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 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2020 Q1 | 2020 Q2 | 2020 Q3 | 2020 Q4 | 2021 Q1 | Line |
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| Life insurance companies; gross saving including foreign earnings retained abroad less net capital transfers paid (2) | FA546000105 | 15.8 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 1 |
| Life insurance companies; gross fixed investment, nonresidential structures, equipment, and intellectual property products | FA545013005 | 18.6 | 19.8 | 21.5 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.0 | 21.8 | 22.4 | 23.3 | 2 |
| Life insurance companies; total financial assets | FA544090005 | 96.3 | 126.3 | 135.3 | 385.7 | 1178.5 | 0.8 | 131.9 | 231.5 | -30.1 | 3 |
| Life insurance companies; checkable deposits and currency; asset | FA543020005 | 17.6 | -0.4 | 4.0 | 33.0 | 195.6 | 19.7 | -65.9 | -17.6 | -25.6 | 4 |
| Life insurance companies; money market fund shares; asset | FA543034005 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 119.2 | -15.0 | -46.7 | -25.9 | -15.8 | 5 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; security repurchase agreements, including those held by U.S. captive reinsurers; asset | FA542051075 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 12.9 | -4.3 | 8.5 | -9.6 | -4.6 | 6 |
| Life insurance companies; debt securities; asset | FA544022005 | 80.7 | 90.3 | 122.1 | 184.3 | 290.7 | 56.6 | 304.4 | 85.6 | 73.8 | 7 |
| Life insurance companies; commercial paper; asset | FA543069105 | -8.6 | -4.9 | -4.4 | 5.2 | 36.6 | -16.1 | 21.3 | -20.9 | -13.8 | 8 |
| Life insurance companies; Treasury securities; asset | FA543061105 | -0.8 | -28.8 | -6.4 | 7.1 | -5.9 | 6.6 | 28.0 | -0.3 | -10.9 | 9 |
| Life insurance companies; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset | FA543061705 | 6.7 | 1.6 | -1.3 | -20.2 | -16.3 | -40.3 | 5.1 | -29.4 | -37.1 | 10 |
| Life insurance companies; municipal securities; asset | FA543062005 | 6.1 | -2.5 | -1.0 | -2.9 | -4.0 | -3.8 | -1.5 | -2.3 | -0.8 | 11 |
| Life insurance companies; corporate and foreign bonds; asset | FA543063005 | 77.3 | 124.9 | 135.1 | 195.1 | 280.2 | 110.2 | 251.5 | 138.4 | 136.4 | 12 |
| Life insurance companies; loans; asset | FA544023005 | 42.2 | 60.3 | 50.1 | 27.2 | 53.9 | 9.4 | 5.2 | 40.2 | 12.1 | 13 |
| Life insurance companies; other loans and advances; asset | FA543069005 | 1.0 | -1.2 | -1.0 | 1.7 | 19.2 | -9.6 | 0.2 | -3.2 | 2.8 | 14 |
| Life insurance companies; total mortgages; asset | FA543065005 | 41.2 | 61.4 | 51.1 | 25.5 | 34.7 | 19.0 | 5.0 | 43.4 | 9.4 | 15 |
| Life insurance companies; corporate equities; asset | FA543064105 | -5.9 | -44.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 6.0 | -14.5 | -7.7 | 21.0 | -14.2 | 16 |
| Life insurance companies; mutual fund shares; asset | FA543064205 | -75.9 | -87.1 | -86.7 | -99.3 | -153.5 | -61.3 | -97.7 | -84.5 | -112.1 | 17 |
| Life insurance companies; trade receivables from insurers; liability | FA543070005 | 11.1 | -0.7 | 6.5 | 22.5 | 19.8 | 28.7 | 18.9 | 22.5 | 14.8 | 18 |
| Life insurance companies; life insurance reserve credit from reinsurers; asset | FA543040005 | 34.2 | -36.2 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 5.6 | -8.4 | 19 |
| Life insurance companies; pension entitlements reserve credit from reinsurers; asset | FA543050005 | 7.8 | 100.1 | 7.7 | 91.4 | 82.3 | 116.0 | 76.6 | 90.8 | 4.1 | 20 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad (market value); asset | FA543092073 | 3.1 | -11.0 | -2.8 | -2.1 | 3.7 | -4.4 | -5.9 | -1.7 | -6.4 | 21 |
| Life insurance companies; total miscellaneous assets | FA543090005 | -21.9 | 48.5 | 18.7 | 112.1 | 543.0 | -137.3 | -62.5 | 105.2 | 52.3 | 22 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; equity in FHLB; asset | FA543092473 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 23 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; deferred and unpaid life insurance premiums; asset | FA543077073 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 10.2 | -3.8 | -1.7 | -4.4 | 8.5 | 24 |
| Life insurance companies; accident and health reserve credit from reinsurers; asset | FA543095105 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 11.3 | 7.4 | 8.8 | -2.2 | 25 |
| Life insurance companies; unidentified miscellaneous assets | FA543093005 | -28.0 | 41.6 | 13.4 | 100.5 | 521.8 | -148.6 | -69.4 | 98.0 | 43.7 | 26 |
| Life insurance companies; total liabilities and equity | FA544194005 | 112.5 | 101.4 | 131.9 | 401.5 | 959.5 | 74.0 | 161.6 | 410.7 | -155.3 | 27 |
| Life insurance companies; total liabilities | FA544190005 | 124.9 | 101.4 | 137.0 | 416.3 | 984.2 | 67.6 | 178.5 | 434.8 | -136.1 | 28 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; security repurchase agreements; liability | FA542151073 | -0.3 | 2.7 | -6.5 | 1.1 | 31.5 | -16.1 | 16.5 | -27.7 | -13.3 | 29 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; FHLB advances; liability | FA543169373 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 15.3 | 76.0 | 2.2 | -18.4 | 1.3 | 33.3 | 30 |
| Life insurance companies; trade payables to insurers; liability | FA543170005 | 37.5 | 15.2 | 13.4 | 88.1 | 78.2 | 112.5 | 73.9 | 87.8 | 44.4 | 31 |
| Life insurance companies; life insurance reserves; liability | FA543140005 | 43.4 | 43.3 | 31.7 | 85.0 | 188.6 | -4.5 | 72.0 | 83.9 | -75.9 | 32 |
| Life insurance companies; pension entitlements, including reserve credit from reinsurers and excluding unallocated insurance contracts; liability (3) | FA543150005 | -0.6 | 44.2 | 10.8 | 87.3 | 151.6 | -44.1 | 72.2 | 169.4 | -114.2 | 33 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; total taxes payable; liability | FA543178075 | 2.2 | -2.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 10.1 | 4.9 | -14.3 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 34 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; liability (market value) | FA543192375 | 0.9 | -3.6 | -1.0 | 1.4 | -0.0 | -0.1 | -1.1 | 6.9 | -0.8 | 35 |
| Life insurance companies; total miscellaneous liabilities | FA543190005 | 35.2 | -3.8 | 80.7 | 137.2 | 448.2 | 12.9 | -22.3 | 110.2 | -14.4 | 36 |
| Life insurance companies; net transactions due to holding companies; liability | FA543194733 | 2.5 | -11.0 | 1.1 | -5.9 | -23.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37 |
| Issuers of asset-backed securities; funding agreements backing securities; asset (4) | FA673090543 | 12.0 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 19.0 | 23.4 | 17.7 | 21.7 | 13.2 | 31.8 | 38 |
| Life insurance companies; insurance reserves, excluding life insurance reserves and pension entitlements; liability (5) | FA543195005 | 17.6 | 26.3 | 17.9 | 19.2 | 10.7 | 24.0 | 27.2 | 15.0 | 9.1 | 39 |
| Pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset | FA593095005 | 7.7 | -4.5 | 15.5 | 13.5 | -15.2 | 23.0 | 22.4 | 23.7 | -22.5 | 40 |
| Life insurance companies; unidentified miscellaneous liabilities | FA543193005 | -4.6 | -17.7 | 40.0 | 91.4 | 452.9 | -51.8 | -93.7 | 58.2 | -32.9 | 41 |
| Life insurance companies; equity and investment fund shares excluding mutual fund shares, money market fund shares, and other equity; liability (IMA) | FA543181125 | -12.4 | -0.0 | -5.1 | -14.8 | -24.7 | 6.4 | -16.8 | -24.1 | -19.2 | 42 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; corporate equities; liability | FA543164173 | -16.2 | -11.9 | -17.0 | -15.2 | -22.5 | 1.8 | -8.3 | -31.8 | -23.4 | 43 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; liability (market value) | FA543192173 | 3.7 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 0.4 | -2.2 | 4.7 | -8.6 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 44 |
| Life insurance companies; sector discrepancy | FA547005005 | 13.5 | -38.2 | -17.3 | 1.4 | -234.2 | 61.4 | 15.6 | 162.9 | -143.1 | 45 |
| Life insurance companies, general accounts; securities lending; liability (6) | FA543200073 | 1.2 | -6.4 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 2.7 | -1.0 | 5.4 | 16.6 | 46 |
| Life insurance companies; direct reserve credit; liability | FA543176015 | 60.5 | 69.9 | 74.5 | 216.8 | 413.1 | -2.2 | 177.6 | 278.8 | -147.4 | 47 |
| Life insurance companies; reserve credit reinsured to U.S. reinsurers; liability | FA543176025 | 18.0 | 68.8 | 19.6 | 120.6 | 142.7 | 136.9 | 96.4 | 106.2 | -18.5 | 48 |
| Life insurance companies; reserve credit reinsured to non-U.S. reinsurers; asset | FA543076035 | 36.2 | 81.2 | 15.3 | 87.9 | 80.7 | 110.9 | 73.4 | 86.5 | -5.4 | 49 |
| Life insurance companies; reserve credit reinsured from non-U.S. reinsurers; liability | FA543176035 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -21.5 | -18.9 | -27.6 | -18.1 | -21.5 | 0.0 | 50 |
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 10, 2021