Financial Accounts of the United States - Z.1
L.116 Life Insurance Companies (1)
Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted| Description | Series code | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 Q3 | 2017 Q4 | 2018 Q1 | 2018 Q2 | 2018 Q3 | 2018 Q4 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life insurance companies; total financial assets | FL544090005 | 7247.7 | 7747.5 | 7443.9 | 7650.0 | 7747.5 | 7661.6 | 7662.5 | 7709.0 | 7443.9 | 1 |
| Life insurance companies; checkable deposits and currency; asset | FL543020005 | 73.5 | 91.1 | 80.8 | 83.2 | 91.1 | 86.7 | 90.9 | 80.4 | 80.8 | 2 |
| Life insurance companies; money market fund shares; asset | FL543034005 | 44.6 | 48.2 | 53.8 | 48.8 | 48.2 | 44.7 | 50.6 | 45.4 | 53.8 | 3 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; security repurchase agreements, including those held by U.S. captive reinsurers; asset | FL542051075 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 4 |
| Life insurance companies; debt securities; asset | LM544022005 | 3407.3 | 3585.8 | 3468.2 | 3550.6 | 3585.8 | 3519.7 | 3486.9 | 3464.8 | 3468.2 | 5 |
| Life insurance companies; commercial paper; asset | LM543069105 | 46.6 | 38.1 | 33.6 | 41.8 | 38.1 | 35.5 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 33.6 | 6 |
| Life insurance companies; Treasury securities; asset | LM543061105 | 219.3 | 228.3 | 229.2 | 228.3 | 228.3 | 225.5 | 223.8 | 223.6 | 229.2 | 7 |
| Life insurance companies; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset | LM543061705 | 372.8 | 386.6 | 387.7 | 384.3 | 386.6 | 384.2 | 382.6 | 381.2 | 387.7 | 8 |
| Life insurance companies; municipal securities; asset | LM543062005 | 185.2 | 197.8 | 202.9 | 195.1 | 197.8 | 198.8 | 200.1 | 201.1 | 202.9 | 9 |
| Life insurance companies; corporate and foreign bonds; asset | LM543063005 | 2583.3 | 2735.0 | 2614.8 | 2701.2 | 2735.0 | 2675.6 | 2646.4 | 2623.9 | 2614.8 | 10 |
| Life insurance companies; loans; asset | FL544023005 | 629.9 | 675.7 | 721.3 | 667.0 | 675.7 | 684.8 | 696.8 | 709.0 | 721.3 | 11 |
| Life insurance companies; other loans and advances; asset | FL543069005 | 164.4 | 169.0 | 167.8 | 169.3 | 169.0 | 168.6 | 169.2 | 168.9 | 167.8 | 12 |
| Life insurance companies; total mortgages; asset | FL543065005 | 465.5 | 506.7 | 553.6 | 497.7 | 506.7 | 516.2 | 527.7 | 540.0 | 553.6 | 13 |
| Life insurance companies; corporate equities; asset | LM543064105 | 457.1 | 468.2 | 395.2 | 468.0 | 468.2 | 464.8 | 466.3 | 471.7 | 395.2 | 14 |
| Life insurance companies; mutual fund shares; asset | LM543064205 | 1537.3 | 1727.0 | 1525.6 | 1678.4 | 1727.0 | 1694.3 | 1710.5 | 1751.0 | 1525.6 | 15 |
| Life insurance companies; trade receivables from insurers; liability | FL543070005 | 91.1 | 102.2 | 105.7 | 99.4 | 102.2 | 103.3 | 104.3 | 105.4 | 105.7 | 16 |
| Life insurance companies; life insurance reserve credit from reinsurers; asset | FL543040005 | 252.4 | 286.6 | 296.0 | 277.8 | 286.6 | 289.6 | 292.4 | 295.4 | 296.0 | 17 |
| Life insurance companies; pension entitlements reserve credit from reinsurers; asset | FL543050005 | 83.5 | 91.4 | 95.1 | 89.4 | 91.4 | 92.4 | 93.6 | 94.5 | 95.1 | 18 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset | LM543092073 | 63.0 | 70.2 | 59.8 | 64.1 | 70.2 | 70.7 | 59.9 | 61.3 | 59.8 | 19 |
| Life insurance companies; total miscellaneous assets | FL543090005 | 605.6 | 599.2 | 640.2 | 621.0 | 599.2 | 608.7 | 608.5 | 628.2 | 640.2 | 20 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; equity in FHLB; asset | FL543092473 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 21 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; deferred and unpaid life insurance premiums; asset | FL543077073 | 31.3 | 33.1 | 36.0 | 33.2 | 33.1 | 35.5 | 35.4 | 36.2 | 36.0 | 22 |
| Life insurance companies; accident and health reserve credit from reinsurers; asset | FL543095105 | 65.9 | 69.8 | 73.8 | 68.6 | 69.8 | 71.8 | 72.1 | 73.6 | 73.8 | 23 |
| Life insurance companies; unidentified miscellaneous assets | FL543093005 | 504.6 | 492.1 | 525.9 | 515.2 | 492.1 | 496.8 | 496.5 | 513.8 | 525.9 | 24 |
| Life insurance companies; total liabilities | FL544190005 | 6715.3 | 7132.7 | 7021.2 | 7027.1 | 7132.7 | 7143.4 | 7182.6 | 7267.9 | 7021.2 | 25 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; security repurchase agreements; liability | FL542151073 | 21.6 | 21.4 | 19.5 | 21.7 | 21.4 | 19.1 | 17.9 | 18.8 | 19.5 | 26 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; FHLB advances; liability | FL543169373 | 68.3 | 74.9 | 81.3 | 72.2 | 74.9 | 79.0 | 79.9 | 79.8 | 81.3 | 27 |
| Life insurance companies; trade payables to insurers; liability | FL543170005 | 133.7 | 171.2 | 175.2 | 161.5 | 171.2 | 173.0 | 174.7 | 176.5 | 175.2 | 28 |
| Life insurance companies; life insurance reserves; liability | FL543140005 | 1925.9 | 2008.8 | 2034.0 | 1986.5 | 2008.8 | 2021.0 | 2035.8 | 2058.5 | 2034.0 | 29 |
| Life insurance companies; pension entitlements, including reserve credit from reinsurers and excluding unallocated insurance contracts; liability (2) | FL543150005 | 3103.6 | 3315.6 | 3154.0 | 3258.0 | 3315.6 | 3300.9 | 3320.2 | 3360.3 | 3154.0 | 30 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; total taxes payable; liability | FL543178075 | 8.4 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 31 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability | LM543192073 | 83.2 | 90.6 | 96.5 | 87.7 | 90.6 | 92.7 | 93.7 | 95.6 | 96.5 | 32 |
| Life insurance companies; total miscellaneous liabilities | FL543190005 | 1370.5 | 1439.8 | 1452.4 | 1432.2 | 1439.8 | 1447.5 | 1451.1 | 1469.3 | 1452.4 | 33 |
| Life insurance companies; net transactions due to holding companies; liability | FL543194733 | 13.3 | 15.8 | 4.8 | 14.7 | 15.8 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 4.8 | 34 |
| Issuers of asset-backed securities; funding agreements backing securities; asset (3) | FL673090543 | 70.7 | 82.7 | 85.7 | 84.0 | 82.7 | 85.4 | 86.8 | 87.6 | 85.7 | 35 |
| Life insurance companies; insurance reserves, excluding life insurance reserves and pension entitlements; liability (4) | FL543195005 | 364.8 | 382.4 | 402.1 | 376.4 | 382.4 | 393.3 | 393.9 | 401.4 | 402.1 | 36 |
| Pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset | FL593095005 | 683.6 | 730.1 | 720.9 | 715.5 | 730.1 | 724.5 | 729.1 | 741.3 | 720.9 | 37 |
| Life insurance companies; unidentified miscellaneous liabilities | FL543193005 | 238.2 | 228.9 | 238.9 | 241.7 | 228.9 | 229.1 | 226.3 | 223.8 | 238.9 | 38 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; securities lending; liability (5) | FL543200073 | 47.8 | 49.0 | 46.6 | 51.5 | 49.0 | 52.9 | 46.3 | 47.0 | 46.6 | 39 |
| Life insurance companies; direct reserve credit; liability | FL543176015 | 5816.7 | 6165.0 | 6029.8 | 6068.9 | 6165.0 | 6166.9 | 6205.3 | 6283.2 | 6029.8 | 40 |
| Life insurance companies; reserve credit reinsured to U.S. reinsurers; liability | FL543176025 | 616.4 | 639.0 | 664.9 | 632.9 | 639.0 | 646.1 | 651.9 | 659.4 | 664.9 | 41 |
| Life insurance companies; reserve credit reinsured to non-U.S. reinsurers; asset | FL543076035 | 326.9 | 363.5 | 377.0 | 354.1 | 363.5 | 367.8 | 371.6 | 375.6 | 377.0 | 42 |
| Life insurance companies; reserve credit reinsured from non-U.S. reinsurers; liability | FL543176035 | 22.4 | 25.7 | 26.6 | 24.9 | 25.7 | 26.0 | 26.3 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 43 |
NOTES
- Additional detail on the financial assets and liabilities held in life insurer's general and separate accounts is available on tables L.116.g and L.116.s.
- Annuity reserves held by life insurance companies, excluding unallocated contracts held by pension funds, which are shown on line 37.
- 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 38.
Last Update: March 7, 2019