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Disclosure - SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details - Continuing operations by reportable segment) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004051 - Disclosure - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004052 - Disclosure - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details - Changes in Level 3 Recurring Fair Value Measurements) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004053 - Disclosure - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details - Net realized and unrealized gains and losses included in income related to Level 3 assets and liabilities) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004054 - Disclosure - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details - Gross components of purchases, sales, issues and settlements) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004055 - Disclosure - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details - Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements, Assets)) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004056 - Disclosure - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details - Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements, Liabilities) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004057 - Disclosure - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details - Investments in certain other invested assets, including private equity funds, hedge funds and other alternative investments) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004058 - Disclosure - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details - Gains or losses recorded related to the eligible instruments for which we elected the fair value option) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004059 - Disclosure - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details - Difference between fair values and the aggregate contractual principal amounts of mortgage and other loans receivable and long-term borrowings for which the fair value option was elected) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004060 - Disclosure - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details - 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) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004061 - Disclosure - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details - Carrying values and estimated fair values of our financial instruments not measured at fair value) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004062 - Disclosure - INVESTMENTS (Details - Amortized cost or cost and fair value of Available for sale securities) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004063 - Disclosure - INVESTMENTS (Details - Summary of fair value and gross unrealized losses on available for sale securities aggregated by major investment category and length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004064 - Disclosure - INVESTMENTS (Details - Amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturity securities available for sale by contractual maturity) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004065 - 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LENDING ACTIVITIES (Details - Credit quality indicators for commercial mortgage loans) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004080 - Disclosure - LENDING ACTIVITIES (Details - Rollforward of the changes in the allowance for losses on Mortgage and other loans receivable) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004100 - Disclosure - VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Details) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004110 - Disclosure - DERIVATIVES AND HEDGE ACCOUNTING (Details - Notional amounts and fair values of our derivative instruments) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004111 - Disclosure - DERIVATIVES AND HEDGE ACCOUNTING (Details - Fair values of derivative assets and liabilities) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004112 - Disclosure - DERIVATIVES AND HEDGE ACCOUNTING (Details - Hedge Accounting) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004113 - Disclosure - DERIVATIVES AND HEDGE ACCOUNTING (Details - Additional Information) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004120 - Disclosure - INSURANCE LIABILITIES (Details - Liability for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004125 - Disclosure - INSURANCE LIABILITIES (Details - Discounting of Reserves) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004150 - Disclosure - CONTINGENCIES, COMMITMENTS AND GUARANTEES (Details - Loss Contingencies) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004152 - Disclosure - CONTINGENCIES, COMMITMENTS AND GUARANTEES (Details - Guarantor Obligations) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004160 - Disclosure - EQUITY (Details - Shares Outstanding) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004163 - Disclosure - EQUITY (Details - Rollforward of Accumulated other comprehensive income) link:presentationLink link:calculationLink link:definitionLink 004164 - 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