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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 20182019
OR
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Transition Period from              to             
Commission file number 033-37587        
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Pruco Life Insurance Company
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Arizona 22-1944557
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
213 Washington Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
(973) 802-6000
(Address and Telephone Number of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  x    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of the Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes  x    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer", "smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer¨Accelerated filer¨
Non-accelerated filerx(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company¨
  Emerging growth company¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrantregistrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes  ¨    No  x
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Not ApplicableNot ApplicableNot Applicable
As of May 10, 2018,9, 2019, 250,000 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock (par value $10) were outstanding. As of such date, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, a New Jersey corporation, owned all of the Registrant’sregistrant’s Common Stock.
Pruco Life Insurance Company meets the conditions set
forth in General Instruction (H) (1) (a) and (b) on Form 10-Q and
is therefore filing this Form 10-Q in the reduced disclosure format.



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FORWARD LOOKINGFORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain of the statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including but not limited to those in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “includes,” “plans,” “assumes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “should,” “will,” “shall” or variations of such words are generally part of forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are made based on management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects upon Pruco Life Insurance Company and its subsidiaries.subsidiary. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting Pruco Life Insurance Company and its subsidiariessubsidiary will be those anticipated by management. These forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and there are certain important factors that could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from expectations or estimates reflected in such forward-looking statements, including, among others: (1) losses on investments or financial contracts due to deterioration in credit quality or value, or counterparty default; (2) losses on insurance products due to mortality experience or policyholder behavior experience that differs significantly from our expectations when we price our products; (3) changes in interest rates and equity prices that may (a) adversely impact the profitability of our products, the value of separate accounts supporting these products or the value of assets we manage, (b) result in losses on derivatives we use to hedge risk or increase collateral posting requirements and (c) limit opportunities to invest at appropriate returns; (4) guarantees within certain of our products in particular our variable annuities, which are market sensitive and may decrease our earnings or increase the volatility of our results of operations or financial position; (5) liquidity needs resulting from (a) derivative collateral market exposure, (b) asset/liability mismatches, (c) the lack of available funding in the financial markets or (d) unexpected cash demands due to severe mortality calamity or lapse events; (6) financial or customer losses, or regulatory and legal actions, due to inadequate or failed processes or systems, external events and human error or misconduct and external events, such as (a) disruption of our systems and data, (b) an information security breach, (c) a failure to protect the privacy of sensitive data or (d) reliance on third-parties, including to distribute our products;third parties; (7) changes in the regulatory landscape, including related to (a) regulation under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,financial sector regulatory reform (b) changes in tax laws, (c) the U.S. Department of Labor’s fiduciary rules and other fiduciary rule developments,standards of care, (d) state insurance laws and developments regarding group-wide supervision, capital and reserves, and (e) privacy and cybersecurity regulation; (8) technological changes which may adversely impact companies in our investment portfolio or cause insurance experience to deviate from our assumptions; (9) ratings downgrades; (10) market conditions that may adversely affect the sales or persistency of our products; (11) competition; and (12) reputational damage. Pruco Life Insurance Company does not intend, and is under no obligation, to update any particular forward-looking statement included in this document. See “Risk Factors” included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20172018 for discussion of certain risks relating to our business and investment in our securities.


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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEMItem 1. Financial Statements


PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 20172018 (in thousands, except share amounts)
 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
ASSETS   
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost: 2019 – $5,468,161; 2018 - $5,244,903)$5,606,209
 $5,199,595
Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value (amortized cost: 2019 – $44,759; 2018 – $44,759)43,000
 41,627
Equity securities, at fair value (cost: 2019 – $28,920; 2018 – $31,824)34,747
 36,922
Policy loans1,251,094
 1,236,077
Commercial mortgage and other loans1,212,618
 1,209,150
Other invested assets (includes $88,109 and $120,717 measured at fair value at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)358,288
 377,429
Total investments8,505,956
 8,100,800
Cash and cash equivalents403,283
 416,840
Deferred policy acquisition costs1,675,860
 1,613,922
Accrued investment income89,358
 88,278
Reinsurance recoverables36,106,323
 34,682,127
Receivables from parent and affiliates278,050
 289,580
Income taxes receivable29,763
 46,102
Other assets378,154
 365,219
Separate account assets128,998,408
 119,077,916
TOTAL ASSETS$176,465,155
 $164,680,784
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY   
LIABILITIES   
Policyholders’ account balances$22,209,376
 $22,059,692
Future policy benefits20,943,806
 19,476,394
Cash collateral for loaned securities10,334
 11,063
Payables to parent and affiliates217,073
 229,345
Other liabilities1,133,756
 1,093,143
Separate account liabilities128,998,408
 119,077,916
TOTAL LIABILITIES173,512,753
 161,947,553
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (See Note 10)

 

EQUITY   
Common stock ($10 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 250,000 shares issued and outstanding)2,500
 2,500
Additional paid-in capital1,146,588
 1,146,592
Retained earnings1,699,109
 1,612,435
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)104,205
 (28,296)
TOTAL EQUITY2,952,402
 2,733,231
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY$176,465,155
 $164,680,784

 March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017
ASSETS   
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost: 2018 – $5,107,015; 2017 – $4,941,944)$5,258,693
 $5,223,302
Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value (amortized cost: 2018 – $38,279; 2017 – $38,279)(1)39,650
 38,793
Equity securities, at fair value (cost: 2018 – $37,689; 2017 – $32,694)(1)44,419
 40,610
Policy loans1,169,847
 1,161,101
Short-term investments1,194
 1,339
Commercial mortgage and other loans1,137,366
 1,083,419
Other invested assets (includes $62,117 and $726 measured at fair value at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)(1)304,417
 263,074
Total investments7,955,586
 7,811,638
Cash and cash equivalents81,186
 212,569
Deferred policy acquisition costs1,432,029
 1,376,211
Accrued investment income83,878
 82,341
Reinsurance recoverables31,696,534
 32,555,500
Receivables from parent and affiliates280,118
 300,116
Other assets433,592
 465,467
Separate account assets127,433,522
 129,655,734
TOTAL ASSETS$169,396,445
 $172,459,576
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY   
LIABILITIES   
Policyholders’ account balances$20,535,072
 $20,036,134
Future policy benefits17,431,953
 18,593,130
Cash collateral for loaned securities13,576
 33,169
Income taxes786
 32,440
Short-term debt to affiliates80
 0
Payables to parent and affiliates240,129
 228,210
Other liabilities1,013,952
 1,060,123
Separate account liabilities127,433,522
 129,655,734
TOTAL LIABILITIES166,669,070
 169,638,940
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (See Note 10)
 
EQUITY   
Common stock ($10 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 250,000 shares issued and outstanding)2,500
 2,500
Additional paid-in capital1,146,592
 1,141,092
Retained earnings1,499,351
 1,511,698
Accumulated other comprehensive income78,932
 165,346
TOTAL EQUITY2,727,375
 2,820,636
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY$169,396,445
 $172,459,576
(1) Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. See "Adoption of ASU 2016-01" in Note 2 for details.

See Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements


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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Three Months EndedMarch 31, 20182019 and 20172018 (in thousands)
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2019 2018
REVENUES   
Premiums$13,994
 $7,915
Policy charges and fee income139,189
 129,155
Net investment income93,250
 77,915
Asset administration fees3,657
 3,473
Other income20,957
 19,296
Realized investment gains (losses), net:   
Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities(2,784) (594)
Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities transferred to other comprehensive income(379) 0
Other realized investment gains (losses), net(45,472) (48,448)
Total realized investment gains (losses), net(48,635) (49,042)
TOTAL REVENUES222,412
 188,712
BENEFITS AND EXPENSES   
Policyholders’ benefits39,478
 51,736
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances44,197
 40,798
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs19,179
 26,145
General, administrative and other expenses47,944
 60,790
TOTAL BENEFITS AND EXPENSES150,798
 179,469
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURE71,614
 9,243
Income tax expense (benefit)(16,880) (2,699)
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURE88,494
 11,942
Equity in earnings of operating joint venture, net of taxes(706) (638)
NET INCOME (LOSS)$87,788
 $11,304
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:   
Foreign currency translation adjustments6,049
 (923)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses)160,085
 (145,051)
Total166,134
 (145,974)
Less: Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income (loss)33,633
 (30,700)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax132,501
 (115,274)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)$220,289
 $(103,970)

 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2018 2017
REVENUES   
Premiums$7,915
 $5,757
Policy charges and fee income125,896
 128,002
Net investment income77,915
 89,615
Asset administration fees3,473
 4,187
Other income19,296
 15,977
Realized investment gains (losses), net:   
Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities(594) (4,412)
Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities transferred to other comprehensive income0
 8
Other realized investment gains (losses), net(48,448) (28,175)
Total realized investment gains (losses), net(49,042) (32,579)
TOTAL REVENUES185,453
 210,959
BENEFITS AND EXPENSES   
Policyholders’ benefits48,955
 71,487
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances40,798
 44,760
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs26,604
 16,272
General, administrative and other expenses60,790
 56,819
TOTAL BENEFITS AND EXPENSES177,147
 189,338
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURE8,306
 21,621
Income tax expense (benefit)(2,448) (18,451)
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURE10,754
 40,072
Equity in earnings of operating joint venture, net of taxes(638) 0
NET INCOME (LOSS)$10,116
 $40,072
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:   
Foreign currency translation adjustments(923) 23
Net unrealized investment gains (losses)(145,051) 27,203
Total(145,974) 27,226
Less: Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income (loss)(30,700) 9,529
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax(115,274) 17,697
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)$(105,158) $57,769
See Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements


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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Equity
Three Months Ended March 31, 20182019 and 20172018 (in thousands)
  Common  
Stock
 
 Additional  
Paid-in
Capital
 Retained Earnings   
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive  
Income
(Loss)
 Total Equity  
  Common  
Stock
 
 Additional  
Paid-in
Capital
 Retained Earnings   
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive  
Income
(Loss)
 Total Equity  
Balance, December 31, 2017$2,500
 $1,141,092
 $1,511,698
 $165,346
 $2,820,636
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2016-01    7,936
 (1,539) 6,397
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-02    (30,399) 30,399
 0
Balance, December 31, 2018$2,500
 $1,146,592
 $1,612,435
 $(28,296) $2,733,231
Cumulative effect of adoption of accounting changes(1)    (1,114) 0
 (1,114)
Contributed capital  5,500
     5,500
  0
     0
Contributed (distributed) capital-parent/child asset transfers  (4)     (4)
Comprehensive income (loss):                  
Net income (loss)    10,116
   10,116
    87,788
   87,788
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax      (115,274) (115,274)      132,501
 132,501
Total comprehensive income (loss)        (105,158)        220,289
Balance, March 31, 2018$2,500
 $1,146,592
 $1,499,351
 $78,932
 $2,727,375
Balance, March 31, 2019$2,500
 $1,146,588
 $1,699,109
 $104,205
 $2,952,402


Common  
Stock
 
Additional  
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings  
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive  
Income
(Loss)
 Total Equity  
Common  
Stock
 
Additional  
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings  
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive  
Income
(Loss)
 Total Equity  
Balance, December 31, 2016$2,500
 $986,062
 $1,437,266
 $70,975
 $2,496,803
Balance, December 31, 2017$2,500
 $1,141,092
 $1,526,310
 $165,346
 $2,835,248
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2016-01    7,936
 (1,539) 6,397
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-02    (30,399) 30,399
 0
Contributed capital  5,000
     5,000
  5,500
     5,500
Contributed (distributed) capital-parent/child asset transfers  0
     0
Comprehensive income (loss):                  
Net income (loss)    40,072
   40,072
    11,304
   11,304
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax      17,697
 17,697
      (115,274) (115,274)
Total comprehensive income (loss)        57,769
        (103,970)
Balance, March 31, 2017$2,500
 $991,062
 $1,477,338
 $88,672
 $2,559,572
Balance, March 31, 2018$2,500
 $1,146,592
 $1,515,151
 $78,932
 $2,743,175


(1)Includes the impact from the adoption of ASUs 2017-08 and 2017-12. See Note 2.


















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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended March 31, 20182019 and 20172018 (in thousands)

 2019 2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:   
Net income (loss)$87,788
 $11,304
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:   
Policy charges and fee income(28,634) (23,697)
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances44,197
 40,798
Realized investment (gains) losses, net48,635
 49,042
Amortization and other non-cash items(21,640) (9,397)
Change in:   
Future policy benefits437,726
 508,412
Reinsurance recoverables(423,868) (424,467)
Accrued investment income(1,080) (1,537)
Net payables to/receivables from parent and affiliates(6,905) 29,615
Deferred policy acquisition costs(74,610) (45,642)
Income taxes(16,996) (2,902)
Derivatives, net66,403
 (41,944)
Other, net(83,032) (97,354)
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities27,984
 (7,769)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:   
Proceeds from the sale/maturity/prepayment of:   
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale70,725
 69,410
Equity securities3,553
 6
Policy loans38,542
 39,271
Ceded policy loans(3,325) (5,192)
Short-term investments0
 3,513
Commercial mortgage and other loans12,184
 16,369
Other invested assets4,784
 2,502
Payments for the purchase/origination of:   
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale(298,629) (188,613)
Equity securities(110) (5,000)
Policy loans(42,342) (35,689)
Ceded policy loans4,344
 4,957
Short-term investments0
 (3,400)
Commercial mortgage and other loans(14,143) (69,717)
Other invested assets(10,745) (30,358)
Notes receivable from parent and affiliates, net8,251
 3,853
Derivatives, net306
 (776)
Other, net(1,408) (1,465)
Cash flows from (used in) investing activities(228,013) (200,329)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:   
Policyholders’ account deposits1,284,926
 1,119,440
Ceded policyholders’ account deposits(854,083) (757,139)
Policyholders’ account withdrawals(858,819) (694,382)
Ceded policyholders’ account withdrawals602,592
 437,445
Net change in securities sold under agreement to repurchase and cash collateral for loaned securities(729) (19,593)
Contributed (distributed) capital - parent/child asset transfers(5) 0
Net change in financing arrangements (maturities 90 days or less)0
 80
Drafts outstanding12,590
 (9,136)
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities186,472
 76,715
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS(13,557) (131,383)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR416,840
 212,569
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD$403,283
 $81,186

 2018 2017
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:   
Net income (loss)$10,116
 $40,072
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:   
Policy charges and fee income(24,173) (5,861)
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances40,798
 44,760
Realized investment (gains) losses, net49,042
 32,579
Amortization and other non-cash items(9,397) (13,524)
Change in:   
Future policy benefits511,380
 636,570
Reinsurance recoverables(430,215) (573,224)
Accrued investment income(1,537) (1,375)
Net payables to/receivables from parent and affiliates29,615
 51,947
Deferred policy acquisition costs(45,184) (42,083)
Income taxes(2,651) (18,545)
Derivatives, net(41,944) 4,288
Other, net(93,619) (101,520)
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities(7,769) 54,084
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:   
Proceeds from the sale/maturity/prepayment of:   
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale69,410
 364,657
Equity securities(1)6
 896
Policy loans39,271
 37,016
Ceded policy loans(5,192) (2,980)
Short-term investments3,513
 26,651
Commercial mortgage and other loans16,369
 8,775
Other invested assets(1)2,502
 4,089
Payments for the purchase/origination of:   
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale(188,613) (454,404)
Equity securities(1)(5,000) (5,386)
Policy loans(35,689) (26,120)
Ceded policy loans4,957
 3,272
Short-term investments(3,400) (16,979)
Commercial mortgage and other loans(69,717) (76,114)
Other invested assets(1)(30,358) (8,028)
Notes receivable from parent and affiliates, net3,853
 4,718
Derivatives, net(776) 151
Other, net(1,465) (606)
Cash flows from (used in) investing activities(200,329) (140,392)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:   
Policyholders’ account deposits1,119,440
 1,055,826
Ceded policyholders’ account deposits(757,139) (734,147)
Policyholders’ account withdrawals(694,382) (656,190)
Ceded policyholders’ account withdrawals437,445
 375,116
Net change in securities sold under agreement to repurchase and cash collateral for loaned securities(19,593) (44,961)
Net change in financing arrangements (maturities 90 days or less)80
 108,100
Drafts outstanding(9,136) 19,797
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities76,715
 123,541
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS(131,383) 37,233
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR212,569
 96,157
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD$81,186
 $133,390
(1) Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. See Note 2 for details.


Significant Non-Cash Transactions


There were no significant non-cash transactions for the three months ended March 31, 20182019 and 2017.2018.




























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PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
 
1.    BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION


Pruco Life Insurance Company (“Pruco Life”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“Prudential Insurance”), which in turn is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential Financial”). Pruco Life is a stock life insurance company organized in 1971 under the laws of the State of Arizona. It is licensed to sell life insurance and annuities in the District of Columbia, Guam and in all Statesstates except New York, and sells such products primarily through affiliated and unaffiliated distributors.


Pruco Life has two subsidiaries, including one wholly-owned insurance subsidiary, Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (“PLNJ”) and had one indirect subsidiary formed in 2009 for the purpose of holding certain commercial loanmortgage loans and other investments.investments, which ceased operations and was dissolved as of December 31, 2018. Pruco Life and its subsidiariessubsidiary are together referred to as the "Company", "we" or "our" and all financial information is shown on a consolidated basis.


PLNJ is a stock life insurance company organized in 1982 under the laws of the state of New Jersey. It is licensed to sell life insurance and annuities in New Jersey and New York only.

Variable Annuities Recapture

Through March 31, 2016, the Company reinsured the majority of its variable annuity living benefit guarantees to an affiliated reinsurance company, Pruco Reinsurance, Ltd. ("Pruco Re"). Effective April 1, 2016, the Company recaptured the risks related to its variable annuity living benefit guarantees that were previously reinsured to Pruco Re. In addition, the Company reinsured variable annuity base contracts, along with the living benefit guarantees, to Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation ("PALAC"), excluding the PLNJ business, which was reinsured to Prudential Insurance, in each case under a coinsurance and modified coinsurance agreement. These reinsurance agreements cover new and in force business and exclude business reinsured externally. The product risks related to the reinsured business are being managed in PALAC and Prudential Insurance, as applicable. In addition, the living benefit hedging program related to the reinsured living benefit guarantees is being managed within PALAC and Prudential Insurance, as applicable. These series of transactions are collectively referred to as the "Variable Annuities Recapture".


Basis of Presentation


The Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) on a basis consistent with reporting interim financial information in accordance with instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.


In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the financial position and results of operations have been made. All such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.2018.


Use of Estimates


The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.


The most significant estimates include those used in determining deferred policy acquisition costs ("DAC") and related amortization; amortization of deferred sales inducements;inducements ("DSI"); valuation of investments including derivatives and the recognition of other-than-temporary impairments (“OTTI”); future policy benefits including guarantees; reinsurance recoverables; provision for income taxes and valuation of deferred tax assets; and accruals for contingent liabilities, including estimates for losses in connection with unresolved legal and regulatory matters.



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NotesRevision to Unaudited InterimPrior Period Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)Statements



In 2018, the Company identified an error in the calculation of reserves for certain individual life insurance products that impacted several line items within previously issued consolidated financial statements. Prior period amounts have been revised in the financial statements and related disclosures to correct this error. Management evaluated these adjustments and concluded they were not material to any previously reported quarterly or annual financial statements. See Note 11 for a more detailed description of the revisions and for comparisons of amounts previously reported to the revised amounts.

Reclassifications


Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.



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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)


2.    SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PRONOUNCEMENTS


Recent Accounting Pronouncements


Changes to U.S. GAAP are established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") in the form of accounting standards updatesAccounting Standards Updates ("ASU") to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. The Company considers the applicability and impact of all ASU. ASU listed below include those that have been adopted during the current fiscal year and/or those that have been issued but not yet adopted as of the date of this filing. ASU not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or not material.


Adoption of ASU 2016-01

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities using a modified retrospective method. Adoption of this ASU impacted the Company’s accounting and presentation related to equity investments. The most significant impact is that the changes in fair value of equity securities previously classified as “available for sale” are to be reported in net income within “Other income” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Prior to this, the changes in fair value on equity securities classified as “available for sale” were reported in “Accumulated other comprehensive income”.

The impacts of this ASU on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements can be categorized as follows: (1) Changes to the presentation within the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position; (2) Cumulative-effect Adjustment Upon Adoption; and (3) Changes to Accounting Policies. Each of these components is described below. This section is meant to serve as an update to, and should be read in conjunction with Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

(1) Changes to the presentation within the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

Because of the fundamental accounting changes as described in section "(3) Changes to Accounting Policies" below, the Company determined that changes to the presentation of certain balances in the investment section of the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Position were also necessary to maintain clarity and logical presentation. The table below illustrates these changes by presenting the balances as previously reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the reclassifications that were made, along with a footnote explanation of each reclassification.
 December 31, 2017
 As previously reported Reclassifications As currently reported
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position Line Items (1) (2) (3) 
 (in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value$5,223,302
       $5,223,302
*Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value0
   38,793
   38,793
Equity securities, available for sale, at fair value23,122
 (23,122)     0
*Equity securities, at fair value0
 23,122
 17,488
   40,610
Trading account assets, at fair value56,281
   (56,281)   0
Policy loans1,161,101
       1,161,101
Short-term investments1,339
       1,339
Commercial mortgage and other loans1,083,419
       1,083,419
Other long-term investments263,074
     (263,074) 0
*Other invested assets0
     263,074
 263,074
Total investments$7,811,638
 $0
 $0
 $0
 $7,811,638

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)


* - New line item effective January 1, 2018.
Strikethrough - Eliminated line item effective January 1, 2018.

(1)Retitled “Equity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value” to “Equity securities, at fair value” as equity securities can no longer be described as available-for-sale.
(2)Eliminated the line item “Trading account assets, at fair value” and reclassified each component to another line item.
(3)Retitled “Other long-term investments” to “Other invested assets”.

(2) Cumulative-effect Adjustment Upon Adoption

The provisions of ASU 2016-01 require that the Company apply the amendments through a cumulative-effect adjustment to the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The following table illustrates the impact on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as a result of recording this cumulative-effect adjustment on January 1, 2018.

Summary of ASU 2016-01 Transition Impacts on the Consolidated Statement
of Financial Position upon Adoption on January 1, 2018
(in thousands)
 Increase / (Decrease)
Other invested assets$8,097
Total assets$8,097
Income taxes$1,700
Total liabilities1,700
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(1,539)
Retained earnings7,936
Total equity6,397
Total liabilities and equity$8,097


(3) Changes to Accounting Policies

This section summarizes the changes in our accounting policies resulting from the adoption of ASU 2016-01 as well as an update to the components of the financial statement line items impacted by the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Position presentation changes described above.

ASSETS

Fixed maturities, trading is a new financial statement line item comprised of fixed maturities that are carried at fair value. Prior to the adoption of the standard, these fixed maturities were reported in “Trading account assets, at fair value”. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on these investments are reported in “Other income”, and interest and dividend income from these investments is reported in “Net investment income”.

Equity securities, at fairvalue is the new title of the financial statement line item formerly titled “Equity securities, available for sale, at fair value”. As a result of the adoption of the standard, equity securities previously reported in “Trading account assets, at fair value” were reclassified to “Equity securities, at fair value”. The retitled financial statement line is comprised of common stock and mutual fund shares, which are carried at fair value. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on these investments are reported in “Other income,” and dividend income is reported in “Net investment income” on the ex-dividend date. Prior to the adoption of the standard, for the equity investments reported in the financial statement line formerly titled “Equity securities, available for sale, at fair value” the associated net realized gains and losses were included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net” and the associated net unrealized gains and losses were included in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” (“AOCI”). In addition, with the adoption of the standard, the identification of OTTI for these investments is no longer needed as all of these investments are now measured at fair value with changes in fair value reported in earnings.


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Other invested assets is the new title of the financial statement line formerly titled “Other long-term investments”. Investments previously reported in “Other long-term investments” were reclassified to “Other invested assets”. The retitled financial statement line consists of the Company’s non-coupon investments in Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies ("LPs/LLCs")(other than operating joint ventures) and derivative assets. LPs/LLCs interests are accounted for using either the equity method of accounting, or at fair value with changes in fair value reported in “Other income”. Prior to the adoption of the standard, the Company applied the cost method of accounting for certain LPs/LLCs interests when its partnership interest was considered minor. The standard effectively eliminated the cost method of accounting for these equity investments. The Company’s income from investments in LPs/LLCs accounted for using the equity method, other than the Company’s investments in operating joint ventures, is included in “Net investment income”. The carrying value of these investments is written down, or impaired, to fair value when a decline in value is considered to be other-than-temporary. In applying the equity method (including assessment for OTTI), the Company uses financial information provided by the investee, generally on a one to three month lag. For the investments reported at fair value with changes in fair value reported in current earnings, the associated realized and unrealized gains and losses are reported in “Other income”.

REVENUES AND BENEFITS AND EXPENSES

Other income includes realized and unrealized gains or losses from investments reported as “Fixed maturities, trading”, “Equity securities, at fair value,” and “Other invested assets” that are measured at fair value.


Other ASU adopted during the three months ended March 31, 2018.2019.

Standard Description Effective date and method of adoption Effect on the financial statements or other significant matters
ASU 2014-09,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)
2017-08, Receivables - Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20) Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities
 The
This ASU is basedrequires certain premiums on the core principle that revenue is recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expectscallable debt securities to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. The standard also requires additional disclosures aboutamortized to the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, and assets recognized from the costs to obtain or fulfill a contract with a customer. Revenue recognition for insurance contracts and financial instruments is explicitly scoped out of the standard.earliest call date.

 January 1, 20182019 using the modified retrospective method which will
include aincluded cumulative-effect
adjustment on the
balance sheet as of
the beginning of
the fiscal year of
adoption.
Adoption of the ASU did not have an impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
ASU 2016-15,
Statement of Cash Flows
(Topic 230):
Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash
Payments (a
Consensus of the
Emerging Issues
Task Force)
This ASU addresses diversity in practice in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. The standard provides clarity on the treatment of eight specifically defined types of cash inflows and outflows.January 1, 2018 using the retrospective method (with early adoption permitted provided that all amendments are adopted in the same period). Adoption of the ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)


The impact of the cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings was immaterial.
ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 230)815): Restricted CashTargeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities
 In November 2016,
This ASU makes targeted changes to the FASB issued thisexisting hedge accounting model to better portray the economics of an entity’s risk management activities and to simplify the use of hedge accounting. The ASU to address diversity in practice from entities classifyingeliminates separate measurement and presenting transfers between cash and restricted cash as operating, investing, or financing activities, or as a combinationrecording of those activities in the Statement of Cash Flows. The ASUhedge ineffectiveness. It requires entities to showpresent the changesearnings effect of the hedging instrument in the total of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash,same income statement line item in which the hedged item is reported and restricted cash equivalents in the Statement of Cash Flows. As a result, transfers between such categories will no longer be presented in the Statement of Cash Flows.also requires expanded disclosures.
 January 1, 20182019 using the modified retrospective method (with early adoption permitted).which included cumulative-effect adjustment on the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. Adoption of the ASU did not have a significant impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
ASU 2018-02, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

In February 2018, this ASU was issued following the enactment The impact of the Tax Act of 2017. This ASU allows an entitycumulative-effect adjustment to elect a reclassification fromretained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ("AOCI") related to retained earnings for stranded effects resulting from the Tax Act of 2017.

January 1, 2019 with early adoption permitted. The ASU should be applied either in the period of adoption or retrospectively to each period in which the effectineffectiveness of the change inhedge instruments outstanding at the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in the Tax Actdate of 2017 is recognized.
The Company early adopted the ASU effective January 1, 2018 and elected to apply the ASU in the period of adoption subsequent to recording the adoption impacts of ASU 2016-01 as described above. As a result, the Company reclassified stranded effects resulting from the Tax Act of 2017 by increasing accumulated other comprehensive income and decreasing retained earnings, each
by $30.4 million.

was immaterial. See Note 4 for additional required disclosures.
































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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)


ASU issued but not yet adopted as of March 31, 2019 — ASU 2018-12

ASU 2018-12, Financial Services - Insurance (Topic 944): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts, was issued by the FASB on August 15, 2018 and is expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The ASU is effective January 1, 2021 (with early adoption permitted), and will impact, at least to some extent, the accounting and disclosure requirements for all long-duration insurance and investment contracts issued by the Company. Outlined below are four key areas of change, although there are other changes not noted below. In addition to the impacts to the balance sheet upon adoption, the Company also expects an impact to how earnings emerge thereafter.










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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)


ASU 2018-12 Amended TopicDescriptionMethod of adoptionEffect on the financial statements or other significant matters
Cash flow assumptions used to measure the liability for future policy benefits for non-participating traditional and limited-pay insurance productsRequires an entity to review, and if necessary, update the cash flow assumptions used to measure the liability for future policy benefits, for both changes in future assumptions and actual experience, at least annually using a retrospective update method with a cumulative catch-up adjustment recorded in a separate line item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.An entity may choose one of two adoption methods for the liability for future policy benefits: (1) a modified retrospective transition method whereby the entity will apply the amendments to contracts in force as of the beginning of the earliest period presented on the basis of their existing carrying amounts, adjusted for the removal of any related amounts in AOCI or (2) a full retrospective transition method.The options for method of adoption and the impacts of such methods are under assessment.
Discount rate assumption used to measure the liability for future policy benefits for non-participating traditional and limited-pay insurance productsRequires discount rate assumptions to be based on an upper-medium grade fixed income instrument yield and will be required to be updated each quarter with the impact recorded through Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI").As noted above, an entity may choose either a modified retrospective transition method or full retrospective transition method for the liability for future policy benefits. Under either method, for balance sheet remeasurement purposes, the liability for future policy benefits will be remeasured using current discount rates as of the beginning of the earliest period presented with the impact recorded as a cumulative effect adjustment to AOCI.Upon adoption, under either transition method, there will be an adjustment to AOCI as a result of remeasuring in force contract liabilities using current upper-medium grade fixed income instrument yields. The adjustment upon adoption will largely reflect the difference between the discount rate locked-in at contract inception versus current discount rates at transition. The magnitude of such adjustment is currently being assessed.
Amortization of DAC and other balancesRequires DAC and other balances, such as unearned revenue reserves and DSI, to be amortized on a constant level basis over the expected term of the related contract, independent of expected profitability.An entity may apply one of two adoption methods: (1) a modified retrospective transition method whereby the entity will apply the amendments to contracts in force as of the beginning of the earliest period presented on the basis of their existing carrying amounts, adjusted for the removal of any related amounts in AOCI or (2) if an entity chooses a full retrospective transition method for its future policy benefits, as described above, it is required to also use a retrospective transition method for DAC and other balances.The options for method of adoption and the impacts of such methods are under assessment. Under the modified retrospective transition method, the Company would not expect a significant impact to the balance sheet, other than the impact of the removal of any related amounts in AOCI.
Market Risk BenefitsRequires an entity to measure all market risk benefits (e.g., living benefit and death benefit guarantees associated with variable annuities) at fair value with changes in value attributable to changes in an entity’s non-performance risk ("NPR") to be recognized in OCI.An entity will apply a retrospective transition method which will include a cumulative-effect adjustment on the balance sheet as of the earliest period presented.Upon adoption, the Company expects an impact to retained earnings for the difference between the fair value and carrying value of benefits not currently measured at fair value (e.g., guaranteed minimum death benefits on variable annuities) and an impact from reclassifying the cumulative effect of changes in NPR from retained earnings to AOCI. The magnitude of such adjustments is currently being assessed.


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Notes to Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)


Other ASU issued but not yet adopted as of March 31, 2019
Standard Description Effective date and method of adoption Effect on the financial statements or other significant matters
ASU 2016-13,

Financial Instruments-CreditInstruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326):
Measurement of
Credit Losses on
Financial
Instruments
 This ASU provides a new current expected credit loss model to account for credit losses on certain financial assets and off-balance sheet exposures (e.g., loans held for investment, debt securities held to maturity, reinsurance receivables, net investments in leases and loan commitments). The model requires an entity to estimate lifetime credit losses related to such financial assets and exposures based on relevant information about past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. The standard also modifies the current other-than-temporary impairment standard for available-for-sale debt securities to require the use of an allowance rather than a direct write down of the investment, and replaces existing standard for purchased credit deteriorated loans and debt securities. 
January 1, 2020 using the modified retrospective method which will
include a cumulative-effect
adjustment on the
balance sheet as of
the beginning of the fiscal year of
adoption.
However, prospective application is required for purchased credit deteriorated assets previously accounted for under ASU 310-30 and for debt securities for which an other-than-temporary-impairment was recognized prior to the date of adoption. Early
adoption is permitted
beginning January 1, 2019.

 The Company does not plan to early adopt this ASU and is currently assessing theits impact of the ASU on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
ASU 2017-08,
Receivables -
Nonrefundable Fees and
Other Costs
(Subtopic 310-20)
Premium
Amortization on
Purchased Callable
Debt Securities
This ASU requires certain premiums on callable debt securities to be amortized to the earliest call date.

January 1, 2019 using the modified
retrospective method (with early adoption
permitted) which will include a
cumulative-effect
adjustment on the
balance sheet as of
the beginning of the fiscal year of
adoption.
The Company is currently assessing the impact of the ASU on the Company’s
Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements.

ASU 2017-12,
Derivatives and
Hedging (Topic
815): Targeted
Improvements to
Accounting for
Hedging Activities
This ASU makes targeted changes to the existing hedge accounting model to better portray the economics of an entity’s risk management activities and to simplify the use of hedge accounting.
January 1, 2019 using the
modified
retrospective method (with early adoption
permitted) which will include a cumulative-effect adjustment on the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption.
The Company is currently assessing the impact of the ASU on the Company’s
Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements.


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3.    INVESTMENTS


Fixed Maturity Securities


The following tables set forth information relating tothe composition of fixed maturity securities (excluding investments classified as trading), as of the dates indicated:
March 31, 2018March 31, 2019
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
OTTI
in AOCI(3)
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
OTTI
in AOCI(3)
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:                  
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies$92,948
 $2,953
 $10
 $95,891
 $0
$77,354
 $2,645
 $0
 $79,999
 $0
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions597,016
 21,248
 492
 617,772
 0
608,071
 31,553
 18
 639,606
 0
Foreign government bonds177,188
 3,427
 3,895
 176,720
 0
209,128
 8,172
 2,488
 214,812
 0
Public utilities688,996
 42,907
 4,398
 727,505
 0
Redeemable preferred stock4,074
 773
 0
 4,847
 0
All other U.S. public corporate securities1,282,335
 62,496
 14,836
 1,329,995
 (215)
All other U.S. private corporate securities694,522
 11,121
 5,904
 699,739
 0
All other foreign public corporate securities227,906
 7,573
 3,473
 232,006
 0
All other foreign private corporate securities780,001
 43,614
 10,350
 813,265
 0
U.S. public corporate securities1,926,382
 96,244
 17,364
 2,005,262
 0
U.S. private corporate securities890,441
 19,701
 9,185
 900,957
 0
Foreign public corporate securities289,697
 10,112
 3,953
 295,856
 0
Foreign private corporate securities885,807
 19,955
 25,216
 880,546
 0
Asset-backed securities(1)179,037
 2,684
 111
 181,610
 (132)148,802
 1,462
 531
 149,733
 (85)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities316,110
 2,339
 7,097
 311,352
 0
345,909
 7,239
 1,379
 351,769
 0
Residential mortgage-backed securities(2)66,882
 2,020
 911
 67,991
 (203)86,570
 1,482
 383
 87,669
 (172)
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale$5,107,015
 $203,155
 $51,477
 $5,258,693
 $(550)$5,468,161
 $198,565
 $60,517
 $5,606,209
 $(257)


(1)Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by loan obligations, sub-prime mortgages, auto loans, education loans and other asset types.
(2)Includes publicly-traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.
(3)Represents the amount of unrealized losses remaining in AOCI, from the impairment measurement date. Amount excludes $1.2$0.2 million of net unrealized gainslosses on impaired available-for-sale securities relating to changes in the value of such securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.




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December 31, 2017December 31, 2018
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
OTTI
in AOCI(3)
Amortized
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
OTTI
in AOCI(3)
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:                  
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies$95,851
 $3,964
 $0
 $99,815
 $0
$75,049
 $2,427
 $6
 $77,470
 $0
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions597,254
 38,204
 0
 635,458
 0
609,955
 15,154
 2,351
 622,758
 0
Foreign government bonds128,058
 7,536
 496
 135,098
 0
208,009
 2,137
 8,199
 201,947
 0
Public utilities677,702
 61,588
 1,058
 738,232
 0
Redeemable preferred stock4,053
 957
 0
 5,010
 0
All other U.S. public corporate securities1,254,140
 105,524
 2,580
 1,357,084
 (215)
All other U.S. private corporate securities710,424
 18,306
 1,644
 727,086
 0
All other foreign public corporate securities168,399
 12,522
 732
 180,189
 0
All other foreign private corporate securities737,037
 41,405
 9,598
 768,844
 0
U.S. public corporate securities1,739,860
 46,166
 54,401
 1,731,625
 0
U.S. private corporate securities890,748
 11,181
 18,591
 883,338
 0
Foreign public corporate securities270,428
 3,746
 12,151
 262,023
 0
Foreign private corporate securities857,604
 9,797
 40,022
 827,379
 0
Asset-backed securities(1)179,935
 2,519
 26
 182,428
 (138)156,818
 1,528
 750
 157,596
 (122)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities320,223
 5,148
 2,539
 322,832
 0
347,570
 3,353
 4,527
 346,396
 0
Residential mortgage-backed securities(2)68,868
 2,527
 169
 71,226
 (220)88,862
 1,268
 1,067
 89,063
 (177)
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale$4,941,944
 $300,200
 $18,842
 $5,223,302
 $(573)$5,244,903
 $96,757
 $142,065
 $5,199,595
 $(299)


(1)Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by loan obligations, sub-prime mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, education loans and other asset types.
(2)Includes publicly-traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.
(3)Represents the amount of unrealized losses remaining in AOCI, from the impairment measurement date. Amount excludes $2.2$0.4 million of net unrealized gainslosses on impaired available-for-sale securities relating to changes in the value of such securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.


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The following tables set forth the fair value and gross unrealized losses aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual fixed maturity securities had been in a continuous unrealized loss position, as of the dates indicated:


March 31, 2018March 31, 2019
Less Than Twelve Months Twelve Months or More TotalLess Than Twelve Months Twelve Months or More Total
Fair Value   
Gross
  Unrealized  
Losses
 Fair Value   
Gross
  Unrealized  
Losses
 Fair Value   
Gross
  Unrealized  
Losses
Fair Value   
Gross
  Unrealized  
Losses
 Fair Value   
Gross
  Unrealized  
Losses
 Fair Value   
Gross
  Unrealized  
Losses
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:                      
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies$624
 $10
 $0
 $0
 $624
 $10
$0
 $0
 $0
 $0
 $0
 $0
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions60,950
 492
 0
 0
 60,950
 492
0
 0
 6,771
 18
 6,771
 18
Foreign government bonds108,388
 3,083
 11,398
 812
 119,786
 3,895
4,181
 28
 71,392
 2,460
 75,573
 2,488
Public utilities135,788
 3,081
 17,852
 1,317
 153,640
 4,398
All other U.S. public corporate securities382,978
 9,187
 90,933
 5,649
 473,911
 14,836
All other U.S. private corporate securities332,751
 4,299
 31,181
 1,605
 363,932
 5,904
All other foreign public corporate securities101,487
 2,748
 6,782
 725
 108,269
 3,473
All other foreign private corporate securities151,956
 2,372
 64,751
 7,978
 216,707
 10,350
U.S. public corporate securities110,017
 2,347
 330,357
 15,017
 440,374
 17,364
U.S. private corporate securities54,835
 4,183
 194,614
 5,002
 249,449
 9,185
Foreign public corporate securities7,508
 93
 83,890
 3,860
 91,398
 3,953
Foreign private corporate securities114,485
 3,592
 228,928
 21,624
 343,413
 25,216
Asset-backed securities13,376
 107
 308
 4
 13,684
 111
98,426
 473
 10,015
 58
 108,441
 531
Commercial mortgage-backed securities101,300
 2,114
 90,648
 4,983
 191,948
 7,097
0
 0
 110,228
 1,379
 110,228
 1,379
Residential mortgage-backed securities29,802
 643
 5,811
 268
 35,613
 911
186
 1
 28,181
 382
 28,367
 383
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale$1,419,400
 $28,136
 $319,664
 $23,341
 $1,739,064
 $51,477
$389,638
 $10,717
 $1,064,376
 $49,800
 $1,454,014
 $60,517



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 December 31, 2017
 Less Than Twelve Months Twelve Months or More Total
 Fair Value   
Gross
  Unrealized  
Losses
 Fair Value   
Gross
  Unrealized  
Losses
 Fair Value   
Gross
  Unrealized  
Losses
 (in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:           
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of
U.S. government authorities and agencies
$0
 $0
 $0
 $0
 $0
 $0
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
Foreign government bonds16,522
 210
 11,959
 286
 28,481
 496
Public utilities26,466
 380
 27,354
 678
 53,820
 1,058
All other U.S. public corporate securities36,100
 304
 102,490
 2,276
 138,590
 2,580
All other U.S. private corporate securities79,495
 781
 36,642
 863
 116,137
 1,644
All other foreign public corporate securities27,078
 190
 8,390
 542
 35,468
 732
All other foreign private corporate securities48,109
 472
 133,055
 9,126
 181,164
 9,598
Asset-backed securities6,351
 22
 317
 4
 6,668
 26
Commercial mortgage-backed securities49,823
 285
 93,403
 2,254
 143,226
 2,539
Residential mortgage-backed securities8,030
 28
 6,160
 141
 14,190
 169
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale$297,974
 $2,672
 $419,770
 $16,170
 $717,744
 $18,842




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 December 31, 2018
 Less Than Twelve Months Twelve Months or More Total
 Fair Value   
Gross
  Unrealized  
Losses
 Fair Value   
Gross
  Unrealized  
Losses
 Fair Value   
Gross
  Unrealized  
Losses
 (in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:           
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of
U.S. government authorities and agencies
$0
 $0
 $630
 $6
 $630
 $6
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions124,776
 1,571
 31,215
 780
 155,991
 2,351
Foreign government bonds77,055
 3,184
 59,700
 5,015
 136,755
 8,199
U.S. public corporate securities784,916
 37,635
 213,147
 16,766
 998,063
 54,401
U.S. private corporate securities263,934
 9,159
 287,031
 9,432
 550,965
 18,591
Foreign public corporate securities124,764
 6,286
 72,725
 5,865
 197,489
 12,151
Foreign private corporate securities424,921
 22,605
 127,201
 17,417
 552,122
 40,022
Asset-backed securities112,527
 650
 6,523
 100
 119,050
 750
Commercial mortgage-backed securities49,616
 434
 116,786
 4,093
 166,402
 4,527
Residential mortgage-backed securities34,249
 240
 32,432
 827
 66,681
 1,067
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale$1,996,758
 $81,764
 $947,390
 $60,301
 $2,944,148
 $142,065


As of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the gross unrealized losses on fixed maturity securities were composed of $44.7$46.4 million and $13.9$121.3 million, respectively, related to "1"“1” highest quality or "2"“2” high quality securities based on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) or equivalent rating and $6.8$14.1 million and $4.9$20.8 million, respectively, related to other than high or highest quality securities based on NAIC or equivalent rating. As of March 31, 2018,2019, the $23.3$49.8 million of gross unrealized losses on fixed maturity securities of twelve months or more were concentrated in commercial mortgage-backed securities and in the Company'sCompany’s corporate securities within the energy, finance, consumer non-cyclical and consumer non-cyclicalenergy sectors. As of December 31, 2017,2018, the $16.2$60.3 million of gross unrealized losses on fixed maturity securities of twelve months or more were concentrated in commercial mortgage backed securities and in the Company's corporate securities within the finance, energy and financeconsumer non-cyclical sectors. In accordance with its policy described in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company'sCompany’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017,2018, the Company concluded that an adjustment to earnings for OTTI for these fixed maturity securities was not warranted at either March 31, 20182019 or December 31, 2017.2018. These conclusions were based on a detailed analysis of the underlying credit and cash flows on each security. Gross unrealized losses are primarily attributable to general credit spread widening, increases in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rate movements. As of March 31, 2018,2019, the Company did not intend to sell these securities, and it was not more likely than not that the Company would be required to sell these securities before the anticipated recovery of the remaining amortized cost basis.


The following table sets forth the amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturities by contractual maturities, as of the date indicated:


 March 31, 2019
 Amortized Cost Fair Value
 (in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:   
Due in one year or less$206,941
 $208,192
Due after one year through five years705,933
 703,752
Due after five years through ten years993,523
 1,008,175
Due after ten years2,980,483
 3,096,919
Asset-backed securities148,802
 149,733
Commercial mortgage-backed securities345,909
 351,769
Residential mortgage-backed securities86,570
 87,669
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale$5,468,161
 $5,606,209



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 March 31, 2018
 Amortized Cost Fair Value
 (in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:   
Due in one year or less$188,789
 $191,560
Due after one year through five years738,939
 747,181
Due after five years through ten years1,035,613
 1,064,058
Due after ten years2,581,645
 2,694,941
Asset-backed securities179,037
 181,610
Commercial mortgage-backed securities316,110
 311,352
Residential mortgage-backed securities66,882
 67,991
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale$5,107,015
 $5,258,693


Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations. Asset-backed, commercial mortgage-backed and residential mortgage-backed securities are shown separately in the table above, as they do not have a single maturity date.


The following table sets forth the sources of fixed maturity proceeds and related investment gains (losses), as well as losses on impairments of fixed maturities, for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
2018 20172019 2018
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:      
Proceeds from sales(1)$16,852
 $287,708
$24,787
 $16,852
Proceeds from maturities/prepayments54,310
 114,846
52,875
 54,310
Gross investment gains from sales and maturities144
 3,197
949
 144
Gross investment losses from sales and maturities(359) (2,823)(1,970) (359)
OTTI recognized in earnings(2)(594) (4,404)(3,163) (594)


(1)Includes $1.8$6.9 million and $37.9$1.8 million of non-cash related proceeds due to the timing of trade settlements for the three months ended March 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively.
(2)Excludes the portion of OTTI amounts remaining in “Other comprehensive income (loss)” ("OCI"),OCI, representing any difference between the fair value of the impaired debt security and the net present value of its projected future cash flows at the time of the impairment.


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The following table sets forth a rollforward of pre-tax amounts remaining in OCI related to fixed maturity securities with credit loss impairments recognized in earnings, for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
2018 20172019 2018
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Credit loss impairments:      
Balance, beginning of period$4,374
 $5,520
$1,291
 $4,374
New credit loss impairments0
 0
3,022
 0
Additional credit loss impairments on securities previously impaired0
 0
Increases due to the passage of time on previously recorded credit losses37
 27
10
 37
Reductions for securities which matured, paid down, prepaid or were sold during the period(42) (118)(593) (42)
Reductions for securities impaired to fair value during the period(1)0
 0
Accretion of credit loss impairments previously recognized due to an increase in cash flows expected to be collected(25) (72)(120) (25)
Assets transferred to parent and affiliates0
 0
Balance, end of period$4,344
 $5,357
$3,610
 $4,344


(1)Represents circumstances where the Company determined in the current period that it intends to sell the security or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery of the security's amortized cost.


Equity Securities


The net change in unrealized gains (losses) from equity securities still held at period end, recorded within “Other income,” was $(1.2)$0.7 million and $1.4$(1.2) million during the three months ended March 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively.



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Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans


The following table sets forth the composition of "Commercial“Commercial mortgage and other loans," as of the dates indicated:
 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
 
Amount
(in thousands)
 
% of
Total
 
Amount
(in thousands)
 
% of
Total
Commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans by property type:       
Apartments/Multi-Family$356,454
 29.3% $362,811
 29.9%
Hospitality15,969
 1.3
 16,083
 1.3
Industrial271,953
 22.5
 263,999
 21.8
Office191,236
 15.7
 187,450
 15.5
Other131,850
 10.9
 131,961
 10.9
Retail192,381
 15.8
 193,473
 16.0
Total commercial mortgage loans1,159,843
 95.5
 1,155,777
 95.4
Agricultural property loans54,833
 4.5
 55,438
 4.6
Total commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans by property type1,214,676
 100.0% 1,211,215
 100.0%
Allowance for credit losses(2,058)   (2,065)  
Total commercial mortgage and other loans$1,212,618
   $1,209,150
  

 March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017
 
Amount
(in thousands)
 
% of
Total
 
Amount
(in thousands)
 
% of
Total
Commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans by property type:       
Apartments/Multi-Family$358,405
 31.5% $356,694
 32.9%
Hospitality16,419
 1.4
 16,529
 1.5
Industrial230,050
 20.2
 180,619
 16.7
Office169,762
 14.9
 159,646
 14.7
Other93,195
 8.2
 99,119
 9.1
Retail204,271
 17.9
 205,367
 18.9
Total commercial mortgage loans1,072,102
 94.1
 1,017,974
 93.8
Agricultural property loans66,927
 5.9
 67,239
 6.2
Total commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans by property type1,139,029
 100.0% 1,085,213
 100.0%
Valuation allowance(1,663)   (1,794)  
Total commercial mortgage and other loans$1,137,366
   $1,083,419
  


As of March 31, 2018,2019, the commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans were secured by properties geographically dispersed throughout the United States (with the largest concentrations in California (23% (21%), Texas (14%) and New York (6% (7%)) and included loans secured by properties in Europe (5% (6%), Australia (4%) and Mexico (2%).


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The following tables settable sets forth the activity in the allowance for credit losses for commercial mortgage and other loans, as of the dates indicated:
 March 31, 2018
 Commercial Mortgage Loans Agricultural Property Loans Total
 (in thousands)
Allowance for credit losses:     
Balance, beginning of year$1,728
 $66
 $1,794
Addition to (release of) allowance for losses(131) 0
 (131)
Charge-offs, net of recoveries0
 0
 0
Total ending balance$1,597
 $66
 $1,663
 Commercial Mortgage Loans Agricultural Property Loans Total
 (in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2017$1,728
 $66
 $1,794
Addition to (release of) allowance for credit losses298
 (27) 271
Charge-offs, net of recoveries0
 0
 0
Balance at December 31, 20182,026
 39
 2,065
Addition to (release of) allowance for credit losses(10) 3
 (7)
Charge-offs, net of recoveries0
 0
 0
Balance at March 31, 2019$2,016
 $42
 $2,058


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 December 31, 2017
 Commercial Mortgage Loans Agricultural Property Loans Total
 (in thousands)
Allowance for credit losses:     
Balance, beginning of year$1,513
 $45
 $1,558
Addition to (release of) allowance for losses215
 21
 236
Charge-offs, net of recoveries0
 0
 0
Total ending balance$1,728
 $66
 $1,794


The following tables set forth the allowance for credit losses and the recorded investment in commercial mortgage and other loans, as of the dates indicated:
March 31, 2018March 31, 2019
Commercial Mortgage Loans Agricultural Property Loans TotalCommercial Mortgage Loans Agricultural Property Loans Total
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Allowance for credit losses:          
Individually evaluated for impairment$0
 $0
 $0
$0
 $0
 $0
Collectively evaluated for impairment1,597
 66
 1,663
2,016
 42
 2,058
Total ending balance(1)$1,597
 $66
 $1,663
$2,016
 $42
 $2,058
Recorded investment(2):          
Individually evaluated for impairment$0
 $842
 $842
$0
 $0
 $0
Collectively evaluated for impairment1,072,102
 66,085
 1,138,187
1,159,843
 54,833
 1,214,676
Total ending balance(1)$1,072,102
 $66,927
 $1,139,029
$1,159,843
 $54,833
 $1,214,676


(1)As of March 31, 2019, there were no loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality.
(2)Recorded investment reflects the carrying value gross of related allowance.
 December 31, 2018
 Commercial Mortgage Loans Agricultural Property Loans Total
 (in thousands)
Allowance for credit losses:     
Individually evaluated for impairment$0
 $0
 $0
Collectively evaluated for impairment2,026
 39
 2,065
Total ending balance(1)$2,026
 $39
 $2,065
Recorded investment(2):     
Individually evaluated for impairment$0
 $816
 $816
Collectively evaluated for impairment1,155,777
 54,622
 1,210,399
Total ending balance(1)$1,155,777
 $55,438
 $1,211,215

(1)As of December 31, 2018, there were no loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality.
(2)Recorded investment reflects the carrying value gross of related allowance.

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 December 31, 2017
 Commercial Mortgage Loans Agricultural Property Loans Total
 (in thousands)
Allowance for credit losses:     
Individually evaluated for impairment$0
 $0
 $0
Collectively evaluated for impairment1,728
 66
 1,794
Total ending balance(1)$1,728
 $66
 $1,794
Recorded investment(2):     
Individually evaluated for impairment$2,316
 $1,153
 $3,469
Collectively evaluated for impairment1,015,658
 66,086
 1,081,744
Total ending balance(1)$1,017,974
 $67,239
 $1,085,213

(1)As of December 31, 2017, there were no loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality.
(2)Recorded investment reflects the carrying value gross of related allowance.


The following tables set forth certain key credit quality indicators for commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans based upon the recorded investment gross of allowance for credit losses, as of the dates indicated:


March 31, 2018March 31, 2019
Debt Service Coverage Ratio  Debt Service Coverage Ratio  
≥ 1.2X 1.0X to < 1.2X < 1.0X Total Loans≥ 1.2X 1.0X to < 1.2X < 1.0X Total
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Loan-to-Value Ratio:              
0%-59.99%$593,048
 $22,787
 $692
 $616,527
$698,110
 $14,468
 $0
 $712,578
60%-69.99%347,468
 21,689
 1,993
 371,150
316,532
 16,469
 0
 333,001
70%-79.99%123,607
 27,513
 0
 151,120
114,257
 27,612
 0
 141,869
80% or greater0
 232
 0
 232
27,000
 0
 228
 27,228
Total loans$1,064,123
 $72,221
 $2,685
 $1,139,029
Total commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans$1,155,899
 $58,549
 $228
 $1,214,676

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 December 31, 2017
 Debt Service Coverage Ratio  
 ≥ 1.2X 1.0X to < 1.2X < 1.0X Total Loans
 (in thousands)
Loan-to-Value Ratio:       
0%-59.99%$606,846
 $21,709
 $705
 $629,260
60%-69.99%333,185
 9,594
 2,010
 344,789
70%-79.99%84,492
 26,439
 0
 110,931
80% or greater0
 0
 233
 233
Total loans$1,024,523
 $57,742
 $2,948
 $1,085,213




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 December 31, 2018
 Debt Service Coverage Ratio  
 ≥ 1.2X 1.0X to < 1.2X < 1.0X Total
 (in thousands)
Loan-to-Value Ratio:       
0%-59.99%$696,507
 $12,771
 $80
 $709,358
60%-69.99%321,586
 18,525
 0
 340,111
70%-79.99%105,727
 27,790
 0
 133,517
80% or greater28,000
 229
 0
 28,229
Total commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans$1,151,820
 $59,315
 $80
 $1,211,215

The following tables set forth an aging of past due commercial mortgage and other loans based upon the recorded investment gross of allowance for credit losses, as well as the amount of commercial mortgage and other loans on non-accrual status, as of the dates indicated:
March 31, 2018March 31, 2019
Current 30-59 Days Past Due 60-89 Days Past Due 90 Days or More Past Due(1) Total Loans Non-Accrual Status(2)Current 30-59 Days Past Due 60-89 Days Past Due 90 Days or More Past Due(1) Total Loans Non-Accrual Status(2)
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Commercial mortgage loans$1,072,102
 $0
 $0
 $0
 $1,072,102
 $0
$1,159,843
 $0
 $0
 $0
 $1,159,843
 $0
Agricultural property loans66,927
 0
 0
 0
 66,927
 0
54,833
 0
 0
 0
 54,833
 0
Total$1,139,029
 $0
 $0
 $0
 $1,139,029
 $0
$1,214,676
 $0
 $0
 $0
 $1,214,676
 $0


(1)As of March 31, 2019, there were no loans in this category accruing interest.
(2)For additional information regarding the Company’s policies for accruing interest on loans, see Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.
 December 31, 2018
 Current 30-59 Days Past Due 60-89 Days Past Due 90 Days or More Past Due(1) Total Loans Non-Accrual Status(2)
 (in thousands)
Commercial mortgage loans$1,155,777
 $0
 $0
 $0
 $1,155,777
 $0
Agricultural property loans55,438
 0
 0
 0
 55,438
 0
Total$1,211,215
 $0
 $0
 $0
 $1,211,215
 $0


(1)As of December 31, 2018, there were no loans in this category accruing interest.
(2)For additional information regarding the Company'sCompany’s policies for accruing interest on loans, see Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company'sCompany’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.2018.
 December 31, 2017
 Current 30-59 Days Past Due 60-89 Days Past Due 90 Days or More Past Due(1) Total Loans Non-Accrual Status(2)
 (in thousands)
Commercial mortgage loans$1,017,974
 $0
 $0
 $0
 $1,017,974
 $0
Agricultural property loans67,239
 0
 0
 0
 67,239
 0
Total$1,085,213
 $0
 $0
 $0
 $1,085,213
 $0

(1)As of December 31, 2017, there were no loans in this category accruing interest.
(2)For additional information regarding the Company's policies for accruing interest on loans, see Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.


For the three months ended March 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, there were no commercial mortgage and other loans acquired, other than those through direct origination,origination. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, there were $5 million of commercial mortgage and other loans sold. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, there were no commercial mortgage and other loans sold.


The Company’s commercial mortgage and other loans may occasionally be involved in a troubled debt restructuring. For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, there were no new troubled debt restructurings related to commercial mortgage and other loans with payment defaults on commercial mortgage and other loans that were modified as a troubled debt restructuring within the twelve months preceding. As of both March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had no significant commitments to provide additional funds to borrowers that had been involved in a troubled debt restructuring. For additional information relating to the accounting for troubled debt restructurings, see Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.



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Other Invested Assets


The following table sets forth the composition of “Other invested assets,” as of the dates indicated:
 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
 (in thousands)
Company’s investment in separate accounts$41,577
 $40,126
LPs/LLCs:   
Equity method:   
Private equity158,754
 149,164
Hedge funds59,513
 57,171
Real estate-related10,335
 10,251
Subtotal equity method228,602
 216,586
Fair value:   
Private equity61,817
 60,118
Hedge funds769
 762
Real estate-related10,055
 9,024
Subtotal fair value72,641
 69,904
Total LPs/LLCs301,243
 286,490
Derivative instruments15,468
 50,813
Total other invested assets$358,288
 $377,429

 March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017
 (in thousands)
Company's investment in separate accounts$38,918
 $37,404
LPs/LLCs:   
Equity method:   
Private equity138,775
 123,957
Hedge funds53,480
 53,066
Real estate-related10,679
 7,040
Subtotal equity method202,934
 184,063
Fair value:   
Private equity54,836
 35,686
Hedge funds778
 726
Real estate-related6,503
 5,186
Subtotal fair value(1)62,117
 41,598
Total LPs/LLCs265,051
 225,661
Derivative instruments448
 9
Total other invested assets(2)$304,417
 $263,074

(1)As of December 31, 2017, $40.9 million was accounted for under the cost method.
(2)Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. For additional information, see Note 2.


Net Investment Income


The following table sets forth "Net“Net investment income"income” by investment type, for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
2018 20172019 2018
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale$53,260
 $59,067
$56,266
 $53,260
Fixed maturities, trading266
 179
308
 266
Equity securities, at fair value221
 221
221
 221
Commercial mortgage and other loans12,405
 13,116
12,491
 12,405
Policy loans15,904
 15,628
16,199
 15,904
Short-term investments and cash equivalents323
 187
2,311
 323
Other invested assets115
 6,379
9,911
 115
Gross investment income82,494
 94,777
97,707
 82,494
Less: investment expenses(4,579) (5,162)(4,457) (4,579)
Net investment income(1)$77,915
 $89,615
$93,250
 $77,915

(1)Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.




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Realized Investment Gains (Losses), Net


The following table sets forth "Realized“Realized investment gains (losses), net," by investment type, for the periods indicated:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2019 2018
 (in thousands)
Fixed maturities(1)$(4,184) $(809)
Commercial mortgage and other loans7
 131
LPs/LLCs12
 847
Derivatives(44,477) (49,193)
Short-term investments and cash equivalents7
 (18)
Realized investment gains (losses), net$(48,635) $(49,042)
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2018 2017
 (in thousands)
Fixed maturities(1)$(809) $(4,030)
Equity securities(2)0
 (114)
Commercial mortgage and other loans131
 (139)
LPs/LLCs847
 (73)
Derivatives(3)(49,193) (28,217)
Short-term investments and cash equivalents(18) (6)
Realized investment gains (losses), net$(49,042) $(32,579)

 
(1)Includes fixed maturity securities classified as available-for-sale and excludes fixed maturity securities classified as trading.
(2)Effective January 1, 2018, realized gains (losses) on equity securities are recorded within "Other income".
(3)Includes the hedged items offset in qualifying fair value hedge accounting relationships.


Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments within AOCI


The following table sets forth net unrealized gains (losses) on investments, as of the dates indicated:
March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale—with OTTI$697
 $1,609
$(408) $(689)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale—all other150,981
 279,749
138,456
 (44,619)
Equity securities, available-for-sale(1)0
 2,368
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges(2)(40,540) (17,678)
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges(1)15,441
 22,122
Affiliated notes1,844
 4,782
2,899
 810
Other investments2,738
 3,588
4,942
 5,055
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$115,720
 $274,418
$161,330
 $(17,321)


(1)Effective January 1, 2018, unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities are recorded within "Other income."
(2)For more information on cash flow hedges, see Note 4.


Repurchase Agreements and Securities Lending


In the normal course of business, the Company sells securities under agreements to repurchase and enters into securities lending transactions. As of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the Company had no repurchase agreements.


The following table sets forth the composition of "Cash“Cash collateral for loaned securities," which represents the liability to return cash collateral received for the following types of securities loaned, as of the dates indicated:

 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
 Remaining Contractual Maturities of the Agreements   Remaining Contractual Maturities of the Agreements  
 Overnight & Continuous Up to 30 Days Total Overnight & Continuous Up to 30 Days Total
 (in thousands)
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies$3,109
 $0
 $3,109
 $8,169
 $0
 $8,169
Foreign government bonds2,121
 0
 2,121
 0
 0
 0
U.S. public corporate securities2,745
 0
 2,745
 628
 0
 628
Foreign public corporate securities2,359
 0
 2,359
 2,266
 0
 2,266
Total cash collateral for loaned securities(1)$10,334
 $0
 $10,334
 $11,063
 $0
 $11,063

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 March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017
 Remaining Contractual Maturities of the Agreements   Remaining Contractual Maturities of the Agreements  
 Overnight & Continuous Up to 30 Days Total Overnight & Continuous Up to 30 Days Total
 (in thousands)
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies$4,887
 $0
 $4,887
 $0
 $22,460
 $22,460
Foreign government bonds3,003
 0
 3,003
 6,157
 0
 6,157
U.S. public corporate securities5,237
 0
 5,237
 4,074
 0
 4,074
U.S. private corporate securities0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
Foreign public corporate securities449
 0
 449
 478
 0
 478
Total cash collateral for loaned securities(1)$13,576
 $0
 $13,576
 $10,709
 $22,460
 $33,169


(1)The Company did not have any agreements with remaining contractual maturities of thirty days or greater, as of the dates indicated.


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4.    DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS


Types of Derivative Instruments and Derivative Strategies


The Company utilizes various derivative instruments and strategies to manage its risk. Commonly used derivative instruments include, but are not necessarily limited to:
Interest rate contracts: futures, swaps, options, swaptions, caps and floors
Equity contracts: futures, options and total return swaps
Foreign exchange contracts: futures, options, forwards and swaps
Credit contracts: single and index reference credit default swaps

Other contracts: embeddedtypes of financial contracts that the Company accounts for as derivatives include:

Embedded derivatives

For detailed information on these contracts and the related strategies, see Note 104 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.2018.


Primary Risks Managed by Derivatives


The table below provides a summary of the gross notional amount and fair value of derivative contracts by the primary underlying risk,risks, excluding embedded derivatives and associated reinsurance recoverables. Many derivative instruments contain multiple underlying risks. The fair value amounts below represent the gross fair value of derivative contracts prior to taking into account the netting effects of master netting agreements, cash collateral, and non-performance risk ("NPR").


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NPR.
 March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
Primary Underlying Risk/Instrument Type   Gross Fair Value   Gross Fair Value   Gross Fair Value   Gross Fair Value
Notional Assets Liabilities Notional Assets Liabilities Notional Assets Liabilities Notional Assets Liabilities
 (in thousands) (in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:                        
Currency/Interest Rate                        
Foreign Currency Swaps $693,547
 $14,745
 $(65,682) $649,905
 $18,243
 $(44,806) $738,998
 $33,171
 $(19,619) $719,476
 $38,333
 $(16,638)
Total Qualifying Hedges $693,547
 $14,745
 $(65,682) $649,905
 $18,243
 $(44,806)
Total Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments $738,998
 $33,171
 $(19,619) $719,476
 $38,333
 $(16,638)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:                        
Interest Rate                        
Interest Rate Swaps $246,926
 $16,660
 $(2,888) $246,925
 $23,032
 $0
 $246,925
 $20,945
 $0
 $246,925
 $15,665
 $(3,174)
Foreign Currency                        
Foreign Currency Forwards 19,565
 10
 (177) 16,320
 0
 (376) 23,318
 331
 (38) 23,043
 277
 (20)
Credit                        
Credit Default Swaps 756
 0
 (37) 1,594
 0
 (96) 0
 0
 0
 756
 0
 (9)
Currency/Interest Rate                        
Foreign Currency Swaps 81,493
 2,722
 (7,205) 95,145
 4,347
 (5,600) 113,062
 5,987
 (1,035) 98,363
 6,303
 (2,109)
Equity                        
Equity Options 1,441,893
 53,854
 (15,143) 1,277,102
 69,472
 (23,500) 2,123,153
 70,934
 (19,071) 1,981,693
 17,312
 (4,912)
Total Non-Qualifying Hedges $1,790,633
 $73,246
 $(25,450) $1,637,086
 $96,851
 $(29,572)
Total Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments $2,506,458
 $98,197
 $(20,144) $2,350,780
 $39,557
 $(10,224)
Total Derivatives (1)(2) $2,484,180
 $87,991
 $(91,132) $2,286,991
 $115,094
 $(74,378) $3,245,456
 $131,368
 $(39,763) $3,070,256
 $77,890
 $(26,862)


(1)Excludes embedded derivatives and associated reinsurance recoverables which contain multiple underlying risks.
(2)Recorded in “Other invested assets” and “Other liabilities” on the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.



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The fair value of the embedded derivatives, included in "Future policy benefits," was a net liability of $4,191$6,459 million and $5,453$5,589 million as of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively. The fair value of the related reinsurance recoverables, included in "Reinsurance recoverables" or "Other liabilities," was a net asset of $4,198$6,468 million and $5,458$5,600 million as of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively. Of these reinsurance recoverables, the fair value related to the living benefits guarantee from PALACPrudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation ("PALAC") and Prudential Insurance was a net asset of $4,214$6,430 million and $5,445$5,585 million and the fair value related to the Prudential Premier® Retirement Variable Annuity with Highest Daily Lifetime Income ("HDI") v.3.0 from Union Hamilton Reinsurance, Ltd. ("Union Hamilton"), an external counterparty, was a net liabilityasset of $16$38 million and a net asset of $13$15 million as of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively. See Note 76 for additional information on these reinsurance agreements.


The fair value of the embedded derivatives, included in "Policyholders' account balances," was a net liability of $40$53 million and $47$13 million as of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively. There waswere no related reinsurance recoverables at each respective period.


Offsetting Assets and Liabilities


The following table presents recognized derivative instruments (excluding embedded derivatives and associated reinsurance recoverables), and repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements that are offset in the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, and/or are subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement, irrespective of whether they are offset in the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.



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 March 31, 2019
 
Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Financial
Instruments
 
Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated Statements of
Financial
Position
 Net Amounts
Presented in
the Consolidated Statements
of Financial
Position
 
Financial
Instruments/
Collateral (1)
 
Net
Amount
 (in thousands)
Offsetting of Financial Assets:         
Derivatives(1)$131,365
 $(115,900) $15,465
 $(12,809) $2,656
Securities purchased under agreements to resell0
 0
 0
 0
 0
Total Assets$131,365
 $(115,900) $15,465
 $(12,809) $2,656
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:         
Derivatives(1)$39,763
 $(39,763) $0
 $0
 $0
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase0
 0
 0
 0
 0
Total Liabilities$39,763
 $(39,763) $0
 $0
 $0



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 December 31, 2018
 
Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Financial
Instruments
 
Gross
Amounts
Offset in the Consolidated
Statements of
Financial
Position
 
Net Amounts
Presented in
the Consolidated Statements
of Financial
Position
 Financial
Instruments/
Collateral (1)
 
Net
Amount
 (in thousands)
Offsetting of Financial Assets:         
Derivatives(1)$77,887
 $(27,078) $50,809
 $(7,307) $43,502
Securities purchased under agreements to resell143,000
 0
 143,000
 (143,000) 0
Total Assets$220,887
 $(27,078) $193,809
 $(150,307) $43,502
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:         
Derivatives(1)$26,862
 $(26,862) $0
 $0
 $0
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase0
 0
 0
 0
 0
Total Liabilities$26,862
 $(26,862) $0
 $0
 $0
 March 31, 2018
 
Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Financial
Instruments
 
Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Consolidated Statements of
Financial
Position
 Net Amounts
Presented in
the Consolidated Statements
of Financial
Position
 
Financial
Instruments/
Collateral (1)
 
Net
Amount
 (in thousands)
Offsetting of Financial Assets:         
Derivatives (1)$87,981
 $(87,981) $0
 $0
 $0
Securities purchased under agreements to resell28,500
 0
 28,500
 (28,500) 0
Total Assets$116,481
 $(87,981) $28,500
 $(28,500) $0
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:         
Derivatives (1)$91,132
 $(87,763) $3,369
 $(3,369) $0
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase0
 0
 0
 0
 0
Total Liabilities$91,132
 $(87,763) $3,369
 $(3,369) $0

 December 31, 2017
 
Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Financial
Instruments
 
Gross
Amounts
Offset in the Consolidated
Statements of
Financial
Position
 
Net Amounts
Presented in
the Consolidated Statements
of Financial
Position
 Financial
Instruments/
Collateral (1)
 
Net
Amount
 (in thousands)
Offsetting of Financial Assets:         
Derivatives (1)$115,086
 $(115,086) $0
 $0
 $0
Securities purchased under agreements to resell148,000
 0
 148,000
 (148,000) 0
Total Assets$263,086
 $(115,086) $148,000
 $(148,000) $0
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:         
Derivatives (1)$74,378
 $(69,718) $4,660
 $(245) $4,415
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase0
 0
 0
 0
 0
Total Liabilities$74,378
 $(69,718) $4,660
 $(245) $4,415


(1)Amounts exclude the excess of collateral received/pledged from/to the counterparty.


For information regarding the rights of offset associated with the derivative assets and liabilities in the table above see “Credit Risk” below and Note 9. For securities purchased under agreements to resell and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, the Company monitors the value of the securities and maintains collateral, as appropriate, to protect against credit exposure. Where the Company has entered into repurchase and resale agreements with the same counterparty, in the event of default, the Company would generally be permitted to exercise rights of offset. For additional information on the Company’s accounting policy for securities repurchase and resale agreements, see Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.2018.


Cash Flow Hedges


The primary derivative instruments used by the Company in its cash flow hedge accounting relationships are currency swaps. These instruments are only designated for hedge accounting in instances where the appropriate criteria are met. The Company does not use futures, options, credit, equity or embedded derivatives in any of its cash flow hedge accounting relationships.


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The following tables provide the financial statement classification and impact of derivatives used in qualifying and non-qualifying hedge relationships, excluding the offset of the hedged item in an effective hedge relationship.


Three Months Ended March 31, 2018Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
Realized
Investment
Gains (Losses)
 Net
Investment
Income
 Other
Income
 AOCI (1)Realized
Investment
Gains (Losses)
 Net
Investment
Income
 Other
Income
 AOCI(1)
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:              
Cash flow hedges              
Currency/Interest Rate$0
 $1,538
 $(664) $(22,862)$(160) $2,069
 $(1,515) $(6,654)
Total qualifying hedges0
 1,538
 (664) (22,862)
Total cash flow hedges(160) 2,069
 (1,515) (6,654)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:              
Interest Rate(9,401) 0
 0
 0
7,616
 0
 0
 0
Currency(556) 0
 0
 0
(20) 0
 0
 0
Currency/Interest Rate(3,851) 0
 (23) 0
1,430
 0
 1
 0
Credit(1) 0
 0
 0
(1) 0
 0
 0
Equity(4,757) 0
 0
 0
28,863
 0
 0
 0
Embedded Derivatives(30,627) 0
 0
 0
(82,205) 0
 0
 0
Total non-qualifying hedges(49,193) 0
 (23) 0
Total Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments(44,317) 0
 1
 0
Total$(49,193) $1,538
 $(687) $(22,862)$(44,477) $2,069
 $(1,514) $(6,654)
       


Three Months Ended March 31, 2017Three Months Ended March 31, 2018(2)
Realized
Investment
Gains (Losses)
 
Net
Investment
Income
 
Other
Income
 AOCI (1)
Realized
Investment
Gains (Losses)
 
Net
Investment
Income
 
Other
Income
 AOCI(1)
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:              
Cash flow hedges              
Currency/Interest Rate$0
 $1,188
 $(2,421) $(10,261)$(517) $1,538
 $(664) $(22,862)
Total qualifying hedges0
 1,188
 (2,421) (10,261)
Total cash flow hedges(517) 1,538
 (664) (22,862)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:              
Interest Rate501
 0
 0
 0
(9,401) 0
 0
 0
Currency(128) 0
 0
 0
(556) 0
 0
 0
Currency/Interest Rate2,127
 0
 3
 0
(3,334) 0
 (23) 0
Credit(31) 0
 0
 0
(1) 0
 0
 0
Equity5,921
 0
 0
 0
(4,757) 0
 0
 0
Embedded Derivatives(36,607) 0
 0
 0
(30,627) 0
 0
 0
Total non-qualifying hedges(28,217) 0
 3
 0
Total Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments(48,676) 0
 (23) 0
Total$(28,217) $1,188
 $(2,418) $(10,261)$(49,193) $1,538
 $(687) $(22,862)
       



(1)Amounts deferredNet change in AOCI.
(2)Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation.




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For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the ineffective portion of derivatives accounted for using hedge accounting were de minimis to the Company’s results of operations. Also, there were no material amounts reclassified into earnings relating to instances in which the Company discontinued cash flow hedge accounting because the forecasted transaction did not occur by the anticipated date or within the additional time period permitted by the authoritative guidance for the accounting for derivatives and hedging.


Presented below is a rollforward of current period cash flow hedges in AOCI before taxes:
 (in thousands)    
Balance, December 31, 2017$(17,678)
Net deferred gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges from January 1 to March 31, 2018(22,543)
Amounts reclassified into current period earnings(319)
Balance, March 31, 2018$(40,540)
 (in thousands)    
Balance, December 31, 2018$22,122
Cumulative-effect adjustment from the adoption of ASU 2017-12(1)(27)
Amount recorded in AOCI 
Currency/Interest Rate(6,260)
Total amount recorded in AOCI(6,260)
Amount reclassified from AOCI to income 
Currency/Interest Rate(394)
Total amount reclassified from AOCI to income(394)
Balance, March 31, 2019$15,441


(1)See Note 2 for details.

The changes in fair value of cash flow hedges are deferred in AOCI and are included in "Net unrealized investment gains (losses)" in the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss); these amounts are then reclassified to earnings when the hedged item affects earnings. Using March 31, 20182019 values, it is estimated that a pre-tax gain of $6$7 million willis expected to be reclassified from AOCI to earnings during the subsequent twelve months ending March 31, 2019,2020, offset by amounts pertaining to the hedged items.


As of March 31, 2018,The exposures the Company did not have anyis hedging with these qualifying cash flow hedges of forecasted transactions other than those related toinclude the variability of the payment or receipt of interest or foreign currency amounts on existing financial instruments. The maximum length of

There were no material amounts reclassified from AOCI into earnings relating to instances in which the Company discontinued cash flow hedge accounting because the forecasted transaction did not occur by the anticipated date or within the additional time period permitted by the authoritative guidance for which these variable cash flows are hedged is 40 years.the accounting for derivatives and hedging.


Credit Derivatives


The companyCompany has no exposure from credit derivative positions where it has written credit protection as of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017.2018.


The Company has purchased credit protection using credit derivatives in order to hedge specific credit exposures in the Company’s investment portfolio. The Company has outstanding notional amounts of $1 million and $2 million reported at fair value as a liability of $0.0 million and $0.1$1 million reported as of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017, respectively.2018, respectively with a fair value of $0.0 million for both periods.


Credit Risk


The Company is exposed to credit-related losses in the event of non-performance by counterparty to financial derivative transactions with a positive fair value. The Company manages credit risk by entering into derivative transactions with its affiliate, Prudential Global Funding LLC (“PGF”), related to its over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives. PGF, in turn, manages its credit risk by: (i) entering into derivative transactions with highly rated major international financial institutions and other creditworthy counterparties governed by master netting agreement, as applicable; (ii) trading through a central clearing and OTC;OTC parties; (iii) obtaining collateral, such as cash and securities, when appropriate; and (iv) setting limits on single partysingle-party credit exposures which are subject to periodic management review.


Substantially all of the Company’s derivative agreements have zero thresholds which require daily full collateralization by the party in a liability position.




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5.    FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES


Fair Value Measurement - Fair value represents the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The authoritative fair value guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value that includes a hierarchy used to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value. The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:



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Level 1 Fair value is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible to the Company for identical assets or liabilities.


Level 2 Fair value is based on significant inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability through corroboration with observable market data. Level 2 inputs include quoted market prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, quoted market prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets or liabilities, and other market observable inputs.


Level 3 Fair value is based on at least one significant unobservable input for the asset or liability. The assets and liabilities in this category may require significant judgment or estimation in determining the fair value.


For a discussion of the Company's valuation methodologies for assets and liabilities measured at fair value and the fair value hierarchy, see Note 95 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.2018.




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Assets and Liabilities by Hierarchy Level The tables below present the balances of assets and liabilities reported at fair value on a recurring basis, as of the dates indicated.


As of March 31, 2018As of March 31, 2019
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Netting(1) TotalLevel 1 Level 2 Level 3 Netting(1) Total
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:                  
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies$0
 $74,322
 $21,569
 $0
 $95,891
$0
 $47,811
 $32,188
 $0
 $79,999
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions0
 617,772
 0
 0
 617,772
0
 639,606
 0
 0
 639,606
Foreign government bonds0
 176,554
 166
 0
 176,720
0
 214,648
 164
 0
 214,812
U.S. corporate public securities0
 1,748,392
 677
 0
 1,749,069
0
 2,005,259
 3
 0
 2,005,262
U.S. corporate private securities0
 871,184
 57,706
 0
 928,890
0
 857,453
 43,504
 0
 900,957
Foreign corporate public securities0
 234,224
 0
 0
 234,224
0
 295,645
 211
 0
 295,856
Foreign corporate private securities0
 880,942
 14,232
 0
 895,174
0
 869,304
 11,242
 0
 880,546
Asset-backed securities(2)0
 87,126
 94,484
 0
 181,610
0
 147,000
 2,733
 0
 149,733
Commercial mortgage-backed securities0
 311,159
 193
 0
 311,352
0
 274,698
 77,071
 0
 351,769
Residential mortgage-backed securities0
 67,795
 196
 0
 67,991
0
 87,669
 0
 0
 87,669
Subtotal0
 5,069,470
 189,223
 0
 5,258,693
0
 5,439,093
 167,116
 0
 5,606,209
Fixed maturities, trading0
 39,650
 0
 0
 39,650
0
 43,000
 0
 0
 43,000
Equity securities101
 27,279
 17,039
 0
 44,419
140
 18,616
 15,991
 0
 34,747
Short-term investments0
 0
 1,194
 0
 1,194
Cash equivalents104,949
 250,219
 0
 0
 355,168
Other invested assets(3)0
 87,981
 10
 (87,981) 10
0
 131,364
 4
 (115,900) 15,468
Reinsurance recoverables0
 0
 4,214,114
 0
 4,214,114
0
 0
 6,468,704
 0
 6,468,704
Receivables from parent and affiliates0
 122,827
 6,531
 0
 129,358
0
 120,687
 7,792
 0
 128,479
Subtotal excluding separate account assets101
 5,347,207
 4,428,111
 (87,981) 9,687,438
105,089
 6,002,979
 6,659,607
 (115,900) 12,651,775
Separate account assets(4)(5)0
 123,324,538
 0
 0
 123,324,538
0
 124,615,650
 0
 0
 124,615,650
Total assets$101
 $128,671,745
 $4,428,111
 $(87,981) $133,011,976
$105,089
 $130,618,629
 $6,659,607
 $(115,900) $137,267,425
Future policy benefits(6)$0
 $0
 $4,191,373
 $0
 $4,191,373
$0
 $0
 $6,459,377
 $0
 $6,459,377
Policyholders' account balances0
 0
 39,516
 0
 39,516
0
 0
 53,136
 0
 53,136
Payables to parent and affiliates0
 91,132
 0
 (87,763) 3,369
0
 39,763
 0
 (39,763) 0
Other liabilities0
 0
 15,955
 0
 15,955
Total liabilities$0
 $91,132
 $4,246,844
 $(87,763) $4,250,213
$0
 $39,763
 $6,512,513
 $(39,763) $6,512,513


 
 
 


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As of December 31, 2017As of December 31, 2018
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Netting(1) TotalLevel 1 Level 2 Level 3 Netting(1) Total
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:                  
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies$0
 $80,611
 $19,204
 $0
 $99,815
$0
 $47,654
 $29,816
 $0
 $77,470
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions0
 635,458
 0
 0
 635,458
0
 622,758
 0
 0
 622,758
Foreign government bonds0
 134,924
 174
 0
 135,098
0
 201,947
 0
 0
 201,947
U.S. corporate public securities0
 1,779,935
 1,154
 0
 1,781,089
0
 1,731,623
 2
 0
 1,731,625
U.S. corporate private securities0
 901,080
 60,158
 0
 961,238
0
 838,497
 44,841
 0
 883,338
Foreign corporate public securities0
 182,243
 209
 0
 182,452
0
 262,023
 0
 0
 262,023
Foreign corporate private securities0
 837,766
 13,900
 0
 851,666
0
 815,634
 11,745
 0
 827,379
Asset-backed securities(2)0
 71,400
 111,028
 0
 182,428
0
 151,040
 6,556
 0
 157,596
Commercial mortgage-backed securities0
 322,832
 0
 0
 322,832
0
 346,396
 0
 0
 346,396
Residential mortgage-backed securities0
 71,226
 0
 0
 71,226
0
 89,063
 0
 0
 89,063
Subtotal0
 5,017,475
 205,827
 0
 5,223,302
0
 5,106,635
 92,960
 0
 5,199,595
Fixed maturities, trading(7)0
 38,793
 0
 0
 38,793
0
 41,627
 0
 0
 41,627
Equity securities(7)94
 22,991
 17,525
 0
 40,610
131
 20,794
 15,997
 0
 36,922
Short-term investments0
 0
 1,339
 0
 1,339
Cash equivalents0
 28,007
 0
 0
 28,007
69,903
 147,043
 0
 0
 216,946
Other invested assets(3)(7)0
 115,094
 0
 (115,086) 8
Other invested assets(3)0
 77,886
 4
 (27,078) 50,812
Reinsurance recoverables0
 0
 5,457,649
 0
 5,457,649
0
 0
 5,600,008
 0
 5,600,008
Receivables from parent and affiliates0
 132,571
 0
 0
 132,571
0
 125,381
 9,261
 0
 134,642
Subtotal excluding separate account assets94
 5,354,931
 5,682,340
 (115,086) 10,922,279
70,034
 5,519,366
 5,718,230
 (27,078) 11,280,552
Separate account assets0
 125,543,035
 0
 0
 125,543,035
Separate account assets(4)(5)0
 114,947,872
 0
 0
 114,947,872
Total assets$94
 $130,897,966
 $5,682,340
 $(115,086) $136,465,314
$70,034
 $120,467,238
 $5,718,230
 $(27,078) $126,228,424
Future policy benefits(6)$0
 $0
 $5,452,583
 $0
 $5,452,583
$0
 $0
 $5,588,840
 $0
 $5,588,840
Policyholders' account balances0
 0
 46,651
 0
 46,651
0
 0
 13,015
 0
 13,015
Payables to parent and affiliates0
 74,378
 0
 (69,718) 4,660
0
 26,862
 0
 (26,862) 0
Other liabilities0
 0
 0
 0
 0
Total liabilities$0
 $74,378
 $5,499,234
 $(69,718) $5,503,894
$0
 $26,862
 $5,601,855
 $(26,862) $5,601,855


(1)“Netting” amounts represent cash collateral of $0.2$76.1 million and $45.4$0.2 million as of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively, and the impact of offsetting asset and liability positions held with the same counterparty, subject to master netting arrangements.
(2)Includes credit tranched securities collateralized by syndicated bank loans, sub-prime mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, education loans and other asset types.
(3)Other invested assets excluded from the fair value hierarchy include certain hedge funds, private equity funds and other funds for which fair value is measured at net asset value ("NAV") per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. At March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the fair values of such investments were $62.1$73 million and $0.7$70 million, respectively.
(4)Separate account assets represent segregated funds that are invested for certain customers. Investment risks associated with market value changes are borne by the customers, except to the extent of minimum guarantees made by the Company with respect to certain accounts. Separate account liabilities are not included in the above table as they are reported at contract value and not fair value in the Company's Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
(5)Separate account assets included in the fair value hierarchy exclude investments in entities that calculate net asset valueNAV per share ("NAV") (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. Such investments excluded from the fair value hierarchy include investments in real estate, hedge funds and a corporate owned life insurance fund, for which fair value is measured at net asset valueNAV per share (or its equivalent). AtAs of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the fair valuesvalue of such investments were $4,109was $4,383 million and $4,113$4,130 million, respectively.
(6)As of March 31, 2018,2019, the net embedded derivative liability position of $4,191$6,459 million includes $931$623 million of embedded derivatives in an asset position and $5,122$7,082 million of embedded derivatives in a liability position. As of December 31, 2017,2018, the net embedded derivative liability position of $5,453$5,589 million includes $823$633 million of embedded derivatives in an asset position and $6,276$6,222 million of embedded derivatives in a liability position.
(7)Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. See Note 2 for details.



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Transfers between Levels 1 and 2 – Transfers between levels are made to reflect changes in observability of inputs and market activity. Transfers into or out of any level are generally reported at the value as of the beginning of the quarter in which the transfers occur for any such assets still held at the end of the quarter. Periodically there are transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for assets held in the Company’s Separate account. The fair value of foreign common stock held in the Company's Separate account may reflect differences in market levels between the close of foreign trading markets and the close of U.S. trading markets for the respective day. Dependent on the existence of such a timing difference, the assets may move between Level 1 and Level 2. During both the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

Quantitative Information Regarding Internally Priced Level 3 Assets and Liabilities The tables below present quantitative information on significant internally-priced Level 3 assets and liabilities.
 As of March 31, 2018
 Fair Value  
  Valuation  
Techniques
 Unobservable Inputs   Minimum   Maximum   
  Weighted  
Average
 
  Impact of 
Increase in 
Input on 
Fair Value(1)
 (in thousands)              
Assets:               
Corporate securities(2)$37,491
Discounted cash flow Discount rate 5.75%  20%  8.14%  Decrease
  Liquidation Liquidation value 13%  13%  13%  Increase
Reinsurance recoverables$4,214,114
Fair values are determined in the same manner as future policy benefits
Liabilities:               
Future policy benefits(3)$4,191,373
Discounted cash flow Lapse rate(4) 1%  12%     Decrease
    Spread over LIBOR(5) 0.24%  1.21%     Decrease
    Utilization rate(6) 52%  97%     Increase
    Withdrawal rate  See table footnote (7) below
    Mortality rate(8) 0%  14%     Decrease
    Equity volatility curve 16%  24%     Increase



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 As of March 31, 2019
 Fair Value  
  Valuation  
Techniques
 Unobservable Inputs   Minimum   Maximum   
  Weighted  
Average
 
  Impact of 
Increase in 
Input on 
Fair Value(1)
 (in thousands)              
Assets:               
Corporate securities(2)$23,065
Discounted cash flow Discount rate 8.25%  20.00%  13.69%  Decrease
  Liquidation Liquidation value 13.18%  13.18%  13.18%  Increase
Reinsurance recoverables$6,468,704
Fair values are determined using the same unobservable inputs as future policy benefits.
Liabilities:               
Future policy benefits(3)$6,459,377
Discounted cash flow Lapse rate(4) 1%  13%     Decrease
    Spread over LIBOR(5) 0.12%  1.35%     Decrease
    Utilization rate(6) 50%  97%     Increase
    Withdrawal rate  See table footnote (7) below
    Mortality rate(8) 0%  15%     Decrease
    Equity volatility curve 15%  22%     Increase
As of December 31, 2017As of December 31, 2018
Fair Value  
   Valuation  
Techniques
 
  Unobservable
Inputs  
 Minimum   Maximum   
  Weighted  
Average
 
  Impact of 
Increase in 
Input on 
Fair Value(1)
Fair Value  
   Valuation  
Techniques
 
  Unobservable
Inputs  
 Minimum   Maximum   
  Weighted  
Average
 
  Impact of 
Increase in 
Input on 
Fair Value(1)
(in thousands)       (in thousands)       
Assets:                
Corporate securities(2)$36,966
Discounted cash flow Discount rate 5.06% 22.23% 7.33% Decrease$31,503
Discounted cash flow Discount rate 7.00% 20.00% 10.21% Decrease
 Liquidation Liquidation value 25% 25% 25% Increase Liquidation Liquidation value 40.71% 40.71% 40.71% Increase
Reinsurance recoverables$5,457,649
Fair values are determined in the same manner as future policy benefits$5,600,008
Fair values are determined using the same unobservable inputs as future policy benefits.
Liabilities:                
Future policy benefits(3)$5,452,583
Discounted cash flow Lapse rate(4) 1% 12%   Decrease$5,588,840
Discounted cash flow Lapse rate(4) 1% 13%   Decrease
  Spread over LIBOR(5) 0.12% 1.10%   Decrease  Spread over LIBOR(5) 0.36% 1.60%   Decrease
  Utilization rate(6) 52% 97%   Increase  Utilization rate(6) 50% 97%   Increase
  Withdrawal rate See table footnote (7) below  Withdrawal rate See table footnote (7) below
  Mortality rate(8) 0% 14%   Decrease  Mortality rate(8) 0% 15%   Decrease
   Equity volatility curve 13% 24%   Increase   Equity volatility curve 18% 22%   Increase


(1)Conversely, the impact of a decrease in input would have the opposite impact on fair value as that presented in the table.
(2)Includes assets classified as fixed maturities, available-for-sale.
(3)Future policy benefits primarily represent general account liabilities for the living benefit features of the Company’s variable annuity contracts which are accounted for as embedded derivatives. Since the valuation methodology for these liabilities uses a range of inputs that vary at the contract level over the cash flow projection period, presenting a range, rather than weighted average, is a more meaningful representation of the unobservable inputs used in the valuation.
(4)Lapse rates are adjusted at the contract level based on the in-the-moneyness of the living benefit and reflect other factors, such as the applicability of any surrender charges. Lapse rates are reduced when contracts are more in-the-money. Lapse rates are also generally assumed to be lower for the period where surrender charges apply.
(5)The spread over the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") swap curve represents the premium added to the proxy for the risk-free rate (LIBOR) to reflect our estimates of rates that a market participant would use to value the living benefit contracts in both the accumulation and payout phases. This spread includes an estimate of NPR, which is the risk that the obligation will not be fulfilled by the Company. NPR is primarily estimated by utilizing the credit spreads associated with issuing funding agreements, adjusted for any illiquidity risk premium. In order to reflect the financial strength ratings of the Company, credit spreads associated with funding agreements, as opposed to credit spread associated with debt, are utilized in developing this estimate because both funding agreements and living benefit contracts are insurance liabilities and are therefore senior to debt.

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includes an estimate of NPR, which is the risk that the obligation will not be fulfilled by the Company. NPR is primarily estimated by utilizing the credit spreads associated with issuing funding agreements, adjusted for any illiquidity risk premium. In order to reflect the financial strength ratings of the Company, credit spreads associated with funding agreements, as opposed to credit spread associated with debt, are utilized in developing this estimate because both funding agreements and living benefit contracts are insurance liabilities and are therefore senior to debt.
(6)The utilization rate assumption estimates the percentage of contracts that will utilize the benefit during the contract duration and begin lifetime withdrawals at various time intervals from contract inception. The remaining contractholders are assumed to either begin lifetime withdrawals immediately or never utilize the benefit. Utilization assumptions may vary by product type, tax status and age. The impact of changes in these assumptions is highly dependent on the product type, the age of the contractholder at the time of the sale, and the timing of the first lifetime income withdrawal. Range reflects the utilization rate for the vast majority of business with living benefits.
(7)The withdrawal rate assumption estimates the magnitude of annual contractholder withdrawals relative to the maximum allowable amount under the contract. These assumptions vary based on the age of the contractholder, the tax status of the contract and the duration since the contractholder began lifetime withdrawals. As of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the minimum withdrawal rate assumption is 78% and the maximum withdrawal rate assumption may be greater than 100%. The fair value of the liability will generally increase the closer the withdrawal rate is to 100% and decrease as the withdrawal rate moves further away from 100%.
(8)
Range reflects the mortality rate for the vast majority of business with living benefits, with policyholders ranging from 3550to 90 years old. While the majority of living benefits have a minimum age requirement, certain benefits do not have an age restriction. This results in contractholders for certain benefits with mortality rates approaching 0%. Based on historical experience, the Company applies a set of age and duration specific mortality rate adjustments compared to standard industry tables. A mortality improvement assumption is also incorporated into the overall mortality table.


Interrelationships Between Unobservable Inputs In addition to the sensitivities of fair value measurements to changes in each unobservable input in isolation, as reflected in the table above, interrelationships between these inputs may also exist, such that a change in one unobservable input may give rise to a change in another, or multiple, inputs. For the discussion of the relationships between unobservable inputs as well as market factors that may affect the range of inputs used in the valuation of Level 3 assets and liabilities, see Note 95 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.2018.


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Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities The following tables describe changes in fair values of Level 3 assets and liabilities as of the dates indicated, as well as the portion of gains or losses included in income attributable to unrealized gains or losses related to those assets and liabilities still held at the end of their respective periods. When a determination is made to classify assets and liabilities within Level 3, the determination is based on significance of the unobservable inputs in the overall fair value measurement. Transfers into Level 3All transfers are generallybased on changes in the resultobservability of unobservablethe valuation inputs, utilized within valuation methodologies or the use of indicative broker quotes for assets that were previously valued using observable inputs. Transfers out of Level 3 are generally due to the use of observable inputs in valuation methodologies as well asincluding the availability of pricing service information for certain assets that the Company can validate. For further information on valuation processes, see Note 9 toAll transfers are generally reported at the Consolidated Financial Statements includedvalue as of the beginning of the quarter in which transfers occur for any such assets still held at the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K forend of the year ended December 31, 2017.  quarter.


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 Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 Fixed Maturities, Available-for-Sale
 U. S. Government Foreign Government Bonds Corporate Securities(1) Structured Securities(2)
 (in thousands)
Fair Value, beginning of period$19,204
 $0
 $75,421
 $111,028
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):       
Included in earnings:       
Realized investment gains (losses), net0
 0
 68
 0
Asset administration fees and other income0
 0
 0
 0
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)0
 (8) 817
 105
Net investment income0
 0
 51
 26
Purchases2,365
 0
 1,022
 190
Sales0
 0
 0
 0
Issuances0
 0
 0
 0
Settlements0
 0
 (4,570) (3,195)
Transfers into Level 3(4)0
 0
 0
 13,513
Transfers out of Level 3(4)0
 0
 (209) (26,794)
Other(5)0
 174
 15
 0
Fair Value, end of period$21,569
 $166
 $72,615
 $94,873
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(6):       
Included in earnings:       
Realized investment gains (losses), net$0
 $0
 $(26) $0
Asset administration fees and other income$0
 $0
 $0
 $0




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 Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 Equity Securities Short-term Investments Other Invested Assets Reinsurance Recoverable
 (in thousands)
Fair Value, beginning of period$17,525
 $1,339
 $0
 $5,457,649
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):       
Included in earnings:       
Realized investment gains (losses), net(7)0
 (18) 1
 (1,462,992)
Asset administration fees and other income(486) 0
 0
 0
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)0
 0
 0
 0
Net investment income0
 0
 0
 0
Purchases0
 3,400
 0
 219,457
Sales0
 0
 0
 0
Issuances0
 0
 0
 0
Settlements0
 (3,513) 0
 0
Transfers into Level 3(4)0
 0
 9
 0
Transfers out of Level 3(4)0
 0
 0
 0
Other(5)0
 (14) 0
 0
Fair Value, end of period$17,039
 $1,194
 $10
 $4,214,114
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(6):       
Included in earnings:       
Realized investment gains (losses), net$0
 $(18) $2
 $(1,409,320)
Asset administration fees and other income$(486) $0
 $0
 $0
 Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 
 Fair Value, beginning of periodTotal realized and unrealized gains (losses)(1)PurchasesSalesIssuancesSettlementsOther(2)Transfers into Level 3Transfers out of Level 3Fair Value, end of periodUnrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(3)
 (in thousands) 
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:           
U.S. government$29,816
$0
$2,372
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$32,188
$0
Foreign government0
5
0
0
0
0
0
159
0
164
0
Corporate securities(4)56,588
(3,412)1,331
(28)0
(7,097)1
7,577
0
54,960
(3,163)
Structured securities(5)6,556
1,268
0
(1)0
(3,979)0
75,960
0
79,804
0
Other assets:           
Equity securities15,997
(6)0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15,991
(6)
Other invested assets4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
Short-term investments0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Reinsurance recoverables5,600,008
633,318
235,378
0
0
0
0
0
0
6,468,704
677,444
Receivables from parent and affiliates9,261
111
0
0
0
(1,580)0
0
0
7,792
0
Liabilities:           
Future policy benefits(5,588,840)(637,102)0
0
(233,435)0
0
0
0
(6,459,377)(681,227)
Policyholders' account balances(13,015)(33,614)0
0
0
(6,507)0
0
0
(53,136)(33,614)



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 Total realized and unrealized gains (losses) Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(3)
 Realized investment gains (losses), net(1)Other income (loss)Included in other comprehensive income (loss)Net investment income Realized investment gains (losses), netOther income (loss)
 (in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale$(2,402)$0
$164
$99
 $(3,163)$0
Other assets:       
Equity securities0
(6)0
0
 0
(6)
Other invested assets0
0
0
0
 0
0
Short-term investments0
0
0
0
 0
0
Reinsurance recoverables633,318
0
0
0
 677,444
0
Receivables from parent and affiliates0
0
0
111
 0
0
Liabilities:       
Future policy benefits(637,102)0
0
0
 (681,227)0
Policyholders' account balances(33,614)0
0
0
 (33,614)0



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 Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 Receivables from parent and affiliates Future Policy Benefits Policyholders' Account Balances Other Liabilities
 (in thousands)
Fair Value, beginning of period$0
 $(5,452,583) $(46,651) $0
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):       
Included in earnings:       
Realized investment gains (losses), net(7)0
 1,487,555
 5,013
 (24,780)
Asset administration fees and other income0
 0
 0
 0
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)(20) 0
 0
 0
Net investment income0
 0
 0
 0
Purchases0
 0
 0
 8,825
Sales0
 0
 0
 0
Issuances0
 (226,345) 0
 0
Settlements0
 0
 2,122
 0
Transfers into Level 3(4)6,551
 0
 0
 0
Transfers out of Level 3(4)0
 0
 0
 0
Other0
 0
 0
 0
Fair Value, end of period$6,531
 $(4,191,373) $(39,516) $(15,955)
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held(6):       
Included in earnings:       
Realized investment gains (losses), net$0
 $1,433,872
 $5,013
 $(24,780)
Asset administration fees and other income$0
 $0
 $0
 $0
 Three Months Ended March 31, 2018(6) 
 Fair Value, beginning of periodTotal realized and unrealized gains (losses)(1)PurchasesSalesIssuancesSettlementsOther(2)Transfers into Level 3Transfers out of Level 3Fair Value, end of periodUnrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(3)
 (in thousands) 
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:           
U.S. government$19,204
$0
$2,365
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$21,569
$0
Foreign government0
(8)0
0
0
0
174
0
0
166
0
Corporate securities(4)75,421
936
1,022
0
0
(4,570)15
0
(209)72,615
(26)
Structured securities(5)111,028
131
190
0
0
(3,195)0
13,513
(26,794)94,873
0
Other assets:           
Equity securities17,525
(486)0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17,039
(486)
Other invested assets0
1
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
10
2
Short-term investments1,339
(18)3,400
0
0
(3,513)(14)0
0
1,194
(18)
Reinsurance recoverables5,457,649
(1,462,992)219,457
0
0
0
0
0
0
4,214,114
(1,409,320)
Receivables from parent and affiliates0
(20)0
0
0
0
0
6,551
0
6,531
0
Liabilities:           
Future policy benefits(5,452,583)1,487,555
0
0
(226,345)0
0
0
0
(4,191,373)1,433,872
Policyholders' account balances(46,651)5,013
0
0
0
2,122
0
0
0
(39,516)5,013
Other liabilities0
(24,780)8,825
0
0
0
0
0
0
(15,955)(24,780)




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 Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
 Fixed Maturities, Available-for-Sale
 U. S. Government Corporate Securities(1) Structured Securities(2)(3)
 (in thousands)
Fair Value, beginning of period$0
 $102,556
 $19,856
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):     
Included in earnings:     
Realized investment gains (losses), net0
 352
 0
Asset administration fees and other income0
 0
 0
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)0
 453
 73
Net investment income0
 3
 36
Purchases25
 5,958
 4,000
Sales0
 (51,430) 0
Issuances0
 0
 0
Settlements0
 (5,518) (129)
Transfers into Level 3(4)0
 1,814
 64,507
Transfers out of Level 3(4)0
 (1,802) 0
Other(5)3,570
 (3,570) 0
Fair Value, end of period$3,595
 $48,816
 $88,343
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(6):     
Included in earnings:     
Realized investment gains (losses), net$0
 $(62) $0
Asset administration fees and other income$0
 $0
 $0
 Three Months Ended March 31, 2018(6)
 Total realized and unrealized gains (losses) Unrealized gains (losses) for assets still held(3)
 Realized investment gains (losses), net(1)Other income (loss)Included in other comprehensive income (loss)Net investment income Realized investment gains (losses), netOther income (loss)
 (in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale$68
$0
$914
$77
 $(26)$0
Other assets:       
Equity securities0
(486)0
0
 0
(486)
Other invested assets1
0
0
0
 2
0
Short-term investments(18)0
0
0
 (18)0
Reinsurance recoverables(1,462,992)0
0
0
 (1,409,320)0
Receivables from parent and affiliates0
(20)0
0
 0
0
Liabilities:       
Future policy benefits1,487,555
0
0
0
 1,433,872
0
Policyholders' account balances5,013
0
0
0
 5,013
0
Other liabilities(24,780)0
0
0
 (24,780)0


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 Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
 Equity Securities(3) Other Invested Assets(3) Reinsurance Recoverable
 (in thousands)
Fair Value, beginning of period$15,845
 $0
 $5,474,263
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):     
Included in earnings:     
Realized investment gains (losses), net(7)0
 11
 (610,479)
Asset administration fees and other income1,420
 0
 0
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)7
 0
 0
Net investment income0
 0
 0
Purchases0
 0
 216,595
Sales0
 0
 0
Issuances0
 0
 0
Settlements0
 0
 0
Transfers into Level 3(4)0
 8
 0
Transfers out of Level 3(4)0
 0
 0
Other0
 0
 0
Fair Value, end of period$17,272
 $19
 $5,080,379
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held(6):     
Included in earnings:     
Realized investment gains (losses), net$0
 $0
 $(574,024)
Asset administration fees and other income$1,420
 $0
 $0


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 Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
 Receivables from parent and affiliates Future Policy Benefits Policyholders' Account Balances Other Liabilities
 (in thousands)
Fair Value, beginning of period$6,493
 $(5,041,007) $(20,337) $0
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):       
Included in earnings:       
Realized investment gains (losses), net(7)0
 623,193
 (6,007) 0
Asset administration fees and other income0
 0
 0
 0
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)0
 0
 0
 0
Net investment income0
 0
 0
 0
Purchases0
 0
 0
 0
Sales0
 0
 0
 0
Issuances0
 (214,741) 0
 0
Settlements0
 0
 1,477
 0
Transfers into Level 3(4)0
 0
 0
 0
Transfers out of Level 3(4)(6,493) 0
 0
 0
Other0
 0
 0
 0
Fair Value, end of period$0
 $(4,632,555) $(24,867) $0
Unrealized gains (losses) for assets/liabilities still held(6):       
Included in earnings:       
Realized investment gains (losses), net$0
 $586,992
 $(6,007) $0
Asset administration fees and other income$0
 $0
 $0
 $0


(1)Includes U.S. corporate public, U.S. corporate private, foreign corporate publicRealized investment gains (losses) on future policy benefits and foreign corporate private securities. Prior period amounts were aggregated to conform to current period presentation.reinsurance recoverables primarily represent the change in the fair value of the Company's living benefit guarantees on certain of its variable annuity contracts.
(2)Includes asset-backed, commercial mortgage-backed and residential mortgage-backed securities. Prior period amounts were aggregated to conform to current period presentation.
(3)Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation. See Note 2 for details.
(4)Transfers into or out of any level are generally reported at the value as of the beginning of the quarter in which the transfers occur for any such assets still held at the end of the quarter.
(5)Other primarily represents reclassifications of certain assets and liabilities between reporting categories.
(6)(3)Unrealized gains or losses related to assets still held at the end of the period do not include amortization or accretion of premiums and discounts.
(7)(4)Realized investment gains (losses) on Future Policy BenefitsIncludes U.S. corporate public, U.S. corporate private, foreign corporate public and Reinsurance Recoverables primarily represent the change in the fair value of the Company's living benefit guarantees on certain of its variable annuity contracts.foreign corporate private securities.




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(5)Includes asset-backed, commercial mortgage-backed and residential mortgage-backed securities.
(6)Prior period amounts have been updated to conform to current period presentation.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments


The table below presents the carrying amount and fair value by fair value hierarchy level of certain financial instruments that are not reported at fair value. The financial instruments presented below are reported at carrying value on the Company’s Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. In some cases, as described below, the carrying amount equals or approximates fair value.
March 31, 2018March 31, 2019
Fair Value 
Carrying
Amount(2)
Fair Value 
Carrying
Amount(1)
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total TotalLevel 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Total
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Assets:                  
Commercial mortgage and other loans$0
 $0
 $1,150,210
 $1,150,210
 $1,137,366
$0
 $0
 $1,240,689
 $1,240,689
 $1,212,618
Policy loans0
 0
 1,169,847
 1,169,847
 1,169,847
0
 0
 1,251,094
 1,251,094
 1,251,094
Cash and cash equivalents52,686
 28,500
 0
 81,186
 81,186
48,115
 0
 0
 48,115
 48,115
Accrued investment income0
 83,878
 0
 83,878
 83,878
0
 89,358
 0
 89,358
 89,358
Receivables from parent and affiliates0
 150,760
 0
 150,760
 150,760
0
 149,571
 0
 149,571
 149,571
Other assets0
 43,638
 0
 43,638
 43,638
0
 35,112
 0
 35,112
 35,112
Total assets$52,686
 $306,776
 $2,320,057
 $2,679,519
 $2,666,675
$48,115
 $274,041
 $2,491,783
 $2,813,939
 $2,785,868
Liabilities:                  
Policyholders’ account balances - investment contracts$0
 $1,198,114
 $275,384
 $1,473,498
 $1,480,611
$0
 $1,226,786
 $276,008
 $1,502,794
 $1,507,136
Cash collateral for loaned securities0
 13,576
 0
 13,576
 13,576
0
 10,334
 0
 10,334
 10,334
Short-term debt to affiliates0
 80
 0
 80
 80
Payables to parent and affiliates0
 236,760
 0
 236,760
 236,760
0
 217,073
 0
 217,073
 217,073
Other liabilities0
 353,291
 0
 353,291
 353,291
0
 358,256
 0
 358,256
 358,256
Total liabilities$0
 $1,801,821
 $275,384
 $2,077,205
 $2,084,318
$0
 $1,812,449
 $276,008
 $2,088,457
 $2,092,799


December 31, 2017(1)December 31, 2018
Fair Value 
Carrying
Amount(2)
Fair Value 
Carrying
Amount(1)
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total TotalLevel 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Total
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Assets:                  
Commercial mortgage and other loans$0
 $0
 $1,111,625
 $1,111,625
 $1,083,419
$0
 $0
 $1,214,350
 $1,214,350
 $1,209,150
Policy loans0
 0
 1,161,101
 1,161,101
 1,161,101
0
 0
 1,236,077
 1,236,077
 1,236,077
Cash and cash equivalents36,562
 148,000
 0
 184,562
 184,562
56,894
 143,000
 0
 199,894
 199,894
Accrued investment income0
 82,341
 0
 82,341
 82,341
0
 88,278
 0
 88,278
 88,278
Receivables from parent and affiliates0
 167,545
 0
 167,545
 167,545
0
 154,938
 0
 154,938
 154,938
Other assets0
 50,407
 0
 50,407
 50,407
0
 28,950
 0
 28,950
 28,950
Total assets$36,562
 $448,293
 $2,272,726
 $2,757,581
 $2,729,375
$56,894
 $415,166
 $2,450,427
 $2,922,487
 $2,917,287
Liabilities:                  
Policyholders’ account balances - investment contracts$0
 $1,178,583
 $276,435
 $1,455,018
 $1,458,599
$0
 $1,206,747
 $272,322
 $1,479,069
 $1,486,929
Cash collateral for loaned securities0
 33,169
 0
 33,169
 33,169
0
 11,063
 0
 11,063
 11,063
Payables to parent and affiliates0
 223,550
 0
 223,550
 223,550
0
 229,345
 0
 229,345
 229,345
Other liabilities0
 362,592
 0
 362,592
 362,592
0
 372,997
 0
 372,997
 372,997
Total liabilities$0
 $1,797,894
 $276,435
 $2,074,329
 $2,077,910
$0
 $1,820,152
 $272,322
 $2,092,474
 $2,100,334



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(1)
The information presented as of December 31, 2017, excludes certain hedge funds, private equity funds and other funds that were accounted for using the cost method and for which the fair value was measured at NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. The fair value and the carrying value of these cost method investments were $49 million and $41 million, respectively. Due to the adoption of ASU 2016-01 effective January 1, 2018, these assets are carried at fair value at each reporting date with changes in fair value reported in “Other income.” Therefore, as of March 31, 2018, these assets are excluded from this table but are reported in the fair value recurring measurement table.
(2) Carrying values presented herein differ from those in the Company’s Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position because certain items within the respective financial statement captions are not considered financial instruments or are out of scope under authoritative guidance relating to disclosures of the fair value of financial instruments.




6.    INCOME TAXES

The Company uses a full year projected effective tax rate approach to calculate year-to-date taxes. In addition, certain items impacting total income tax expense are recorded in the periods in which they occur. The projected effective tax rate is the ratio of projected “Total income tax expense” divided by projected “Income from operations before income taxes”. 

The Company's income tax provision, on a consolidated basis, amounted to an income tax benefit of $2.4 million, or (29.5)% of income from operations before income taxes in the first three months of 2018, compared to a benefit of $18.5 million, or (85.3)% of income from operations before income taxes in the first three months of 2017. The Company’s current effective tax rate differed from the U.S. statutory rate of 21% primarily due to non-taxable investment income and tax credits. The Company's prior effective tax rate differed from the U.S. statutory rate of 35% primarily due to non-taxable investment income, tax credits, and domestic production activities deduction. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 ("Tax Act of 2017") modified the methodology for determining the dividend received deduction and will likely reduce the tax benefit of non-taxable investment income in periods starting after December 31, 2017.

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Act of 2017 was enacted into U.S. law. As a result, the Company recognized a $17.6 million tax benefit in “Total income tax expense (benefit)” in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2017. In accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 118, the Company recorded the effects of the Tax Act of 2017 as reasonable estimates due to the need for further analysis of the provisions within the Tax Act of 2017 and collection, preparation and analysis of relevant data necessary to complete the accounting. The Company has not fully completed its accounting for the tax effects of the Tax Act of 2017. As the Company completes the collection, preparation and analysis of data relevant to the Tax Act of 2017, and interprets any additional guidance issued by the IRS, U.S. Department of the Treasury, or other standard-setting organizations, the Company may make adjustments to these provisional amounts. These adjustments may materially impact the Company’s provision for income taxes in the period in which the adjustments are made. During the first quarter of 2018, the Company did not recognize additional refinements of our provisional estimates.

The cumulative financial statement impact related to the Tax Act of 2017 as of March 31, 2018 was $17.6 million tax benefit, unchanged from the balance as of December 31, 2017.


7.    REINSURANCE


The Company participates in reinsurance with its affiliates Prudential Life Insurance Company of Taiwan Inc. (“Prudential of Taiwan”), Prudential Arizona Reinsurance Captive Company (“PARCC”), Prudential Arizona Reinsurance Term Company (“PAR Term”), Prudential Arizona Reinsurance Universal Company (“PAR U”), Prudential Universal Reinsurance Company ("PURC"), Prudential Term Reinsurance Company (“Term Re”), PALAC, Gibraltar Universal Life Reinsurance Company ("GUL Re"), and Dryden Arizona Reinsurance Term Company (“DART”), its parent company Prudential Insurance, as well as third parties, and participated in reinsurance with its affiliate Pruco Re through March 31, 2016 and its affiliate Universal Prudential Arizona Reinsurance Company ("UPARC") through June 30, 2017.parties. The reinsurance agreements provide risk diversification and additional capacity for future growth, limit the maximum net loss potential, manage statutory capital, and facilitate the Company's capital market hedging program, and align accounting methodology for the assets and liabilities of living benefit guarantees contained in annuities contracts. See Note 1 for additional information on the change effective April 1, 2016 related to the Variable Annuities Recapture.program. Life reinsurance is accomplished through various plans of reinsurance, primarily yearly renewable term and coinsurance. Reinsurance ceded arrangements do not discharge the Company as the primary insurer. Ceded balances would represent a liability of the Company in the event the reinsurers were unable to meet their obligations to the Company under the terms of the reinsurance agreements. The Company believes a material reinsurance liability resulting from such inability of reinsurers to meet their obligations is unlikely.


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Reserves related to reinsured long durationlong-duration contracts are accounted for using assumptions consistent with those used to account for the underlying contracts. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers for long durationlong-duration reinsurance arrangements are estimated in a manner consistent with the claim liabilities and policy benefits associated with the reinsured policies. Reinsurance premiums ceded for universal life products are accounted for as a reduction of policy charges and fee income. Reinsurance premiums ceded for term insurance products are accounted for as a reduction of premiums.


Realized investment gains and losses include the impact of reinsurance agreements, particularly reinsurance agreements involving living benefit guarantees. The Company has entered into reinsurance agreements to transfer the risk related to the living benefit guarantees on variable annuities to PALAC excluding the PLNJ business which was reinsured to Prudential Insurance. See Note 1 for additional information on the change effective April 1, 2016 related to the Variable Annuities Recapture. Through June 30, 2017, the Company had an agreement with UPARC to reinsure a portion of the no-lapse guarantee provision on certain universal life products. See below for additional information on the change effective July 1, 2017 related to the recapture of the no-lapse guarantee risks that were previously reinsured to UPARC. These reinsurance agreements are derivatives and have been accounted for in the same manner as embedded derivatives and the changes in the fair value of these derivatives are recognized through “Realized investment gains (losses), net”. ForSee Note 4 for additional information related to the accounting for embedded derivatives, see Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.derivatives.


Reinsurance amounts included in the Company’s Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 20172018 were as follows:
 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
 (in thousands)
Reinsurance recoverables$36,106,323
 $34,682,127
Policy loans(132,433) (130,502)
Deferred policy acquisition costs(7,255,866) (7,267,847)
Deferred sales inducements(567,015) (562,052)
Other assets(1)171,968
 185,573
Policyholders’ account balances4,986,354
 5,004,112
Future policy benefits3,619,334
 3,376,048
Other liabilities(2)653,666
 621,856

 March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017
 (in thousands)
Reinsurance recoverables$31,696,534
 $32,555,500
Policy loans(125,587) (124,843)
Deferred policy acquisition costs(6,968,267) (6,832,729)
Deferred sales inducements(616,795) (638,065)
Other assets(1)193,113
 205,430
Policyholders’ account balances5,004,098
 5,004,885
Future policy benefits3,219,983
 3,301,841
Other liabilities(2)587,909
 626,306


(1)“Other assets” includes $0.1 million of unaffiliated activity as of both March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017.2018.
(2)“Other liabilities” includes $42$39 million and $73$27 million of unaffiliated activity as of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively.



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The reinsurance recoverables by counterparty are broken out below:
 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
 (in thousands)
PAR U$11,680,401
 $11,444,032
PALAC9,622,605
 8,828,190
PURC4,211,368
 4,127,455
PARCC2,484,194
 2,527,690
GUL Re2,044,196
 2,017,810
PAR Term1,691,610
 1,678,745
Prudential of Taiwan1,424,669
 1,414,669
Term Re1,347,453
 1,259,141
Prudential Insurance1,355,025
 1,226,917
DART168,676
 119,946
Unaffiliated76,126
 37,532
Total reinsurance recoverables$36,106,323
 $34,682,127

 March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017
 (in thousands)
PAR U$11,096,056
 $11,111,272
PALAC7,343,099
 8,388,988
PURC3,700,711
 3,577,962
PARCC2,535,700
 2,546,673
GUL Re1,845,549
 1,772,950
PAR Term1,583,047
 1,559,618
Prudential of Taiwan1,451,312
 1,406,686
Term Re1,053,052
 966,509
Prudential Insurance1,039,039
 1,152,241
DART36,658
 0
Unaffiliated12,311
 72,601
Total reinsurance recoverables$31,696,534
 $32,555,500




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Reinsurance amounts, included in the Company’s Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended March 31, were as follows:
 Three Months Ended March 31, Three Months Ended March 31,
 2018 2017 2019 2018(8)
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Premiums:        
Direct $441,955
 $417,993
 $462,271
 $441,955
Assumed(1) 60
 66
 54
 60
Ceded (434,100) (412,302)
Ceded(2) (448,331) (434,100)
Net premiums 7,915
 5,757
 13,994
 7,915
Policy charges and fee income:        
Direct 846,723
 781,561
 853,195
 846,247
Assumed 121,709
 116,339
 126,959
 121,709
Ceded(2)(3) (842,536) (769,898) (840,965) (838,801)
Net policy charges and fee income 125,896
 128,002
 139,189
 129,155
Net investment income:        
Direct 79,149
 90,401
 94,558
 79,149
Assumed 373
 360
 396
 373
Ceded (1,607) (1,146) (1,704) (1,607)
Net investment income 77,915
 89,615
 93,250
 77,915
Asset administration fees:        
Direct 87,033
 80,999
 83,868
 87,033
Assumed 0
 0
 0
 0
Ceded (83,560) (76,812) (80,211) (83,560)
Net asset administration fees 3,473
 4,187
 3,657
 3,473
Other income:        
Direct 17,253
 15,438
 19,798
 17,253
Assumed(3)(4) (90) 551
 (200) (90)
Ceded (52) (12) (23) (52)
Amortization of reinsurance income 2,185
 0
 1,382
 2,185
Net other income 19,296
 15,977
 20,957
 19,296
Realized investment gains (losses), net:        
Direct 1,474,762
 622,126
 (635,511) 1,474,762
Assumed 0
 0
 0
 0
Ceded(4)(5) (1,523,804) (654,705) 586,876
 (1,523,804)
Realized investment gains (losses), net (49,042) (32,579) (48,635) (49,042)
Policyholders’ benefits (including change in reserves):        
Direct 654,638
 685,495
 646,311
 651,672
Assumed(5)(6) 112,802
 129,137
 211,750
 112,802
Ceded(6)(7) (718,485) (743,145) (818,583) (712,738)
Net policyholders’ benefits (including change in reserves) 48,955
 71,487
 39,478
 51,736
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances:        
Direct 124,734
 98,917
 94,691
 124,734
Assumed 36,517
 33,934
 30,657
 36,517
Ceded (120,453) (88,091) (81,151) (120,453)
Net interest credited to policyholders’ account balances 40,798
 44,760
 44,197
 40,798
Reinsurance expense allowances and general and administrative expenses, net of capitalization and amortization (433,912) (362,236) (344,015) (434,371)


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(1)"Premiums assumed" includes $0.1 million of unaffiliated activity for both the three months ended March 31, 20182019 and 2017.2018.
(2)"Policy charges and fee incomePremiums ceded" includes $(2)$(0.1) million and $(0.7)$0 million of unaffiliated activity for the three months ended March 31, 20182019, and 2017,2018 respectively.
(3)"OtherPolicy charges and fee income assumed"ceded" includes $(0.1)$(5) million and $0.6$(2) million of unaffiliated activity for the three months ended March 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively.
(4)“Realized investment gains (losses), net ceded”"Other income assumed" includes $(38)$(0.2) million and $(8)$(0.1) million of unaffiliated activity for the three months ended March 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively.
(5)"Policyholders' benefits (including change in reserves) assumed"“Realized investment gains (losses), net ceded” includes $(0.1)$14 million and $0.4$(38) million of unaffiliated activity for the three months ended March 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively.
(6)"Policyholders' benefits (including change in reserves) ceded"assumed" includes $(2)$(0.2) million and $3$(0.1) million of unaffiliated activity for the three months ended March 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively.
(7)"Policyholders' benefits (including change in reserves) ceded" includes $(2) million of unaffiliated activity for both the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.
(8)Prior period amounts in the table above have been revised to correct previously reported numbers. These prior period revisions have also been reflected in the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements. See Note 11 for a more detailed description of the revision.


The gross and net amounts of life insurance face amount in force as of March 31, 20182019 and 20172018 were as follows:
 2019 2018
 (in thousands)
Direct gross life insurance face amount in force$951,643,226
 $893,787,108
Assumed gross life insurance face amount in force40,546,369
 41,584,568
Reinsurance ceded(913,655,428) (864,942,222)
Net life insurance face amount in force$78,534,167
 $70,429,454

 2018 2017
 (in thousands)
Direct gross life insurance face amount in force$893,787,108
 $840,190,324
Assumed gross life insurance face amount in force41,584,568
 42,499,716
Reinsurance ceded(864,942,222) (817,213,475)
Net life insurance face amount in force$70,429,454
 $65,476,565


Information regarding significant affiliated reinsurance agreements is described below.


PAR U


Pruco Life reinsures an amount equal to 70% of all the risks associated with Universal Protector policies having no-lapse guarantees as well as certain of its universal policies, with effective dates prior to January 1, 2011.


Effective July 1, 2011,2012, PLNJ reinsures an amount equal to 95% of all the risks associated with Universal Protector policies having no-lapse guarantees as well as certain of its universal policies, excluding those policies that are subject to principles-based reserving.


On January 2, 2013, Pruco Life began to assume Guaranteed Universal Life ("GUL") business from Prudential Insurance in connection with the acquisition of The Hartford Life Business. The GUL business assumed from Prudential Insurance was subsequently retroceded to PAR U.


PALAC


Effective April 1, 2016, the Company entered into a reinsurance agreement with PALAC to reinsure its variable annuity base contracts, along with the living benefit guarantees, excluding business reinsured externally and the PLNJ business, which was reinsured to Prudential Insurance. See Note 1 for additional information related to the Variable Annuities Recapture.This reinsurance agreement covers new and in force business and excludes business reinsured externally.


PURC


Pruco Life reinsures an amount equal to 70% of all the risks associated with its Universal Protector policies having no-lapse guarantees as well as certain of its universal policies, with effective dates from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2013, with PURC and 95% of all the risks associated with Universal Protector policies having no-lapse guarantees, as well as certain of its universal policies, with effective dates from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2016.


PARCC


The Company reinsures 90% of the risks under its term life insurance policies, with effective dates prior to January 1, 2010 through an automatic coinsurance agreement with PARCC.




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GUL Re


Effective January 1, 2017, Pruco Life entered into an automatic coinsurance agreement with GUL Re to reinsure an amount equal to 95% of all the risks associated with Universal Protector policies having no-lapse guarantees, as well as certain of its universal policies, with effective dates on or after January 1, 2017, excluding those policies that are subject to principles-based reserving.


Effective July 1, 2017, Pruco Life amended this agreement to include 30% of Universal Protector policies having no-lapse guarantees as well as certain of its universal policies with effective dates prior to January 1, 2014.


PAR Term


The Company reinsures 95% of the risks under its term life insurance policies with effective dates January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2013, through an automatic coinsurance agreement with PAR Term.


Prudential of Taiwan


On January 31, 2001, Pruco Life transferred all of its assets and liabilities associated with its TaiwanTaiwanese branch, including its TaiwanTaiwanese insurance book of business, to Prudential of Taiwan, an affiliated company. The mechanism used to transfer this block of business in Taiwan is referred to as a “full acquisition and assumption” transaction. Under this mechanism, Pruco Life is jointly liable with Prudential of Taiwan for two years from the giving of notice to all obligees for all matured obligations and for two years after the maturity date of not-yet-matured obligations. Prudential of Taiwan is also contractually liable, under indemnification provisions of the transaction, for any liabilities that may be asserted against Pruco Life.


The transfer of the insurance related assets and liabilities was accounted for as a long-duration coinsurance transaction under U.S. GAAP. Under this accounting treatment, the insurance related liabilities remain on the books of Pruco Life and an offsetting reinsurance recoverable is established. These assets and liabilities are denominated in U.S. dollars.


Term Re


The Company reinsures 95% of the risks under its term life insurance policies, with effective dates on or after January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2017, through an automatic coinsurance agreement with Term Re. 


Prudential Insurance


The Company has a yearly renewable term reinsurance agreement with Prudential Insurance and reinsures the majority of all mortality risks not otherwise reinsured. Effective July 1, 2017, this agreement has been terminated for certain new business, primarily Universal Life insurance policies. Effective July 1, 2017, the Company will reinsurereinsures a portion of the mortality risk directly to third-party reinsurers and retainretains all of the non-reinsured portion of the mortality risk.


On January 2, 2013, Pruco Life began to assume GUL business from Prudential Insurance in connection with the acquisition of the Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. ("Hartford Financial"). The GUL business assumed from Prudential Insurance was subsequently retroceded to PAR U. In December 2017,May 2018, Hartford Financial announced a definitive agreement to sellsold a group of operating subsidiaries, which includes two of Prudential Insurance's counterparties to these reinsurance arrangements. There is no impact to the terms, rights or obligations of Prudential Insurance, or operation of these reinsurance arrangements, as a result of this change in control of such counterparties. Similarly, there is no impact to the Company's reinsurance arrangements with respect to such GUL business as a result of this change in control.


The Company has reinsured a group annuity contract with Prudential Insurance, in consideration for a single premium payment by the Company, providing reinsurance equal to 100% of all payments due under the contract.


Effective April 1, 2016, PLNJ entered into a reinsurance agreement with Prudential Insurance to reinsure its variable annuity base contracts, along with the living benefit guarantees. See Note 1 for additional information related to the Variable Annuities Recapture.This reinsurance agreement covers new and in force business and excludes business reinsured externally.


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DART


Effective January 1, 2018, the Company entered into an automatic coinsurance agreement with DART to reinsure an amount equal to 95% of the risks associated with its term life insurance policies with effective dates on or after January 1, 2018.

UPARC

Through June 30, 2017, Pruco Life reinsured Universal Protector policies having no-lapse guarantees with effective dates through December 31, 2013 with UPARC. UPARC reinsured an amount equal to 27% of the net amount at risk related to the first $1 million in face amount plus 30% of the net amount at risk related to the face amount in excess of $1 million as well as 30% of the risk of uncollectible policy charges and fees associated with the no-lapse guarantee provision of these policies.

Effective July 1, 2017, Pruco Life recaptured the risks related to the no-lapse guarantees that were previously reinsured to UPARC and subsequently included these risks as part of the business ceded to GUL Re under the amended coinsurance agreement on that date. As part of the recapture, the Company received invested assets of $557 million as consideration from UPARC and unwound the associated reinsurance recoverable of $760 million. As a result, the Company recognized a loss of $203 million immediately.

Pruco Re

Through March 31, 2016, the Company, including its wholly-owned subsidiary PLNJ, entered into various automatic coinsurance agreements with Pruco Re to reinsure its living benefit guarantees sold on certain of its annuities. See Note 1 for additional information on the change effective April 1, 2016 related to the Variable Annuities Recapture.


Information regarding significant third partythird-party reinsurance arrangements is described below.


Union Hamilton


Between April 1, 2015 and December 31, 2016, the Company, excluding its subsidiaries, reinsured approximately 50% of the new business related to “highest daily” living benefits rider guarantees on HDI v.3.0 product, available with Prudential Premier® Retirement Variable Annuity, to Union Hamilton. During that time period, the Company ceded approximately $2.9 billion of new rider premiums to Union Hamilton under this agreement. This reinsurance remains in force for the duration of the underlying annuity contracts. New sales of HDI v.3.0 subsequent to December 31, 2016 are not covered by this external reinsurance agreement. As of March 31, 2018, $3.22019, $3.1 billion of HDI v.3.0 account values are reinsured to Union Hamilton.



7.    INCOME TAXES

The Company uses a full year projected effective tax rate approach to calculate year-to-date taxes. In addition, certain items impacting total income tax expense are recorded in the periods in which they occur. The projected effective tax rate is the ratio of projected "Income tax expense (benefit)" divided by projected "Income (loss) from operations before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint venture." Taxes attributable to the operating joint venture are recorded within "Equity in earnings of operating joint venture, net of taxes." The interim period tax expense (or benefit) is the difference between the year-to-date income tax provision and the amounts reported for the previous interim periods of the fiscal year.

The Company's income tax provision, on a consolidated basis, amounted to an income tax benefit of $(16.9) million, or (23.57)% of income (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings of operating joint venture, in the first three months of 2019, compared to $(2.7) million, or (29.20)%, in the first three months of 2018. The Company's current and prior effective tax rates differed from the U.S. statutory rate of 21% primarily due to non-taxable investment income and tax credits.

8. EQUITY


Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)


AOCI represents the cumulative OCI items that are reported separate from net income and detailed on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The balance of and changes in each component of “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)”AOCI as of and for the three months ended March 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, are as follows:
 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
 
Net Unrealized
Investment Gains
(Losses)(1)
 Pension Unrecognized Net Periodic Benefit (Cost) 
Total Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 (in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2017$(234) $165,580
 $0
 $165,346
Change in OCI before reclassifications(923) (145,519) (22) (146,464)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI0
 490
 0
 490
Income tax benefit (expense)194
 30,501
 5
 30,700
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2016-010
 (1,539) 0
 (1,539)
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-02(50) 30,449
 0
 30,399
Balance, March 31, 2018$(1,013) $79,962
 $(17) $78,932
 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustment
 
Net Unrealized
Investment Gains
(Losses)(1)
 
Total Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 (in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2018$(17,448) $(10,848) $(28,296)
Change in OCI before reclassifications6,049
 156,295
 162,344
Amounts reclassified from AOCI0
 3,790
 3,790
Income tax benefit (expense)(19) (33,614) (33,633)
Balance, March 31, 2019$(11,418) $115,623
 $104,205
 


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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
 
Net Unrealized
Investment Gains
(Losses)(1)
 Pension Unrecognized Net Periodic Benefit (Cost) 
Total Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustment
 
Net Unrealized
Investment Gains
(Losses)(1)
 
Total Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2016$(402) $71,377
 $0
 $70,975
Balance, December 31, 2017$(234) $165,580
 $165,346
Change in OCI before reclassifications23
 23,059
 0
 23,082
(923) (145,541) (146,464)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI0
 4,144
 0
 4,144
0
 490
 490
Income tax benefit (expense)(8) (9,521) 0
 (9,529)194
 30,506
 30,700
Balance, March 31, 2017$(387) $89,059
 $0
 $88,672
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2016-010
 (1,539) (1,539)
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-02(50) 30,449
 30,399
Balance, March 31, 2018$(1,013) $79,945
 $78,932


(1)
Includes cash flow hedges of $(41)$15 million and $(18) million as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, and $1 million and $41 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively and $31 million and $41 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.


Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
2018 20172019 2018
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (1)(2):      
Net unrealized investment gains (losses):      
Cash flow hedges - Currency/Interest rate(3)$319
 $3,133
$394
 $319
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities(4)(809) (7,277)(4,184) (809)
Total net unrealized investment gains (losses)(4)(490) (4,144)(3,790) (490)
Total reclassifications for the period$(490) $(4,144)$(3,790) $(490)


(1)All amounts are shown before tax.
(2)Positive amounts indicate gains/benefits reclassified out of AOCI. Negative amounts indicate losses/costs reclassified out of AOCI.
(3)See Note 4 for additional information on cash flow hedges.
(4)See table below for additional information on unrealized investment gains (losses), including the impact on deferred policy acquisition costs and other costs, future policy benefits, and policyholders’ account balances.balances and other liabilities. 

Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)


Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on securities classified as available-for-sale and certain other invested assets and other assets are included in the Company’s Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as a component of AOCI. Changes in these amounts include reclassification adjustments to exclude from "Other comprehensive income (loss)"OCI those items that are included as part of “Net income” for a period that had been part of "Other comprehensive income (loss)"OCI in earlier periods. The amounts for the periods indicated below, split between amounts related to fixed maturity securities on which an OTTI loss has been recognized, and all other net unrealized investment gains (losses), are as follows:


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Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses) on Fixed Maturity Securities on which an OTTI loss has been recognized
Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
 Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Other Costs Future Policy Benefits and Policyholders' Account Balances 
Deferred
Income Tax
(Liability)
Benefit
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Related To Net
Unrealized
Investment
Gains (Losses)
Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments
 Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Other Costs(2) Future Policy Benefits, Policyholders' Account Balances and Other Liabilities(3) 
Deferred
Income Tax
(Liability)
Benefit
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Related To Net
Unrealized
Investment
Gains (Losses)
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2017$1,609
 $(99) $22
 $(682) $850
Balance, December 31, 2018$(689) $(152) $37
 $(192) $(996)
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period(776) 0
 0
 163
 (613)573
 0
 0
 (120) 453
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income(136) 0
 0
 29
 (107)(85) 0
 0
 18
 (67)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI (gains) losses excluded from net income(1)0
 0
 0
 0
 0
(207) 0
 0
 43
 (164)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs and other costs0
 6
 0
 (1) 5
0
 110
 0
 (23) 87
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits and policyholders' account balances0
 0
 (13) 3
 (10)
Balance, March 31, 2018$697
 $(93) $9
 $(488) $125
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits, policyholders' account balances and other liabilities0
 0
 (65) 14
 (51)
Balance, March 31, 2019$(408) $(42) $(28) $(260) $(738)


(1)Represents "transfers in" related to the portion of OTTI losses recognized during the period that were not recognized in earnings for securities with no prior OTTI loss.
(2)"Other costs" primarily includes reinsurance recoverables and deferred reinsurance losses.
(3)"Other liabilities" primarily includes reinsurance payables.


All Other Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses) in AOCI
 
Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments(1)
 Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Other Costs Future Policy Benefits and Policyholders' Account Balances 
Deferred
Income Tax
(Liability)
Benefit
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Related To Net
Unrealized
Investment
Gains (Losses)
 (in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2017$272,809
 $1,832
 $(28,998) $(80,913) $164,730
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period(156,044) 0
 0
 32,818
 (123,226)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income626
 0
 0
 (132) 494
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI (gains) losses excluded from net income(2)0
 0
 0
 0
 0
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs and other costs0
 (29,720) 0
 6,250
 (23,470)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits and policyholders' account balances0
 0
 41,028
 (8,629) 32,399
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2016-01(2,368) 0
 0
 829
 (1,539)
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2018-020
 0
 0
 30,449
 30,449
Balance, March 31, 2018$115,023
 $(27,888) $12,030
 $(19,328) $79,837
 
Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
on Investments(2)
 Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Other Costs(3) Future Policy Benefits, Policyholders' Account Balances and Other Liabilities(4) 
Deferred
Income Tax
(Liability)
Benefit
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Related To Net
Unrealized
Investment
Gains (Losses)
 (in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2018$(16,632) $(65,743) $68,005
 $4,518
 $(9,852)
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period174,288
 0
 0
 (36,596) 137,692
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income3,875
 0
 0
 (814) 3,061
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI (gains) losses excluded from net income(1)207
 0
 0
 (43) 164
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs and other costs0
 141,369
 0
 (29,684) 111,685
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits, policyholders' account balances and other liabilities0
 0
 (159,980) 33,591
 (126,389)
Balance, March 31, 2019$161,738
 $75,626
 $(91,975) $(29,028) $116,361




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(1)Includes cash flow hedges. See Note 4 for information on cash flow hedges.
(2)Represents "transfers out" related to the portion of OTTI losses recognized during the period that were not recognized in earnings for securities with no prior OTTI loss.
(2)Includes cash flow hedges. See Note 4 for information on cash flow hedges.
(3)"Other costs" primarily includes reinsurance recoverables and deferred reinsurance losses.
(4)"Other liabilities" primarily includes reinsurance payables.


9.    RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS


The Company has extensive transactions and relationships with Prudential Insurance and other affiliates. Although we seek to ensure that these transactions and relationships are fair and reasonable, it is possible that the terms of these transactions are not the same as those that would result from transactions among unrelated parties.


Expense Charges and Allocations


Many of the Company’s expenses are allocations or charges from Prudential Insurance or other affiliates. These expenses can be grouped into general and administrative expenses and agency distribution expenses.


The Company’s general and administrative expenses are charged to the Company using allocation methodologies based on business production processes. Management believes that the methodology is reasonable and reflects costs incurred by Prudential Insurance to process transactions on behalf of the Company. The Company operates under service and lease agreements whereby services of officers and employees, supplies, use of equipment and office space are provided by Prudential Insurance. The Company reviews its allocation methodology periodically which it may adjust accordingly. General and administrative expenses include allocations of stock compensation expenses related to a stock-based awards program and a deferred compensation program issued by Prudential Financial. The expense charged to the Company for the stock-based awards program was $0.2$0.1 million and $0.1$0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively. The expense charged to the Company for the deferred compensation program was $2$3 million and $3$2 million for the three months ended March 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively.


The Company is charged for its share of employee benefit expenses. These expenses include costs for funded and non-funded contributory and non-contributory defined benefit pension plans. Some of these benefits are based on final earnings and length of service while others are based on an account balance, which takes into consideration age, service and earnings during a career. The Company’s share of net expense for the pension plans was $5 million and $6 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017.respectively.


The Company is also charged for its share of the costs associated with welfare plans issued by Prudential Insurance. These expenses include costs related to medical, dental, life insurance and disability. The Company's share of net expense for the welfare plans was $6 million and $7 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017.respectively.


Prudential Insurance sponsors voluntary savings plans for its employee 401(k) plans. The plans provide for salary reduction contributions by employees and matching contributions by the Company of up to 4% of annual salary. The Company’s expense for its share of the voluntary savings plan was $2 million and $3 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017.respectively.


The Company is charged distribution expenses from Prudential Insurance’s agency network for both its domestic life and annuity products through a transfer pricing agreement, which is intended to reflect a market basedmarket-based pricing arrangement.


The Company pays commissions and certain other fees to Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc. (“PAD”) in consideration for PAD’s marketing and underwriting of the Company’s annuity products. Commissions and fees are paid by PAD to broker-dealers who sell the Company’s annuity products. Commissions and fees paid by the Company to PAD were $175$179 million and $155$175 million for the three months ended March 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively.


The Company is charged for its share of corporate expenses incurred by Prudential Financial to benefit its businesses, such as advertising, executive oversight, external affairs and philanthropic activity.  The Company’s share of corporate expenses was $18$17 million and $17$18 million for the three months ended March 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively.



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Corporate Owned Life Insurance


The Company has sold five Corporate OwnedCorporate-Owned Life Insurance (“COLI”) policies to Prudential Insurance, and one to Prudential Financial. The cash surrender value included in separate accounts for these COLI policies was $3,739$4,014 million at March 31, 20182019 and $3,688$3,631 million at December 31, 2017.2018. Fees related to these COLI policies were $13 million and $12 million for both the three months ended

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March 31, 20182019 and 2017.2018. The Company retains the majority of the mortality risk associated with these COLI policies up to $3.5 million per individual policy.


Affiliated Investment Management Expenses


In accordance with an agreement with PGIM, Inc. ("PGIM"), the Company pays investment management expenses to PGIM who acts as investment manager to certain Company general account and separate account assets. Investment management expenses paid to PGIM related to this agreement were $3 million for both the three months ended March 31, 20182019 and 2017.2018. These expenses are recorded as “Net investment income” in the Company's Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).


Derivative Trades


In its ordinary course of business, the Company enters into OTC derivative contracts with an affiliate, PGF. For these OTC derivative contracts, PGF has a substantially equal and offsetting position with an external counterparty. See Note 4 for additional information.


Joint Ventures


The Company has made investments in joint ventures with certain subsidiaries of Prudential Financial. "Other invested assets" includes $81$96 million and $79$88 million as of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively. "Net investment income" related to these ventures includes a gain of $0.1$5 million and $4$0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively.


Affiliated Asset Administration Fee Income


The Company has a revenue sharing agreement with AST Investment Services, Inc. ("ASTISI") and PGIM Investments LLC ("PGIM Investments") whereby the Company receives fee income based on policyholders' separate account balances invested in the Advanced Series Trust. Income received from ASTISI and PGIM Investments related to this agreement was $84$81 million and $77$84 million for the three months ended March 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively. These revenues are recorded as “Asset administration fees” in the Company's Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).


The Company has a revenue sharing agreement with PGIM Investments, whereby the Company receives fee income based on policyholders' separate account balances invested in The Prudential Series Fund. Income received from PGIM Investments related to this agreement was $2 million and $3 million for both the three months ended March 31, 20182019 and 2017, respectively.2018. These revenues are recorded as “Asset administration fees” in the Company's Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).


Affiliated Notes Receivable


Affiliated notes receivable included in “Receivables from parent and affiliates” at March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 20172018 were as follows:
 Maturity Dates Interest Rates March 31, 2018 December 31, 2017
         (in thousands)
U.S. Dollar floating rate notes  2028 3.13%-3.74% $6,531
 $6,551
U.S. Dollar fixed rate notes2022-2027 0.00%-14.85% 122,828
 126,020
Total long-term notes receivable - affiliated(1)        $129,359
 $132,571
 Maturity Dates Interest Rates March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
         (in thousands)
U.S. dollar floating rate notes2028 4.02%-4.23% $0
 $6,502
U.S. dollar fixed rate notes2020-2027 0.00%-14.85% 128,479
 128,140
Total notes receivable - affiliated(1)        $128,479
 $134,642


(1)All long-term notes receivable may be called for prepayment prior to the respective maturity dates under specified circumstances.


The affiliated notes receivable shown above include those classified as loans, and carried at unpaid principal balance, net of any allowance for losses and thoseare classified as available-for-sale securities and other trading account assets carried at fair value. The Company monitors the internal and external credit ratings of these loans and loan performance. The Company also considers any guarantees made by Prudential Insurance for loans due from affiliates.



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Accrued interest receivable related to these loans was $0.7$0.6 million and $1 million at March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively, and is included in “Other assets”. Revenues related to these loansassets were $1 million for both the three months ended March 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, and are included in “Other income”.


Affiliated Asset Transfers


The Company participates in affiliated asset trades with parent and sister companies. Book and market value differences for trades with a parent and sister are recognized within "Additional paid-in capital" (“APIC”) and "Realized investment gains (losses), net", respectively. The table below shows affiliated asset trades for the three months ended March 31, 20182019 and for the year ended December 31, 2017.2018.
Affiliate Date Transaction   Security Type   Fair Value   Book Value   APIC, Net of Tax Increase/(Decrease) 
Realized
Investment
Gain (Loss)
        (in thousands)
DART January 2018 Purchase Other Invested Assets $21,457
 $21,457
 $0
 $0
PALAC April 2018 Purchase Fixed Maturities $64,313
 $64,313
 $0
 $0
GUL Re May 2018 Purchase Fixed Maturities $87,486
 $87,486
 $0
 $0
GUL Re May 2018 Purchase Fixed Maturities $37,921
 $37,921
 $0
 $0
Prudential Realty Securities, Inc. November 2018 Purchase Commercial Mortgages $3,259
 $3,425
 $0
 $(167)
Prudential Insurance February 2019 Sale Commercial Mortgages $4,995
 $5,000
 $(4) $0
Affiliate Date Transaction   Security Type   Fair Value   Book Value   APIC, Net of Tax Increase/(Decrease) 
Realized
Investment
Gain/(Loss)
        (in thousands)
PALAC January 2017 Purchase Fixed Maturities & Short-Term Investments $29
 $29
 $0
 $0
Prudential Insurance June 2017 Sale Fixed Maturities & Short-Term Investments $16,965
 $16,515
 $293
 $0
Prudential Insurance June 2017 Sale Commercial Mortgages $43,198
 $42,301
 $584
 $0
UPARC September 2017 Transfer In Other Invested Assets $37,354
 $37,354
 $0
 $0
GUL Re September 2017 Transfer Out Other Invested Assets $72,354
 $72,354
 $0
 $0
GUL Re September 2017 Transfer Out Fixed Maturities & Short-Term Investments $1,254,457
 $1,195,697
 $0
 $58,760
Prudential Financial September 2017 Transfer In Fixed Maturities & Short-Term Investments $415,271
 $376,412
 $25,259
 $0
Prudential Financial September 2017 Transfer Out Fixed Maturities & Short-Term Investments $415,271
 $376,412
 $25,259
 $0
UPARC September 2017 Transfer In Fixed Maturities & Short-Term Investments $417,067
 $385,459
 $0
 $31,608
UPARC September 2017 Transfer In Trading Account Assets $6,225
 $5,002
 $0
 $1,223
GUL Re September 2017 Transfer Out Trading Account Assets $6,225
 $5,002
 $0
 $1,223
UPARC September 2017 Purchase Other Invested Assets - Derivatives $20,685
 $20,685
 $0
 $0
UPARC November 2017 Purchase Fixed Maturities & Short-Term Investments $41,250
 $34,332
 $0
 $6,919
Prudential Insurance December 2017 Sale Commercial Mortgages $106,199
 $105,191
 $655
 $0
DART January 2018 Purchase Other Invested Assets $21,457
 $21,457
 $0
 $0

 

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Debt Agreements


The Company is authorized to borrow funds up to $2.2 billion from affiliates to meet its capital and other funding needs. The following table provides the breakoutAs of the Company's short-term and long-term debt with affiliates for the three months ended March 31, 20182019 and for the year ended December 31, 2017.2018, there was no debt outstanding.
Affiliate Date Issued Amount of Notes - March 31, 2018 Amount of Notes - December 31, 2017 Interest Rate Date of Maturity
    (in thousands)    
Prudential Funding, LLC 3/29/2018 $80
 $0
 1.77% 4/2/2018
Total Loans Payable to Affiliates   $80
 $0
    


The total interest expense to the Company related to loans payable to affiliates was $0.1$0.2 million and $0.2$0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 20182019 and 2017,2018, respectively.


Contributed Capital and Dividends


Through March 2019, the Company did not receive any capital contributions from Prudential Insurance. In March 2018, the Company received a capital contribution in the amount of $6 million from Prudential Insurance. In March 2017 and July 2017, the Company received capital contributions in the amounts of $5 million and $149 million, respectively, from Prudential Insurance.


Through March 31,2019, the Company did not pay any dividends to Prudential Insurance. In 2018, the Company did not pay any dividends. In December of 2017, the Company paid a dividend in the amount of $250 million to Prudential Insurance.


Reinsurance with Affiliates


As discussed in Note 7,6, the Company participates in reinsurance transactions with certain affiliates.


10.    COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES


Commitments


The Company has made commitments to fund commercial mortgage loans. As of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the outstanding balances on these commitments were $3$40 million and $15$14 million, respectively. The Company also made commitments to purchase or fund investments, mostly private fixed maturities. As of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017, $1852018, $276 million and $196$257 million, respectively, of these commitments were outstanding.



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Guarantees


In July 2017, the Company formed a joint venture with CT Corp to provide life insurance solutions in Indonesia. The Company owns a 49% interest in the joint venture and has entered into a shareholders agreement with CT Corp that setsets out their respective rights and obligations with respect to the joint venture. Among other things, the shareholders agreement obligates the Company and CT Corp to provide capital to the joint venture, as necessary to comply with applicable law or to maintain a specified minimum amount of capital in the joint venture. This obligation is not limited to a maximum amount. The Company does not expect to make any payments on this guarantee and is not carrying any liabilities associated with the guarantee.


Contingent Liabilities


On an ongoing basis, the Company’s internal supervisoryCompany and control functionsits regulators review the quality ofits operations including, but not limited to, sales marketing and other customer interface procedures and practices, and procedures for meeting obligations to our customers and other parties. These reviews may recommend modifications or enhancements. From time to time, this review process resultsresult in the discoverymodification or enhancement of product administration, servicingprocesses or the imposition of other errors,action plans, including errors relating toconcerning management oversight, sales and other customer interface procedures and practices, and the timing or amountcomputation of payments or contract values due to customers.customers and other parties. In certain cases, if appropriate, the Company may offer customers or other parties remediation and may incur charges, including the cost of such remediation, administrative costs and regulatory fines.


The Company is subject to the laws and regulations of states and other jurisdictions concerning the identification, reporting and escheatment of unclaimed or abandoned funds, and is subject to audit and examination for compliance with these requirements. For additional discussion of these matters, see “Litigation and Regulatory Matters” below.

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It is possible that the results of operations or the cash flows of the Company in a particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected as a result of payments in connection with the matters discussed above or other matters depending, in part, upon the results of operations or cash flows for such period. Management believes, however, that ultimate payments in connection with these matters, after consideration of applicable reserves and rights to indemnification, should not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.


Litigation and Regulatory Matters


The Company is subject to legal and regulatory actions in the ordinary course of its business. Pending legal and regulatory actions include proceedings specific to the Company and proceedings generally applicable to business practices in the industry in which it operates. The Company is subject to class action lawsuits and other litigation involving a variety of issues and allegations involving sales practices, claims payments and procedures, premium charges, policy servicing and breach of fiduciary duty to customers. The Company is also subject to litigation arising out of its general business activities, such as its investments, contracts, leases and labor and employment relationships, including claims of discrimination and harassment, and could be exposed to claims or litigation concerning certain business or process patents. In addition, the Company, along with other participants in the businesses in which it engages, may be subject from time to time to investigations, examinations and inquiries, in some cases industry-wide, concerning issues or matters upon which such regulators have determined to focus. In some of the Company’s pending legal and regulatory actions, parties are seeking large and/or indeterminate amounts, including punitive or exemplary damages. The outcome of litigation or a regulatory matter, and the amount or range of potential loss at any particular time, is often inherently uncertain.


The Company establishes accruals for litigation and regulatory matters when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of that loss can be reasonably estimated. For litigation and regulatory matters where a loss may be reasonably possible, but not probable, or is probable but not reasonably estimable, no accrual is established, but the matter, if material, is disclosed. The Company estimates that as of March 31, 2018,2019, the aggregate range of reasonably possible losses in excess of accruals established for those litigation and regulatory matters for which such an estimate currently can be made is less than $30$100 million. This estimate is not an indication of expected loss, if any, or the Company's maximum possible loss exposure on such matters. The Company reviews relevant information with respect to its litigation and regulatory matters on a quarterly and annual basis and updates its accruals, disclosures and estimates of reasonably possible loss based on such reviews.


For aThe following discussion of the Company's litigation and regulatory matters seeprovides an update of those matters discussed in Note 1114 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.2018, and should be read in conjunction with the complete descriptions provided in the Form 10-K.


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Securities Lending and Foreign Tax Reclaim Matter

In 2016, Prudential Financial self-reported to the SEC and the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL"), and notified other regulators, that in previously reportedsome cases it failed to maximize securities lending income for the benefit of certain separate account investments due to a long-standing restriction benefiting Prudential Financial that limited the availability of loanable securities. Prudential Financial has removed the restriction and implemented a remediation plan for the benefit of customers. As part of Prudential Financial’s review of this matter, in 2018 it further self-reported to the SEC, and notified other regulators, that in some cases it failed to timely process foreign tax reclaims for the separate account investments. Prudential Financial has corrected the foreign tax reclaim process and has implemented a remediation plan for the benefit of customers.

The DOL’s review of the securities lending matter is closed. Prudential Financial is cooperating with the SEC in its review of the securities lending and foreign tax reclaim matters disclosed as(which includes a review of December 31, 2017.the remediation plans) and has entered into discussions with the SEC staff regarding a possible settlement of both matters that would potentially involve charges under the Investment Advisers Act and financial remedies. Prudential Financial cannot predict the outcome of the discussions with the SEC regarding these matters.


Summary


The Company’s litigation and regulatory matters are subject to many uncertainties, and given their complexity and scope, their outcome cannot be predicted. It is possible that the Company’s results of operations or cash flows in a particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected by an ultimate unfavorable resolution of pending litigation and regulatory matters depending, in part, upon the results of operations or cash flows for such period. In light of the unpredictability of the Company’s litigation and regulatory matters, it is also possible that in certain cases an ultimate unfavorable resolution of one or more pending litigation or regulatory matters could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position. Management believes, however, that, based on information currently known to it, the ultimate outcome of all pending litigation and regulatory matters, after consideration of applicable reserves and rights to indemnification, is not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.


11.    REVISION TO PRIOR YEAR INFORMATION

Revisions to 2018 Consolidated Financial Statements

In 2018, the Company identified an error in the calculation of reserves for certain individual life products that impacted several line items within previously issued consolidated financial statements. Prior period amounts have been revised in the financial statements and related disclosures to correct this error as shown below. Management evaluated these adjustments and concluded they were not material to any previously reported quarterly or annual financial statements.

Management assessed the materiality of the misstatement described above on prior period financial statements in accordance with SEC SAB No. 99, Materiality, codified in ASC 250-10, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections ("ASC 250"), and concluded that these misstatements were not material to any prior annual or interim periods. Accordingly, in accordance with ASC 250 (SAB No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2018 have been revised.

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The following are selected line items from the consolidated financial statements illustrating the effects of these revisions:

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 As Previously Reported Revision As Revised
 (in thousands)
REVENUES     
Policy charges and fee income$125,896
 $3,259
 $129,155
TOTAL REVENUES185,453
 3,259
 188,712
BENEFITS AND EXPENSES     
Policyholders' benefits48,955
 2,781
 51,736
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs26,604
 (459) 26,145
TOTAL BENEFITS AND EXPENSES177,147
 2,322
 179,469
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURE8,306
 937
 9,243
Income tax expense (benefit)(2,448) (251) (2,699)
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF OPERATING JOINT VENTURE10,754
 1,188
 11,942
NET INCOME (LOSS)$10,116
 $1,188
 $11,304
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)$(105,158) $1,188
 $(103,970)

Consolidated Statements of Equity
 Retained Earnings Total Equity
 As Previously Reported Revision As Revised As Previously Reported Revision As Revised
 (in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2017$1,511,698
 $14,612
 $1,526,310
 $2,820,636
 $14,612
 $2,835,248
Comprehensive income (loss):           
Net income (loss)10,116
 1,188
 11,304
 10,116
 1,188
 11,304
Total comprehensive income (loss)      (105,158) 1,188
 (103,970)
Balance, March 31, 2018$1,499,351
 $15,800
 $1,515,151
 $2,727,375
 $15,800
 $2,743,175

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 As Previously Reported Revision As Revised
 (in thousands)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:     
Net income (loss)$10,116
 $1,188
 $11,304
Policy charges and fee income(24,173) 476
 (23,697)
Future policy benefits511,380
 (2,968) 508,412
Reinsurance recoverables(430,215) 5,748
 (424,467)
Deferred policy acquisition costs(45,184) (458) (45,642)
Income taxes(2,651) (251) (2,902)
Other, net(93,619) (3,735) (97,354)
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities(7,769) 0
 (7,769)


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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations


Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) addresses the consolidated financial condition of Pruco Life Insurance Company, or the “Company,” as of March 31, 2018,2019, compared with December 31, 2017,2018, and its consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 20182019 and 2017.2018. You should read the following analysis of our consolidated financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the MD&A, the “Risk Factors” section, and the audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017,2018, as well as the statements under “Forward-Looking Statements” and the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.



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Overview


The Company sells variable and fixed annuities, universal life insurance, variable life insurance and term life insurance primarily through affiliated and unaffiliated distributors in the United States.


In July 2017, the Company announced the formation of a joint venture with CT Corp to provide life insurance solutions in Indonesia. CT Corp controls one of Indonesia’s largest and most prominent business groups with primary areas of focus in the financial services, media, retail, property, lifestyle and entertainment sectors. The joint venture, in which the Company owns a 49% interest, is expected to take a multi-product and multi-channel distribution approach and will leverage CT Corp’s existing businesses and strategic partnerships to offer insurance products to customers. While this transaction is expected to provide long-term growth potential, it is not currently significant to the operating results of the Company.


Regulatory Developments

Fiduciary Rules

In March 2018, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the fiduciary rules adopted by the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) in April 2016. The decision became effective on May 7, 2018. We cannot predict how the decision will impact our business, including in view of other pending regulatory developments regarding enhanced standards of care.

In April 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed a package of rulemakings and interpretative guidance that would, among other things, require broker-dealers to act in the best interest of retail customers when recommending securities transactions or investment strategies to them. The proposals would also clarify the SEC’s views of the fiduciary duty that investment advisers owe to their clients. If enacted in their current form, we believe the primary impact of the proposals would be to sales of certain of our products and to our Prudential Advisors distribution system. Given the uncertainty of the ultimate outcome of these proposals, we cannot predict the timing of any final rules or interpretations or their expected effects on our businesses.


For additional information on the potential impacts of regulation on the Company see “Business—Regulation” and “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.2018.


Impact of a Low Interest Rate Environment


As a global financial services company, market interest rates are a key driver of our results of operations and financial condition. Changes in interest rates can affect our results of operations and/or our financial condition in several ways, including favorable or adverse impacts to:
• investment-related activity, including: investment income returns, net interest margins, net investment spread
results, new money rates, mortgage loan prepayments and bond redemptions;
• insurance reserve levels, market experience true-ups and amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”);
• customer account values, including their impact on fee income;
• product offerings, design features, crediting rates and sales mix; and
• policyholder behavior, including surrender or withdrawal activity.


Interest rates in the U.S. have experienced a period of historically low levels in large part due to Federal Reserve efforts to assist with the economic recovery subsequent to the financial crisis of 2008. While market conditions and events make uncertain the timing, amount and impact of any monetary policy decisions by the Federal Reserve, a trend of rising interest rates may enhance our reinvestment yields, primarily for our investments in fixed maturity securities and commercial mortgage loans. As interest rates rise, our reinvestment yield may approach or exceed the overall portfolio yield. Conversely, if interest rates were to decline, our reinvestment yield may fall below our overall portfolio yield, resulting in an unfavorable impact to earnings.

For more information on interest rate risks, see “Risk Factors—Market Risk” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.2018.


Revenues and Expenses


The Company earns revenues principally from insurance premiums, mortality and expense fees, asset administration fees from insurance and investment products, and from net investment income on the investment of general account and other funds. The Company earnsreceives premiums primarily from the sale of individual life insurance and annuity products. The Company earns mortality and expense fees, and asset administration fees, primarily from the sale and servicing of universal life insurance and separate account products including variable life insurance and variable annuities. The Company’s operating expenses principally consist of insurance benefits provided and reserves established for anticipated future insurance benefits, general business expenses, reinsurance premiums, commissions and other costs of selling and servicing the various products sold and interest credited on general account liabilities.


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Profitability


The Company’s profitability depends principally on its ability to price our insurance and annuity products at a level that enables us to earn a margin over the costs associated with providing benefits and administering those products. Profitability also depends on, among other items, our actuarial and policyholder behavior experience on insurance and annuity products, our ability to attract and retain customer assets, generate and maintain favorable investment results, and manage expenses.


See “Risk Factors” in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20172018 for a discussion of risks that have materially affected and may affect in the future the Company’s business, results of operations or financial condition, or cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those expected or those expressed in any forward looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company.

Products

Individual Annuities

The Company offers a wide array of annuities, including variable annuities with (1) fixed interest rate allocation options, subject to a market value adjustment, that are registered with the SEC and (2) fixed-rate allocation options not subject to a market value adjustment and not registered with the SEC. The Company also offers fixed annuitization options during the payout phase of its variable annuities.
We offer certain variable annuities that provide our contractholders with tax-deferred asset accumulation together with a base death benefit, an optional enhanced death benefit and a suite of optional guaranteed living benefits (including versions with enhanced guaranteed minimum death benefits) and annuitization options. The majority of our currently sold variable annuity contracts include an optional guaranteed living benefit which provides, among other features, the ability to make withdrawals based on the highest daily contract value plus a specified return, credited for a period of time. This contract value is a notional amount that forms the basis for determining periodic withdrawals for the life of the contractholder, and cannot be accessed as a lump-sum surrender value. Certain optional living benefits can also be purchased with a companion optional death benefit, also based on a highest daily contract value. Our results are impacted by the fee rates we assess on our products. Some of our historical in force products have fee tiers that decline throughout the life of the contract while our newer products generally have lower fee rates.
The Prudential Premier® Retirement Variable Annuity with Highest Daily Lifetime Income (“HDI”) offers lifetime income based on the highest daily account value plus a compounded deferral credit. HDI v.3.0 is the most current version of our “highest daily” guaranteed living benefits. An optional enhanced death benefit called Legacy Protection Plus is available only at time of purchase and not in combination with any other benefit options. Under the Legacy Protection Plus benefit, we maintain a separate death benefit amount based on the contract holder's purchase payments subject to annual roll-up increases at a preset rate until certain events occur.
The Prudential Defined Income (“PDI”) Variable Annuity complements other variable annuity products we offer with the highest daily lifetime income benefit. PDI provides for guaranteed lifetime withdrawal payments, but restricts contractholder investment to a single bond fund sub-account within the separate accounts. PDI includes a living benefit guarantee which provides for a specified lifetime income withdrawal rate applied to purchase payments paid, subject to annual roll-up increases until lifetime withdrawals commence, but does not have the highest daily feature.

We also offer variable annuities without guaranteed living benefits. The Prudential Premier® Investment Variable Annuity ("PPI") offers tax-deferred asset accumulation, annuitization options and an optional death benefit that guarantees the contractholder’s beneficiary a return of total purchase payments made to the contract, adjusted for any partial withdrawals, upon death.

Excluding our PDI product, the majority of our variable annuities generally provide our contractholders with the opportunity to allocate purchase payments to sub-accounts that invest in underlying proprietary and/or non-proprietary mutual funds, frequently under asset allocation programs. Certain products also allow or require allocation to fixed-rate accounts that are invested in the general account and are credited with interest at rates we determine, subject to certain minimums. We also offer fixed annuities that provide a guarantee of principal and interest credited at rates we determine, subject to certain contractual minimums. For certain products, we have the ability to reset the crediting rates at our discretion subject to certain contract terms establishing guaranteed minimum interest crediting rates. Certain allocations made in the fixed-rate accounts of our variable annuities and certain fixed annuities impose a market value adjustment if the invested amount is not held to maturity.

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In addition, most contracts also guarantee the contractholder's beneficiary a return of total purchase payments made to the contract, adjusted for any partial withdrawals, upon death. Certain in force contracts include guaranteed benefits which are not currently offered with new sales, such as annuitization benefits based on a guaranteed notional amount and benefits payable at specified dates after the accumulation period.

The Company's in force business includes both variable and fixed annuities that may include optional living benefits guarantees (e.g., guaranteed minimum income benefits (“GMIB”), guaranteed minimum accumulation benefits (“GMAB”), guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (“GMWB”), and guaranteed minimum income and withdrawal benefits (“GMIWB”)), and/or guaranteed minimum death benefits (“GMDB”).

The reserves for GMDB and GMIB are calculated based on best estimates applying our actuarial and capital markets return assumptions in accordance with an insurance fulfillment accounting framework whereby a liability is established over time representing the portion of fees collected that is expected to be used to satisfy the obligation to pay benefits in future periods.

In contrast, certain of our guaranteed living benefits (e.g., GMAB, GMWB and GMIWB) are accounted for in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") as embedded derivatives and reported using a fair value accounting framework. These benefit features are carried at fair value based on estimates of assumptions a market participant would use in valuing these embedded derivatives and the change in fair value during each reporting period is recorded within “Realized investment gains (losses), net”.

As mentioned below, in addition to our asset transfer feature, we manage certain risks associated with our variable annuity products through affiliated and unaffiliated reinsurance agreements. Through March 31, 2016, we reinsured the majority of our variable annuity living benefit guarantees to an affiliated reinsurance company, Pruco Re. The living benefits hedging program was primarily executed within Pruco Re to manage capital markets risk associated with the reinsured living benefit guarantees. Effective April 1, 2016, the Company recaptured the risks related to its variable annuity living benefit guarantees that were previously reinsured to Pruco Re. In addition, the Company reinsured the variable annuity base contracts, along with the living benefit guarantees, to PALAC, excluding PLNJ business which was reinsured to Prudential Insurance. These reinsurance agreements cover new and in force business and exclude business reinsured externally. The product risks related to the business reinsured to PALAC are being managed in PALAC and the product risks related to the business reinsured to Prudential Insurance are being managed in Prudential Insurance. In addition, the living benefits hedging program related to the reinsured living benefit guarantees is being managed within PALAC or Prudential Insurance, as applicable.

Term Life Insurance

The Company offers a variety of term life insurance products, which represent 67% of our net individual life insurance in force at March 31, 2018, that provide coverage for a specified time period. Most term products include a conversion feature that allows the policyholder to convert the policy into permanent life insurance coverage. The Company also offers term life insurance that provides for a return of premium if the insured is alive at the end of the level premium period. There continues to be significant demand for term life insurance protection.

Variable Life Insurance

The Company offers a number of individual variable life insurance products, which represent 18% of our net individual life insurance in force at March 31, 2018, that give the policyholder the flexibility to change both the death benefit and premium payments, and provide the potential to earn returns based on an underlying investment portfolio that the policyholder selects. The policyholder generally can make deposits for investments in a fixed-rate option which is part of our general account or in separate account investment options consisting of equity and fixed income funds. Funds invested in the fixed-rate option provide a guarantee of principal and are credited with interest at rates that we determine, subject to certain contractual minimums. In the separate accounts, the policyholder bears the fund performance risk. The Company also offers a variable life product that has an optional flexible guarantee against lapse where policyholders can select the guarantee period. While variable life insurance continues to be an important product, marketplace demand continues to favor term and universal life insurance. A meaningful portion of the Company's individual life insurance profits, however, is associated with our large in force block of variable life insurance policies.


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Universal Life Insurance

The Company offers universal life insurance products that feature flexible premiums and a crediting rate that we determine, subject to certain contractual minimums. Guaranteed universal life products, which represent 12% of our net individual life insurance in force at March 31, 2018, provide a guarantee of death benefits to remain in force when a policy would otherwise lapse due to insufficient cash value. The Company also offers other universal life insurance products, which represent 3% of our net individual life insurance in force at March 31, 2018. These include products that allow the policyholders to allocate all or a portion of their account balance into an index account. The index account provides interest or an interest component linked to, but not an investment in, S&P 500 index performance over the following year, subject to certain participation rates and contractual minimums and maximums. Mortality and expense margins and net interest spread impact profits from universal life insurance.


Accounting Policies & Pronouncements


Application of Critical Accounting Estimates


The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the application of accounting policies that often involve a significant degree of judgment. Management reviews estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of financial statements on an ongoing basis. If management determines that modifications in assumptions and estimates are appropriate given current facts and circumstances, the Company’s results of operations and financial position as reported in the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements could change significantly.


Management believes the accounting policies relating to the following areas are most dependent on the application of estimates and assumptions and require management’s most difficult, subjective, or complex judgments:


DAC and other costs, including deferred sales inducements (“DSI”);
Policyholder liabilities;
Valuation of investments, including derivatives, and the recognition of other-than-temporary impairments ("OTTI");
Reinsurance recoverables;
Taxes on income; and
Reserves for contingencies, including reserves for losses in connection with unresolved legal matters.


Market Performance - Equity and Interest Assumptions

DAC and Other Costsother costs associated with the variable and universal life policies and the variable and fixed annuity contracts are generally amortized over the expected lives of these policies in proportion to total gross profits. Total gross profits include both actual gross profits and estimates of gross profits for future periods. The quarterly adjustments for market performance reflect the impact of changes to our estimate of total gross profits to reflect actual fund performance and market conditions. A significant portion of gross profits for our variable annuity contracts and, to a lesser degree, our variable life policies are dependent upon the total rate of return on assets held in separate account investment options. This rate of return influences the fees we earn, costs we incur associated with the guaranteed minimum death and guaranteed minimum income benefit features related to our variable annuity contracts, as well as other sources of profit. Returns that are higher than our expectations for a given period produce higher than expected account balances, which increase the future fees we expect to earn and decrease the future costs we expect to incur associated with the guaranteed minimum death and guaranteed minimum income benefit features related to our variable annuity contracts. The opposite occurs when returns are lower than our expectations. The changes in future expected gross profits are used to recognize a cumulative adjustment to all prior periods’ amortization.


Furthermore, the calculation of the estimated liability for future policy benefits related to certain insurance products includes an estimate of associated revenues and expenses that are dependent on both historical market performance as well as estimates of market performance in the future. Similar to DAC and other costs described above, these liabilities are subject to quarterly adjustments for experience including market performance, in addition to annual adjustments resulting from our annual reviews of assumptions.

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The near-term future equityweighted average rate of return assumptions used in developing estimated market returns consider many factors specific to each business, including asset durations, asset allocations and other factors. With regard to equity market assumptions, the near-term future rate of return assumption used in evaluating DAC, and other costs and liabilities for future policy benefits for certain of our products, primarily domestic variable annuity and variable life insurance products areis generally updated each quarter and is derived using a reversion to the mean approach, a common industry practice. Under this approach, we consider historical equity returns and adjust projected equity returns over an initial future period of five years (the “near-term”) so that equity returns converge to the long-term expected rate of return. If the near-term projected future rate of return is greater than our near-term maximum future rate of return of 15%15.0%, we use our maximum future rate of return. As of March 31, 2018,2019, our variable annuities and variable life insurance businesses assume an 8%8.0% long-term equity expected rate of return and a 4.3%4.7% near-term mean reversion equity expected rate of return.


The weighted averageWith regard to interest rate of return assumptions, consider many factors specific to each business, including asset durations, asset allocations and other factors. We generally update the near-term equity rates of return and our estimate of total gross profits each quarter to reflect the result of the reversion to the mean approach. Wewe generally update the future interest rates used to project fixed income returns annually and in any quarter when interest rates vary significantly from these assumptions. As a result of our 20172018 annual reviews and update of assumptions and other refinements, we reducedkept our long-term expectation of the 10-year U.S. Treasury rate by 25 basis pointsunchanged and nowcontinue to grade to 3.75% over ten years. These market performance related adjustments to our estimate of total gross profits result in cumulative adjustments to prior amortization, reflecting the application of the new required rate of amortization to all prior periods’ gross profits.


Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements


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Changes in Financial Position


March 31, 20182019 versus December 31, 20172018


Total assets decreased $3.1increased $11.8 billion, from $172.5$164.7 billion at December 31, 20172018 to $169.4$176.5 billion at March 31, 2018.2019. Significant components were:


Separate account assets decreased $2.2increased $9.9 billion, primarily driven by unfavorablefavorable market performance policy charges and net outflows.inflows partially offset by policy charges;


Reinsurance recoverables decreased $0.9 billion. The decrease wasincreased $1.4 billion, primarily driven by a decreasecontinued universal and term life business growth and an increase in the annuity reinsured variable annuity living benefit liabilities of $1.2 billion as a result ofresulting from an increase in future expected benefit payments driven by credit spread wideningtightening and a risedeclining rates, partially offset by favorable equity markets;

Total investments and cash and cash equivalents increased $0.4 billion primarily driven by universal, term and variable life business growth and unrealized investment gains due to declining rates; and

Deferred policy acquisition costs increased $0.1 billion primarily driven by capitalization of acquisition costs in interest rates,excess of amortization driven by business growth, partially offset by an increase of $0.3 billion in universal and term life recoverables driven by business growth.ceded DAC to affiliates.


Total liabilities decreased $2.9increased $11.6 billion, from $169.6$161.9 billion at December 31, 20172018 to $166.7$173.5 billion at March 31, 2018.2019. Significant components were:


Separate account liabilities decreased $2.2increased $9.9 billion, corresponding to the decreaseincrease in separate account assets described above.above;


Future policy benefits decreased $0.9increased $1.5 billion, primarily due to a decreasedriven by growth in the reinsured variable annuity living benefit liabilities partially offset by term and universal life business, growth,the impact of unrealized gains on guaranteed minimum death benefits reserves and an increase in the annuity reinsured living benefit liabilities, as discussed above.above; and


Policyholders’ account balances increased $0.5$0.1 billion, primarily driven by universalbusiness growth in the life business growth.and annuities businesses and unearned revenue reserve ("URR") capitalization, partially offset by a decrease in URR as a result of unrealized gains.


Total equity decreased $0.1increased $0.2 billion, from $2.8$2.7 billion at December 31, 20172018 to $2.7$2.9 billion at March 31, 2018,2019, primarily driven by an accumulated other comprehensive income increase of $0.1 billion driven by unrealized investment losses due to a rise in interest rates.gains and an increase of $0.1 billion from after tax net income.



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Results of Operations


Income (loss) from Operations before Income Taxes


20182019 to 20172018 Three Months Comparison


Income (loss) from operations before income taxes decreased $13.3increased $63 million from $21.6$9 million infor the first quarter of 2017three months ended March 31, 2018 to $8.3$72 million infor the first quarter of 2018.three months ended March 31, 2019. This was primarily driven by higher realized investment losses of $16.5 million driven by losses on interest rate swapsunderwriting profits in the life business as a result of rising interest ratesbusiness growth, higher profits on principle-based reserving ("PBR") products that are retained in the current quarter.Company and not reinsured to our affiliated captive reinsurance companies, and the impact from less unfavorable mortality. For more information on PBR products, please see the "Term and Universal Life Reserve Financing" section within the "Liquidity and Capital Resources" section below.


Revenues, Benefits and Expenses


20182019 to 20172018 Three Months Comparison


Revenues decreased $25.5increased $34 million from $211.0$189 million infor the first quarter of 2017three months ended March 31, 2018 to $185.5$222 million infor the first quarter of 2018,three months ended March 31, 2019 primarily driven by an unfavorable variancea $15 million increase in realizednet investment gains (losses) of $16.5 million driven by interest rate swaps, as described above. Net investment income decreased $11.7 million primarily driven by lower average assetsbusiness growth and higher alternative income and a $10 million increase in the current quarterPolicy charges and fee income primarily driven by business growth and higher profits on PBR products, as a result of the reinsurance of risks related to the no-lapse guarantees for Universal Life products in the third quarter of 2017.discussed above.


Benefits and expenses decreased $12.2$28 million from $189.3$179 million infor the first quarter of 2017three months ended March 31, 2018 to $177.1$151 million infor the first quarter of 2018,three months ended March 31, 2019 primarily driven by a $13 million decrease in guaranteed universal life reserves as a result of an increase in futuregeneral, administrative, and other expenses primarily driven by the favorable impact from deferred reinsurance recoveries pertaining to no lapse guarantees as a result of our Cost of Reinsurance accounting change implementedactivity in the second quarter of 2017, partially offset by an increaseannuities business and a $12 million decrease in DAC amortization.policyholders' benefits primarily reflecting less unfavorable mortality.


Variable Annuity Risks and Risk Mitigants


The following is a summary of: (i) certain risks associated with Individual Annuities’ products;individual annuity products and (ii) certain strategies in mitigating those risks, including any updates to those strategies since the previous year end; and (iii) the related financial results.end. For a more detailed description of these items and their related accounting treatment, refer to the complete descriptions provided in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.2018.


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The primary risk exposures of our variable annuity contracts relate to actual deviations from, or changes to, the assumptions used in the original pricing of these products, including capital markets assumptions such as equity market returns, interest rates and market volatility, along with actuarial assumptions such as contractholder mortality, the timing and amount of annuitization and withdrawals, and contract lapses. For these risk exposures, achievement of our expected earnings and profitability is subject to the risk that actual experience will differ from the assumptions used in the original pricing of these products. We currently manage our exposure to certain risks driven by capital markets fluctuations primarily through a combination of product design features, an Asset Liability Management ("ALM") Strategy and External Reinsurance.


Product Design Features


A portion of the variable annuity contracts that we offer include an asset transfer feature. This feature is implemented at the contract level, and transfers assets between certain variable investment sub-accounts selected by the annuity contractholder and, depending on the benefit feature, a fixed-rate account in the general account or a bond fund sub-account within the separate accounts.account. The objective of the asset transfer feature is to help reduce our exposure to equity market risk and market volatility. The asset transfer feature associated with currently-sold highest daily living benefit products uses a designated bond fund sub-account within the separate accounts.account. The transfers are based on a static mathematical formula used with the particular benefit which considers a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the impact of investment performance on the contractholder’s total account value. Other product design features we utilize include, among others, asset allocation restrictions, minimum issuance age requirements and certain limitations on the amount of contractholder deposits, as well as a required minimum allocation to our general account for certain of our products. We have also introduced products that diversify our risk profile and have incorporated provisions in product design allowing frequent revisions of key pricing elements.elements for certain products. In addition, there is diversity in our fee arrangements, as certain fees are primarily based on the benefit guarantee amount, the contractholder account value and/or premiums, which helps preserve certain revenue streams when market fluctuations cause account values to decline.

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External Reinsurance
As of March 31, 2018, $3.22019, the living benefit guarantees associated with $3.1 billion of HDI v3.0 account values are reinsured to Union Hamilton Reinsurance Ltd., an external counterparty, pursuant to a quota share agreement that covered approximately 50% of new HDI v3.0 business issued between April 1, 2015 and December 31, 2016. HDI v3.0 is the current version of our “highest daily” living benefits guarantee that is available with our Prudential Premier® Retirement Variable Annuity. New sales of HDI v3.0 optional living benefits subsequent to December 31, 2016 are not covered by this external reinsurance agreement.


Asset Liability Management Strategy (including fixed income instruments and derivatives)


Under Prudential Financial's historical hedging program to manage certain capital market risks associated with certain variable annuity living benefit guarantees, the Company utilized the U.S. GAAP valuation, with certain modifications, to derive a hedge target that was more reflective of the Company's best estimate of future benefit payments, net of fees collected. Derivative positions were entered into that sought to offset the change in value of the hedge target.
During the third quarter of 2016,The current ALM strategy conducted within PALAC and Prudential Insurance implemented a new ALM strategy that utilizes a combination of both traditional fixed income instruments and derivatives to help defray potential claims associated with theour variable annuity living benefit guarantees. Under the revisedThe economic liability we manage with this ALM strategy consists of expected living benefit claims under less severe market conditions, which are managed using a traditional ALM strategy through the accumulation of fixed income and derivative instruments, and potential living benefit claims resulting from more severe market conditions, which are hedged using derivative instruments. For the portion of our ALM strategy executed with derivatives, PALAC and Prudential Insurance expect the revised strategy to result in more efficient managemententer into a range of its capitalexchange-traded, cleared, and liquidity associated with these products while continuing to mitigate fluctuations in net income due to capital market movements.over-the-counter (“OTC”) equity and interest rate derivatives, including, but not limited to: equity and treasury futures; total return and interest rate swaps; and options including equity options, swaptions, and floors and caps. Since the ALM strategy is conducted in PALAC and Prudential Insurance, the results of the strategy do not directly impact the Company's results of operations or financial condition.
The change in hedge strategy had no impact on how we value or account for the living benefit guarantees under U.S. GAAP.


Capital Hedge Program


During 2017, we commencedWe employ a capital hedge program within PALAC to further hedge equity market impacts. The program is intended to protect a portion of the overall capital position of the variable annuities business against its exposure to the equity markets. The capital hedge program is conducted using equity derivatives which include equity call and put options, total return swaps and futures contracts. Since the capital hedge program is conducted in PALAC, the results of the strategy do not directly impact the Company's results of operations or financial condition.




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Income Taxes
    
For information regarding income taxes, see Note 67 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.


Liquidity and Capital Resources


This section supplements and should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.2018.


Overview


Liquidity refers to the ability to generate sufficient cash resources to meet the payment obligations of the Company. Capital refers to the long-term financial resources available to support the operations of our businesses, fund business growth, and provide a cushion to withstand adverse circumstances. Our ability to generate and maintain sufficient liquidity and capital depends on the profitability of our businesses, general economic conditions, our ability to borrow from affiliates and our access to the capital markets through affiliates as described herein.


Effective and prudent liquidity and capital management is a priority across the organization. Management monitors the liquidity of Prudential Financial, Prudential Insurance and the Company on a daily basis and projects borrowing and capital needs over a multi-year time horizon through our periodic planning process. We believe that cash flows from available sources of funds are sufficient to satisfy the current liquidity requirements of Prudential Insurance, Prudential Financial and the Company, including under reasonably foreseeable stress scenarios. Prudential Financial has a capital management framework in place that governs the allocation of capital and approval of capital uses. Prudential Financial and the Company also employ a “Capital Protection Framework” to ensure the availability of capital resources to maintain adequate capitalization and competitive risk-based capital ("RBC") ratios under various stress scenarios.


Prudential Financial is a Designated Financial Company under Dodd-Frank. As a Designated Financial Company, Prudential Financial is
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Our businesses are subject to comprehensive regulation and supervision by domestic and examination by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and to stricter prudential regulatory standards, whichinternational regulators. These regulations currently include, or willmay include in the future requirements and limitations (many of which are the subject of ongoing rule-making) relating to capital, leverage, liquidity, stress-testing, overall risk management, resolution and recovery plans, credit exposure reporting early remediation, management interlocks and credit concentration. They may also include standards regarding enhanced public disclosure, short-term debt limits and other related subjects. In addition, the Financial Stability Board has identified Prudential Financial as a global systemically important insurer ("G-SII"). For information on these regulatory initiatives and their potential impact on us, see "Business-Regulation”"Business—Regulation” and “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.2018.

Through March 31, 2016, the Company reinsured the majority of its variable annuity living benefit guarantees to an affiliated company, Pruco Re, in order to facilitate the capital markets hedging program for these living benefit guarantees. Effective April 1, 2016, the Company recaptured the risks related to its variable annuity living benefit guarantees that were previously reinsured to Pruco Re and reinsured the variable annuity base contracts, along with the living benefit guarantees, to PALAC, excluding the PLNJ business which was reinsured to Prudential Insurance.


Capital


Our capital management framework is primarily based on statutory RBCRisk-Based Capital ("RBC") measures. The RBC ratio isratios are a primary measure of the capital adequacy of the Company. RBC is calculated based on statutory financial statements and risk formulas consistent with the practices of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners ("NAIC"). RBC considers, among other things, risks related to the type and quality of the invested assets, insurance-related risks associated with an insurer’s products and liabilities, interest rate risks and general business risks. RBC ratio calculations are intended to assist insurance regulators in measuring an insurer’s solvency and ability to pay future claims. The reporting of RBC measures is not intended for the purpose of ranking any insurance company or for use in connection with any marketing, advertising or promotional activities, but is available to the public. The RBC ratio is an annual calculation; however, as of March 31, 2018 we estimate that the Company’s RBC ratio exceedscapital levels substantially exceed the minimum level required by applicable insurance regulations.






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The NAIC is evaluating Our regulatory capital levels may be affected in the future by changes to the applicable regulations, proposals for which are currently under consideration by both domestic and international insurance regulators.

In 2018, the NAIC’s RBC factors as a result of the Tax Act of 2017, including the impact offramework was revised to reflect the reduction of the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. This tax rate reduction has under the Tax Act of 2017. The revisions apply to the calculation of our RBC ratios, beginning as of December 31, 2018. While there is no impact on our ability to pay claims, these revisions to the RBC framework have had the effect of increasing an insurer’s required capital on an after-tax basis. This general principle impacts a number ofcertain RBC factors, resulting in an overall decrease in insurers’ RBC ratios. While the impact and timing of any changes will not be fully known until the final updated RBC requirements are formally issued and adopted, the Company expects to have the necessary resources to maintain its “AA” ratings targets.


The regulatory capital level of the Company can be materially impacted by interest rate and equity market fluctuations, changes in the values of derivatives, the level of impairments recorded, credit quality migration of the investment portfolio, and business growth, among other items. In addition, the reinsurance of business or the recapture of business subject to reinsurance arrangements due to defaults by, or credit quality migration affecting, the reinsurers or for other reasons could negatively impact regulatory capital levels. The Company’s regulatory capital level is also affected by statutory accounting rules, which are subject to change by each applicable insurance regulator.


Capital Protection Framework


Prudential Financial and the Company employ a "Capital Protection Framework" (the "Framework”("Framework”) to ensure that sufficient capital resources are available to maintain adequate capitalization and competitive RBC ratios and solvency margins under various stress scenarios. The Framework incorporates the potential impacts from market related stresses, including equity markets, real estate, interest rates, and credit losses.


The Framework accommodates periodic volatility within ranges that are deemed acceptable, while also providing for additional potential sources of capital, including on-balance sheet capital, derivatives, and contingent sources of capital. We believe we currently have access to sufficient resources, either directly, or indirectly through Prudential Financial, to maintain adequate capitalization and a competitive RBC ratio under a range of potential stress scenarios.


Affiliated Captive Reinsurance Companies

See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Capital—Affiliated Captive Reinsurance Companies” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, for a discussion of our use of captive reinsurance companies.

Liquidity


Our liquidity is managed to ensure stable, reliable and cost-effective sources of cash flows to meet all of our obligations. Liquidity is provided by a variety of sources, as described more fully below, including portfolios of liquid assets. Our investment portfolios are integral to the overall liquidity of the Company. We use a projection process for cash flows from operations to ensure sufficient liquidity to meet projected cash outflows, including claims. The impact of Prudential Funding, LLC’s, or Prudential Funding, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Insurance, financing capacity on liquidity (as described below) is considered in the internal liquidity measures of the Company.



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Liquidity is measured against internally-developed benchmarks that take into account the characteristics of both the asset portfolio and the liabilities that they support. We consider attributes of the various categories of liquid assets (for example, type of asset and credit quality) in calculating internal liquidity measures to evaluate our liquidity under various stress scenarios, including company-specific and market-wide events. We continue to believe that cash generated by ongoing operations and the liquidity profile of our assets provide sufficient liquidity under reasonably foreseeable stress scenarios.


Cash Flow


The principal sources of the Company’s liquidity are premiums and certain annuity considerations, investment and fee income, investment maturities and sales as well as internal borrowings. The principal uses of that liquidity include benefits, claims, and payments to policyholders and contractholders in connection with surrenders, withdrawals and net policy loan activity. Other uses of liquidity may include commissions, general and administrative expenses, purchases of investments, the payment of dividends to the parent company, hedging and reinsurance activity and payments in connection with financing activities.


Liquid Assets


Liquid assets include cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, U.S. Treasury fixed maturities, fixed maturities that are not designated as held-to-maturity and public equity securities. As of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 20172018 the Company had liquid assets of $5,425$6,087 million and $5,517$5,695 million, respectively. The portion of liquid assets comprised of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments was $82$403 million and $214$417 million as of March 31, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively. As of March 31, 2018, $4,8232019, $5,254 million, or 92%94%, of the fixed maturity investments in Company general account portfolios were rated high or highest quality based on NAIC or equivalent rating.



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AffiliatedThe Company uses affiliated captive reinsurance companies are used to finance the portion of the statutory reserves required to be held under Regulation XXX and Guideline AXXX that is considered to be non-economic. The financing arrangements involve the reinsurance of term and universal life business we reinsure to our affiliated captive reinsurers. Thereinsurers and the issuance of surplus notes issued by those affiliated captives that are treated as capital for statutory purposes. These surplus notes are subordinated to policyholder obligations, and the payment of principal and interest on the surplus notes maycan only be made with prior insurance regulatory approval.

OurAs of March 31, 2019, the affiliated captive reinsurance companies have entered into agreements with external counterparties providing for the issuance of up to an aggregate of $13.7 billion of surplus notes by our affiliated captive reinsurers in return for the receipt of credit-linked notes ("(“Credit-Linked Note Structures"Structures”)., of which $11.4 billion of surplus notes was outstanding as of December 31, 2018. Under the agreements, the affiliated captive receives in exchange for the surplus notes one or more credit-linked notes issued by a special-purpose affiliate of the Company with an aggregate principal amount equal to the surplus notes outstanding. The affiliated captive holds the credit-linked notes as assets supporting Regulation XXX or Guideline AXXX non-economic reserves, as applicable. As of March 31, 2018, our affiliated captive reinsurance companies had Credit-Linked Note Structures with an aggregate issuance capacity of $12,700 million, of which $9,799 million was outstanding, as compared to an aggregate issuance capacity of $11,100 million, of which $9,487 million was outstanding, as of December 31, 2017. For more information on ourthe Credit-Linked Note Structures, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-LiquidityOperations—Liquidity and Capital Resources-Financing Activities”Resources—Financing Activities" in ourthe Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.2018.

AsIn addition, as of March 31, 2018,2019, our affiliated captive reinsurance companies also had outstanding an aggregate of $3.2$2.3 billion of debt issued for the purpose of financing Regulation XXX and Guideline AXXX non-economic reserves, of which approximately $0.6 billion relates to Regulation XXX reserves and approximately $2.6$1.7 billion relates to Guideline AXXX reserves, all of which was issued by Prudential Financial.reserves. In addition, as of March 31, 2018,2019, for purposes of financing Guideline AXXX reserves, our affiliated captives had outstanding approximately $4.0 billion of surplus notes that were issued to Prudential Financial in exchange for promissory notes of affiliates guaranteed by Prudential Financial.
The NAIC’s actuarial guideline known as “AG 48” requires us to hold cash and rated securities in greater amounts than we previously held to support economic reserves for certain of our term and universal life policies reinsured to a captive. The total additional asset requirement from the inception of AG 48 through December 31, 2017, was approximately $1.8 billion, which we funded using a combination of existing assets and newly purchased assets sourced from affiliated financing. We believe our affiliated captive reinsurance companies have sufficient internal and affiliated resources to satisfy the additional asset requirement through 2018.affiliates.
The Company has introduced updated versions of several products in its individual life product portfolio in conjunction with the requirement to adopt principle-based reserving by January 1, 2020. During 2017, the Company adopted principles-basedprinciple-based reserving for its guaranteed universal life products and introduced updated versions of these products in 2017.products. The guaranteed universal life updated products are expected to support the principles-basedprinciple-based statutory reserve level without the need for financing through captive reinsurance.reserve financing. The Company is continuing to assess the impact of principles-basedthis new reserving approach on projected statutory reserve levels and product pricing for its remaining portfolio of individual life product offerings.



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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk


Market risk is the risk of fluctuations in the value of financial instruments as a result of absolute or relative changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, equity prices or commodity prices. To varying degrees, our products and services, and the investment activities supporting them, generate exposure to market risk. The market risk incurred, and our strategies for managing this risk, vary by product. As of March 31, 2018,2019, there have been no material changes in our economic exposure to market risk from December 31, 2017,2018, a description of which may be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017,2018, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk,” filed with the SEC. See Item 1A, “Risk Factors” included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017,2018, for a discussion of how difficult conditions in the financial markets and the economy generally may materially adversely affect our business and results of our operations.


Item 4.  Controls and Procedures


In order to ensure that the information we must disclose in our filings with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis, the Company’s management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”) Rule 13a-15(e), as of March 31, 2018.2019. Based on such evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of March 31, 2018,2019, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective. No change in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f), occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2018,2019, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.  Legal Proceedings


See Note 10 to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements under “—Litigation and Regulatory Matters” for a description of certain pending litigation and regulatory matters affecting us, and certain risks to our businessesbusiness presented by such matters, which is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 1A. Risk Factors


You should carefully consider the risks described under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.2018. These risks could materially affect our business, results of operations or financial condition or cause our actual results to differ materially from those expected or those expressed in any forward lookingforward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. These risks are not exclusive, and additional risks to which we are subject include, but are not limited to, the factors mentioned under “Forward-Looking Statements” above and the risks of our businessesbusiness described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.




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Item 6. Exhibits


EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
 
 
 
101.INS - XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
 
101.SCH - XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
 
101.CAL - XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
101.LAB - XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
101.PRE - XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Pruco Life Insurance Company
  
By: /s/    John Chieffo
Name: John Chieffo
  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  (Authorized Signatory and Principal Financial Officer)
Date: May 10, 20189, 2019




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