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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019
OR
oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period from_______________________to_______________________
Commission File No. 1-32525 
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
Delaware 13-3180631
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1099 Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota55474
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (612) 671-3131 
Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report:  Not Applicable 
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 o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of 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 such files).       Yes x    No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the 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 x
Accelerated Filer o
Non-Accelerated Filer o

Smaller reporting company o
Emerging growth company o
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. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).       Yes o    No x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class Outstanding at OctoberApril 19, 20182019
Common Stock (par value $.01 per share) 139,356,365133,904,298 shares
 



AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC. 

FORM 10-Q
INDEX 
Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited) 
Consolidated Statements of Operations — Three months ended March 31, 2019 and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income — Three months ended March 31, 2019 and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017
Consolidated Balance Sheets — September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 20172018
Consolidated Statements of Equity — NineThree months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018 and 2017
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — NineThree months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018 and 2017
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Basis of Presentation
2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
3. Revenue from Contracts with Customers
4. Variable Interest Entities
5. Investments
6. Financing Receivables
7. Deferred Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducement Costs
8. Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims and Separate Account Liabilities
9. Variable Annuity and Insurance Guarantees
10. Debt
11. Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities
12. Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
13. Derivatives and Hedging Activities
14. Shareholders’ EquityLeases
15. Regulatory RequirementsHeld for Sale Classification
16. Income TaxesShareholders’ Equity
17. ContingenciesRegulatory Requirements
18. Income Taxes
19. Contingencies
20. Earnings per Share
19.21. Segment Information
Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 4.  Controls and Procedures
  
Part II.  Other Information
Item 1.  Legal Proceedings
Item 1A.  Risk Factors
Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 6.  Exhibits
Signatures

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC. 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2018 
2017 (1)
2018 
2017 (1)
(in millions, except per share amounts) 
Revenues       
Management and financial advice fees$1,739
 $1,639
 $5,099
 $4,694
Distribution fees470
 435
 1,403
 1,301
Net investment income386
 372
 1,201
 1,154
Premiums363
 348
 1,063
 1,035
Other revenues358
 232
 950
 802
Total revenues3,316
 3,026
 9,716
 8,986
Banking and deposit interest expense24
 12
 60
 34
Total net revenues3,292
 3,014
 9,656
 8,952
Expenses       
Distribution expenses920
 850
 2,727
 2,504
Interest credited to fixed accounts178
 176
 499
 509
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses729
 474
 1,858
 1,652
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs25
 48
 180
 189
Interest and debt expense50
 52
 181
 154
General and administrative expense802
 781
 2,379
 2,325
Total expenses2,704
 2,381
 7,824
 7,333
Pretax income588
 633
 1,832
 1,619
Income tax provision85
 126
 273
 316
Net income$503
 $507
 $1,559
 $1,303
        
Earnings per share       
Basic$3.48
 $3.31
 $10.61
 $8.40
Diluted$3.43
 $3.26
 $10.45
 $8.27
        
Supplemental Disclosures:       
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities$
 $
 $
 $(1)
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income (before taxes)
 
 
 
Net impairment losses recognized in net investment income$
 $
 $
 $(1)
(1) Certain prior period amounts have been restated. See Note 1 for more information.
 Three Months Ended March 31,
2019 2018
(in millions, except per share amounts) 
Revenues   
Management and financial advice fees$1,627
 $1,669
Distribution fees480
 468
Net investment income397
 396
Premiums371
 343
Other revenues278
 308
Total revenues3,153
 3,184
Banking and deposit interest expense35
 16
Total net revenues3,118
 3,168
Expenses   
Distribution expenses900
 905
Interest credited to fixed accounts204
 141
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses670
 494
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs16
 92
Interest and debt expense53
 51
General and administrative expense805
 789
Total expenses2,648
 2,472
Pretax income470
 696
Income tax provision75
 102
Net income$395
 $594
    
Earnings per share   
Basic$2.85
 $3.97
Diluted$2.82
 $3.91
    
Supplemental Disclosures:   
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities$(12) $
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income (before taxes)7
 
Net impairment losses recognized in net investment income$(5) $
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC. 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2018 20172018 20172019 2018
(in millions)
Net income$503
 $507
 $1,559
 $1,303
$395
 $594
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:          
Foreign currency translation adjustment(3) 16
 (18) 46
5
 29
Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities(62) (4) (454) 60
322
 (262)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives
 1
 
 2
(1) 
Defined benefit plans
 
 
 5
Other
 
 
 (1)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax(65) 13
 (472) 112
326
 (233)
Total comprehensive income$438
 $520
 $1,087
 $1,415
$721
 $361
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC. 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
 September 30,
2018
 
December 31, 2017 (1)
(in millions, except share amounts)
Assets   
Cash and cash equivalents$2,389
 $2,484
Cash of consolidated investment entities (“CIEs”)89
 136
Investments35,610
 35,925
Investments of consolidated investment entities, at fair value1,310
 2,131
Separate account assets86,592
 87,368
Receivables6,042
 5,762
Receivables of consolidated investment entities, at fair value5
 25
Deferred acquisition costs2,832
 2,676
Restricted and segregated cash and investments2,493
 3,147
Other assets7,828
 7,826
Other assets of consolidated investment entities, at fair value1
 
Total assets$145,191
 $147,480
    
Liabilities and Equity   
Liabilities:   
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims$29,204
 $29,904
Separate account liabilities86,592
 87,368
Customer deposits10,758
 10,303
Short-term borrowings201
 200
Long-term debt2,870
 2,891
Debt of consolidated investment entities, at fair value1,370
 2,206
Accounts payable and accrued expenses1,867
 1,975
Other liabilities6,697
 6,575
Other liabilities of consolidated investment entities, at fair value14
 63
Total liabilities139,573
 141,485
Equity:   
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.:   
Common shares ($.01 par value; shares authorized, 1,250,000,000; shares issued, 328,430,252 and 327,506,935 respectively)3
 3
Additional paid-in capital8,214
 8,085
Retained earnings12,498
 11,326
Treasury shares, at cost (188,610,627 and 180,872,271 shares, respectively)(14,853) (13,648)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax(244) 229
Total equity5,618
 5,995
Total liabilities and equity$145,191
 $147,480
(1) Certain prior period amounts have been restated. See Note 1 for more information.
 March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
(in millions, except share amounts)
Assets   
Cash and cash equivalents$3,259
 $2,931
Cash of consolidated investment entities (“CIEs”)88
 166
Investments33,463
 35,825
Investments of consolidated investment entities, at fair value1,740
 1,706
Separate account assets83,571
 77,925
Receivables7,434
 6,173
Receivables of consolidated investment entities, at fair value28
 12
Deferred acquisition costs2,757
 2,776
Restricted and segregated cash, cash equivalents and investments2,564
 2,910
Other assets7,472
 6,792
Assets held for sale2,027
 
Total assets$144,403
 $137,216
    
Liabilities and Equity   
Liabilities:   
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims$29,463
 $30,124
Separate account liabilities83,571
 77,925
Customer deposits11,520
 11,545
Short-term borrowings201
 201
Long-term debt3,394
 2,867
Debt of consolidated investment entities, at fair value1,731
 1,743
Accounts payable and accrued expenses1,596
 1,862
Other liabilities5,808
 5,239
Other liabilities of consolidated investment entities, at fair value105
 122
Liabilities held for sale1,171
 
Total liabilities138,560
 131,628
Equity:   
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.:   
Common shares ($.01 par value; shares authorized, 1,250,000,000; shares issued, 328,900,292 and 328,537,214 respectively)3
 3
Additional paid-in capital8,270
 8,260
Retained earnings13,172
 12,909
Treasury shares, at cost (194,716,785 and 192,206,467 shares, respectively)(15,637) (15,293)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax35
 (291)
Total equity5,843
 5,588
Total liabilities and equity$144,403
 $137,216
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC. 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
 Number of Outstanding SharesCommon SharesAdditional Paid-In CapitalRetained EarningsTreasury
Shares
Accumulated Other 
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Total
(in millions, except per share data)
Balances at January 1, 2017, previously reported154,759,904 $3 $7,765 $10,351 $(12,027)$200 $6,292
Cumulative effect of change in accounting policies   (3)  (3)
Balances at January 1, 2017, restated154,759,904 3 7,765 10,348 (12,027)200 6,289
Comprehensive income:       
Net income   1,303   1,303
Other comprehensive income, net of tax     112 112
Total comprehensive income      1,415
Dividends to shareholders   (379)  (379)
Repurchase of common shares(10,184,145)   (1,323) (1,323)
Share-based compensation plans3,761,769  252  52  304
Balances at September 30, 2017148,337,528 $3 $8,017 $11,272 $(13,298)$312 $6,306
        
Balances at January 1, 2018 (1)
146,634,664 $3 $8,085 $11,326 $(13,648)$229 $5,995
Cumulative effect of change in accounting policies   1  (1)
Comprehensive income:       
Net income   1,559   1,559
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax     (472)(472)
Total comprehensive income      1,087
Dividends to shareholders   (388)  (388)
Repurchase of common shares(8,526,715)   (1,265) (1,265)
Share-based compensation plans1,711,676  129  60  189
Balances at September 30, 2018139,819,625 $3 $8,214 $12,498 $(14,853)$(244)$5,618
(1) Prior period retained earnings have been restated. See Note 1 for more information.
 Number of Outstanding SharesCommon SharesAdditional Paid-In CapitalRetained EarningsTreasury
Shares
Accumulated Other 
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Total
(in millions, except per share data)
Balances at January 1, 2018146,634,664 $3 $8,085 $11,326 $(13,648)$229 $5,995
Cumulative effect of adoption of equity securities guidance   1  (1)
Comprehensive income:       
Net income   594   594
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax     (233)(233)
Total comprehensive income      361
Dividends to shareholders   (125)  (125)
Repurchase of common shares(3,003,729)   (482) (482)
Share-based compensation plans1,387,422  31  60  91
Balances at March 31, 2018145,018,357 $3 $8,116 $11,796 $(14,070)$(5)$5,840
        
Balances at January 1, 2019136,330,747 $3 $8,260 $12,909 $(15,293)$(291)$5,588
Cumulative effect of change in accounting policy   (5)  (5)
Comprehensive income:       
Net income   395   395
Other comprehensive income, net of tax     326 326
Total comprehensive income      721
Dividends to shareholders   (127)  (127)
Repurchase of common shares(3,199,907)   (399) (399)
Share-based compensation plans1,052,667  10  55  65
Balances at March 31, 2019134,183,507 $3 $8,270 $13,172 $(15,637)$35 $5,843
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC. 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

  Three Months Ended March 31,
 2019 
2018(1)
 (in millions)
 Cash Flows from Operating Activities   
 Net income$395
 $594
 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:   
 Depreciation, amortization and accretion, net46
 56
 Deferred income tax expense (benefit)(2) 104
 Share-based compensation30
 32
 Net realized investment (gains) losses(10) (6)
 Net trading (gains) losses(4) (3)
 Loss from equity method investments12
 12
 Other-than-temporary impairments and provision for loan losses5
 
 Net (gains) losses of consolidated investment entities4
 1
 Changes in operating assets and liabilities:   
 Restricted and segregated investments(25) 75
 Deferred acquisition costs(55) 13
 Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims, net(201) (325)
 Derivatives, net of collateral316
 29
 Receivables125
 (78)
 Brokerage deposits(264) (207)
 Accounts payable and accrued expenses(177) (373)
 Other operating assets and liabilities of consolidated investment entities, net1
 3
 Other, net(24) (115)
 Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities172
 (188)
     
 Cash Flows from Investing Activities   
 Available-for-Sale securities:   
 Proceeds from sales92
 361
 Maturities, sinking fund payments and calls1,986
 1,195
 Purchases(2,085) (1,456)
 Proceeds from sales, maturities and repayments of mortgage loans64
 75
 Funding of mortgage loans(43) (40)
 Proceeds from sales, maturities and collections of other investments51
 224
 Purchase of other investments(93) (272)
 Purchase of investments by consolidated investment entities(203) (116)
 Proceeds from sales, maturities and repayments of investments by consolidated investment entities132
 130
 Purchase of land, buildings, equipment and software(31) (33)
 Cash paid for written options with deferred premiums(42) (57)
 Cash received from written options with deferred premiums35
 53
 Change in reinsurance deposit, net(345) 
 Other, net1
 3
 Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities$(481) $67
 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 


AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC. 


  Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2018 2017
 (in millions)
 Cash Flows from Operating Activities   
 Net income$1,559
 $1,303
 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:   
 Depreciation, amortization and accretion, net152
 176
 Deferred income tax expense (benefit)8
 (58)
 Share-based compensation105
 91
 Net realized investment (gains) losses(16) (37)
 Net trading (gains) losses(9) (5)
 Loss from equity method investments44
 41
 Net (gains) losses of consolidated investment entities(29) 3
 Changes in operating assets and liabilities:   
 Restricted and segregated investments349
 1
 Deferred acquisition costs(61) (31)
 Other investments, net(4) (139)
 Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims, net(523) (353)
 Derivatives, net of collateral353
 589
 Receivables(264) (445)
 Brokerage deposits(488) (47)
 Accounts payable and accrued expenses(98) (19)
 Other, net31
 109
 Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities1,109
 1,179
     
 Cash Flows from Investing Activities   
 Available-for-Sale securities:   
 Proceeds from sales412
 335
 Maturities, sinking fund payments and calls5,127
 3,583
 Purchases(6,463) (3,722)
 Proceeds from sales, maturities and repayments of mortgage loans236
 348
 Funding of mortgage loans(164) (372)
 Proceeds from sales, maturities and collections of other investments607
 211
 Purchase of other investments(538) (351)
 Purchase of investments by consolidated investment entities(327) (1,092)
 Proceeds from sales, maturities and repayments of investments by consolidated investment entities920
 1,087
 Purchase of land, buildings, equipment and software(117) (125)
 Other, net(42) (8)
 Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities$(349) $(106)
 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

  Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2018 2017
 (in millions)
 Cash Flows from Financing Activities   
 Investment certificates:   
 Proceeds from additions$4,440
 $3,595
 Maturities, withdrawals and cash surrenders(3,497) (3,158)
 Policyholder account balances:   
 Deposits and other additions1,511
 1,538
 Net transfers from (to) separate accounts(89) (120)
 Surrenders and other benefits(1,406) (1,413)
 Cash paid for purchased options with deferred premiums(182) (187)
 Cash received from purchased options with deferred premiums161
 42
 Repayments of long-term debt(9) (8)
 Dividends paid to shareholders(380) (368)
 Repurchase of common shares(1,192) (1,161)
 Exercise of stock options2
 13
 Borrowings by consolidated investment entities566
 
 Repayments of debt by consolidated investment entities(1,132) (59)
 Other, net3
 
 Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(1,204) (1,286)
 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash(3) 32
 Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(447) (181)
 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period5,144
 5,392
 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$4,697
 $5,211
     
 Supplemental Disclosures:   
 Interest paid excluding consolidated investment entities$154
 $130
 Interest paid by consolidated investment entities90
 65
 Income taxes paid, net295
 387
 Non-cash investing activity:   
 Partnership commitments not yet remitted1
 9
  
  September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
 (in millions)
 
 Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:   
 Cash and cash equivalents$2,389
 $2,484
 Cash of consolidated investment entities89
 136
 Restricted and segregated cash and investments2,493
 3,147
 Less: Restricted and segregated investments(274) (623)
 Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash per consolidated statements of cash flows$4,697
 $5,144
 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

 Three Months Ended March 31,
2019 
2018(1)
(in millions)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities   
Investment certificates:   
Proceeds from additions$1,618
 $1,336
Maturities, withdrawals and cash surrenders(1,377) (1,192)
Policyholder account balances:   
Deposits and other additions585
 444
Net transfers from (to) separate accounts(1) (28)
Surrenders and other benefits(476) (501)
Cash paid for purchased options with deferred premiums(44) (45)
Cash received from purchased options with deferred premiums12
 24
Issuance of long-term debt497
 
Repayments of long-term debt(3) (3)
Dividends paid to shareholders(124) (122)
Repurchase of common shares(385) (425)
Exercise of stock options1
 2
Repayments of debt by consolidated investment entities(12) (52)
Other, net
 (2)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities291
 (564)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash7
 12
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, including amounts restricted and cash balances classified as assets held-for-sale(11) (673)
Less: Net change in cash balances classified as assets held for sale111
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, including amounts restricted(122) (673)
Cash and cash equivalents, including amounts restricted at beginning of period5,883
 5,144
Cash and cash equivalents, including amounts restricted at end of period$5,761
 $4,471
    
Supplemental Disclosures:   
Interest paid excluding consolidated investment entities$68
 $44
Interest paid by consolidated investment entities14
 21
Income taxes paid, net18
 118
Leased assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities4
 
Non-cash investing activity:   
Investments transferred in connection with reinsurance transaction1,265
 
    
 March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
(in millions)
Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents, including amounts restricted:   
Cash and cash equivalents$3,259
 $2,931
Cash of consolidated investment entities88
 166
Restricted and segregated cash, cash equivalents and investments2,564
 2,910
Less: Restricted and segregated investments(150) (124)
Total cash and cash equivalents including amounts restricted per consolidated statements of cash flows$5,761
 $5,883

(1) Certain prior period amounts have been restated. See Note 1 for more information.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC. 


NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)   
1. Basis of Presentation
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. is a holding company, which primarily conducts business through its subsidiaries to provide financial planning, products and services that are designed to be utilized as solutions for clients’ cash and liquidity, asset accumulation, income, protection and estate and wealth transfer needs. The foreign operations of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. are conducted primarily through Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Sàrl and Ameriprise Asset Management Holdings GmbH (collectively, “Threadneedle”).
The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., companies in which it directly or indirectly has a controlling financial interest and variable interest entities (“VIEs”) in which it is the primary beneficiary (collectively, the “Company”). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
The interim financial information in this report has not been audited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for fair statement of the consolidated results of operations and financial position for the interim periods have been made. Except for the out-of-period correction described below and the prior period adjustments for the retrospective adoption of the new revenue recognition accounting standard, allAll adjustments made were of a normal recurring nature.
In the first quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a $20 million decrease to income tax provision related to an out-of-period correction for a reversal of a tax reserve.
The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Certain reclassifications of prior period amounts have been made to conform to the current presentation. Results of operations reported for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year. These Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017,2018, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 23, 27, 2019 (“2018 (“2017 10-K”).
The Company corrected prior period errors related to the classification of certain changes in other investments in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, cash used in operating activities was overstated by $20 million and cash provided by investing activities was overstated by $20 million. The impact of these corrections was not material to the prior period Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
The Company evaluated events or transactions that may have occurred after the balance sheet date for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. No subsequent events or transactions were identified.
On January 1, 2018, the Company retrospectively adopted the new accounting standard for revenue recognition. See Note 2 and Note 315 for further information on the new accounting standard and the Company’s revenue from contracts with customers. The following tables present the impact to the consolidated statementssale of operations for the prior periods presented:
 Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
Previously Reported Effect of Change As Adjusted
(in millions)
Revenues     
Management and financial advice fees$1,626
 $13
 $1,639
Distribution fees437
 (2) 435
Net investment income372
 
 372
Premiums348
 
 348
Other revenues210
 22
 232
Total revenues2,993
 33
 3,026
Banking and deposit interest expense12
 
 12
Total net revenues2,981
 33
 3,014
Expenses     
Distribution expenses850
 
 850
Interest credited to fixed accounts176
 
 176
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses474
 
 474
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs48
 
 48
Interest and debt expense52
 
 52
General and administrative expense753
 28
 781
Total expenses2,353
 28
 2,381
Pretax income628
 5
 633
Income tax provision125
 1
 126
Net income$503
 $4
 $507


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 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
Previously Reported Effect of Change As Adjusted
(in millions)
Revenues     
Management and financial advice fees$4,669
 $25
 $4,694
Distribution fees1,310
 (9) 1,301
Net investment income1,154
 
 1,154
Premiums1,035
 
 1,035
Other revenues733
 69
 802
Total revenues8,901
 85
 8,986
Banking and deposit interest expense34
 
 34
Total net revenues8,867
 85
 8,952
Expenses     
Distribution expenses2,505
 (1) 2,504
Interest credited to fixed accounts509
 
 509
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses1,652
 
 1,652
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs189
 
 189
Interest and debt expense154
 
 154
General and administrative expense2,244
 81
 2,325
Total expenses7,253
 80
 7,333
Pretax income1,614
 5
 1,619
Income tax provision315
 1
 316
Net income$1,299
 $4
 $1,303

The impact to the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017 was a $10 million increase to total assets, a $13 million increase to total liabilities and a $3 million decrease to retained earnings.Ameriprise Auto & Home (“AAH”).
2.  Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Adoption of New Accounting Standards
Revenue from Contracts with CustomersLeases – Recognition of Lease Assets and Liabilities on Balance Sheet
In May 2014,February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) updated the accounting standards for revenue from contracts with customers.leases. The update provides a five-step revenue recognition modelwas issued to increase transparency and comparability for all revenue arising from contracts with customers and affects all entities that enter into contracts to provide goods or services to their customers (unless the contracts are in the scopeaccounting of other standards).lease transactions. The standard also updatesrequires most lease transactions for lessees to be recorded on the accounting for certain costs associated with obtainingbalance sheet as lease assets and fulfilling a customer contractlease liabilities and requires disclosure ofboth quantitative and qualitative information that enables users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows arising from contracts with customers.disclosures about leasing arrangements. The standard iswas effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The2018. Entities had the option to adopt the standard may be applied retrospectively for all periodsusing a modified retrospective approach at either the beginning of the earliest period presented or retrospectively with a cumulative-effect adjustment atas of the date of adoption. The Company adopted the revenue recognition guidance onstandard using a modified retrospective basis onapproach as of January 1, 2018.2019. The update does not apply to revenue associated withCompany also elected the manufacturingpackage of insurance and annuity products or financial instruments as these revenues are inpractical expedients permitted under the scope of other standards. Therefore, the update did not have an impact on these revenues. The Company’s implementation efforts included the identification of revenuetransition guidance within the guidanceaccounting standard that allows entities to carryforward their historical lease classification and the review of the customerto not reassess contracts to determine the Company’s performance obligation and the associated timing of each performance obligation.for embedded leases among other things. The Company determined that certain payments received primarilyrecorded a right-of-use asset of $274 million and a corresponding lease liability of $295 million substantially related to franchise advisor fees should be presentedreal estate leases. The amount the lease liability exceeds the right-of-use asset primarily reflects lease incentives recorded as revenue rather than a reduction of expense.the right-of-use asset that were previously recorded as a liability. The adoption of the standard did not have other material impacts on the Company’s consolidated results of operations and financial condition. The impact of the change was an increase to revenues of $33 million and $85 million and an increase to expenses of $28 million and $80 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. See Note 314 for new disclosures on revenueleases.
Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from contracts with customers.Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
In February 2018, the FASB updated the accounting standards related to the presentation of tax effects stranded in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”). The update allows a reclassification from AOCI to retained earnings for tax effects stranded in AOCI resulting from the legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”). The election of the update was optional. The update was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Entities could record the impacts either in the period of adoption or retrospectively to each period (or periods) in which the effect of the change in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in the Tax Act is recognized. The Company adopted the standard on January 1, 2019 and elected not to reclassify the stranded tax effects in AOCI.
Derivatives and Hedging – Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities
In August 2017, the FASB updated the accounting standards to amend the hedge accounting recognition and presentation requirements. The objectives of the update are to better align the financial reporting of hedging relationships to the economic results of

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an entity’s risk management activities and simplify the application of the hedge accounting guidance. The update also adds new disclosures and amends existing disclosure requirements. The standard was effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and was required to be applied on a modified retrospective basis. The Company adopted the standard on January 1, 2019. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations and financial condition.
Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs – Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities
In March 2017, the FASB updated the accounting standards to shorten the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium. Under previous guidance, premiums were generally amortized over the contractual life of the security. The amendments require the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The update applies to securities with explicit, non-contingent call features that are callable at fixed prices and on preset dates. The standard was effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and was required to be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. The Company adopted the standard on January 1, 2019. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition.
Fair Value Measurement – Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement
In August 2018, the FASB updated the accounting standards related to disclosures for fair value measurements. The update eliminates the following disclosures: 1) the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, 2) the policy of timing of transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy, and 3) the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. The new disclosures include changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income (“OCI”) for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements of instruments held at the end of the reporting period and the range and weighted average used to develop significant unobservable inputs and how the weighted average was calculated. The new disclosures are required on a prospective basis; all other provisions should be applied retrospectively. The update is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for the entire standard or only the provisions to eliminate or modify disclosure requirements. The Company early adopted the provisions of the standard to eliminate or modify disclosure requirements in the fourth quarter of 2018. The update does not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition.
Financial Instruments – Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
In January 2016, the FASB updated the accounting standards on the recognition and measurement of financial instruments. The update requires entities to carry marketable equity securities, excluding investments in securities that qualify for the equity method of accounting, at fair value with changes in fair value reflected in net income each reporting period. The update affects other aspects of accounting for equity instruments, as well as the accounting for financial liabilities utilizing the fair value option. The update eliminates the requirement to disclose the methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of financial assets or liabilities held at cost on the balance sheet and requires entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of these financial instruments. The standard iswas effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company adopted the standard on January 1, 2018 using a modified retrospective approach. The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition.
Future Adoption of New Accounting Standards
Financial Services – Insurance – Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts
In August 2018, the FASB updated the accounting standard related to long-duration insurance contracts. The guidance revises key elements of the measurement models and disclosure requirements for long-duration insurance contracts issued by insurers and reinsurers.
The guidance establishes a significant new category of benefit features called market risk benefits that protect the contract holder from other-than-nominal capital market risk and expose the insurer to that risk. Insurers will have to measure market risk benefits at fair value. Market risk benefits include variable annuity guaranteed benefits (i.e. guaranteed minimum death, withdrawal, withdrawal for life, accumulation and income benefits). The portion of the change in fair value attributable to a change in the instrument-specific credit risk of market risk benefits in a liability position will be recorded in other comprehensive income (“OCI”).OCI.
Significant changes also relate to the measurement of the liability for future policy benefits for nonparticipating traditional long-duration insurance contracts and immediate annuities with a life contingent feature include the following:
Insurers will be required to review and update the cash flow assumptions used to measure the liability for future policy benefits rather than using assumptions locked in at contract inception. The review of assumptions to measure the liability for all future policy benefits will be required annually at the same time each year, or more frequently if suggested by experience. The effect of updating assumptions will be measured on a retrospective catch-up basis and presented separate from the ongoing policyholder benefit expense in the statement of operations in the period the update is made. This new unlocking process will be required for the Company’s term and whole life insurance, disability income, long term care insurance and immediate annuities with a life contingent feature.

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The discount rate used to measure the liability for future policy benefits will be standardized. The current requirement to use a discount rate reflecting expected investment yields will change to an upper-medium grade (low credit risk) fixed income corporate instrument yield (generally interpreted as an “A” rating) reflecting the duration characteristics of the liability. Entities will be required to update the discount rate at each reporting date with the effect of discount rate changes reflected in OCI.
The current premium deficiency test is being replaced with a net premium ratio cap of 100%. If the net premium ratio (i.e. the ratio of the present value of total expected benefits and related expenses to the present value of total expected premiums) exceeds 100%, insurers are required to recognize a loss in the statement of operations in the period. Contracts from different issue years will no longer be permitted to be grouped to determine contracts in a loss position.
In addition, the update requires deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”) and deferred sales inducement costs (“DSIC”) relating to all long-duration contracts and most investment contracts to be amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected life of the contract independent of profit emergence. Under the new guidance, interest will not accrue to the deferred balance and DAC and DSIC will not be subject to an impairment test.
The update requires significant additional disclosures, including disaggregated rollforwards of the liability for future policy benefits, policyholder account balances, market risk benefits, DAC and DSIC, as well as qualitative and quantitative information about expected cash flows, estimates and assumptions. The update is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020. The standard should be applied to the liability for future policy benefits and DAC and DSIC on a modified retrospective basis and applied to market risk benefits on a retrospective basis with the option to apply full retrospective transition if certain criteria are met. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the standard on its consolidated results of operations, financial condition and disclosures.
Fair Value Measurement – Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement
In August 2018, the FASB updated the accounting standards related to disclosures for fair value measurements. The update eliminates the following disclosures: 1) the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, 2) the policy of timing of transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy, and 3) the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. The new disclosures include changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in OCI for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements of instruments held at the end of the reporting period and the range and weighted average used to develop

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significant unobservable inputs and how the weighted average was calculated. The new disclosures are required on a prospective basis; all other provisions should be applied retrospectively. The update is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for the entire standard or only the provisions that eliminate or modify disclosure requirements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the standard on its disclosures. The update does not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition.
Compensation – Retirement Benefits – Defined Benefit Plans – General – Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans
In August 2018, the FASB updated the accounting standards related to disclosures for sponsors of defined benefit plans. The update requires disclosure of the weighted-average interest crediting rate for cash balance plans and an explanation of the reasons for significant gains and losses related to changes in the benefit obligation for the period. The update also eliminates the disclosure of the amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) expected to be recognized as components of net period benefit cost over the next fiscal year. The update is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2020, and should be applied retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the standard on its disclosures. The update does not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition.
Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software – Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract
In August 2018, the FASB updated the accounting standards related to customer’s accounting for implementation costs incurred in a cloud computing arrangement (“CCA”) that is a service contract. The update requires implementation costs for a CCA to be evaluated for capitalization using the same approach as implementation costs associated with internal-use software. The update also addresses presentation, measurement and impairment of capitalized implementation costs in a CCA that is a service contract. The update requires new disclosures on the nature of hosting arrangements that are service contracts, significant judgements made when applying the guidance and quantitative disclosures, including amounts capitalized, amortized and impaired. The update is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and can be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the standard on its consolidated results of operations, financial condition and disclosures.
Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
In February 2018, the FASB updated the accounting standards related to the presentation of tax effects stranded in OCI. The update allows a reclassification from AOCI to retained earnings for tax effects stranded in AOCI resulting from the legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”). The update is optional and entities may elect not to reclassify the stranded tax effects. The update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Entities may elect to record the impacts either in the period of adoption or retrospectively to each period (or periods) in which the effect of the change in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in the Tax Act is recognized. Early adoption is permitted in any period. The Company does not plan to reclassify the stranded tax effects in OCI. As such, the update will not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations and financial condition.
Derivatives and Hedging – Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities
In August 2017, the FASB updated the accounting standards to amend the hedge accounting recognition and presentation requirements. The objectives of the update are to better align the financial reporting of hedging relationships to the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities and simplify the application of the hedge accounting guidance. The update also adds new disclosures and amends existing disclosure requirements. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and should be applied on a modified retrospective basis. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the standard on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.
Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs – Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities
In March 2017, the FASB updated the accounting standards to shorten the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium. Under current guidance, premiums are generally amortized over the contractual life of the security. The amendments require the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The update applies to securities with explicit, non-contingent call features that are callable at fixed prices and on preset dates. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and should be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. Early adoption is permitted. The update is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

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Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment
In January 2017, the FASB updated the accounting standards to simplify the accounting for goodwill impairment. The update removes the hypothetical purchase price allocation (Step 2) of the goodwill impairment test. Goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and should be applied prospectively with early adoption permitted for any impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017. The update is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition.
Financial Instruments – Credit Losses – Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
In June 2016, the FASB updated the accounting standards related to accounting for credit losses on certain types of financial instruments. The update replaces the current incurred loss model for estimating credit losses with a new model that requires an entity to estimate the credit losses expected over the life of the asset. Generally, the initial estimate of the expected credit losses and subsequent changes in the estimate will be reported in current period earnings and recorded through an allowance for credit losses on the balance sheet. The current credit loss model for Available-for-Sale debt securities does not change; however, the credit loss calculation and subsequent recoveries are required to be recorded through an allowance. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption will be permitted for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. A modified retrospective cumulative adjustment to retained earnings should be recorded as of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective for loans, receivables, and other financial instruments subject to the new expected credit loss model. Prospective adoption is required for establishing an allowance related to Available-for-Sale debt securities, certain beneficial interests, and financial assets purchased with a more-than-insignificant amount of credit deterioration since origination. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the standard on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.
Leases
In February 2016, the FASB updated the accounting standards for leases. The update was issued to increase transparency and comparability for the accounting of lease transactions. The standard will require most lease transactions for lessees to be recorded on the balance sheet as lease assets and lease liabilities and both quantitative and qualitative disclosures about leasing arrangements. The Company discloses information related to operating lease arrangements within Note 23 of the 2017 10-K. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 with early adoption permitted. Entities may elect to adopt the standard using a modified retrospective approach at either the beginning of the earliest period presented or as of the date of adoption. The Company plans to adopt the standard using a modified retrospective approach as of the date of adoption and is currently evaluating the impact of the standard on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

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3. Revenue from Contracts with Customers
On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted the new accounting standard for revenue from contracts with customers on a retrospective basis. See Note 2 for additional information on the adoption of the new accounting standard.
The following tables present revenue disaggregated by segment on an adjusted operating basis with a reconciliation of segment revenues to those reported on the Consolidated Statements of Operations:
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
Advice & Wealth Management Asset Management Annuities Protection 
Corporate
&
Other
 Total Segments Non-operating Revenue TotalAdvice & Wealth Management Asset Management Annuities Protection 
Corporate
&
Other
 Total Segments Non-operating Revenue Total
(in millions)
Management and financial advice fees:                              
Asset management fees:                              
Retail$
 $479
 $
 $
 $
 $479
 $
 $479
$
 $429
 $
 $
 $
 $429
 $
 $429
Institutional
 125
 
 
 
 125
 
 125

 104
 
 
 
 104
 
 104
Advisory fees740
 
 
 
 
 740
 
 740
725
 
 
 
 
 725
 
 725
Financial planning fees75
 
 
 
 
 75
 
 75
69
 
 
 
 
 69
 
 69
Transaction and other fees87
 48
 15
 2
 
 152
 
 152
84
 46
 13
 2
 
 145
 
 145
Total management and financial advice fees902
 652
 15
 2
 
 1,571
 
 1,571
878
 579
 13
 2
 
 1,472
 
 1,472
                              
Distribution fees:                              
Mutual funds182
 64
 
 
 
 246
 
 246
171
 57
 
 
 
 228
 
 228
Insurance and annuity220
 44
 85
 9
 
 358
 
 358
205
 41
 79
 7
 2
 334
 
 334
Other products156
 
 
 
 
 156
 
 156
185
 
 
 
 
 185
 
 185
Total distribution fees558
 108
 85
 9
 
 760
 
 760
561
 98
 79
 7
 2
 747
 
 747
                              
Other revenues43
 
 
 
 
 43
 
 43
45
 1
 2
 
 
 48
 
 48
Total revenue from contracts with customers1,503
 760
 100
 11
 
 2,374
 
 2,374
1,484
 678
 94
 9
 2
 2,267
 
 2,267
                              
Revenue from other sources (1)
85
 12
 528
 600
 49
 1,274
 26
 1,300
105
 11
 510
 253
 342
 1,221
 3
 1,224
Total segment gross revenues1,588
 772
 628
 611
 49
 3,648
 26
 3,674
1,589
 689
 604
 262
 344
 3,488
 3
 3,491
Less: Banking and deposit interest expense24
 
 
 
 2
 26
 
 26
35
 
 
 
 2
 37
 
 37
Total segment net revenues1,564
 772
 628
 611
 47
 3,622
 26
 3,648
1,554
 689
 604
 262
 342
 3,451
 3
 3,454
Less: intersegment revenues235
 13
 91
 17
 (2) 354
 2
 356
Less: Intersegment revenues219
 13
 88
 15
 (2) 333
 3
 336
Total net revenues$1,329
 $759
 $537
 $594
 $49
 $3,268
 $24
 $3,292
$1,335
 $676
 $516
 $247
 $344
 $3,118
 $
 $3,118

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 Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
Advice & Wealth Management Asset Management Annuities Protection 
Corporate
&
Other
 Total Segments Non-operating Revenue Total
(in millions)
Management and financial advice fees:              
Asset management fees:               
Retail$
 $467
 $
 $
 $
 $467
 $
 $467
Institutional
 140
 
 
 
 140
 
 140
Advisory fees641
 
 
 
 
 641
 
 641
Financial planning fees71
 
 
 
 
 71
 
 71
Transaction and other fees89
 51
 14
 3
 
 157
 
 157
Total management and financial advice fees801
 658
 14
 3
 
 1,476
 
 1,476
                
Distribution fees:               
Mutual funds186
 68
 
 
 
 254
 
 254
Insurance and annuity212
 43
 82
 10
 
 347
 
 347
Other products120
 
 
 
 
 120
 
 120
Total distribution fees518
 111
 82
 10
 
 721
 
 721
                
Other revenues36
 
 
 
 
 36
 
 36
Total revenue from contracts with customers1,355
 769
 96
 13
 
 2,233
 
 2,233
                
Revenue from other sources (1)
67
 15
 530
 465
 51
 1,128
 18
 1,146
Total segment gross revenues1,422
 784
 626
 478
 51
 3,361
 18
 3,379
Less: Banking and deposit interest expense12
 
 
 
 1
 13
 
 13
Total segment net revenues1,410
 784
 626
 478
 50
 3,348
 18
 3,366
Less: intersegment revenues233
 12
 88
 16
 (1) 348
 4
 352
Total net revenues$1,177
 $772
 $538
 $462
 $51
 $3,000
 $14
 $3,014

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 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
Advice & Wealth Management Asset Management Annuities Protection 
Corporate
&
Other
 Total Segments Non-operating Revenue Total
(in millions)
Management and financial advice fees:              
Asset management fees:               
Retail$
 $1,431
 $
 $
 $
 $1,431
 $
 $1,431
Institutional
 345
 
 
 
 345
 
 345
Advisory fees2,137
 
 
 
 
 2,137
 
 2,137
Financial planning fees223
 
 
 
 
 223
 
 223
Transaction and other fees268
 144
 44
 6
 
 462
 
 462
Total management and financial advice fees2,628
 1,920
 44
 6
 
 4,598
 
 4,598
                
Distribution fees:               
Mutual funds556
 201
 
 
 
 757
 
 757
Insurance and annuity673
 131
 253
 27
 
 1,084
 
 1,084
Other products448
 
 
 
 
 448
 
 448
Total distribution fees1,677
 332
 253
 27
 
 2,289
 
 2,289
                
Other revenues131
 2
 
 
 
 133
 
 133
Total revenue from contracts with customers4,436
 2,254
 297
 33
 
 7,020
 
 7,020
                
Revenue from other sources (1)
232
 51
 1,566
 1,630
 164
 3,643
 142
 3,785
Total segment gross revenues4,668
 2,305
 1,863
 1,663
 164
 10,663
 142
 10,805
Less: Banking and deposit interest expense60
 
 
 
 4
 64
 
 64
Total segment net revenues4,608
 2,305
 1,863
 1,663
 160
 10,599
 142
 10,741
Less: intersegment revenues722
 37
 271
 46
 (3) 1,073
 12
 1,085
Total net revenues$3,886
 $2,268
 $1,592
 $1,617
 $163
 $9,526
 $130
 $9,656

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Advice & Wealth Management Asset Management Annuities Protection 
Corporate
&
Other
 Total Segments Non-operating Revenue TotalAdvice & Wealth Management Asset Management Annuities Protection 
Corporate
&
Other
 Total Segments Non-operating Revenue Total
(in millions)
Management and financial advice fees:Management and financial advice fees:              Management and financial advice fees:              
Asset management fees:                              
Retail$
 $1,367
 $
 $
 $
 $1,367
 $
 $1,367
$
 $480
 $
 $
 $
 $480
 $
 $480
Institutional
 347
 
 
 
 347
 
 347

 111
 
 
 
 111
 
 111
Advisory fees1,817
 
 
 
 
 1,817
 
 1,817
691
 
 
 
 
 691
 
 691
Financial planning fees210
 
 
 
 
 210
 
 210
68
 
 
 
 
 68
 
 68
Transaction and other fees271
 155
 42
 6
 
 474
 
 474
89
 48
 14
 1
 1
 153
 
 153
Total management and financial advice fees2,298
 1,869
 42
 6
 
 4,215
 
 4,215
848
 639
 14
 1
 1
 1,503
 
 1,503
                              
Distribution fees:                              
Mutual funds572
 219
 
 
 
 791
 
 791
190
 69
 
 
 
 259
 
 259
Insurance and annuity621
 125
 242
 25
 
 1,013
 
 1,013
222
 45
 84
 7
 1
 359
 
 359
Other products348
 
 
 
 
 348
 
 348
145
 
 
 
 
 145
 
 145
Total distribution fees1,541
 344
 242
 25
 
 2,152
 
 2,152
557
 114
 84
 7
 1
 763
 
 763
                              
Other revenues119
 1
 
 
 
 120
 
 120
41
 1
 
 
 
 42
 
 42
Total revenue from contracts with customers3,958
 2,214
 284
 31
 
 6,487
 
 6,487
1,446
 754
 98
 8
 2
 2,308
 
 2,308
                              
Revenue from other sources (1)
183
 42
 1,577
 1,485
 164
 3,451
 102
 3,553
71
 24
 515
 245
 322
 1,177
 61
 1,238
Total segment gross revenues4,141
 2,256
 1,861
 1,516
 164
 9,938
 102
 10,040
1,517
 778
 613
 253
 324
 3,485
 61
 3,546
Less: Banking and deposit interest expense34
 
 
 
 2
 36
 
 36
16
 
 
 
 1
 17
 
 17
Total segment net revenues4,107
 2,256
 1,861
 1,516
 162
 9,902
 102
 10,004
1,501
 778
 613
 253
 323
 3,468
 61
 3,529
Less: intersegment revenues701
 35
 259
 46
 (1) 1,040
 12
 1,052
Less: Intersegment revenues240
 12
 90
 16
 (1) 357
 4
 361
Total net revenues$3,406
 $2,221
 $1,602
 $1,470
 $163
 $8,862
 $90
 $8,952
$1,261
 $766
 $523
 $237
 $324
 $3,111
 $57
 $3,168
(1) Revenues not included in the scope of the revenue from contracts with customers standard. The amounts primarily consist of revenue associated with the manufacturing of insurance and annuity products or financial instruments.

Prior period revenues for the Protection and Corporate segments in the table above have been restated to reflect the transfer of Ameriprise Auto & Home (“AAH”) results to the Corporate segment in the first quarter of 2019. See Note 15 for additional information on the sale of AAH.
The following discussion describes the nature, timing, and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows arising from the Company’s contracts with customers on a consolidated basis.
Management and Financial Advice Fees
Asset Management Fees
The Company earns revenue for performing asset management services for retail and institutional clients. The revenue is earned based on a fixed or tiered rate applied, as a percentage, to assets under management. Assets under management vary with market fluctuations and client behavior. The asset management performance obligation is considered a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and are satisfied each day over the contract term. Asset management fees are accrued, invoiced and collected on a monthly or quarterly basis.
The Company’s asset management contracts for Open Ended Investment Companies (“OEICs”) in the UK and Société d'Investissement à Capital Variable (“SICAVs”) in Europe include performance obligations for asset management and fund distribution services. The amounts received for these services are reported as management and financial advice fees. The revenue recognition pattern is the same for both performance obligations as the fund distribution services revenue is variably constrained due

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to factors outside the Company’s control including market volatility and client behavior (such as how long clients hold their investment) and not recognized until assets under management are known.
The Company may also earn performance-based management fees on institutional accounts, hedge funds, collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), OEICs, SICAVs and property funds based on a percentage of account returns in excess of either a benchmark

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index or a contractually specified level. This revenue is variable and impacted primarily by the performance of the assets being managed compared to the benchmark index or contractually specified level. The revenue is not recognized until it is probable that a significant reversal will not occur. Performance-based management fees are invoiced on a quarterly or annual basis.
Advisory Fees
The Company earns revenue for performing investment advisory services for certain brokerage customer’s discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts. The revenue is earned based on a contractual fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to the market value of assets held in the account. The investment advisory performance obligation is considered a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and are satisfied each day over the contract term. Advisory fees are accrued daily and invoiced or charged on a monthly or quarterly basis.
Financial Planning Fees
The Company earns revenue for providing financial plans to its clients. The revenue earned for each financial plan is either a fixed fee (received monthly, quarterly or annually) or a variable fee (received monthly or quarterly) based on a contractual fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to assets held in a client’s investment advisory account. The financial planning fee is based on the complexity of a client’s financial and life situation and his or her advisor’s experience. The performance obligation is satisfied at the time the financial plan is delivered to the customer. The Company records a contract liability for the unearned revenue when cash is received before the plan is delivered. The financial plan contracts with clients are annual contracts. Amounts recorded as a contract liability are recognized as revenue when the financial plan is delivered, which occurs within the annual contract period.
For fixed fee arrangements, revenue is recognized when the financial plan is delivered. The Company accrues revenue for any amounts that have not been received at the time the financial plan is delivered.
For variable fee arrangements, revenue is recognized for cash that has been received when the financial plan is delivered. The amount received after the plan is delivered is variably constrained due to factors outside the Company’s control including market volatility and client behavior. The revenue is recognized when it is probable that a significant reversal will not occur that is generally each month or quarter end as the advisory account balance uncertainty is resolved.
Contract liabilities for financial planning fees, which are included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, were $128$136 million and $134$138 million as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively.
The Company pays sales commissions to advisors when a new financial planning contract is obtained or when an existing contract is renewed. The sales commissions paid to the advisors prior to financial plan delivery are considered costs to obtain a contract with a customer and are initially capitalized. When the performance obligation to deliver the financial plan is satisfied, the commission is recognized as distribution expense. Capitalized costs to obtain these contracts are reported in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, and were $105$110 million and $109$112 million as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively.
Transaction and Other Fees
The Company earns revenue for providing customer support, shareholder and administrative services (including transfer agent services) for affiliated mutual funds and networking, sub-accounting and administrative services for unaffiliated mutual funds. The Company also receives revenue for providing custodial services and account maintenance services on brokerage and retirement accounts that are not included in an advisory relationship. Transfer agent and administrative revenue is earned based on either a fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to assets under management or an annual fixed fee for each fund position. Networking and sub-accounting revenue is earned based on either an annual fixed fee for each account or an annual fixed fee for each fund position. Custodial and account maintenance revenue is generally earned based on a quarterly or annual fixed fee for each account. Each of the customer support and administrative services performance obligations are considered a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and are satisfied each day over the contract term. Transaction and other fees (other than custodial service fees) are invoiced or charged to brokerage accounts on a monthly or quarterly basis. Custodial service fees are invoiced or charged to brokerage accounts on an annual basis. Contract liabilities for custodial service fees, which are included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, were $16$47 million and nil as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively.
The Company earns revenue for providing trade execution services to franchise advisors. The trade execution performance obligation is satisfied at the time of each trade and the revenue is primarily earned based on a fixed fee per trade. These fees are invoiced and collected on a semi-monthly basis.

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Distribution Fees
Mutual Funds and Insurance and Annuity Products
The Company earns revenue for selling affiliated and unaffiliated mutual funds, fixed and variable annuities and insurance products. The performance obligation is satisfied at the time of each individual sale. A portion of the revenue is based on a fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to amounts invested at the time of sale. The remaining revenue is recognized over the time the client owns the investment or holds the contract and is generally earned based on a fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to the net asset value of the fund, or the value of the insurance policy or annuity contract. The ongoing revenue is not recognized at the time of sale because it is

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variably constrained due to factors outside the Company’s control including market volatility and client behavior (such as how long clients hold their investment, insurance policy or annuity contract). This ongoing revenue may be recognized for many years after the initial sale. The revenue will not be recognized until it is probable that a significant reversal will not occur.
The Company earns revenue for providing unaffiliated partners an opportunity to educate the Company’s advisors or to support availability and distribution of their products on the Company’s platforms. These payments allow the outside parties to train and support the advisors, explain the features of their products and distribute marketing and educational materials, and support trading and operational systems necessary to enable the Company’s client servicing and production distribution efforts. The Company earns revenue for placing and maintaining unaffiliated fund partners and insurance companies’ products on the Company’s sales platform (subject to the Company’s due diligence standards). The revenue is primarily earned based on a fixed fee or a fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to the market value of assets invested. These performance obligations are considered a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and are satisfied each day over the contract term. These fees are invoiced and collected on monthly basis.
Other Products
The Company earns revenue for selling unaffiliated alternative products. The performance obligation is satisfied at the time of each individual sale. A portion of the revenue is based on a fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to amounts invested at the time of sale. The remaining revenue is recognized over the time the client owns the investment and is earned generally based on a fixed rate applied, as a percentage, to the market value of the investment. The ongoing revenue is not recognized at the time of sale because it is variably constrained due to factors outside the Company’s control including market volatility and client behavior (such as how long clients hold their investment). The revenue will not be recognized until it is probable that a significant reversal will not occur.
The Company earns revenue from brokerage clients for the execution of requested trades. The performance obligation is satisfied at the time of trade execution and amounts are received on the settlement date. The revenue varies for each trade based on various factors that include the type of investment, dollar amount of the trade and how the trade is executed (online or broker assisted).
The Company earns revenue for placing clients’ deposits in its brokerage sweep program with third-party banks. The amount received from the third-party banks is impacted by short-term interest rates. The performance obligation with the financial institutions that participate in the sweep program is considered a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and are satisfied each day over the contract term. The revenue is earned daily and settled monthly based on a rate applied, as a percentage, to the deposits placed.
Other Revenues
The Company earns revenue from fees charged to franchise advisors for providing various services the advisors need to manage and grow their practices. The primary services include: licensing of intellectual property and software, compliance supervision, insurance coverage, technology services and support, consulting and other services. The services are either provided by the Company or third- party providers. The Company controls the services provided by third parties as it has the right to direct the third parties to perform the services, is primarily responsible for performing the services and sets the prices the advisors are charged. The Company recognizes revenue for the gross amount of the fees received from the advisors. The fees are primarily collected monthly as a reduction of commission payments.
Intellectual property and software licenses, along with compliance supervision, insurance coverage, and technology services and support are primarily earned based on a monthly fixed fee. These services are considered a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and are satisfied each day over the contract term. The consulting and other services performance obligations are satisfied as the services are delivered and revenue is earned based upon the level of service requested. Prior to the implementation of the revenue recognition standard, fees received from the advisors for software licenses, compliance supervision, technology services and support, consulting, and other services were recorded as a reduction to the Company’s expenses to provide the services and totaled $26 million and $24 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $79 million and $75 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Receivables
Receivables for revenue from contracts with customers are recognized when the performance obligation is satisfied and the Company has an unconditional right to the revenue. Receivables related to revenues from contracts with customers were $670$656 million and $657$644 million as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively.
4.  Variable Interest Entities
The Company provides asset management services to investment entities which are considered to be VIEs, such as CLOs, hedge funds, property funds and certain non-U.S. series funds (OEICs and SICAVs) (collectively, “investment entities”), which are sponsored by the Company. In addition, the Company invests in structured investments other than CLOs and certain affordable housing partnerships which are considered VIEs. The Company consolidates certain investment entities (collectively, “consolidated

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investment entities”) if the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary. The Company has no obligation to provide financial or other support to the non-consolidated VIEs beyond its investment nor has the Company provided any support to these entities.

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CLOs
CLOs are asset backed financing entities collateralized by a pool of assets, primarily syndicated loans and, to a lesser extent, high-yield bonds. Multiple tranches of debt securities are issued by a CLO, offering investors various maturity and credit risk characteristics. The debt securities issued by the CLOs are non-recourse to the Company. The CLO’s debt holders have recourse only to the assets of the CLO. The assets of the CLOs cannot be used by the Company. Scheduled debt payments are based on the performance of the CLO’s collateral pool. The Company earns management fees from the CLOs based on the CLO’s collateral pool and, in certain instances, may also receive incentive fees. The fee arrangement is at market and commensurate with the level of effort required to provide those services. The Company has invested in a portion of the unrated, junior subordinated notes of certain CLOs. The Company consolidates certain CLOs where it is the primary beneficiary and has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the CLO.
The Company’s maximum exposure to loss with respect to non-consolidated CLOs is limited to its amortized cost, which was $7$4 million and $6$5 million as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively. The Company classifies these investments as Available-for-Sale securities. See Note 5 for additional information on these investments.
Property Funds
The Company provides investment advice and related services to property funds some of which are considered VIEs. For investment management services, the Company generally earns management fees based on the market value of assets under management, and in certain instances may also receive performance-based fees. The fee arrangement is at market and commensurate with the level of effort required to provide those services. The Company does not have a significant economic interest and is not required to consolidate any of the property funds. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss with respect to its investment in these entities is limited to its carrying value. The carrying value of the Company’s investment in property funds is reflected in other investments and was $24$14 million and $18 million as of both September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017.2018, respectively.
Hedge Funds and other Private Funds
The Company has determined that consolidation isdoes not required forconsolidate hedge funds and other private funds which are sponsored by the Company and considered VIEs. For investment management services, the Company earns management fees based on the market value of assets under management, and in certain instances may also receive performance-based fees. The fee arrangement is at market and commensurate with the level of effort required to provide those services and the Company does not have a significant economic interest in any fund. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss with respect to its investment in these entities is limited to its carrying value. The carrying value of the Company’s investment in these entities is reflected in other investments and was $7 million as of both September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017.2018.
Non-U.S. Series Funds
The Company manages non-U.S. series funds, which are considered VIEs. For investment management services, the Company earns management fees based on the market value of assets under management, and in certain instances may also receive performance-based fees. The fee arrangement is at market and commensurate with the level of effort required to provide those services. The Company does not consolidate these funds and its maximum exposure to loss is limited to its carrying value. The carrying value of the Company’s investment in these funds is reflected in other investments and was $70$27 million and $25$30 million as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively.
Affordable Housing Partnerships and Other Real Estate Partnerships
The Company is a limited partner in affordable housing partnerships that qualify for government-sponsored low income housing tax credit programs and partnerships that invest in multi-family residential properties that were originally developed with an affordable housing component. The Company has determined it is not the primary beneficiary and therefore does not consolidate these partnerships.
A majority of the limited partnerships are VIEs. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its investment in the VIEs is limited to the carrying value. The carrying value is reflected in other investments and was $364$339 million and $408$352 million as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively. The Company had a $57$30 million and a $97$43 million liability recorded as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively, related to original purchase commitments not yet remitted to the VIEs. The Company has not provided any additional support and is not contractually obligated to provide additional support to the VIEs beyond the above mentioned funding commitments.
Structured Investments
The Company invests in structured investments which are considered VIEs for which it is not the sponsor. These structured investments typically invest in fixed income instruments and are managed by third parties and include asset backed securities, commercial mortgage backed securities and residential mortgage backed securities. The Company classifies these investments as Available-for-Sale securities.

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The Company has determined that it is not the primary beneficiary of these structures due to the size of the Company’s investment in the entities and position in the capital structure of these entities. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its investment in these structured investments is limited to its carrying value.amortized cost. See Note 5 for additional information on these structured investments.

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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
The Company categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy. See Note 11 for the definition of the three levels of the fair value hierarchy.
The following tables present the balances of assets and liabilities held by consolidated investment entities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
September 30, 2018March 31, 2019
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 TotalLevel 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
(in millions)
Assets              
Investments:              
Corporate debt securities$
 $9
 $
 $9
$
 $9
 $
 $9
Common stocks5
 1
 6
 12
1
 
 
 1
Other investments4
 
 
 4
4
 
 
 4
Syndicated loans
 1,164
 121
 1,285

 1,609
 117
 1,726
Total investments9
 1,174
 127
 1,310
5
 1,618
 117
 1,740
Receivables
 5
 
 5

 28
 
 28
Other assets
 1
 
 1
Total assets at fair value$9
 $1,180
 $127
 $1,316
$5
 $1,646
 $117
 $1,768
              
Liabilities              
Debt (1)
$
 $1,370
 $
 $1,370
$
 $1,731
 $
 $1,731
Other liabilities
 14
 
 14

 105
 
 105
Total liabilities at fair value$
 $1,384
 $
 $1,384
$
 $1,836
 $
 $1,836

December 31, 2017December 31, 2018
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 TotalLevel 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
(in millions)
Assets              
Investments:              
Corporate debt securities$
 $27
 $
 $27
$
 $9
 $
 $9
Common stocks18
 8
 4
 30
1
 1
 
 2
Other investments5
 
 
 5
4
 
 
 4
Syndicated loans
 1,889
 180
 2,069

 1,465
 226
 1,691
Total investments23
 1,924
 184
 2,131
5
 1,475
 226
 1,706
Receivables
 25
 
 25

 12
 
 12
Total assets at fair value$23
 $1,949
 $184
 $2,156
$5
 $1,487
 $226
 $1,718
              
Liabilities              
Debt (1)
$
 $2,206
 $
 $2,206
$
 $1,743
 $
 $1,743
Other liabilities
 63
 
 63

 122
 
 122
Total liabilities at fair value$
 $2,269
 $
 $2,269
$
 $1,865
 $
 $1,865

(1) 
The carrying value of the CLOs’ debt is set equal to the fair value of the CLOs’ assets. The estimated fair value of the CLOs’ debt was $1.3$1.7 billion and $2.2 billion as of September 30, 2018both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017, respectively.
2018.

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The following tables provide a summary of changes in Level 3 assets held by consolidated investment entities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
 Common Stocks Syndicated Loans 
(in millions)
Balance, July 1, 2018$4
 $111
 
Total gains (losses) included in:    
Net income2
(1) 
1
(1) 
Purchases
 9
 
Sales
 (3) 
Settlements
 (10) 
Transfers into Level 3
 52
 
Transfers out of Level 3
 (39) 
Balance, September 30, 2018$6
 $121
 
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in income relating to assets held at
September 30, 2018
$2
(1) 
$
 
  Syndicated Loans 
 (in millions)
 Balance, January 1, 2019$226
 
 Purchases22
 
 Sales(1) 
 Settlements(7) 
 Transfers into Level 325
 
 Transfers out of Level 3(148) 
 Balance, March 31, 2019$117
 
 Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in income relating to assets held at March 31, 2019$
 
  
 
  Common Stocks Syndicated Loans 
 (in millions)
 Balance, January 1, 2018$4
 $180
 
 Total gains (losses) included in:    
 Net income4
(1) 
2
(1) 
 Purchases
 18
 
 Sales
 (1) 
 Settlements
 (11) 
 Transfers into Level 34
 61
 
 Transfers out of Level 3(1) (49) 
 Balance, March 31, 2018$11
 $200
 
 Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in income relating to assets held at March 31, 2018$4
(1) 
$2
(1) 

 Common Stocks Syndicated Loans 
(in millions) 
Balance, July 1, 2017$7
 $185
 
Total gains (losses) included in:    
Net income1
(1) 
(1)
(1) 
Purchases
 6
 
Sales
 (12) 
Settlements
 (3) 
Transfers into Level 3
 84
 
Transfers out of Level 3(4) (77) 
Balance, September 30, 2017$4
 $182
 
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in income relating to assets held at
September 30, 2017
$1
(1) 
$
 
 Common Stocks Syndicated Loans 
(in millions) 
Balance, January 1, 2018$4
 $180
 
Total gains (losses) included in:    
Net income6
(1) 
2
(1) 
Purchases
 51
 
Sales(4) (39) 
Settlements
 (40) 
Transfers into Level 34
 130
 
Transfers out of Level 3(4) (163) 
Balance, September 30, 2018$6
 $121
 
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in income relating to assets held at
September 30, 2018
$4
(1) 
$
 


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 Corporate Debt Securities Common Stocks Syndicated Loans 
(in millions) 
Balance, January 1, 2017$
 $5
 $254
 
Total gains (losses) included in:      
Net income
 1
(1) 

 
Purchases
 3
 133
 
Sales(2) (1) (27) 
Settlements
 
 (56) 
Transfers into Level 32
 2
 197
 
Transfers out of Level 3
 (6) (319) 
Balance, September 30, 2017$
 $4
 $182
 
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) included in income relating to assets held at
September 30, 2017
$
 $1
(1) 
$(2)
(1) 
(1) Included in net investment income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Securities and loans transferred from Level 3 primarily represent assets with fair values that are now obtained from a third-party pricing service with observable inputs or priced in active markets. Transfers out of Level 3 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 included $2 million of common stock and $24 million of syndicated loans related to the deconsolidation of a CLO. Securities and loans transferred to Level 3 represent assets with fair values that are now based on a single non-binding broker quote. The Company recognizes transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy as of the beginning of the quarter in which each transfer occurred. For assets and liabilities held at the end of the reporting periods that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.
All Level 3 measurements as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 20172018 were obtained from non-binding broker quotes where unobservable inputs utilized in the fair value calculation are not reasonably available to the Company.
Determination of Fair Value
Assets
Investments
The fair value of syndicated loans obtained from third-party pricing services using a market approach with observable inputs is classified as Level 2. The fair value of syndicated loans obtained from third-party pricing services with a single non-binding broker quote as the underlying valuation source is classified as Level 3. The underlying inputs used in non-binding broker quotes are not readily available to the Company.
In consideration of the above, management is responsible for the fair values recorded on the financial statements. Prices received from third-party pricing services are subjected to exception reporting that identifies loans with significant daily price movements as well as no movements. The Company reviews the exception reporting and resolves the exceptions through reaffirmation of the price or recording an appropriate fair value estimate. The Company also performs subsequent transaction testing. The Company performs annual due diligence of the third-party pricing services. The Company’s due diligence procedures include assessing the vendor’s valuation qualifications, control environment, analysis of asset-class specific valuation methodologies and understanding of sources of market observable assumptions and unobservable assumptions, if any, employed in the valuation methodology. The Company also considers the results of its exception reporting controls and any resulting price challenges that arise.
See Note 11 for a description of the Company’s determination of the fair value of corporate debt securities, common stocks and other investments.
Receivables
For receivables of the consolidated CLOs, the carrying value approximates fair value as the nature of these assets has historically been short term and the receivables have been collectible. The fair value of these receivables is classified as Level 2.

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


Liabilities
Debt
The fair value of the CLOs’ assets, typically syndicated bank loans, is more observable than the fair value of the CLOs’ debt tranches for which market activity is limited and less transparent. As a result, the fair value of the CLOs’ debt is set equal to the fair value of the CLOs’ assets. The fair value of the CLOs’ debtassets and is classified as Level 2.

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


Other Liabilities
Other liabilities consist primarily of securities purchased but not yet settled held by consolidated CLOs. The carrying value approximates fair value as the nature of these liabilities has historically been short term. The fair value of these liabilities is classified as Level 2.
Fair Value Option
The Company has elected the fair value option for the financial assets and liabilities of the consolidated CLOs. Management believes that the use of the fair value option better matches the changes in fair value of assets and liabilities related to the CLOs.
The followingtablepresentsthefairvalueandunpaidprincipalbalanceofloansanddebtforwhichthefairvalueoptionhasbeenelected:
September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
(in millions)
Syndicated loans      
Unpaid principal balance$1,307
 $2,140
$1,780
 $1,743
Excess unpaid principal over fair value(22) (71)(54) (52)
Fair value$1,285
 $2,069
$1,726
 $1,691
Fair value of loans more than 90 days past due$
 $24
$8
 $
Fair value of loans in nonaccrual status
 24
8
 
Difference between fair value and unpaid principal of loans more than 90 days past due, loans in nonaccrual status or both3
 35

 
      
Debt      
Unpaid principal balance$1,513
 $2,340
$1,885
 $1,951
Excess unpaid principal over fair value(143) (134)(154) (208)
Carrying value (1)
$1,370
 $2,206
$1,731
 $1,743

(1) The carrying value of the CLOs’ debt is set equal to the fair value of the CLOs’ assets. The estimated fair value of the CLOs’ debt was $1.3 billion and $2.2$1.7 billion as of September 30, 2018both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017, respectively.2018.
Interest income from syndicated loans, bonds and structured investments is recorded based on contractual rates in net investment income. Gains and losses related to changes in the fair value of investments and gains and losses on sales of investments are also recorded in net investment income. Interest expense on debt is recorded in interest and debt expense with gains and losses related to changes in the fair value of debt recorded in net investment income.
Total net gains (losses) recognized in net investment income related to changes in the fair value of financial assets and liabilities for which the fair value option was elected were $5$(4) million and $(1) million for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively.
Total net gains (losses) recognized in net investment income related to changes in the fair value of financial assets and liabilities for which the fair value option was elected were $29 million and $(3) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Debt of the consolidated investment entities and the stated interest rates were as follows:
Carrying Value Weighted Average Interest RateCarrying Value Weighted Average Interest Rate
September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
(in millions) (in millions) 
Debt of consolidated CLOs due 2025-2030$1,370
 $2,206
 3.5% 2.8%$1,731
 $1,743
 4.0% 3.7%

The debt of the consolidated CLOs has both fixed and floating interest rates, which range from 0% to 11.0%11.4%. The interest rates on the debt of CLOs are weighted average rates based on the outstanding principal and contractual interest rates.

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


5.  Investments
The following is a summary of Ameriprise Financial investments:
September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
(in millions)
Available-for-Sale securities, at fair value$30,840
 $30,927
$28,764
 $31,058
Mortgage loans, net2,684
 2,756
2,644
 2,696
Policy and certificate loans854
 845
854
 861
Other investments1,232
 1,397
1,201
 1,210
Total$35,610
 $35,925
$33,463
 $35,825

Other investments primarily reflect the Company’s interests in affordable housing partnerships, trading securities, seed money investments, syndicated loans and held-to-maturity certificates of deposit with original or remaining maturities at the time of purchase of more than 90 days but less than 12 months. As of January 1, 2018, marketable equity securities were reclassified from Available-for-Sale securities to other investments due to the adoption of a new accounting standard on the recognition and measurement of financial instruments.days. The carrying value of held-to-maturity certificates of deposit was nil$26 million and $205$7 million as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively, which approximates fair value due to the short time between the purchase of the instrument and its expected realization.
The following is a summary of net investment income:
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2018 2017 2018 20172019 2018
(in millions)
Investment income on fixed maturities$339
 $340
 $1,002
 $1,012
$353
 $329
Net realized gains (losses)(1)4
 (3) 15
 35
4
 6
Affordable housing partnerships(24) (17) (49) (42)(15) (11)
Other43
 26
 132
 70
32
 46
Consolidated investment entities24
 26
 101
 79
23
 26
Total$386
 $372
 $1,201
 $1,154
$397
 $396

(1)
Net realized gains for the three months ended March 31, 2019 included other-than-temporary impairments (“OTTI”) on investments held by AAH, which were classified as held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2019. See Note 15 for additional information.
Available-for-Sale securities distributed by type were as follows:
Description of SecuritiesDescription of SecuritiesSeptember 30, 2018Description of SecuritiesMarch 31, 2019
Amortized Cost 
Gross
Unrealized Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized Losses
 Fair Value 
Noncredit OTTI (1)
Amortized Cost 
Gross
Unrealized Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized Losses
 Fair Value 
Noncredit OTTI (1)
(in millions) (in millions)
Corporate debt securitiesCorporate debt securities$13,880
 $658
 $(147) $14,391
 $
Corporate debt securities$12,185
 $813
 $(60) $12,938
 $(6)
Residential mortgage backed securitiesResidential mortgage backed securities6,310
 27
 (112) 6,225
 
Residential mortgage backed securities6,291
 53
 (43) 6,301
 
Commercial mortgage backed securitiesCommercial mortgage backed securities4,713
 16
 (134) 4,595
 
Commercial mortgage backed securities4,810
 32
 (41) 4,801
 
Asset backed securitiesAsset backed securities1,459
 30
 (12) 1,477
 2
Asset backed securities1,268
 39
 (4) 1,303
 1
State and municipal obligationsState and municipal obligations2,190
 183
 (14) 2,359
 
State and municipal obligations1,228
 201
 (5) 1,424
 
U.S. government and agencies obligationsU.S. government and agencies obligations1,495
 
 
 1,495
 
U.S. government and agencies obligations1,709
 1
 
 1,710
 
Foreign government bonds and obligationsForeign government bonds and obligations296
 10
 (8) 298
 
Foreign government bonds and obligations280
 13
 (6) 287
 
TotalTotal$30,343
 $924
 $(427) $30,840
 $2
Total$27,771
 $1,152
 $(159) $28,764
 $(5)

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


Description of SecuritiesDescription of SecuritiesDecember 31, 2017Description of SecuritiesDecember 31, 2018
Amortized Cost 
Gross
Unrealized Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized Losses
 Fair Value 
Noncredit OTTI (1)
Amortized Cost 
Gross
Unrealized Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized Losses
 Fair Value 
Noncredit OTTI (1)
(in millions) (in millions)
Corporate debt securitiesCorporate debt securities$13,976
 $1,131
 $(32) $15,075
 $
Corporate debt securities$13,741
 $555
 $(230) $14,066
 $
Residential mortgage backed securitiesResidential mortgage backed securities6,585
 63
 (37) 6,611
 
Residential mortgage backed securities6,373
 34
 (78) 6,329
 
Commercial mortgage backed securitiesCommercial mortgage backed securities4,362
 48
 (36) 4,374
 
Commercial mortgage backed securities4,975
 18
 (116) 4,877
 
Asset backed securitiesAsset backed securities1,549
 36
 (5) 1,580
 1
Asset backed securities1,373
 36
 (11) 1,398
 1
State and municipal obligationsState and municipal obligations2,215
 259
 (11) 2,463
 
State and municipal obligations2,166
 192
 (13) 2,345
 
U.S. government and agencies obligationsU.S. government and agencies obligations502
 1
 
 503
 
U.S. government and agencies obligations1,745
 
 
 1,745
 
Foreign government bonds and obligationsForeign government bonds and obligations298
 20
 (4) 314
 
Foreign government bonds and obligations298
 9
 (9) 298
 
Common stocks5
 3
 (1) 7
 
TotalTotal$29,492
 $1,561
 $(126) $30,927
 $1
Total$30,671
 $844
 $(457) $31,058
 $1
(1) 
Represents the amount of other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”)OTTI losses in AOCI. Amount includes unrealized gains and losses on impaired securities subsequent to the initial impairment measurement date. These amounts are included in gross unrealized gains and losses as of the end of the period.
As of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, investment securities with a fair value of $1.9$1.8 billion and $1.7$1.5 billion, respectively, were pledged to meet contractual obligations under derivative contracts and short-term borrowings, of which $1.0 billion$744 million and $803$510 million, respectively, may be sold, pledged or rehypothecated by the counterparty.
As of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 20172018, fixed maturity securities comprised approximately 87%86% and 86%87%, respectively, of Ameriprise Financial investments. Rating agency designations are based on the availability of ratings from Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (“NRSROs”), including Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”), Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) and Fitch Ratings Ltd. (“Fitch”). The Company uses the median of available ratings from Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, or, if fewer than three ratings are available, the lower rating is used. When ratings from Moody’s, S&P and Fitch are unavailable, the Company may utilize ratings from other NRSROs or rate the securities internally. As of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 20172018, the Company’s internal analysts rated $823$673 million and $979$755 million, respectively, of securities using criteria similar to those used by NRSROs.
A summary of fixed maturity securities by rating was as follows:
RatingsRatingsSeptember 30, 2018 December 31, 2017RatingsMarch 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
Amortized Cost Fair Value Percent of Total Fair ValueAmortized Cost Fair Value Percent of Total Fair ValueAmortized Cost Fair Value Percent of Total Fair ValueAmortized Cost Fair Value Percent of Total Fair Value
(in millions, except percentages) (in millions, except percentages)
AAAAAA$12,764
 $12,551
 41% $11,293
 $11,331
 37%AAA$13,124
 $13,138
 46% $13,399
 $13,252
 43%
AAAA1,659
 1,801
 6
 1,898
 2,114
 7
AA1,174
 1,334
 5
 1,571
 1,723
 5
AA4,158
 4,394
 14
 4,760
 5,243
 17
A2,962
 3,294
 11
 3,667
 3,899
 13
BBBBBB10,807
 11,140
 36
 10,317
 10,989
 35
BBB9,549
 10,041
 35
 11,102
 11,290
 36
Below investment grade (1)
Below investment grade (1)
955
 954
 3
 1,219
 1,243
 4
Below investment grade (1)
962
 957
 3
 932
 894
 3
Total fixed maturitiesTotal fixed maturities$30,343
 $30,840
 100% $29,487
 $30,920
 100%Total fixed maturities$27,771
 $28,764
 100% $30,671
 $31,058
 100%

(1) 
The amortized cost and fair value of below investment grade securities includes interest in CLOs managed by the Company of $7$4 million and $9$6 million, respectively, at September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, and $6$5 million and $7$6 million, respectively, at December 31, 2017.2018. These securities are not rated but are included in below investment grade due to their risk characteristics.
As of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 20172018, approximately 35%37% and 37%36%, respectively, of the securities rated AAA were GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC mortgage backed securities. No holdings of any other issuer were greater than 10% of total equity.

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


The following tables provide information about Available-for-Sale securities with gross unrealized losses and the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position:
Description of SecuritiesDescription of SecuritiesSeptember 30, 2018Description of SecuritiesMarch 31, 2019
Less than 12 months 12 months or more TotalLess than 12 months 12 months or more Total
Number of Securities Fair Value Unrealized LossesNumber of Securities Fair Value Unrealized LossesNumber of Securities Fair Value Unrealized LossesNumber of Securities Fair Value Unrealized LossesNumber of Securities Fair Value Unrealized LossesNumber of Securities Fair Value Unrealized Losses
(in millions, except number of securities) (in millions, except number of securities)
Corporate debt securitiesCorporate debt securities366
 $5,808
 $(105) 79
 $840
 $(42) 445
 $6,648
 $(147)Corporate debt securities65
 $568
 $(12) 181
 $2,438
 $(48) 246
 $3,006
 $(60)
Residential mortgage backed securitiesResidential mortgage backed securities177
 3,137
 (48) 145
 1,675
 (64) 322
 4,812
 (112)Residential mortgage backed securities73
 905
 (4) 194
 2,415
 (39) 267
 3,320
 (43)
Commercial mortgage backed securitiesCommercial mortgage backed securities116
 1,987
 (61) 85
 1,245
 (73) 201
 3,232
 (134)Commercial mortgage backed securities33
 924
 (3) 118
 2,001
 (38) 151
 2,925
 (41)
Asset backed securitiesAsset backed securities49
 722
 (7) 24
 206
 (5) 73
 928
 (12)Asset backed securities18
 294
 (2) 36
 433
 (2) 54
 727
 (4)
State and municipal obligationsState and municipal obligations165
 391
 (7) 80
 214
 (7) 245
 605
 (14)State and municipal obligations1
 40
 (1) 27
 152
 (4) 28
 192
 (5)
Foreign government bonds and obligationsForeign government bonds and obligations15
 53
 (3) 14
 17
 (5) 29
 70
 (8)Foreign government bonds and obligations2
 3
 
 22
 48
 (6) 24
 51
 (6)
TotalTotal888
 $12,098
 $(231) 427
 $4,197
 $(196) 1,315
 $16,295
 $(427)Total192
 $2,734
 $(22) 578
 $7,487
 $(137) 770
 $10,221
 $(159)
Description of SecuritiesDescription of SecuritiesDecember 31, 2017Description of SecuritiesDecember 31, 2018
Less than 12 months 12 months or more TotalLess than 12 months 12 months or more Total
Number of Securities Fair Value Unrealized LossesNumber of Securities Fair Value Unrealized LossesNumber of Securities Fair Value Unrealized LossesNumber of Securities Fair Value Unrealized LossesNumber of Securities Fair Value Unrealized LossesNumber of Securities Fair Value Unrealized Losses
(in millions, except number of securities) (in millions, except number of securities)
Corporate debt securitiesCorporate debt securities150
 $1,791
 $(8) 70
 $740
 $(24) 220
 $2,531
 $(32)Corporate debt securities345
 $5,522
 $(152) 148
 $1,717
 $(78) 493
 $7,239
 $(230)
Residential mortgage backed securitiesResidential mortgage backed securities102
 1,772
 (11) 130
 1,467
 (26) 232
 3,239
 (37)Residential mortgage backed securities142
 2,029
 (18) 175
 2,132
 (60) 317
 4,161
 (78)
Commercial mortgage backed securitiesCommercial mortgage backed securities67
 1,178
 (12) 58
 783
 (24) 125
 1,961
 (36)Commercial mortgage backed securities104
 2,062
 (30) 112
 1,806
 (86) 216
 3,868
 (116)
Asset backed securitiesAsset backed securities36
 424
 (2) 26
 187
 (3) 62
 611
 (5)Asset backed securities38
 491
 (6) 35
 396
 (5) 73
 887
 (11)
State and municipal obligationsState and municipal obligations76
 141
 (1) 34
 180
 (10) 110
 321
 (11)State and municipal obligations81
 255
 (4) 100
 254
 (9) 181
 509
 (13)
Foreign government bonds and obligationsForeign government bonds and obligations3
 6
 
 15
 23
 (4) 18
 29
 (4)Foreign government bonds and obligations17
 86
 (4) 14
 17
 (5) 31
 103
 (9)
Common stocks
 
 
 4
 1
 (1) 4
 1
 (1)
TotalTotal434
 $5,312
 $(34) 337
 $3,381
 $(92) 771
 $8,693
 $(126)Total727
 $10,445
 $(214) 584
 $6,322
 $(243) 1,311
 $16,767
 $(457)

As part of Ameriprise Financial’s ongoing monitoring process, management determined that the change in gross unrealized losses on its Available-for-Sale securities is primarily attributable to an increase inlower interest rates as well as slightly widertighter credit spreads.
The following table presents a rollforward of the cumulative amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for other-than-temporary impairmentsOTTI related to credit losses on Available-for-Sale securities for which a portion of the securities’ total other-than-temporary impairmentsOTTI was recognized in OCI:
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2018 20172018 20172019 2018
(in millions)
Beginning balance$
 $2
 $2
 $69
$2
 $2
Credit losses for which an other-than-temporary impairment was previously recognized
 
 
 1

 
Reductions for securities sold during the period (realized)
 
 
 (68)
Ending balance$
 $2
 $2
 $2
$2
 $2


AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


Net realized gains and losses on Available-for-Sale securities, determined using the specific identification method, recognized in earnings were as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2018 20172018 20172019 2018
(in millions)
Gross realized investment gains$4
 $6
 $15
 $50
$19
 $6
Gross realized investment losses
 (2) (1) (6)(9) (1)
Other-than-temporary impairments
 
 
 (1)(5) 
Total$4
 $4
 $14
 $43
$5
 $5

Other-than-temporaryimpairmentsforthenine three monthsendedSeptember 30, 2017 March 31, 2019 primarilyrelatedto creditlossesinvestments held by AAH, which were classified as held for sale onassetbackedsecurities. the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2019. See Note 15 for additional information.
See Note 1416 for a rollforward of net unrealized investment gains (losses) included in AOCI.
Available-for-Sale securities by contractual maturity as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 were as follows:
Amortized Cost Fair ValueAmortized Cost Fair Value
(in millions)
Due within one year$3,251
 $3,265
$3,194
 $3,197
Due after one year through five years6,187
 6,192
4,710
 4,779
Due after five years through 10 years3,912
 3,882
3,294
 3,400
Due after 10 years4,511
 5,204
4,204
 4,983
17,861
 18,543
15,402
 16,359
Residential mortgage backed securities6,310
 6,225
6,291
 6,301
Commercial mortgage backed securities4,713
 4,595
4,810
 4,801
Asset backed securities1,459
 1,477
1,268
 1,303
Total$30,343
 $30,840
$27,771
 $28,764

Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations. Residential mortgage backed securities, commercial mortgage backed securities and asset backed securities are not due at a single maturity date. As such, these securities were not included in the maturities distribution.

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


6.  Financing Receivables
The Company’s financing receivables primarily include commercial mortgage loans, syndicated loans, policy loans, certificate loans, advisor loans, margin loans and margin loans.the reinsurance deposit receivable. Commercial mortgage loans, syndicated loans, policy loans and certificate loans are reflected in investments. Advisor loans, and margin loans and the reinsurance deposit receivable are recorded in receivables.
Allowance for Loan Losses
Policy and certificate loans do not exceed the cash surrender value at origination. As there is minimal risk of loss related to policy and certificate loans, the Company does not record an allowance for loan losses. The Company monitors collateral supporting margin loans and requests additional collateral when necessary in order to mitigate the risk of loss. As there is minimal risk of loss related to margin loans, the allowance for loan losses is immaterial.

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


Commercial Mortgage Loans and Syndicated Loans
The following table presents a rollforward of the allowance for loan losses for the ninethree months ended and the ending balance of the allowance for loan losses by impairment method:
September 30,March 31,
2018 20172019 2018
(in millions)
Beginning balance$26
 $29
$24
 $26
Charge-offs(2) 
(1) 
Provisions
 (1)
 
Ending balance$24
 $28
$23
 $26
      
Individually evaluated for impairment$
 $3
$
 $
Collectively evaluated for impairment24
 25
23
 26

The recorded investment in financing receivables by impairment method was as follows:
September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
(in millions)
Individually evaluated for impairment$16
 $17
$19
 $24
Collectively evaluated for impairment3,227
 3,258
3,190
 3,239
Total$3,243
 $3,275
$3,209
 $3,263

As of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the Company’s recorded investment in financing receivables individually evaluated for impairment for which there was no related allowance for loan losses was $16$19 million and $17$24 million, respectively. Unearned income, unamortized premiums and discounts, and net unamortized deferred fees and costs are not material to the Company’s total loan balance.
During both the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, the Company purchased $36$33 million and $18 million, respectively, of syndicated loans, and sold $13 million and $12 million, respectively, of syndicated loans. During the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, the Company purchased $181sold $13 million and $154 million, respectively, of syndicated loans, and sold $49 million and $16$3 million, respectively, of syndicated loans.
The Company has not acquired any loans with deteriorated credit quality as of the acquisition date.
Loans to Financial Advisors
As of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, principal amounts outstanding for advisor loans were $537$578 million and $509$558 million, respectively,respectively. As of both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, allowance for loan losses were $24 million and $23 million, respectively.$25 million. The allowance for loan losses related to loans to financial advisors is not included in the table disclosures above. Of the gross balance outstanding, the portion associated with financial advisors who are no longer affiliated with the Company was $18$15 million and $19$18 million as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively. The allowance for loan losses on these loans was $12 million and $13 million as of both September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017.2018, respectively.

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


Credit Quality Information
Nonperforming loans, which are generally loans 90 days or more past due, were $15$14 million and $19$16 million as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively. All other loans were considered to be performing.
Commercial Mortgage Loans
The Company reviews the credit worthiness of the borrower and the performance of the underlying properties in order to determine the risk of loss on commercial mortgage loans. Based on this review, the commercial mortgage loans are assigned an internal risk rating, which management updates as necessary. Commercial mortgage loans which management has assigned its highest risk rating were nil of total commercial mortgage loans as of both September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017.2018. Loans with the highest risk rating represent distressed loans which the Company has identified as impaired or expects to become delinquent or enter into foreclosure within the next six months. In addition, the Company reviews the concentrations of credit risk by region and property type.

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


Concentrations of credit risk of commercial mortgage loans by U.S. region were as follows:
Loans PercentageLoans Percentage
September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
(in millions)    (in millions)    
East North Central$213
 $215
 8% 8%$218
 $216
 8% 8%
East South Central96
 90
 4
 3
108
 107
 4
 4
Middle Atlantic188
 192
 7
 7
186
 187
 7
 7
Mountain240
 256
 9
 9
235
 237
 9
 9
New England63
 74
 2
 3
57
 62
 2
 2
Pacific806
 812
 30
 29
798
 814
 30
 30
South Atlantic735
 768
 27
 28
712
 731
 27
 27
West North Central222
 235
 8
 8
205
 213
 8
 8
West South Central140
 133
 5
 5
144
 148
 5
 5
2,703
 2,775
 100% 100%2,663
 2,715
 100% 100%
Less: allowance for loan losses19
 19
  
  
19
 19
  
  
Total$2,684
 $2,756
  
  
$2,644
 $2,696
  
  
 
Concentrations of credit risk of commercial mortgage loans by property type were as follows:
Loans PercentageLoans Percentage
September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
(in millions)    (in millions)    
Apartments$602
 $566
 22% 20%$618
 $621
 23% 23%
Hotel44
 40
 2
 1
42
 43
 2
 1
Industrial452
 476
 17
 17
441
 453
 17
 17
Mixed use47
 44
 2
 2
58
 54
 2
 2
Office441
 492
 16
 18
421
 435
 15
 16
Retail900
 937
 33
 34
879
 897
 33
 33
Other217
 220
 8
 8
204
 212
 8
 8
2,703
 2,775
 100% 100%2,663
 2,715
 100% 100%
Less: allowance for loan losses19
 19
  
  
19
 19
  
  
Total$2,684
 $2,756
  
  
$2,644
 $2,696
  
  


AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


Syndicated Loans
The recorded investment in syndicated loans as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 20172018 was $540$546 million and $498$548 million, respectively. The Company’s syndicated loan portfolio is diversified across industries and issuers. The primary credit indicator for syndicated loans is whether the loans are performing in accordance with the contractual terms of the syndication. Total nonperforming syndicated loans as of September 30, 2018both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 20172018 were $1 million and $5 million, respectively.nil.
Troubled Debt Restructurings
The recorded investment in restructured loans was not material as of both September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017. The troubled2018. Troubled debt restructurings did not have a material impact to the Company’s allowance for loan losses or income recognized for both the three months ended March 31, 2019 and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.2018. There are no commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers whose loans have been restructured.
Reinsurance Deposit Receivable
In the first quarter of 2019, the Company reinsured approximately $1.7 billion of fixed annuity polices sold through third parties, which is approximately 20% of in force fixed annuity account balances. The arrangement contains investment guidelines and a trust to help meet the Company’s risk management objectives. The transaction was effective as of January 1, 2019.
For each of its reinsurance agreements, the Company determines whether the agreement provides indemnification against loss or liability related to insurance risk in accordance with applicable accounting standards. If the Company determines that a reinsurance agreement does not expose the reinsurer to a reasonable possibility of a significant loss from insurance risk, the Company records the agreement using the deposit method of accounting. Deposits made are included in receivables. As amounts are received, consistent with the underlying fixed annuity contracts, the reinsurance deposit receivable is adjusted. The reinsurance deposit receivable is accreted using the interest method and the adjustment is reported in other revenues.
The reinsurance deposit receivable was $1.6 billion as of March 31, 2019.

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


7.  Deferred Acquisition Costs and Deferred Sales Inducement Costs
In the third quarter of the year, management updated market-related inputs and implemented model changes related to the living benefit valuation. In addition, management conducted its annual review of life insurance and annuity valuation assumptions relative to current experience and management expectations including modeling changes. These aforementioned changes are collectively referred to as unlocking. The impact of unlocking to DAC in the third quarter of 2018 primarily reflected updated mortality assumptions on universal life (“UL”) and variable universal life (“VUL”) insurance products and lower surrender rate assumptions on variable annuities, partially offset by an unfavorable impact from updates to assumptions on utilization of guaranteed withdrawal benefits. The impact of unlocking to DAC in the third quarter of 2017 primarily reflected improved persistency and mortality on UL and VUL insurance products and a correction related to a variable annuity model assumption partially offset by updates to market-related inputs to the living benefit valuation.
The balances of and changes inDAC were as follows:
2018 20172019 2018
(in millions)
Balance at January 1$2,676
 $2,648
$2,776
 $2,676
Capitalization of acquisition costs241
 220
71
 79
Amortization, excluding the impact of valuation assumptions review(213) (201)
Amortization, impact of valuation assumptions review33
 12
Amortization(16) (92)
Impact of change in net unrealized (gains) losses on securities95
 (18)(59) 55
Balance at September 30$2,832
 $2,661
Reclassified to assets held for sale (1)
(15) 
Balance at March 31$2,757
 $2,718

(1) See Note 15 for additional information on held for sale classification.
The balances of and changes in DSIC, which is included in other assets, were as follows:
2018 20172019 2018
(in millions)
Balance at January 1$276
 $302
$251
 $276
Capitalization of sales inducement costs2
 3

 1
Amortization, excluding the impact of valuation assumptions review(26) (26)
Amortization, impact of valuation assumptions review
 (1)
Amortization
 (11)
Impact of change in net unrealized (gains) losses on securities16
 1
(10) 9
Balance at September 30$268
 $279
Balance at March 31$241
 $275


AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


8.  Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims and Separate Account Liabilities
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims consisted of the following:
September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
 March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
(in millions)
Policyholder account balances       
Fixed annuities (1)
$9,499
 $9,934
 $9,206
 $9,338
Variable annuity fixed sub-accounts5,127
 5,166
 5,127
 5,129
VUL/UL insurance3,057
 3,047
 
Universal life (“UL”)/variable universal life (“VUL”) insurance3,060
 3,063
Indexed universal life (“IUL”) insurance1,649
 1,384
 1,785
 1,728
Other life insurance689
 720
 672
 683
Total policyholder account balances20,021
 20,251
 19,850
 19,941
       
Future policy benefits       
Variable annuity guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (“GMWB”)(125)
(2) 
463
 771
 875
Variable annuity guaranteed minimum accumulation benefits (“GMAB”)(2)(83)
(3) 
(80)
(3) 
(45) (19)
Other annuity liabilities26
 78
 50
 26
Fixed annuity life contingent liabilities1,464
 1,484
 1,459
 1,459
Life and disability income insurance1,219
 1,221
 1,222
 1,221
Long term care insurance4,997
 4,896
 5,088
 4,981
VUL/UL and other life insurance additional liabilities807
 688
 
UL/VUL and other life insurance additional liabilities890
 749
Total future policy benefits8,305
 8,750
 9,435
 9,292
Policy claims and other policyholders’ funds878
 903
 178
 891
Total policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims$29,204
 $29,904
 $29,463
 $30,124

(1) Includes fixed deferred annuities, non-life contingent fixed payout annuities and indexed annuity host contracts.
(2) Includes the fair value of GMWB embedded derivatives that was a net asset as of September 30, 2018 reported as a contra liability.
(3) Includes the fair value of GMAB embedded derivatives that was a net asset as of both September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 20172018 reported as a contra liability.
Separate account liabilities consisted of the following:
September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
(in millions)
Variable annuity$74,317
 $75,174
$71,748
 $66,913
VUL insurance7,338
 7,352
7,034
 6,451
Other insurance33
 34
30
 29
Threadneedle investment liabilities4,904
 4,808
4,759
 4,532
Total$86,592
 $87,368
$83,571
 $77,925


AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


9.  Variable Annuity and Insurance Guarantees
The majority of the variable annuity contracts offered by the Company contain guaranteed minimum death benefit (“GMDB”) provisions. The Company also offers variable annuities with death benefit provisions that gross up the amount payable by a certain percentage of contract earnings, which are referred to as gain gross-up (“GGU”) benefits. In addition, the Company offers contracts with GMWB and GMAB provisions. The Company previously offered contracts containing guaranteed minimum income benefit (“GMIB”) provisions.
Certain UL policies offered by the Company provide secondary guarantee benefits. The secondary guarantee ensures that, subject to specified conditions, the policy will not terminate and will continue to provide a death benefit even if there is insufficient policy value to cover the monthly deductions and charges.
The following table provides information related to variable annuity guarantees for which the Company has established additional liabilities:
Variable Annuity
Guarantees
by Benefit Type (1)
Variable Annuity
Guarantees
by Benefit Type (1)
September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
Variable Annuity
Guarantees
by Benefit Type (1)
March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
Total Contract Value Contract Value in Separate Accounts 
Net Amount
at Risk
 
Weighted Average
Attained Age
Total Contract Value Contract Value in Separate Accounts 
Net Amount
at Risk
 
Weighted Average
Attained Age
Total Contract Value Contract Value in Separate Accounts 
Net Amount
at Risk
 
Weighted Average
Attained Age
Total Contract Value Contract Value in Separate Accounts 
Net Amount
at Risk
 
Weighted Average
Attained Age
(in millions, except age) (in millions, except age)
GMDB:GMDB:            GMDB:            
Return of premiumReturn of premium$61,379
 $59,441
 $12
 67 $61,418
 $59,461
 $9
 66Return of premium$59,779
 $57,840
 $36
 67 $55,810
 $53,872
 $417
 67
Five/six-year resetFive/six-year reset8,504
 5,781
 11
 66 8,870
 6,149
 12
 66Five/six-year reset8,026
 5,296
 16
 67 7,670
 4,941
 112
 67
One-year ratchetOne-year ratchet6,215
 5,864
 19
 69 6,548
 6,187
 11
 69One-year ratchet5,891
 5,545
 48
 70 5,560
 5,210
 417
 70
Five-year ratchetFive-year ratchet1,471
 1,416
 1
 65 1,563
 1,506
 1
 65Five-year ratchet1,388
 1,331
 2
 66 1,307
 1,251
 23
 66
OtherOther1,126
 1,107
 63
 72 1,099
 1,075
 50
 72Other1,113
 1,093
 84
 72 1,033
 1,014
 148
 72
Total — GMDBTotal — GMDB$78,695
 $73,609
 $106
 67 $79,498
 $74,378
 $83
 66Total — GMDB$76,197
 $71,105
 $186
 67 $71,380
 $66,288
 $1,117
 67
                         
GGU death benefitGGU death benefit$1,105
 $1,055
 $129
 70 $1,118
 $1,067
 $133
 70GGU death benefit$1,058
 $1,006
 $119
 70 $992
 $940
 $112
 70
                         
GMIBGMIB$208
 $192
 $7
 69 $233
 $216
 $7
 69GMIB$190
 $175
 $8
 70 $180
 $164
 $12
 69
                         
GMWB:GMWB:            GMWB:            
GMWBGMWB$2,252
 $2,245
 $1
 72 $2,508
 $2,500
 $1
 71GMWB$2,084
 $2,078
 $2
 72 $1,990
 $1,984
 $3
 72
GMWB for lifeGMWB for life44,871
 44,776
 217
 68 44,375
 44,259
 129
 67GMWB for life44,025
 43,936
 360
 68 40,966
 40,876
 742
 68
Total — GMWBTotal — GMWB$47,123
 $47,021
 $218
 68 $46,883
 $46,759
 $130
 67Total — GMWB$46,109
 $46,014
 $362
 68 $42,956
 $42,860
 $745
 68
                         
GMABGMAB$2,762
 $2,758
 $
 59 $3,086
 $3,083
 $
 59GMAB$2,571
 $2,565
 $2
 59 $2,456
 $2,450
 $24
 59
(1) 
Individual variable annuity contracts may have more than one guarantee and therefore may be included in more than one benefit type. Variable annuity contracts for which the death benefit equals the account value are not shown in this table.
The net amount at risk for GMDB, GGU and GMAB is defined as the current guaranteed benefit amount in excess of the current contract value. The net amount at risk for GMIB is defined as the greater of the present value of the minimum guaranteed annuity payments less the current contract value or zero. The net amount at risk for GMWB is defined as the greater of the present value of the minimum guaranteed withdrawal payments less the current contract value or zero.
The following table provides information related to insurance guarantees for which the Company has established additional liabilities:
September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
Net Amount
at Risk
 Weighted Average Attained AgeNet Amount
at Risk
 Weighted Average Attained AgeNet Amount
at Risk
 Weighted Average Attained AgeNet Amount
at Risk
 Weighted Average Attained Age
(in millions, except age)
UL secondary guarantees$6,499
 66 $6,460
 65$6,496
 66 $6,513
 66

The net amount at risk for UL secondary guarantees is defined as the current guaranteed death benefit amount in excess of the current policyholder account balance.

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


Changes in additional liabilities (contra liabilities) for variable annuity and insurance guarantees were as follows:
GMDB & GGU GMIB 
GMWB (1)
 
GMAB (1)
 ULGMDB & GGU GMIB 
GMWB (1)
 
GMAB (1)
 UL
(in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2017$16
 $8
 $1,017
 $(24) $434
Incurred claims3
 
 (478) (49) 59
Paid claims(3) (1) 
 
 (22)
Balance at September 30, 2017$16
 $7
 $539
 $(73) $471
         
Balance at January 1, 2018$17
 $6
 $463
 $(80) $489
$17
 $6
 $463
 $(80) $489
Incurred claims5
 
 (588) (3) 171
1
 
 (261) 4
 26
Paid claims(4) 
 
 
 (19)(1) 
 
 
 (7)
Balance at September 30, 2018$18
 $6
 $(125) $(83) $641
Balance at March 31, 2018$17
 $6
 $202
 $(76) $508
         
Balance at January 1, 2019$19
 $8
 $875
 $(19) $659
Incurred claims
 (1) (104) (26) 34
Paid claims(2) 
 
 
 (17)
Balance at March 31, 2019$17
 $7
 $771
 $(45) $676

(1) The incurred claims for GMWB and GMAB include the change in the fair value of the liabilities (contra liabilities) less paid claims.
The liabilities for guaranteed benefits are supported by general account assets.
The following table summarizes the distribution of separate account balances by asset type for variable annuity contracts providing guaranteed benefits:
September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
(in millions)
Mutual funds:      
Equity$44,968
 $46,038
$42,976
 $39,764
Bond22,846
 23,529
22,622
 21,190
Other6,059
 5,109
5,748
 5,568
Total mutual funds$73,873
 $74,676
$71,346
 $66,522

10.  Debt
The balances and the stated interest rates of outstanding debt of Ameriprise Financial were as follows: 
Outstanding Balance Stated Interest RateOutstanding Balance Stated Interest Rate
September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
(in millions)  (in millions)  
Long-term debt:              
Senior notes due 2019$300
 $300
 7.3% 7.3%$300
 $300
 7.3% 7.3%
Senior notes due 2020750
 750
 5.3
 5.3
750
 750
 5.3
 5.3
Senior notes due 2022500
 
 3.0
 
Senior notes due 2023750
 750
 4.0
 4.0
750
 750
 4.0
 4.0
Senior notes due 2024550
 550
 3.7
 3.7
550
 550
 3.7
 3.7
Senior notes due 2026500
 500
 2.9
 2.9
500
 500
 2.9
 2.9
Capitalized lease obligations28
 38
  
  
Finance lease liabilities55
 25
  
  
Other (1)
(8) 3
    (11) (8)    
Total long-term debt2,870
 2,891
    3,394
 2,867
    
              
Short-term borrowings:              
Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances151
 150
 2.3
 1.5
151
 151
 2.7
 2.6
Repurchase agreements50
 50
 2.3
 1.4
50
 50
 2.7
 2.6
Total short-term borrowings201
 200
  
  
201
 201
  
  
Total$3,071
 $3,091
  
  
$3,595
 $3,068
  
  
(1)  Amounts include adjustments for fair value hedges on the Company’s long-term debt and unamortized discount and debt issuance costs. See Note 13 for information on the Company’s fair value hedges.

Long-term Debt
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.On March 22, 2019, the Company issued $500 million of unsecured senior notes due March 22, 2022 and incurred debt issuance costs of $3 million. Interest payments are due semi-annually in arrears on March 22 and September 22, commencing on September 22, 2019.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


Short-term Borrowings
The Company enters into repurchase agreements in exchange for cash, which it accounts for as secured borrowings and has pledged Available-for-Sale securities to collateralize its obligations under the repurchase agreements. As of September 30, 2018both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the Company has pledged $53$52 million and $43 million, respectively, of agency residential mortgage backed securities and nil and $8 million, respectively, of commercial mortgage backed securities. The remaining maturity of outstanding repurchase agreements was less than four months as of March 31, 2019 and less than three months as of September 30, 2018 and less than one month as of December 31, 2017.2018. The stated interest rate of the repurchase agreements is a weighted average annualized interest rate on repurchase agreements held as of the balance sheet date.
The Company’s life insurance subsidiary is a member of the FHLB of Des Moines which provides access to collateralized borrowings. The Company has pledged Available-for-Sale securities consisting of commercial mortgage backed securities to collateralize its obligation under these borrowings. The fair value of the securities pledged is recorded in investments and was $788$803 million and $750$780 million as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively. The remaining maturity of outstanding FHLB advances was less than three months as of September 30, 2018both March 31, 2019 and less than four months as of December 31, 2017.2018. The stated interest rate of the FHLB advances is a weighted average annualized interest rate on outstanding borrowings as of the balance sheet date.
On October 12, 2017, the Company entered into an amended and restated credit agreement that provides for an unsecured revolving credit facility of up to $750 million that expires in October 2022. Under the terms of the credit agreement for the facility, the Company may increase the amount of this facility up to $1.0 billion upon satisfaction of certain approval requirements. As of both September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the Company had no borrowings outstanding and $1 million of letters of credit issued against the facility. The Company’s credit facility contains various administrative, reporting, legal and financial covenants. The Company was in compliance with all such covenants as of both September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017.2018.
11.  Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities
GAAP defines fair value as 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; that is, an exit price. The exit price assumes the asset or liability is not exchanged subject to a forced liquidation or distressed sale.
Valuation Hierarchy
The Company categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy. The hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used by the Company’s valuation techniques. A level is assigned to each fair value measurement based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:
Level 1 Unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date.
Level 2 Prices or valuations based on observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
Level 3 Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


The following tables present the balances of assets and liabilities of Ameriprise Financial measured at fair value on a recurring basis: 
September 30, 2018
  
March 31, 2019
  
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 TotalLevel 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
(in millions)
Assets                
Cash equivalents$168
 $1,793
 $
 $1,961
  
$199
 $2,656
 $
 $2,855
  
Available-for-Sale securities:                
Corporate debt securities
 13,399
 992
 14,391
  

 12,091
 847
 12,938
  
Residential mortgage backed securities
 6,116
 109
 6,225
  

 6,264
 37
 6,301
  
Commercial mortgage backed securities
 4,595
 
 4,595
  

 4,801
 
 4,801
  
Asset backed securities
 1,468
 9
 1,477
  

 1,297
 6
 1,303
  
State and municipal obligations
 2,359
 
 2,359
  

 1,424
 
 1,424
  
U.S. government and agency obligations1,495
 
 
 1,495
  
1,710
 
 
 1,710
  
Foreign government bonds and obligations
 298
 
 298
  

 287
 
 287
  
Total Available-for-Sale securities1,495
 28,235
 1,110
 30,840
  
1,710
 26,164
 890
 28,764
  
Equity securities1
 1
 
 2
  

 1
 
 1
  
Equity securities at net asset value (“NAV”)      6
(1) 
      6
(1) 
Trading securities17
 27
 
 44
 11
 44
 
 55
 
Separate account assets at NAV      86,592
(1) 
      83,571
(1) 
Investments segregated for regulatory purposes274
 
 
 274
 
Investments and cash equivalents segregated for regulatory purposes232
 
 
 232
 
Other assets:                
Interest rate derivative contracts
 617
 
 617
  
3
 933
 
 936
  
Equity derivative contracts87
 2,598
 
 2,685
  
84
 1,941
 
 2,025
  
Credit derivative contracts
 7
 
 7
 
Foreign exchange derivative contracts2
 43
 
 45
  
5
 46
 
 51
  
Total other assets89
 3,265
 
 3,354
  
92
 2,920
 
 3,012
  
Total assets at fair value$2,044
 $33,321
 $1,110
 $123,073
  
$2,244
 $31,785
 $890
 $118,496
  
Liabilities                
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims:                
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives$
 $4
 $11
 $15
  
$
 $3
 $23
 $26
  
IUL embedded derivatives
 
 684
 684
  

 
 745
 745
  
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives
 
 (686) (686)
(2) 

 
 180
 180
(2) 
Total policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims
 4
 9
 13
(3) 

 3
 948
 951
(3) 
Customer deposits
 12
 
 12
  

 13
 
 13
  
Other liabilities:                
Interest rate derivative contracts1
 602
 
 603
  

 366
 
 366
  
Equity derivative contracts14
 3,223
 
 3,237
  
34
 2,591
 
 2,625
  
Credit derivative contracts
 21
 
 21
 
Foreign exchange derivative contracts1
 27
 
 28
 1
 32
 
 33
 
Other20
 10
 29
 59
  
10
 7
 31
 48
  
Total other liabilities36
 3,862
 29
 3,927
  
45
 3,017
 31
 3,093
  
Total liabilities at fair value$36
 $3,878
 $38
 $3,952
  
$45
 $3,033
 $979
 $4,057
  


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


December 31, 2017
  
December 31, 2018
  
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 TotalLevel 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
(in millions)
Assets                
Cash equivalents$147
 $2,025
 $
 $2,172
  
$155
 $2,350
 $
 $2,505
  
Available-for-Sale securities:                
Corporate debt securities
 13,936
 1,139
 15,075
  

 13,153
 913
 14,066
  
Residential mortgage backed securities
 6,456
 155
 6,611
  

 6,193
 136
 6,329
  
Commercial mortgage backed securities
 4,374
 
 4,374
  

 4,857
 20
 4,877
  
Asset backed securities
 1,573
 7
 1,580
  

 1,392
 6
 1,398
  
State and municipal obligations
 2,463
 
 2,463
  

 2,345
 
 2,345
  
U.S. government and agencies obligations503
 
 
 503
  
U.S. government and agency obligations1,745
 
 
 1,745
  
Foreign government bonds and obligations
 314
 
 314
  

 298
 
 298
  
Common stocks1
 
 
 1
  
Common stocks at NAV      6
(1) 
Total Available-for-Sale securities504
 29,116
 1,301
 30,927
  
1,745
 28,238
 1,075
 31,058
  
Equity securities
 1
 
 1
 
Equity securities at NAV      6
(1) 
Trading securities10
 34
 
 44
  
36
 38
 
 74
  
Separate account assets at NAV      87,368
(1) 
      77,925
(1) 
Investments segregated for regulatory purposes623
 
 
 623
 
Investments and cash equivalents segregated for regulatory purposes301
 
 
 301
 
Other assets:                
Interest rate derivative contracts
 1,104
 
 1,104
  

 796
 
 796
  
Equity derivative contracts63
 2,360
 
 2,423
  
191
 1,527
 
 1,718
  
Foreign exchange derivative contracts2
 34
 
 36
  
5
 55
 
 60
  
Total other assets65
 3,498
 
 3,563
  
196
 2,378
 
 2,574
  
Total assets at fair value$1,349
 $34,673
 $1,301
 $124,697
  
$2,433
 $33,005
 $1,075
 $114,444
  
 
Liabilities                
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims:                
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives$
 $5
 $
 $5
  
$
 $3
 $14
 $17
  
IUL embedded derivatives
 
 601
 601
  

 
 628
 628
  
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives
 
 (49) (49)
(4) 

 
 328
 328
(4) 
Total policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims
 5
 552
 557
(5) 

 3
 970
 973
(5) 
Customer deposits
 10
 
 10
  

 6
 
 6
  
Other liabilities:                
Interest rate derivative contracts1
 415
 
 416
  

 424
 
 424
  
Equity derivative contracts7
 2,876
 
 2,883
  
78
 2,076
 
 2,154
  
Credit derivative contracts
 2
 
 2
 
 18
 
 18
 
Foreign exchange derivative contracts4
 23
 
 27
 4
 31
 
 35
 
Other9
 6
 28
 43
  
13
 6
 30
 49
  
Total other liabilities21
 3,322
 28
 3,371
  
95
 2,555
 30
 2,680
  
Total liabilities at fair value$21
 $3,337
 $580
 $3,938
  
$95
 $2,564
 $1,000
 $3,659
  
 
(1) Amounts are comprised of certain financial instruments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient and have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.
(2) The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives included $178$557 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $864$377 million of individual contracts in an asset position as of September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019.
(3) 
The Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk resulted in a $(370)$(536) million cumulative increase (decrease) to the embedded derivatives as of September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


(4) 
The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives included $443$646 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $492$318 million of individual contracts in an asset position as of December 31, 2017.2018.
(5) 
The Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk resulted in a $(399)$(726) million cumulative increase (decrease) to the embedded derivatives as of December 31, 2017.2018.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


The following tables provide a summary of changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities of Ameriprise Financial measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
 Available-for-Sale Securities Other Derivatives 
Corporate Debt Securities Residential Mortgage Backed Securities Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities Asset Backed Securities Total 
(in millions)   
Balance, July 1, 2018$1,040
 $120
 $52
 $31
 $1,243
 $2
 
Total gains (losses) included in:            
Net income
 
 
 
 
 (2)
(1) 
Other comprehensive income (loss)(2) 
 
 1
 (1) 
 
Purchases
 20
 
 
 20
 
 
Settlements(46) (5) 
 (1) (52) 
 
Transfers out of Level 3
 (26) (52) (22) (100) 
 
Balance, September 30, 2018$992
 $109
 $
 $9
 $1,110
 $
 
             
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets held at September 30, 2018$
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $(2)
(1) 

 Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims Other Liabilities 
Indexed Annuity Embedded Derivatives IUL Embedded Derivatives GMWB and GMAB Embedded Derivatives Total
(in millions) 
Balance, July 1, 2018$8
 $620
 $(425) $203
 $29
 
Total (gains) losses included in:          
Net income
 55
(2) 
(344)
(1) 
(289) 
 
Issues3
 24
 90
 117
 
 
Settlements
 (15) (7) (22) 
 
Balance, September 30, 2018$11
 $684
 $(686) $9
 $29
 
           
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses relating to liabilities held at September 30, 2018$
 $55
(2) 
$(347)
(1) 
$(292) $
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


 Available-for-Sale Securities 
Corporate Debt Securities Residential Mortgage Backed Securities Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities Asset Backed Securities Common Stocks Total
(in millions)
Balance, July 1, 2017$1,333
 $172
 $
 $33
 $
 $1,538
 
Total gains (losses) included in:            
Other comprehensive income(1) 1
 
 (2) 1
 (1) 
Purchases39
 
 65
 10
 
 114
 
Settlements(104) (9) 
 
 
 (113) 
Transfers into Level 3
 20
 
 13
 
 33
 
Transfers out of Level 3
 (19) 
 (19) 
 (38) 
Balance, September 30, 2017$1,267
 $165
 $65
 $35
 $1
 $1,533
 
             
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets held at September 30, 2017$
 $
 $
 $
 $
 $
 
 
Policyholder Account Balances,
Future Policy Benefits and Claims
 Other Liabilities 
IUL Embedded Derivatives GMWB and GMAB Embedded Derivatives Total
(in millions)
Balance, July 1, 2017$527
 $272
 $799
 $14
 
Total (gains) losses included in:        
Net income35
(2) 
(309)
(1) 
(274) 
 
Issues26
 84
 110
 13
 
Settlements(11) (2) (13) 
 
Balance, September 30, 2017$577
 $45
 $622
 $27
 
         
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses relating to liabilities held at September 30, 2017$35
(2) 
$(307)
(1) 
$(272) $
 

Available-for-Sale Securities 
Corporate Debt Securities Residential Mortgage Backed Securities Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities Asset Backed Securities Total
(in millions) 
Balance, January 1, 2019Balance, January 1, 2019$913
 $136
 $20
 $6
 $1,075
 
Total gains (losses) included in:Total gains (losses) included in:          
Other comprehensive incomeOther comprehensive income15
 
 
 
 15
 
SettlementsSettlements(81) (4) 
 
 (85) 
Transfers out of Level 3Transfers out of Level 3
 (95) (20) 
 (115) 
Balance, March 31, 2019Balance, March 31, 2019$847
 $37
 $
 $6
 $890
 
          
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets held at March 31, 2019Changes in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets held at March 31, 2019$
 $
 $
 $
 $
 
Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims Other Liabilities 
Indexed Annuity Embedded Derivatives IUL Embedded Derivatives GMWB and GMAB Embedded Derivatives Total
(in millions) 
Balance, January 1, 2019Balance, January 1, 2019$14
 $628
 $328
 $970
 $30
 
Total (gains) losses included in:Total (gains) losses included in:          
Net incomeNet income2
(1) 
98
(1) 
(230)
(2) 
(130) 1
(3) 
IssuesIssues7
 36
 84
 127
 
 
SettlementsSettlements
 (17) (2) (19) 
 
Balance, March 31, 2019Balance, March 31, 2019$23
 $745
 $180
 $948
 $31
 
          
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses relating to liabilities held at March 31, 2019Changes in unrealized (gains) losses relating to liabilities held at March 31, 2019$
 $98
(1) 
$(230)
(2) 
$(132) $
 
Available-for-Sale Securities Other Derivatives  Available-for-Sale Securities 
Corporate Debt Securities Residential Mortgage Backed Securities Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities Asset Backed Securities Total Corporate Debt Securities Residential Mortgage Backed Securities Asset Backed Securities Total
(in millions)   (in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2018$1,139
 $155
 $
 $7
 $1,301
 $
 Balance, January 1, 2018$1,139
 $155
 $7
 $1,301
 
Total gains (losses) included in:            Total gains (losses) included in:        
Net income(1) 
 
 
 (1)
(4) 
(3)
(1) 
Net income(1) 
 
 (1)
(4) 
Other comprehensive income (loss)(28) 1
 
 1
 (26) 
 
Other comprehensive lossOther comprehensive loss(14) (2) 
 (16) 
Purchases15
 20
 52
 32
 119
 3
 Purchases
 
 10
 10
 
Settlements(133) (24) 
 (1) (158) 
 Settlements(29) (7) 
 (36) 
Transfers into Level 3
 
 
 2
 2
 
 
Transfers out of Level 3
 (43) (52) (32) (127) 
 
Balance, September 30, 2018$992
 $109
 $
 $9
 $1,110
 $
 
Balance, March 31, 2018Balance, March 31, 2018$1,095
 $146
 $17
 $1,258
 
            

 

 

 

 
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets held at September 30, 2018$(1) $
 $
 $
 $(1)
(4) 
$(3)
(1) 
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets held at March 31, 2018Changes in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets held at March 31, 2018$(1) $
 $
 $(1)
(4) 


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 Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims Other Liabilities 
Indexed Annuity Embedded Derivatives IUL Embedded Derivatives GMWB and GMAB Embedded Derivatives Total
(in millions) 
Balance, January 1, 2018$
 $601
 $(49) $552
 $28
 
Total (gains) losses included in:          
Net income
 (25)
(1) 
(356)
(2) 
(381) 
 
Issues3
 20
 83
 106
 
 
Settlements
 (11) (7) (18) 
 
Balance, March 31, 2018$3
 $585
 $(329) $259
 $28
 
           
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses relating to liabilities held at March 31, 2018$
 $(25)
(1) 
$(348)
(2) 
$(373) $
 
 Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims Other Liabilities 
Indexed Annuity Embedded Derivatives IUL Embedded Derivatives GMWB and GMAB Embedded Derivatives Total
(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2018$
 $601
 $(49) $552
 $28
 
Total (gains) losses included in:          
Net income
 56
(2) 
(875)
(1) 
(819) 1
(3) 
Issues11
 65
 257
 333
 
 
Settlements
 (38) (19) (57) 
 
Balance, September 30, 2018$11
 $684
 $(686) $9
 $29
 
           
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses relating to liabilities held at September 30, 2018$
 $56
(2) 
$(868)
(1) 
$(812) $
 
 Available-for-Sale Securities 
Corporate Debt Securities Residential Mortgage Backed Securities Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities Asset Backed Securities Common Stocks Total
(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2017$1,311
 $268
 $
 $68
 $1
 $1,648
 
Total gains (losses) included in:            
Other comprehensive income1
 2
 
 
 1
 4
 
Purchases109
 132
 65
 64
 
 370
 
Settlements(154) (34) 
 (15) 
 (203) 
Transfers into Level 3
 20
 
 27
 8
 55
 
Transfers out of Level 3
 (223) 
 (109) (9) (341) 
Balance, September 30, 2017$1,267
 $165
 $65
 $35
 $1
 $1,533
 
             
Changes in unrealized gains (losses) relating to assets held at September 30, 2017$
 $
 $
 $(1) $
 $(1)
(4) 
 
Policyholder Account Balances,
Future Policy Benefits and Claims
 Other Liabilities 
IUL Embedded Derivatives GMWB and GMAB Embedded Derivatives Total
(in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2017$464
 $614
 $1,078
 $13
 
Total (gains) losses included in:        
Net income75
(2) 
(798)
(1) 
(723) 1
(3) 
Issues70
 238
 308
 13
 
Settlements(32) (9) (41) 
 
Balance, September 30, 2017$577
 $45
 $622
 $27
 
         
Changes in unrealized (gains) losses relating to liabilities held at September 30, 2017$75
(2) 
$(771)
(1) 
$(696) $
 

(1) Included in benefits, claims, losses and settlement expensesinterest credited to fixed accounts in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(2) Included in interest credited to fixed accountsbenefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(3) Included in general and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(4)Included in net investment income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


The increase (decrease) to pretax income of the Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk on the fair value of its embedded derivatives was $(58)$(158) million and $(37)$33 million, net of DAC, DSIC, unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual, for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively. The increase (decrease) to pretax income of the Company’s adjustment for nonperformance risk on the fair value of its embedded derivatives was $(10) million and $(91) million, net of DAC, DSIC, unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
Securities transferred from Level 3 primarily represent securities with fair values that are now obtained from a third-party pricing service with observable inputs. Securities transferred to Level 3 represent securities with fair values that are now based on a single non-binding broker quote. The Company recognizes transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy as of the beginning of the quarter in which each transfer occurred. For assets and liabilities held at the end of the reporting periods that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.
The following tables provide a summary of the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements developed by the Company or reasonably available to the Company of Level 3 assets and liabilities:
September 30, 2018March 31, 2019
Fair
Value
Valuation TechniqueUnobservable InputRange Weighted Average
Fair
Value
Valuation TechniqueUnobservable InputRange Weighted Average
(in millions)
Corporate debt securities (private placements)$991 Discounted cash flowYield/spread to U.S. Treasuries0.7%2.4%1.1%$846 Discounted cash flowYield/spread to U.S. Treasuries0.8%2.8%1.3%
Asset backed securities$9 Discounted cash flowAnnual short-term default rate2.3% $6 Discounted cash flowAnnual short-term default rate2.8% 
  Annual long-term default rate2.5%3.5%3.0%  Annual long-term default rate2.5% 
  Discount rate11.5%   Discount rate11.5% 
  Constant prepayment rate5.0%10.0%10.0%  Constant prepayment rate5.0%10.0%10.0%
  Loss recovery36.4%63.6%63.6%  Loss recovery36.4%63.6%63.6%
IUL embedded derivatives$684 Discounted cash flow
Nonperformance risk (1)
83 bps $745 Discounted cash flow
Nonperformance risk (1)
85 bps 
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives$11 Discounted cash flowSurrender rate0.0%50.0% $23 Discounted cash flowSurrender rate0.0%50.0% 
   
Nonperformance risk (1)
83 bps    
Nonperformance risk (1)
85 bps 
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives$(686)Discounted cash flow
Utilization of guaranteed withdrawals (2)
0.0%36.0% $180 Discounted cash flow
Utilization of guaranteed withdrawals (2)
0.0%36.0% 
   Surrender rate0.1%73.4%    Surrender rate0.1%73.4% 
   
Market volatility (3)
3.7%15.5%    
Market volatility (3)
3.9%15.4% 
   
Nonperformance risk (1)
83 bps    
Nonperformance risk (1)
85 bps 
Contingent consideration liabilities$29 Discounted cash flowDiscount rate9.0% $31 Discounted cash flowDiscount rate9.0% 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


December 31, 2017December 31, 2018
Fair
Value
Valuation TechniqueUnobservable InputRange Weighted Average
Fair
Value
Valuation TechniqueUnobservable InputRange Weighted Average
(in millions)
Corporate debt securities (private placements)$1,138 Discounted cash flowYield/spread to U.S. Treasuries0.7%2.3%1.1%$912 Discounted cash flowYield/spread to U.S. Treasuries1.0%3.6%1.5%
Asset backed securities$7 Discounted cash flowAnnual short-term default rate3.8% $6 Discounted cash flowAnnual short-term default rate2.3% 
  Annual long-term default rate2.5%3.0%2.7%  Annual long-term default rate2.5%3.0%2.9%
  Discount rate10.5%   Discount rate11.5% 
  Constant prepayment rate5.0%10.0%9.9%  Constant prepayment rate5.0%10.0%10.0%
  Loss recovery36.4%63.6%63.2%  Loss recovery36.4%63.6%63.6%
IUL embedded derivatives$601 Discounted cash flow
Nonperformance risk (1)
71 bps $628 Discounted cash flow
Nonperformance risk (1)
119 bps 
Indexed annuity embedded derivatives$14 Discounted cash flowSurrender rate0.0%50.0% 
  
Nonperformance risk (1)
119 bps 
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives$(49)Discounted cash flow
Utilization of guaranteed withdrawals (2)
0.0%42.0% $328 Discounted cash flow
Utilization of guaranteed withdrawals (2)
0.0%36.0% 
   Surrender rate0.1%74.7%   Surrender rate0.1%73.4% 
   
Market volatility (3)
3.7%16.1%    
Market volatility (3)
4.0%16.1% 
   
Nonperformance risk (1)
71 bps    
Nonperformance risk (1)
119 bps 
Contingent consideration liabilities$28 Discounted cash flowDiscount rate9.0% $30 Discounted cash flowDiscount rate9.0% 
(1) 
The nonperformance risk is the spread added to the observable interest rates used in the valuation of the embedded derivatives.
(2) 
The utilization of guaranteed withdrawals represents the percentage of contractholders that will begin withdrawing in any given year.
(3) 
Market volatility is implied volatility of fund of funds and managed volatility funds.
Level 3 measurements not included in the table above are obtained from non-binding broker quotes where unobservable inputs utilized in the fair value calculation are not reasonably available to the Company.
SensitivityUncertainty of Fair Value Measurements to Changes in Unobservable Inputs
Significant increases (decreases) in the yield/spread to U.S. Treasuries used in the fair value measurement of Level 3 corporate debt securities in isolation would resulthave resulted in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.
Significant increases (decreases) in the annual default rate and discount rate used in the fair value measurement of Level 3 asset backed securities in isolation, generally, would resulthave resulted in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement and a significant increase (decrease)increases (decreases) in loss recovery in isolation would resulthave resulted in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement. A significant increase (decrease)Significant increases (decreases) in the constant prepayment rate in isolation would resulthave resulted in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.
Significant increases (decreases) in nonperformance risk used in the fair value measurement of the IUL embedded derivatives in isolation would resulthave resulted in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.
Significant increases (decreases) in nonperformance risk and surrender rate used in the fair value measurement of the indexed annuity embedded derivatives in isolation would resulthave resulted in a significantly lower (higher) liability value.
Significant increases (decreases) in utilization and volatility used in the fair value measurement of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives in isolation would resulthave resulted in a significantly higher (lower) liability value. Significant increases (decreases) in nonperformance risk and surrender rate used in the fair value measurement of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives in isolation would resulthave resulted in a significantly lower (higher) liability value. Utilization of guaranteed withdrawals and surrender rates vary with the type of rider, the duration of the policy, the age of the contractholder, the distribution channel and whether the value of the guaranteed benefit exceeds the contract accumulation value.
Significant increases (decreases) in the discount rate used in the fair value measurement of the contingent consideration liability in isolation would resulthave resulted in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.

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Determination of Fair Value
The Company uses valuation techniques consistent with the market and income approaches to measure the fair value of its assets and liabilities. The Company’s market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. The Company’s income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future projected cash flows to a single discounted present value amount. When applying either approach, the Company maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs.

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The following is a description of the valuation techniques used to measure fair value and the general classification of these instruments pursuant to the fair value hierarchy.
Assets
Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents include time deposits and other highly liquid investments with original or remaining maturities at the time of purchase of 90 days or less. Actively traded money market funds are measured at their NAV and classified as Level 1. The Company’s remaining cash equivalents are classified as Level 2 and measured at amortized cost, which is a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short time between the purchase of the instrument and its expected realization.
Investments (Available-for-Sale Securities, Equity Securities and Trading Securities)
When available, the fair value of securities is based on quoted prices in active markets. If quoted prices are not available, fair values are obtained from third partythird-party pricing services, non-binding broker quotes, or other model-based valuation techniques.
Level 1 securities primarily include U.S. Treasuries.
Level 2 securities primarily include corporate bonds, residential mortgage backed securities, commercial mortgage backed securities, asset backed securities, state and municipal obligations and foreign government securities. The fair value of these Level 2 securities is based on a market approach with prices obtained from third partythird-party pricing services. Observable inputs used to value these securities can include, but are not limited to, reported trades, benchmark yields, issuer spreads and non-binding broker quotes.
Level 3 securities primarily include certain corporate bonds, non-agency residential mortgage backed securities, commercial mortgage backed securities and asset backed securities. The fair value of corporate bonds, non-agency residential mortgage backed securities, commercial mortgage backed securities and certain asset backed securities classified as Level 3 is typically based on a single non-binding broker quote. The underlying inputs used for some of the non-binding broker quotes are not readily available to the Company. The Company’s privately placed corporate bonds are typically based on a single non-binding broker quote. The fair value of certain asset backed securities is determined using a discounted cash flow model. Inputs used to determine the expected cash flows include assumptions about discount rates and default, prepayment and recovery rates of the underlying assets. Given the significance of the unobservable inputs to this fair value measurement, the fair value of the investment in certain asset backed securities is classified as Level 3. In addition to the general pricing controls, the Company reviews the broker prices to ensure that the broker quotes are reasonable and, when available, compares prices of privately issued securities to public issues from the same issuer to ensure that the implicit illiquidity premium applied to the privately placed investment is reasonable considering investment characteristics, maturity, and average life of the investment.
In consideration of the above, management is responsible for the fair values recorded on the financial statements. Prices received from third partythird-party pricing services are subjected to exception reporting that identifies investments with significant daily price movements as well as no movements. The Company reviews the exception reporting and resolves the exceptions through reaffirmation of the price or recording an appropriate fair value estimate. The Company also performs subsequent transaction testing. The Company performs annual due diligence of third partythird-party pricing services. The Company’s due diligence procedures include assessing the vendor’s valuation qualifications, control environment, analysis of asset-class specific valuation methodologies, and understanding of sources of market observable assumptions and unobservable assumptions, if any, employed in the valuation methodology. The Company also considers the results of its exception reporting controls and any resulting price challenges that arise.
Separate Account Assets
The fair value of assets held by separate accounts is determined by the NAV of the funds in which those separate accounts are invested. The NAV is used as a practical expedient for fair value and represents the exit price for the separate account.account assets. Separate account assets are excluded from classification in the fair value hierarchy.
Investments and Cash Equivalents Segregated for Regulatory Purposes
Investments and cash equivalents segregated for regulatory purposes includes U.S. Treasuries that are classified as Level 1.
Other Assets
Derivatives that are measured using quoted prices in active markets, such as foreign currency forwards, or derivatives that are exchange-traded are classified as Level 1 measurements. The variation margin on futures contracts is also classified as Level 1. The fair value of derivatives that are traded in less active over-the-counter (“OTC”) markets is generally measured using pricing models with market observable inputs such as interest rates and equity index levels. These measurements are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy and include swaps and the majority of options. The fair value of certain derivatives measured using pricing models which include significant unobservable inputs are classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. Other derivative contracts consist of the Company’s macro hedge derivatives that contain settlement provisions linked to both equity returns and interest rates. See Note 13 for further information on the macro hedge program. The counterparties’ nonperformance risk associated with

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uncollateralized derivative assets was immaterial as of both September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 20172018. See Note 12 and Note 13 for further information on the credit risk of derivative instruments and related collateral.

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Liabilities
Policyholder Account Balances, Future Policy Benefits and Claims
The Company values the embedded derivatives attributable to the provisions of certain variable annuity riders using internal valuation models. These models calculate fair value by discounting expected cash flows from benefits plus margins for profit, risk and expenses less embedded derivative fees. The projected cash flows used by these models include observable capital market assumptions and incorporate significant unobservable inputs related to contractholder behavior assumptions, implied volatility, and margins for risk, profit and expenses that the Company believes an exit market participant would expect. The fair value also reflects a current estimate of the Company’s nonperformance risk specific to these embedded derivatives. Given the significant unobservable inputs to this valuation, these measurements are classified as Level 3. The embedded derivatives attributable to these provisions are recorded in policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims.
The Company uses various Black-Scholes calculations to determine the fair value of the embedded derivatives associated with the provisions of its indexedfixed index annuity and IUL products. SignificantThe Company uses a discounted cash flow model to determine the fair value of the embedded derivatives associated with the provisions of its equity index annuity product. The projected cash flows generated by this model are based on significant observable inputs related to the equity indexed annuity calculation include observable interest rates, volatilities and equity index levels and, therefore, are classified as Level 2. The fair value of fixed index annuity and IUL embedded derivatives includes significant observable interest rates, volatilities and equity index levels and the significant unobservable estimate of the Company’s nonperformance risk. Given the significance of the nonperformance risk assumption to the fair value, the fixed index annuity and IUL embedded derivatives are classified as Level 3. The embedded derivatives attributable to these provisions are recorded in policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims.
The Company’s Corporate Actuarial Department calculates the fair value of the embedded derivatives on a monthly basis. During this process, control checks are performed to validate the completeness of the data. Actuarial management approves various components of the valuation along with the final results. The change in the fair value of the embedded derivatives is reviewed monthly with senior management. The Level 3 inputs into the valuation are consistent with the pricing assumptions and updated as experience develops. Significant unobservable inputs that reflect policyholder behavior are reviewed quarterly along with other valuation assumptions.
Customer Deposits
The Company uses various Black-Scholes calculations to determine the fair value of the embedded derivative liability associated with the provisions of its stock market certificates (“SMC”). The inputs to these calculations are primarily market observable and include interest rates, volatilities and equity index levels. As a result, these measurements are classified as Level 2.
Other Liabilities
Derivatives that are measured using quoted prices in active markets, such as foreign currency forwards, or derivatives that are exchange-traded, are classified as Level 1 measurements. The variation margin on futures contracts is also classified as Level 1. The fair value of derivatives that are traded in less active OTC markets is generally measured using pricing models with market observable inputs such as interest rates and equity index levels. These measurements are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy and include swaps and the majority of options. The Company’s nonperformance risk associated with uncollateralized derivative liabilities was immaterial as of both September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017.2018. See Note 12 and Note 13 for further information on the credit risk of derivative instruments and related collateral.
Securities sold but not yet purchased include highly liquid investments which are short-term in nature. Securities sold but not yet purchased are measured using amortized cost, which is a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short time between the purchase of the instrument and its expected realization and are classified as Level 2.
Contingent consideration liabilities consist of earn-outs and/or deferred payments related to the Company’s acquisitions. Contingent consideration liabilities are recorded at fair value using a discounted cash flow model under multiple scenarios and an unobservable input (discount rate). Given the use of a significant unobservable input, the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities is classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy.
Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
The Company assesses its investment in affordable housing partnerships for other-than-temporary impairment. The investments that are determined to be other-than-temporarily impairedOTTI are written down to their fair value. The Company uses a discounted cash flow model to measure the fair value of these investments. Inputs to the discounted cash flow model are estimates of future net operating losses and tax credits available to the Company and discount rates based on market condition and the financial strength of the syndicator (general partner). The balance of affordable housing partnerships measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis was $132$104 million and $166$112 million as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 20172018, respectively, and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

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Asset and Liabilities Not Reported at Fair Value
The following tables provide the carrying value and the estimated fair value of financial instruments that are not reported at fair value:
September 30, 2018 March 31, 2019 
Carrying Value Fair ValueCarrying Value Fair Value
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 TotalLevel 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
(in millions)
Financial Assets                    
Mortgage loans, net$2,684
 $
 $
 $2,620
 $2,620
 $2,644
 $
 $
 $2,657
 $2,657
 
Policy and certificate loans854
 
 
 805
 805
 854
 
 
 802
 802
 
Receivables1,653
 118
 1,023
 503
 1,644
 3,209
 86
 958
 2,125
 3,169
 
Restricted and segregated cash2,219
 2,219
 
 
 2,219
 2,332
 2,332
 
 
 2,332
 
Other investments and assets559
 
 525
 37
 562
 590
 
 522
 61
 583
 
                    
Financial Liabilities                    
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims$9,786
 $
 $
 $9,846
 $9,846
 $9,456
 $
 $
 $9,867
 $9,867
 
Investment certificate reserves7,319
 
 
 7,303
 7,303
 8,126
 
 
 8,099
 8,099
 
Brokerage customer deposits3,427
 3,427
 
 
 3,427
 3,397
 3,397
 
 
 3,397
 
Separate account liabilities at NAV5,275
       5,275
(1) 
5,098
       5,098
(1) 
Debt and other liabilities3,249
 124
 3,055
 72
 3,251
 3,695
 105
 3,617
 40
 3,762
 
December 31, 2017 December 31, 2018 
Carrying Value Fair ValueCarrying Value Fair Value
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 TotalLevel 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
(in millions)
Financial Assets                    
Mortgage loans, net$2,756
 $
 $
 $2,752
 $2,752
 $2,696
 $
 $
 $2,661
 $2,661
 
Policy and certificate loans845
 
 
 801
 801
 861
 
 
 810
 810
 
Receivables1,537
 103
 946
 487
 1,536
 1,677
 179
 965
 489
 1,633
 
Restricted and segregated cash2,524
 2,524
 
 
 2,524
 2,609
 2,609
 
 
 2,609
 
Other investments and assets (2)
725
 
 677
 49
 726
 572
 
 491
 60
 551
 
                    
Financial Liabilities                    
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims$10,246
 $
 $
 $10,755
 $10,755
 $9,609
 $
 $
 $9,672
 $9,672
 
Investment certificate reserves6,390
 
 
 6,374
 6,374
 7,886
 
 
 7,845
 7,845
 
Brokerage customer deposits3,915
 3,915
 
 
 3,915
 3,660
 3,660
 
 
 3,660
 
Separate account liabilities at NAV5,177
       5,177
(1) 
4,843
       4,843
(1) 
Debt and other liabilities3,290
 118
 3,180
 119
 3,417
 3,296
 188
 3,059
 57
 3,304
 
(1) Amounts are comprised of certain financial instruments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient and have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.
(2) Amounts have been corrected toReceivables include certificates ofthe reinsurance deposit with original or remaining maturities at the time of purchase of more than 90 days but less than 12 months of $205 million as of December 31, 2017. The certificates of deposit are classified as Level 2 and recorded at cost, which is a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short time between the purchase of the instrument and its expected realization.
See Note 6 for additional information on mortgage loans, policy loans and certificate loans. Receivables includereceivable, brokerage margin loans, securities borrowed and loans to financial advisors. Restricted and segregated cash includes cash segregated under federal and other regulations held in special reserve bank accounts for the exclusive benefit of the Company’s brokerage customers. Other investments and assets primarily include syndicated loans, certificate of deposits with original or remaining maturities at the time of purchase of more than 90 days, but less than 12 months, the Company’s membership in the FHLB and investments related to the Community Reinvestment Act. See Note 6 for additional information on mortgage loans, policy loans, certificate loans, syndicated loans.

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loans and the reinsurance deposit receivable.
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefit and claims includesinclude fixed annuities in deferral status, non-life contingent fixed annuities in payout status, indexed annuity host contracts and the fixed portion of a small number of variable annuity contracts classified as investment contracts. See Note 8 for additional information on these liabilities. Investment certificate reserves represent customer deposits for fixed rate certificates and stock market certificates. Brokerage customer deposits are amounts payable to

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brokerage customers related to free credit balances, funds deposited by customers and funds accruing to customers as a result of trades or contracts. Separate account liabilities primarily relate to investment contracts in pooled pension funds offered by Threadneedle. Debt and other liabilities include the Company’s long-term debt, short-term borrowings, securities loaned and future funding commitments to affordable housing partnerships and other real estate partnerships. See Note 10 for further information on the Company’s long-term debt and short-term borrowings.
12.  Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
Certain financial instruments and derivative instruments are eligible for offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s derivative instruments, repurchase agreements and securities borrowing and lending agreements are subject to master netting and collateral arrangements and qualify for offset. A master netting arrangement with a counterparty creates a right of offset for amounts due to and from that same counterparty that is enforceable in the event of a default or bankruptcy. Securities borrowed and loaned result from transactions between the Company’s broker dealer subsidiary and other financial institutions and are recorded at the amount of cash collateral advanced or received. Securities borrowed and securities loaned are primarily equity securities. The Company’s securities borrowed and securities loaned transactions generally do not have a fixed maturity date and may be terminated by either party under customary terms.
The Company’s policy is to recognize amounts subject to master netting arrangements on a gross basis in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The following tables present the gross and net information about the Company’s assets subject to master netting arrangements:
September 30, 2018March 31, 2019
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets Amounts of Assets Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 Net AmountGross Amounts of Recognized Assets Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets Amounts of Assets Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 Net Amount
Financial Instruments (1)
 Cash Collateral Securities Collateral
Financial Instruments (1)
 Cash Collateral Securities Collateral
(in millions)
Derivatives:                          
OTC$3,327
 $
 $3,327
 $(2,895) $(413) $(5) $14
$2,959
 $
 $2,959
 $(2,339) $(573) $(36) $11
OTC cleared10
 
 10
 (9) 
 
 1
31
 
 31
 (29) 
 
 2
Exchange-traded17
 
 17
 (1) 
 
 16
22
 
 22
 (2) 
 
 20
Total derivatives3,354
 
 3,354
 (2,905) (413) (5) 31
3,012
 
 3,012
 (2,370) (573) (36) 33
Securities borrowed118
 
 118
 (15) 
 (100) 3
86
 
 86
 (14) 
 (71) 1
Total$3,472
 $
 $3,472
 $(2,920) $(413) $(105) $34
$3,098
 $
 $3,098
 $(2,384) $(573) $(107) $34
December 31, 2017December 31, 2018
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets Amounts of Assets Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 Net AmountGross Amounts of Recognized Assets Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets Amounts of Assets Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 Net Amount
Financial Instruments (1)
 Cash Collateral Securities Collateral
Financial Instruments (1)
 Cash Collateral Securities Collateral
(in millions)
Derivatives:                          
OTC$3,520
 $
 $3,520
 $(2,653) $(760) $(88) $19
$2,525
 $
 $2,525
 $(2,075) $(403) $(26) $21
OTC cleared21
 
 21
 (15) 
 
 6
34
 
 34
 (23) 
 
 11
Exchange-traded22
 
 22
 (1) 
 
 21
15
 
 15
 (1) 
 
 14
Total derivatives3,563
 
 3,563
 (2,669) (760) (88) 46
2,574
 
 2,574
 (2,099) (403) (26) 46
Securities borrowed103
 
 103
 (19) 
 (82) 2
179
 
 179
 (37) 
 (139) 3
Total$3,666
 $
 $3,666
 $(2,688) $(760) $(170) $48
$2,753
 $
 $2,753
 $(2,136) $(403) $(165) $49
(1) Represents the amount of assets that could be offset by liabilities with the same counterparty under master netting or similar arrangements that management elects not to offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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The following tables present the gross and net information about the Company’s liabilities subject to master netting arrangements:
September 30, 2018March 31, 2019
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities Gross Amounts Offset in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 Net AmountGross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities Gross Amounts Offset in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 Net Amount
Financial Instruments (1)
 Cash Collateral Securities Collateral
Financial Instruments (1)
 Cash Collateral Securities Collateral
(in millions)
Derivatives:                          
OTC$3,856
 $
 $3,856
 $(2,895) $(117) $(843) $1
$3,001
 $
 $3,001
 $(2,339) $(50) $(612) $
OTC cleared9
 
 9
 (9) 
 
 
37
 
 37
 (29) 
 
 8
Exchange-traded3
 
 3
 (1) 
 
 2
7
 
 7
 (2) 
 
 5
Total derivatives3,868
 
 3,868
 (2,905) (117) (843) 3
3,045
 
 3,045
 (2,370) (50) (612) 13
Securities loaned124
 
 124
 (15) 
 (105) 4
105
 
 105
 (14) 
 (88) 3
Repurchase agreements51
 
 51
 
 
 (51) 
50
 
 50
 
 
 (50) 
Total$4,043
 $
 $4,043
 $(2,920) $(117) $(999) $7
$3,200
 $
 $3,200
 $(2,384) $(50) $(750) $16
December 31, 2017December 31, 2018
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated
Balance Sheets
 Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 Net AmountGross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated
Balance Sheets
 Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 Net Amount
Financial Instruments (1)
 Cash Collateral Securities Collateral
Financial Instruments (1)
 Cash Collateral Securities Collateral
(in millions)
Derivatives:                          
OTC$3,309
 $
 $3,309
 $(2,653) $(70) $(579) $7
$2,597
 $
 $2,597
 $(2,075) $(89) $(430) $3
OTC cleared16
 
 16
 (15) 
 
 1
24
 
 24
 (23) 
 
 1
Exchange-traded3
 
 3
 (1) 
 
 2
10
 
 10
 (1) 
 
 9
Total derivatives3,328
 
 3,328
 (2,669) (70) (579) 10
2,631
 
 2,631
 (2,099) (89) (430) 13
Securities loaned118
 
 118
 (19) 
 (94) 5
188
 
 188
 (37) 
 (146) 5
Repurchase agreements50
 
 50
 
 
 (50) 
50
 
 50
 
 
 (50) 
Total$3,496
 $
 $3,496
 $(2,688) $(70) $(723) $15
$2,869
 $
 $2,869
 $(2,136) $(89) $(626) $18
(1) Represents the amount of liabilities that could be offset by assets with the same counterparty under master netting or similar arrangements that management elects not to offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
In the tables above, the amount of assets or liabilities presented are offset first by financial instruments that have the right of offset under master netting or similar arrangements, then any remaining amount is reduced by the amount of cash and securities collateral. The actual collateral may be greater than amounts presented in the tables.
When the fair value of collateral accepted by the Company is less than the amount due to the Company, there is a risk of loss if the counterparty fails to perform or provide additional collateral. To mitigate this risk, the Company monitors collateral values regularly and requires additional collateral when necessary. When the value of collateral pledged by the Company declines, it may be required to post additional collateral.
Freestanding derivative instruments are reflected in other assets and other liabilities. Cash collateral pledged by the Company is reflected in other assets and cash collateral accepted by the Company is reflected in other liabilities. Repurchase agreements are reflected in short-term borrowings. Securities borrowing and lending agreements are reflected in receivables and other liabilities, respectively. See Note 13 for additional disclosures related to the Company’s derivative instruments, Note 10 for additional disclosures related to the Company’s repurchase agreements and Note 4 for information related to derivatives held by consolidated investment entities.

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13.  Derivatives and Hedging Activities
Derivative instruments enable the Company to manage its exposure to various market risks. The value of such instruments is derived from an underlying variable or multiple variables, including equity, foreign exchange and interest rate indices or prices. The Company primarily enters into derivative agreements for risk management purposes related to the Company’s products and operations.
The Company’s freestanding derivative instruments are all subject to master netting arrangements. The Company’s policy on the recognition of derivatives on the Consolidated Balance Sheets is to not offset fair value amounts recognized for derivatives and collateral arrangements executed with the same counterparty under the same master netting arrangement. See Note 12 for additional information regarding the estimated fair value of the Company’s freestanding derivatives after considering the effect of master netting arrangements and collateral.
The Company uses derivatives as economic hedges and accounting hedges. The following table presents the notional value and gross fair value of derivative instruments, including embedded derivatives:
September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
Notional Gross Fair ValueNotional Gross Fair ValueNotional Gross Fair ValueNotional Gross Fair Value
Assets (1)
 
Liabilities (2)(3)
Assets (1)
  
Liabilities (2)(3)
Assets (1)
 
Liabilities (2)(3)
Assets (1)
  
Liabilities (2)(3)
(in millions)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments                  
Interest rate contracts$675
 $8
 $
 $675
 $23
 $
Foreign exchange contracts
 
 
 87
 
 4
Interest rate contracts – fair value hedges$675
 $6
 $
 $675
 $7
 $
Foreign exchange contracts – net investment hedges69
 
 
 103
 1
 
Total qualifying hedges675
 8
 
 762
 23
 4
744
 6
 
 778
 8
 
                      
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments                      
Interest rate contracts59,482
 609
 603
 66,043
 1,081
 416
59,421
 930
 366
 58,244
 789
 424
Equity contracts56,352
 2,685
 3,237
 59,292
 2,423
 2,883
53,748
 2,025
 2,625
 54,079
 1,718
 2,154
Credit contracts862
 7
 
 721
 
 2
1,507
 
 21
 1,209
 
 18
Foreign exchange contracts4,307
 45
 28
 4,163
 36
 23
4,993
 51
 33
 4,908
 59
 35
Other contracts1,350
 
 
 452
 
 
2
 
 
 2
 
 
Total non-designated hedges122,353
 3,346
 3,868
 130,671
 3,540
 3,324
119,671
 3,006
 3,045
 118,442
 2,566
 2,631
                      
Embedded derivatives                      
GMWB and GMAB (4)
N/A
 
 (686) N/A
 
 (49)N/A
 
 180
 N/A
 
 328
IULN/A
 
 684
 N/A
 
 601
N/A
 
 745
 N/A
 
 628
Indexed annuitiesN/A
 
 15
 N/A
 
 5
N/A
 
 26
 N/A
 
 17
SMCN/A
 
 12
 N/A
 
 10
N/A
 
 13
 N/A
 
 6
Total embedded derivativesN/A
 
 25
 N/A
 
 567
N/A
 
 964
 N/A
 
 979
Total derivatives$123,028
 $3,354
 $3,893
 $131,433
 $3,563
 $3,895
$120,415
 $3,012
 $4,009
 $119,220
 $2,574
 $3,610
N/A  Not applicable.
(1) The fair value of freestanding derivative assets is included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2) The fair value of freestanding derivative liabilities is included in Other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of GMWB and GMAB, IUL, and indexed annuity embedded derivatives is included in Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of the SMC embedded derivative liability is included in Customer deposits on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(3) The fair value of the Company’s derivative liabilities after considering the effects of master netting arrangements, cash collateral held by the same counterparty and the fair value of net embedded derivatives was $870 million$1.6 billion and $1.3$1.4 billion as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively. See Note 12 for additional information related to master netting arrangements and cash collateral. See Note 4 for information about derivatives held by consolidated VIEs.
(4) The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 included $178$557 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $864$377 million of individual contracts in an asset position. The fair value of the GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives as of December 31, 20172018 included $443$646 million of individual contracts in a liability position and $492$318 million of individual contracts in an asset position.
See Note 11 for additional information regarding the Company’s fair value measurement of derivative instruments.

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


See Note 11 for additional information regarding the Company’s fair value measurement of derivative instruments.
As of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, investment securities with a fair value of $5$53 million and $89$28 million, respectively, were received as collateral to meet contractual obligations under derivative contracts, of which $5$53 million and $89$28 million, respectively, may be sold, pledged or rehypothecated by the Company. As of both September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the Company had sold, pledged or rehypothecated nil of these securities. In addition, as of both September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, non-cash collateral accepted was held in separate custodial accounts and was not included in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges
The following tables present a summary of the impact of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments, including embedded derivatives, on the Consolidated Statements of Operations:
Net Investment Income Banking and Deposit Interest Expense Distribution Expenses Interest Credited to Fixed Accounts Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses General and Administrative ExpenseNet Investment Income Banking and Deposit Interest Expense Distribution Expenses Interest Credited to Fixed Accounts Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses General and Administrative Expense
(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018           
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019           
Interest rate contracts$6
 $
 $
 $
 $(205) $
$(9) $
 $
 $
 $331
 $
Equity contracts(1) 1
 17
 34
 (229) 3

 6
 48
 48
 (700) 8
Credit contracts
 
 
 
 4
 
(1) 
 
 
 (29) 
Foreign exchange contracts1
 
 
 
 
 (5)
 
 
 
 (6) (1)
Other contracts
 
 
 
 (2) 
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives
 
 
 
 261
 

 
 
 
 148
 
IUL embedded derivatives
 
 
 (40) 
 

 
 
 (81) 
 
Indexed annuities embedded derivatives
 
 
 (2) 
 
SMC embedded derivatives
 (2) 
 
 
 

 (6) 
 
 
 
Total gain (loss)$6
 $(1) $17
 $(6) $(171) $(2)$(10) $
 $48
 $(35) $(256) $7
           
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018           
Interest rate contracts$28
 $
 $
 $
 $(738) $
Equity contracts(1) 2
 22
 37
 (341) 5
Credit contracts
 
 
 
 22
 
Foreign exchange contracts1
 
 
 
 (1) (13)
Other contracts
 
 
 
 (4) 
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives
 
 
 
 637
 
IUL embedded derivatives
 
 
 (18) 
 
SMC embedded derivatives
 (2) 
 
 
 
Total gain (loss)$28
 $

$22

$19

$(425)
$(8)

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


Net Investment Income Banking and Deposit Interest Expense Distribution Expenses Interest Credited to Fixed Accounts Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses General and Administrative ExpenseNet Investment Income Banking and Deposit Interest Expense Distribution Expenses Interest Credited to Fixed Accounts Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses General and Administrative Expense
(in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017           
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018           
Interest rate contracts$(1) $
 $
 $
 $14
 $
$17
 $
 $
 $
 $(398) $
Equity contracts(10) 1
 13
 18
 (261) 2

 
 (3) (8) 25
 
Credit contracts
 
 
 
 (3) 

 
 
 
 12
 
Foreign exchange contracts
 
 1
 
 1
 1

 
 
 
 2
 (2)
Other contracts
 
 
 
 (2) 
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives
 
 
 
 227
 

 
 
 
 280
 
IUL embedded derivatives
 
 
 (24) 
 

 
 
 36
 
 
SMC embedded derivatives
 (1) 
 
 
 

 1
 
 
 
 
Total gain (loss)$(11) $
 $14
 $(6) $(24) $3
$17
 $1
 $(3) $28
 $(79) $(2)
           
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017           
Interest rate contracts$(8) $
 $
 $
 $61
 $
Equity contracts(7) 3
 36
 50
 (920) 7
Credit contracts
 
 
 
 (22) 
Foreign exchange contracts
 
 3
 
 (27) 5
Other contracts
 
 
 
 (2) 
GMWB and GMAB embedded derivatives
 
 
 
 569
 
IUL embedded derivatives
 
 
 (43) 
 
SMC embedded derivatives
 (3) 
 
 
 
Total gain (loss)$(15) $
 $39
 $7
 $(341) $12

The Company holds derivative instruments that either do not qualify or are not designated for hedge accounting treatment. These derivative instruments are used as economic hedges of equity, interest rate, credit and foreign currency exchange rate risk related to various products and transactions of the Company.
Certain annuity contracts contain GMWB or GMAB provisions, which guarantee the right to make limited partial withdrawals each contract year regardless of the volatility inherent in the underlying investments or guarantee a minimum accumulation value of consideration received at the beginning of the contract period, after a specified holding period, respectively. The GMAB and non-life contingent GMWB provisions are considered embedded derivatives, which are bifurcated from their host contracts for valuation purposes and reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value with changes in fair value reported in earnings. The Company economically hedges the exposure related to GMAB and non-life contingent GMWB provisions using options (equity index, interest rate swaptions, etc.), swaps (interest rate, total return, etc.) and futures.

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


The deferred premium associated with certain of the above options and swaptions is paid or received semi-annually over the life of the contract or at maturity. The following is a summary of the payments the Company is scheduled to make and receive for these options and swaptions as of September 30, 2018:March 31, 2019:
Premiums Payable Premiums ReceivablePremiums Payable Premiums Receivable
(in millions)
2018 (1)
$54
 $31
2019294
 171
2019 (1)
$288
 $140
2020216
 132
216
 135
2021187
 119
187
 127
2022225
 200
239
 200
2023 - 2027545
 59
2023141
 42
2024 - 2028431
 17
Total$1,521
 $712
$1,502
 $661

(1) 20182019 amounts represent the amounts payable and receivable for the period from OctoberApril 1, 20182019 to December 31, 2018.2019.

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


Actual timing and payment amounts may differ due to future settlements, modifications or exercises of the contracts prior to the full premium being paid or received.
The Company has a macro hedge program to provide protection against the statutory tail scenario risk arising from variable annuity reserves on its statutory surplus and to cover some of the residual risks not covered by other hedging activities. As a means of economically hedging these risks, the Company may use a combination of futures, options, swaps and swaptions. Certain of the macro hedge derivatives may contain settlement provisions linked to both equity returns and interest rates. The Company’s macro hedge derivatives that contain settlement provisions linked to both equity returns and interest rates, if any, are shown in Otherother contracts in the tables above.
Indexed annuity, IUL and stock market certificate products have returns tied to the performance of equity markets. As a result of fluctuations in equity markets, the obligation incurred by the Company related to indexed annuity, IUL and stock market certificate products will positively or negatively impact earnings over the life of these products. The equity component of indexed annuity, IUL and stock market certificate product obligations are considered embedded derivatives, which are bifurcated from their host contracts for valuation purposes and reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value with changes in fair value reported in earnings. As a means of economically hedging its obligations under the provisions of these products, the Company enters into index options and futures contracts.
The Company enters into futures, credit default swaps and commodity swaps to manage its exposure to price risk arising from seed money investments in proprietary investment products. The Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts to economically hedge its exposure to certain foreign transactions. The Company enters into futures contracts to economically hedge its exposure related to compensation plans. In 2015, the Company entered into interest rate swaps to offset interest rate changes on unrealized gains or losses for certain investments.
Cash Flow Hedges
The Company has designated and accounts for the followingderivative instruments as a cash flow hedges: (i) interest rate swaps to hedge of interest rate exposure on forecasted debt (ii) interest rate lock agreementspayments. For derivative instruments that qualify as cash flow hedges, the gain or loss on the derivative instruments is reported in AOCI and reclassified into earnings when the hedged item or transaction impacts earnings. The amount that is reclassified into earnings is presented within the same line item as the earnings impact of the hedged item in interest and debt expense.
Prior to hedge interest rate exposurethe adoption of the new accounting standard Derivatives and Hedging - Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities on debt issuancesJanuary 1, 2019, the Company recorded the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instruments in AOCI and (iii) swaptions used to hedge the risk of increasing interest rates on forecasted fixed premium product sales.
any ineffective portion in current period earnings. For the three months and nineended March 31, 2018, no amounts were recorded in earnings for hedge ineffectiveness. See Note 2 for additional information on the adoption of the new accounting standard.
For both the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017,the amounts recognized inreclassified from AOCI to earnings related to cash flow hedges due to ineffectiveness were not material.immaterial. The estimated net amount of existing pretax gainsrecorded in AOCI as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 that the Company expects to reclassify to earnings within the next twelve months is $1 million, which consists of $1 million of pretax gains to be recorded as a reduction to interest and debt expense and nil of pretax losses to be recorded in net investment income.within the next twelve months is $1 million. Currently, the longest period of time over which the Company is hedging exposure to the variability in future cash flows is 1716 years and relates to forecasted debt interest payments. See Note 1416 for a rollforward of net unrealized derivative gains (losses) included in AOCI related to cash flow hedges.

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


Fair Value Hedges
The Company entered into and designated as fair value hedges two interest rate swaps to convert senior notes due 2019 and 2020 from fixed rate debt to floating rate debt. The swaps have identical terms as the underlying debt being hedged so no ineffectiveness is expected to be realized.hedged. The Company recognizes gains and losses on the derivatives and the related hedged items within interest and debt expense. See Note 10 for the cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges.
The following table presentsis a summary of the amounts recognized in income related toimpact of fair value hedges:hedges on the Consolidated Statements of Operations:
Derivatives designated as hedging instrumentsLocation of Gain Recorded into IncomeAmount of Gain Recognized in Income on Derivatives
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2018 20172018 2017
 (in millions)
Interest rate contractsInterest and debt expense$3
 $4
 $9
 $12
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2019 2018
 (in millions)
Total interest and debt expense per Consolidated Statements of Operations$53
 $51
    
Gain (loss) on interest rate contracts designated as fair value hedges:   
Hedged items$1
 $8
Derivatives designated as fair value hedges(1) (8)

Net Investment Hedges
The Company entered into, and designated as net investment hedges in foreign operations, forward contracts to hedge a portion of the Company’s foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with its investment in Threadneedle. As the Company determined that the forward contracts are effective, the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized in AOCI as part of the foreign currency translation adjustment. For the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, the Company recognized a gain of $7 million and a loss of $4 million, respectively, in OCI. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company recognized a gain of $13 million and a loss of $3 million and $7 million, respectively, in OCI.

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


OCI.
Credit Risk
Credit risk associated with the Company’s derivatives is the risk that a derivative counterparty will not perform in accordance with the terms of the applicable derivative contract. To mitigate such risk, the Company has established guidelines and oversight of credit risk through a comprehensive enterprise risk management program that includes members of senior management. Key components of this program are to require preapproval of counterparties and the use of master netting and collateral arrangements whenever practical. See Note 12 for additional information on the Company’s credit exposure related to derivative assets.
Certain of the Company’s derivative contracts contain provisions that adjust the level of collateral the Company is required to post based on the Company’s debt rating (or based on the financial strength of the Company’s life insurance subsidiaries for contracts in which those subsidiaries are the counterparty). Additionally, certain of the Company’s derivative contracts contain provisions that allow the counterparty to terminate the contract if the Company’s debt does not maintain a specific credit rating (generally an investment grade rating) or the Company’s life insurance subsidiary does not maintain a specific financial strength rating. If these termination provisions were to be triggered, the Company’s counterparty could require immediate settlement of any net liability position. As of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the aggregate fair value of derivative contracts in a net liability position containing such credit contingent provisions was $483$273 million and $372$171 million, respectively. The aggregate fair value of assets posted as collateral for such instruments as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 20172018 was $482$272 million and $369$170 million, respectively. If the credit contingent provisions of derivative contracts in a net liability position as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 20172018 were triggered, the aggregate fair value of additional assets that would be required to be posted as collateral or needed to settle the instruments immediately would have been $1 million for both March 31, 2019 and $3 million, respectively.December 31, 2018. 
14.  Shareholders’ EquityLeases
The following tablesCompany has operating and finance leases for corporate and field offices. We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception or modification. Right-of-use (“ROU”) assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and corresponding lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Certain lease incentives such as free rent periods are recorded as a reduction of the ROU asset. The Company uses an incremental borrowing rate that is readily available in determining the present value of future lease payments. Lease expense for operating ROU assets is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Certain leases include one or more options to renew with terms that can extend the lease from one year to twenty years. The exercise of any lease renewal option is at the sole discretion of the Company. Renewal options are included in the ROU assets and lease liabilities when they either provide an economic incentive to renew or when the amountscosts related to each componentthe termination of OCI:
 Three Months Ended September 30,
2018 2017
Pretax Income Tax Benefit (Expense) Net of TaxPretax Income Tax Benefit (Expense) Net of Tax
(in millions)
Net unrealized securities gains (losses):
           
Net unrealized securities gains (losses) arising during the period (1)
$(106) $25
 $(81) $60
 $(22) $38
Reclassification of net securities (gains) losses included in net income (2)
(4) 1
 (3) (4) 1
 (3)
Impact of deferred acquisition costs, deferred sales inducement costs, unearned revenue, benefit reserves and reinsurance recoverables28
 (6) 22
 (61) 22
 (39)
Net unrealized securities gains (losses)(82) 20
 (62) (5) 1
 (4)
            
Net unrealized derivatives gains (losses):
           
Reclassification of net derivative (gains) losses included in net income (3)

 
 
 1
 
 1
Net unrealized derivatives gains (losses)
 
 
 1
 
 1
            
Defined benefit plans:           
Net gain (loss) arising during the period
 
 
 
 
 
Defined benefit plans
 
 
 
 
 
            
Foreign currency translation(5) 2
 (3) 25
 (9) 16
Other
 
 
 
 
 
Total other comprehensive income (loss)$(87) $22
 $(65) $21
 $(8) $13

a lease outweigh the benefits of signing a new lease. See Note 2 for further discussion on the Company's accounting policy on leases.

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


The following table presents the balances for operating and finance ROU assets and lease liabilities:
 Nine Months Ended September 30,
2018 2017
Pretax Income Tax Benefit (Expense) Net of TaxPretax Income Tax Benefit (Expense) Net of Tax
(in millions)
Net unrealized securities gains (losses):
           
Net unrealized securities gains (losses) arising during the period (1)
$(924) $207
 $(717) $304
 $(107) $197
Reclassification of net securities (gains) losses included in net income (2)
(14) 3
 (11) (43) 15
 (28)
Impact of deferred acquisition costs, deferred sales inducement costs, unearned revenue, benefit reserves and reinsurance recoverables347
 (73) 274
 (168) 59
 (109)
Net unrealized securities gains (losses)(591) 137
 (454) 93
 (33) 60
            
Net unrealized derivatives gains (losses):
           
Reclassification of net derivative (gains) losses included in net income (4)

 
 
 3
 (1) 2
Net unrealized derivatives gains (losses)
 
 
 3
 (1) 2
            
Defined benefit plans:           
Net gain (loss) arising during the period
 
 
 7
 (2) 5
Defined benefit plans
 
 
 7
 (2) 5
            
Foreign currency translation(21) 3
 (18) 71
 (25) 46
Other
 
 
 (1) 
 (1)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)$(612) $140
 $(472) $173
 $(61) $112
Leases Classification March 31,
2019
  (in millions)
Assets    
Operating lease assets Other assets $225
Finance lease assets Other assets 46
Total lease assets   $271
     
Liabilities    
Operating lease liabilities Other liabilities $248
Finance lease liabilities Long-term debt 55
Total lease liabilities   $303
The components of lease expense include operating and finance lease costs. Operating lease costs were $15 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. Finance lease costs were $2 million for the three month ended March 31, 2019 and consisted of $2 million in amortization. The amount of interest expense on finance leases is immaterial. These costs are recorded in general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Maturities of lease liabilities, weighted-average remaining term and weighted-average discount rate are as follows:
Maturity of Lease Liabilities March 31, 2019
Finance
Leases
 Operating Leases
  (in millions)
2019 $11
 $42
2020 14
 56
2021 7
 42
2022 7
 35
2023 7
 27
Thereafter 14
 73
Total lease payments 60
 275
Less: Interest (5) (27)
Present value of lease liabilities $55
 $248
     
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years) 6.6
 6.4
Weighted-average discount rate 3.4% 3.2%
Maturities of lease liabilities prior to the adoption of new lease guidance were as follows:
Maturity of Lease Liabilities December 31,
2018
Operating Leases
  (in millions)
2019 $61
2020 53
2021 40
2022 33
2023 26
Thereafter 65
Total lease payments $278

For the three months ended March 31, 2019, operating cash flows included $15 million of cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, financing cash flows included $3 million of cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of finance lease liabilities.

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


15. Held for Sale Classification
On April 2, 2019, the Company announced it signed a definitive agreement with a subsidiary of American Family Insurance Mutual Holding Company (American Family Insurance) for the sale of Ameriprise Auto & Home, a business unit of Ameriprise Financial. The Ameriprise Auto & Home legal entities are being sold in the transaction. The Company will receive gross proceeds of $1.05 billion in cash. After a payment to an affinity partner, the net proceeds will be approximately $950 million, subject to certain post-closing financial adjustments. The transaction is subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the second half of 2019.
A business is required to be classified as held for sale in the period in which the following criteria are met: (i) management has approved the sale and commits to a plan to sell the business, (ii) the business is available for immediate sale, (iii) an active program to locate a buyer has been initiated, (iv) the sale of the business is probable and the transfer of the business is expected to occur within one year, (v) the business is being actively marketed and (vi) it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn. The Company has met the requirements to classify assets and liabilities related to AAH as held for sale on its Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2019. A business classified as held for sale is recorded at the lower of its carrying amount or estimated fair value less cost to sell. If the carrying amount of the business exceeds its estimated fair value, a loss is recognized. The Company did not recognize a loss as the carrying amount of the business did not exceed its estimated fair value as of March 31, 2019. The Company recognized an impairment of $5 million in the first quarter of 2019 on investments held by AAH as the Company no longer intends to hold the securities until the recovery of fair value to book value.
The following table summarizes the components of assets and liabilities held for sale on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2019:
 (in millions)
Assets 
Cash and cash equivalents$111
Investments1,634
Receivables229
Deferred acquisition costs15
Other assets38
Total assets held for sale$2,027
  
Liabilities 
Policyholder account balances, future policy benefits and claims$709
Accounts payable and accrued expenses89
Other liabilities373
Total liabilities held for sale$1,171


AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


16.  Shareholders’ Equity
The following tables provide the amounts related to each component of OCI:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
2019 2018
Pretax Income Tax Benefit (Expense) Net of TaxPretax Income Tax Benefit (Expense) Net of Tax
(in millions)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities:           
  Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities arising during the period (1)
$657
 $(141) $516
 $(552) $123
 $(429)
  Reclassification of net (gains) losses on securities included in net income (2)
(5) 1
 (4) (5) 1
 (4)
  Impact of deferred acquisition costs, deferred sales inducement costs, unearned revenue, benefit reserves and reinsurance recoverables(240) 50
 (190) 216
 (45) 171
Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities412
 (90) 322
 (341) 79
 (262)
            
Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives:           
  Reclassification of net (gains) losses on derivatives included in net income (3)
(1) 
 (1) 
 
 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives(1) 
 (1) 
 
 
            
Foreign currency translation6
 (1) 5
 37
 (8) 29
Other
 
 
 
 
 
Total other comprehensive income (loss)$417
 $(91) $326
 $(304) $71
 $(233)

(1) Includes other-than-temporary impairmentOTTI losses on Available-for-Sale securities related to factors other than credit that were recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) during the period.
(2) PretaxReclassification amounts are recorded in net investment income.
(3) Includes nil pretax gain reclassified to interest and debt expense for both the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, and nil and $1 million pretax loss reclassified to net investment income for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
(4) Includes a $1 million pretax gain reclassified to interest and debt expense for both the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, and a $1 million and $3 million pretax loss reclassified to net investment income for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.March 31, 2019.
Other comprehensive income (loss) related to net unrealized securities gains (losses) includes three components: (i) unrealized gains (losses) that arose from changes in the market value of securities that were held during the period; (ii) (gains) losses that were previously unrealized, but have been recognized in current period net income due to sales of Available-for-Sale securities and due to the reclassification of noncredit other-than-temporary impairmentOTTI losses to credit losses; and (iii) other adjustments primarily consisting of changes in insurance and annuity asset and liability balances, such as DAC, DSIC, unearned revenue, benefit reserves and reinsurance recoverables, to reflect the expected impact on their carrying values had the unrealized gains (losses) been realized as of the respective balance sheet dates.

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The following tables present the changes in the balances of each component of AOCI, net of tax:
Net Unrealized Securities Gains (Losses) Net Unrealized Derivatives Gains (Losses) 
Defined
Benefit Plans
 Foreign Currency Translation Other TotalNet Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Securities Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Derivatives 
Defined
Benefit Plans
 Foreign Currency Translation Other Total
(in millions)
Balance, July 1, 2018$93
 $8
 $(97) $(182) $(1) $(179)
Balance, January 1, 2019$20
 $8
 $(120) $(198) $(1) $(291)
OCI before reclassifications(59) 
 
 (3) 
 (62)326
 
 
 5
 
 331
Amounts reclassified from AOCI(3) 
 
 
 
 (3)(4) (1) 
 
 
 (5)
Total OCI(62) 
 
 (3) 
 (65)322
 (1) 
 5
 
 326
Balance, September 30, 2018$31
(1) 
$8
 $(97) $(185) $(1) $(244)
           
Balance, January 1, 2018$486
 $8
 $(97) $(167) $(1) $229
Cumulative effect of change in accounting policies(1) 
 
 
 
 (1)
OCI before reclassifications(443) 
 
 (18) 
 (461)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI(11) 
 
 
 
 (11)
Total OCI(454) 
 
 (18) 
 (472)
Balance, September 30, 2018$31
(1) 
$8
 $(97) $(185) $(1) $(244)
Balance, March 31, 2019$342
(1) 
$7
 $(120) $(193) $(1) $35
Net Unrealized Securities Gains (Losses) Net Unrealized Derivatives Gains (Losses) 
Defined
Benefit Plans
 Foreign Currency Translation Other TotalNet Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Securities Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Derivatives 
Defined
Benefit Plans
 Foreign Currency Translation Other Total
(in millions)
Balance at July 1, 2017$543
 $6
 $(120) $(129) $(1) $299
Balance, January 1, 2018$486
 $8
 $(97) $(167) $(1) $229
Cumulative effect of change in accounting policies(1) 
 
 
 
 (1)
OCI before reclassifications(1) 
 
 16
 
 15
(258) 
 
 29
 
 (229)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI(3) 1
 
 
 
 (2)(4) 
 
 
 
 (4)
Total OCI(4) 1
 
 16
 
 13
(262) 
 
 29
 
 (233)
Balance, September 30, 2017$539
(1) 
$7
 $(120) $(113) $(1) $312
           
Balance, January 1, 2017$479
 $5
 $(125) $(159) $
 $200
OCI before reclassifications88
 
 
 46
 (1) 133
Amounts reclassified from AOCI(28) 2
 5
 
 
 (21)
Total OCI60
 2
 5
 46
 (1) 112
Balance, September 30, 2017$539
(1) 
$7
 $(120) $(113) $(1) $312
Balance, March 31, 2018$223
(1) 
$8
 $(97) $(138) $(1) $(5)
(1) Includes $1$(4) million and $8 millionnil of noncredit related impairments on securities and net unrealized securities gains (losses) on previously impaired securities as of September 30,March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, and September 30, 2017, respectively.
For the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, the Company repurchased a total of 7.72.8 million shares and 8.02.4 million shares, respectively, of its common stock for an aggregate cost of $1.1 billion$355 million and $1.0 billion,$387 million, respectively. In April 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized an expenditure of up to $2.5 billion for the repurchase of shares of the Company’s common stock through June 30, 2019. As of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the Company had $944$154 million remaining under itsthis share repurchase authorization. In February 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized an additional repurchase up to $2.5 billion of the Company’s common stock through March 31, 2021.
The Company may also reacquire shares of its common stock under its share-based compensation plans related to restricted stock awards and certain option exercises. The holders of restricted shares may elect to surrender a portion of their shares on the vesting date to cover their income tax obligation. These vested restricted shares are reacquired by the Company and the Company’s payment of the holders’ income tax obligations are recorded as a treasury share purchase.
For the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, the Company reacquired 0.3 million shares and 0.30.2 million shares, respectively, of its common stock through the surrender of shares upon vesting and paid in the aggregate $43$29 million and $33$39 million, respectively, related to the holders’ income tax obligations on the vesting date. Option holders may elect to net settle their vested awards resulting in the surrender of the number of shares required to cover the strike price and tax obligation of the options exercised. These shares are reacquired by the Company and recorded as treasury shares. For the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018, and

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2017, the Company reacquired 0.50.1 million shares and 1.90.4 million shares, respectively, of its common stock through the net settlement of options for an aggregate value of $82$15 million and $248$56 million, respectively.
During both the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, the Company reissued 0.7 million and 0.8 million, respectively, treasury shares for restricted stock award grants, performance share units and issuance of shares vested under advisor deferred compensation plans.
15.17. Regulatory Requirements
The Company’s insurance subsidiaries are required to prepare statutory financial statements in accordance with the accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the insurance departments of their respective states of domicile. RiverSource Life received approval from the Minnesota Department of Commerce to apply a permitted statutory accounting practice, effective July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019, for certain derivative instruments used to economically hedge the interest rate exposure of certain variable annuity products that do not qualify for statutory hedge accounting. The permitted practice is intended to mitigate the impact to statutory surplus from the misalignment between variable annuity statutory reserves, which are not carried at fair value, and the fair value of derivatives used to economically hedge the interest rate exposure of non-life contingent living benefit guarantees. As of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, application of this permitted practice resulted in an increase (decrease) to RiverSource Life’s statutory surplus of approximately $377$(111) million and $(3)$92 million, respectively.

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16.18.  Income Taxes
In December of 2017, the Tax Act reduced federal income tax rates from 35% to 21% for tax years after 2017. The Company’s effective tax rate was 14.4%15.9% and 19.9%14.7% for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate was 14.9% and 19.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 is lower than the statutory rate as a result of tax preferred items including foreign tax credits and low income housing tax credits, and a $20 million benefit duepartially offset by lower income in the quarter relative to income expected for the finalization of the prior year’s tax return.full year. The effective tax rate for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2018 is lower than the statutory rate as a result of tax preferred items including low income housing tax credits stock compensation and the dividends received deduction, as well as the $20 million benefit due to the finalization of the prior year’s tax return.
The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was lower than the statutory rate as a result of tax preferred items including the dividends received deduction, low income housing tax credits, stock compensation and lower taxes on net income from foreign subsidiaries. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was lower than the statutory rate as a result of tax preferred items including the dividends received deduction, low income housing tax credits, stock compensation and lower taxes on net income from foreign subsidiaries, as well as a $20 million benefit in the first quarter of 2017 related to an out-of-period correction for a reversal of a tax reserve.
The decrease in the effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to the prior year period is primarily due to the reduced federal income tax rate and the $20 million benefit due to the finalization of the prior year’s tax return, partially offset by decreases in the dividends received deduction and benefits from stock compensation.
The decrease in the effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to the prior year period is primarily due to the reduced federal income tax rate, partially offset by decreases in the dividends received deduction, benefits from stock compensation and foreign taxes.
As of December 31, 2017, the Company had not fully completed its accounting for the tax effects of the enactment of the Tax Act. However, the Company was able to provide reasonable estimates of the Tax Act’s impact; accordingly, the Company recorded provisional tax amounts of $221 million to remeasure certain deferred tax assets and liabilities and $57 million for the foreign provisions of the Tax Act as of December 31, 2017. In the third quarter of 2018, the Company finalized its accounting related to the Tax Act and recorded a $3 million benefit related to the foreign provisions.
Included in the Company’s deferred income tax assets are tax benefits related to state net operating losses of $18$21 million, net of federal benefit, which will expire beginning December 31, 2018.2019.
The Company is required to establish a valuation allowance for any portion of the deferred tax assets that management believes will not be realized. Significant judgment is required in determining if a valuation allowance should be established, and the amount of such allowance if required. Factors used in making this determination include estimates relating to the performance of the business. Consideration is given to, among other things in making this determination, (i) future taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryforwards, (ii) future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, (iii) taxable income in prior carryback years, and (iv) tax planning strategies. Based on analysis of the Company’s tax position, management believes it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize certain state deferred tax assets and state net operating losses and therefore a valuation allowance has been established. The valuation allowance was $18 million and $17$20 million as of September 30, 2018both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

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2018.
As of September 30, 2018both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the Company had $80$92 million and $76 million, respectively, of gross unrecognized tax benefits. If recognized, approximately $61$71 million and $58$70 million, net of federal tax benefits, of unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively, would affect the effective tax rate.
It is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will change in the next 12 months. The Company estimates that the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits may decrease by $30 million to $40 million in the next 12 months primarily due to resolution of auditsInternal Revenue Service (“IRS”) settlements and statute expirations.state exams.
The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of the income tax provision. The Company recognized nil and a net increase of $1 million in interest and penalties for both the three months ended March 31, 2019 and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. The Company recognized nil and a net increase of $1 million in interest and penalties for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively.2018. As of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the Company had a payable of $9$11 million and $8$10 million, respectively, related to accrued interest and penalties.
The Company or one or more of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various state and foreign jurisdictions. In the first quarter of 2018, the Company received cash settlements for final resolution of the 2008 through 2010 Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) audits. In the third quarter of 2018,2019, the Company reached an agreement with the IRS appeals to resolvefinalize the 20122014 and 2013 audit.2015 IRS audits. Accordingly, the Company’s IRS audits are effectively settled through 2013.2015. The IRS is currently auditing the Company’s U.S. income tax returns for 20142016 and 2015.2017. The Company’s state income tax returns are currently under examination by various jurisdictions for years ranging from 2009 through 2016.2017. In the United Kingdom (“UK”), Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs is performing a business risk review of the Company’s UK subsidiaries for the 2016 tax year.
17.19.  Contingencies
The Company and its subsidiaries are involved in the normal course of business in legal, regulatory and arbitration proceedings, including class actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of its activities as a diversified financial services firm. These include proceedings specific to the Company as well as proceedings generally applicable to business practices in the industries in which it operates. The Company can also be subject to litigation arising out of its general business activities, such as its investments, contracts, leases and employment relationships. Uncertain economic conditions, heightened and sustained volatility in the financial markets and significant financial reform legislation may increase the likelihood that clients and other persons or regulators may present or threaten legal claims or that regulators increase the scope or frequency of examinations of the Company or the financial services industry generally.
As with other financial services firms, the level of regulatory activity and inquiry concerning the Company’s businesses remains elevated. From time to time, the Company receives requests for information from, and/or has been subject to examination or claims by, the SEC, FINRA, the OCC, the UK Financial Conduct Authority, state insurance and securities regulators, state attorneys general and various other domestic or foreign governmental and quasi-governmental authorities on behalf of themselves or clients concerning the Company’s business activities and practices, and the practices of the Company’s financial advisors. The Company has numerous pending matters which include information requests, exams or inquiries that the Company has received during recent periods regarding certain matters, including: sales and distribution of mutual funds, exchange traded funds, annuities, equity and fixed income securities, real estate investment trusts, insurance products, and financial advice offerings, including managed accounts; supervision of the Company’s financial advisors; administration of insurance and annuity claims; security of client information; trading activity and the Company’s monitoring and supervision of such activity; and transaction monitoring systems and controls. The Company has cooperated and will continue to cooperate with the applicable regulators.

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These legal and regulatory proceedings and disputes are subject to uncertainties and, as such, it is inherently difficult to determine whether any loss is probable or even reasonably possible, or to reasonably estimate the amount of any loss. The Company cannot predict with certainty if, how or when any such proceedings will be initiated or resolved or what the eventual settlement, fine, penalty or other relief, if any, may be, particularly for proceedings that are in their early stages of development or where plaintiffs seek indeterminate damages. Numerous issues may need to be resolved, including through potentially lengthy discovery and determination of important factual matters, and by addressing unsettled legal questions relevant to the proceedings in question, before a loss or range of loss can be reasonably estimated for any proceeding. An adverse outcome in one or more proceeding could eventually result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other sanctions, in addition to further claims, examinations or adverse publicity that could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.
In accordance with applicable accounting standards, the Company establishes an accrued liability for contingent litigation and regulatory matters when those matters present loss contingencies that are both probable and can be reasonably estimated. In such cases, there still may be an exposure to loss in excess of any amounts reasonably estimated and accrued. When a loss contingency is not both probable and estimable, the Company does not establish an accrued liability, but continues to monitor, in conjunction with any outside counsel handling a matter, further developments that would make such loss contingency both probable and reasonably estimable. Once the Company establishes an accrued liability with respect to a loss contingency, the Company continues to monitor the matter for further developments that could affect the amount of the accrued liability that has been previously established, and any appropriate adjustments are made each quarter.

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RiverSource Life and RiverSource Life of NY are required by law to be a member of the guaranty fund association in every state where they are licensed to do business. In the event of insolvency of one or more unaffiliated insurance companies, the Company could be adversely affected by the requirement to pay assessments to the guaranty fund associations.
The Company projects its cost of future guaranty fund assessments based on estimates of insurance company insolvencies provided by the National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations (“NOLHGA”) and the amount of its premiums written relative to the industry-wide premium in each state. The Company accrues the estimated cost of future guaranty fund assessments when it is considered probable that an assessment will be imposed, the event obligating the Company to pay the assessment has occurred and the amount of the assessment can be reasonably estimated.
The Company has a liability for estimated guaranty fund assessments and a related premium tax asset. As of September 30, 2018both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the estimated liability was $13$12 million, and $14 million, respectively. As of both September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the related premium tax asset was $12$11 million. The expected period over which guaranty fund assessments will be made and the related tax credits recovered is not known.
18.20.  Earnings per Share
The computationcomputations of basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2018 2017 2018 20172019 2018
(in millions, except per share amounts)
Numerator:          
Net income$503
 $507
 $1,559
 $1,303
$395
 $594
          
Denominator:          
Basic: Weighted-average common shares outstanding144.4
 153.0
 147.0
 155.2
138.8
 149.5
Effect of potentially dilutive nonqualified stock options and other share-based awards2.1
 2.4
 2.2
 2.4
1.3
 2.6
Diluted: Weighted-average common shares outstanding146.5
 155.4
 149.2
 157.6
140.1
 152.1
          
Earnings per share:          
Basic$3.48
 $3.31
 $10.61
 $8.40
$2.85
 $3.97
Diluted$3.43
 $3.26
 $10.45
 $8.27
$2.82
 $3.91

The calculation of diluted earnings per share excludes the incremental effect of 1.04.4 million and 1.1 million options as of September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, due to their anti-dilutive effect. There was no incremental effect as of September 30, 2017.

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19.21.  Segment Information
The Company’s reporting segments are Advice & Wealth Management, Asset Management, Annuities, Protection and Corporate & Other.
Beginning in the first quarter of 2019, the results of AAH, which had been reported as part of the Protection segment, are reflected in the Corporate & Other segment due to the sale of AAH, which is expected to close in the second half of 2019. Prior period resultsperiods presented have been restated to reflect the change. See Note 15 for additional information on the retrospective adoptionsale of the new revenue recognition accounting standard as discussed in Note 1 and Note 2.AAH.
The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those of the Company, except for operating adjustments defined below, the method of capital allocation, the accounting for gains (losses) from intercompany revenues and expenses and not providing for income taxes on a segment basis.
Management uses segment adjusted operating measures in goal setting, as a basis for determining employee compensation and in evaluating performance on a basis comparable to that used by some securities analysts and investors. Consistent with GAAP accounting guidance for segment reporting, adjusted operating earnings is the Company’s measure of segment performance. Adjusted operating earnings should not be viewed as a substitute for GAAP pretax income. The Company believes the presentation of segment adjusted operating earnings, as the Company measures it for management purposes, enhances the understanding of its business by reflecting the underlying performance of its core operations and facilitating a more meaningful trend analysis.
Effective first quarter of 2019, management has excluded mean reversion related impacts from the Company’s adjusted operating measures. Prior periods have been updated to reflect this change to be consistent with the current period presentation. The mean reversion related impact is defined as the impact on variable annuity and VUL products for the difference between assumed and updated separate account investment performance on DAC, DSIC, unearned revenue amortization, reinsurance accrual and additional insurance benefit reserves.
Adjusted operating earnings is defined as adjusted operating net revenues less adjusted operating expenses. Adjusted operating net revenues and adjusted operating expenses exclude the market impact on IUL benefits (net of hedges and the related DAC amortization, unearned revenue amortization, and the reinsurance accrual), mean reversion related impacts, integration and restructuring charges and the impact of consolidating investment entities. Adjusted operating net revenues also exclude net realized investment gains or losses (net of unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual) and the market impact of hedges to offset interest rate changes on unrealized gains or losses for certain investments. Adjusted operating expenses also exclude the market impact on variable annuity

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)


guaranteed benefits (net of hedges and the related DSIC and DAC amortization), the market impact on fixed index annuity benefits (net of hedges and the related DAC amortization), and the DSIC and DAC amortization offset to net realized investment gains or losses. The market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits, fixed index annuity benefits and IUL benefits includes changes in embedded derivative values caused by changes in financial market conditions, net of changes in economic hedge values and unhedged items including the difference between assumed and actual underlying separate account investment performance, fixed income credit exposures, transaction costs and certain policyholder contract elections, net of related impacts on DAC and DSIC amortization. The market impact also includes certain valuation adjustments made in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, including the impact on embedded derivative values of discounting projected benefits to reflect a current estimate of the Company’s life insurance subsidiary’s nonperformance spread.
The following tables summarize selected financial information by segment and reconcile segment totals to those reported on the consolidated financial statements:
September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
(in millions)
Advice & Wealth Management$13,826
 $13,270
$14,218
 $14,480
Asset Management8,264
 8,401
8,084
 7,558
Annuities96,260
 98,276
93,594
 88,771
Protection17,985
 18,039
16,435
 17,126
Corporate & Other8,856
 9,494
10,045
 9,281
Assets held for sale2,027
 
Total assets$145,191
 $147,480
$144,403
 $137,216
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2018 20172018 2017
(in millions)
Adjusted operating net revenues:       
Advice & Wealth Management$1,564
 $1,410
 $4,608
 $4,107
Asset Management772
 784
 2,305
 2,256
Annuities628
 626
 1,863
 1,861
Protection611
 478
 1,663
 1,516
Corporate & Other47
 50
 160
 162
Less: Eliminations (1)(2)
354
 348
 1,073
 1,040
Total segment adjusted operating net revenues3,268
 3,000
 9,526
 8,862
Net realized gains (losses)4
 (3) 15
 35
Revenue attributable to CIEs22
 23
 93
 70
Market impact on IUL benefits, net(8) (5) (5) (7)
Market impact of hedges on investments6
 (1) 27
 (8)
Total net revenues per consolidated statements of operations$3,292
 $3,014
 $9,656
 $8,952

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 Three Months Ended March 31,
2019 2018
(in millions)
Adjusted operating net revenues:   
Advice & Wealth Management$1,554
 $1,501
Asset Management689
 778
Annuities604
 613
Protection262
 253
Corporate & Other342
 323
Less: Eliminations (1)
333
 357
Total segment adjusted operating net revenues3,118
 3,111
Net realized gains (losses)9
 6
Revenue attributable to consolidated investment entities21
 22
Market impact on IUL benefits, net(17) 13
Market impact of hedges on investments(10) 16
Integration and restructuring charges(3) 
Total net revenues per Consolidated Statements of Operations$3,118
 $3,168

(1) 
Represents the elimination of intersegment revenues recognized for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018 and 2017 in each segment as follows: Advice & Wealth Management ($235219 million and $233$240 million, respectively); Asset Management ($13 million and $12 million, respectively); Annuities ($9188 million and $88$90 million, respectively); Protection ($1715 million and $16 million, respectively); and Corporate & Other ($(2) million and $(1) million, respectively).
(2)
Represents the elimination of intersegment revenues recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017in each segment as follows: Advice & Wealth Management ($722 million and $701 million, respectively); Asset Management ($37 million and $35 million, respectively); Annuities ($271 million and $259 million, respectively); Protection ($46 million and $46 million, respectively); and Corporate & Other ($(3) million and $(1) million, respectively).

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Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2018 20172018 20172019 2018
(in millions)
Adjusted operating earnings:          
Advice & Wealth Management$355
 $299
 $1,021
 $838
$350
 $316
Asset Management197
 204
 575
 530
146
 195
Annuities153
 281
 414
 562
128
 126
Protection61
 55
 176
 169
74
 65
Corporate & Other(121) (136) (242) (292)(63) (51)
Total segment adjusted operating earnings645
 703
 1,944
 1,807
635
 651
Net realized gains (losses)4
 (3) 15
 33
9
 6
Net income (loss) attributable to CIEs
 
 
 2
Market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits, net(45) (55) (130) (198)(142) (5)
Market impact on IUL benefits, net(13) (10) (8) (16)(51) 25
Mean reversion related impacts36
 6
Market impact of hedges on investments6
 (1) 27
 (8)(10) 16
Integration and restructuring charges(9) (1) (16) (1)(7) (3)
Pretax income per consolidated statements of operations$588
 $633
 $1,832
 $1,619
Pretax income per Consolidated Statements of Operations$470
 $696


AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC. 

ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of our consolidated financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the “Forward-Looking Statements” that follow and our Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes presented in Item 1. Our Management’s Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017,2018, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 23, 27, 2019 (“2018 (“2017 10-K”), as well as our current reports on Form 8-K and other publicly available information. Prior period amounts have been restated for the retrospective adoption of the new revenue recognition accounting standard. References below to “Ameriprise Financial,” “Ameriprise,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. exclusively, to our entire family of companies, or to one or more of our subsidiaries.
Overview
Ameriprise Financial is a diversified financial services company with a more than 120 year120-year history of providing financial solutions. We are America’sa long-standing leader in financial planning and a leading global financial institutionadvice with $913.5$891 billion in assets under management and administration as of September 30, 2018. March 31, 2019. We offer a broad range of products and services designed to achieve the financial objectives of individual and institutional clients.clients’ financial objectives.
The products and services we provide retail clients and, to a lesser extent, institutional clients, are the primary source of our revenues and net income. Revenues and net income are significantly affected by investment performance and the total value and composition of assets we manage and administer for our retail and institutional clients as well as the distribution fees we receive from other companies. These factors, in turn, are largely determined by overall investment market performance and the depth and breadth of our individual client relationships.
Financial markets and macroeconomic conditions have had and will continue to have a significant impact on our operating and performance results. In addition, the business and regulatory environment in which we operate remains subject to elevated uncertainty and change. To succeed, we expect to continue focusing on our key strategic objectives. The success of these and other strategies may be affected by the factors discussed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 20172018 10-K and other factors as discussed herein.
Equity price, credit market and interest rate fluctuations can have a significant impact on our results of operations, primarily due to the effects they have on the asset management and other asset-based fees we earn, the “spread” income generated on our fixed deferred annuities, fixed insurance, deposit products and the fixed portion of variable annuities and variable insurance contracts, the value of deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”) and deferred sales inducement costs (“DSIC”) assets, the values of liabilities for guaranteed benefits associated with our variable annuities and the values of derivatives held to hedge these benefits.
Earnings, as well as adjusted operating earnings, will be negatively impacted by the ongoing low interest rate environment should it continue. In addition to continuing spread compression in our interest sensitive product lines, a sustained low interest rate environment may result in increases to our reserves and changes in various rate assumptions we use to amortize DAC and DSIC, which may negatively impact our adjusted operating earnings. For additional discussion on our interest rate risk, see Item 3. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.”
InOn April 2, 2019, we announced we signed a definitive agreement with a subsidiary of American Family Insurance Mutual Holding Company (American Family Insurance) for the thirdsale of Ameriprise Auto & Home (“AAH”), a business unit of Ameriprise Financial. We made the decision to pursue a sale following a strategic review of the AAH business and we determined that now is an appropriate time to exit this business. The sale is consistent with our focus on our core growth areas of Advice & Wealth Management and Asset Management. Beginning in the first quarter of 2019, the year, we updated our market-related inputs and implemented model changes relatedresults of AAH, which had been reported as part of the Protection segment, are reflected in the Corporate & Other segment. Prior periods presented have been restated to reflect the change. See Note 15 to our living benefit valuation. Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the sale of AAH.
In addition,2018, we conductedmade the strategic decision to seek to expand the banking products and services we can provide directly to our annual reviewclients, and commenced the ongoing process to convert Ameriprise National Trust Bank into a federal savings bank with the capabilities to offer FDIC insured deposits and a range of life insurancelending products. While we have a number of operational and annuity valuation assumptions relativecustomary regulatory processes to current experiencecomplete, we now have regulatory approval and management expectations including modeling changes. These aforementioned changes are collectively referredwe expect to as unlocking. We also reviewedlaunch and roll out our active life future policy benefit reserve adequacy for our long term care (“LTC”) businessfirst suite of products in the thirdsecond quarter. See our Consolidated of 2019. We expect the conversion into a federal savings bank to occur in May, at which time Ameriprise Financial will be a savings and Segment Resultsloan holding company that is subject to regulation, supervision and examination by the Board of Operations sectionsGovernors for the pretax impacts on our revenues and expenses attributableFederal Reserve System. In connection with the conversion, Ameriprise Financial is electing to unlocking and LTC loss recognition.be classified as a financial holding company subject to regulation under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (as amended).
We consolidate certain variable interest entities for which we provide asset management services. These entities are defined as consolidated investment entities (“CIEs”). While the consolidation of the CIEs impacts our balance sheet and income statement, our exposure to these entities is unchanged and there is no impact to the underlying business results. For further information on CIEs, see Note 34 to our Consolidated Financial Statements. The results of operations of the CIEs are reflected in the Corporate & Other segment. On a consolidated basis, the management fees we earn for the services we provide to the CIEs and the related general and administrative expenses are eliminated and the changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities related to the CIEs, primarily

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syndicated loans and debt, are reflected in net investment income. We include the fees from these entities in the management and financial advice fees line within our Asset Management segment.
While our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), management believes that adjusted operating measures, which exclude net realized investment gains or losses, net of the related DSIC and DAC amortization, unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual; the market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits, net of hedges and the related DSIC and DAC amortization; the market impact on indexed universal life (“IUL”) benefits, net of hedges and the related DAC amortization, unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual; the market impact on fixed index annuity benefits, net of hedges and the related DAC amortization; mean reversion related impacts; the market impact of hedges to offset interest rate changes on unrealized gains or losses for certain investments; integration and restructuring charges; and the impact of consolidating CIEs, best reflect the underlying performance of our core operations and facilitate a more meaningful trend analysis. Management

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uses certain of these non-GAAP measures to evaluate our financial performance on a basis comparable to that used by some securities analysts and investors. Also, certain of these non-GAAP measures are taken into consideration, to varying degrees, for purposes of business planning and analysis and for certain compensation-related matters. Throughout our Management’s Discussion and Analysis, these non-GAAP measures are referred to as adjusted operating measures. These non-GAAP measures should not be viewed as a substitute for U.S. GAAP measures. Effective first quarter 2019, management has excluded mean reversion related impacts from our adjusted operating measures. Prior periods have been updated to reflect this change to be consistent with the current period presentation. The mean reversion related impact is defined as the impact on variable annuity and variable universal life (“VUL”) products for the difference between assumed and updated separate account investment performance on DAC, DSIC, unearned revenue amortization, reinsurance accrual and additional insurance benefit reserves. The updated separate account investment performance includes actual investment performance in the current period and the impact of changes in financial market conditions on the assumptions for future investment performance.
It is management’s priority to increase shareholder value over a multi-year horizon by achieving our on-average, over-time financial targets.
Our financial targets are:
Adjusted operating total net revenue growth of 6% to 8%,
Adjusted operating earnings per diluted share growth of 12% to 15%, and
Adjusted operating return on equity excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) of 19% to 23%.
The following tables reconcile our GAAP measures to adjusted operating measures:
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2018 2017 2018 2017
(in millions)
Total net revenues$3,292
 $3,014
 $9,656
 $8,952
Less: Revenue attributable to CIEs22
 23
 93
 70
Less: Net realized investment gains (losses)4
 (3) 15
 35
Less: Market impact on indexed universal life benefits(8) (5) (5) (7)
Less: Market impact of hedges on investments6
 (1) 27
 (8)
Adjusted operating total net revenues$3,268
 $3,000
 $9,526
 $8,862
 Three Months Ended September 30, Per Diluted Share
Three Months Ended September 30,
2018 20172018 2017
(in millions, except per share amounts)
Net income$503
 $507
 $3.43
 $3.26
Add: Integration/restructuring charges (1)
9
 1
 0.06
 0.01
Add: Market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits (1)
45
 55
 0.31
 0.35
Add: Market impact on indexed universal life benefits (1)
13
 10
 0.09
 0.06
Add: Market impact of hedges on investments (1)
(6) 1
 (0.04) 0.01
Less: Net realized investment gains (losses) (1)
4
 (3) 0.03
 (0.02)
Tax effect of adjustments (2)
(12) (25) (0.08) (0.16)
Adjusted operating earnings$548
 $552
 $3.74
 $3.55
        
Weighted average common shares outstanding: 
  
  
  
Basic144.4
 153.0
  
  
Diluted146.5
 155.4
  
  
 Three Months Ended March 31,
2019 2018
(in millions)
Total net revenues$3,118
 $3,168
Less: Revenue attributable to CIEs21
 22
Less: Net realized investment gains (losses)9
 6
Less: Market impact on IUL benefits(17) 13
Less: Market impact of hedges on investments(10) 16
Less: Integration/restructuring charges(3) 
Adjusted operating total net revenues$3,118
 $3,111

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Nine Months Ended September 30, Per Diluted ShareThree Months Ended March 31, Per Diluted Share
Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2018 20172018 20172019 20182019 2018
(in millions, except per share amounts)
Net income$1,559
 $1,303
 $10.45
 $8.27
$395
 $594
 $2.82
 $3.91
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to CIEs
 1
 
 0.01
Add: Integration/restructuring charges (1)
16
 1
 0.11
 0.01
7
 3
 0.05
 0.02
Add: Market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits (1)
130
 198
 0.87
 1.26
142
 5
 1.02
 0.03
Add: Market impact on indexed universal life benefits (1)
8
 16
 0.05
 0.10
Add: Market impact on IUL benefits (1)
51
 (25) 0.36
 (0.16)
Add: Mean reversion related impacts (1)
(36) (6) (0.26) (0.04)
Add: Market impact of hedges on investments (1)
(27) 8
 (0.18) 0.05
10
 (16) 0.07
 (0.11)
Less: Net realized investment gains (losses) (1)
15
 33
 0.10
 0.21
9
 6
 0.06
 0.04
Tax effect of adjustments (2)
(24) (67) (0.16) (0.43)(35) 9
 (0.25) 0.06
Adjusted operating earnings$1,647
 $1,425
 $11.04
 $9.04
$525
 $558
 $3.75
 $3.67
              
Weighted average common shares outstanding: 
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
Basic147.0
 155.2
  
  
138.8
 149.5
  
  
Diluted149.2
 157.6
  
  
140.1
 152.1
  
  
(1) Pretax adjusted operating adjustments.
(2) Calculated using the statutory tax rate of 21% in 2018 and 35% in 2017..
The following table reconciles the trailing twelve months’ sum of net income to adjusted operating earnings and the five-point average of quarter-end equity to adjusted operating equity:
Twelve Months Ended September 30,Twelve Months Ended March 31,
2018 20172019 2018
(in millions)
Net income$1,736
 $1,702
$1,899
 $1,671
Less: Adjustments (1)
(89) (165)(229) (16)
Adjusted operating earnings$1,825
 $1,867
$2,128
 $1,687
Total Ameriprise Financial, Inc. shareholders’ equity$5,878
 $6,367
$5,704
 $6,122
Less: AOCI, net of tax22
 325
(137) 210
Total Ameriprise Financial, Inc. shareholders’ equity, excluding AOCI5,856
 6,042
5,841
 5,912
Less: Equity impacts attributable to CIEs1
 1
1
 1
Adjusted operating equity$5,855
 $6,041
$5,840
 $5,911
Return on equity, excluding AOCI29.6% 28.2%32.5% 28.3%
Adjusted operating return on equity, excluding AOCI (2)
31.2% 30.9%36.4% 28.5%
(1) 
Adjustments reflect the trailing twelve months’ sum of after-tax net realized investment gains/losses, net of DSIC and DAC amortization, unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual; the market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits, net of hedges and related DSIC and DAC amortization; the market impact on IUL benefits, net of hedges and the related DAC amortization, unearned revenue amortization, and the reinsurance accrual; the market impact on fixed index annuity benefits, net of hedges and the related DAC amortization; mean reversion related impacts; the market impact of hedges to offset interest rate changes on unrealized gains or losses for certain investments; integration and restructuring charges; and net income (loss) from consolidated investment entities. After-tax is calculated using the statutory tax rate of 21% in 2018 and 35% in 2017..
(2) 
Adjusted operating return on equity, excluding AOCI, is calculated using the trailing twelve months of earnings excluding the after-tax net realized investment gains/losses, net of DSIC and DAC amortization, unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual; market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits, net of hedges and related DSIC and DAC amortization; the market impact on IUL benefits, net of hedges and the related DAC amortization, unearned revenue amortization, and the reinsurance accrual; the market impact on fixed index annuity benefits, net of hedges and the related DAC amortization; mean reversion related impacts; the market impact of hedges to offset interest rate changes on unrealized gains or losses for certain investments; integration and restructuring charges; and net income (loss) from consolidated investment entities in the numerator, and Ameriprise Financial shareholders’ equity, excluding AOCI and the impact of consolidating investment entities using a five-point average of quarter-end equity in the denominator. After-tax is calculated using the statutory tax rate of 21% in 2018 and 35% in 2017.. Adjusted operating return on equity, excluding AOCI is higher reflecting core business improvement, market appreciation and cumulative share repurchases.

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Critical Accounting Estimates
The accounting and reporting policies that we use affect our Consolidated Financial Statements. Certain of our accounting and reporting policies are critical to an understanding of our consolidated results of operations and financial condition and, in some cases, the application of these policies can be significantly affected by the estimates, judgments and assumptions made by management during the preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements. These accounting policies are discussed in detail in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis — Critical Accounting Estimates” in our 20172018 10-K.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For information regarding recent accounting pronouncements and their expected impact on our future consolidated results of operations and financial condition, see Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Assets Under Management and Administration
Assets under management (“AUM”) include external client assets for which we provide investment management services, such as the assets of the Columbia Threadneedle Investments funds, institutional clients and clients in our advisor platform held in wrap accounts as well as assets managed by sub-advisors selected by us. AUM also includes certain assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets for which we provide investment management services and recognize management fees in our Asset Management segment, such as the assets of the general account and the variable product funds held in the separate accounts of our life insurance subsidiaries and CIEs. These assets do not include assets under advisement, for which we provide model portfolios but do not have full discretionary investment authority.
Assets under administration (“AUA”) include assets for which we provide administrative services such as client assets invested in other companies’ products that we offer outside of our wrap accounts. These assets include those held in clients’ brokerage accounts. We generally record revenues received from administered assets as distribution fees. We do not exercise management discretion over these assets and do not earn a management fee. These assets are not reported on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. AUA also includes certain assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets for which we do not provide investment management services and do not recognize management fees, such as investments in non-affiliated funds held in the separate accounts of our life insurance subsidiaries. These assets do not include assets under advisement, for which we provide model portfolios but do not have full discretionary investment authority.
The following table presents detail regarding our AUM and AUA:
September 30, ChangeMarch 31, Change
2018 20172019 2018
(in billions)  (in billions)  
Assets Under Management and Administration              
Advice & Wealth Management AUM$270.6
 $233.9
 $36.7
 16 %$276.9
 $249.6
 $27.3
 11 %
Asset Management AUM485.4
 484.0
 1.4
 
459.1
 485.3
 (26.2) (5)
Corporate & Other AUM
 0.3
 (0.3) NM
Eliminations(29.3) (25.9) (3.4) (13)(28.3) (26.3) (2.0) (8)
Total Assets Under Management726.7
 692.3
 34.4
 5
707.7
 708.6
 (0.9) 
Total Assets Under Administration186.8
 177.2
 9.6
 5
183.5
 178.6
 4.9
 3
Total AUM and AUA$913.5
 $869.5
 $44.0
 5 %$891.2
 $887.2
 $4.0
  %
NM Not Meaningful.
Total AUM increased $34.4decreased $0.9 billion to $707.7 billion as of March 31, 2019 compared to $708.6 billion as of March 31, 2018. Asset Management AUM decreased $26.2 billion, or 5%, to $726.7 billion as of September 30, 2018 compared to $692.3 billion asthe prior year period driven by net outflows, retail fund distributions and a negative impact of September 30, 2017 primarily due to an increase inforeign currency translation, partially offset by market appreciation. Advice & Wealth Management AUM increased $27.3 billion, or 11%, compared to the prior year period driven by wrap account net inflows and market appreciation. See our segment results of operations discussion below for additional information on changes in our AUM.

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Consolidated Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018 and 2017
The following table presents our consolidated results of operations:
Three Months Ended September 30, ChangeThree Months Ended March 31, Change
2018 20172019 2018
(in millions)  (in millions)  
Revenues              
Management and financial advice fees$1,739
 $1,639
 $100
 6 %$1,627
 $1,669
 $(42) (3)%
Distribution fees470
 435
 35
 8
480
 468
 12
 3
Net investment income386
 372
 14
 4
397
 396
 1
 
Premiums363
 348
 15
 4
371
 343
 28
 8
Other revenues358
 232
 126
 54
278
 308
 (30) (10)
Total revenues3,316
 3,026
 290
 10
3,153
 3,184
 (31) (1)
Banking and deposit interest expense24
 12
 12
 NM
35
 16
 19
 NM
Total net revenues3,292
 3,014
 278
 9
3,118
 3,168
 (50) (2)
Expenses              
Distribution expenses920
 850
 70
 8
900
 905
 (5) (1)
Interest credited to fixed accounts178
 176
 2
 1
204
 141
 63
 45
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses729
 474
 255
 54
670
 494
 176
 36
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs25
 48
 (23) (48)16
 92
 (76) (83)
Interest and debt expense50
 52
 (2) (4)53
 51
 2
 4
General and administrative expense802
 781
 21
 3
805
 789
 16
 2
Total expenses2,704
 2,381
 323
 14
2,648
 2,472
 176
 7
Pretax income588
 633
 (45) (7)470
 696
 (226) (32)
Income tax provision85
 126
 (41) (33)75
 102
 (27) (26)
Net income$503
 $507
 $(4) (1)%$395
 $594
 $(199) (34)%
NM Not Meaningful.
Overall
Pretax income decreased $45$226 million, or 7%32%, to $588$470 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $633$696 million for the prior year period primarily reflectingperiod. The following impacts were significant drivers of the period-over-period change in pretax income:
The market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits (net of hedges and the related DSIC and DAC amortization) was an expense of $142 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to an expense of $5 million for the prior year period.
The market impact on IUL benefits (net of hedges and the related DAC amortization, unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual) was an expense of $51 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to a benefit of $25 million for the prior year period.
The market impact of unlocking,hedges on investments was an expense of $10 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to a benefit of $16 million for the prior year period.
The cumulative impact of asset management net outflows, and an increase in general and administrative expense, partially offset by equity market appreciation, wrap account net inflows andinflows.
A vendor credit of $14 million in the prior year period.
The mean reversion related impact was a benefit of $36 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to a benefit of $6 million for the prior year period.
A positive impact from higher short-term interest rates.
The following table presents the total pretax impacts on our revenuesrates, partially offset by lower average equity markets and expenses attributable to unlocking and LTC loss recognition for the three months ended September 30:decreased transactional activity.
Pretax Increase (Decrease) 2018 2017
  (in millions)
Other revenues $78
 $(47)
Total revenues 78
 (47)
     
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses:    
LTC loss recognition 51
 57
Unlocking impact 113
 (139)
Total benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses 164
 (82)
Amortization of DAC (33) (12)
Total expenses 131
 (94)
Pretax income (1)
 $(53) $47
(1)
Includes a $5 million net benefit related to the market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits for both the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.

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Net Revenues
Net revenues increased $278decreased $50 million, or 9%2%, to $3.3$3.1 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $3.0$3.2 billion for the prior year period.
Management and financial advice fees increased $100decreased $42 million, or 6%3%, to $1.7$1.6 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $1.6$1.7 billion for the prior year period primarily due to an increasea decrease in AUM. Average AUM increased $40.9decreased $30.3 billion, or 6%4%, compared to the prior year period primarily due to asset management net outflows and lower average equity market appreciation andmarkets, partially offset by wrap account net inflows, partially offset by asset management net outflows.inflows. See our discussion on the changes in AUM in our segment results of operations section.
Distribution feesPremiums increased $35$28 million, or 8%, to $470 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $435 million for the prior year period reflecting equity market appreciation and higher earnings on brokerage cash due to an increase in short-term interest rates.
Net investment income increased $14 million, or 4%, to $386 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $372 million for the prior year period primarily due to a $7 million favorable change in the market impact of hedges on investments and net realized investment gains of $4 million for the third quarter of 2018 compared to net realized investment losses of $3 million for the prior year period.
Premiums increased $15 million, or 4%, to $363$371 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $348$343 million for the prior year period primarily due toreflecting higher average premium in both auto and home insurance products and higher auto policies in force.force, as well as higher sales of immediate annuities with a life contingent feature.
Other revenues increased $126decreased $30 million, or 54%10%, to $358$278 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $232$308 million for the prior year period due to the unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual offset to the market impact on IUL benefits and a vendor credit of unlocking. Other revenues for the third quarter of 2018 included a $78$14 million favorable impact from unlocking compared to a $47 million unfavorable impact in the prior year period. The primary driver of the unlocking impact to other revenues for the third quarter of 2018 wasperiod, partially offset by higher projected gains on reinsurance contracts resultingfees from unfavorable mortality experience on universal life (“UL”) and variable universal life (“VUL”) insurance products. The primary driver of the unlocking impact to other revenues forannuity guarantee sales in the prior year periodwhere the fees start on the first anniversary date and higher average fee rates. The unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual offset to the market impact on IUL benefits was lower projected gains on reinsurance contracts resulting from favorable mortality experience on UL and VUL insurance products.
Banking and deposit interestan expense increased $12 million to $24of $17 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $12a benefit of $13 million for the prior year period.
Banking and deposit interest expense increased $19 million to $35 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $16 million for the prior year period due to higher average crediting rates on certificates, as well as higher average certificate balances.
Expenses
Total expenses increased $323$176 million, or 14%7%, to $2.7$2.6 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $2.4$2.5 billion for the prior year period.
Distribution expensesInterest credited to fixed accounts increased $70$63 million, or 8%45%, to $920$204 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $850 million for the prior year period reflecting higher advisor compensation due to equity market appreciation and wrap account net inflows, partially offset by asset management net outflows.
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses increased $255 million, or 54%, to $729 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $474$141 million for the prior year period primarily due to the market impact on IUL benefits, net of unlocking. The unlocking impacthedges, which was a $113 millionan expense for the third quarter of 2018 and primarily reflected unfavorable mortality experience on UL and VUL insurance products and lower surrender rate assumptions on variable annuities, partially offset by a favorable impact from updates to assumptions on utilization of guaranteed withdrawal benefits. The unlocking impact for the prior year period was a $139 million benefit and primarily reflected a benefit from updates to market-related inputs to our living benefit valuation. Our annual review of LTC active life future policy benefit reserve adequacy in the third quarter of 2018 resulted in loss recognition of $51 million compared to $57 million in the prior year period. The loss recognition in both periods was primarily due to unfavorable morbidity experience, partially offset by approved, pending and future expected premium increases.
Amortization of DAC decreased $23 million, or 48%, to $25$43 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $48a benefit of $21 million for the prior year period.
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses increased $176 million, or 36%, to $670 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $494 million for the prior year period primarily duereflecting the following items:
A $171 million increase in expense from the unhedged nonperformance credit spread risk adjustment on variable annuity guaranteed benefits. The unfavorable impact of the nonperformance credit spread was $158 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to a favorable impact of $13 million for the prior year period. As the estimate of the nonperformance credit spread over the LIBOR swap curve tightens or widens, the embedded derivative liability will increase or decrease. As the embedded derivative liability on which the nonperformance credit spread is applied increases (decreases), the impact of unlocking. the nonperformance credit spread is favorable (unfavorable) to expense.
A $12 million increase in auto and home expenses driven by higher auto policies in force.
The mean reversion related impact of unlocking was a benefit of $33$16 million for the third quarterthree months ended March 31, 2019 compared to a benefit of 2018 and primarily reflected updated mortality assumptions on UL and VUL insurance products and lower surrender rate assumptions on variable annuities, partially offset by an unfavorable impact from updates to assumptions on utilization of guaranteed withdrawal benefits. The impact of unlocking in$6 million for the prior year period was a benefitperiod.
Amortization of $12 million and primarily reflected improved persistency and mortality on UL and VUL insurance products and a $10 million benefit from a correction related to a variable annuity model assumption, partially offset by updates to market-related inputs to the living benefit valuation.
General and administrative expense increased $21DAC decreased $76 million, or 3%83%, to $802$16 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $781$92 million for the prior year period primarily duereflecting the following items:
The DAC offset to expensesthe market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits was a benefit of $28 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to an expense of $5 million for the prior year period.
The DAC offset to the market impact on IUL benefits, net of hedges was a benefit of $9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to an expense of $9 million for the prior year period.
The mean reversion related impact was a benefit of $20 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to acquisitions and investmentsnil for business growth.the prior year period.
Income Taxes
Our effective tax rate was 14.4%15.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to 19.9%14.7% for the prior year period. The benefit for net excess tax benefits related to employee share-based payments was $5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $20 million for the prior year period. See Note 1618 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion on income taxes.

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Results of Operations by Segment for the Three Months Ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018 and 2017 
Adjusted operating earnings is the measure of segment profit or loss management uses to evaluate segment performance. Adjusted operating earnings should not be viewed as a substitute for GAAP pretax income. We believe the presentation of segment adjusted operating earnings as we measure it for management purposes enhances the understanding of our business by reflecting the underlying performance of our core operations and facilitating a more meaningful trend analysis. See Note 1921 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on the presentation of segment results and our definition of adjusted operating earnings.
The following table presents summary financial information by segment:
 Three Months Ended September 30,
2018 2017
(in millions)
Advice & Wealth Management 
  
Net revenues$1,564
 $1,410
Expenses1,209
 1,111
Adjusted operating earnings$355
 $299
Asset Management 
  
Net revenues$772
 $784
Expenses575
 580
Adjusted operating earnings$197
 $204
Annuities 
  
Net revenues$628
 $626
Expenses475
 345
Adjusted operating earnings$153
 $281
Protection 
  
Net revenues$611
 $478
Expenses550
 423
Adjusted operating earnings$61
 $55
Corporate & Other 
  
Net revenues$47
 $50
Expenses168
 186
Adjusted operating loss$(121) $(136)
The following table presents the segment pretax operating impacts on our revenues and expenses attributable to unlocking and LTC loss recognition for the three months ended September 30:
Segment Pretax Operating Increase (Decrease) 2018 2017
Annuities Protection CorporateAnnuities Protection Corporate
  (in millions)
Other revenues $
 $78
 $
 $
 $(47) $
Total revenues 
 78
 
 
 (47) 
             
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses            
LTC loss recognition 
 
 51
 
 
 57
Unlocking 18
 101
 1
 (119) (14) 1
Total benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses 18
 101
 52
 (119) (14) 58
Amortization of DAC (17) (18) 
 (1) (13) 
Total expenses 1
 83
 52
 (120) (27) 58
Pretax income $(1) $(5) $(52) $120
 $(20) $(58)
 Three Months Ended March 31,
2019 2018
(in millions)
Advice & Wealth Management 
  
Net revenues$1,554
 $1,501
Expenses1,204
 1,185
Adjusted operating earnings$350
 $316
Asset Management 
  
Net revenues$689
 $778
Expenses543
 583
Adjusted operating earnings$146
 $195
Annuities 
  
Net revenues$604
 $613
Expenses476
 487
Adjusted operating earnings$128
 $126
Protection 
  
Net revenues$262
 $253
Expenses188
 188
Adjusted operating earnings$74
 $65
Corporate & Other 
  
Net revenues$342
 $323
Expenses405
 374
Adjusted operating loss$(63) $(51)

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Advice & Wealth Management
The following table presents the changes in wrap account assets and average balances for the three months ended September 30:March 31:
2018 20172019 2018
(in billions)
Beginning balance$258.7
 $222.3
$251.5
 $248.2
Inflows from acquisition (1)

 0.7
Other net flows5.7
 5.4
Net flows5.7
 6.1
4.3
 5.7
Market appreciation (depreciation) and other7.8
 6.8
23.0
 (2.9)
Ending balance$272.2
 $235.2
$278.8
 $251.0
      
Advisory wrap account assets ending balance (2)
$269.7
 $233.0
Average advisory wrap account assets (3)
$264.3
 $227.0
Advisory wrap account assets ending balance (1)
$276.1
 $248.7
Average advisory wrap account assets (2)
$265.1
 $249.6
(1)
Inflows associated with acquisition that closed during the period.
(2) 
Advisory wrap account assets represent those assets for which clients receive advisory services and are the primary driver of revenue earned on wrap accounts. Clients may hold non-advisory investments in their wrap accounts that do not incur an advisory fee.
(3)(2) 
Average ending balances are calculated using an average of the prior period’s ending balance and all months in the current period.
Wrap account assets increased $13.5$27.3 billion, or 5%11%, during the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 due to net inflows of $5.7$4.3 billion and market appreciation and other of $7.8$23.0 billion. Average advisory wrap account assets increased $37.3$15.5 billion, or 16%6%, compared to the prior year period primarily reflecting net inflows and market appreciation.inflows.

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The following table presents the changes in wrap account assets for the twelve months ended September 30:March 31:
2018 20172019 2018
(in billions)
Beginning balance$235.2
 $197.5
$251.0
 $212.9
Inflows from acquisition (1)

 0.7

 0.7
Other net flows21.6
 17.1
19.8
 20.6
Net flows21.6
 17.8
19.8
 21.3
Market appreciation (depreciation) and other15.4
 19.9
8.0
 16.8
Ending balance$272.2
 $235.2
$278.8
 $251.0
(1) 
Inflows associated with acquisition that closed during the period.
Wrap account assets increased $37.0$27.8 billion, or 16%11%, from the prior year period primarily due to net inflows and market appreciation.
In July 2017, we completed our acquisition of Investment Professionals, Inc. (“IPI”), an independent broker-dealer based in San Antonio, Texas specializing in the on-site delivery of investment programs for financial institutions, including banks and credit unions. The acquisition added 215 financial advisors and $8 billion in client assets (including $0.7 billion in assets under management and $7.3 billion in assets under administration).

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The following table presents the results of operations of our Advice & Wealth Management segment on an adjusted operating basis:
Three Months Ended September 30, ChangeThree Months Ended March 31, Change
2018 20172019 2018
(in millions)  (in millions)  
Revenues              
Management and financial advice fees$902
 $801
 $101
 13%$878
 $848
 $30
 4%
Distribution fees558
 518
 40
 8
561
 557
 4
 1
Net investment income81
 64
 17
 27
99
 69
 30
 43
Other revenues47
 39
 8
 21
51
 43
 8
 19
Total revenues1,588
 1,422
 166
 12
1,589
 1,517
 72
 5
Banking and deposit interest expense24
 12
 12
 NM
35
 16
 19
 NM
Total net revenues1,564
 1,410
 154
 11
1,554
 1,501
 53
 4
Expenses              
Distribution expenses888
 813
 75
 9
870
 869
 1
 
Interest and debt expense3
 2
 1
 50
3
 3
 
 
General and administrative expense318
 296
 22
 7
331
 313
 18
 6
Total expenses1,209
 1,111
 98
 9
1,204
 1,185
 19
 2
Adjusted operating earnings$355
 $299
 $56
 19%$350
 $316
 $34
 11%
NM Not Meaningful.
Our Advice & Wealth Management segment pretax adjusted operating earnings, which exclude net realized investment gains or losses, increased $56$34 million, or 19%11%, to $355$350 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $299$316 million for the prior year period reflecting wrap account net inflows equity market appreciation and higher earnings on brokerage cash, partially offset by decreased transactional activity and higher general and administrative expense. Pretax adjusted operating margin was 22.7%22.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to 21.2%21.1% for the prior year period.
Net Revenues
Net revenues exclude net realized investment gains or losses. Net revenues increased $154$53 million, or 11%4%, to $1.6 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $1.4$1.5 billion for the prior year period. Adjusted operating net revenue per advisor increased to $157,000$156,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, up 10%3%, from $143,000$152,000 for the prior year period.
Management and financial fees increased $101$30 million, or 13%4%, to $902$878 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $801$848 million for the prior year period primarily due to growth in wrap account assets. Average advisory wrap account assets increased $37.3$15.5 billion, or 16%6%, compared to the prior year period primarily reflecting net inflows and market appreciation.inflows.
Distribution fees increased $40$4 million, or 8%1%, to $558$561 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $518$557 million for the prior year period reflecting higher earnings on brokerage cash due to an increase in short-term interest rates, as well aspartially offset by de increasedcreased transactional activity.activity due to market volatility.
Net investment income, which excludes net realized investment gains or losses, increased $17$30 million, or 27%43%, to $81$99 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $64$69 million for the prior year period primarily due to higher average investment yields on assets related to certificates and higher average invested balances due to certificate net inflows.

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Banking and deposit interest expense increased $12$19 million to $24$35 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $12$16 million for the prior year period due to higher average client crediting rates on certificates, as well as higher average certificate balances.
Expenses
Total expenses increased $98$19 million, or 9%2%, to $1.2 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $1.1 billion for the prior year period.
Distribution expensesGeneral and administrative expense increased $75$18 million, or 9%6%, to $888$331 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $813 million for the prior year period reflecting higher advisor compensation due to equity market appreciation and wrap account net inflows, as well as increased transactional activity and investments in recruiting experienced advisors.
General and administrative expense increased $22 million, or 7%, to $318 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $296$313 million for the prior year period primarily due to higher volume-related expenses, higher staffing costs and investments in business growth.

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Asset Management
The following tables present the mutual fund performance of our retail Columbia and Threadneedle funds as of September 30:
Columbia
Mutual Fund Rankings in top 2 Lipper Quartiles
2018 2017
Domestic EquityEqual weighted1 year43% 72%
  3 year53% 75%
  5 year66% 78%
 Asset weighted1 year54% 68%
  3 year52% 82%
  5 year75% 82%
International EquityEqual weighted1 year80% 75%
  3 year65% 55%
  5 year75% 75%
 Asset weighted1 year67% 56%
  3 year52% 44%
  5 year64% 55%
Taxable Fixed IncomeEqual weighted1 year78% 72%
  3 year76% 78%
  5 year75% 76%
 Asset weighted1 year85% 74%
  3 year79% 83%
  5 year82% 87%
Tax Exempt Fixed IncomeEqual weighted1 year84% 74%
  3 year84% 89%
  5 year94% 100%
 Asset weighted1 year84% 60%
  3 year91% 98%
  5 year93% 100%
Asset Allocation FundsEqual weighted1 year50% 54%
  3 year67% 90%
  5 year78% 78%
 Asset weighted1 year47% 47%
  3 year50% 94%
  5 year94% 93%
Number of funds with 4 or 5 Morningstar star ratings Overall54
 51
  3 year52
 56
  5 year49
 49
Percent of funds with 4 or 5 Morningstar star ratings Overall52% 50%
  3 year50% 55%
  5 year49% 49%
Percent of assets with 4 or 5 Morningstar star ratings Overall61% 58%
  3 year54% 66%
  5 year53% 57%
Mutual fund performance rankings are based on the performance of the Institutional Class for Columbia branded mutual funds. Only funds with Institutional Class shares are included.
Equal Weighted Rankings in Top 2 Quartiles: Counts the number of funds with above median ranking divided by the total number of funds. Asset size is not a factor.

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Asset Weighted Rankings in Top 2 Quartiles: Sums the total assets of the funds with above median ranking divided by total assets of all funds. Funds with more assets will receive a greater share of the total percentage above or below median.
Threadneedle
Retail Fund Rankings in Top 2 Morningstar Quartiles or Above Index Benchmark
2018 2017
EquityEqual weighted1 year56% 48%
  3 year61% 72%
  5 year72% 72%
 Asset weighted1 year67% 50%
  3 year69% 79%
  5 year80% 59%
Fixed IncomeEqual weighted1 year73% 76%
  3 year76% 79%
  5 year80% 76%
 Asset weighted1 year91% 85%
  3 year96% 90%
  5 year92% 92%
Allocation (Managed) FundsEqual weighted1 year75% 78%
  3 year88% 89%
  5 year100% 86%
 Asset weighted1 year95% 61%
  3 year99% 94%
  5 year100% 93%
The performance of each fund is measured on a consistent basis against the most appropriate benchmark — a peer group of similar funds or an index. 
Equal weighted: Counts the number of funds with above median ranking (if measured against peer group) or above index performance (if measured against an index) divided by the total number of funds. Asset size is not a factor. 
Asset weighted: Sums the assets of the funds with above median ranking (if measured against peer group) or above index performance (if measured against an index) divided by the total sum of assets in the funds. Funds with more assets will receive a greater share of the total percentage above or below median or index. 
Aggregated Allocation (Managed) Funds include funds that invest in other funds of the Threadneedle range including those funds that invest in both equity and fixed income. 
Aggregated Threadneedle data includes funds on the Threadneedle platform sub-advised by Columbia Management as well as advisors not affiliated with Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
The following table presents global managed assets by type:
 September 30, Change 
Average (1)
 Change
Three Months Ended September 30,
2018 20172018 2017
(in billions)
Equity$273.8
 $265.8
 $8.0
 3 % $273.2
 $261.7
 $11.5
 4 %
Fixed income167.8
 178.0
 (10.2) (6) 168.9
 177.3
 (8.4) (5)
Money market5.5
 5.9
 (0.4) (7) 5.7
 5.8
 (0.1) (2)
Alternative3.4
 6.5
 (3.1) (48) 3.9
 6.5
 (2.6) (40)
Hybrid and other34.9
 27.8
 7.1
 26
 34.5
 27.2
 7.3
 27
Total managed assets$485.4
 $484.0
 $1.4
  % $486.2
 $478.5
 $7.7
 2 %
(1) Average ending balances are calculated using an average of the prior period’s ending balance and all months in the current period.

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The following table presents the changes in global managed assets:
 Three Months Ended September 30,
2018 2017
(in billions)
Global Retail Funds   
Beginning assets (1)
$282.3
 $272.9
Inflows12.7
 10.9
Outflows(15.5) (12.3)
Net VP/VIT fund flows(0.8) (0.8)
Net new flows(3.6) (2.2)
Reinvested dividends0.6
 0.5
Net flows(3.0) (1.7)
Distributions(0.7) (0.7)
Market appreciation (depreciation) and other8.2
 9.2
Foreign currency translation (2)
(0.4) 1.1
Total ending assets286.4
 280.8
    
Global Institutional   
Beginning assets (1)
199.8
 199.7
Inflows4.6
 5.8
Outflows(8.9) (8.8)
Net flows(4.3) (3.0)
Market appreciation (depreciation) and other (3)
4.3
 4.1
Foreign currency translation (2)
(0.8) 2.4
Total ending assets199.0
 203.2
Total managed assets$485.4
 $484.0
Total net flows$(7.3) $(4.7)
    
Former Parent Company Related (4)
   
Retail net new flows$(0.4) $(0.6)
Institutional net new flows(1.1) (2.4)
Total net new flows$(1.5) $(3.0)
(1) Amounts were restated to correct an error related to former parent company related assets. The change was a decrease to retail fund assets of $230 million and an increase to institutional assets of $230 million as of June 30, 2018.
(2) Amounts represent local currency to US dollar translation for reporting purposes.
(3) Includes $0.4 billion and $0.3 billion for the total change in Affiliated General Account Assets during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
(4) Former parent company related assets and net new flows are included in the rollforwards above.
In a referendum in June 2016, the United Kingdom (UK) voted to leave the European Union (EU), which caused volatility in capital and currency markets. Further, in March 2017 the UK invoked article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon in serving its relevant notice to leave the European Union on March 30, 2019 and in March 2018 the terms of a transitional agreement, which is intended to be incorporated into the final version of the withdrawal agreement, were published, generally providing for very little change in the UK’s relationship with the EU until the end of 2020. The full impact of the British exit from the EU (commonly known as “Brexit”) remains uncertain and recent political developments regarding the terms of Brexit have created further uncertainty as to whether a transitional agreement will be implemented. This uncertainty may have a negative impact on our UK and European net flows and foreign currency translation if the British Pound weakens.
Total segment AUM increased $3.3billion, or 1%,during the three months ended September 30, 2018drivenby market appreciation, partially offset by net outflows of $7.3 billion and a negative impact of foreign currency translation. Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) retail net inflows were approximately $300 million in the quarter with strong results in the U.K. U.S. retail net outflows were $3.3 billion in the quarter and reflect continued market pressure on active equity strategies and outflows from model portfolio

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rebalances. Third party institutional outflows were elevated and reflect lower sales and higher redemptions of equity and fixed income mandates, as well as $1.1 billion in CLO redemptions.
In November 2017, we completed our acquisition of Lionstone Partners, LLC (“Lionstone Investments”), a leading national real estate investment firm, specializing in investment strategies based upon proprietary analytics. This acquisition added $5.4 billion in assets under management.
The following table presents the results of operations of our Asset Management segment on an adjusted operating basis:
 Three Months Ended September 30, Change
2018 2017
(in millions)  
Revenues       
Management and financial advice fees$657
 $663
 $(6) (1)%
Distribution fees108
 111
 (3) (3)
Net investment income7
 6
 1
 17
Other revenues
 4
 (4) NM
Total revenues772
 784
 (12) (2)
Banking and deposit interest expense
 
 
 
Total net revenues772
 784
 (12) (2)
Expenses       
Distribution expenses244
 246
 (2) (1)
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs3
 4
 (1) (25)
Interest and debt expense5
 5
 
 
General and administrative expense323
 325
 (2) (1)
Total expenses575
 580
 (5) (1)
Adjusted operating earnings$197
 $204
 $(7) (3)%
NM  Not Meaningful.
Our Asset Management segment pretax adjusted operating earnings, which exclude net realized investment gains or losses, decreased $7 million, or 3%, to $197 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $204 million for the prior year period primarily due to the cumulative impact of net outflows and a $9 million decrease in revenues from CLO unwinds, net of related compensation, partially offset by equity market appreciation.
Net Revenues
Net revenues, which exclude net realized investment gains or losses, decreased $12 million, or 2%, to $772 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $784 million for the prior year period.
Management and financial advice fees decreased $6 million, or 1%, to $657 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $663 million for the prior year period driven by cumulative net outflows from former parent-related assets and higher fee yielding retail funds and a $10 million decrease in incentive fees from CLO unwinds, partially offset by equity market appreciation and the acquisition of Lionstone Investments. Our average weighted equity index, which is a proxy for equity movements on AUM, increased 13% for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to the prior year period.
Distribution fees decreased $3 million, or 3%, to $108 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $111 million for the prior year period primarily due to asset management net outflows, partially offset by equity market appreciation.
Expenses
Distribution expenses decreased $2 million, or 1%, to $244 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $246 million for the prior year period primarily due to asset management net outflows, partially offset by equity market appreciation.
General and administrative expense decreased $2 million, or 1%, to $323 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $325 million for the prior year period due to lower compensation related to CLO unwinds, lower performance based compensation and disciplined expense management, partially offset by a $7 million increase related to the acquisition of Lionstone Investments, higher regulatory-related expenses in EMEA and investments in growth initiatives.

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Annuities
The following table presents the results of operations of our Annuities segment on an adjusted operating basis:
 Three Months Ended September 30, Change
2018 2017
(in millions)  
Revenues       
Management and financial advice fees$203
 $200
 $3
 2 %
Distribution fees89
 87
 2
 2
Net investment income159
 173
 (14) (8)
Premiums29
 24
 5
 21
Other revenues148
 142
 6
 4
Total revenues628
 626
 2
 
Banking and deposit interest expense
 
 
 
Total net revenues628
 626
 2
 
Expenses       
Distribution expenses107
 105
 2
 2
Interest credited to fixed accounts117
 121
 (4) (3)
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses166
 19
 147
 NM
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs25
 40
 (15) (38)
Interest and debt expense10
 9
 1
 11
General and administrative expense50
 51
 (1) (2)
Total expenses475
 345
 130
 38
Adjusted operating earnings$153
 $281
 $(128) (46)%
NM  Not Meaningful.
Our Annuities segment pretax adjusted operating earnings, which excludes net realized investment gains or losses (net of the related DSIC and DAC amortization), the market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits (net of hedges and the related DSIC and DAC amortization) and the market impact on fixed index annuity benefits (net of hedges and the related DAC amortization), decreased $128 million, or 46%, to $153 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $281 million for the prior year period primarily due to the impact of unlocking and lower investment income, partially offset by equity market appreciation.
RiverSource variable annuity account balances increased 1% to $79.4 billion as of September 30, 2018 compared to the prior year period due to equity market appreciation, partially offset by net outflows of $3.4 billion.
RiverSource fixed deferred annuity account balances declined 7% to $8.9 billion as of September 30, 2018 compared to the prior year period as older policies continue to lapse and new sales are limited due to low interest rates. Given the current interest rate environment, our current fixed deferred annuity book is expected to gradually run off and earnings on our fixed deferred annuity business will trend down.
Net Revenues
Net investment income, which excludes net realized investment gains or losses, decreased $14 million, or 8%, to $159 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $173 million for the prior year period reflecting a decrease of approximately $8 million from lower invested assets due to fixed annuity net outflows and approximately $6 million from lower earned interest rates.
Premiums increased $5 million, or 21%, to $29 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $24 million for the prior year period due to higher sales of immediate annuities with a life contingent feature.
Other revenues increased $6 million, or 4%, to $148 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $142 million for the prior year period reflecting an increase in variable annuity guaranteed benefit rider charges driven by higher average fee rates on variable annuity guarantee sales and sales in the prior year where the fees start on the first anniversary date.

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Expenses
Total expenses, which exclude the market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits (net of hedges and the related DSIC and DAC amortization), the market impact on fixed index annuity benefits (net of hedges and the related DAC amortization) and the DAC and DSIC offset to net realized investment gains or losses, increased $130 million, or 38%, to $475 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $345 million for the prior year period primarily due to the impact of unlocking.
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses, which exclude the market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits (net of hedges and the related DSIC amortization) and the DSIC offset to net realized investment gains or losses, increased $147 million to $166 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $19 million for the prior year period primarily due to the impact of unlocking, which was an $18 million expense for the third quarter of 2018 compared to a $119 million benefit in the prior year period. The unlocking impact for the third quarter of 2018 primarily reflected lower surrender rate and separate account fee assumptions on variable annuities, partially offset by a favorable impact from updates to assumptions on utilization of guaranteed withdrawal benefits. The unlocking impact for the prior year period primarily reflected a benefit from updates to market-related inputs to our living benefit valuation.
Amortization of DAC decreased $15 million, or 38%, to $25 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $40 million for the prior year period primarily reflecting the impact of unlocking, which was a benefit of $17 million for the third quarter of 2018 compared to a benefit of $1 million in the prior year period. The impact of unlocking for the third quarter of 2018 primarily reflected lower surrender rate assumptions on variable annuities, partially offset by an unfavorable impact from updates to assumptions on utilization of guaranteed withdrawal benefits. The impact of unlocking for the prior year period primarily reflected a $10 million benefit from a correction related to a variable annuity model assumption and slightly higher interest rates, largely offset by updates to market-related inputs to the living benefit valuation.
Protection
The following table presents the results of operations of our Protection segment on an adjusted operating basis:
 Three Months Ended September 30, Change
2018 2017
(in millions)  
Revenues       
Management and financial advice fees$13
 $13
 $
  %
Distribution fees25
 23
 2
 9
Net investment income88
 86
 2
 2
Premiums316
 305
 11
 4
Other revenues169
 51
 118
 NM
Total revenues611
 478
 133
 28
Banking and deposit interest expense
 
 
 
Total net revenues611
 478
 133
 28
Expenses       
Distribution expenses17
 17
 
 
Interest credited to fixed accounts52
 47
 5
 11
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses401
 278
 123
 44
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs7
 13
 (6) (46)
Interest and debt expense7
 7
 
 
General and administrative expense66
 61
 5
 8
Total expenses550
 423
 127
 30
Adjusted operating earnings$61
 $55
 $6
 11 %
NM  Not Meaningful.
Our Protection segment pretax adjusted operating earnings, which excludes net realized investment gains or losses (net of the related DAC amortization, unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual) and the market impact on indexed universal life benefits (net of hedges and the related DAC amortization, unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual), increased $6 million, or 11%, to $61 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $55 million for the prior year period primarily due to the impact of unlocking and favorable disability income (“DI”) claims, partially offset by a $10 million expense related to a modification of costs within a reinsurance contract and the negative impact of continued low interest rates.

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Net Revenues
Net revenues, which exclude net realized investment gains or losses (net of unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual) and the unearned revenue amortization and reinsurance accrual offset to the market impact on indexed universal life benefits, increased $133 million, or 28%, to $611 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $478 million for the prior year period primarily due to the impact of unlocking.
Premiums increased $11 million, or 4%, to $316 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $305 million for the prior year period due to higher average premium in both auto and home insurance products and higher auto policies in force.
Other revenues increased $118 million to $169 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $51 million for the prior year period due to the impact of unlocking, partially offset by a $10 million expense related to a modification of costs within a reinsurance contract. Other revenues for the third quarter of 2018 included a $78 million favorable impact from unlocking compared to a $47 million unfavorable impact in the prior year period. The primary driver of the unlocking impact to other revenues for the third quarter of 2018 was higher projected gains on reinsurance contracts resulting from unfavorable mortality experience on UL and VUL insurance products. The primary driver of the unlocking impact to other revenues for the prior year period was lower projected gains on reinsurance contracts resulting from favorable mortality experience on UL and VUL insurance products.
Expenses
Total expenses, which exclude the market impact on indexed universal life benefits (net of hedges and the related DAC amortization) and the DAC offset to net realized investment gains or losses, increased $127 million, or 30%, to $550 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $423 million for the prior year period primarily due to the impact of unlocking.
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses increased $123 million, or 44%, to $401 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $278 million for the prior year period primarily due to the impact of unlocking and a $13 million increase in auto and home expenses reflecting a 4% increase in auto policies in force, partially offset by a $5 million decrease in DI claims. The unlocking impact for the third quarter of 2018 was a $101 million expense and primarily reflected unfavorable mortality experience on UL and VUL insurance products. The unlocking impact for the prior year period was a $14 million benefit and primarily reflected favorable mortality experience on UL and VUL insurance contracts.
Corporate & Other
The following table presents the results of operations of our Corporate & Other segment on an adjusted operating basis:
 Three Months Ended September 30, Change
2018 2017
(in millions)  
Revenues       
Net investment income$20
 $22
 $(2) (9)%
Premiums27
 28
 (1) (4)
Other revenues2
 1
 1
 NM
Total revenues49
 51
 (2) (4)
Banking and deposit interest expense2
 1
 1
 NM
Total net revenues47
 50
 (3) (6)
Expenses       
Distribution expenses(3) (2) (1) (50)
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses114
 119
 (5) (4)
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs
 
 
 
Interest and debt expense6
 6
 
 
General and administrative expense51
 63
 (12) (19)
Total expenses168
 186
 (18) (10)
Adjusted operating loss$(121) $(136) $15
 11 %
NM  Not Meaningful.

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Our Corporate & Other segment pretax adjusted operating loss excludes net realized investment gains or losses, the market impact of hedges to offset interest rate changes on unrealized gains or losses for certain investments, integration and restructuring charges, and the impact of consolidating CIEs. Our Corporate & Other segment pretax adjusted operating loss decreased $15 million, or 11%, to $121 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $136 million for the prior year period primarily due to a $12 million decrease in general and administrative expense reflecting a $4 million decline in Department of Labor (“DOL”) planning and implementation expenses and lower performance-based compensation.
Our Corporate & Other segment includes our closed block LTC insurance, which had a pretax adjusted operating loss of $53 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to a loss of $58 million for the prior year period. Our annual review of LTC active life future policy benefit reserve adequacy resulted in loss recognition of $51 million in the third quarter of 2018 compared to $57 million in the prior year period. The loss recognition in both periods was primarily due to unfavorable morbidity experience, partially offset by approved, pending and future expected premium increases.
Our LTC insurance has two distinct blocks. Our older generation nursing home indemnity LTC policies were written between 1989 and 1999 and represent half of our policies. As of September 30, 2018, this block had approximately $90 million in gross in-force annual premium and future policyholder benefits and claim reserves of $1.3 billion, net of reinsurance, which was 56% of GAAP reserves. This block has been shrinking over the last few years given the average attained age is 81 and the average attained age of policyholders on claim is 87. Fifty-five percent of the policies in this block have lifetime benefits.
Our second generation comprehensive reimbursement LTC polices were written from 1997 until 2002. This block has higher premiums per policy than the nursing home indemnity LTC policies. Thirty-eight percent of the policies in this block have lifetime benefits. The average attained age is 75 overall and the average age of those on claim is 83 for this block. As of September 30, 2018, this block had approximately $116 million in gross in-force annual premium and future policyholder benefits and claim reserves of $1.0 billion, net of reinsurance.
We utilize three primary levers to manage our LTC business. First, we have taken an active approach to steadily increasing rates since 2005, with cumulative rate increases of 139% on our nursing home indemnity LTC block and 64% on our comprehensive reimbursement LTC block. Second, we have a reserving process that reflects the policy features and risk characteristics of our blocks. As of December 31, 2017, we had 29,000 policies that were closed with claim activity, as well as 8,000 open claims. We apply this experience to our in-force policies, which were 112,000 as of December 31, 2017, at a very granular level by issue year, attained age and benefit features. Our statutory reserves are approximately $370 million higher than our GAAP reserves and includes margins for key assumptions like morbidity and mortality, as well as $180 million in asset adequacy reserves. Lastly, we have prudently managed our investment portfolio by maintaining a liquid, investment grade portfolio that is currently in a net unrealized gain position.
Further discussion of our LTC business and review process of reserves is included in our 2017 10-K.

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Consolidated Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and 2017
The following table presents our consolidated results of operations:
 Nine Months Ended September 30, Change
2018 2017
(in millions)  
Revenues       
Management and financial advice fees$5,099
 $4,694
 $405
 9 %
Distribution fees1,403
 1,301
 102
 8
Net investment income1,201
 1,154
 47
 4
Premiums1,063
 1,035
 28
 3
Other revenues950
 802
 148
 18
Total revenues9,716
 8,986
 730
 8
Banking and deposit interest expense60
 34
 26
 76
Total net revenues9,656
 8,952
 704
 8
Expenses       
Distribution expenses2,727
 2,504
 223
 9
Interest credited to fixed accounts499
 509
 (10) (2)
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses1,858
 1,652
 206
 12
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs180
 189
 (9) (5)
Interest and debt expense181
 154
 27
 18
General and administrative expense2,379
 2,325
 54
 2
Total expenses7,824
 7,333
 491
 7
Pretax income1,832
 1,619
 213
 13
Income tax provision273
 316
 (43) (14)
Net income$1,559
 $1,303
 $256
 20 %
Overall
Pretax income increased $213 million, or 13%, to $1.8 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $1.6 billion for the prior year period primarily reflecting equity market appreciation, wrap account net inflows, a positive impact from higher short-term interest rates and a decrease in the unfavorable market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits (net of hedges and the related DSIC and DAC amortization), partially offset by the impact of unlocking, the cumulative impact of asset management net outflows and an increase in general and administrative expense. The market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits (net of hedges and the related DSIC and DAC amortization) was an expense of $130 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to an expense of $198 million for the prior year period.
See our Consolidated Results of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 for a table and discussion of total pretax impacts on our revenues and expenses attributable to unlocking and LTC loss recognition.
Net Revenues
Net revenues increased $704 million, or 8%, to $9.7 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $9.0 billion for the prior year period.
Management and financial advice fees increased $405 million, or 9%, to $5.1 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $4.7 billion for the prior year period primarily due to an increase in AUM. Average AUM increased $55.5 billion, or 8%, compared to the prior year period primarily due to equity market appreciation and wrap account net inflows, partially offset by asset management net outflows. See our discussion on the changes in AUM in our segment results of operations section.
Distribution fees increased $102 million, or 8%, to $1.4 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $1.3 billion for the prior year period reflecting equity market appreciation and higher earnings on brokerage cash due to an increase in short-term interest rates, partially offset by a $30 million decrease related to our transition to share classes without 12b-1 fees in advisory accounts, which we completed during the first quarter of 2017.

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Net investment income increased $47 million, or 4%, to $1.2 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to the prior year period primarily due to a $22 million increase in net investment income from CIEs and a $35 million favorable change in the market impact of hedges on investments, partially offset by a $20 million decrease in net realized investment gains.
Premiums increased $28 million, or 3%, to $1.1 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $1.0 billion for the prior year period primarily due to higher average premium in both auto and home insurance products and higher auto policies in force.
Other revenues increased $148 million, or 18%, to $950 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $802 million for the prior year period primarily due to the impact of unlocking and an increase in variable annuity guaranteed benefit rider charges, partially offset by a $10 million expense related to a modification of costs within a reinsurance contract.
Banking and deposit interest expense increased $26 million, or 76%, to $60 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $34 million for the prior year period due to higher average crediting rates on certificates, as well as higher average certificate balances.
Expenses
Total expenses increased $491 million, or 7%, to $7.8 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $7.3 billion for the prior year period.
Distribution expenses increased $223 million, or 9%, to $2.7 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $2.5 billion for the prior year period reflecting higher advisor compensation due to equity market appreciation and wrap account net inflows, partially offset by asset management net outflows and a $16 million decrease from changes related to our transition to share classes without 12b-1 fees in advisory accounts.
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses increased $206 million, or 12%, to $1.9 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $1.7 billion for the prior year period primarily reflecting the following items:
The impact of unlocking was an expense of $113 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to a benefit of $139 million for the prior year period.
A $27 million increase in auto and home expenses due to a 4% increase in auto policies in force and a higher non-catastrophe loss ratio, partially offset by lower catastrophe losses.
An $18 million increase in expense related to higher reserve funding driven by the impact of higher variable annuity guaranteed benefit rider charges.
A $62 million decrease in expense from the unhedged nonperformance credit spread risk adjustment on variable annuity guaranteed benefits. The unfavorable impact of the nonperformance credit spread was $60 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to an unfavorable impact of $122 million for the prior year period. As the estimate of the nonperformance credit spread over the LIBOR swap curve tightens or widens, the embedded derivative liability will increase or decrease. As the embedded derivative liability on which the nonperformance credit spread is applied increases (decreases), the impact of the nonperformance credit spread is favorable (unfavorable) to expense.
A $19million decrease in expense from other market impacts on variable annuity guaranteed benefits, net of hedges in place to offset those risks and the related DSIC amortization. This decrease was the result of a favorable $174 million change in the market impact on variable annuity guaranteed living benefits reserves, an unfavorable $151 million change in the market impact on derivatives hedging the variable annuity guaranteed benefits and an unfavorable $4 million change in the DSIC offset. The main market drivers contributing to these changes are summarized below:
Interest rate impact on the variable annuity guaranteed living benefits liability net of the impact on the corresponding hedge assets resulted in a benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to an expense in the prior year period.
Volatility impact on the variable annuity guaranteed living benefits liability net of the impact on the corresponding hedge assets resulted in a lower expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to the prior year period.
Equity market impact on the variable annuity guaranteed living benefits liability net of the impact on the corresponding hedge assets resulted in an expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to a benefit for the prior year period.
Other unhedged items, including the difference between the assumed and actual underlying separate account investment performance, fixed income credit exposures, transaction costs and various behavioral items, were a net unfavorable impact compared to the prior year period.
Interest and debt expense increased $27 million, or 18%, to $181 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $154 million for the prior year period due to an increase in interest expense from CIEs.

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General and administrative expense increased $54 million, or 2%, to $2.4 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $2.3 billion for the prior year period primarily due to expenses related to acquisitions, a $13 million negative foreign currency translation impact and investments for business growth, partially offset by a $16 million decline in DOL planning and implementation expenses and a $9 million expense in the prior year period related to the renegotiation of a vendor arrangement.
Income Taxes
Our effective tax rate was 14.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to 19.5% for the prior year period. See Note 16 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion on income taxes.
Results of Operations by Segment for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 
The following table presents summary financial information by segment:
 Nine Months Ended September 30,
2018 2017
(in millions)
Advice & Wealth Management   
Net revenues$4,608
 $4,107
Expenses3,587
 3,269
Adjusted operating earnings$1,021
 $838
Asset Management   
Net revenues$2,305
 $2,256
Expenses1,730
 1,726
Adjusted operating earnings$575
 $530
Annuities   
Net revenues$1,863
 $1,861
Expenses1,449
 1,299
Adjusted operating earnings$414
 $562
Protection   
Net revenues$1,663
 $1,516
Expenses1,487
 1,347
Adjusted operating earnings$176
 $169
Corporate & Other   
Net revenues$160
 $162
Expenses402
 454
Adjusted operating loss$(242) $(292)
See our Results of Operations by Segment for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 for a table and discussion of total pretax impacts on our revenues and expenses attributable to unlocking and LTC loss recognition.

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Advice & Wealth Management
The following table presents the changes in wrap account assets and average balances for the nine months ended September 30:
 2018 2017
(in billions)
Beginning balance$248.2
 $201.1
Inflows from acquisition (1)

 0.7
Other net flows16.6
 13.8
Net flows16.6
 14.5
Market appreciation (depreciation) and other7.4
 19.6
Ending balance$272.2
 $235.2
 
Advisory wrap account assets ending balance (2)
$269.7
 $233.0
Average advisory wrap account assets (3)
$256.0
 $216.2
(1)
Inflows associated with acquisition that closed during the period.
(2)
Advisory wrap account assets represent those assets for which clients receive advisory services and are the primary driver of revenue earned on wrap accounts. Clients may hold non-advisory investments in their wrap accounts that do not incur an advisory fee.
(3)
Average ending balances are calculated using an average of the prior period’s ending balance and all months in the current period.
Wrap account assets increased $24.0 billion, or 10%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 due to net inflows of $16.6 billion and market appreciation and other of $7.4 billion. Average advisory wrap account assets increased $39.8 billion, or 18%, compared to the prior year period reflecting net inflows and market appreciation.
The following table presents the results of operations of our Advice & Wealth Management segment on an adjusted operating basis:
 Nine Months Ended September 30, Change
2018 2017
(in millions)  
Revenues
Management and financial advice fees$2,628
 $2,298
 $330
 14%
Distribution fees1,677
 1,541
 136
 9
Net investment income223
 174
 49
 28
Other revenues140
 128
 12
 9
Total revenues4,668
 4,141
 527
 13
Banking and deposit interest expense60
 34
 26
 76
Total net revenues4,608
 4,107
 501
 12
Expenses
Distribution expenses2,633
 2,379
 254
 11
Interest and debt expense8
 7
 1
 14
General and administrative expense946
 883
 63
 7
Total expenses3,587
 3,269
 318
 10
Adjusted operating earnings$1,021
 $838
 $183
 22%
Our Advice & Wealth Management segment pretax adjusted operating earnings, which exclude net realized investment gains or losses, increased $183 million, or 22%, to $1.0 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $838 million for the prior year period reflecting wrap account net inflows, equity market appreciation, higher earnings on brokerage cash and increased transactional activity, partially offset by higher general and administrative expense. Pretax adjusted operating margin was 22.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to 20.4% for the prior year period.
Net Revenues
Net revenues exclude net realized investment gains or losses. Net revenues increased $501 million, or 12%, to $4.6 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $4.1 billion for the prior year period. Adjusted operating net revenue per advisor increased to $465,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, up 10%, from $423,000 for the prior year period.

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Management and financial fees increased $330 million, or 14%, to $2.6 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $2.3 billion for the prior year period primarily due to growth in wrap account assets. Average advisory wrap account assets increased $39.8 billion, or 18%, compared to the prior year period reflecting net inflows and market appreciation.
Distribution fees increased $136 million, or 9%, to $1.7 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $1.5 billion for the prior year period reflecting higher earnings on brokerage cash due to an increase in short-term interest rates, increased transactional activity and the IPI acquisition, partially offset by a $30 million decrease related to our transition to share classes without 12b-1 fees in advisory accounts.
Net investment income increased $49 million, or 28%, to $223 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $174 million for the prior year period primarily due to higher investment yields on assets related to certificates and higher invested balances due to certificate net inflows.
Banking and deposit interest expense increased $26 million, or 76%, to $60 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $34 million for the prior year period due to higher client crediting rates on certificates, as well as higher average certificate balances.
Expenses
Total expenses increased $318 million, or 10%, to $3.6 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $3.3 billion for the prior year period.
Distribution expenses increased $254 million, or 11%, to $2.6 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $2.4 billion for the prior year period reflecting higher advisor compensation due to equity market appreciation and wrap account net inflows, increased transactional activity, the IPI acquisition and investments in recruiting experienced advisors, partially offset by a $16 million decrease from changes related to our transition to share classes without 12b-1 fees in advisory accounts.
General and administrative expense increased $63 million, or 7%, to $946 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $883 million for the prior year period primarily due to the IPI acquisition, higher volume-related expenses, higher staffing costs and investments in business growth.
Asset Management
The following tables present the mutual fund performance of our retail Columbia and Threadneedle funds as of March 31:
Columbia
Mutual Fund Rankings in top 2 Lipper Quartiles
2019 2018
Domestic EquityEqual weighted1 year40% 57%
  3 year50% 72%
  5 year63% 69%
 Asset weighted1 year48% 58%
  3 year58% 81%
  5 year77% 80%
International EquityEqual weighted1 year40% 85%
  3 year65% 65%
  5 year65% 75%
 Asset weighted1 year43% 57%
  3 year80% 46%
  5 year66% 57%
Taxable Fixed IncomeEqual weighted1 year71% 74%
  3 year75% 72%
  5 year80% 76%
 Asset weighted1 year59% 80%
  3 year76% 77%
  5 year83% 82%
Tax Exempt Fixed IncomeEqual weighted1 year84% 84%
  3 year100% 89%
  5 year89% 100%
 Asset weighted1 year85% 91%
  3 year100% 92%
  5 year91% 100%
Asset Allocation FundsEqual weighted1 year46% 60%
  3 year55% 69%
  5 year100% 78%
 Asset weighted1 year66% 51%
  3 year50% 90%
  5 year100% 94%
Number of funds with 4 or 5 Morningstar star ratings Overall49
 56
  3 year55
 52
  5 year52
 53

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Percent of funds with 4 or 5 Morningstar star ratings Overall48% 53%
  3 year53% 50%
  5 year53% 54%
Percent of assets with 4 or 5 Morningstar star ratings Overall54% 61%
  3 year53% 52%
  5 year61% 61%
Mutual fund performance rankings are based on the performance of the Institutional Class for Columbia branded mutual funds. Only funds with Institutional Class shares are included.
Equal Weighted Rankings in Top 2 Quartiles: Counts the number of funds with above median ranking divided by the total number of funds. Asset size is not a factor.
Asset Weighted Rankings in Top 2 Quartiles: Sums the total assets of the funds with above median ranking divided by total assets of all funds. Funds with more assets will receive a greater share of the total percentage above or below median.
Threadneedle
Retail Fund Rankings in Top 2 Morningstar Quartiles or Above Index Benchmark
2019 2018
EquityEqual weighted1 year52% 57%
  3 year49% 64%
  5 year73% 61%
 Asset weighted1 year68% 53%
  3 year60% 59%
  5 year80% 51%
Fixed IncomeEqual weighted1 year72% 79%
  3 year74% 69%
  5 year80% 80%
 Asset weighted1 year91% 91%
  3 year89% 89%
  5 year92% 91%
Allocation (Managed) FundsEqual weighted1 year38% 50%
  3 year75% 88%
  5 year100% 100%
 Asset weighted1 year40% 45%
  3 year84% 99%
  5 year100% 100%
The performance of each fund is measured on a consistent basis against the most appropriate benchmark — a peer group of similar funds or an index. 
Equal weighted: Counts the number of funds with above median ranking (if measured against peer group) or above index performance (if measured against an index) divided by the total number of funds. Asset size is not a factor. 
Asset weighted: Sums the assets of the funds with above median ranking (if measured against peer group) or above index performance (if measured against an index) divided by the total sum of assets in the funds. Funds with more assets will receive a greater share of the total percentage above or below median or index. 
Aggregated Allocation (Managed) Funds include funds that invest in other funds of the Threadneedle range including those funds that invest in both equity and fixed income. 
Aggregated Threadneedle data includes funds on the Threadneedle platform sub-advised by Columbia Management as well as advisors not affiliated with Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

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The following table presents global managed assets by type:
 September 30, Change 
Average(1)
 Change
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2018 20172018 2017
(in billions)
Equity$273.8
 $265.8
 $8.0
 3 % $273.4
 $254.3
 $19.1
 8 %
Fixed income167.8
 178.0
 (10.2) (6) 170.9
 177.3
 (6.4) (4)
Money market5.5
 5.9
 (0.4) (7) 5.8
 5.9
 (0.1) (2)
Alternative3.4
 6.5
 (3.1) (48) 4.8
 7.0
 (2.2) (31)
Hybrid and other34.9
 27.8
 7.1
 26
 34.5
 26.1
 8.4
 32
Total managed assets$485.4
 $484.0
 $1.4
  % $489.4
 $470.6
 $18.8
 4 %
(1) Average ending balances are calculated using an average of the prior period’s ending balance and all months in the current period.

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 March 31, Change 
Average (1)
 Change
Three Months Ended March 31,
2019 20182019 2018
(in billions)
Equity$250.7
 $267.7
 $(17.0) (6)% $244.0
 $276.0
 $(32.0) (12)%
Fixed income166.1
 172.1
 (6.0) (3) 164.5
 173.1
 (8.6) (5)
Money market5.1
 5.3
 (0.2) (4) 5.0
 5.5
 (0.5) (9)
Alternative3.2
 5.5
 (2.3) (42) 3.1
 5.5
 (2.4) (44)
Hybrid and other34.0
 34.7
 (0.7) (2) 33.5
 35.0
 (1.5) (4)
Total managed assets$459.1
 $485.3
 $(26.2) (5)% $450.1
 $495.1
 $(45.0) (9)%
(1) Average ending balances are calculated using an average of the prior period’s ending balance and all months in the current period.
The following table presents the changes in global managed assets:
Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2018 20172019 2018
(in billions)
Global Retail Funds      
Beginning assets$287.8
 $259.9
$247.9
 $287.8
Inflows39.6
 38.0
11.6
 13.2
Outflows(47.0) (45.7)(15.1) (17.0)
Net VP/VIT fund flows(2.3) (2.5)(0.8) (0.7)
Net new flows(9.7) (10.2)(4.3) (4.5)
Reinvested dividends4.0
 3.3
0.6
 0.4
Net flows(5.7) (6.9)(3.7) (4.1)
Distributions(4.9) (4.1)(0.7) (0.7)
Market appreciation (depreciation) and other (1)
10.6
 28.5
24.1
 (2.4)
Foreign currency translation (2)(1)
(1.4) 3.4
0.4
 1.5
Total ending assets286.4
 280.8
268.0
 282.1
      
Global Institutional      
Beginning assets206.8
 194.5
182.8
 206.8
Inflows16.8
 18.9
5.3
 6.3
Outflows (1)
(27.6) (31.0)(8.8) (9.9)
Net flows(10.8) (12.1)(3.5) (3.6)
Market appreciation (depreciation) and other (3)(2)
5.7
 13.9
10.6
 (2.9)
Foreign currency translation (2)(1)
(2.7) 6.9
1.2
 2.9
Total ending assets199.0
 203.2
191.1
 203.2
Total managed assets$485.4
 $484.0
$459.1
 $485.3
Total net flows (1)
$(16.5) $(19.0)$(7.2) $(7.7)
      
Former Parent Company Related (4)(3)
      
Retail net new flows$(1.5) $(2.3)$(0.3) $(0.6)
Institutional net new flows (1)
(3.6) (10.4)(0.8) (1.0)
Total net new flows (1)
$(5.1) $(12.7)$(1.1) $(1.6)
(1) Amounts for the second quarter of 2018 were restated to correct an error related to former parent company managed assets. The change was a decrease to retail fund market appreciation and other of $230 million and a decrease to institutional outflows of $230 million, which was also reflected in former parent company related institutional net new flows. There were no changes in total managed assets.
(2) Amounts represent local currency to US dollar translation for reporting purposes.
(3)(2) Includes $(0.1)$(0.2) billion and $0.3$(1.0) billion for the total change in Affiliated General Account Assets during the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively.
(4)(3) Former parent company related assets and net new flows are included in the rollforwards above.
Total segment AUM decreased $9.2 billion, or 2%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 driven by net outflows of $16.5 billion, retail fund distributions of $4.9 billion and a negative impact of foreign currency translation, partially offset by market appreciation. Total segment AUM net outflows included $5.1 billion of outflows of former parent-related assets.
Global retail net outflows of $5.7 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 included $2.3 billion of outflows of our variable product funds underlying insurance and annuity separate accounts and $1.5 billion of outflows from former parent-related assets.
Global institutional net outflows of $10.8 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 included $3.6 billion of outflows from former parent-related assets and $2.3 billion of CLO redemptions. Third party institutional outflows were elevated and reflect lower sales and higher redemptions of equity and fixed income mandates.

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In March 2017, the United Kingdom (UK) invoked article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon in serving its relevant notice to leave the European Union. The full impact of the British exit from the EU (commonly known as “Brexit”) remains uncertain about how negotiations relating to the UK’s withdrawal and new trade agreements will be conducted, as well as the potential consequences and precise timeframe for Brexit. We continue to actively monitor Brexit negotiations and given the current status, we are preparing (as much as possible) for any potential disruptions which may arise from a “no deal Brexit.” The extension of negotiations until October 31, 2019 provides us with additional time to plan for any “no deal” scenario. This uncertainty may have a negative impact on our UK and European net flows and foreign currency translation if the British Pound weakens.
Total segment AUM increased $28.4billion, or 7%,during the three months ended March 31, 2019drivenby market appreciation, partially offset by net outflows of $7.2 billion. Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) retail net outflows were $1.5 billion in the quarter reflecting negative consumer sentiment associated with Brexit and geopolitical concerns in Europe. U.S. retail net outflows were $2.2 billion in the quarter and reflected continued outflows in active equity funds. Third party institutional outflows were elevated from redemptions and lower mandate fundings.
The following table presents the results of operations of our Asset Management segment on an adjusted operating basis:
Nine Months Ended September 30, ChangeThree Months Ended March 31, Change
2018 20172019 2018
(in millions)  (in millions)  
Revenues              
Management and financial advice fees$1,938
 $1,884
 $54
 3 %$584
 $645
 $(61) (9)%
Distribution fees332
 344
 (12) (3)98
 114
 (16) (14)
Net investment income17
 16
 1
 6
6
 2
 4
 NM
Other revenues18
 12
 6
 50
1
 17
 (16) (94)
Total revenues2,305
 2,256
 49
 2
689
 778
 (89) (11)
Banking and deposit interest expense
 
 
 

 
 
 
Total net revenues2,305
 2,256
 49
 2
689
 778
 (89) (11)
Expenses              
Distribution expenses734
 749
 (15) (2)223
 249
 (26) (10)
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs10
 12
 (2) (17)3
 3
 
 
Interest and debt expense17
 16
 1
 6
6
 6
 
 
General and administrative expense969
 949
 20
 2
311
 325
 (14) (4)
Total expenses1,730
 1,726
 4
 
543
 583
 (40) (7)
Adjusted operating earnings$575
 $530
 $45
 8 %$146
 $195
 $(49) (25)%
NM Not Meaningful.NM Not Meaningful.
Our Asset Management segment pretax adjusted operating earnings, which exclude net realized investment gains or losses, increased $45decreased $49 million, or 8%25%, to $575$146 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $530$195 million for the prior year period primarily due to equity market appreciation, partially offset by the cumulative impact of net outflows, lower average equity markets and a $15vendor credit of $14 million decrease in revenues from CLO unwinds, netthe first quarter of related compensation.2018.
Net Revenues
Net revenues, which exclude net realized investment gains or losses, increased $49decreased $89 million, or 2%11%, to $2.3 billion$689 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $778 million for the prior year period.
Management and financial advice fees increased $54decreased $61 million, or 3%9%, to $1.9 billion$584 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $645 million for the prior year period driven by cumulative net outflows, lower average equity market appreciation,markets and a $20$10 million positivenegative foreign currency translation impact and the Lionstone Investments acquisition, partially offset by cumulative net outflows from former parent-related assets and higher fee yielding retail funds and a $16 million decrease in incentive fees from CLO unwinds.impact. Our average weighted equity index, which is a proxy for equity movements on AUM, increased 14%decreased 3% for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to the prior year period.
Distribution fees decreased $12$16 million, or 3%14%, to $332$98 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $344$114 million for the prior year period primarily due to asset managementthe cumulative impact of net outflows and an $11lower average equity markets.
Other revenues decreased $16 million, decrease relatedor 94%, to $1 million for the transition of advisory accountsthree months ended March 31, 2019 compared to share classes without 12b-1 fees$17 million for the prior year period due to a $14 million vendor credit in the first quarter of 2017, partially offset by equity market appreciation.2018 related to the completion of our front, middle and back-office integration.
Expenses
DistributionTotal expenses decreased $15$40 million, or 2%7%, to $734$543 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $749$583 million for the prior year period.

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Distribution expenses decreased $26 million, or 10%, to $223 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $249 million for the prior year period primarily due to asset managementthe cumulative impact of net outflows and an $11 million decrease related to the transition of advisory accounts to share classes without 12b-1 fees in the first quarter of 2017, partially offset bylower average equity market appreciation.markets.
General and administrative expense increased $20decreased $14 million, or 2%4%, to $969$311 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $949$325 million for the prior year period reflectingprimarily due to reengineering initiatives and a $13$6 million negativepositive foreign currency translation impact, a $22 million increase related to the Lionstone Investments acquisition, higher regulatory-related expenses in EMEA and investments in growth initiatives, partially offset by lower compensation related to CLO unwinds, lower performance based compensation and disciplined expense management.impact.

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Annuities
The following table presents the results of operations of our Annuities segment on an adjusted operating basis:
Nine Months Ended September 30, ChangeThree Months Ended March 31, Change
2018 20172019 2018
(in millions)  (in millions)  
Revenues              
Management and financial advice fees$603
 $586
 $17
 3 %$188
 $200
 $(12) (6)%
Distribution fees265
 257
 8
 3
84
 88
 (4) (5)
Net investment income484
 527
 (43) (8)156
 164
 (8) (5)
Premiums80
 84
 (4) (5)34
 24
 10
 42
Other revenues431
 407
 24
 6
142
 137
 5
 4
Total revenues1,863
 1,861
 2
 
604
 613
 (9) (1)
Banking and deposit interest expense
 
 
 

 
 
 
Total net revenues1,863
 1,861
 2
 
604
 613
 (9) (1)
Expenses              
Distribution expenses330
 314
 16
 5
104
 110
 (6) (5)
Interest credited to fixed accounts345
 357
 (12) (3)109
 113
 (4) (4)
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses474
 311
 163
 52
164
 156
 8
 5
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs124
 135
 (11) (8)42
 50
 (8) (16)
Interest and debt expense29
 26
 3
 12
11
 9
 2
 22
General and administrative expense147
 156
 (9) (6)46
 49
 (3) (6)
Total expenses1,449
 1,299
 150
 12
476
 487
 (11) (2)
Adjusted operating earnings$414
 $562
 $(148) (26)%$128
 $126
 $2
 2 %
Our Annuities segment pretax adjusted operating earnings, which excludes net realized investment gains or losses (net of the related DSIC and DAC amortization) and, the market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits (net of hedges and the related DSIC and DAC amortization), decreased $148the market impact on fixed index annuity benefits (net of hedges and the related DAC amortization) and mean reversion related impacts, increased $2 million, or 26%2%, to $414$128 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $562$126 million for the prior year period primarilyreflecting volatile markets and low interest rates.
RiverSource variable annuity account balances declined 2% to $76.9 billion as of March 31, 2019 compared to the prior year period due to the impact of unlocking, lower investment income, variable annuity net outflows and the impact on DAC, DSIC and reserves for insurance features in non-traditional long-duration contracts from actual versus expected market performance,of $3.2 billion, partially offset by equity market appreciation. Variable annuity sales declined in the first quarter of 2019 related to lower client transactional activity associated with the recent market disruption.
The impact on DAC, DSIC and reserves for insurance features in non-traditional long-duration contracts from actual versus expected market performance was a benefitRiverSource fixed deferred annuity account balances declined 6% to $8.6 billion as of $37 million ($10 million for DAC, $3 million for DSIC and $24 million for insurance features in non-traditional long duration contracts) for the nine months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to a benefit of $61 million ($25 million for DAC, $6 million for DSIC and $30 million for insurance features in non-traditional long duration contracts) for the prior year period.period as older policies continue to lapse and new sales are limited due to low interest rates. Given the current interest rate environment, our current fixed deferred annuity book is expected to gradually run off and earnings on our fixed deferred annuity business will trend down.
Net Revenues
Management and financial advice fees increased $17decreased $12 million, or 3%6%, to $603$188 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $586$200 million for the prior year period due to higherlower fees on variable annuities driven by higherlower average separate account balances. Average variable annuity account balances increased $2.6decreased $5.2 billion, or 4%7%, from the prior year period due to lower average equity market appreciation partially offset bymarkets and net outflows.
Net investment income, which excludes net realized investment gains or losses, decreased $43$8 million, or 8%5%, to $484$156 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $527$164 million for the prior year period reflecting a decrease of approximately $24 million from lower average invested assets due to fixed annuity net outflows and approximately $19 million from lower earned interest rates.outflows.
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Premiums increased $24$10 million, or 6%42%, to $431$34 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $407$24 million for the prior year period due to higher sales of immediate annuities with a life contingent feature.
Expenses
Distribution expenses decreased $6 million, or 5%, to $104 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $110 million for the prior year period reflecting an increase in lower variable annuity guaranteed benefit rider charges driven bysales.
Interest credited to fixed accounts decreased $4 million, or 4%, to $109 million for the three months ended higher average fee rates on variable annuity guarantee sales and sales inMarch 31, 2019 compared to $113 million for the prior year where the fees start on the first anniversary date.period due to lower average fixed deferred annuity account balances.
Expenses
TotalBenefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses expenses,, which exclude the market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits (net of hedges and the related DSIC and DAC amortization) and the DAC and DSIC offset to net realized investment gains or losses, increased $150 million, or 12%, to $1.4 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $1.3 billion for the prior year period primarily due to the impact of unlocking.

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Distribution expenses increased $16 million, or 5%, to $330 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $314 million for the prior year period primarily reflecting equity market appreciation, partially offset by variable annuity net outflows.
Interest credited to fixed accounts decreased $12 million, or 3%, to $345 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $357 million for the prior year period due to lower average fixed deferred annuity account balances.
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses, which exclude the market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits (net of hedges and themean reversion related DSIC amortization)impacts, and the DSIC offset to net realized investment gains or losses, increased $163$8 million, or 52%5%, to $474$164 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $311 million for the prior year period due to the impact of unlocking, a $9 million decrease in the favorable impact on DSIC and reserves for insurance features in non-traditional long-duration contracts from actual versus expected market performance and an $18 million increase in expense related to higher reserve funding driven by the impact of higher variable annuity guaranteed benefit rider charges. The impact of unlocking was an $18 million expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to a $119 million benefit in the prior year period.
Amortization of DAC decreased $11 million, or 8%, to $124 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $135$156 million for the prior year period primarily reflectingdue to higher sales of immediate annuities with a life contingent feature.
Amortization of DAC, which excludes mean reversion related impacts, the following items:
The impact of unlocking was a benefit of $17 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to a benefit of $1 million for the prior year period.
The positiveDAC offset to the market impact on variable annuity guaranteed benefits and fixed index annuity benefits and the DAC from lower than expected lapses on variable annuities was $7 million.offset to net realized investment gains or losses, decreased $8 million, or 16%, to $42 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $50 million for the prior year period driven by normal year over year experience differences.
The impact on DAC from actual versus expected market performance based on our view of bond and equity performance was a benefit of $10 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to a benefit of $25 million for the prior year period.
Protection
The following table presents the results of operations of our Protection segment on an adjusted operating basis:
Nine Months Ended September 30, ChangeThree Months Ended March 31, Change
2018 20172019 2018
(in millions)  (in millions)  
Revenues              
Management and financial advice fees$40
 $39
 $1
 3 %$11
 $12
 $(1) (8)%
Distribution fees74
 70
 4
 6
23
 23
 
 
Net investment income259
 253
 6
 2
78
 70
 8
 11
Premiums928
 896
 32
 4
50
 52
 (2) (4)
Other revenues362
 258
 104
 40
100
 96
 4
 4
Total revenues1,663
 1,516
 147
 10
262
 253
 9
 4
Banking and deposit interest expense
 
 
 

 
 
 
Total net revenues1,663
 1,516
 147
 10
262
 253
 9
 4
Expenses              
Distribution expenses52
 50
 2
 4
11
 11
 
 
Interest credited to fixed accounts149
 138
 11
 8
52
 49
 3
 6
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses1,019
 888
 131
 15
74
 78
 (4) (5)
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs59
 70
 (11) (16)14
 12
 2
 17
Interest and debt expense20
 19
 1
 5
4
 3
 1
 33
General and administrative expense188
 182
 6
 3
33
 35
 (2) (6)
Total expenses1,487
 1,347
 140
 10
188
 188
 
 
Adjusted operating earnings$176
 $169
 $7
 4 %$74
 $65
 $9
 14 %
Our Protection segment pretax adjusted operating earnings, which excludes net realized investment gains or losses (net of the related DAC amortization, unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual) and, the market impact on indexed universal lifeIUL benefits (net of hedges and the related DAC amortization, unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual), and mean reversion related impacts, increased $7$9 million, or 4%14%, to $176$74 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $169$65 million for the prior year period.
Net Revenues
Net investment income, which excludes net realized investment gains or losses, increased $8 million, or 11%, to $78 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $70 million for the prior year period primarily due to the impact of unlocking and favorable DI claims, partially offset by a $10 million expense related to a modification of costs within a reinsurance contract, unfavorable life claims and the negative impact of continued low interest rates.
Net Revenues
Net revenues, which exclude net realized investment gains or losses (net of unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurancereflecting higher average invested assets.

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accrual) and the unearned revenue amortization and the reinsurance accrual offset to the market impact on indexed universal life benefits, increased $147 million, or 10%, to $1.7 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $1.5 billion for the prior year period.
Premiums increased $32 million, or 4%, to $928 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $896 million for the prior year period due to higher average premium in both auto and home insurance products and higher auto policies in force.
Other revenues increased $104 million, or 40%, to $362 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $258 million for the prior year period primarily due to the impact of unlocking, partially offset by a $10 million expense related to a modification of costs within a reinsurance contract and higher cost of reinsurance for life insurance products. Other revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 included a $78 million favorable impact from unlocking compared to a $47 million unfavorable impact in the prior year period.
Expenses
Total expenses, which exclude the market impact on indexed universal life benefits (net of hedges and the related DAC amortization) and the DAC offset to net realized investment gains or losses, increased $140 million, or 10%, to $1.5 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $1.3 billion for the prior year period.
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses increased $131decreased $4 million, or 15%5%, to $1.0 billion$74 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $888$78 million for the prior year period primarily due to the following items:reflecting favorable life claims, partially offset by unfavorable disability income claims.
The impact of unlocking was an expense of $101 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to a benefit of $14 million for the prior year period.
A $27 million increase in auto and home expenses due to a 4% increase in auto policies in force and a higher non-catastrophe loss ratio, partially offset by lower catastrophe losses. Catastrophe losses (net of the impact of reinsurance), which were higher than anticipated in both periods due to storms, were $70 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $84 million for the prior year period. Our reinsurance program resulted in ceded losses of approximately $15 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $82 million for the prior year period. The benefit from our catastrophe reinsurance program was lower as year-to-date catastrophe losses have not yet exceeded the applicable retention limits of our reinsurance arrangements.
A $15 million decrease in DI claims, partially offset by a $4 million increase in life claims.
Corporate & Other
The following table presents the results of operations of our Corporate & Other segment on an adjusted operating basis:
 Nine Months Ended September 30, Change
2018 2017
(in millions)  
Revenues       
Net investment income$80
 $79
 $1
 1 %
Premiums80
 81
 (1) (1)
Other revenues4
 4
 
 
Total revenues164
 164
 
 
Banking and deposit interest expense4
 2
 2
 NM
Total net revenues160
 162
 (2) (1)
Expenses       
Distribution expenses(8) (7) (1) (14)
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses235
 239
 (4) (2)
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs
 
 
 
Interest and debt expense18
 20
 (2) (10)
General and administrative expense157
 202
 (45) (22)
Total expenses402
 454
 (52) (11)
Adjusted operating loss$(242) $(292) $50
 17 %
NM  Not Meaningful.

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 Three Months Ended March 31, Change
2019 2018
(in millions)  
Revenues       
Management and financial advice fees$1
 $2
 $(1) (50)%
Distribution fees2
 1
 1
 NM
Net investment income44
 44
 
 
Premiums296
 275
 21
 8
Other revenues1
 2
 (1) (50)
Total revenues344
 324
 20
 6
Banking and deposit interest expense2
 1
 1
 NM
Total net revenues342
 323
 19
 6
Expenses       
Distribution expenses2
 3
 (1) (33)
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses282
 270
 12
 4
Amortization of deferred acquisition costs14
 13
 1
 8
Interest and debt expense12
 9
 3
 33
General and administrative expense95
 79
 16
 20
Total expenses405
 374
 31
 8
Adjusted operating loss$(63) $(51) $(12) (24)%
NM  Not Meaningful.
Our Corporate & Other segment pretax adjusted operating loss excludes net realized investment gains or losses, the market impact of hedges to offset interest rate changes on unrealized gains or losses for certain investments, integration and restructuring charges, and the impact of consolidating CIEs.
Our Corporate & Other segment pretax adjusted operating loss decreased $50increased $12 million, or 17%24%, to $242$63 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $292$51 million for the prior year period.
Our Corporate & Other segment includes our closed block long term care (“LTC”) insurance, which had pretax adjusted operating earnings of $6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $2 million for the prior year period and reflected favorable claims experience and higher net investment income.
Our auto and home business, which was previously included in our Protection segment, was moved to the Corporate & Other segment in the first quarter of 2019 due to our announcement of the planned sale of the business. Auto and Home pretax adjusted operating earnings were $9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $5 million for the prior year period.
Premiums increased $21 million, or 8%, to $296 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $275 million for the prior year period reflecting higher average premium in both auto and home insurance products and higher auto policies in force.
Benefits, claims, losses and settlement expenses increased $12 million, or 4%, to $282 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $270 million for the prior year period primarily reflecting higher auto policies in force. Catastrophe losses (net of the impact of reinsurance) were $14 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.
General and administrative expense increased $16 million, or 20%, to $95 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $79 million for the prior year period primarily due to a $45 million decrease in general and administrative expense reflecting a $16 million decline in DOL planning and implementation expenses, lowerhigher performance-based compensation, investments in growth initiatives, including technology infrastructure and a $9 million expense inexpenses associated with the prior year period related toestablishment of the renegotiation of a vendor arrangement.bank.

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Market Risk
Our primary market risk exposures are interest rate, equity price, foreign currency exchange rate and credit risk. Equity price and interest rate fluctuations can have a significant impact on our results of operations, primarily due to the effects they have on the asset management and other asset-based fees we earn, the spread income generated on our fixed deferred annuities, fixed insurance, brokerage client cash balances, face-amount certificate products and the fixed portion of our variable annuities and variable insurance contracts, the value of DAC and DSIC assets, the value of liabilities for guaranteed benefits associated with our variable annuities and the value of derivatives held to hedge these benefits.
Our earnings from fixed deferred annuities, fixed insurance, and the fixed portion of variable annuities and variable insurance contracts are based upon the spread between rates earned on assets held and the rates at which interest is credited to accounts. We primarily invest in fixed rate securities to fund the rate credited to clients. We guarantee an interest rate to the holders of these products. Investment assets and client liabilities generally differ as it relates to basis, repricing or maturity characteristics. Rates credited to clients’ accounts generally reset at shorter intervals than the yield on the underlying investments. Therefore, in an increasing interest rate environment, higher interest rates may be reflected in crediting rates to clients sooner than in rates earned on invested assets, which could result in a reduced spread between the two rates, reduced earned income and a negative impact on pretax income. However, the current low interest rate environment is resulting in interest rates below the level of some of our liability guaranteed minimum interest rates (“GMIRs”). Hence, a modest rise in interest rates would not necessarily result in changes to all the liability credited rates while projected asset purchases would capture the full increase in interest rates. This dynamic would result in widening spreads under a modestly rising rate scenario given the current relationship between the current level of interest rates and the underlying GMIRs on the business.
As a result of the low interest rate environment, our current reinvestment yields are generally lower than the current portfolio yield. We expect our portfolio income yields to continue to decline in future periods if interest rates remain low. The carrying value and weighted average yield of total non-structured fixed maturity securities certificate of deposits and commercial mortgage loans in our investment portfolio that may generate proceeds to reinvest through September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 due to prepayment, maturity or call activity at the option of the issuer, excluding securities with a make-whole provision, were $5.3$5.0 billion and 3.7%3.6%, respectively, as of September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. In addition, residential mortgage-backedmortgage backed securities, which are subject to prepayment risk as a result of the low interest rate environment, totaled $6.2$6.3 billion and had a weighted average yield of 3.0%3.2% as of September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. While these amounts represent investments that could be subject to reinvestment risk, it is also possible that these investments will be used to fund liabilities or may not be prepaid and will remain invested at their current yields. In addition to the interest rate environment, the mix of benefit payments versus product sales as well as the timing and volumes associated with such mix may impact our investment yield. Furthermore, reinvestment activities and the associated investment yield may also be impacted by corporate strategies implemented at management’s discretion. The average yield for investment purchases during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 was approximately 3.1%3.3%.
The reinvestment of proceeds from maturities, calls and prepayments at rates below the current portfolio yield, which may be below the level of some liability GMIRs, will have a negative impact to future operating results. To mitigate the unfavorable impact that the low interest rate environment has on our spread income, we assess reinvestment risk in our investment portfolio and monitor this risk in accordance with our asset/liability management framework. In addition, we may reduce the crediting rates on our fixed products when warranted, subject to guaranteed minimums.
In addition to the fixed rate exposures noted above, RiverSource Life also has the following variable annuity guarantee benefits: guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (“GMWB”), guaranteed minimum accumulation benefits (“GMAB”), guaranteed minimum death benefits (“GMDB”) and guaranteed minimum income benefits (“GMIB”). Each of these benefits guarantees payouts to the annuity holder under certain specific conditions regardless of the performance of the underlying invested assets.
The variable annuity guarantees continue to be managed by utilizing a hedging program which attempts to match the sensitivity of the assets with the sensitivity of the liabilities. This approach works with the premise that matched sensitivities will produce a highly effective hedging result. Our comprehensive hedging program focuses mainly on first order sensitivities of assets and liabilities: Equity Market Level (Delta), Interest Rate Level (Rho) and Volatility (Vega). Additionally, various second order sensitivities are managed. We use various options (equity index, interest rate swaptions, etc.), swaps (interest rate, total return, etc.) and futures to manage risk exposures. The exposures are measured and monitored daily, and adjustments to the hedge portfolio are made as necessary.

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We have a macro hedge program to provide protection against the statutory tail scenario risk arising from variable annuity reserves on our statutory surplus and to cover some of the residual risks not covered by other hedging activities. We assess the residual risk under a range of scenarios in creating and executing the macro hedge program. As a means of economically hedging these risks, we may use a combination of futures, options, swaps and swaptions. Certain of the macro hedge derivatives used contain settlement provisions linked to both equity returns and interest rates; the remaining are interest rate contracts or equity contracts. The macro hedge program could result in additional earnings volatility as changes in the value of the macro hedge derivatives, which are designed to reduce statutory capital volatility, may not be closely aligned to changes in the variable annuity guarantee embedded derivatives.
To evaluate interest rate and equity price risk we perform sensitivity testing which measures the impact on pretax income from the sources listed below for a 12-month period following a hypothetical 100 basis point increase in interest rates or a hypothetical 10% decline in equity prices. The interest rate risk test assumes a sudden 100 basis point parallel shift in the yield curve, with rates then

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staying at those levels for the next 12 months. The equity price risk test assumes a sudden 10% drop in equity prices, with equity prices then staying at those levels for the next 12 months. In estimating the values of variable annuity riders, indexed annuities, stock market certificates, indexed universal lifeIUL insurance and the associated hedge assets, we assume no change in implied market volatility despite the 10% drop in equity prices.
The following tables present our estimate of the impact on pretax income from the above defined hypothetical market movements as of September 30, 2018:March 31, 2019:
Equity Price Decline 10% Equity Price Exposure to Pretax Income
Before Hedge Impact Hedge Impact Net Impact
  (in millions)
Asset-based management and distribution fees (1)
 $(270) $4
 $(266)
DAC and DSIC amortization (2)(3)
 (123) 
 (123)
Variable annuity riders:  
  
  
GMDB and GMIB (3)
 (29) 
 (29)
GMWB (3)(4)
 (373) 231
 (142)
GMAB (16) 17
 1
DAC and DSIC amortization (4)
 N/A
 N/A
 (8)
Total variable annuity riders (418) 248
 (178)
Macro hedge program (5)
 
 39
 39
Indexed annuities 2
 (2) 
Certificates 4
 (4) 
Indexed universal life insurance 76
 (72) 4
Total $(729) $213
 $(524)

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Equity Price Decline 10% Equity Price Exposure to Pretax Income 
Before Hedge Impact Hedge Impact Net Impact
  (in millions) 
Asset-based management and distribution fees (1)
 $(252) $5
 $(247) 
DAC and DSIC amortization (2)(3)
 (27) 
 (27) 
Variable annuity riders:  
  
  
 
GMDB and GMIB (3)
 (13) 
 (13) 
GMWB (3)
 (333) 345
 12
 
GMAB (20) 21
 1
 
DAC and DSIC amortization (4)
 N/A
 N/A
 (12) 
Total variable annuity riders (366) 366
 (12) 
Macro hedge program (5)
 
 48
 48
 
Indexed annuities 3
 (3) 
 
Certificates 5
 (5) 
 
IUL insurance 66
 (59) 7
 
Total $(571) $352
 $(231)
(6) 
Interest Rate Increase 100 Basis Points Interest Rate Exposure to Pretax Income Interest Rate Exposure to Pretax Income 
Before Hedge Impact Hedge Impact Net ImpactBefore Hedge Impact Hedge Impact Net Impact
 (in millions) (in millions) 
Asset-based management and distribution fees (1)
 $(56) $
 $(56) $(57) $
 $(57) 
Variable annuity riders:  
  
  
  
  
  
 
GMDB and GMIB 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GMWB 766
 (532) 234
 1,003
 (586) 417
 
GMAB 14
 (9) 5
 19
 (9) 10
 
DAC and DSIC amortization (4)
 N/A
 N/A
 (37) N/A
 N/A
 (61) 
Total variable annuity riders 780
 (541) 202
 1,022
 (595) 366
 
Macro hedge program (5)
 
 1
 1
 
 (3) (3) 
Indexed annuities 
 
 
Fixed annuities, fixed insurance and fixed portion of variable annuities and variable insurance products 65
 
 65
 58
 
 58
 
Brokerage client cash balances 107
 
 107
 112
 
 112
 
Certificates 12
 
 12
 18
 
 18
 
Indexed universal life insurance 121
 3
 124
IUL insurance 135
 3
 138
 
Total $1,029
 $(537) $455
 $1,288
 $(595) $632
 
N/A Not Applicable.N/A Not Applicable.N/A Not Applicable. 
(1) Excludes incentive income which is impacted by market and fund performance during the period and cannot be readily estimated.
(2) Market impact on DAC and DSIC amortization resulting from lower projected profits.
(3) In estimating the impact to pretax income on DAC and DSIC amortization resulting from lower projected profits, we have not changedand additional insurance benefit reserves, our assumed equity asset growth rates. This is a significantly more conservative estimate than if we assumedrates reflect what management followswould follow in its mean reversion guideline and increased near-term rates to recover the drop in equity values over a five-year period. We make this same conservative assumption in estimating the impact from GMDB and GMIB riders and the life contingent benefits associated with GMWB.guidelines. 
(4) Market impact on DAC and DSIC amortization related to variable annuity riders is modeled net of hedge impact.
(5) The market impact of the macro hedge program is modeled net of any related impact to DAC and DSIC amortization.
(6) Represents the net impact to pretax income. The estimated net impact to pretax adjusted operating income is approximately $(247) million.
The above results compare to an estimated negative net impact to pretax income of $551$213 million related to a 10% equity price decline and an estimated positive net impact to pretax income of $192$541 million related to a 100 basis point increase in interest rates as of December 31, 2017. The change in interest rate exposure was driven by variable annuity riders primarily due to changes in market rates.2018.

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Net impacts shown in the above table from GMWB riders result largely from differences between the liability valuation basis and the hedging basis. Liabilities are valued using fair value accounting principles, with risk margins incorporated in contractholder behavior assumptions and with discount rates increased to reflect a current market estimate of our risk of nonperformance specific to these liabilities. Our hedging is based on our determination of economic risk, which excludes certain items in the liability valuation including the nonperformance spread risk.
Actual results could differ materially from those illustrated above as they are based on a number of estimates and assumptions. These include assuming that implied market volatility does not change when equity prices fall by 10%; that management does not increase assumed equity asset growth rates to anticipate recovery of the drop in equity values when valuing DAC, DSIC and the liability values associated with GMDB, GMIB and the life contingent benefits associated with GMWB; and that the 100 basis point increase in interest rates is a parallel shift of the yield curve. Furthermore, we have not tried to anticipate changes in client preferences for different types of assets or other changes in client behavior, nor have we tried to anticipate actions management might take to increase revenues or reduce expenses in these scenarios.
The selection of a 100 basis point interest rate increase as well as a 10% equity price decline should not be construed as a prediction of future market events. Impacts of larger or smaller changes in interest rates or equity prices may not be proportional to those shown for a 100 basis point increase in interest rates or a 10% decline in equity prices.

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Fair Value Measurements
We report certain assets and liabilities at fair value; specifically, separate account assets, derivatives, embedded derivatives and most investments and cash equivalents. Fair value assumes the exchange of assets or liabilities occurs in orderly transactions and is not the result of a forced liquidation or distressed sale. We include actual market prices, or observable inputs, in our fair value measurements to the extent available. Broker quotes are obtained when quotes from pricing services are not available. We validate prices obtained from third parties through a variety of means such as: price variance analysis, subsequent sales testing, stale price review, price comparison across pricing vendors and due diligence reviews of vendors. See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our fair value measurements.
Fair Value of Liabilities and Nonperformance Risk
Companies are required to measure the fair value of liabilities at the price that would be received to transfer the liability to a market participant (an exit price). Since there is not a market for our obligations of our variable annuity riders, indexed annuities and indexed universal lifeIUL insurance, we consider the assumptions participants in a hypothetical market would make to reflect an exit price. As a result, we adjust the valuation of variable annuity riders, indexed annuities and indexed universal lifeIUL insurance by updating certain contractholder assumptions, adding explicit margins to provide for profit, risk and expenses, and adjusting the rates used to discount expected cash flows to reflect a current market estimate of our nonperformance risk. The nonperformance risk adjustment is based on observable market data adjusted to estimate the risk of our life insurance company subsidiaries not fulfilling these liabilities. Consistent with general market conditions, this estimate resulted in a spread over the LIBOR swap curve as of September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. As our estimate of this spread widens or tightens, the liability will decrease or increase. If this nonperformance credit spread moves to a zero spread over the LIBOR swap curve, the reduction to future net income would be approximately $261$366 million, net of DAC, DSIC, unearned revenue amortization, the reinsurance accrual and income taxes (calculated at the statutory tax rate of 21%), based on September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 credit spreads.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
We maintained substantial liquidity during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. At September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, we had $2.4$3.3 billion and $2.5$2.9 billion, respectively, in cash and cash equivalents excluding CIEs. We have additional liquidity available through an unsecured revolving credit facility for up to $750 million that expires in October 2022. Under the terms of the credit agreement, we can increase this facility to $1$1.0 billion upon satisfaction of certain approval requirements. Available borrowings under this facility are reduced by any outstanding letters of credit. At September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, we had no outstanding borrowings under this credit facility and had $1 million of outstanding letters of credit. Our credit facility contains various administrative, reporting, legal and financial covenants. We were in compliance with all such covenants at September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019.
On March 22, 2019, we issued $500 million of 3.00% senior notes due 2022 and incurred debt issuance costs of $3 million. The net proceeds of the senior notes will be used for general corporate purposes, including repayment or redemption of our 7.30% senior notes due 2019, of which $300 million aggregate principal amount is scheduled to mature on June 28, 2019.
We enter into short-term borrowings, which may include repurchase agreements and Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances, to reduce reinvestment risk. Short-term borrowings allow us to receive cash to reinvest in longer-duration assets, while payingmaintaining the flexibility to pay back the short-term debt with cash flows generated by the fixed income portfolio. The balance of repurchase agreements as of both September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 20172018 was $50 million, which is collateralized with agency residential mortgage backed securities and commercial mortgage backed securities from our investment portfolio. Our subsidiary, RiverSource Life Insurance Company (“RiverSource Life”), is a member of the FHLB of Des Moines, which provides access to collateralized borrowings. We had $151 million and $150 million of borrowings from the FHLB, which is collateralized with commercial mortgage backed securities, as of September 30, 2018both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017, respectively.2018. We believe cash flows from operating activities, available cash balances and our availability of revolver borrowings will be sufficient to fund our operating liquidity needs.

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Dividends from Subsidiaries
Ameriprise Financial is primarily a parent holding company for the operations carried out by our wholly owned subsidiaries. Because of our holding company structure, our ability to meet our cash requirements, including the payment of dividends on our common stock, substantially depends upon the receipt of dividends or return of capital from our subsidiaries, particularly our life insurance subsidiary, RiverSource Life, our face-amount certificate subsidiary, Ameriprise Certificate Company (“ACC”), AMPF Holding Corporation, which is the parent company of our retail introducing broker-dealer subsidiary, Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. (“AFSI”) and our clearing broker-dealer subsidiary, American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. (“AEIS”), our Auto and Home insurance subsidiary, IDS Property Casualty Insurance Company (“IDS Property Casualty”), doing business as Ameriprise Auto & Home Insurance, our transfer agent subsidiary, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., our investment advisory company, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, and Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH, which is the parent company of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Sàrl. The payment of dividends by many of our subsidiaries is restricted and certain of our subsidiaries are subject to regulatory capital requirements.

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Actual capital and regulatory capital requirements for our wholly owned subsidiaries subject to regulatory capital requirements were as follows:
Actual Capital Regulatory Capital 
Requirements
Actual Capital Regulatory Capital 
Requirements
September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
(in millions)
RiverSource Life (1)(2)
$2,883
 $2,451
 N/A
 $562
$3,092
 $3,382
 N/A
 $675
RiverSource Life of NY (1)(2)
245
 269
 N/A
 36
284
 266
 N/A
 40
IDS Property Casualty (1)(3)
781
 781
 $230
 214
IDS Property Casualty Insurance Company (1)(3)
802
 789
 $238
 233
Ameriprise Insurance Company (1)(3)
49
 48
 3
 3
50
 49
 3
 3
ACC(4)(5)
415
 365
 393
 343
459
 444
 434
 420
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Sàrl (6)
222
 426
 177
 170
408
 218
 177
 173
Ameriprise National Trust Bank (7)
23
 22
 10
 10
22
 24
 10
 10
AFSI (3)(4)
125
 63
 #
 #
106
 108
 #
 #
Ameriprise Captive Insurance Company (3)
56
 51
 11
 8
#
 51
 #
 9
Ameriprise Trust Company (3)
32
 31
 29
 27
33
 32
 29
 27
AEIS (3)(4)
167
 125
 24
 22
153
 136
 22
 23
RiverSource Distributors, Inc. (3)(4)
13
 12
 #
 #
13
 13
 #
 #
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (3)(4)
18
 16
 #
 #
14
 18
 #
 #
Investment Professionals, Inc.6
 2
 #
 #
N/A Not applicable.
# Amounts are less than $1 million.
(1) 
Actual capital is determined on a statutory basis.
(2) 
Regulatory capital requirement is based on the statutory risk-based capital filing.
(3) 
Regulatory capital requirement is based on the applicable regulatory requirement, calculated as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017.2018.
(4) 
Actual capital is determined on an adjusted GAAP basis.
(5) 
ACC is required to hold capital in compliance with the Minnesota Department of Commerce and SEC capital requirements.
(6) 
Actual capital and regulatory capital requirements are determined in accordance with U.K. regulatory legislation. The regulatory capital requirements at September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 represent calculations at December 31, 20172018 of the rule based requirements, as specified by FCA regulations.
(7) 
Ameriprise National Trust Bank is required to maintain capital in compliance with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency regulations and policies.
In addition to the particular regulations restricting dividend payments and establishing subsidiary capitalization requirements, we take into account the overall health of the business, capital levels and risk management considerations in determining a dividend strategy for payments to our parent holding company from our subsidiaries, and in deciding to use cash to make capital contributions to our subsidiaries.
During the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2019, the parent holding company received cash dividends or a return of capital from its subsidiaries of $543 million (including $250 million from RiverSource Life) and contributed cash to its subsidiaries of $17 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the parent holding company received cash dividends or a return of capital from its subsidiaries of $1.7 billion$484 million (including $550$200 million from RiverSource Life) and contributed no cash to its subsidiaries of $39 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the parent holding company received cash dividends or a return of capital from its subsidiaries of $1.4 billion (including $700 million from RiverSource Life) and contributed cash to its subsidiaries of $64 million.subsidiaries.
In 2009, RiverSource established an agreement to protect its exposure to Genworth Life Insurance Company (“GLIC”) for its reinsured LTC. In 2016, substantial enhancements to this reinsurance protection agreement were finalized. The terms of these confidential provisions within the agreement have been shared, in the normal course of regular reviews, with our domiciliary regulator and rating agencies. ManagementGLIC is domiciled in Delaware so in the event GLIC were subjected to rehabilitation or insolvency proceedings, such proceedings would be located in (and governed by) Delaware laws. Delaware courts have a long tradition of respecting commercial and reinsurance affairs as well as contracts among sophisticated parties. Similar credit protections to what we have with GLIC have been tested and respected in Delaware and elsewhere in the United States, and as a result we believe our credit protections

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would be respected even in the unlikely event that GLIC becomes subject to rehabilitation or insolvency proceedings in Delaware. Accordingly, while no credit protections are perfect, we believe the correct way to think about the risks represented by our counterparty credit exposure to GLIC is not the full amount of the gross liability that GLIC reinsures, but a much smaller net exposure to GLIC (if any that might exist after taking into account our credit protections). Thus, management believes that thisour agreement and offsetting non LTC legacy arrangements with Genworth will enable RiverSource to recover on all net exposure in all material respects in the event of ana rehabilitation or insolvency of GLIC.

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Dividends Paid to Shareholders and Share Repurchases
We paid regular quarterly dividends to our shareholders totaling $388$127 million and $379$125 million for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively. On October 23, 2018,April 24, 2019, we announced a quarterly dividend of $0.90$0.97 per common share. The dividend will be paid on November 16, 2018May 17, 2019 to our shareholders of record at the close of business on November 5, 2018.May 6, 2019.
In April 2017, our Board of Directors authorized us to repurchase up to $2.5 billion of our common stock through June 30, 2019. As of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, we had $944$154 million remaining under this share repurchase authorization. In February 2019, our Board of Directors authorized an additional repurchase up to $2.5 billion of our common stock through March 31, 2021. We intend to fund share repurchases through existing working capital, future earnings and other customary financing methods. The share repurchase program does not require the purchase of any minimum number of shares, and depending on market conditions and other factors, these purchases may be commenced or suspended at any time without prior notice. Acquisitions under the share repurchase program may be made in the open market, through privately negotiated transactions or block trades or other means. During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, we repurchased a total of 7.72.8 million shares of our common stock at an average price of $147.86$124.85 per share.
Cash Flows
Cash flows of CIEs and restricted and segregated cash and cash equivalents are reflected in our cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, investing activities and financing activities. Cash held by CIEs is not available for general use by Ameriprise Financial, nor is Ameriprise Financial cash available for general use by its CIEs. Cash and cash equivalents segregated under federal and other regulations is held for the exclusive benefit of our brokerage customers and is not available for general use by Ameriprise Financial.
Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities decreased $70was $172 million to $1.1 billion for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $1.2 billionnet cash used in operating activities of $188 million for the prior year period primarily due to a $441 million decrease in cash from changes in brokerage deposits and higher netreflecting lower cash outflows related to derivatives, partially offset by a $348 million increase in cash from changes in restricted and segregated investments and a decrease in cash outflows from changes in receivables.derivatives.
Investing Activities
Our investing activities primarily relate to our Available-for-Sale investment portfolio. Further, this activity is significantly affected by the net flows of our investment certificate, fixed annuity and universal life products reflected in financing activities.
Net cash used in investing activities increased $243 million to $349was $481 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 compared to $106net cash provided by investing activities of $67 million for the prior year period primarily duereflecting a $345 million decrease to a $2.7 billion increasecash related to the fixed annuities reinsurance arrangement in cash used for purchasesthe first quarter of Available-for-Sale securities, partially offset by a $1.5 billion increase in proceeds from maturities, sinking fund payments and calls of Available-for-Sale securities, a $396 million increase in proceeds from sales, maturities and collections of other investments and a $598 million increase in cash from net changes in investments of CIEs.2019.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $291 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to net cash used in financing activities decreased $82of $564 million to $1.2 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $1.3 billion for the prior year period primarily due toreflecting proceeds of $497 million from issuance of debt, a $566 million increase in borrowings by CIEs, a $506$97 million increase in net cash inflows related to investment certificates and a $119$193 million increase in cash received from purchased options with deferred premiums, partially offset by a $1.1 billion increaserelated to changes in repayments of debt by CIEs.policyholder account balances.
Contractual Commitments
There have been no material changes to our contractual obligations disclosed in our 20172018 10-K. 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We provide asset management services to investment entities which are considered to be VIEs, such as CLOs, hedge funds, property funds and other private funds, which are sponsored by us. We consolidate certain CLOs. We have determined that consolidation is not required for hedge funds, property funds and other private funds, which are sponsored by us. Our maximum exposure to loss with respect to our investment in these non-consolidated entities is limited to our carrying value. We have no obligation to provide further financial or other support to these investment entities nor have we provided any support to these investment entities. See Note 4 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our arrangements with these investment entities.

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Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements that reflect management’s plans, estimates and beliefs. Actual results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements. Examples of such forward-looking statements include: 
statements of the Company’s plans, intentions, positioning, expectations, objectives or goals, including those relating to asset flows, mass affluent and affluent client acquisition strategy, client retention and growth of our client base, financial advisor productivity, retention, recruiting and enrollments, the introduction, cessation, terms or pricing of new or existing products and services, acquisition integration, benefits and claims expenses, general and administrative costs, consolidated tax rate, return of capital to shareholders, debt repayment and excess capital position and financial flexibility to capture additional growth opportunities;
other statements about future economic performance, the performance of equity markets and interest rate variations and the economic performance of the United States and of global markets; and
statements of assumptions underlying such statements.
The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “optimistic,” “intend,” “plan,” “aim,” “will,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “likely,” “forecast,” “on pace,” “project” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements.
Such factors include, but are not limited to:
the occurrence of any event, change of circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Company’s agreement with American Family Insurance regarding the sale of the Company’s Auto and Home Insurance business, the inability to complete the proposed sale due to the failure to satisfy the conditions to the closing of the proposed sale, including that a governmental entity may prohibit, delay or refuse to grant approval for the consummation of the proposed sale, uncertainty as to the timing of completing of the proposed sale, and risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations;
uncertainty as to the timing of launching the Company’s federal savings bank or its products;
conditions in the interest rate, credit default, equity market and foreign exchange environments, including changes in valuations, liquidity and volatility;
changes in and the adoption of relevant accounting standards and securities rating agency standards and processes, as well as changes in the litigation and regulatory environment, including ongoing legal proceedings and regulatory actions, the frequency and extent of legal claims threatened or initiated by clients, other persons and regulators, and developments in regulation and legislation, including the rules and regulations implemented or that may be implemented or modified in connection with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, bank holding company laws and regulations or in light of the U.S. Department of LaborLabor’s fiduciary regulations (as well as state and other fiduciary rules, and exemptionsthe SEC best interest standards, or similar standards such as the Certified Financial Planner Board standards) pertaining to the fiduciary status of investment advice providers to 401(k) plans, plan sponsors, plan participants and the holders of individual retirement or health savings accounts (as well as similar SEC, Certified Financial Planner Board and state fiduciary rules and standards);related issues;
investment management performance and distribution partner and consumer acceptance of the Company’s products;
effects of competition in the financial services industry, including pricing pressure, the introduction of new products and services and changes in product distribution mix and distribution channels;
changes to the Company’s reputation that may arise from employee or advisor misconduct, legal or regulatory actions, cybersecurity incidents, perceptions of the financial services industry generally, improper management of conflicts of interest or otherwise;
the Company’s capital structure, including indebtedness, limitations on subsidiaries to pay dividends, and the extent, manner, terms and timing of any share or debt repurchases management may effect as well as the opinions of rating agencies and other analysts and the reactions of market participants or the Company’s regulators, advisors, distribution partners or customers in response to any change or prospect of change in any such opinion;
changes to the availability and cost of liquidity and the Company’s credit capacity that may arise due to shifts in market conditions, the Company’s credit ratings and the overall availability of credit;
risks of default, capacity constraint or repricing by issuers or guarantors of investments the Company owns or by counterparties to hedge, derivative, insurance or reinsurance arrangements or by manufacturers of products the Company distributes, experience deviations from the Company’s assumptions regarding such risks, the evaluations or the prospect of changes in evaluations of any such third parties published by rating agencies or other analysts, and the reactions of other market participants or the Company’s regulators, advisors, distribution partners or customers in response to any such evaluation or prospect of changes in evaluation;
experience deviations from the Company’s assumptions regarding morbidity, mortality, persistency and premium rate increases in certain annuity and insurance products (including, but not limited to, variable annuities and long term care policies), or from assumptions regarding market returns assumed in valuing or unlocking DAC and DSIC or market volatility underlying the Company’s valuation and hedging of guaranteed benefit annuity riders, or from assumptions regarding interest rates or asset

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yield assumed in the Company's loss recognition testing of its long term care business, or from assumptions regarding anticipated claims and losses relating to the Company’s auto and home insurance products;
changes in capital requirements that may be indicated, required or advised by regulators or rating agencies;
the impacts of the Company’s efforts to improve distribution economics and to grow third-party distribution of its products;
the ability to pursue and complete strategic transactions and initiatives, including acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, joint ventures and the development of new products and services;

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the ability to realize the financial, operating and business fundamental benefits of strategic transactions and initiatives the Company has completed, is pursuing or may pursue in the future, which may be impacted by the ability to obtain regulatory approvals, the ability to effectively manage related expenses and by market, business partner and consumer reactions to such strategic transactions and initiatives;
the ability and timing to realize savings and other benefits from re-engineering and tax planning;
interruptions or other failures in the Company’s communications, technology and other operating systems, including errors or failures caused by third-party service providers, interference or failures caused by third party attacks on the Company’s systems (or other cybersecurity incidents), or the failure to safeguard the privacy or confidentiality of sensitive information and data on such systems; and
general economic and political factors, including consumer confidence in the economy and the financial industry, the ability and inclination of consumers generally to invest as well as their ability and inclination to invest in financial instruments and products other than cash and cash equivalents, the costs of products and services the Company consumes in the conduct of its business, and applicable legislation and regulation and changes therein (such
general economic and political factors, including consumer confidence in the economy and the financial industry, the ability and inclination of consumers generally to invest as well as their ability and inclination to invest in financial instruments and products other than cash and cash equivalents, the costs of products and services the Company consumes in the conduct of its business, and applicable legislation and regulation and changes therein (such as the ongoing negotiations following the June 2016 UK referendum on membership in the European Union and the uncertain regulatory environment in the U.S. since the 2016 U.S. election), including tax laws, tax treaties, fiscal and central government treasury policy, and policies regarding the financial services industry and publicly-held firms, and regulatory rulings and pronouncements.
Management cautions the reader that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. There may also be other risks that management is unable to predict at this time that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. Management undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements. The foregoing list of factors should be read in conjunction with the “Risk Factors” discussion included in Part I, Item 1A of our 20172018 10-K.
Ameriprise Financial announces financial and other information to investors through the Company’s investor relations website at ir.ameriprise.com, as well as SEC filings, press releases, public conference calls and webcasts. Investors and others interested in the company are encouraged to visit the investor relations website from time to time, as information is updated and new information is posted. The website also allows users to sign up for automatic notifications in the event new materials are posted. The information found on the website is not incorporated by reference into this report or in any other report or document the Company furnishes or files with the SEC.
ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The information set forth in Part I, Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Market Risk” in this report is incorporated herein by reference. These disclosures should be read in conjunction with the “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” discussion included as Part II, Item 7A of our 20172018 10-K filed with the SEC on February 23, 201827, 2019.
ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be reported in the Exchange Act filings is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in and pursuant to SEC regulations, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that this information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding the required disclosure. It should be noted that, because of inherent limitations, our company’s disclosure controls and procedures, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met.
Our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable level of assurance as of September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The information set forth in Note 1719 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes in the risk factors provided in Part I, Item 1A of our 20172018 10-K.
ITEM 2.  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The following table presents the information with respect to purchases made by or on behalf of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. or any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), of our common stock during the thirdfirst quarter of 2018:2019:
Period (a) (b) (c) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d)
Total Number
of Shares Purchased
Average Price
Paid Per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1)
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
Total Number
of Shares Purchased
Average Price
Paid Per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1)
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
July 1 to July 31, 2018        
January 1 to January 31, 2019        
Share repurchase program (1)
 584,501
 $143.56
 584,501
 $1,213,336,723
 723,000
 $116.01
 723,000
 $424,756,717
Employee transactions (2)
 36,533
 $143.42
 N/A
 N/A
 72,897
 $114.90
 N/A
 N/A
                
August 1 to August 31, 2018        
February 1 to February 28, 2019        
Share repurchase program (1)
 949,559
 $141.13
 949,559
 $1,079,328,175
 859,439
 $129.10
 859,439
 $2,813,801,717
Employee transactions (2)
 6,262
 $142.18
 N/A
 N/A
 255,871
 $128.66
 N/A
 N/A
                
September 1 to September 30, 2018        
March 1 to March 31, 2019        
Share repurchase program (1)
 925,447
 $145.84
 925,447
 $944,357,068
 1,259,794
 $127.01
 1,259,794
 $2,653,789,607
Employee transactions (2)
 39,877
 $145.31
 N/A
 N/A
 25,352
 $129.42
 N/A
 N/A
                
Totals                
Share repurchase program (1)
 2,459,507
 $143.48
 2,459,507
  
 2,842,233
 $124.85
 2,842,233
  
Employee transactions (2)
 82,672
 $144.24
 N/A
  
 354,120
 $125.88
 N/A
  
 2,542,179
  
 2,459,507
  
 3,196,353
  
 2,842,233
  
N/A  Not applicable.
(1) On April 24, 2017, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized an additional expenditure of up to $2.5 billion for the repurchase of our common stock through June 30, 2019. In February 2019, our Board of Directors authorized an additional repurchase up to $2.5 billion of our common stock through March 31, 2021. The share repurchase program does not require the purchase of any minimum number of shares, and depending on market conditions and other factors, these purchases may be commenced or suspended at any time without prior notice. Acquisitions under the share repurchase program may be made in the open market, through privately negotiated transactions or block trades or other means.
(2) Includes restricted shares withheld pursuant to the terms of awards under the Company’s share-based compensation plans to offset tax withholding obligations that occur upon vesting and release of restricted shares. The value of the restricted shares withheld is the closing price of common stock of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. on the date the relevant transaction occurs. Also includes shares withheld pursuant to the net settlement of Non-Qualified Stock Option (“NQSO”) exercises to offset tax withholding obligations that occur upon exercise and to cover the strike price of the NQSO. The value of the shares withheld pursuant to the net settlement of NQSO exercises is the closing price of common stock of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. on the day prior to the date the relevant transaction occurs.

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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS
Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, we have filed certain agreements as exhibits to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These agreements may contain representations and warranties by the parties. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the benefit of the other party or parties to such agreements and (i) may have been qualified by disclosures made to such other party or parties, (ii) were made only as of the date of such agreements or such other date(s) as may be specified in such agreements and are subject to more recent developments, which may not be fully reflected in our public disclosure, (iii) may reflect the allocation of risk among the parties to such agreements and (iv) may apply materiality standards different from what may be viewed as material to investors. Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe our actual state of affairs at the date hereof and should not be relied upon.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The exhibit numbers followed by an asterisk (*) indicate exhibits electronically filed herewith. All other exhibit numbers indicate exhibits previously filed and are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
ExhibitDescription
  
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 1-32525, filed on May 1, 2014).
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 1-32525, filed on October 5, 2018).
Form of Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 3 to Form 10 Registration Statement, File No. 1-32525, filed on August 19, 2005).

Other instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt securities of the registrant are omitted pursuant to Section (b)(4)(iii)(A) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K. The registrant agrees to furnish copies of these instruments to the SEC upon request.
Certification of James M. Cracchiolo pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Certification of Walter S. Berman pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Certification of James M. Cracchiolo and Walter S. Berman pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101The following materials from Ameriprise Financial, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 are formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017;2018; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017;2018; (iii) Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017;2018; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Equity for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and 2017;2018; (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and 2017;2018; and (vi) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
* Filed electronically herewithin.


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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.
 


AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
(Registrant)
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.
(Registrant)
Date:November 5, 2018May 1, 2019By:By/s/ Walter S. Berman
 
Walter S. Berman
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Date:November 5, 2018May 1, 2019By:By/s/ David K. Stewart
 
David K. Stewart
Senior Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)


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