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Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs
The following table presents a rollforward of deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired related to long-duration contracts for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:
Individual
Retirement
Group
Retirement
Life
Insurance
Institutional
Markets
Total
(in millions)
DAC:
Balance at January 1, 2024$4,777 $1,055 $4,092 $70 $9,994 
Capitalization170 22 135 13 340 
Amortization expense(149)(21)(93)(3)(266)
Other, including foreign exchange— — (7)— (7)
Reclassified to Assets held-for-sale— — (27)— (27)
Balance at March 31, 2024$4,798 $1,056 $4,100 $80 $10,034 
Balance at January 1, 2023$4,643 $1,060 $4,718 $51 $10,472 
Capitalization187 21 107 4 319 
Amortization expense(137)(21)(93)(2)(253)
Other, including foreign exchange— — 13 — 13 
Balance at March 31, 2023$4,693 $1,060 $4,745 $53 $10,551 
VOBA:
Balance at January 1, 2024$2 $1 $14 $— $17 
Amortization expense— — (1)— (1)
Other, including foreign exchange— — (1)— (1)
Balance at March 31, 2024$2 $1 $12 $— $15 
Balance at January 1, 2023$3 $1 $87 $— $91 
Amortization expense— — (3)— (3)
Other, including foreign exchange(2)— 4 — 2 
Balance at March 31, 2023$1 $1 $88 $— $90 
Total DAC and VOBA:
Balance at March 31, 2024$10,049 
Balance at March 31, 2023$10,641 
The following table presents a rollforward of deferred sales inducement assets related to long-duration contracts for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:
Three Months Ended March 31,20242023
Individual
Retirement
Group
Retirement
TotalIndividual
Retirement
Group
Retirement
Total
(in millions)
Balance, beginning of year$333 $164 $497 $381 $177 $558 
Capitalization1 — 1 2 — 2 
Amortization expense(13)(3)(16)(14)(3)(17)
Balance, end of period$321 $161 $482 $369 $174 $543 
Other reconciling items*1,660 2,145 
Other assets, including restricted cash$2,142 $2,688 
* Other reconciling items include prepaid expenses, goodwill, intangible assets and any similar items.