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 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 Q3 | 2019 Q4 | 2020 Q1 | 2020 Q2 | 2020 Q3 | 2020 Q4 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life insurance companies; gross saving including foreign earnings retained abroad less net capital transfers paid (2) | FA546000105 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.5 | -1.2 | 6.6 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 1 |
| Life insurance companies; gross fixed investment, nonresidential structures, equipment, and intellectual property products | FA545013005 | 19.8 | 21.5 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 21.8 | 21.0 | 21.8 | 22.3 | 2 |
| Life insurance companies; total financial assets | FA544090005 | 126.3 | 135.3 | 306.9 | 368.5 | -170.7 | 1174.9 | -59.4 | 83.7 | 28.5 | 3 |
| Life insurance companies; checkable deposits and currency; asset | FA543020005 | -0.4 | 4.0 | 27.0 | 38.2 | -44.3 | 190.8 | -19.2 | -42.0 | -21.7 | 4 |
| Life insurance companies; money market fund shares; asset | FA543034005 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 12.1 | 21.7 | -13.8 | 134.6 | 8.1 | -78.8 | -15.7 | 5 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; security repurchase agreements, including those held by U.S. captive reinsurers; asset | FA542051075 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 13.9 | -9.6 | 3.7 | -0.6 | 6 |
| Life insurance companies; debt securities; asset | FA544022005 | 89.1 | 124.6 | 288.3 | 185.9 | 3.1 | 377.7 | 180.5 | 375.7 | 219.2 | 7 |
| Life insurance companies; commercial paper; asset | FA543069105 | -4.9 | -4.4 | 0.4 | -9.2 | -9.4 | -6.9 | -11.0 | 8.2 | 11.1 | 8 |
| Life insurance companies; Treasury securities; asset | FA543061105 | -28.8 | -6.4 | 27.5 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 45.8 | 0.6 | 51.6 | 12.1 | 9 |
| Life insurance companies; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset | FA543061705 | 1.6 | -1.3 | 6.5 | 1.7 | -18.3 | 22.0 | -40.7 | 27.3 | 17.5 | 10 |
| Life insurance companies; municipal securities; asset | FA543062005 | -2.5 | -1.0 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.8 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 0.7 | -2.0 | 11 |
| Life insurance companies; corporate and foreign bonds; asset | FA543063005 | 123.7 | 137.6 | 254.2 | 186.5 | 23.4 | 316.2 | 232.2 | 287.8 | 180.6 | 12 |
| Life insurance companies; loans; asset | FA544023005 | 61.5 | 47.5 | 19.2 | 66.5 | 36.4 | 65.5 | 1.3 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 13 |
| Life insurance companies; other loans and advances; asset | FA543069005 | 0.0 | -3.6 | -0.2 | 7.5 | -13.5 | 22.5 | -10.6 | -3.0 | -9.6 | 14 |
| Life insurance companies; total mortgages; asset | FA543065005 | 61.4 | 51.1 | 19.4 | 59.0 | 49.8 | 43.0 | 11.9 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 15 |
| Life insurance companies; corporate equities; asset | FA543064105 | -44.4 | 1.3 | -13.1 | 7.8 | -6.7 | -7.0 | -13.0 | -30.3 | -2.0 | 16 |
| Life insurance companies; mutual fund shares; asset | FA543064205 | -87.1 | -86.7 | -99.2 | -90.8 | -88.5 | -153.6 | -61.1 | -97.6 | -84.4 | 17 |
| Life insurance companies; trade receivables from insurers; liability | FA543070005 | -0.7 | 6.5 | 16.8 | 19.4 | -8.3 | 67.1 | -7.8 | -3.1 | 11.0 | 18 |
| Life insurance companies; life insurance reserve credit from reinsurers; asset | FA543040005 | -36.2 | 6.7 | 9.3 | 12.6 | 2.8 | 20.5 | -5.8 | 10.4 | 12.2 | 19 |
| Life insurance companies; pension entitlements reserve credit from reinsurers; asset | FA543050005 | 100.1 | 7.7 | 11.0 | 12.2 | 4.7 | 34.8 | -5.5 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 20 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset | FA543092073 | -11.0 | -2.8 | -3.3 | -0.9 | -8.2 | 3.7 | -4.4 | -5.5 | -7.0 | 21 |
| Life insurance companies; total miscellaneous assets | FA543090005 | 48.5 | 18.7 | 36.9 | 92.0 | -50.4 | 426.7 | -122.8 | -64.9 | -91.3 | 22 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; equity in FHLB; asset | FA543092473 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 23 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; deferred and unpaid life insurance premiums; asset | FA543077073 | 1.9 | 1.5 | -0.9 | 3.5 | -0.5 | 10.2 | -3.8 | -1.7 | -8.4 | 24 |
| Life insurance companies; accident and health reserve credit from reinsurers; asset | FA543095105 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 5.9 | -0.1 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 25 |
| Life insurance companies; unidentified miscellaneous assets | FA543093005 | 41.6 | 13.4 | 33.4 | 84.6 | -56.4 | 413.4 | -125.0 | -67.9 | -87.0 | 26 |
| Life insurance companies; total liabilities | FA544190005 | 101.4 | 131.9 | 224.9 | 349.8 | -73.2 | 925.7 | -82.8 | 87.1 | -30.2 | 27 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; security repurchase agreements; liability | FA542151073 | 2.7 | -6.5 | 11.8 | -9.6 | -13.0 | 38.4 | -4.8 | 16.5 | -2.7 | 28 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; corporate equities; liability | FA543164173 | -11.9 | -17.0 | -8.2 | -17.1 | -10.7 | -22.5 | 1.6 | -8.3 | -3.5 | 29 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; FHLB advances; liability | FA543169373 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 15.3 | 15.7 | 10.2 | 76.0 | 2.2 | -18.4 | 1.3 | 30 |
| Life insurance companies; trade payables to insurers; liability | FA543170005 | 15.2 | 13.4 | 27.7 | 30.5 | -6.1 | 90.0 | 2.1 | -0.5 | 19.3 | 31 |
| Life insurance companies; life insurance reserves; liability | FA543140005 | 43.3 | 31.7 | 53.2 | 75.1 | -0.2 | 123.3 | -44.4 | 64.8 | 69.2 | 32 |
| Life insurance companies; pension entitlements, including reserve credit from reinsurers and excluding unallocated insurance contracts; liability (3) | FA543150005 | 43.6 | 11.8 | 24.2 | 90.4 | -46.7 | 205.7 | -139.0 | 26.8 | 3.2 | 33 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; total taxes payable; liability | FA543178075 | -2.9 | 0.4 | -2.9 | -0.8 | 3.6 | 10.1 | 4.9 | -14.3 | -12.5 | 34 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S. (market value); liability | FA543192073 | 8.3 | 10.9 | -4.2 | 14.5 | 11.5 | -2.3 | 4.6 | -10.4 | -8.6 | 35 |
| Life insurance companies; total miscellaneous liabilities | FA543190005 | -3.2 | 79.6 | 108.0 | 151.1 | -21.8 | 407.0 | 90.2 | 30.8 | -95.8 | 36 |
| Life insurance companies; net transactions due to holding companies; liability | FA543194733 | -11.0 | 1.1 | -5.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -23.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37 |
| Issuers of asset-backed securities; funding agreements backing securities; asset (4) | FA673090543 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 19.0 | 4.2 | 8.2 | 23.4 | 17.7 | 21.7 | 13.2 | 38 |
| Life insurance companies; insurance reserves, excluding life insurance reserves and pension entitlements; liability (5) | FA543195005 | 26.3 | 17.9 | 19.3 | 11.5 | 27.9 | 3.5 | 19.5 | 26.1 | 28.1 | 39 |
| Pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset | FA593095005 | -3.9 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 2.1 | 4.6 | -17.7 | 28.6 | 22.8 | 16.1 | 40 |
| Life insurance companies; unidentified miscellaneous liabilities | FA543193005 | -17.7 | 40.0 | 63.2 | 132.2 | -62.6 | 421.4 | 24.4 | -39.8 | -153.3 | 41 |
| Life insurance companies; sector discrepancy | FA547005005 | -38.2 | -17.3 | -96.1 | -31.9 | 74.5 | -264.4 | -35.2 | -10.8 | -73.8 | 42 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; securities lending; liability (6) | FA543200073 | -6.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -2.8 | 6.5 | 2.7 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 43 |
| Life insurance companies; direct reserve credit; liability | FA543176015 | 69.9 | 74.5 | 117.9 | 180.3 | -6.7 | 366.2 | -115.5 | 118.2 | 102.6 | 44 |
| Life insurance companies; reserve credit reinsured to U.S. reinsurers; liability | FA543176025 | 68.8 | 19.6 | 25.1 | 33.0 | 12.4 | 58.4 | -12.7 | 26.6 | 28.2 | 45 |
| Life insurance companies; reserve credit reinsured to non-U.S. reinsurers; asset | FA543076035 | 81.2 | 15.3 | 20.9 | 25.0 | 9.5 | 57.3 | -10.5 | 18.3 | 18.5 | 46 |
| Life insurance companies; reserve credit reinsured from non-U.S. reinsurers; liability | FA543176035 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3.7 | -0.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 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: March 11, 2021