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 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 Q1 | 2018 Q2 | 2018 Q3 | 2018 Q4 | 2019 Q1 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life insurance companies; gross saving including foreign earnings retained abroad less net capital transfers paid (2) | FA546000105 | 7.1 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 22.0 | 15.0 | 21.7 | 25.1 | 26.3 | 24.9 | 1 |
| Life insurance companies; gross fixed investment, nonresidential structures, equipment, and intellectual property products | FA545013005 | 18.3 | 19.1 | 20.7 | 22.5 | 21.7 | 22.3 | 22.7 | 23.1 | 23.5 | 2 |
| Life insurance companies; total financial assets | FA544090005 | 163.8 | 153.2 | 111.2 | 114.8 | 156.1 | 150.5 | 89.4 | 63.3 | 141.0 | 3 |
| Life insurance companies; checkable deposits and currency; asset | FA543020005 | 9.9 | -7.7 | 17.6 | -0.6 | -22.4 | 30.2 | -46.3 | 36.1 | 4.8 | 4 |
| Life insurance companies; money market fund shares; asset | FA543034005 | 2.8 | -13.4 | 3.6 | 6.7 | -6.8 | 9.9 | -15.5 | 39.1 | -17.2 | 5 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; security repurchase agreements, including those held by U.S. captive reinsurers; asset | FA542051075 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 6 |
| Life insurance companies; debt securities; asset | FA544022005 | 98.3 | 135.7 | 77.0 | 89.4 | 116.2 | 80.4 | 97.5 | 63.5 | 99.9 | 7 |
| Life insurance companies; commercial paper; asset | FA543069105 | -7.6 | 2.2 | -8.6 | -5.0 | -14.6 | -7.4 | -2.1 | 4.1 | -0.5 | 8 |
| Life insurance companies; Treasury securities; asset | FA543061105 | 7.2 | 20.5 | -0.8 | -27.6 | 2.8 | -7.0 | 4.6 | -111.0 | -23.1 | 9 |
| Life insurance companies; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset | FA543061705 | -2.0 | 11.3 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 24.1 | -12.1 | 12.1 | -14.2 | 5.4 | 10 |
| Life insurance companies; municipal securities; asset | FA543062005 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 6.1 | -2.1 | 7.7 | -2.7 | -1.9 | -11.3 | -1.4 | 11 |
| Life insurance companies; corporate and foreign bonds; asset | FA543063005 | 92.4 | 92.8 | 73.6 | 121.6 | 96.2 | 109.5 | 84.9 | 196.0 | 119.6 | 12 |
| Life insurance companies; loans; asset | FA544023005 | 42.1 | 37.6 | 45.8 | 61.7 | 64.9 | 61.0 | 69.6 | 51.3 | 60.4 | 13 |
| Life insurance companies; other loans and advances; asset | FA543069005 | -0.4 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 0.0 | -1.3 | 1.8 | -1.0 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 14 |
| Life insurance companies; total mortgages; asset | FA543065005 | 42.5 | 34.8 | 41.2 | 61.7 | 66.2 | 59.2 | 70.6 | 50.7 | 57.0 | 15 |
| Life insurance companies; corporate equities; asset | FA543064105 | 27.0 | -24.5 | -5.9 | -40.2 | -40.4 | -41.1 | -50.9 | -28.4 | -17.8 | 16 |
| Life insurance companies; mutual fund shares; asset | FA543064205 | -30.8 | -44.4 | -75.9 | -91.3 | -85.1 | -77.0 | -86.0 | -117.3 | -58.6 | 17 |
| Life insurance companies; trade receivables from insurers; liability | FA543070005 | 14.8 | 24.7 | 11.1 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -0.7 | -0.8 | 2.6 | 18 |
| Life insurance companies; life insurance reserve credit from reinsurers; asset | FA543040005 | 16.9 | 43.8 | 34.2 | -36.2 | -36.3 | -36.6 | -35.3 | -36.3 | 6.4 | 19 |
| Life insurance companies; pension entitlements reserve credit from reinsurers; asset | FA543050005 | 5.2 | -3.1 | 7.8 | 100.1 | 100.4 | 101.2 | 98.2 | 100.8 | 5.6 | 20 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset | FA543092073 | 1.1 | -11.9 | 2.7 | -10.8 | 2.1 | -43.0 | -0.8 | -1.5 | 3.3 | 21 |
| Life insurance companies; total miscellaneous assets | FA543090005 | -23.0 | 16.8 | -6.4 | 36.6 | 64.7 | 66.4 | 58.7 | -43.4 | 51.1 | 22 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; equity in FHLB; asset | FA543092473 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 23 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; deferred and unpaid life insurance premiums; asset | FA543077073 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 9.8 | -0.6 | 3.4 | -4.9 | 5.8 | 24 |
| Life insurance companies; accident and health reserve credit from reinsurers; asset | FA543095105 | 3.8 | -5.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 25 |
| Life insurance companies; unidentified miscellaneous assets | FA543093005 | -29.0 | 22.1 | -12.5 | 29.7 | 48.1 | 63.2 | 50.0 | -42.5 | 42.7 | 26 |
| Life insurance companies; total liabilities | FA544190005 | 154.0 | 160.7 | 107.5 | 94.4 | 146.9 | 57.9 | 69.2 | 103.5 | 60.2 | 27 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; security repurchase agreements; liability | FA542151073 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 2.7 | -2.4 | 0.4 | 10.6 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 28 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; corporate equities; liability | FA543164173 | -10.0 | -5.9 | -19.9 | -11.9 | -18.1 | 1.0 | -6.0 | -24.3 | -21.2 | 29 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; FHLB advances; liability | FA543169373 | 6.2 | 10.1 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 16.2 | 4.0 | -0.6 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 30 |
| Life insurance companies; trade payables to insurers; liability | FA543170005 | 15.9 | 19.6 | 37.5 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 4.7 | 31 |
| Life insurance companies; life insurance reserves; liability | FA543140005 | 67.3 | 81.8 | 43.4 | 43.3 | 47.4 | 44.8 | 33.4 | 47.5 | 33.1 | 32 |
| Life insurance companies; pension entitlements, including reserve credit from reinsurers and excluding unallocated insurance contracts; liability (3) | FA543150005 | 93.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 28.2 | 58.1 | 28.0 | -22.4 | 49.1 | -47.3 | 33 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; total taxes payable; liability | FA543178075 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | -2.9 | -0.8 | -3.5 | -1.1 | -6.2 | 2.7 | 34 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability | FA543192073 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 8.6 | 4.0 | 11.2 | 3.2 | 7.9 | 35 |
| Life insurance companies; total miscellaneous liabilities | FA543190005 | -26.7 | 45.1 | 27.6 | 6.7 | 22.7 | -36.0 | 29.2 | 10.8 | 70.1 | 36 |
| Life insurance companies; net transactions due to holding companies; liability | FA543194733 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.5 | -11.0 | -2.7 | -0.6 | 0.8 | -41.6 | 1.8 | 37 |
| Issuers of asset-backed securities; funding agreements backing securities; asset (4) | FA673090543 | 2.9 | 6.8 | 12.0 | 3.1 | 10.8 | 5.7 | 3.2 | -7.4 | 13.3 | 38 |
| Life insurance companies; insurance reserves, excluding life insurance reserves and pension entitlements; liability (5) | FA543195005 | 7.3 | 16.0 | 17.6 | 26.3 | 41.2 | 6.8 | 29.7 | 27.5 | 21.2 | 39 |
| Pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset | FA593095005 | -15.5 | 21.4 | 3.2 | 11.7 | -15.3 | 7.7 | 28.6 | 25.8 | 28.7 | 40 |
| Life insurance companies; unidentified miscellaneous liabilities | FA543193005 | -21.9 | -0.4 | -7.7 | -23.4 | -11.3 | -55.7 | -33.1 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 41 |
| Life insurance companies; sector discrepancy | FA547005005 | -21.0 | 5.2 | -7.6 | -20.9 | -16.0 | -93.2 | -17.8 | 43.4 | -79.4 | 42 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; securities lending; liability (6) | FA543200073 | -4.5 | -1.6 | 1.2 | -6.4 | 15.6 | -26.6 | 3.1 | -17.7 | 10.5 | 43 |
| Life insurance companies; direct reserve credit; liability | FA543176015 | 151.5 | 100.0 | 60.5 | 69.9 | 102.8 | 54.3 | 24.4 | 98.1 | 33.0 | 44 |
| Life insurance companies; reserve credit reinsured to U.S. reinsurers; liability | FA543176025 | 10.4 | 38.5 | 18.0 | 68.8 | 69.5 | 67.9 | 68.6 | 69.1 | 16.0 | 45 |
| Life insurance companies; reserve credit reinsured to non-U.S. reinsurers; asset | FA543076035 | -61.4 | 17.4 | 36.2 | 81.2 | 81.3 | 82.3 | 79.4 | 81.8 | 12.2 | 46 |
| Life insurance companies; reserve credit reinsured from non-U.S. reinsurers; liability | FA543176035 | -7.5 | 12.2 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 47 |
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.
- Net capital transfers paid from table F.5, line 54.
- Annuity reserves held by life insurance companies, excluding unallocated contracts held by pension funds, which are shown on line 40.
- 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 41.
Last Update: June 6, 2019