Financial Accounts of the United States - Z.1
F.116 Life Insurance Companies (1)
Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates| Description | Series code | 2015 | 2016 | 2016 Q1 | 2016 Q2 | 2016 Q3 | 2016 Q4 | 2017 Q1 | 2017 Q2 | 2017 Q3 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life insurance companies; gross saving including foreign earnings retained abroad | FA546000105 | 18.4 | 22.3 | 21.5 | 22.2 | 21.7 | 23.8 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 1 |
| Life insurance companies; gross fixed investment, nonresidential structures, equipment, and intellectual property products | FA545013005 | 18.9 | 20.4 | 20 | 20.3 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 21.1 | 21.5 | 21.9 | 2 |
| Life insurance companies; total financial assets | FA544090005 | 115.1 | 130.4 | 272.3 | 249.9 | 67.8 | -68.4 | 121.2 | 107.6 | 52.4 | 3 |
| Life insurance companies; checkable deposits and currency; asset | FA543020005 | 8.8 | -7.5 | -2.3 | 44.6 | -21.8 | -50.5 | 3 | 19.6 | -2.1 | 4 |
| Life insurance companies; money market mutual fund shares; asset | FA543034005 | 2.6 | -12.8 | -1.9 | -24.9 | -7.4 | -17 | -1.3 | -3 | -0.9 | 5 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; security repurchase agreements; asset | FA542051073 | -0.5 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -1.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 6 |
| Life insurance companies; debt securities; asset | FA544022005 | 84.9 | 141.8 | 214.5 | 187.3 | 147.6 | 17.7 | 162.8 | 111.3 | 76.6 | 7 |
| Life insurance companies; commercial paper; asset | FA543069105 | -7.5 | 1.9 | 18.9 | 8.6 | -2.7 | -17.1 | 14.7 | 10.2 | -9 | 8 |
| Life insurance companies; Treasury securities; asset | FA543061105 | 6.9 | 20.4 | 27.1 | 22.3 | 25.9 | 6.3 | 11.4 | 9.7 | 2.9 | 9 |
| Life insurance companies; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset | FA543061705 | -2.7 | 11.2 | 15.8 | 12 | 9.4 | 7.6 | 17.8 | 14.5 | 1.1 | 10 |
| Life insurance companies; municipal securities; asset | FA543062005 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 13.1 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 11 |
| Life insurance companies; corporate and foreign bonds; asset | FA543063005 | 80.9 | 99.5 | 139.6 | 133.9 | 105.7 | 18.9 | 112 | 72.6 | 76.1 | 12 |
| Life insurance companies; loans; asset | FA544023005 | 41.3 | 37.4 | 53.4 | 31 | 35.7 | 29.3 | 63.5 | 53.4 | 25.5 | 13 |
| Life insurance companies; other loans and advances; asset | FA543069005 | -0.4 | 2.8 | 14.5 | -5.3 | 4.8 | -2.6 | -1.4 | -1.1 | -2.1 | 14 |
| Life insurance companies; total mortgages; asset | FA543065005 | 41.8 | 34.5 | 38.9 | 36.3 | 31 | 31.9 | 64.9 | 54.5 | 27.6 | 15 |
| Life insurance companies; corporate equities; asset | FA543064105 | 31.9 | 100.2 | 85.3 | 94.9 | 104.6 | 116.1 | -18.7 | -4.6 | -12.9 | 16 |
| Life insurance companies; mutual fund shares; asset | FA543064205 | -34.6 | -167.1 | -154.6 | -164.8 | -162 | -187 | -81.4 | -68.5 | -63.4 | 17 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset | FA543092073 | -0.4 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 2.9 | -0.1 | 0 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 7.6 | 18 |
| Life insurance companies; total miscellaneous assets | FA543090005 | -18.8 | 37.4 | 74.6 | 79.2 | -28.4 | 24.1 | -10.8 | -5.6 | 22 | 19 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; equity in FHLB; asset | FA543092473 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0 | 1.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 20 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; deferred and unpaid life insurance premiums; asset | FA543077073 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 4.7 | 3.3 | -3.9 | -5.5 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 21 |
| Life insurance companies; unidentified miscellaneous assets | FA543093005 | -21 | 37.4 | 69.5 | 75.6 | -25.3 | 29.6 | -17.4 | -7 | 21.8 | 22 |
| Life insurance companies; total liabilities | FA544190005 | 112.9 | 117.5 | 285.5 | 244.1 | 89.4 | -148.8 | 87.3 | 101.5 | 35.8 | 23 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; security repurchase agreements; liability | FA542151073 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.6 | -1 | 0.8 | 24 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; corporate equities; liability | FA543164173 | -10 | -5.9 | -7.3 | -5.9 | -3.4 | -6.8 | -30.2 | -13.3 | -17.2 | 25 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; FHLB advances; liability | FA543169373 | 6.2 | 10.1 | 12 | 18.4 | 9.1 | 1 | 11.8 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 26 |
| Life insurance companies; life insurance reserves; liability | FA543140005 | 45.5 | 24.9 | 32.8 | 65.3 | 17.6 | -16.1 | 38.6 | 3 | 30.6 | 27 |
| Life insurance companies; pension entitlements, excluding unallocated insurance contracts; liability (2) | FA543150005 | 91.4 | 23 | 38.6 | 0.6 | 31 | 21.8 | -39.5 | -37.3 | -69.6 | 28 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; taxes payable (net); liability | FA543178073 | -0.3 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 0.4 | -5 | 6.4 | -5 | -4.4 | 2.2 | 29 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability | FA543192073 | 8.8 | 10.8 | 38.6 | 3.9 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 15.4 | 13.6 | 30 |
| Life insurance companies; total miscellaneous liabilities | FA543190005 | -28.2 | 52.9 | 166.7 | 161.2 | 40 | -156.2 | 107.6 | 138.6 | 72 | 31 |
| Life insurance companies; net transactions due to holding companies; liability | FA543194733 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 3 | 1.5 | -3.1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 32 |
| Issuers of asset-backed securities; funding agreements backing securities; asset (3) | FA673090543 | 1.6 | 6.9 | -3.9 | 8 | 4.5 | 19.2 | 11.2 | 15.3 | 26.5 | 33 |
| Life insurance companies; insurance reserves, excluding life insurance reserves and pension entitlements; liability (4) | FA543195005 | 3.4 | 22.9 | 29.5 | 30.1 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 25.3 | 5.8 | 8.6 | 34 |
| Pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset | FA593095005 | -21.5 | 9.3 | 15.4 | 5.7 | 13 | 3.1 | 13.5 | 15.3 | 23.6 | 35 |
| Life insurance companies; unidentified miscellaneous liabilities | FA543193005 | -12.2 | 12.6 | 122.1 | 114.4 | 5.2 | -191.3 | 56.2 | 99.7 | 11.7 | 36 |
| Life insurance companies; sector discrepancy | FA547005005 | -2.7 | -11 | 14.7 | -4 | 22.7 | -77.3 | -32.1 | -4.6 | -15.6 | 37 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; securities lending; liability (5) | FA543200073 | -4 | -2.2 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 4.7 | -30.4 | 12.8 | -1.3 | 2.7 | 38 |
NOTES
- Additional detail on the financial assets and liabilities held in life insurer's general and separate accounts is available on tables F.116.g and F.116.s.
- Annuity reserves held by life insurance companies, excluding unallocated contracts held by pension funds, which are shown on line 35.
- Equal to funding agreement-backed securities (FABS) issued by domestic issuers of asset-backed securities.
- Includes reserves for accident and health policies, policy dividend accumulation, and contract claims.
- Liability for securities lending collateral, included in line 36.
Last Update: December 7, 2017