance Company, Illinois National Insurance Co., Lexington Insurance Company, National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., New Hampshire Insurance Company and The Insurance Company Of The State Of Pennsylvania and National Indemnity Company (portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to confidential treatment granted by the SEC)

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AIG’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 14, 2017 (File No. 1-8787).

 

(5) Trust Agreement, dated January 20, 2017, by and among National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., National Indemnity Company, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to confidential treatment granted by the SEC)

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to AIG’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 14, 2017 (File No. 1-8787).

 

(6) Parental Guarantee Agreement, dated January 20, 2017, by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. in favor of National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to AIG’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 14, 2017 (File No. 1-8787).

 

(7) Letter Agreement, dated November 3, 2010, between AIG and Siddhartha Sankaran*

Filed herewith.

 

(8) Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreement, dated November 5, 2010, between AIG and Siddhartha Sankaran*

Filed herewith.

 

(9) Letter Agreement, dated July 22, 2015, between AIG and Douglas A. Dachille*

Filed herewith.

 

(10) Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreement, dated July 22, 2015, between AIG and Douglas A. Dachille*

Filed herewith.

11

Statement re: Computation of Per Share Earnings

Included in Note 13 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

12

Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges

Filed herewith.

31

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications

Filed herewith.

32

Section 1350 Certifications**

Filed herewith.

101

Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, (v) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 and (vi) the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Filed herewith.

*    This exhibit is a management contract or a compensatory plan or arrangement.

**   This information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

 


 

 

Exhibit 10.7

 

 

180 Maiden  Lane,  22nd  Floor 

Ne York,  New  York 1003

 

 

 

Jeffrey  J.  Hurd  

Senior Vice  President  

Human Resources  &  

Communications

Phone 212  770  729

Fax: 212  770  9817 

 

 

 

November 3,  2010 

Mr Sid  Sankaran 

36 Strathcona  Avenue 

Toronto, Ontario  M4K  1K7 Canada

 

Dear Sid: 

 

I am  pleased  to  confirm  the   terms  of  your   employment  with   American   International Group,  Inc

 

1.        Effective  Date.  October  1 2010,  or  as  soon thereafter as  possible. 

 

2.         Position On  the  Effective  Date you  will  begin  to  serve as Chief  Risk  Officer  of AIG In  this  capacity you  will  initially  report  to  the  Executive  Vice  President-  Finance, Risk and  Investments  and  the  Finance  and  Risk Committee of  AIG's  Board  of  Directors  and  have  all  of  the  customary authorities, duties and responsibilities that accompany  your  position. 

 

3.          Base  Cash  Salary.  Your  initial  base  cash  salary  will  be  $500,000  per  year (prorated for  partial  years  under  this  letter). 

 

4.          Stock  Salary.   In  addition  to  your  cash  salary,  you  will  receive  semi-monthly awards of  Long-Term  Performance  Units also  known  as  LTPUs issued  under the  American  International  Group,  Inc.  Long-Term  Performance  Units Plan.  These  awards,  which  we  refer  to  as  stock  salary,  will  be  at  rate  of $830,000 per  year  (prorated  for  partial  years  under  this  letter).   Your  stock salary awards  will  be  subject  to  additional  terms including: 

 

•      Of your total annual stock salary, LTPUs earned at a rate of $165,000 per year (prorated for partial years under this letter) will be settled on the first anniversary of the date of grant, and the remaining LTPUs will be settled on the third anniversary of the date of grant; and

 

•      Stock salary is immediately vested upon grant.

 


 

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5.         Annual  Incentive  Awards.   You  will  be  eligible  to  receive  an  annual  incentive award based  on  target  amount  of  $1,960,000  (prorated  for  partial  years under this  letter).   AIG's  Compensation  and  Management  Resources Committee (the  "Committee"),  in  consultation  with  the  Executive  Vice President- Finance,   Risk  and  Investments,  will  determine   the  amount  of your  annual incentive  award  based   on  its  performance   assessment  against objective performance  metrics.   Any  annual  incentive  award  earned  will  be paid in  three  installments  (in  each  case  prorated   for  partial  years  under  this letter):

 

      Twenty-five  percent  (25%)  of  your  earned  incentive  award  (target $490,000) will  be  paid  in  cash  in  March  of  the  year  following  the  year  for which it  was  earned; 

 

      Twenty-five  percent  (25%)  of  your  earned  incentive  award  (target $490,000) will  be  paid  in  cash  in  March  of  the  second  year  following  the year for  which  it  was  earned;  and 

 

      Fifty  percent  (50%)  of your earned  incentive  award  (target  $980,000)  will be paid  in  LTPUs  and/or  AIG  stock.   About  sixty-six  percent  (66.3%)  of this part  of  your  earned  incentive  award  (target:  $650,000)  will  be  in  the form of  LTPUs  that  are  immediately  vested  when  granted  and  will  be settled on  the  third  anniversary  of  grant,  and  the  remaining  part  (target: $330,000) will  be  in  the  form  of  AIG  long-term  restricted  stock  units  that will vest  on  the  second  anniversary  of  grant  and  be  subject  to transfer/payout restrictions  as  required  by  the  TARP  Standards  for Compensation and  Corporate  Governance,  31  C.F.R.  Part  30,  (the  "TARP Standards") for  long-term  restricted  stock,  except  that  in  no  event  may this portion  be  transferable/payout  before  the  third  anniversary  of  grant. 

 

6.         Transition  Incentive  Award.   AIG  places  great  importance  on  your  immediate and successful  transition  to  the  role  of  Chief  Risk  Officer  and  integration  into the business.   Therefore,  for  2010  only,  you  will  be  eligible  to  receive  a transition  incentive  award  based   on  target  amount  of  $2,250,000,   subject to the  following  terms: 

 

      The  Committee  will determine the  amount of your  transition  incentive award based  on  its  performance  assessment  against  objective performance metrics  related  to  key  transition  goals. 

 

      Any  transition  incentive  award  earned  will  be  granted  in  March  2011  and paid in  three  installments: 

 

      About  twenty-two  percent  (22.2%)  of  your  earned  transition  incentive   award  (target  $500,000)  will  be  paid  in  cash  on  the  grant  date; 

 

      About  twenty-two  percent   (22.2%)  of your earned  transition incentive award  (target  $500,000)  will  be  immediately  vested  on  the   grant  date  but  payment  in  cash  will  be  deferred  until  March  2012;   and 

 


 

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      About  fifty-six  percent  (55.6%)  of  your  earned  transition  incentive award (target  $1,250,000)  will  be  paid  in  immediately  vested LTPUs on  the  grant  date,  and  such  LTPUs  will  be  settled  on  the  third anniversary of  the  grant  date. 

 

      Notwithstanding   any  contrary  provision  in  the  preceding,  any  transition incentive award  earned  will  be  subject  to  the  following  forfeiture  and repayment requirement: 

 

      If  you  voluntarily  terminate  your  employment  prior  to  or  on  the first anniversary  of  grant,  you  will  forfeit  the  LTPUs  and  any unpaid cash  and  be  obligated  to  repay  AIG  the  full  amount  of  any cash already  paid  to  you. 

 

Please note  that  receipt  of  this  Transition  Incentive  Award  is  predicated  upon your providing  written  documentation  to  AIG  within  30  days  of  your  start date showing  forfeiture  of  your  unvested  and/  or  unpaid  incentives, commissions, and/  or  equity  awards  from your current  employer. 

 

7.          Restructuring  of  Future  Payments.  It  is  possible  that  you  will  be  among  AIG's top 25  most  highly  compensated employees and  subject  to  the  most stringent restrictions  imposed  by  the  TARP  Standards  (the  "Restricted  Top 25") in  the  future. If  that  is  reasonably  expected  to  occur,  the  payment  of your earned  incentive  or  other  amounts  may  be  restructured  in  order  to comply with  the  applicable  TARP  Standards  and  guidance  provided  by  the Office of  the  Special  Master  for  TARP  Executive  Compensation. 

 

8.         Benefits.   Subject  to  the  limits  of  this  letter  and  the  TARP  Standards,  you will be  entitled  to  benefits  consistent  with  senior  executives  of  AIG  and reimbursement of  reasonable  business  expenses,  in  each  case  in  accordance with applicable  AIG  policies  as  in  effect  from  time  to  time.  Beginning  as  of the date  hereof,  you  will  participate  in  AIG's  Executive  Severance  Plan  as  an Eligible Employee  (without  regard  to  the  Partners  Plan,  for  which  you  are  not eligible, or  any  other  eligibility  requirement).  For  purposes  of  the  Executive Severance Plan,  your  "Severance  Period"  will  be  twelve  months  and,  for 2010, your  2010  cash  incentive  target  under  Section  (not  prorated)  will  be treated as  your  historic  average  "Annual  Cash  Bonuses".   Thereafter,  your actual 2010  cash  incentive  award  under  Section  (annualized)  will  serve  as your 2010  Annual  Cash  Bonus  for  purposes  of  the  Executive  Severance Plan. Your  2010  stock  salary  will  not  be  treated  as  "Annual  base  salary"  for purposes of the Executive  Severance  Plan.  In  addition,  compensation payments and  structures  approved  by  the  Special  Master  for  TARP  Executive Compensation for  years  after  2010  may  not  result  in  an  increase  in  the amounts payable  under  the  Executive  Severance  Plan. 

 

9.          Executive  Compensation  Standards.  Any  bonus or incentive  compensation paid to  you  is  subject  to  recovery  or  "clawback''  by  AIG  if  the  payments were based on  materially  inaccurate  financial  statements  or  any  other  materially inaccurate performance  metric  criteria,  or  if  you  are  terminated  due  to misconduct that  occurred  during  the  period  the  bonus  or  incentive compensation was  earned  (all  within  the  meaning  of,  and  to  the  full  extent necessary to  comply  with,  the  TARP  Standards).  In  addition,  you  will not be 

 


 

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entitled to  any  golden  parachute  payment  or  tax  gross-up  from  AIG  or  its affiliates to  the  extent  prohibited  by  the  TARP  Standards  (which  AIG  does  not expect to  affect  your  rights  under  the  Executive  Severance  Plan  unless  you enter the  Restricted  Top  25). 

 

Your compensation  is  subject  to  applicable  regulations  issued  by  the  U.S. Department of  the  Treasury  and  applicable  requirements  of  agreements between AIG  and  the  U.S.  government,  as  the  same  are  in  effect from time  to time. You  may  receive  compensation  from  AIG  only  to  the  extent  that it is consistent with  those  regulations  and  requirements. 

 

If, after  your  start  date,  AIG  determines  it  necessary  under  any compensation requirements  or  regulations,  you  shall  (a)  promptly  execute  a waiver of  claims  against  AIG  and  its  affiliates  and  the  United  States  relating to the  compensation  requirements  or  regulations  and  (b)  execute  such  other agreements, acknowledgments  or  other  documents  necessary  to  implement such compensation  requirements  or  regulations  (in  each  case  in  such  form as AIG  determines  is  appropriate). 

 

10.    Indemnification  and  Cooperation.  During  and  after  your  employment,  AIG will indemnify  you  in  your  capacity  as  director,  officer,  employee  or  agent  

of AIG  to  the  fullest  extent  permitted  by  applicable  law  and  AIG's  charter  and by-laws, and  will  provide  you  with director and  officer  liability  insurance coverage (including  post-termination/post-director  service  tail  coverage)  on the same  basis  as  AIG's  other  executive  officers.  AIG  agrees  to  cause  any successor to  all  or  substantially  all  of  the  business  or  assets  (or  both)  of  AIG to assume  expressly  in  writing  and  to agree to  perform  all  of  the  obligations of AIG  in  this  paragraph. 

 

You agree  (whether  during  or  after  your  employment  with  AIG)  to  reasonably cooperate with  AIG  in  connection  with  any  litigation  or  regulatory  matter  or with any  government  authority  on  any  matter,  in  each  case,  pertaining  to AIG and  with  respect  to  which  you  may  have  relevant  knowledge,  provided that, in  connection  with  such cooperation, AIG  will  reimburse  your reasonable expenses  and  you  shall  not  be  required  to  act  against  your  own legal interests. 

 

11.   Tax  Matters.  To  the  extent  any  taxable  expense  reimbursement  or  in-kind benefits under  Section  or  10  is  subject  to  Section  409A  of  the  Internal Revenue Code  of  1986,  the  amount  thereof  eligible  in  one  taxable  year  shall not affect  the  amount  eligible  for  any  other  taxable  year,  in  no  event  shall any expenses be  reimbursed  after  the  last  day  of  the  taxable  year  following the taxable  year  in  which  you  incurred  such  expenses  and  in  no  event  shall any right  to  reimbursement  or  receipt  of  in-kind  benefits  be  subject  to liquidation or  exchange  for  another  benefit.   Each  payment  under  this  letter will be  treated  as  separate  payment  for  purposes  of  Section  409A  of  the Code.

 

12.    Withholding.  Tax  will  be  withheld  by  AIG  as  appropriate  under  applicable Federal or  other  governmental  tax  requirements for any  payments or deliveries under  this  letter,  including  by  withholding  in-kind  from  awards  of shares or  LTPUs. 

 


 

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13.    Non-competition  and  non-solicitation.  In  connection  with  your  joining  AIG, you agree  to  sign  the  attached  Non-competition,  Non-solicitation  and  Non-disclosure  Agreement. 

 

14.   No  Guarantee  of  Employment.  This  offer  letter  is  not  guarantee  of employment for  fixed  term.   Your  employment  with  AIG  (as  set  forth  in  the employment application)  will  be  on  an  "at-will"  basis,  meaning  that  you  and AIG may  terminate  your  employment  with  AIG  at  any  time  and  for  any reason, with  or  without  prior  notice. 

 

15.    Entire  Agreement.  Together  with  the  employment  application,  this  offer  letter constitutes AIG's  only  statement  relating  to  its  offer  of  employment  to  you and supersedes  any  previous  communications or representations,  oral  or written, from  or  on  behalf  of  AIG  or  any  of  its  affiliates.   Notwithstanding  the foregoing, your  signed  Fair  Credit  Reporting  Act  Consumer  Disclosure  and General Authorization  is  expressly  incorporated  by  reference  into  this  offer letter.

 

16.    Miscellaneous  Representations.  You  confirm  and  represent  to  AIG,  by signing this  letter,  that:  (a)  you  are  under  no  obligation  or  arrangement (including any  restrictive  covenants  with  any  prior  employer  or  any  other entity) that  would  prevent  you  from  becoming  an  employee  of  AIG  or  that would adversely  impact  your  ability  to  perform  the  expected  services  on behalf of  AIG;  (b)  you  have  not  taken  (or  failed  to  return)  any  confidential information belonging  to  your  prior  employer  or  any  other  entity,  and,  to  the extent you  remain  in  possession  of  any  such  information,  you  will  never  use or disclose  such  information  to  AIG  or  any  of  its  employees,  agents  or affiliates; and  (c)  you  understand   and  accept  all  of  the  terms  and  conditions of this offer.

 

17.    Dispute  resolution.  Any  contest  or  dispute  between  AIG  and  you  arising  out of or  relating  to  or  concerning  this  letter  or  your  other  employment arrangements with  AIG  (including  termination  of  your  employment)  shall  be submitted to  arbitration  in  New  York  City  before,  and  in  accordance  with  the commercial arbitration  rules  then  obtaining  of,  the  American  Arbitration Association.   Each  party  will  bear  his  or  its  own  expenses  of  the  arbitration including legal  fees.   Any  dispute  will  be  subject  to  the  jurisdiction  of  State or Federal  court  located  in  the  City  of  New  York  to  the  extent  necessary  to obtain injunctive  relief. 

 

 

 

[Signature page  follows] 

 

 


 

Mr Sid  Sankaran 

November 3,  2010 

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We look  forward  to  having  you  as  member  of  AIG's  leadership  team. 

                                                          

                                                         Sincerely,

                                                                      

                                                         AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.

                      

 

                                                         By: /s/ Jeffrey J. Hurd                                       

                                                                                 Jeffrey J. Hurd

                                                                                 Senior Vice President –

                                                                                 Human Resources and Communications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I agree  with  and  accept  the  foregoing  terms. 

 

 

/s/ Sid Sankaran                      

Sid Sankaran

 

 


 

 

Exhibit 10.8

 

 

NON-COMPETITION, NON-SOLICITATION  AND NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

 

 

1.          The individual executing this agreement (the "Employee") is or will soon be an at-will employee of American International Group, Inc. or one of its subsidiaries (the "AIG").  As such, the Employee is free to resign from employment at any time and for any reason.  Likewise, AIG may terminate the Employee's employment at any time for any reason.  This Agreement is not a guarantee of any fixed term employment.

 

2.          This Agreement is a term and condition of the Employee's at-will employment with AIG, and employment is conditioned upon the Employee's execution of this Agreement.

 

3.          This Agreement is necessary for the protection of the legitimate and protectable business interests of AIG and its affiliates (collectively, the "AIG Group") in their customers, customer goodwill, accounts, prospects, employee training, and confidential and proprietary information.  The Employee's employment requires exposure to and use of confidential business information (as set forth in Paragraph 4). The Employee's services for and relationship with the AIG Group and the Employee's relationship with the AIG Group's customers and clients are of a special character, with a unique value to the AIG Group, the loss of which cannot be adequately compensated by damages or an action at law.

 

A.         Accordingly, the Employee agrees that during the Employee's employment and for a period of one (1) year after employment terminates for any reason (the "Restricted Period"), the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, without AIG's written consent:

 

(i)         Hire, solicit or encourage to cease to work with the AIG Group any employee, consultant or agent of the AIG Group.  However, the Employee shall be allowed to respond to an unsolicited request for an employment reference regarding any former employee of the AIG Group by providing a reference setting forth only the Employee's personal views about such former employee;

 

(ii)        Call on or solicit any customer or supplier of, or consultant to, AIG that was called on, serviced by, or contacted by the Employee in his capacity as an employee of AIG, or that was otherwise known to the Employee solely by virtue of the Employee's employment with AIG; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any customer or supplier of, or consultant to, AIG, known to Employee prior to the date he became an employee of AIG;

 

(iii)       Engage in any "Competitive Business" (defined below) for the Employee's own account;

 

(iv)        Enter the employ of, or render any services to, any person engaged in any Competitive Business;

 


 

 

 

 

(v)         Acquire a financial interest in any Competitive Business, directly  or indirectly, as an individual, partner, shareholder, officer,  director, principal, agent, trustee or consultant; or

 

(vi)        Interfere with business relationships between the AIG Group and customers or suppliers of, or consultants to the AIG Group.

 

B.         For purposes of this Paragraph 3, a "Competitive Business" means, as of any date, including during the Restricted Period, any person or entity (including any joint venture, partnership, firm, corporation or limited liability company) that engages in or proposes to engage in, as a material portion of such person's business,   the following activities in any geographical area in which the AIG Group does such business:

 

(i)         The property and casualty insurance business, including commercial insurance, business insurance, personal insurance and specialty insurance;

 

(ii)        The life and accident and health insurance business;

 

(iii)       The underwriting, reinsurance, marketing or sale of (y) any form of insurance of any kind that the AIG Group as of such date does, or proposes to, underwrite, reinsure, market or sell (any such form of insurance, an "AIG Insurance Product"), or (z) any other form of insurance that is marketed or sold in competition with any AIG Insurance Product; or

 

(iv)        Any other business that as of such date is a direct and material competitor of one of the AIG Group's businesses; provided that the AIG Group's business with which such other business competes, represents at least 20% of AIG Group revenue or net profit in the calendar year prior to the date on which Employee proposes to engage on his own account or Employee becomes an employee of or renders any services to the person engaged in such Competitive Business.

 

C.         Notwithstanding  anything to the contrary in this Agreement,  the Employee may directly or indirectly, own, solely as an investment, securities of any person engaged in the business of the AIG Group which are publicly traded on a national or regional stock exchange or on the over-the-counter market if the Employee (y) is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group which controls, such person and (z) does not, directly or indirectly, own one percent or more of any class of securities of such person.

 

D.         The Employee understands that the provisions of this Paragraph 3 may  limit the Employee's ability to earn a livelihood in a business similar to the business of any members of the AIG Group but the Employee  nevertheless agrees and hereby acknowledges that:

 


 

 

 

 

(i)         Such provisions do not impose a greater restraint than is necessary to protect the goodwill or other business interests of the AIG Group;

 

(ii)        Such provisions contain reasonable limitations as to time and scope of activity to be restrained;

 

(iii)       Such provisions are not harmful to the general public; and

 

(iv)       Such provisions are not unduly burdensome to the Employee.  In consideration of the foregoing and in light of the Employee's education, skills and abilities, the Employee agrees that he shall not assert that, and it should not be considered that, any provisions of this Paragraph 3 otherwise are void, voidable or unenforceable or should be voided or held unenforceable.

 

E.          It is expressly understood  and agreed that, although  the Employee and AIG consider the restrictions contained in this Paragraph 3 to be reasonable, if a judicial  determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction  that the time or territory or any other restriction contained in this Paragraph  3 or elsewhere in this Agreement is an unenforceable  restriction against the Employee, the provisions of the Agreement shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply as to such maximum  time and territory and to such maximum extent as such court may judicially  determine or indicate to be enforceable.  Alternatively, if any court of competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in this Agreement is unenforceable,  and such restriction cannot be amended so as to make it enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of the other restrictions contained herein.

 

4.          During the term of employment, the Employee will have  access to and become  acquainted  with  information  of a confidential,  proprietary  or secret nature.   The  Employee  agrees  that  during  the  Employee's  employment  and any time  thereafter,  all confidential,  proprietary  or  secret  information received,  obtained  or possessed  at any time  by  the Employee  concerning or relating  to  the  business,   financial,  operational,  marketing,  economic, accounting,  tax or other affairs at the AIG  Group  or any client,  customer, agent or supplier  or prospective  client,  customer,  agent  or  supplier of the AIG  Group will be treated  by the Employee in the strictest confidence  and will  not  be disclosed  or used  by the Employee in any manner without  the prior written  consent of AIG or unless required  by law; provided  however  that the foregoing shall not apply to (i) any information  known  to Employee prior to becoming an employee of the AIG Group,  (ii) any information that is or becomes  publicly  available  other  than  as a result  of improper  disclosure by the Employee,  (iii) any information lawfully obtained  from a third party who was  not under  an  obligation  of confidentiality  with  respect  to  such information,  (iv)  any information  that  is independently  developed  by  the Employee without use of or reference to the AIG Group information or (v) any information that is required to be disclosed in order to comply with any applicable law, subpoena or regulation,  or with any requirement imposed by judicial  or administrative process or any governmental or court order.  The

 


 

 

 

 

Employee also agrees that during and after the Employee's employment with the AIG Group the Employee will not disparage the AIG Group or any of its officers, directors or employees to any person or entity not affiliated with the AIG Group, absent the prior written consent of AIG.  In turn, AIG will cause its senior executives to not disparage the Employee during and after the Employee's employment with the AIG Group.

 

5.          The covenants contained in Paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Agreement shall be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and public policies of each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought.  The Employee acknowledges that these restrictions are reasonably  necessary for the protection of the AIG Group.  The Employee also acknowledges that irreparable harm and damages would result to the AIG Group if the provisions of Paragraph 3 or 4 were not complied with and agrees that the AIG Group shall be entitled to legal, equitable or other remedies, including, without limitation, injunctive relief and specific performance to protect against the inevitable disclosure of the AIG Group's confidential, proprietary or secret information, any failure to comply with the provisions of Paragraph 3 or 4 of this Agreement, or any threatened breach of any term of this Agreement.

 

6.          This Agreement (together with the AIG Code of Conduct) sets forth the entire agreement regarding the subject matter contained  in this Agreement, supersedes any and  all prior  agreements  and understandings  regarding  this subject matter, and may be modified only by a written agreement signed by the Employee and AIG.  For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything in the American International Group, Inc. Amended  and Restated Executive Severance Plan (the "Executive Severance Plan") to the contrary, this Agreement shall provide the sole non-competition,  non-solicitation or similar restrictive covenants applicable to the Employee as a condition to the Employee's receipt of severance under the Executive Severance Plan and shall constitute the sole non-competition,  non-solicitation  or similar restrictive covenants applicable to the Employee for which AIG may obtain injunctive relief or seek damages (other than forfeiture of a specific payment or award which are contingent on complying with non-competition,  non­solicitation or similar restrictions).  To the extent that any provision of this Agreement is inconsistent with the Code of Conduct, this Agreement governs.  If any term of this Agreement is rendered invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.   Should a court determine that any provision of this Agreement is unreasonable, whether in period of time, geographical area, or otherwise, the Employee agrees that such provision of the Agreement should be interpreted and enforced to the maximum extent that such  court deems  reasonable.

 

7.          THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO CHOICE OF LAW RULES (WHETHER OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION) THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE EMPLOYEE CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION  OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS IN NEW YORK.

 


 

 

  

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employee has agreed to the terms set forth above by signing below.

 

/s/ Sid Sankaran                                                                                     Date: 11/5/2010

Sid Sankaran

 


 

 

Exhibit 10.9

 

 

July  22, 2015

 

JEFFREY  J.  HURD  

EXECUTIVE  VIC PRESIDENT  

HUMAN RESOURCES 

& ADMINISTRATION 

 

175 Wate Street,  3th  Floor   

New York NY  10038 

T: 212,770.7292 

 

Douglas  A Dachille 

First Principles  Capital Management, LL

140 Broadway, 21st  Floor 

New  York, NY 10005 

 

Dear Doug

 

 

W are  pleased  to  confirm  the  term of  you joining  American Internationa Group, Inc. (AIG”  or the Company). 

 

 

    Position.   Beginning on the Closin Date  or  such earlier date as  ma be practicable  for you, you  will  serv as  Executive Vice President  and Chief  Investment Officer, AIG,  grad 30 position.    I this  capacity you  will  be  member  of  the  AI Operating Committee and report directly  to  the  Chief Executive  Officer of AIG,  Peter  Hancock.   Closing  Date” has the meaning  provided in th Purchas and Sale Agreement, date pending, among AI Capital Corporation and the members  of  First Principles  Capital Management, LLC. 

 

 

    Location  Employer.   You will be based in New  York, New York and employed directly by AI (your  "Employer"). 

 

 

    Total Direct  Compensation.   Your initial annual  target  direct  compensation  will  be US$7,000,000.00 as  follows: 

 

 

     Bas Salary.   Your initia base cash salary  will be at rat of  US$1,000,000.00 per  year. 

 

 

      Short  Term  Incentive.  You annual  incentive target  for  2015 will  be  US$2,000,000.00 and will not be pro-rated. 

 

A a member of the AI Operating  Committee, your Short-Term Incentiv Award will be based solely  on objectiv Company  measures  and  the performance of the  Company  as  a whole.  To maintain  continuity  with the American International Group Inc. Short-Term Incentive Plan,  the Company’s  general program for  Short-Term Incentives  for  employees, which uses  two scores  that  are  multiplied  together  and are calibrated  accordingly awards  for Operating  Committee members  are determined usin two times the annual Company 

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funding  score, measured agains targetFor example, if Company  performance is 10% above target,  awards  for the Operating  Committee  would be 120% of  target;  conversely, if Company  performance  is  10% below target, Operating  Committee  awards  would be 80% of target. The effect is to  appropriately  reflect objectiv Company  performance (whether positive or negative) for Operating  Committee  members  and bring  the revised  payout range from 0-125% to 0-150% of target. 

 

 

For 2015, your award will vest upon grant (in the first quarter of the year following  the performance year) provided  you are still an employee of the Company  on the grant date,  and be payable 50% in March  following  the performance year and 50% following  the one-year anniversary  of  the first payment. 

 

 

An bonus  or incentive compensation paid  to you is subject to the AI Clawback Policy  as may be amended from time to time. 

 

 

          Lon Term  Incentive.   For 2015, recommendation  on  your  behalf  will be made  to  the Compensation  and  Management  Resources  Committee  (CMRC of  the  Boar of Directors  that,  under  the  AI Lon Term  Incentive  Plan (the LTIP) you  be  granted Target Performance  Share  Units  (PSUs based  on  cas value  of  US$4,000.000.00 for the three-year performance  period  covering  January  2015   throug December  2017, which  will  provide  you  the  opportunit to  earn  shares  of  AI Common Stock  based  on the degree  of  AIG’s  achievement  of  its  performanc criteria,  during  the  Performance Period. This recommendation  and  grant is contingent  on  your  being  an  activ employee of the  Compan on  the  date  of  CMR approval  of  the  grant,  and  will  be  subject  to  the term and conditions  of  the  relevant  LTIP  and  the  award agreement governing  the grant. 

 

 

Following  the performance period, in the first quarter of 2018, the number of PSUs earned (from 0% to 150%) will be determined in accordance with th LTIP. Earned PSUs will vest in three equal installments, on January  1 of  each  2018, 2019 and 2020, and each installment will be delivered in shares  of  AIG Common Stock no later  than April  2018, January  2019 and January  2020, respectively

 

 

An lon term  incentiv compensation  paid  to  you  is  subject  to  the  AI Clawback  Policy as may  be  amended  from  tim to  time. 

 

 

    Benefits.   You will be entitled to benefits  consistent  with senior  executives  of  AI and reimbursement  of  reasonable business expenses in  each  case in accordance with applicable AIG policies  as  in effect from tim to time

 

 

    Paid Time Off.   Consistent  with AIG’s  Paid Time Off  (PTO policy you will receiv a minimu

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of 30 PTO  day each calendar year, which will be prorated for 2015.  Your PTO  will  accrue in accordance with the terms  set forth in th AI Employee Handbook  with  credit for prior service at FPCM

 

 

    Executive Severance Plan You will participate in the Company’s  Executive Severance Plan

 

 

    Notice Period.   You  agree  that  if  you  voluntarily  resign,  you will give six  months’ written notice to the Company  of  your resignation, which  may  be working  notice  or non-working  notice at the Company’s  sole discretion  and which  notice period  i waivable by the Compan at the Company’s  sole discretion. 

 

 

    Clawback PolicyAny  bonus, equity or equity-based award or other  incentive compensation granted to you will be subject to the AI Clawback  Policy  (and an other AI clawback policies  as  may  be in effect from time to time)

 

 

    Indemnification and Cooperation During  and after  your employment, AI will indemnify  you in your capacity  as  a director, officer, employee or agent of AI to the fulles extent permitted b applicable  law  and AIG's  charter  and by-laws, and will provide you with director and officer liability  insurance  coverag (including  post-termination/post-director servic tail coverage) on the same basis  as  AIG's  other executiv officers. AIG agrees  to cause any successor to all or substantially  all of the busines or assets  (or both) of AI to assume expressly  in writing  and to agree to perform all of the  obligations  of  AI in this paragraph. 

 

 

You agree (whether durin or after  your  employment with AIG) to reasonabl cooperate with AI in connection with  an litigation or regulatory  matter or with  any  government  authority  on any matter, in each case, pertaining  to AI and with  respect to which you ma have relevant knowledge, provided  that,  in connection with such  cooperation, AI will reimburse your reasonable  expenses  and you shall not  be required t act  against your own legal interests

 

 

    Tax MattersTax will b withheld  by  AIG as appropriate under applicable tax  requirements  for any payments  or deliverie under this letter.  To th extent any taxable expense reimbursement or in-kind benefits  under this letter  is  subject to Section  409A  of  the U.S. Internal  Revenue Code of 1986, the amount thereof  eligible in one taxable year shall not  affect the amount eligible for any other taxable year, in no event shall  any  expenses  be reimbursed after  the  las day  of  the taxable year  following  the taxable year in which you incurred such expenses  and  in no event shall  any right to reimbursement or receipt of in-kind benefits  be subject  to liquidation or  exchange for another benefit. Each payment under  this  letter wil be treated as a separate payment for purposes  of  Section 409A

 

 

    No Guarantee  of  Employment or Target  Direct  Compensation.   This  offer letter is not  a

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guarantee of employment  or target direct compensation for a fixed term. 

 

 

    Entire Agreement.   This  offer letter constitutes  AIG' onl statement relating  to its offer of employment to you and supersedes  any  previous  communications  or representations, oral or written, from or on behalf  of  AI or an of  its  affiliates

 

 

    Miscellaneous  RepresentationsYou confirm  and represent  to AIG, b signing this letter, that: 

(a) you are under no obligation or  arrangement (including  an restrictive covenants  with  any prior employer or any other entity) that would prevent you  from becoming an  employee of AIG or that would adversely  impact your ability to perform the expected services  on behalf  of  AIG other than  as  previously  disclosed in writing  to AIG; (b) you have not taken (or failed to return) any confidential information belonging  to  your prior employer or an other entity, and, to the extent you remain in possession of an such information, you will never use or  disclose such information  to AI or any of  its  employees, agents  or affiliates and (c) you understand  and accept  all of the terms  and  conditions  of  this  offer. 

 

 

    Non-solicitation This  offer and your employment  with AI are contingent on  your entering into the enclosed Non-Solicitation and Non-Disclosure Agreement. 

 

 

    Employment Dispute ResolutionYou  are  a participant in the Company Employment Dispute Resolution (EDR”) program, which provides  for various  way to  addres work-related disputes, including  mediation and arbitration,  through the American Arbitration  Association (AAA”). Information on  the company EDR Program is available  to employees  via the Company  Intranet  and  can  be made  available  to you  prior to your date of hire upon request

 

 

    Background Investigation This  offer is contingent upon the successful results  of  a background investigation, which may  include, but may  not be limited to, verification of employment, prior salary, professional certifications, designations  or licenses, criminal  and credi history, and educational background. 

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We look  forward  to  having  you  as  member  of  AIG's  senior  leadership  team. 

 

 

Sincerely,

 

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 

 

 

 

/s/ Jeffrey J. Hurd                           

By:   Jeffrey  J.  Hurd 

Executive Vice President – Human  Resources  and  Administration 

 

 

 

I agree with and accept the foregoing terms.

 

 

 

/s/ Douglas A. Dachille                    

Douglas A. Dachille                                                               Date: 7/22/2015

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Exhibit 10.10

 

 

NON-SOLICITATION  AN NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMEN

 

1.      The  individual  executing  this  agreemen (the  Employee”)  is  or  will  soon  be  an  at-will  employee of American  Internationa Group,  Inc.  or  one  of  its  subsidiaries  (the  Company”).  A such,  the Employee is  free to resig from  employment  at any time and for  any  reason.  Likewise,  th Company may terminate  the  Employee’s  employment  at  any  tim for  an reason.  This  Agreement  is  not  a guarantee of an fixed term employment. 

 

2.      This  Agreement  is  ter and  condition  of  the  Employee’s  at-will  employment  with  the Company Employment  with  the  Company  is  conditioned  upon  the  Employee’s  execution  of  this Agreement. 

 

3.      This  Agreement is necessary  for the protection of the legitimate  and protectable busines interests of the  Company  and  its  affiliates  (collectively AIG”)  in  their  customers customer  goodwill, accounts prospects employee  training and  confidentia and  proprietar information.  The Employee’s employment  requires  exposur to  and  us of  Confidential,  Information  (as  defined  in Paragraph  5).  Accordingly the  Employee  agrees  that  during  and  after  th Employee’s  employment with  AIG the  Employee  will  not,  directly  or  indirectly on  the  Employee’s  own  behalf  or  on  behalf of an other  person  or  an entity  other  than  AI solicit,  contact,  call  upon,  communicat or  attempt to communicate  wit any  customer  or  clien or  prospectiv customer  or  client of AIG where  to  do  so would  require  th us or  disclosure  of  Confidential  Information  (for  purposes  of  this  Agreement, customer  or  client”  shall  not  includ insurance  brokers).  The  Employee  further  agrees  that  during the Employee’s  employment  wit AI and  for  period  of  one  (1)  year  after  employment  terminates for  an reason,  the  Employee  will  not,  directly  or  indirectly regardles of  who  initiates  the communication,  solicit,  participate  in  the  solicitation  or  recruitment  of,  or  in  any  manner  encourage or provide  assistanc to,  any  employee,  consultant registere representative,  or  agent  of  AI to terminate  his  or  her  employment  or  other  relationship  with  AI or  to  leave  its  employ  or  other relationship with AI for  any  engagement in any  capacity  or  for  an other person or entity

 

4.      During  the  term  of  employment,  the  Employee  will  hav acces to  and  become  acquainted  with Confidential  Information.  The  Employee  agrees  that  during  the  Employee’s  employment  and  any tim thereafter,  al Confidentia Information  wil be  treated  by  the  Employee  in  the  strictest confidence and will not  be disclosed or used by the Employee in any manner  other than in connection with  the  discharg of  the  Employee’s  job  responsibilities  withou the  prior  written  consent  of  AI or unles required  by  law The  Employee  further  agrees  that  Employee  will  not  remov or  destroy  any Confidential  Information either  during  the  Employee’s  employmen or  at  any  tim thereafter  and  will return to  AI an Confidential  Information  in  Employee’s  possession  at  the  end  of  Employee’s employment (or  earlier  if  s requested  by  the  Company).  The  Employee  als agrees  that  during  and after  th Employee’s  employment  with  AIG the  Employee  wil not  make  any  fals disparaging comments  about  AI or  any  of  its  officers directors  or  employees  to  an person  or  entity  not affiliated  with  AIG Nothing  herein  shall  prevent  the  Employee  from  making  or  publishing  any truthful  statement  (a)  whe required  by  law subpoena  or  court  order,  (b in  the  cours of  any  legal, arbitral  or  regulatory  proceeding (c)  to  any  governmental  authority regulatory  agenc or  self- regulatory  organization, or  (d) in connection with  an investigation b AIG

 

5.      Confidential  Information”  refers  to  an  ite of  information  or  compilation  of  information  in any form  (tangible  or intangible),  related  to  AIG’s  busines that  AI ha not  made  public  or

 

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authorized  public  disclosure  of,  and  tha is  not  generally  known  to  th publi throug proper  means. Confidential  Information  includes but is not  limited to: (a)  busines plans  and analysis customer  and prospectiv customer  lists personnel,  staffing  and  compensation  information,  marketing  plans  and strategies research  and  development  data,  financial  data,  operational  data methods techniques, technical  data,  know-how innovations compute programs un-patented  inventions and  trade secrets and  (b)  information  about  th busines affairs  of  third  parties  (including but  not  limited  to, customers  and  prospective customers that  such  third  parties  provide to Compan in  confidence.  The presenc of  non-confidentia items  of  information  within  an  otherwis confidential  compilation  of information  will  not  remov the  compilation  itself  (the  information  in  its  compiled  form)  from  the protection  of  this  Agreement.  Employee  acknowledges  that  items  of  Confidential  Information  are Company’s  valuable  assets  and  hav economic  value,  actua or  potential,  becaus the are  not generally  known  b the  public  or  others  who  could  us them  to  their  own  economic  benefit  and/or  to  the competitive disadvantage of the Company

 

6.      The  covenants  contained  i Paragraphs  an of  this  Agreemen shal be  enforced  to  th fullest exten permissibl under  the  law and  publi policies  of  each  jurisdiction  in  which  enforcement  is sought.  The  Employee  acknowledges  that  thes restriction are  reasonably  necessar for  the protection  of  AIG The  Employee  als acknowledges  that  irreparable  har and  damages  would result  to  AI if  the  provisions  of  Paragraph  or  were  not  complied  with  and  agrees  that  AI shall be entitled  to  legal,  equitable  or  other  remedies including withou limitation injunctiv relief  and specific  performanc to  protec agains the  inevitable  disclosure  of  AIG’s  Confidentia Information, any failure  to  comply  wit the  provisions  of  Paragraph  or  of  this  Agreement,  or  any  threatened breach  of  any  term  of  this  Agreement.  The  Employee  further  agrees  that  the  Employee  shall  be liable  for  the  attorneys’  fees  and  costs  incurred  b AI as  result  of  the  Employee’s  breach  of Paragraph 3 or 4 of this  Agreement. 

 

7.      Invention  Assignment: 

 

(a)  Employee  hereby  assigns  all  right,  titl an interes in  any  intellectua property including but not  limited  to  discoveries ideas inventions works reports rules processes lists data and other  materials  alon with  all  improvements  thereto  (whether  or  not  patentabl or registerable  under  copyright  or  similar  statutes under  conceived,  produced  or  developed  by me, either  alone  or  in  conjunction  with  others pursuant  to,  or  in  furtheranc of  Employee's employment with  th Company (collectively  Intellectual  Property”).   Moreover,  if requested,  Employee  agrees  to  execute  any  documents  required  to  perfect  the  Company’s interes in  the  abov reference intellectua property and  to  otherwis fully  cooperat with such proces during  and after Employee's  employment with  the Company

 

(b)    This  assignment shal include all such Intellectual Property  that:  (1) relate in an wa to the Company’s  business or  to  actual  or  anticipated  research  and  developmen of  the Company; or (2) results  in  an wa from the performance by Employee of duties  and responsibilities  as  an  employee  of  the  Company Employee  further  agrees  that  al original works  of  authorship  whic were  made  by  Employee  (either  alone  or  with  others withi the scope  of  and  during  the  period  of  Employee's  employment  wit th Compan and  which  are protectable  by  copyright  laws are  works  made  for  hire” as that  term is define in  the  United States  Copyright Act. 

 

(c)       Notwithstanding  the  above,  this  Section  does  not  apply  to  inventions  tha qualify  under state  law  as  inventions  that cannot be required  to be assigned. 

 

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8.      This  Agreement  (together  with  the  AIG  Code  of  Conduct)  sets  forth  the  entire  agreement regarding the  subject  matter  contained  in  this  Agreement, supersedes any  and  all  prior  agreements and understandings  regarding  this  subject  matter,  and  may  be  modified  only  by  written  agreement signed by  the  Employee  and  the  Company.  To  the  extent  that  any  provision  of  this  Agreement  is inconsistent with  the  Code  of  Conduct,  this  Agreement  governs.  If  any  term  of  this  Agreement  is rendered invalid  or  unenforceable,  the  remaining  provisions  shall  remain  in  full  force  and  shall  in  no way be  affected,  impaired  or  invalidated.  Should  court  determine  that  any  provision  of  this Agreement is  unreasonable,  whether  in  period  of time, geographical  area,  or  otherwise,  the  Employee agrees that  such  provision  of  the  Agreement  should  be  interpreted  and  enforced  to  the  maximum extent that  such  court  deems  reasonable. 

 

9.                  THIS  AGREEMENT  SHALL  BE  GOVERNED  BY  AND  CONSTRUED  IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  LAWS  OF  THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK,  WITHOUT  REGARD  TO CONFLICT OF  LAWS  PROVISIONS  (WHETHER  OF  THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK  OR  ANY OTHER JURISDICTION)  THAT  WOULD  CAUSE  THE  APPLICATION   OF  ANY  LAW  OTHER THAN THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK.   ANY  DISPUTE  CONCERNING  THIS  AGREEMENT SHALL PROCEED  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH THE  TERMS  OF  THE  COMPANY'S EMPLOYMENT DISPUTE  RESOLUTION  PROGRAM. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  Employee  has  agreed  to  the  terms  set  forth  above  by  signing  below. 

 

 

 

/s/ Douglas Dachille                   

Employee          Date: 7/22/2015

 

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Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in millions, except ratios)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Pre-tax income(a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,629

$

46

Add - Fixed charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

388

 

398

Adjusted Pre-tax income

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,017

$

444

Fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

289

$

296

Portion of rent expense representing interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

19

Interest credited to policy and contract holders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

71

 

83

Total fixed charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

388

$

398

Total fixed charges, excluding interest credited to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

policy and contract holders

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

317

$

315

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.20

 

1.12

Coverage deficiency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

n/a

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, excluding interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

credited to policy and contract holders(b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.36

 

1.41

   Coverage deficiency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

n/a

 

n/a

(a) From continuing operations, excluding undistributed earnings (loss) from equity method investments and capitalized interest. 

(b) The Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, excluding interest credited to policy and contract holders, removes interest credited to guaranteed investment contract (GIC) policyholders and guaranteed investment agreement (GIA) contract holders. Such interest expenses are also removed from earnings used in this calculation. GICs and GIAs are entered into by our subsidiaries. The proceeds from GICs and GIAs are invested in a diversified portfolio of securities, primarily investment grade bonds. The assets acquired yield rates greater than the rates on the related policyholders obligation or contract, with the intent of earning a profit from the spread.

 


American International Group, Inc

 

Exhibit 31

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Peter D. Hancock, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of American International Group, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 4, 2017

                       /S/ PETER D. HANCOCK                 

   Peter D. Hancock

   President and Chief Executive Officer

 


 

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Siddhartha Sankaran, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of American International Group, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 4, 2017

 

   /S/ SIDDHARTHA SANKARAN          

Siddhartha Sankaran

Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

 

 


American International Group, Inc

 

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION

In connection with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of American International Group, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Peter D. Hancock, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 4, 2017

 

                   /S/ PETER D. HANCOCK                 

   Peter D. Hancock

   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.

 


 

CERTIFICATION

In connection with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of American International Group, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Siddhartha Sankaran, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 4, 2017

 

 

   /S/ SIDDHARTHA SANKARAN          

Siddhartha Sankaran

Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

 

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.