Equitable Holdings (NYSE: EQH) posts sharply higher Q1 2026 profit
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10-Q
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Equitable Holdings, Inc. reported sharply higher profitability for the first quarter of 2026. Net income attributable to Holdings rose to $621 million, and diluted earnings per share increased to $2.14 from $0.16 a year earlier, even as total revenues eased to $4.23 billion from $4.58 billion.
Total assets were $310.4 billion and total equity was $1.86 billion as of March 31, 2026. Cash and cash equivalents stood at $9.9 billion. The company also highlights an agreement for an all‑stock merger with Corebridge Financial, expected to close by the end of 2026, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.
Positive
- Profitability surged: Net income attributable to Holdings rose to $621 million in Q1 2026 from $63 million a year earlier, and diluted EPS increased to $2.14 from $0.16, indicating a substantial improvement in earnings performance.
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- None.
Insights
Equitable posts much stronger Q1 earnings despite slightly lower revenue.
Equitable Holdings generated Q1 2026 revenue of $4.23 billion, down modestly from $4.58 billion in 2025, but net income attributable to Holdings jumped to $621 million from $63 million. Diluted EPS increased to $2.14 from $0.16, reflecting significantly improved profitability.
Benefits and other deductions fell to $3.34 billion from $4.40 billion, helped by lower policyholder benefits and operating costs. Net investment income edged up to $1.28 billion, while net derivative gains were $580 million. These items contributed meaningfully to the stronger bottom line.
The balance sheet shows total assets of $310.38 billion and total equity of $1.86 billion as of March 31, 2026. Cash and cash equivalents were $9.90 billion. A proposed all‑stock merger with Corebridge, targeted to close by the end of 2026 subject to approvals, would combine their businesses under a new parent named Equitable Holdings, Inc.
Key Figures
Total revenues: $4,230 million
Net income attributable to Holdings: $621 million
Diluted EPS: $2.14 per share
+5 more
8 metrics
Total revenues
$4,230 million
Three months ended March 31, 2026
Net income attributable to Holdings
$621 million
Three months ended March 31, 2026
Diluted EPS
$2.14 per share
Three months ended March 31, 2026
Total assets
$310,382 million
As of March 31, 2026
Total equity
$1,860 million
As of March 31, 2026
Cash and cash equivalents
$9,904 million
As of March 31, 2026
Allowance for credit losses on mortgage loans
$286 million
As of March 31, 2026
Policyholders’ account balances
$132,662 million
As of March 31, 2026
Key Terms
market risk benefits, variable interest entities, cash flow hedges, coinsurance and modified coinsurance, +2 more
6 terms
market risk benefits financial
"Change in market risk benefits and purchased market risk benefits | 325 | 672"
Market risk benefits are the extra returns or advantages investors expect or receive for taking on broad, system‑wide swings in the overall market — essentially the premium for bearing risk that cannot be eliminated by diversification. This matters because it helps investors weigh whether the potential higher gains justify larger price swings, guides how portfolios are balanced, and sets expectations for compensation when choosing riskier market exposures; think of it as the extra pay you demand for riding a roller‑coaster instead of a calm bus ride.
variable interest entities financial
"those variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that meet the requirements for consolidation"
A variable interest entity (VIE) is a business that a company controls through contracts or special arrangements instead of owning a majority of its shares, like steering a puppet without holding its ticket. Investors care because these arrangements can hide who really bears the financial risks and rewards, affect how assets and liabilities appear on financial statements, and create extra legal or enforcement uncertainty that can change the value and risk of an investment.
cash flow hedges financial
"These cross currency swaps are for the period... and are accounted for as cash flow hedges"
A cash flow hedge is an accounting label companies use when they enter financial contracts—like currency or interest-rate agreements—to protect expected future cash payments or receipts from unpredictable moves. For investors, it signals that the company is trying to smooth out future cash variability (think of locking in a price to avoid surprises), which can reduce reported profit swings but also means the company has exposure to derivative instruments and their associated risks.
coinsurance and modified coinsurance financial
"entered into a separate coinsurance and modified coinsurance agreement with RGA"
deferred policy acquisition costs financial
"Deferred policy acquisition costs | 7,584 | 7,523"
Deferred policy acquisition costs are upfront sales and onboarding expenses — such as commissions and underwriting costs — that an insurer records as an asset and then spreads out over the life of the insurance policies as the company earns premiums. For investors, these costs matter because how quickly they are written off affects reported profits and the apparent health of an insurer’s balance sheet, similar to spreading the cost of a season ticket over the months you use it.
securities lending financial
"The Company enters into securities lending agreements with an agent bank"
Securities lending is when an owner of stocks or bonds temporarily loans them to another party, usually so the borrower can sell them short or meet settlement needs; the lender receives a fee and typically some form of security in return. Investors should care because lending can generate extra income on holdings and affects market liquidity and short-selling activity, much like renting out a spare room brings income while someone else uses the space.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026
or
| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the transition period from to
Commission File No. 001-38469
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(212 ) 554-1234
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
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 ☒ No ☐
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 ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an “emerging growth company”. See definition of “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | Emerging growth company | |||||||||||||||||||||||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 (a) of the Exchange Act. ¨ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
As of May 5, 2026, 281,519,390 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value, were outstanding.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION | ||||||||
Item 1. | Consolidated Financial Statements | |||||||
Consolidated Balance Sheets, March 31, 2026 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2025 | 5 | |||||||
Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss), Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (Unaudited) | 6 | |||||||
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (Unaudited) | 7 | |||||||
Consolidated Statements of Equity, Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (Unaudited) | 8 | |||||||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (Unaudited) | 9 | |||||||
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements: | ||||||||
Note 1 - Organization | 11 | |||||||
Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies | 13 | |||||||
Note 3 - Investments | 15 | |||||||
Note 4 - Derivatives | 29 | |||||||
Note 5 - Closed Block | 35 | |||||||
Note 6 - DAC and Other Deferred Assets/Liabilities | 36 | |||||||
Note 7 - Fair Value Disclosures | 38 | |||||||
Note 8 - Liabilities for Future Policyholder Benefits | 53 | |||||||
Note 9 - Market Risk Benefits | 57 | |||||||
Note 10 - Policyholder Account Balances | 58 | |||||||
Note 11 - Employee Benefit Plans | 63 | |||||||
Note 12 - Income Taxes | 64 | |||||||
Note 13 - Equity | 65 | |||||||
Note 14 - Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest | 67 | |||||||
Note 15 - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities | 68 | |||||||
Note 16 - Business Segment Information | 70 | |||||||
Note 17 - Insurance Statutory Financial Information | 74 | |||||||
Note 18 - Earnings per Common Share | 76 | |||||||
Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 77 | ||||||
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 111 | ||||||
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 111 | ||||||
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||||
| Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 112 | ||||||
| Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 112 | ||||||
| Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 114 | ||||||
| Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 114 | ||||||
| Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 114 | ||||||
| Item 5. | Other Information | 114 | ||||||
| Item 6. | Exhibits | 115 | ||||||
Signatures | 122 | |||||||
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NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION
Certain of the statements included or incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “seeks,” “aims,” “plans,” “assumes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “shall” or variations of such words are generally part of forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are made based on management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects upon Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”) and its consolidated subsidiaries. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding projections, estimates, forecasts and other financial and performance metrics and projections of market expectations. “We,” “us” and “our” refer to Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context refers only to Holdings as a corporate entity. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting Holdings will be those anticipated by management. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, all matters that are not historical facts.
These forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and there are certain important factors that could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from expectations or estimates reflected in such forward-looking statements, including, among others: (i) the ability to complete the Proposed Transaction (as defined below) on the timeframe or in the terms currently anticipated or at all, including due to a failure to obtain requisite stockholder, stock exchange, regulatory, governmental or other approvals; (ii) risks related to difficulties, inabilities or delays in integrating the parties’ businesses; (iii) the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the Proposed Transaction, including estimated run-rate expense synergies and projected cost savings at the time, and to the extent anticipated, as well as expected, operating earnings and cash flow generation; (iv) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the right of either or both parties to terminate the merger agreement; (v) the potential impact of the announcement or consummation of the Proposed Transaction on Equitable or Corebridge’s stock price and on their respective business, contractual and operational relationships (including with regulatory bodies, employees, suppliers, clients and competitors); (vi) risk related to business disruptions from the Proposed Transaction that may harm the business or current plans and operations of either or both parties, including diversion of management time from ongoing business operations; (vii) the risk that the Proposed Transaction and the announcement thereof could have an adverse effect on the operations; (viii) the risk that the Proposed Transaction and the announcement thereof could have an adverse effect on the ability of either or both parties to hire and retain key personnel; (ix) the parties’ ability to raise debt on favorable terms or at all; (x) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Equitable, Corebridge, their new parent company or their respective directors; (xi) restrictions on the conduct of Equitable and Corebridge’s respective businesses prior to the closing of the Proposed Transaction and on each of their ability to pursue alternatives to the Proposed Transaction; (xii) the possibility that the Proposed Transaction may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events, or unforeseen or unknown liabilities; (xiii) the potential impact of a downgrade in Equitable or Corebridge’s insurer financial strength ratings or credit ratings or of the new parent company of Equitable and Corebridge following completion of the Proposed Transaction; (xiv) conditions in the financial markets and economy, including the impact of geopolitical conflicts, changes in tariffs and trade barriers, the impact on the Company of a continued shutdown of the U.S. government, and related economic conditions, equity market declines and volatility, interest rate fluctuations, impacts on our goodwill and changes in liquidity and access to and cost of capital; (xv) operational factors, including reliance on the payment of dividends to Holdings by its subsidiaries, protection of confidential customer information or proprietary business information, operational failures by us or our service providers, potential strategic transactions, changes in accounting standards, and catastrophic events, such as the outbreak of pandemic diseases; (xvi) credit, counterparties and investments, including counterparty default on derivative contracts, failure of financial institutions, defaults by third parties and affiliates and economic downturns, defaults and other events adversely affecting our investments; (xvii) our reinsurance and hedging programs; (xviii) our products, structure and product distribution, including variable annuity guaranteed benefits features within certain of our products, variations in statutory capital requirements, financial strength and claims-paying ratings, state insurance laws limiting the ability of our insurance subsidiaries to pay dividends and key product distribution relationships; (xix) estimates, assumptions and valuations, including risk management policies and procedures, potential inadequacy of reserves and experience differing from pricing expectations, amortization of deferred acquisition costs and financial models; (xx) our Asset Management segment, including fluctuations in assets under management and the industry-wide shift from actively-managed investment services to passive services; (xxi) recruitment and retention of key employees and experienced and productive financial professionals; (xxii) subjectivity of the determination of the amount of allowances and impairments taken on our investments; (xxiii) legal and regulatory risks, including federal and state legislation affecting financial institutions, insurance regulation and tax reform; (xxiv) risks related to our common stock; and (xxv) general risks, including strong industry competition, information systems failing or being compromised and protecting our intellectual property.
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Forward-looking statements should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements, risks, uncertainties and other factors identified in Holdings’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as amended or supplemented in our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, including in the section entitled “Risk Factors,” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. You should read this Form 10-Q completely and with the understanding that actual future results may be materially different from expectations. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as otherwise may be required by law.
Other risks, uncertainties and factors, including those discussed under “Risk Factors,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements we make. Readers should read carefully the factors described in “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K to better understand the risks and uncertainties inherent in our business and underlying any forward-looking statements.
Throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q we use certain defined terms and abbreviations, which are summarized in the “Glossary” and “Acronyms” sections.
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Part I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements
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EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
March 31, 2026 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2025
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions, except share data) | |||||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Investments: | |||||||||||
Fixed maturities available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost of $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Fixed maturities, at fair value using the fair value option (1) | |||||||||||
Mortgage loans on real estate (net of allowance for credit losses of $ | |||||||||||
Mortgage loans, at fair value using the fair value option | |||||||||||
Policy loans | |||||||||||
| Other equity investments (1) | |||||||||||
| Trading securities, at fair value | |||||||||||
| Other invested assets (1) | |||||||||||
| Total investments | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents (1) | |||||||||||
| Cash and securities segregated, at fair value | |||||||||||
| Broker-dealer related receivables | |||||||||||
| Deferred policy acquisition costs | |||||||||||
| Goodwill and other intangible assets, net | |||||||||||
Amounts due from reinsurers (allowance for credit losses of $ | |||||||||||
| Current and deferred income taxes | |||||||||||
| Purchased market risk benefits | |||||||||||
| Other assets (1) | |||||||||||
| Assets for market risk benefits | |||||||||||
| Separate Accounts assets | |||||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| LIABILITIES | |||||||||||
Policyholders’ account balances | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Liability for market risk benefits | |||||||||||
Future policy benefits and other policyholders’ liabilities | |||||||||||
| Broker-dealer related payables | |||||||||||
| Customer related payables | |||||||||||
| Amounts due to reinsurers | |||||||||||
| Short-term debt | |||||||||||
| Long-term debt | |||||||||||
| Notes issued by consolidated variable interest entities, at fair value using the fair value option (1) | |||||||||||
| Other liabilities (1) | |||||||||||
| Separate Accounts liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total Liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest (1) (2) | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Commitments and contingent liabilities (3) | |||||||||||
| EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Equity attributable to Holdings: | |||||||||||
Preferred stock and additional paid-in capital, $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Common stock, $ | |||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | |||||||||||
Treasury stock, at cost, | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Retained earnings | |||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total equity attributable to Holdings | ( | ||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest | |||||||||||
| Total Equity | |||||||||||
| Total Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest and Equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
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(1) See Note 2 of the Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements for details of balances with VIEs.
(2) See Note 14 of the Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements for details of redeemable noncontrolling interest.
(3) See Note 15 of the Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements for details of commitments and contingent liabilities.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
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EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
(in millions, except per share data) | |||||||||||
| REVENUES | |||||||||||
| Policy charges and fee income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Premiums | |||||||||||
| Net derivative gains (losses) | |||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | |||||||||||
| Investment gains (losses), net: | |||||||||||
Credit and intent to sell losses on available-for-sale debt securities and loans | |||||||||||
| Other investment gains (losses), net | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total investment gains (losses), net | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Investment management and service fees | |||||||||||
| Other income | |||||||||||
| Total revenues | |||||||||||
| BENEFITS AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS | |||||||||||
| Policyholders’ benefits | |||||||||||
| Remeasurement of liability for future policy benefits | ( | ||||||||||
| Change in market risk benefits and purchased market risk benefits | |||||||||||
| Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances | |||||||||||
| Compensation and benefits | |||||||||||
| Commissions and distribution-related payments | |||||||||||
| Interest expense | |||||||||||
| Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | |||||||||||
| Other operating costs and expenses | |||||||||||
| Total benefits and other deductions | |||||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations, before income taxes | |||||||||||
| Income tax (expense) benefit | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) | |||||||||||
| Less: Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest (1) | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Holdings | |||||||||||
| Less: Preferred stock dividends | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) available to Holdings’ common shareholders | $ | $ | |||||||||
| EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) applicable to Holdings’ common shareholders per common share: | |||||||||||
| Basic | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Diluted | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding (in millions): | |||||||||||
| Basic | |||||||||||
| Diluted | |||||||||||
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(1) Includes redeemable noncontrolling interest. See Note 14 of the Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements for details of redeemable noncontrolling interest.
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
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EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
(in millions) | |||||||||||
| COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) net of income taxes: | |||||||||||
| Change in unrealized gains (losses), net of reclassification adjustment | ( | ||||||||||
| Change in market risk benefits - instrument-specific credit risk | |||||||||||
| Change in liability for future policy benefits - current discount rate | ( | ||||||||||
| Change in defined benefit plan related items not yet recognized in periodic benefit cost, net of reclassification adjustment | |||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | ( | ||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes | ( | ||||||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) | |||||||||||
| Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest | |||||||||||
| Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Holdings | $ | $ | |||||||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
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EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Equity
Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity Attributable to Holdings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred Stock and Additional Paid-In Capital | Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Treasury Stock | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Total Holdings Equity | Non-controlling Interest | Total Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock compensation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase of treasury stock | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reissuance of treasury stock | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retirement of common stock | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of AB Holding units | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends on common stock (cash dividends declared per common share of $ | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends on preferred stock | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | a | $ | a | $ | a | $ | ( | a | $ | a | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock compensation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase of treasury stock | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reissuance of treasury stock | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retirement of common stock | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of AB Holding units | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends on common stock (cash dividends declared per common share of $ | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends on preferred stock | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redemption of preferred stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ( | a | a | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
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EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
(in millions) | |||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances | |||||||||||
| Policy charges and fee income | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net derivative (gains) losses | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Credit and intent to sell losses on available-for-sale debt securities and loans | ( | ||||||||||
| Investment (gains) losses, net | |||||||||||
| (Gains) losses on businesses held-for-sale | |||||||||||
| Realized and unrealized (gains) losses on trading securities | |||||||||||
Loss on novation | |||||||||||
| AB Retirement plan losses | |||||||||||
| Non-cash long term incentive compensation expense | |||||||||||
| Amortization and depreciation | |||||||||||
| Remeasurement of liability for future policy benefits | ( | ||||||||||
| Change in market risk benefits | |||||||||||
| Equity (income) loss from limited partnerships | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Changes in: | |||||||||||
| Net broker-dealer and customer related receivables/payables | ( | ||||||||||
| Reinsurance recoverable and related balances, net | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Segregated cash and securities, net | ( | ||||||||||
| Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Future policy benefits | ( | ||||||||||
| Current and deferred income taxes | ( | ||||||||||
| Other, net | ( | ||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from the sale/maturity/pre-payment of: | |||||||||||
| Fixed maturities, available-for-sale | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Fixed maturities, at fair value using the fair value option | |||||||||||
| Mortgage loans on real estate | |||||||||||
| Trading account securities | |||||||||||
| Short term investments | |||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| Payment for the purchase/origination of: | |||||||||||
| Fixed maturities, available-for-sale | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Fixed maturities, at fair value using the fair value option | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Mortgage loans on real estate | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Mortgage loans, at fair value using the fair value option | ( | ||||||||||
| Trading account securities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Short term investments | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash settlements related to derivative instruments, net | |||||||||||
| Investment in capitalized software, leasehold improvements and EDP equipment | ( | ( | |||||||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
(in millions) | |||||||||||
| Other, net | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Policyholders’ account balances: | |||||||||||
| Deposits | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Withdrawals | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Transfers (to) from Separate Accounts | |||||||||||
| Payments of market risk benefits | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Repayment of short-term financings | ( | ||||||||||
| Change in collateralized pledged assets | ( | ||||||||||
| Change in collateralized pledged liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Issuance of long-term debt | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from collateralized loan obligations | |||||||||||
Repayment of collateralized loan obligations | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from notes issued by consolidated VIEs | |||||||||||
| Repayment of notes issued by consolidated VIEs | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Dividends paid on common stock | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Dividends paid on preferred stock | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Purchase of AB Holding Units to fund long-term incentive compensation plan awards, net | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Purchase of treasury shares | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Purchases (redemptions) of noncontrolling interests of consolidated company-sponsored investment funds | |||||||||||
| Distribution to noncontrolling interest of consolidated subsidiaries | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Change in securities lending | ( | ||||||||||
| Other, net | ( | ||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
| Change in cash and cash equivalents | ( | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Non-cash transactions from investing and financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations | $ | $ | |||||||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited).
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EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1) ORGANIZATION
Equitable Holdings, Inc. is the holding company for a diversified financial services organization. The Company conducts operations in three segments: Retirement, Asset Management and Wealth Management, and management evaluates the performance of each of these segments independently. See Note 16 of the Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on the change to the reportable segments, which was made in the third quarter of 2025 and retrospectively applied.
•The Retirement segment is a leading provider of retirement solutions to individual and institutional clients. Our primary offerings include individual and group annuities, retirement savings plans, and institutional savings products, which we distribute through both proprietary and third-party distribution. Results for our spread lending business are also primarily reported within the Retirement segment.
•The Asset Management segment provides diversified investment management and related services globally to a broad range of clients through three main client channels-Institutional, Retail and Private Wealth. The Asset Management segment reflects the business of AB Holding and ABLP and their subsidiaries (collectively, AB).
•The Wealth Management segment is an emerging leader in the wealth management space with a differentiated advice value proposition that offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory accounts, financial planning and advice, life insurance, and annuity products.
The Company reports certain activities and items that are not included in our segments in Corporate and Other. Corporate and Other includes the closed block of life insurance (the “Closed Block”), results for certain run-off blocks of business, and certain strategic investments and unallocated items, including interest and corporate expenses. In addition, beginning with the third quarter of 2025, results for the Individual Life and Employee Benefits businesses are reported in Corporate and Other. AB’s results of operations are reflected in the Asset Management segment. Accordingly, Corporate and Other does not include any items applicable to AB.
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company’s economic interest in AB was approximately 68 % and 68 %, respectively. The General Partner of AB is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Because the General Partner has the authority to manage and control the business of AB, AB is consolidated in the Company’s financial statements for all periods presented.
Corebridge Merger
On March 26, 2026, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Holdings, Corebridge Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Corebridge”), Mountain Holding, Inc., a newly formed Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Corebridge (“Corebridge HoldCo”), Marcy Holding, Inc., a newly formed Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Corebridge HoldCo (“Equitable Merger Sub”), and Palisade Holding, Inc., a newly formed Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Corebridge HoldCo (“Corebridge Merger Sub”).
Holdings and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses by: (a) Corebridge Merger Sub merging with and into Corebridge, with Corebridge surviving such merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Corebridge HoldCo (the “Corebridge Merger”), (b) immediately following the consummation of the Corebridge Merger, Equitable Merger Sub merging with and into Holdings, with Holdings surviving such merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Corebridge HoldCo (the “Equitable Merger” and, together with the Corebridge Merger, the “Proposed Transaction”), and (c) as of the closing of the Proposed Transaction (the “Closing”), changing the name of Corebridge HoldCo to “Equitable Holdings, Inc.”
The Proposed Transaction is expected to close by the end of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of required regulatory approvals and approval of the respective shareholders of both Corebridge and Holdings.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
RGA Reinsurance Transaction
On July 31, 2025, Equitable Financial, as well as Equitable America and Equitable Financial L&A (each a “Ceding Company” and, together, the “Ceding Companies”), completed the master transaction agreement with RGA entered into on February 23, 2025, pursuant to which and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in such agreement, RGA entered into reinsurance agreements, as reinsurer, with each such Ceding Company, to effect the RGA Reinsurance Transaction.
At the closing of the transaction, (i) each of Equitable Financial and Equitable America entered into a separate coinsurance and modified coinsurance agreement with RGA and (ii) Equitable Financial L&A entered into a coinsurance agreement with RGA, each with an effective date of April 1, 2025, pursuant to which each Ceding Company ceded to RGA a 75 % quota share of such Ceding Company’s in-force individual life insurance block and Closed Block. At the closing of the transaction, assets supporting the general account liabilities relating to the reinsured contracts were deposited into a trust account for the benefit of Equitable Financial and a trust account for the benefit of Equitable America and Equitable Financial L&A, which assets will secure RGA’s obligations to each ceding company under the applicable reinsurance agreement. Equitable Financial and Equitable America reinsured the applicable separate accounts relating to the applicable reinsured contracts on a modified coinsurance basis. In addition, the investment of assets in each trust account will be subject to investment guidelines and certain capital adequacy related triggers will require enhanced funding. The reinsurance agreements also contain additional counterparty risk management and mitigation provisions. Each ceding company will continue to administer the applicable reinsured contracts.
As part of the transaction, on June 16, 2025, ABLP entered into an investment advisory agreement with RGA, pursuant to which AB will manage certain assets to be specified representing approximately 70 % of assets supporting the reserves associated with the ceded policies under the reinsurance agreements.
As consideration for the RGA Reinsurance Transaction, the Ceding Companies transferred assets of $11.6 billion, including primarily available-for-sale securities, cash and policy loans as the consideration for the reinsurance transaction. The transfer of assets resulted in a loss of $1.1 billion to the Company, recorded in Investment gains (losses), net. In addition, the Company recorded $12.3 billion of direct insurance liabilities ceded under the reinsurance contract included in amounts due from reinsurers (includes $334 million of ceded reserves related to the non-insulated (“NI”) modco offset by NI modco payable) and $593 million of deferred gain on cost of reinsurance included within other liabilities. We recorded a $154 million residual liability representing the difference between Closed Block Assets and Liabilities for the amount owed to RGA. Additionally, Equitable Financial and Equitable America ceded a total of $14.1 billion of Separate Account liabilities under the modified coinsurance portion of the respective reinsurance agreements.
Novation
Effective January 17, 2025, Equitable Financial novated certain legacy variable annuity policies sold between 2006-2008, comprised of non-New York “Accumulator” policies containing fixed rate Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit and/or Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit guarantees reinsured by Venerable under the combined co-insurance and modified coinsurance basis agreement executed on June 1, 2021.
As a result of the novation of certain Legacy VA policies completed during the first quarter of 2025, the Company recorded a loss of $499 million in pre-tax net income and an increase of $263 million in pre-tax AOCI, for a total impact loss of $236 million. The negative net income impact is mostly driven by the reduction of the purchased MRB asset of $2.0 billion and the reduction of Liability for MRBs of $1.6 billion, offset by a decrease in reinsurance deposit liability of $183 million. Purchased MRB asset reduction is larger than the direct MRB liability reduction since the Venerable reinsurance assets sit in a collateralized trust and thus materially reduce the non-performance risk. Deposit account liability decreases as novation leads to faster amortization of the liability. The novation impact from the base contracts and the contracts in payout status is less material, as the increase in policyholders’ account balance of $33 million and decrease in liability for future policyholders’ benefits of $458 million are largely offset by a decrease in Amounts due from reinsurers of $432 million.
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EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
AB Tender Offer and Unit Exchange
2) SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements (the “consolidated financial statements”) have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP” or “GAAP”) on a basis consistent with reporting interim financial information in accordance with instructions to the Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the financial position and results of operations have been made. All such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements present the consolidated results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries and those investment companies, partnerships and joint ventures in which the Company has control and a majority economic interest as well as those variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that meet the requirements for consolidation.
All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The terms “first quarter 2026” and “first quarter 2025” refer to the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The terms “first three months of 2026” and “first three months of 2025” refer to the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Future Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements
Description | Effective Date and Method of Adoption | Effect on the Financial Statement or Other Significant Matters | ||||||
ASU 2024-03: Accounting Standards Update No. 2024-03-Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40) | ||||||||
This ASU requires a public business entity to disclose specific information about certain costs and expenses in the notes to its financial statements for interim and annual reporting periods. The objective of the disclosure requirements is to provide disaggregated information about a public business entity’s expenses to help investors (a) better understand the entity’s performance, (b) better assess the entity’s prospects for future cash flows, and (c) compare an entity’s performance over time and with that of other entities. The ASU does not change the expense captions an entity presents on the face of the income statement; rather, it requires disaggregation of certain expense captions into specified categories in disclosures within the notes to the financial statements. | The ASU will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Entities are required to apply the ASU on a prospective basis. | The Company is currently assessing the impact to the consolidated financial statements of this ASU. | ||||||
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
Accounting and Consolidation of VIEs
For all new investment products and entities developed by the Company, the Company first determines whether the entity is a VIE, which involves determining an entity’s variability and variable interests, identifying the holders of the equity investment at risk and assessing the five characteristics of a VIE. Once an entity is determined to be a VIE, the Company then determines whether it is the primary beneficiary of the VIE based on its beneficial interests. If the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE, the Company consolidates the entity.
Quarterly, management of the Company reviews its investment management agreements and its investments in, and other financial arrangements with, certain entities that hold client AUM to determine the entities the Company is required to consolidate under this guidance. These entities include certain mutual fund products, hedge funds, structured products, group trusts, collective investment trusts, and limited partnerships.
The analysis performed to identify variable interests held, determine whether entities are VIEs or VOEs, and evaluate whether the Company has a controlling financial interest in such entities requires the exercise of judgment and is updated on a continuous basis as circumstances change or new entities are developed. The primary beneficiary evaluation generally is performed qualitatively based on all facts and circumstances, including consideration of economic interests in the VIE held directly and indirectly through related parties and entities under common control, as well as quantitatively, as appropriate.
Consolidated VIEs
Consolidated CLOs
The Company is the investment manager of certain asset-backed investment vehicles, commonly referred to as CLOs, and certain other vehicles for which the Company earns fee income for investment management services. The Company may sell or syndicate investments through these vehicles, principally as part of the strategic investing activity as part of its investment management businesses. Additionally, the Company may invest in securities issued by these vehicles which are eliminated in consolidation of the CLOs.
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, Equitable Financial holds $128 million and $98 million of equity interests in the CLOs. The Company consolidated the CLOs as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, as it is the primary beneficiary due to the combination of both its equity interest held by Equitable Financial and the majority ownership of AB, which functions as the CLO’s loan manager. The assets of the CLOs are legally isolated from the Company’s creditors and can only be used to settle obligations of the CLOs. The liabilities of the CLOs are non-recourse to the Company and the Company has no obligation to satisfy the liabilities of the CLOs. As of March 31, 2026, Equitable Financial holds $0 million of equity interests in a SPE established to purchase loans from the market in anticipation of a new CLO transaction. The Company consolidated the SPE as of March 31, 2026, as it is the primary beneficiary due to the combination of both its equity interest held by Equitable Financial and the majority ownership of AB, which functions as the SPE loan manager.
Resulting from this consolidation in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets are fixed maturities, at fair value using the fair value option with total assets of $2.9 billion and $2.9 billion and total liabilities of $3.1 billion and $2.7 billion at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The unpaid outstanding principal balance of the notes and short-term borrowing is $2.8 billion and $2.3 billion at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.
Consolidated Limited Partnerships and LLCs
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company consolidated limited partnerships and LLCs for which it was identified as the primary beneficiary under the VIE model. Included in other invested assets, mortgage loans on real estate, other equity investments, trading securities, cash and other liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, are total net assets of $3.6 billion and $3.3 billion, respectively, related to these VIEs.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
Consolidated AB-Sponsored Investment Funds
Included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, are assets of $422 million and $346 million, liabilities of $33 million and $25 million, and redeemable noncontrolling interests of $246 million and $169 million, respectively, associated with the consolidation of AB-sponsored investment funds under the VIE model. Also included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, are assets of $27 million and $27 million, liabilities of $0 million and $0 million, and redeemable noncontrolling interests of $10 million and $10 million, respectively, from consolidation of AB-sponsored investment funds under the VOE model.
Non-Consolidated VIEs
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, the Company held approximately $3.1 billion and $3.2 billion of investment assets in the form of equity interests issued by non-corporate legal entities determined under the guidance to be VIEs, such as limited partnerships and limited liability companies, including CLOs, hedge funds, private equity funds and real estate-related funds. The Company continues to reflect these equity interests in the consolidated balance sheets as other equity investments and applies the equity method of accounting for these positions. The net assets of these non-consolidated VIEs are approximately $387.1 billion and $385.8 billion as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss from its direct involvement with these VIEs is the carrying value of its investment of $3.1 billion and $3.2 billion and approximately $877 million and $1.0 billion of unfunded commitments as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The Company has no further economic interest in these VIEs in the form of guarantees, derivatives, credit enhancements or similar instruments and obligations.
Non-Consolidated AB-Sponsored Investment Products
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the net assets of investment products sponsored by AB that are non-consolidated VIEs are approximately $50.8 billion and $51.3 billion, respectively. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss from its direct involvement with these VIEs is its investment of $46 million and $40 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The Company has no further commitments to or economic interest in these VIEs.
3) INVESTMENTS
Fixed Maturities AFS
The components of fair value and amortized cost for fixed maturities classified as AFS on the consolidated balance sheets excludes accrued interest receivable because the Company elected to present accrued interest receivable within other assets. Accrued interest receivable on AFS fixed maturities as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, was $666 million and $669 million, respectively. There was no
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
The following tables provide information relating to the Company’s fixed maturities classified as AFS:
AFS Fixed Maturities by Classification
| Amortized Cost | Allowance for Credit Losses | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed Maturities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate (1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury, government and agency | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| States and political subdivisions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign governments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential mortgage-backed (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset-backed (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial mortgage-backed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Redeemable preferred stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total at March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2025: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed Maturities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate (1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury, government and agency | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
States and political subdivisions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign governments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential mortgage-backed (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asset-backed (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial mortgage-backed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Redeemable preferred stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total at December 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Corporate fixed maturities include both public and private issues.
(2)Includes publicly traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized obligations.
(3)Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages, credit risk transfer securities and other asset types.
The contractual maturities of AFS fixed maturities as of March 31, 2026 are shown in the table below. Bonds not due at a single maturity date have been included in the table in the final year of maturity. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or pre-pay obligations with or without call or pre-payment penalties.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
Contractual Maturities of AFS Fixed Maturities
| Amortized Cost (Less Allowance for Credit Losses) | Fair Value | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| March 31, 2026 | |||||||||||
| Contractual maturities: | |||||||||||
| Due in one year or less | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Due in years two through five | |||||||||||
| Due in years six through ten | |||||||||||
| Due after ten years | |||||||||||
| Subtotal | |||||||||||
| Residential mortgage-backed | |||||||||||
| Asset-backed | |||||||||||
| Commercial mortgage-backed | |||||||||||
| Redeemable preferred stock | |||||||||||
Total at March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | |||||||||
The following table shows proceeds from sales, gross gains (losses) from sales and allowance for credit losses for AFS fixed maturities:
Proceeds from Sales, Gross Gains (Losses) from Sales and Allowance for Credit and Intent to Sell Losses for AFS Fixed Maturities
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
(in millions) | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from sales | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Gross gains on sales | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Gross losses on sales | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Net (increase) decrease in Allowance for Credit and Intent to Sell losses | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
The following table sets forth the amount of credit loss impairments on AFS fixed maturities held by the Company at the dates indicated and the corresponding changes in such amounts:
AFS Fixed Maturities - Credit and Intent to Sell Loss Impairments
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Previously recognized impairments on securities that matured, paid, prepaid or sold | ( | ||||||||||
Recognized impairments on securities impaired to fair value this period (1) | |||||||||||
| Credit losses recognized this period on securities for which credit losses were not previously recognized | |||||||||||
| Additional credit losses this period on securities previously impaired | |||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
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(1)Represents circumstances where the Company determined in the current period that it intends to sell the security, or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery of the security’s amortized cost.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
The tables below present a roll-forward of net unrealized investment gains (losses) recognized in AOCI:
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on AFS Fixed Maturities
| | ||
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments | Policyholders’ Liabilities | Deferred Income Tax Asset (Liability) | AOCI Gain (Loss) Related to Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Net investment gains (losses) arising during the period | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Reclassification adjustment: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Included in net income (loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Excluded from net income (loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized investment gains (losses) excluding credit losses | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized investment gains (losses) with credit losses | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Net investment gains (losses) arising during the period | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reclassification adjustment: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Included in net income (loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized investment gains (losses) excluding credit losses | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net unrealized investment gains (losses) with credit losses | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||
The following tables disclose the fair values and gross unrealized losses of the 4,231 issues as of March 31, 2026, and the 3,287 issues as of December 31, 2025, that are not deemed to have credit losses, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for the specified periods at the dates indicated:
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EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
AFS Fixed Maturities in an Unrealized Loss Position for Which No Allowance Is Recorded
| Less Than 12 Months | 12 Months or Longer | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair Value | Gross Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Gross Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Gross Unrealized Losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed Maturities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury, government and agency | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| States and political subdivisions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign governments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential mortgage-backed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset-backed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial mortgage-backed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total at March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2025: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed Maturities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury, government and agency | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| States and political subdivisions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign governments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential mortgage-backed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asset-backed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial mortgage-backed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total at December 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Company maintains a diversified portfolio of AFS securities across industries and issuers and does not have exposure to any single issuer in excess of 0.5 % of total fixed maturities. The largest exposure to a single issuer held as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, was $413 million and $402 million, respectively, representing 22.2 % and 27.4 % of the consolidated equity of the Company.
Corporate high-yield securities, consisting primarily of public high-yield bonds, are classified as other than investment grade by the various rating agencies, i.e., a rating below Baa3/BBB- or the NAIC Designation (as defined below) of 3 (medium investment grade), 4 or 5 (below investment grade) or 6 (in or near default). As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, approximately $1.8 billion and $1.8 billion, or 2.1 % and 2.1 %, of the $84.6 billion and $82.1 billion aggregate amortized cost of fixed maturities held by the Company were considered to be other than investment grade. These securities had gross unrealized losses of $69 million and $70 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, the $6.1 billion and $5.8 billion of gross unrealized losses of twelve months or more were primarily concentrated in corporate securities. In accordance with the policy described in Note 2 of the Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company concluded that an adjustment to the allowance for credit losses for these securities was not warranted at either March 31, 2026 or December 31, 2025. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company neither intended to sell the securities nor was it more likely than not required to dispose of the securities before the anticipated recovery of their remaining amortized cost basis.
Based on the Company’s evaluation both qualitatively and quantitatively of the drivers of the decline in fair value of fixed maturity securities as of March 31, 2026, the Company determined that the unrealized loss was primarily due to increases in interest rates and credit spreads.
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EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
Securities Lending
The Company enters into securities lending agreements with an agent bank whereby blocks of securities are loaned to third parties, primarily major brokerage firms. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the estimated fair value of loaned securities was $1.3 billion and $1.4 billion. The agreements require a minimum of 102 % of the fair value of the loaned securities to be held as cash or security collateral, calculated daily. We do not have the right to sell or pledge the securities posted as collateral. To further minimize the credit risks related to these programs, the financial condition of counterparties is monitored on a regular basis. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, collateral received was in the amount of $1.3 billion and $1.4 billion, of which $299 million and $408 million, respectively, is cash collateral. A securities lending payable for the overnight and continuous loans is included in other liabilities in the amount of cash collateral received. Securities lending transactions are used to generate income. Income and expenses associated with these transactions are reported as Net investment income and were not material for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate
Accrued interest receivable on commercial, agricultural and residential mortgage loans as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, was $120 million and $118 million, respectively. There was no
There were no mortgage loans foreclosed during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
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EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
Allowance for Credit Losses on Mortgage Loans
The change in the allowance for credit losses for commercial, agricultural and residential mortgage loans were as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses on mortgage loans: | |||||||||||
| Commercial mortgages: | |||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Current-period provision for expected credit losses | ( | ||||||||||
| Write-offs charged against the allowance | ( | ||||||||||
| Recoveries of amounts previously written off | |||||||||||
| Net change in allowance | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Agricultural mortgages: | |||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Current-period provision for expected credit losses | ( | ||||||||||
| Write-offs charged against the allowance | |||||||||||
| Recoveries of amounts previously written off | |||||||||||
| Net change in allowance | ( | ||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
Residential mortgages: | |||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Current-period provision for expected credit losses | |||||||||||
| Write-offs charged against the allowance | |||||||||||
| Recoveries of amounts previously written off | |||||||||||
| Net change in allowance | |||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Total allowance for credit losses | $ | $ | |||||||||
The change in the allowance for credit losses is attributable to:
•increases/decreases in the loan balance due to new originations, maturing mortgages, and loan amortization; and
•changes in credit quality and economic assumptions.
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EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
Credit Quality Information
The Company’s commercial and agricultural mortgage loans segregated by risk rating exposure were as follows:
Loan to Value (“LTV”) Ratios (1) (3) (4)
| March 31, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | Prior | Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial and agricultural mortgage loans: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0% - 50% | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50% - 70% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 70% - 90% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 90% plus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total commercial | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agricultural: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0% - 50% | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50% - 70% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 70% - 90% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 90% plus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total agricultural | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0% - 50% | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50% - 70% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 70% - 90% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 90% plus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
Debt Service Coverage (“DSC”) Ratios (2) (3) (4)
| March 31, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | Prior | Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial and agricultural mortgage loans: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greater than 2.0x | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.8x to 2.0x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.5x to 1.8x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.2x to 1.5x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.0x to 1.2x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 1.0x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total commercial | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agricultural: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greater than 2.0x | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.8x to 2.0x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.5x to 1.8x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.2x to 1.5x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.0x to 1.2x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 1.0x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total agricultural | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greater than 2.0x | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.8x to 2.0x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.5x to 1.8x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.2x to 1.5x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.0x to 1.2x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than 1.0x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)The LTV ratio is derived from current loan balance divided by the fair value of the property. The fair value of the underlying commercial properties is updated annually for each mortgage loan.
(2)The DSC ratio is calculated using the most recently reported operating income results from property operations divided by annual debt service.
(3)Residential mortgage loans are excluded from the above tables.
(4)Mortgage loans carried at fair value using the fair value option of $72 million are excluded from the above tables.
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EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
LTV Ratios (1) (3)
| December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | Prior | Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial and agricultural mortgage loans: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0% - 50% | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50% - 70% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 70% - 90% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 90% plus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total commercial | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agricultural: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0% - 50% | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50% - 70% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 70% - 90% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 90% plus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total agricultural | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0% - 50% | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50% - 70% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 70% - 90% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 90% plus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
DSC Ratios (2) (3)
| December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | Prior | Revolving Loans Amortized Cost Basis | Revolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost Basis | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commercial and agricultural mortgage loans: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greater than 2.0x | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.8x to 2.0x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.5x to 1.8x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.2x to 1.5x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Less than 1.0x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total commercial | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agricultural: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greater than 2.0x | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.8x to 2.0x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1.2x to 1.5x | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total agricultural | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greater than 2.0x | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)The LTV ratio is derived from current loan balance divided by the fair value of the property. The fair value of the underlying commercial properties is updated annually for each mortgage loan.
(2)The DSC ratio is calculated using the most recently reported operating income results from property operations divided by annual debt service.
(3)Residential mortgage loans are excluded from the above tables.
The amortized cost of residential mortgage loans by credit quality indicator and origination year was as follows:
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EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
| March 31, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | Prior | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance indicators: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performing | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nonperforming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | Prior | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performance indicators: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Performing | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nonperforming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Past-Due and Nonaccrual Mortgage Loan Status
The aging analysis of past-due mortgage loans at amortized cost were as follows:
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans at Amortized Cost
| Accruing Loans | Non-accruing Loans | Total Loans | Non-accruing Loans with No Allowance | Interest Income on Non-accruing Loans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Past Due | Current | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30-59 Days | 60-89 Days | 90 Days or More | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2026: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage loans: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agricultural | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2025: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage loans: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agricultural | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the amortized cost of problem mortgage loans that had been classified as non-accrual loans were $49 million and $11 million, respectively.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
Loan Modifications
During the three months ended March 31, 2026. the Company granted modifications on two commercial mortgage loans. One modification involved extending the maturity two years to April 20, 2028, the ability to capitalize interest, and reinstatement of financial covenant testing. The other modification involved splitting a commercial mortgage loan into two notes. No principal forgiveness or interest rate reduction was granted. The loans have an amortized cost of $207 million and represent 1.1 % of total commercial loans.
During 2025, the Company granted a modification to a commercial mortgage. This modification involved waiving a $10 million paydown requirement and extending the maturity date until June 10, 2027. Additionally, the loan will continue to accrue interest but will have a reduced pay rate, with the difference due and payable at maturity. The loan has an amortized cost of $35 million and represents 0.2 % of total commercial mortgage loans.
During 2025, the Company also granted a modification splitting an agricultural mortgage loan into three notes. The loans have an amortized cost of $9 million, which is fully attributed to the first note, and represent 0.3 % of total agricultural loans.
During 2024, the Company granted a modification splitting a commercial mortgage loan into two notes. One note retaining the original loan terms and the second note with an increased interest rate to market terms and required management of excess cash. The loans have an amortized cost of $65 million and represents 0.3 % of total commercial mortgage loans.
During 2023, the Company granted a modification of interest rates on four commercial mortgage loans, but not to market terms and required management of excess cash. The loans have an amortized cost of $148 million which represents 0.8 % of total commercial mortgage loans. Two of the four loans also have term extensions of 17 months to 4 years. During the year ended December 31, 2025, two of the modified loans of $84 million were disposed.
The impact to Investment income or gains (losses) as a result of these modifications was not material to the consolidated financial statements.
The above modifications are performing in accordance with their restructured terms.
Equity Securities
The breakdown of unrealized and realized gains and (losses) on equity securities was as follows:
Unrealized and Realized Gains (Losses) from Equity Securities
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Net investment gains (losses) recognized during the period on securities held at the end of the period | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
| Net investment gains (losses) recognized on securities sold during the period | |||||||||||
| Unrealized and realized gains (losses) on equity securities | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
Trading Securities
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, the fair value of the Company’s trading securities was $1.6 billion and $1.6 billion. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, trading securities included the General Account’s investment in Separate Accounts had carrying values of $65 million and $73 million.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
The breakdown of net investment income (loss) from trading securities was as follows:
Net Investment Income (Loss) from Trading Securities
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
(in millions) | |||||||||||
| Net investment gains (losses) recognized during the period on securities held at the end of the period | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Net investment gains (losses) recognized on securities sold during the period | |||||||||||
| Unrealized and realized gains (losses) on trading securities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Interest and dividend income from trading securities | |||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) from trading securities | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
Fixed maturities, at fair value using the fair value option
The breakdown of net investment income (loss) from fixed maturities, at fair value using the fair value option were as follows:
Net Investment Income (Loss) from Fixed Maturities, at Fair Value using the Fair Value Option
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Net investment gains (losses) recognized during the period on securities held at the end of the period | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
| Net investment gains (losses) recognized on securities sold during the period | |||||||||||
| Unrealized and realized gains (losses) from fixed maturities | ( | ||||||||||
| Interest and dividend income from fixed maturities | |||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) from fixed maturities | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
Net Investment Income
The following table provides the components of Net investment income by investment type:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Fixed maturities | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Mortgage loans on real estate | |||||||||||
| Other equity investments | |||||||||||
| Policy loans | |||||||||||
| Trading securities | ( | ||||||||||
| Other investment income | ( | ( | |||||||||
Mortgage loans at fair value | ( | ||||||||||
| Fixed maturities, at fair value using the fair value option | ( | ||||||||||
| Gross investment income (loss) | |||||||||||
| Investment expenses | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | $ | $ | |||||||||
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
Investment Gains (Losses), Net
Investment gains (losses), net, including changes in the valuation allowances and credit losses were as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
(in millions) | |||||||||||
| Fixed maturities | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Mortgage loans on real estate | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other | ( | ||||||||||
| Investment gains (losses), net | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, investment results passed through to certain participating group annuity contracts as interest credited to policyholders’ account balances totaled $0 million and $0 million.
4) DERIVATIVES
The Company uses derivatives as part of its overall asset/liability risk management primarily to reduce exposures to equity market and interest rate risks. Derivative hedging strategies are designed to reduce these risks from an economic perspective and are all executed within the framework of a “Derivative Use Plan” approved by applicable states’ insurance law. Derivatives are generally not accounted for using hedge accounting, with the exception of TIPS and cash flow hedges, which are discussed further below. Operation of these hedging programs is based on models involving numerous estimates and assumptions, including, among others, mortality, lapse, surrender and withdrawal rates, election rates, fund performance, market volatility and interest rates. A wide range of derivative contracts are used in these hedging programs, including exchange traded equity, currency and interest rate futures contracts, total return and/or other equity swaps, interest rate swap and floor contracts, bond and bond-index total return swaps, swaptions, variance swaps and equity options, credit and foreign exchange derivatives, as well as bond and repo transactions to support the hedging. The derivative contracts are collectively managed in an effort to reduce the economic impact of unfavorable changes in guaranteed benefits’ exposures attributable to movements in capital markets. In addition, as part of its hedging strategy, the Company targets an asset level for all variable annuity products at or above a CTE98 level under most economic scenarios (CTE is a statistical measure of tail risk which quantifies the total asset requirement (“TAR”) to sustain a loss if an event outside a given probability level has occurred. CTE98 denotes the financial resources a company would need to cover the average of the worst 2% of scenarios.)
Derivatives Utilized to Hedge Exposure to Variable Annuities with Guarantee Features
The Company has issued and continues to offer variable annuity products with GMxB features which are accounted for as MRBs. The risk associated with the GMDB feature is that under-performance of the financial markets could result in GMDB benefits, in the event of death, being higher than what accumulated policyholders’ account balances would support. The risk associated with the GMIB feature is that under-performance of the financial markets could result in the present value of GMIB, in the event of annuitization, being higher than what accumulated policyholders’ account balances would support, taking into account the relationship between current annuity purchase rates and the GMIB guaranteed annuity purchase rates. The risk associated with products that have a GMxB feature and are accounted for as MRBs is that under-performance of the financial markets could result in the GMxB features benefits being higher than what accumulated policyholders’ account balances would support.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
For GMxB features, the Company retains certain risks including basis, credit spread, and some volatility risk and risk associated with actual experience compared to expected actuarial assumptions for mortality, lapse and surrender, withdrawal and policyholder election rates, among other things. The derivative contracts are managed to correlate with changes in the value of the GMxB features that result from financial markets movements. A portion of exposure to realized equity volatility is hedged using equity options and variance swaps and a portion of exposure to credit risk is hedged using total return swaps on fixed income indices. Additionally, the Company is party to total return swaps for which the reference U.S. Treasury securities are contemporaneously purchased from the market and sold to the swap counterparty. As these transactions result in a transfer of control of the U.S. Treasury securities to the swap counterparty, the Company derecognizes these securities with consequent gain or loss from the sale. The Company has also purchased reinsurance contracts to mitigate the risks associated with GMDB features and the impact of potential market fluctuations on future policyholder elections of GMIB features contained in certain annuity contracts issued by the Company. The reinsurance of these features is accounted for as purchased MRBs. In addition, on June 1, 2021, we ceded legacy variable annuity policies sold by Equitable Financial between 2006-2008 (the “Block”), comprised of non-New York “Accumulator” policies containing fixed rate GMIB and/or GMDB guarantees to CS Life. As this contract provides full risk transfer and thus has the same risk attributes as the underlying direct contracts, the benefits of this treaty are accounted for in the same manner as the underlying gross reserves and therefore the amounts due from reinsurers related to excess benefits are accounted for as purchased MRBs.
The Company has in place an economic hedge program using U.S. Treasury futures to partially protect the overall profitability of future variable annuity sales against declining interest rates.
Derivatives Utilized to Hedge Crediting Rate Exposure on SCS, SIO, MSO and IUL Products/Investment Options
The Company hedges crediting rates in the SCS variable annuity, SIO in the EQUI-VEST variable annuity series, MSO in the variable life insurance products and IUL insurance products. These products permit the contract owner to participate in the performance of an index, ETF or commodity price movement up to a cap for a set period of time. They also contain a protection feature, in which the Company will absorb, up to a certain percentage, the loss of value in an index, ETF or commodity price, which varies by product segment.
In order to support the returns associated with these features, the Company enters into derivative contracts whose payouts, in combination with fixed income investments, emulate those of the index, ETF or commodity price, subject to caps and buffers, thereby substantially reducing any exposure to market-related earnings volatility.
Derivatives Used to Hedge Equity Market Risks Associated with the General Account’s Seed Money Investments in Retail Mutual Funds
The Company’s General Account seed money investments in retail mutual funds expose us to market risk, including equity market risk which is partially hedged through equity-index futures contracts to minimize such risk.
Derivatives Used for General Account Investment Portfolio
The Company purchased CDS to mitigate its exposure to a reference entity through cash positions. These positions do not replicate credit spreads.
The Company purchased 30-year TIPS and other sovereign bonds, both inflation linked and non-inflation linked, as General Account investments and enters into asset or cross-currency basis swaps, to result in payment of the given bond’s coupons and principal at maturity in the bond’s specified currency to the swap counterparty in return for fixed dollar amounts. These swaps, when considered in combination with the bonds, together result in a net position that is intended to replicate a dollar-denominated fixed-coupon cash bond with a yield higher than a term-equivalent U.S. Treasury bond.
Derivatives Utilized to Hedge Exposure to Foreign Currency Denominated Cash Flows
The Company purchases private placement debt securities and issues funding agreements in the FABN program in currencies other than its functional U.S. dollar currency. The Company enters into cross currency swaps with external counterparties to hedge the exposure of the foreign currency denominated cash flows of these instruments. The foreign currency received from or paid to the cross currency swap counterparty is exchanged for fixed U.S. dollar amounts with improved net investment yields or net product costs over equivalent U.S. dollar denominated instruments issued at that time. The transactions are accounted for as cash flow hedges when they are designated in hedging relationships and qualify for hedge accounting.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
These cross currency swaps are for the period the foreign currency denominated private placement debt securities and funding agreement are outstanding, with the longest cross currency swap expiring in 2033. Since these cross currency swaps are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, the corresponding interest accruals are recognized in Net investment income and in interest credited to policyholders’ account balances.
The tables below present quantitative disclosures about the Company’s derivative instruments designated in hedging relationships and derivative instruments which have not been designated in hedging relationships, including those embedded in other contracts required to be accounted for as derivative instruments.
The following table presents the gross notional amount and fair value of the Company’s derivatives:
Derivative Instruments by Category
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair Value | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notional Amount | Derivative Assets | Derivative Liabilities | Net Derivatives | Notional Amount | Derivative Assets | Derivative Liabilities | Net Derivatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives: designated for hedge accounting (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash flow hedges: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Currency swaps | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest swaps | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total: designated for hedge accounting | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives: not designated for hedge accounting (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity contracts: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Futures | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Swaps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Options | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forwards | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate contracts: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Futures | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Swaps | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Options | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit contracts: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit default swaps | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Currency contracts: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Currency swaps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Currency forwards | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other freestanding contracts: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collateral | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total: not designated for hedge accounting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Embedded derivatives: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SCS, SIO, MSO and IUL indexed features (2) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Modco payable | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total embedded derivatives | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total derivative instruments | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Reported in other invested assets in the consolidated balance sheets.
(2)Reported in policyholders’ account balances in the consolidated balance sheets.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
The following table presents the effects of derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income (loss):
Derivative Instruments by Category
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Derivative Gains (Losses) (1) | Net Investment Income | Interest Credited To Policyholders Account Balances | AOCI | Net Derivative Gains (Losses) (1) | Net Investment Income | Interest Credited To Policyholders Account Balances | AOCI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives: designated for hedge accounting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash flow hedges: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Currency swaps | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest swaps | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total: designated for hedge accounting | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivatives: not designated for hedge accounting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity contracts: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Futures | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Swaps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Options | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forwards | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate contracts: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Futures | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Swaps | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Options | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit contracts: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit default swaps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Currency contracts: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Currency swaps | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Currency forwards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other freestanding contracts: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Margin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collateral | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total: not designated for hedge accounting | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Embedded derivatives: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SCS, SIO, MSO and IUL indexed features | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Modco payable | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total embedded derivatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total derivative instruments | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Reported in net derivative gains (losses) in the consolidated statements of income (loss).
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
The following table presents a roll-forward of cash flow hedges recognized in AOCI:
Roll-forward of Cash flow hedges in AOCI
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
| Amount recorded in AOCI | |||||||||||
| Currency swaps | |||||||||||
| Interest swaps | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total amount recorded in AOCI | ( | ||||||||||
Amount reclassified from (to) income to AOCI | |||||||||||
| Currency swaps (1) | ( | ||||||||||
| Interest swaps (1) | ( | ||||||||||
Total amount reclassified from (to) income to AOCI | ( | ||||||||||
| Balance, end of period (2) | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
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(1) Currency swaps income is reported in Net investment income in the consolidated statements of income (loss). Interest swaps income is reported in net derivative gains (losses) in the consolidated statements of income (loss).
(2) The Company does not estimate the amount of the deferred losses in AOCI at March 31, 2026 and 2025, which will be released and reclassified into net income (loss) over the next 12 months as the amounts cannot be reasonably estimated.
Equity-Based and Treasury Futures Contracts Margin
All outstanding equity-based and treasury futures contracts as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, are exchange-traded and net settled daily in cash. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, the Company had open exchange-traded futures positions on: (i) the S&P 500, Nasdaq, Russell 2000 and Emerging Market indices, having initial margin requirements of $941 million and $810 million, (ii) the 2-year, 5-year and 10-year U.S. Treasury Notes on U.S. Treasury bonds and ultra-long bonds, having initial margin requirements of $137 million and $128 million, and (iii) the Euro Stoxx, FTSE 100, Topix, ASX 200 and EAFE indices as well as corresponding currency futures on the Euro/U.S. dollar, Pound/U.S. dollar, Australian dollar/U.S. dollar, and Yen/U.S. dollar, having initial margin requirements of $32 million and $26 million.
Collateral Arrangements
The Company generally has executed a CSA under the ISDA Master Agreement it maintains with each of its OTC derivative counterparties that requires both posting and accepting collateral either in the form of cash or high-quality securities, such as U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. government and government agency securities and investment grade corporate bonds. The Company nets the fair value of all derivative financial instruments with counterparties for which an ISDA Master Agreement and related CSA have been executed. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, the Company held $17.4 billion and $20.8 billion in cash and securities collateral delivered by trade counterparties, representing the fair value of the related derivative agreements. The unrestricted cash collateral is reported in other invested assets. The Company posted collateral of $145 million and $144 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, in the normal operation of its collateral arrangements. The Company is exposed to losses in the event of non-performance by counterparties to financial derivative transactions with a positive fair value. The Company manages credit risk by: (i) entering into derivative transactions with highly rated major international financial institutions and other creditworthy counterparties governed by master netting agreements, as applicable; (ii) trading through central clearing and OTC parties; (iii) obtaining collateral, such as cash and securities, when appropriate; and (iv) setting limits on single party credit exposures which are subject to periodic management review.
Substantially all of the Company’s derivative agreements have zero thresholds which require daily full collateralization by the party in a liability position. In addition, certain of the Company’s derivative agreements contain credit-risk related contingent features; if the credit rating of one of the parties to the derivative agreement is to fall below a certain level, the party with positive fair value could request termination at the then fair value or demand immediate full collateralization from the party whose credit rating fell and is in a net liability position.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there were no net liability derivative positions with counterparties with credit risk-related contingent features whose credit rating has fallen. All derivatives have been appropriately collateralized by the Company or the counterparty in accordance with the terms of the derivative agreements.
The following tables present information about the Company’s offsetting of financial assets and liabilities and derivative instruments:
Offsetting of Financial Assets and Liabilities and Derivative Instruments
As of March 31, 2026
| Gross Amount Recognized | Gross Amount Offset in the Balance Sheets | Net Amount Presented in the Balance Sheets | Gross Amount not Offset in the Balance Sheets (3) | Net Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivative assets (1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Secured lending | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other financial assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other invested assets | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivative liabilities (2) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Secured lending | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other financial liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other liabilities | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Excludes Asset Management segment’s derivative assets of consolidated VIEs/VOEs.
(2)Excludes Asset Management segment’s derivative liabilities of consolidated VIEs/VOEs.
(3)Financial instruments/collateral sent (held).
As of December 31, 2025
| Gross Amount Recognized | Gross Amount Offset in the Balance Sheets | Net Amount Presented in the Balance Sheets | Gross Amount not Offset in the Balance Sheets (3) | Net Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivative assets (1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Secured Lending | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other financial assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other invested assets | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivative liabilities (2) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Secured Lending | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other financial liabilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other liabilities | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Excludes Asset Management segment’s derivative assets of consolidated VIEs/VOEs.
(2)Excludes Asset Management segment’s derivative liabilities of consolidated VIEs/VOEs.
(3)Financial instruments sent (held).
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
5) CLOSED BLOCK
As a result of demutualization, the Company’s Closed Block was established in 1992 for the benefit of certain individual participating policies that were in force on that date. Assets, liabilities and earnings of the Closed Block are specifically identified to support its participating policyholders.
Assets allocated to the Closed Block inure solely to the benefit of the Closed Block policyholders and will not revert to the benefit of the Company. No reallocation, transfer, borrowing or lending of assets can be made between the Closed Block and other portions of the Company’s General Account, any of its Separate Accounts or any affiliate of the Company without the approval of the New York State Department of Financial Services (the “NYDFS”). Closed Block assets and liabilities are carried on the same basis as similar assets and liabilities held in the General Account. For more information on the Closed Block, see Note 6 of the Notes to the Company's consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Summarized financial information for the Company’s Closed Block is as follows:
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Closed Block Liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Future policy benefits, policyholders’ account balances and other | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Other liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total Closed Block liabilities | |||||||||||
| Assets Designated to the Closed Block: | |||||||||||
Fixed maturities AFS, at fair value (amortized cost of $ | |||||||||||
Mortgage loans on real estate (net of allowance for credit losses of $ | |||||||||||
| Policy loans | |||||||||||
| Cash and other invested assets | |||||||||||
| Other assets | |||||||||||
| Total assets designated to the Closed Block | |||||||||||
| Excess of Closed Block liabilities over assets designated to the Closed Block | |||||||||||
| Amounts included in AOCI: | |||||||||||
Net unrealized investment gains (losses), net of income tax: $ | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Maximum future earnings to be recognized from Closed Block assets and liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
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The Company’s Closed Block revenues and expenses were as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Revenues: | |||||||||||
| Premiums and other income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | |||||||||||
| Investment gains (losses), net | ( | ||||||||||
| Total revenues | |||||||||||
| Benefits and Other Deductions: | |||||||||||
| Policyholders’ benefits and dividends | |||||||||||
| Other operating costs and expenses | |||||||||||
| Total benefits and other deductions | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss), before income taxes | |||||||||||
| Income tax (expense) benefit | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | $ | |||||||||
6) DAC AND OTHER DEFERRED ASSETS/LIABILITIES
The following table presents a reconciliation of DAC to the consolidated balance sheets:
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
Retirement | |||||||||||
GMxB Core | $ | $ | |||||||||
EQUI-VEST Individual | |||||||||||
| Investment Edge | |||||||||||
| SCS | |||||||||||
EQUI-VEST Group | |||||||||||
| Momentum | |||||||||||
Corporate and Other | |||||||||||
| Term | |||||||||||
Universal Life | |||||||||||
Variable Universal Life | |||||||||||
Indexed Universal Life | |||||||||||
GMxB Legacy | |||||||||||
Closed Block | |||||||||||
Other | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
Annually, or as circumstances warrant, the Company reviews the associated decrements assumptions (i.e., mortality and lapse) based on our multi-year average of companies experience with actuarial judgments to reflect other observable industry trends. In addition to DAC, the unearned revenue liability and sales inducement asset (“SIA”) use similar techniques and quarterly update processes for balance amortization.
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Changes in the DAC asset were as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retirement | Corporate and Other | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GMxB Core | EI | IE | SCS | EG | Momentum | Term | UL | VUL | IUL | GMxB Legacy | CB (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capitalization | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recovery of acquisition costs (2) | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)“CB” defined as Closed Block.
(2)Related to third party reinsurance transactions.
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retirement | Corporate and Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GMxB Core | EI | IE | SCS | EG | Momentum | Term | UL | VUL | IUL | GMxB Legacy | CB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capitalization | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization (1) | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Includes an immaterial impact from Novation. See Note 1 for additional details.
Changes in the Retirement and Corporate and Other sales inducement assets were as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Retirement | Corporate and Other | Retirement | Corporate and Other | ||||||||||||||||||||
| GMxB Core | GMxB Legacy | GMxB Core | GMxB Legacy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Capitalization | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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Changes in the Corporate and Other unearned revenue liability were as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UL | VUL | IUL | UL | VUL | IUL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capitalization | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recovery of unearned revenue reserves (1) | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) Related to third party reinsurance transactions.
7) FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES
U.S. GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value, and identifies three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1 Unadjusted quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets. Level 1 fair values generally are supported by market transactions that occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
Level 2 Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar instruments, quoted prices in markets that are not active, and inputs to model-derived valuations that are directly observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3 Unobservable inputs supported by little or no market activity and often requiring significant management judgment or estimation, such as an entity’s own assumptions about the cash flows or other significant components of value that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
The Company uses unadjusted quoted market prices to measure fair value for those instruments that are actively traded in financial markets. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are measured using present value or other valuation techniques. The fair value determinations are made at a specific point in time, based on available market information and judgments about the financial instrument, including estimates of the timing and amount of expected future cash flows and the credit standing of counterparties. Such adjustments do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument, nor do they consider the tax impact of the realization of unrealized gains or losses. In many cases, the fair value can neither be substantiated by direct comparison to independent markets, nor can the disclosed value be realized in immediate settlement of the instrument.
Management is responsible for the determination of the value of investments carried at fair value and the supporting methodologies and assumptions. Under the terms of various service agreements, the Company often utilizes independent valuation service providers to gather, analyze, and interpret market information and derive fair values based upon relevant methodologies and assumptions for individual securities. These independent valuation service providers typically obtain data about market transactions and other key valuation model inputs from multiple sources and, through the use of widely accepted valuation models, provide a single fair value measurement for individual securities for which a fair value has been requested. As further described below with respect to specific asset classes, these inputs include, but are not limited to, market prices for recent trades and transactions in comparable securities, benchmark yields, interest rate yield curves, credit spreads, quoted prices for similar securities, and other market-observable information, as applicable. Specific attributes of the security being valued are also considered, including its term, interest rate, credit rating, industry sector, and when applicable, collateral quality and other security- or issuer-specific information. When insufficient market observable information is available upon which to measure fair value, the Company either will request brokers knowledgeable about these securities to provide a non-binding quote or will employ internal valuation models. Fair values received from independent valuation service providers and brokers and those internally modeled or otherwise estimated are assessed for reasonableness.
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Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:
Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2026
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed maturities, AFS: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate (1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury, government and agency | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| States and political subdivisions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign governments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Residential mortgage-backed (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Asset-backed (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial mortgage-backed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Redeemable preferred stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fixed maturities, AFS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed maturities, at fair value using the fair value option | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage loans, at fair value using the fair value option | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other equity investments (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trading securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other invested assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term investments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets of consolidated VIEs/VOEs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Swaps | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit default swaps | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Futures | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Options | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other invested assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segregated securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchased market risk benefits | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets for market risk benefits | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Modco payable (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Separate Accounts assets (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs, at fair value using the fair value option (7) | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| SCS, SIO, MSO and IUL indexed features’ liability | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities of consolidated VIEs and VOEs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities for market risk benefits | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contingent payment arrangements | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Liabilities | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Corporate fixed maturities includes both public and private issues.
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(2)Includes publicly traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized obligations.
(3)Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages, credit risk transfer securities and other asset types.
(4)Includes short position equity securities of $30 million that are reported in other liabilities.
(5)Represents ceded reserves on NI modco (see Note 1 of the Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements). Reflected in Amounts due from reinsurers.
(6)Separate Accounts assets included in the fair value hierarchy exclude investments in entities that calculate NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. Such investments excluded from the fair value hierarchy include investments in real estate. As of March 31, 2026, the fair value of such investments was $290 million.
(7)Accrued interest payable of $12 million is reported in Notes issued by consolidated VIEs, at fair value using the fair value option in the consolidated balance sheets, which is not required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2025
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed maturities, AFS: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate (1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury, government and agency | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| States and political subdivisions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign governments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential mortgage-backed (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset-backed (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial mortgage-backed (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Redeemable preferred stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fixed maturities, AFS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed maturities, at fair value using the fair value option | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage loans, at fair value using the fair value option | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other equity investments (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trading securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other invested assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term investments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets of consolidated VIEs/VOEs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Swaps | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
Credit default swaps | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Futures | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Options | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total other invested assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segregated securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchased market risk benefits | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets for market risk benefits | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Modco payable (5) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
Separate Accounts assets (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes issued by consolidated VIEs, at fair value using the fair value option (7) | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| SCS, SIO, MSO and IUL indexed features’ liability | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities of consolidated VIEs and VOEs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Liabilities for market risk benefits | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contingent payment arrangements | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Liabilities | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Corporate fixed maturities includes both public and private issues.
(2)Includes publicly traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized obligations.
(3)Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages, credit risk transfer securities and other asset types.
(4)Includes short position equity securities of $37 million that are reported in other liabilities.
(5)Represents ceded reserves on NI modco (see Note 1 of the Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements). Reflected in Amounts due from reinsurers.
(6)Separate Accounts assets included in the fair value hierarchy exclude investments in entities that calculate NAV per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient. Such investments excluded from the fair value hierarchy include investments in real estate. As of December 31, 2025, the fair value of such investments was $290 million.
(7)Accrued interest payable of $19 million is reported in Notes issued by consolidated VIEs, at fair value using the fair value option in the consolidated balance sheets, which is not required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
Public Fixed Maturities
The fair values of the Company’s public fixed maturities, including those accounted for using the fair value option, are generally based on prices obtained from independent valuation service providers, for which the Company maintains a vendor hierarchy by asset type based on historical pricing experience and vendor expertise. Although each security generally is priced by multiple independent valuation service providers, the Company ultimately uses the price received from the independent valuation service provider highest in the vendor hierarchy based on the respective asset type, with limited exception. To validate reasonableness, prices also are internally reviewed by those with relevant expertise through comparison with directly observed recent market trades. Consistent with the fair value hierarchy, public fixed maturities validated in this manner generally are reflected within Level 2, as they are primarily based on observable pricing for similar assets and/or other market observable inputs.
Private Fixed Maturities
The fair values of the Company’s private fixed maturities, including those accounted for using the fair value option are determined from prices obtained from independent valuation service providers. Prices not obtained from an independent valuation service provider are determined by using a discounted cash flow model or a market comparable company valuation technique. In certain cases, these models use observable inputs with a discount rate based upon the average of spread surveys collected from private market intermediaries who are active in both primary and secondary transactions, taking into account, among other factors, the credit quality and industry sector of the issuer and the reduced liquidity associated with private placements. Generally, these securities have been reflected within Level 2. For certain private fixed maturities, the discounted cash flow model or a market comparable company valuation technique may also incorporate unobservable inputs, which reflect the Company’s own assumptions about the inputs market participants would use in pricing the asset. To the extent management determines that such unobservable inputs are significant to the fair value measurement of a security, a Level 3 classification generally is made.
Mortgage Loans
Fair values for commercial, agricultural and residential mortgage loans on real estate are measured by discounting future contractual cash flows to be received on the mortgage loan using interest rates at which loans with similar characteristics and credit quality would be made. The discount rate is derived based on the appropriate U.S. Treasury rate with a like term to the remaining term of the loan to which a spread reflective of the risk premium associated with the specific loan is added. Fair values for mortgage loans anticipated to be foreclosed and problem mortgage loans are limited to the fair value of the underlying collateral, if lower.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
Notes Issued by Consolidated VIEs, at Fair Value Using the Fair Value Option
These notes are based on the fair values of corresponding fixed maturity collateral. The CLO liabilities are also reduced by the fair value of the beneficial interests the Company retains in the CLO and the carrying value of any beneficial interests that represent compensation for services. As the notes are valued based on the reference collateral, they are classified as Level 2 or 3.
Freestanding Derivative Positions
The net fair value of the Company’s freestanding derivative positions as disclosed in Note 4 of the Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements is generally based on prices obtained either from independent valuation service providers or derived by applying market inputs from recognized vendors into industry standard pricing models. The majority of these derivative contracts are traded in the OTC derivative market and are classified in Level 2. The fair values of derivative assets and liabilities traded in the OTC market are determined using quantitative models that require use of the contractual terms of the derivative instruments and multiple market inputs, including interest rates, prices, and indices to generate continuous yield or pricing curves, including overnight index swap curves and volatility factors, which then are applied to value the positions. The predominance of market inputs is actively quoted and can be validated through external sources or reliably interpolated if less observable.
Level Classifications of the Company’s Financial Instruments
Financial Instruments Classified as Level 1
Investments classified as Level 1 primarily include redeemable preferred stock, trading securities, cash equivalents and Separate Accounts assets. Fair value measurements classified as Level 1 include exchange-traded prices of fixed maturities, equity securities and derivative contracts, and NAV for transacting subscriptions and redemptions of mutual fund shares held by Separate Accounts. Cash equivalents classified as Level 1 include money market accounts, overnight commercial paper and highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less and are carried at cost as a proxy for fair value measurement due to their short-term nature.
Financial Instruments Classified as Level 2
Investments classified as Level 2 are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and primarily include U.S. government and agency securities, certain corporate debt securities and financial assets and liabilities accounted for using the fair value option, such as public and private fixed maturities. As market quotes generally are not readily available or accessible for these securities, their fair value measures are determined utilizing relevant information generated by market transactions involving comparable securities and often are based on model pricing techniques that effectively discount prospective cash flows to present value using appropriate sector-adjusted credit spreads commensurate with the security’s duration, also taking into consideration issuer-specific credit quality and liquidity. Segregated securities classified as Level 2 are U.S. Treasury bills segregated by AB in a special reserve bank custody account for the exclusive benefit of brokerage customers, as required by Rule 15c3-3 of the Exchange Act and for which fair values are based on quoted yields in secondary markets.
Observable inputs generally used to measure the fair value of securities classified as Level 2 include benchmark yields, reported secondary trades, issuer spreads, benchmark securities and other reference data. Additional observable inputs are used when available, and as may be appropriate, for certain security types, such as pre-payment, default, and collateral information, for the purpose of measuring the fair value of mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The Company’s AAA-rated mortgage- and asset-backed securities are classified as Level 2 for which the observability of market inputs to their pricing models is supported by sufficient, albeit more recently contracted, market activity in these sectors.
Certain Company products, such as the SCS, EQUI-VEST variable annuity products, IUL and the MSO fund available in some life contracts, offer investment options which permit the contract owner to participate in the performance of an index, ETF or commodity price. These investment options, which depending on the product and on the index selected, can currently have one, three, five or six year terms, provide for participation in the performance of specified indices, ETF or commodity price movement up to a segment-specific declared maximum rate. Under certain conditions that vary by product, e.g., holding these segments for the full term, these segments also shield policyholders from some or all negative investment performance associated with these indices, ETFs or commodity prices. These investment options have defined formulaic liability amounts, and the current values of the option component of these segment reserves are classified as Level 2 embedded derivatives. The fair values of these embedded derivatives are based on data obtained from independent valuation service providers.
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Financial Instruments Classified as Level 3
The Company’s investments classified as Level 3 primarily include corporate debt securities and financial assets and liabilities accounted for using the fair value option, such as private fixed maturities and asset-backed securities. Determinations to classify fair value measures within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy generally are based upon the significance of the unobservable factors to the overall fair value measurement. Included in the Level 3 classification are fixed maturities with indicative pricing obtained from brokers that otherwise could not be corroborated to market observable data.
The Company has certain variable annuity contracts with GMDB, GMIB, GIB and GWBL and other features in-force that guarantee one of the following:
•Return of Premium: the benefit is the greater of current account value or premiums paid (adjusted for withdrawals);
•Ratchet: the benefit is the greatest of current account value, premiums paid (adjusted for withdrawals), or the highest account value on any anniversary up to contractually specified ages (adjusted for withdrawals);
•Roll-Up: the benefit is the greater of current account value or premiums paid (adjusted for withdrawals) accumulated at contractually specified interest rates up to specified ages;
•Combo: the benefit is the greater of the ratchet benefit or the roll-up benefit, which may include either a five-year or an annual reset; or
•Withdrawal: the withdrawal is guaranteed up to a maximum amount per year for life.
The Company also issues certain benefits on its variable annuity products that are accounted for as MRBs carried at fair value and are also considered Level 3 for fair value leveling.
The GMIBNLG feature allows the policyholder to receive guaranteed minimum lifetime annuity payments based on predetermined annuity purchase rates applied to the contract’s benefit base if and when the contract account value is depleted and the NLG feature is activated. The optional GMIB feature allows the policyholder to receive guaranteed minimum lifetime annuity payments based on predetermined annuity purchase rates.
The GMWB feature allows the policyholder to withdraw at a minimum, over the life of the contract, an amount based on the contract’s benefit base. The GWBL feature allows the policyholder to withdraw, each year for the life of the contract, a specified annual percentage of an amount based on the contract’s benefit base. The GMAB feature increases the contract account value at the end of a specified period to a GMAB base. The GIB feature provides a lifetime annuity based on predetermined annuity purchase rates if and when the contract account value is depleted. This lifetime annuity is based on predetermined annuity purchase rates applied to a GIB base. The GMDB feature guarantees that the benefit paid upon death will not be less than a guaranteed benefit base. If the contract’s account value is less than the benefit base at the time a death claim is paid, the amount payable will be equal to the benefit base.
The MRBs’ fair value will be equal to the present value of benefits less the present value of ascribed fees. Considerable judgment is utilized by management in determining the assumptions used in determining present value of benefits and ascribed fees related to lapse rates, withdrawal rates, utilization rates, non-performance risk, volatility rates, annuitization rates and mortality (collectively, the significant MRB assumptions).
Purchased MRB assets, which are accounted for as MRBs carried at fair value, are also considered Level 3 for fair value leveling. The purchased MRB asset fair value reflects the present value of reinsurance premiums, net of recoveries, adjusted for risk margins and nonperformance risk over a range of market consistent economic scenarios, while the MRB asset and liability reflects the present value of expected future payments (benefits) less fees, adjusted for risk margins and nonperformance risk, attributable to the MRB asset and liability over a range of market-consistent economic scenarios.
The valuations of the MRBs and purchased MRB assets incorporate significant non-observable assumptions related to policyholder behavior, risk margins and projections of equity Separate Accounts funds. The credit risks of the counterparty and of the Company are considered in determining the fair values of its MRBs and purchased MRB assets after taking into account the effects of collateral arrangements. Incremental adjustment to the risk-free curve for counterparty non-performance risk is made to the fair values of the purchased MRB assets. Risk margins were applied to the non-capital markets inputs to the MRBs and purchased MRB valuations.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
After giving consideration to collateral arrangements, the Company reduced the fair value of its purchased MRB asset by $34 million and $42 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, to recognize incremental counterparty non-performance risk.
The Company’s Level 3 liabilities include contingent payment arrangements associated with acquisitions in 2020 by AB. At each reporting date, AB estimates the fair values of the contingent consideration expected to be paid based upon revenue and discount rate projections using unobservable market data inputs, which are included in Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. The Company’s consolidated VIEs/VOEs hold investments that are classified as Level 3, primarily corporate bonds that are vendor priced with no ratings available, bank loans, non-agency collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities.
Transfers of Financial Instruments Between Levels 2 and 3
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, fixed maturities with fair values of $512 million were transferred out of Level 3 and into Level 2 principally due to the availability of trading activity and/or market observable inputs to measure and validate their fair values. In addition, fixed maturities with fair values of $220 million were transferred from Level 2 into the Level 3 classification. These transfers in the aggregate represent approximately 39.4 % of total equity as of March 31, 2026.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, fixed maturities with fair values of $879 million were transferred out of Level 3 and into Level 2 principally due to the availability of trading activity and/or market observable inputs to measure and validate their fair values. In addition, fixed maturities with fair values of $183 million were transferred from Level 2 into the Level 3 classification. These transfers in the aggregate represent approximately 25.3 % of total equity as of March 31, 2025.
The tables below present reconciliations for all Level 3 assets and liabilities and changes in unrealized gains (losses). Not included below are the changes in balances related to MRBs and purchased MRBs level 3 assets and liabilities, which are included in Note 9 of the Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate | Asset-backed | CMBS | Fixed maturities, at FVO | Mortgage Loans, at FVO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total gains and (losses), realized and unrealized, included in: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) as: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment gains (losses), net | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Debt issuances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Settlements | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of modco payable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Activity related to consolidated VIEs/VOEs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfers into Level 3 (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfers out of Level 3 (1) | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for instruments held at the end of the reporting period (2) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for instruments held at the end of the reporting period (2) | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Transfers into/out of the Level 3 classification are reflected at beginning-of-period fair values.
(2)For instruments held as of March 31, 2026, amounts are included in Net investment income or net derivative gains (losses) in the consolidated statements of income (loss) or unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Equity Investments (1) | Trading Securities, at Fair Value | Short-term investments | Modco Payable | Notes issued by consolidated VIEs | Contingent Payment Arrangement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total gains and (losses), realized and unrealized, included in: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) as: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment gains (losses), net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Debt issuances | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Settlements | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of modco payable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Activity related to consolidated VIEs/VOEs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transfers into Level 3 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transfers out of Level 3 (2) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for instruments held at the end of the reporting period (3) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for instruments held at the end of the reporting period (3) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Other Equity Investments include other invested assets.
(2)Transfers into/out of the Level 3 classification are reflected at beginning-of-period fair values.
(3)For instruments held as of March 31, 2026, amounts are included in Net investment income or net derivative gains (losses) in the consolidated statements of income (loss) or unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
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| Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate (3) | Asset-backed | CMBS | Fixed maturities, at FVO | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total gains and (losses), realized and unrealized, included in: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) as: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment gains (losses), net | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchases | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt issuances | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Settlements | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of modco payable | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Activity related to consolidated VIEs/VOEs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfers into Level 3 (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfers out of Level 3 (1) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for instruments held at the end of the reporting period (2) | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for instruments held at the end of the reporting period (2) | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Transfers into/out of the Level 3 classification are reflected at beginning-of-period fair values.
(2)For instruments held as of March 31, 2025, amounts are included in Net investment income or net derivative gains (losses) in the consolidated statements of income (loss) or unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other Equity Investments (1) | Trading Securities, at Fair Value | Notes issued by consolidated VIEs | Contingent Payment Arrangement | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Total gains and (losses), realized and unrealized, included in: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) as: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment gains (losses), net | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subtotal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchases | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt issuances | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Settlements | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other Equity Investments (1) | Trading Securities, at Fair Value | Notes issued by consolidated VIEs | Contingent Payment Arrangement | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Activity related to consolidated VIEs/VOEs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Transfers into Level 3 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Transfers out of Level 3 (2) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in earnings for instruments held at the end of the reporting period (3) | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for instruments held at the end of the reporting period (3) | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Other Equity Investments include other invested assets.
(2)Transfers into/out of the Level 3 classification are reflected at beginning-of-period fair values.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
Quantitative and Qualitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
The following tables disclose quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements by category for assets and liabilities:
Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2026
| Fair Value | Valuation Technique | Significant Unobservable Input | Range | Weighted Average (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed maturities, AFS: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate | $ | Market comparable companies | EBITDA multiples Discount rate Cash flow multiples Loan to value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other equity investments | Discounted Cash Flow | Earnings multiple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trading securities, at fair value (5) | Discounted cash flow | Earnings multiple Discount factor Discount years | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trading securities, at fair value (5) | Market comparable companies | EBITDA Multiples Cashflow Multiples | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage loans, at fair value using the fair value option | Discounted cash flow | Discount rate Loan to value | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchased MRB asset (1) (2) (4) | Discounted cash flow | Lapse rates Withdrawal rates GMIB Utilization rates Non-performance risk Volatility rates - Equity Mortality: Ages 0-40 Ages 41-60 Ages 61-115 | (same for all ages) (same for all ages) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AB Contingent consideration payable | $ | Discounted cash flow | Expected revenue growth rates Discount rate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Direct MRB (1) (2) (3) (4) | Discounted cash flow | Non-performance risk Lapse rates Withdrawal rates Annuitization rates Mortality: Ages 0-40 Ages 41-60 Ages 61-115 | (same for all ages) (same for all ages) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Mortality rates vary by age and demographic characteristic such as gender. Mortality rate assumptions are based on a combination of company and industry experience. A mortality improvement assumption is also applied. For any given contract, mortality rates vary throughout the period over which cash flows are projected for purposes of valuating the embedded derivatives.
(2)Lapses and pro rata withdrawal rates were developed as a function of the policy account value. Dollar-for-dollar withdrawal rates were developed as a function of the dollar-for-dollar threshold, the dollar-for-dollar limit. Utilization rates were developed as a function of the benefit base.
(3)MRB liabilities are shown net of MRB assets. Net amount is made up of $9.8 billion of MRB liabilities and $675 million of MRB assets.
(4)Includes Legacy and Core products.
(5)Certain newly acquired Level 3 Trading securities are not presented as cost basis approximates fair value as of March 31, 2026.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2025
Fair Value | Valuation Technique | Significant Unobservable Input | Range | Weighted Average (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed maturities, AFS: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate | $ | Market comparable companies | EBITDA multiples Discount rate Cash flow multiples Loan to value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other equity investments | Discounted Cash Flow | Earnings Multiple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trading securities, at fair value (5) | Discounted cash flow | Earnings multiple Discounts factor Discount years | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trading securities, at fair value (5) | Market comparable companies | EBITDA multiples Cashflow Multiples | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage loans, at fair value using the fair value option | Discounted cash flow | Discount rate Loan to value | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchased MRB asset (1) (2) (4) | Discounted cash flow | Lapse rates Withdrawal rates GMIB Utilization rates Non-performance risk Volatility rates - Equity Mortality: Ages 0-40 Ages 41-60 Ages 61-115 | (same for all ages) (same for all ages) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AB Contingent consideration payable | $ | Discounted cash flow | Expected revenue growth rates Discount rate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Direct MRB (1) (2) (3) (4) | Discounted cash flow | Non-performance risk Lapse rates Withdrawal rates Annuitization rates Mortality: Ages 0-40 Ages 41-60 Ages 61-115 | (same for all ages) (same for all ages) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Mortality rates vary by age and demographic characteristic such as gender and benefits elected with the policy. Mortality rate assumptions are based on a combination of company and industry experience. A mortality improvement assumption is also applied. For any given contract, mortality rates vary throughout the period over which cash flows are projected for purposes of valuating the embedded derivatives.
(2)Lapses and pro rata withdrawal rates were developed as a function of the policy account value. Dollar-for-dollar withdrawal rates were developed as a function of the dollar-for-dollar threshold, the dollar-for-dollar limit. Utilization rates were developed as a function of the benefit base.
(3)MRB liabilities are shown net of MRB assets. Net amount is made up of $10.2 billion of MRB liabilities and $752 million of MRB assets.
(4)Includes Legacy and Core products.
(5)Certain newly acquired Level 3 Trading securities are not presented as cost basis approximates fair value as of December 31, 2025.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
Level 3 Financial Instruments for which Quantitative Inputs are Not Available
Certain Privately Placed Debt Securities with Limited Trading Activity
Excluded from the tables above as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, are approximately $3.7 billion and $3.5 billion of Level 3 fair value measurements of investments for which the underlying quantitative inputs are not developed by the Company and are not readily available. These investments primarily consist of certain privately placed debt securities with limited trading activity, including residential mortgage- and asset-backed instruments, and their fair values generally reflect unadjusted prices obtained from independent valuation service providers and indicative, non-binding quotes obtained from third-party broker-dealers recognized as market participants. Significant increases or decreases in the fair value amounts received from these pricing sources may result in the Company reporting significantly higher or lower fair value measurements for these Level 3 investments.
•The fair value of private placement securities is determined by application of a matrix pricing model or a market comparable company value technique. The significant unobservable input to the matrix pricing model valuation technique is the spread over the industry-specific benchmark yield curve. Generally, an increase or decrease in spreads would lead to directionally inverse movement in the fair value measurements of these securities. The significant unobservable input to the market comparable company valuation technique is the discount rate. Generally, a significant increase (decrease) in the discount rate would result in significantly lower (higher) fair value measurements of these securities.
•Residential mortgage-backed securities classified as Level 3 primarily consist of non-agency paper with low trading activity. Included in the tables above as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there were no Level 3 securities that were determined by application of a matrix pricing model and for which the spread over the U.S. Treasury curve is the most significant unobservable input to the pricing result. Generally, a change in spreads would lead to directionally inverse movement in the fair value measurements of these securities.
•Asset-backed securities classified as Level 3 primarily consist of non-agency mortgage loan trust certificates, including subprime and Alt-A paper, credit risk transfer securities, and equipment financings. Included in the tables above as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there were no securities that were determined by the application of matrix-pricing for which the spread over the U.S. Treasury curve is the most significant unobservable input to the pricing result. Significant increases (decreases) in spreads would have resulted in significantly lower (higher) fair value measurements.
Other Equity Investments
Included in other equity investments classified as Level 3 are venture capital securities in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications industries. The fair value measurements of these securities include significant unobservable inputs, including an enterprise value to revenue multiples and a discount rate to account for liquidity and various risk factors. Significant increases (decreases) in the enterprise value to revenue multiple inputs in isolation would have resulted in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement. Significant increases (decreases) in the discount rate would have resulted in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.
Market Risk Benefits
Significant unobservable inputs with respect to the fair value measurement of the purchased MRB assets and MRB liabilities identified in the table above are developed using Company data. Future policyholder behavior is an unobservable market assumption and, as such, all aspects of policyholder behavior are derived based on recent historical experience. These policyholder behaviors include lapses, pro rata withdrawals, dollar-for-dollar withdrawals, GMIB utilization, deferred mortality and payout phase mortality. Many of these policyholder behaviors have dynamic adjustment factors based on the relative value of the rider as compared to the account value in different economic environments. This applies to all variable annuity related products; products with GMxB riders including but not limited to GMIB, GMDB, and GWBL.
Lapse rates are adjusted at the contract level based on a comparison of the value of the GMxB rider and the current policyholder account value, which include other factors such as considering surrender charges. Generally, lapse rates are assumed to be lower in periods when a surrender charge applies. A dynamic lapse function reduces the base lapse rate when the guaranteed amount is greater than the account value as in-the-money contracts are less likely to lapse. For valuing purchased MRB assets and MRB liabilities, lapse rates vary throughout the period over which cash flows are projected.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
Carrying Value of Financial Instruments Not Otherwise Disclosed in Note 3 and Note 4 of the Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements
The carrying values and fair values for financial instruments not otherwise disclosed in Note 3 and Note 4 of the Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements were as follows:
Carrying Values and Fair Values for Financial Instruments Not Otherwise Disclosed
Carrying Value | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| March 31, 2026: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage loans on real estate | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Policy loans | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Policyholders’ liabilities: Investment contracts | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Modco payable (1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Funding agreements (2) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short-term debt | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term debt | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Separate Accounts liabilities | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2025: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgage loans on real estate | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Policy loans | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Policyholders’ liabilities: Investment contracts | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Modco payable (1) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Funding agreements | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short-term debt | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term debt | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Separate Accounts liabilities | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Modco payable is reported in Amounts due from reinsurers in the consolidated balance sheets.
(2)Excludes accrued interest of $117 million as of March 31, 2026.
Policy Loans
The fair value of policy loans is calculated by discounting expected cash flows based upon the U.S. Treasury yield curve and historical loan repayment patterns.
Policyholder Liabilities - Investment Contracts and Separate Accounts Liabilities
The fair values for deferred annuities and certain annuities, which are included in policyholders’ account balances, and liabilities for investment contracts with fund investments in Separate Accounts, are estimated using projected cash flows discounted at rates reflecting current market rates. Significant unobservable inputs reflected in the cash flows include lapse rates and withdrawal rates. Incremental adjustments may be made to the fair value to reflect non-performance risk. Certain other products such as the Company’s association plans contracts, supplementary contracts not involving life contingencies, Access Accounts and Escrow Shield Plus product reserves are held at book value.
Funding Agreements
The fair values of Equitable Financial and Equitable America’s FHLB long term funding agreements’ fair values are determined based on indicative market rates published by the FHLB, provided to AB and modeled for each note’s FMV. FHLB short-term funding agreements’ fair values are reflective of notional/par value.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
The fair values of Equitable Financial and Equitable America’s FABN funding agreements are determined by Bloomberg’s evaluated pricing service, which uses direct observations or observed comparables.
The fair value of Equitable Financial’s FABCP funding agreements are reflective of the notional/par value outstanding.
Short-term Debt
The Company’s short-term debt primarily includes long-term debt that has been reclassified to short-term due to an upcoming maturity date within one year. The fair values for the Company’s short-term debt are determined by Bloomberg’s evaluated pricing service, which uses direct observations or observed comparables.
Long-term Debt
The fair values for the Company’s long-term debt are determined by Bloomberg’s evaluated pricing service, which uses direct observations or observed comparables.
Financial Instruments Exempt from Fair Value Disclosure or Otherwise Not Required to be Disclosed
Exempt from Fair Value Disclosure Requirements
Certain financial instruments are exempt from the requirements for fair value disclosure, such as insurance liabilities other than financial guarantees and investment contracts, limited partnerships accounted for under the equity method and pension and other postretirement obligations.
Otherwise Not Required to be Included in the Table Above
The Company’s investment in COLI policies is recorded at their cash surrender value and therefore are not required to be included in the table above. See Note 2 of the Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements for further description of the Company’s accounting policy related to its investment in COLI policies.
8) LIABILITIES FOR FUTURE POLICYHOLDER BENEFITS
The following table reconciles the net liability for future policy benefits and liability of death benefits to the liability for future policy benefits in the consolidated balance sheets:
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Reconciliation | |||||||||||
| Term | $ | $ | |||||||||
Payout | |||||||||||
| Group Pension - Benefit Reserve & DPL | |||||||||||
| Health | |||||||||||
| UL | |||||||||||
| Subtotal | |||||||||||
| Whole Life Closed Block and Open Block products | |||||||||||
| Other (1) | |||||||||||
| Future policyholder benefits total | |||||||||||
| Other policyholder funds and dividends payable | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
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(1)Primarily consists of future policy benefits related to Protective Life and Annuity, Assumed Life and Disability, Group Life Run off, Variable Interest Sensitive Life rider and EB.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
The following table summarizes balances and changes in the liability for future policy benefits for nonparticipating traditional and limited pay contracts:
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retirement | Corporate & Other | Retirement | Corporate & Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | Term | Group Pension | Health | Payout | Term | Group Pension | Health | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Present Value of Expected Net Premiums | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance at original discount rate | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effect of actual variances from expected experience | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted beginning of period balance | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest accrual | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net premiums collected | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending Balance at original discount rate | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance of original discount rate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions (1) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effect of actual variances from expected experience | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted beginning of period balance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest accrual | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benefits payments | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ending Balance at original discount rate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Impact of flooring LFPB at zero | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net liability for future policy benefits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Reinsurance recoverable | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net liability for future policy benefits, after reinsurance recoverable | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average duration of liability for future policyholder benefits (years) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Includes the net income impact due to novation as described in Note 1.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
The following table provides the amount of undiscounted and discounted expected gross premiums and expected future benefits and expenses related to nonparticipating traditional and limited payment contracts:
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Term | |||||||||||
| Expected future benefit payments and expenses (undiscounted) | $ | $ | |||||||||
Expected future gross premiums (undiscounted) | |||||||||||
| Expected future benefit payments and expenses (discounted; AOCI basis) | |||||||||||
| Expected future gross premiums (discounted; AOCI basis) | |||||||||||
Payout | |||||||||||
| Expected future benefit payments and expenses (undiscounted) | |||||||||||
Expected future gross premiums (undiscounted) | |||||||||||
| Expected future benefit payments and expenses (discounted; AOCI basis) | |||||||||||
| Expected future gross premiums (discounted; AOCI basis) | |||||||||||
| Group Pension | |||||||||||
| Expected future benefit payments and expenses (undiscounted) | |||||||||||
Expected future gross premiums (undiscounted) | |||||||||||
| Expected future benefit payments and expenses (discounted; AOCI basis) | |||||||||||
| Expected future gross premiums (discounted; AOCI basis) | |||||||||||
| Health | |||||||||||
| Expected future benefit payments and expenses (undiscounted) | |||||||||||
Expected future gross premiums (undiscounted) | |||||||||||
| Expected future benefit payments and expenses (discounted; AOCI basis) | |||||||||||
| Expected future gross premiums (discounted; AOCI basis) | $ | $ | |||||||||
The table below summarizes the revenue and interest related to nonparticipating traditional and limited payment contracts:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Premium | Interest Accretion | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue and Interest Accretion | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Term | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Payout | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group Pension | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Health | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
The following table provides the weighted average interest rates for the liability for future policy benefits:
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Weighted Average Interest Rate | |||||||||||
| Term | |||||||||||
| Interest accretion rate | % | % | |||||||||
| Current discount rate | % | % | |||||||||
Payout | |||||||||||
| Interest accretion rate | % | % | |||||||||
| Current discount rate | % | % | |||||||||
| Group Pension | |||||||||||
| Interest accretion rate | % | % | |||||||||
| Current discount rate | % | % | |||||||||
| Health | |||||||||||
| Interest accretion rate | % | % | |||||||||
| Current discount rate | % | % | |||||||||
The following table provides the balance, changes in and the weighted average durations of the additional insurance liabilities:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
Corporate and Other | |||||||||||
| UL | |||||||||||
(in millions) | |||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Beginning balance before AOCI adjustments | |||||||||||
| Effect of changes in interest rate & cash flow assumptions and model changes | |||||||||||
| Effect of actual variances from expected experience | |||||||||||
| Adjusted beginning of period balance | |||||||||||
| Interest accrual | |||||||||||
| Net assessments collected | |||||||||||
| Benefit payments | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Ending balance before shadow reserve adjustments | |||||||||||
| Effect of reserve adjustment recorded in AOCI | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Net liability for additional liability | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Less: Reinsurance recoverable | ( | ||||||||||
| Net liability for additional liability, after reinsurance recoverable | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Weighted-average duration of additional liability - death benefit (years) | |||||||||||
The following tables provide the revenue, interest and weighted average interest rates, related to the additional insurance liabilities:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assessments | Interest Accretion | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue and Interest Accretion | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| UL | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Weighted Average Interest Rate | |||||||||||
| UL | % | % | |||||||||
| Interest accretion rate | % | % | |||||||||
The discount rate used for additional insurance liabilities reserve is based on the crediting rate at issue.
9) MARKET RISK BENEFITS
The following table presents the balances and changes to the balances for MRBs for the GMxB benefits on deferred variable annuities:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retirement | Corporate and Other | Retirement | Corporate and Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GMxB Core | GMxB Legacy | Legacy Purchased MRB | Net Legacy | GMxB Core | GMxB Legacy | Legacy Purchased MRB | Net Legacy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance BOP before changes in the instrument specific credit risk | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Model changes and effect of changes in cash flow assumptions | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Actual market movement effect | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest accrual | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Attributed fees accrued (1) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benefit payments | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Actual policyholder behavior different from expected behavior | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Changes in future economic assumptions | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance EOP before changes in the instrument-specific credit risk | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Changes in the instrument-specific credit risk (2) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average age of policyholders (years) | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net amount at risk | $ | $ | $ | N/A | $ | $ | $ | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1)Attributed fees accrued represents the portion of the fees needed to fund future GMxB claims.
(2)Changes are recorded in OCI except for reinsurer credit which is reflected in the consolidated income statement.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
The following table reconciles MRBs by the amounts in an asset position and amounts in a liability position to the MRB amounts in the consolidated balance sheets:
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Direct Asset | Direct Liability | Net Direct MRB | Purchased MRB | Total | Direct Asset | Direct Liability | Net Direct MRB | Purchased MRB | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retirement | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GMxB Core | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate and Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GMxB Legacy | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other (1) | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
______________
(1)Other primarily includes SCS.
10) POLICYHOLDER ACCOUNT BALANCES
The following table reconciles the policyholders account balances to the policyholders’ account balance liability in the consolidated balance sheets:
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Policyholders’ account balance reconciliation | |||||||||||
Retirement | |||||||||||
| SCS | $ | $ | |||||||||
| EQUI-VEST Individual | |||||||||||
| EQUI-VEST Group | |||||||||||
| Momentum | |||||||||||
| GMxB Core | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Corporate and Other | |||||||||||
| Universal Life | |||||||||||
| Variable Universal Life | |||||||||||
| GMxB Legacy | |||||||||||
Other (1) | |||||||||||
| Balance (exclusive of Funding Agreements) | |||||||||||
Funding Agreements | |||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
_____________
(1)Primarily reflects products Retirement Payout, Retirement Other, Indexed Universal Life, Investment Edge, Group Pension and Closed Block.
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The following table summarizes the balances and changes in policyholder’s account balances:
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retirement | Corporate and Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GMxB Core | SCS (1) | EQUI-VEST Individual | EQUI-VEST Group | Momentum | Universal Life | Variable Universal Life | GMxB Legacy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premiums received | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Policy charges | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Surrenders and withdrawals | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benefit payments | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net transfers from (to) separate account | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest credited (2) | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average crediting rate | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net amount at risk (3) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash surrender value | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
______________
(1)SCS sales are recorded as a Separate Account liability until they are swept into the General Account. This sweep is recorded as Net Transfers from (to) separate account.
(2)SCS and EQUI-VEST Group includes amounts related to the change in embedded derivative.
(3)For life insurance products, the net amount at risk is the death benefit less account value for the policyholder. For variable annuity products, the net amount at risk is the maximum GMxB NAR for the policyholder.
(4)Includes the PAB from the policies novated to Venerable, as described in Note 1 of the Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements.
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retirement | Corporate and Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GMxB Core | SCS (1) | EQUI-VEST Individual | EQUI-VEST Group | Momentum | Universal Life | Variable Universal Life | GMxB Legacy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premiums received | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Policy charges | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Surrenders and withdrawals | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benefit payments | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net transfers from (to) separate account | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest credited (2) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average crediting rate | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net amount at risk (3) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash surrender value | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
______________
(1)SCS sales are recorded as a Separate Account liability until they are swept into the General Account. This sweep is recorded as Net Transfers from (to) separate account.
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(2)SCS and EQUI-VEST includes amounts related to the change in embedded derivative.
(3)For life insurance products, the net amount at risk is the death benefit less account value for the policyholder. For variable annuity products, the net amount at risk is the maximum GMxB NAR for the policyholder.
The following table presents the account values by range of guaranteed minimum crediting rates and the related range of the difference in basis points, between rates being credited policyholders and the respective guaranteed minimums:
| March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product | Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate | At Guaranteed Minimum | Greater Than | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ( in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retirement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GMxB Core | 0.00% - 1.50% | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.51% - 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greater than 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EQUI-VEST Individual | 0.00% - 1.50% | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.51% - 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greater than 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EQUI-VEST Group | 0.00% - 1.50% | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.51% - 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greater than 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Momentum | 0.00% - 1.50% | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.51% - 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greater than 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate and Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Universal Life | 0.00% - 1.50% | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.51% - 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greater than 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Variable Universal Life | 0.00% - 1.50% | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.51% - 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greater than 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GMxB Legacy | 0.00% - 1.50% | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.51% - 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greater than 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product | Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate | At Guaranteed Minimum | Greater Than | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ( in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GMxB Core | 0.00% - 1.50% | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.51% - 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greater than 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EQUI-VEST Individual | 0.00% - 1.50% | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.51% - 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greater than 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EQUI-VEST Group | 0.00% - 1.50% | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.51% - 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greater than 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Momentum | 0.00% - 1.50% | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.51% - 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greater than 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate and Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Universal Life | 0.00% - 1.50% | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.51% - 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greater than 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Variable Universal Life | 0.00% - 1.50% | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.51% - 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greater than 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GMxB Legacy | 0.00% - 1.50% | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.51% - 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greater than 2.50% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Separate Account - Summary
The following table reconciles the Separate Account liabilities to the Separate Account liability balance in the consolidated balance sheets:
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Separate Account Reconciliation | |||||||||||
Retirement | |||||||||||
| GMxB Core | $ | $ | |||||||||
| EQUI-VEST Individual | |||||||||||
| Investment Edge | |||||||||||
| EQUI-VEST Group | |||||||||||
| Momentum | |||||||||||
Corporate and Other | |||||||||||
| Variable Universal Life | |||||||||||
| GMxB Legacy | |||||||||||
| Other (1) | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
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(1)Primarily reflects Corporate and Other products and Retirement products including Association and Retirement Other.
The following table presents the balances of and changes in Separate Account liabilities:
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retirement | Corporate and Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GMxB Core | EQUI-VEST Individual | Investment Edge | EQUI-VEST Group | Momentum | VUL | GMxB Legacy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premiums and deposits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Policy charges | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Surrenders and withdrawals | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benefit payments | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment performance (1) | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net transfers from (to) General Account | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other charges (2) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash surrender value | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Investment performance is reflected net of M&E fees.
(2)Other charges include the Separate Account value novated to Venerable, as described in Note 1 of the Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements.
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| Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retirement | Corporate and Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GMxB Core | EQUI-VEST Individual | Investment Edge | EQUI-VEST Group | Momentum | VUL | GMxB Legacy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premiums and deposits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Policy charges | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Surrenders and withdrawals | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benefit payments | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment performance (1) | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net transfers from (to) General Account | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other charges | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash surrender value | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Investment performance is reflected net of M&E fees.
The following table presents the aggregate fair value of Separate Account assets by major asset category:
| March 31, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retirement | Corporate & Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Legacy | Life | Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset Type | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt securities | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mutual Funds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bonds and Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retirement | Corporate & Other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Legacy | Life | Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset Type | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt securities | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mutual Funds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bonds and Notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11) EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
Pension Plans
Holdings and Equitable Financial Retirement Plans
Holdings sponsors the MONY Life Retirement Income Security Plan for Employees (the “MONY Plan”) and Equitable Financial sponsors the Equitable Retirement Plan (the “Equitable Financial QP”), both of which were frozen
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on December 31, 2013, qualified defined benefit plan covering eligible employees and financial professionals. These pension plans are non-contributory, and their benefits are generally based on a cash balance formula and/or, for certain participants, years of service and average earnings over a specified period. Holdings has assumed primary liability for both plans. Equitable Financial remains secondarily liable for its obligations under the Equitable Financial QP and would recognize such liability in the event Holdings does not perform. Holdings and Equitable Financial also sponsor certain nonqualified deferred compensation plans, including the Equitable Excess Retirement Plan, that provide retirement benefits in excess of the amount permitted under the tax law for the qualified plans.
Effective January 1, 2025, Equitable changed how it provides certain retirement-related benefits to its eligible employees and financial professionals. Equitable discontinued the non-elective company contribution to its 401(k) plan but continues to provide a 401(k) matching contribution. Instead of the non-elective 401(k) contribution, eligible employees and financial professionals receive cash balance allocations in the Equitable Financial QP. The Equitable Financial QP is a qualified defined benefit plan that was frozen on December 31, 2013, but was reopened on January 1, 2025 to provide these cash balance allocations. Under the new cash balance feature, each eligible employee will receive monthly pay credits equal to four percent of their eligible monthly pay. Each eligible financial professional will receive pay credits equal to two and a half percent of eligible monthly pay up to the Social Security Wage Base, and then five percent for eligible monthly pay above the Social Security Wage Base up to the qualified plan pay maximum. Balances in these cash balance accounts in the Equitable Financial QP will be credited with interest at six percent from 2025 through 2027. Starting in 2028, the applicable interest crediting rate for these accounts will be based on the 10-year U.S. Treasury Yield (subject to a 6% cap).
Effective December 31, 2025, the MONY Plan was merged into the Equitable Financial QP. The assets and liabilities of the MONY Plan were combined with the Equitable Financial QP, and the Equitable Financial QP will honor all benefits earned under the MONY Plan and will maintain provisions that are substantially similar to the MONY Plan. Benefits earned under the MONY Plan were frozen to future accruals effective December 31, 2013, and will continue to be governed by terms and provisions from the MONY Plan applicable to the accrual and calculation of those benefits. Any benefit accruals attributable to service with Equitable will be governed by the terms of the Equitable Financial QP.
Net Periodic Pension Expense
Components of net periodic pension expense for the Company’s plans were as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Service cost | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Interest cost | |||||||||||
| Expected return on assets | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Prior period service cost amortization | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net amortization | |||||||||||
Impact of settlement (1) | |||||||||||
Net periodic pension expense | $ | $ | |||||||||
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(1)During the three months ended March 31, 2025, AB settled all future obligations under their defined benefits retirement plan and transferred the remaining benefit obligations to a qualified third party insurance provider under a group annuity contract, and as a result recognized an initial non-cash settlement of approximately $21 million. The plan was formally terminated and the trust was closed effective September 30, 2025.
12) INCOME TAXES
Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, was computed using an estimated annual effective tax rate (“ETR”), with discrete items recognized in the period in which they occur. The estimated ETR is revised, as necessary, at the end of successive interim reporting periods.
In 2022, the Company established a valuation allowance against its deferred tax asset related to unrealized capital losses in the available for sale securities portfolio. In 2023, management took actions to increase its available liquidity
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so that the Company has the ability and intent to hold the majority of securities in its available for sale portfolio to recovery. For liquidity and other purposes, the Company maintains a smaller pool of securities that it does not intend to hold to recovery. The Company maintains a valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset on available for sale securities that will not be held to recovery. Adjustments to the valuation allowance due to changes in the portfolio’s unrealized capital loss are recorded in OCI. Adjustments to the valuation allowance due to new facts or evidence are recorded in net income.
In the third quarter of 2025, the Company realized losses from the liquidity pool primarily due to the RGA reinsurance transaction, resulting in a deferred tax asset for realized capital losses. The valuation allowance against unrealized losses in OCI was reduced and a valuation allowance of $176 million was established against the realized losses through net income.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company recorded increases to the valuation allowance of $4 million and $8 million, respectively, in OCI. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, there were no changes to the valuation allowance through net income. A valuation allowance of $205 million and $201 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, remains against deferred tax assets that are not more-likely-than-not to be realized.
The Company uses the aggregate portfolio approach related to the stranded or disproportionate income tax effects in accumulated other comprehensive income related to available for sale securities. Under this approach, the disproportionate tax effect remains intact as long as the investment portfolio remains.
13) EQUITY
Preferred Stock
Preferred stock authorized, issued and outstanding was as follows:
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series | Shares Authorized | Shares Issued | Shares Outstanding | Shares Authorized | Shares Issued | Shares Outstanding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On April 11, 2025, Holdings redeemed and retired $279 million of Series B Preferred Stock using proceeds from our Junior Subordinated Debt issuance. On September 30, 2025, Holdings redeemed the remaining $165 million of Series B Preferred Stock.
Dividends declared per share were as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Series A dividends declared | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Series B dividends declared | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Series C dividends declared | $ | $ | |||||||||
Common Stock
Dividends declared per share of common stock were as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Dividends declared | $ | $ | |||||||||
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Share Repurchase
On February 13, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an additional $1.5 billion under Holdings’ share repurchase program. On September 9, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an additional $500 million under Holdings’ share repurchase program. On February 11, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an additional $1.0 billion share repurchase program. Under this program, the Company may, from time to time purchase shares of its common stock through various means. The Company may choose to suspend or discontinue the repurchase program at any time. The repurchase program does not obligate the Company to purchase any particular number of shares. As of March 31, 2026, Holdings had authorized capacity of approximately $1.9 billion remaining in its share repurchase program.
Holdings repurchased a total of 3.2 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $46.51 through open market repurchases, ASRs and privately negotiated transactions for the three months ended March 31, 2026, respectively, and repurchased a total of 5.0 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $50.55 through open market repurchases, ASRs and privately negotiated transactions for the three months ended March 31, 2025, respectively.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, Holdings repurchased 1.0 million shares of its common stock through open market repurchases. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, Holdings repurchased 2.3 million shares of its common stock through open market repurchases.
In December 2025, Holdings established an obligation to enter into an ASR with a third-party financial institution to repurchase an aggregate of $100 million of Holdings’ common stock. Pursuant to the ASR, on January 6, 2026, Holdings made a pre-payment of $100 million and received initial delivery of 1.7 million shares. The ASR terminated in January 2026, at which time an additional 446,241 shares of common stock were received.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
AOCI represents cumulative gains (losses) on items that are not reflected in net income (loss). The balances as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, follow:
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
(in millions) | |||||||||||
| Unrealized gains (losses) on investments | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Market risk benefits - instrument-specific credit risk component | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Liability for future policy benefits - current discount rate component | |||||||||||
| Defined benefit pension plans | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Less: Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Holdings | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
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The components of OCI, net of taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 are as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on investments: | |||||||||||
| Net unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
| (Gains) losses reclassified into net income (loss) during the period (1) | |||||||||||
| Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments | ( | ||||||||||
| Adjustments for policyholders’ liabilities, DAC, insurance liability loss recognition and other | ( | ||||||||||
Change in unrealized gains (losses), net of adjustments (net of deferred income tax expense (benefit) of $( | ( | ||||||||||
| Change in LFPB discount rate and MRB credit risk, net of tax | |||||||||||
Market risk benefits - changes in instrument-specific credit risk (net of deferred income tax expense (benefit) of $ | |||||||||||
Liability for future policy benefits - changes in current discount rate (net of deferred income tax expense (benefit) of $ | ( | ||||||||||
| Change in defined benefit plans: | |||||||||||
| Reclassification to Net income (loss) of amortization of net prior service credit included in net periodic cost | |||||||||||
Change in defined benefit plans (net of deferred income tax expense (benefit) of $( | |||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments: | |||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation gains (losses) arising during the period | ( | ||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | ( | ||||||||||
| Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes | ( | ||||||||||
| Less: Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest | ( | ||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Holdings | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
(1)See “Reclassification adjustment” in Note 3 of the Notes to these Consolidated Financial Statements. Reclassification amounts presented net of income tax expense (benefit) of $(4 ) million and $(2 ) million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Investment gains and losses reclassified from AOCI to net income (loss) primarily consist of realized gains (losses) on sales and credit losses of AFS securities and are included in total investment gains (losses), net on the consolidated statements of income (loss). Amounts reclassified from AOCI to net income (loss) as related to defined benefit plans primarily consist of amortization of net (gains) losses and net prior service cost (credit) recognized as a component of net periodic cost and reported in compensation and benefits in the consolidated statements of income (loss). Amounts presented in the table above are net of tax.
14) REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST
The changes in the components of redeemable noncontrolling interests were as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Net earnings (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests | |||||||||||
Funds reclassified out of redeemable noncontrolling interest | ( | ||||||||||
| Purchase/change of redeemable noncontrolling interests | |||||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
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15) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
Litigation and Regulatory Matters
Litigation, regulatory and other loss contingencies arise in the ordinary course of the Company’s activities as a diversified financial services firm. The Company is a defendant in a number of litigation matters arising from the conduct of its business. In some of these matters, claimants seek to recover very large or indeterminate amounts, including compensatory, punitive, treble and exemplary damages. Modern pleading practice permits considerable variation in the assertion of monetary damages and other relief. Claimants are not always required to specify the monetary damages they seek, or they may be required only to state an amount sufficient to meet a court’s jurisdictional requirements. Moreover, some jurisdictions allow claimants to allege monetary damages that far exceed any reasonably possible verdict. The variability in pleading requirements and past experience demonstrates that the monetary and other relief that may be requested in a lawsuit or claim often bears little relevance to the merits or potential value of a claim. Litigation against the Company includes a variety of claims including, among other things, insurers’ sales practices, alleged agent misconduct, alleged failure to properly supervise agents, contract administration, product design, features and accompanying disclosure, payments of death benefits and the reporting and escheatment of unclaimed property, alleged breach of fiduciary duties, alleged mismanagement of client funds and other matters.
The outcome of a litigation or regulatory matter is difficult to predict, and the amount or range of potential losses associated with these or other loss contingencies requires significant management judgment. It is not possible to predict the ultimate outcome or to provide reasonably possible losses or ranges of losses for all pending regulatory matters, litigation and other loss contingencies. While it is possible that an adverse outcome in certain cases could have a material adverse effect upon the Company’s financial position, based on information currently known, management believes that neither the outcome of pending litigation and regulatory matters, nor potential liabilities associated with other loss contingencies, are likely to have such an effect. However, given the large and indeterminate amounts sought in certain litigation and the inherent unpredictability of all such matters, it is possible that an adverse outcome in certain of the Company’s litigation or regulatory matters, or liabilities arising from other loss contingencies, could, from time to time, have a material adverse effect upon the Company’s results of operations or cash flows in a particular quarterly or annual period.
For some matters, the Company is able to estimate a range of loss. For such matters in which a loss is probable, an accrual has been made. For matters where the Company believes a loss is reasonably possible, but not probable, no accrual is required. For matters for which an accrual has been made, but there remains a reasonably possible range of loss in excess of the amounts accrued or for matters where no accrual is required, the Company develops an estimate of the unaccrued amounts of the reasonably possible range of losses. As of March 31, 2026, the Company estimates the aggregate range of reasonably possible losses, in excess of any amounts accrued for these matters as of such date, to be up to approximately $100 million.
For other matters, the Company is currently not able to estimate the reasonably possible loss or range of loss. The Company is often unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss until developments in such matters have provided sufficient information to support an assessment of the range of possible loss, such as quantification of a damage demand from plaintiffs, discovery from plaintiffs and other parties, investigation of factual allegations, rulings by a court on motions or appeals, analysis by experts and the progress of settlement discussions. On a quarterly and annual basis, the Company reviews relevant information with respect to litigation and regulatory contingencies and updates the Company’s accruals, disclosures and reasonably possible losses or ranges of loss based on such reviews.
As with other financial services companies, Equitable Financial periodically receives informal and formal requests for information from various state and federal governmental agencies and self-regulatory organizations in connection with inquiries and investigations of the products and practices of the Company or the financial services industry. It is the practice of the Company to cooperate fully in these matters.
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Obligations under Funding Agreements
Pre-Capitalized Trust Securities (“P-Caps”)
In April 2019, pursuant to separate Purchase Agreements among Holdings, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representative of the several initial purchasers, and the Trusts (as defined below), Pine Street Trust I, a Delaware statutory trust (the “2029 Trust”), completed the issuance and sale of 600,000 of its Pre-Capitalized Trust Securities redeemable February 15, 2029 (the “2029 P-Caps”) for an aggregate purchase price of $600 million and Pine Street Trust II, a Delaware statutory trust (the “2049 Trust” and, together with the 2029 Trust, the “Trusts”), completed the issuance and sale of 400,000 of its Pre-Capitalized Trust Securities redeemable February 15, 2049 (the “2049 P-Caps” and, together with the 2029 P-Caps, the “P-Caps”) for an aggregate purchase price of $400 million in each case to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A that are also “qualified purchasers” for purposes of Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
In June 2024, the Company exercised its issuance right under the Facility Agreement, dated April 5, 2019 (the “2029 Trust Facility Agreement”) to issue $600 million principal amount of the Company’s 4.572 % Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”) in exchange for the portfolio of principal and interest strips of U.S. Treasury securities held by the 2029 Trust (the “2029 Trust Eligible Assets”). Following the Company’s exercise of its issuance right under the 2029 Trust Facility Agreement, the Company: (i) issued $600 million principal amount of the 2029 Notes to the 2029 Trust on June 6, 2024 in exchange for the 2029 Trust Eligible Assets; (ii) waived its right to repurchase the 2029 Notes; and (iii) directed the trustee of the 2029 Trust to dissolve the 2029 Trust in accordance with its declaration of trust and deliver the 2029 Notes to the beneficial holders of the 2029 P-Caps pro rata in respect of each 2029 P-Cap. The 2029 Trust was dissolved on June 11, 2024, and the beneficial holders of the 2029 P-Caps received the 2029 Notes through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company.
In addition, in June 2024, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement among Holdings, TD Securities (USA) LLC, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the several initial purchasers, and Pine Street Trust III, a Delaware statutory trust ( “2054 Trust”), completed the issuance and sale of 600,000 of its Pre-Capitalized Trust Securities redeemable May 15, 2054 (the “2054 P-Caps”) for an aggregate purchase price of $600 million to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A that are also “qualified purchasers” for purposes of Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
The P-Caps are an off-balance sheet contingent funding arrangement that, upon Holdings’ election, gives Holdings the right over a thirty-year period to issue senior notes to the 2049 Trust and the 2054 Trusts. The Trusts have invested the proceeds from the respective sales of their P-Caps in separate portfolios of principal and/or interest strips of U.S. Treasury securities. In return, Holdings will, in the case of the 2054 Trust, pay, and in the case of the 2049 Trust, continue to pay, a semi-annual facility fee to the 2049 Trust and 2054 Trust calculated at a rate of 2.715 % and 1.779 % per annum, respectively, which will be applied to the unexercised portion of the contingent funding arrangement and Holdings will reimburse the Trusts for certain expenses. The facility fees are recorded in other operating costs and expenses in the consolidated statements of income (loss).
FHLB
As a member of the FHLB, Equitable Financial and Equitable America have access to collateralized borrowings and may issue funding agreements to the FHLB. Equitable Financial and Equitable America issue short-term and long-term funding agreements to the FHLB and use the funds for asset, liability, and cash management purposes and spread lending purposes.
Entering into FHLB membership, borrowings and funding agreements requires the ownership of FHLB stock and the pledge of assets as collateral. Equitable Financial has purchased FHLB stock of $323 million and pledged collateral with a carrying value of $12.2 billion as of March 31, 2026. Equitable America has purchased FHLB stock of $5 million and pledged collateral with a carrying value of $2.0 billion as of March 31, 2026.
FABN
Under the FABN programs, Equitable Financial and Equitable America may issue funding agreements in U.S. dollar or other foreign currencies, in each case, to a Delaware special purpose statutory trust (the “Trust”) in exchange for the proceeds from issuances of fixed and floating rate medium-term marketable notes issued by the applicable Trust (the “Trust Notes”). The funding agreements have matching interest, maturity and currency payment terms to the applicable Trust Notes. As of March 31, 2026, the maximum aggregate principal amount of Trust Notes permitted to be outstanding at any one time is $10.0 billion for Equitable Financial and $6.0 billion for Equitable America.
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FABCP
In May 2023, Equitable Financial and Equitable America established a FABCP program, pursuant to which a SPLLC may issue commercial paper and deposit the proceeds with Equitable Financial or Equitable America pursuant to a funding agreement issued by Equitable Financial or Equitable America to the SPLLC. The current maximum aggregate principal amount permitted to be outstanding at any one time under the FABCP program is $3.0 billion for Equitable Financial and $1.0 billion for Equitable America. As of March 31, 2026, Equitable Financial had $400 million outstanding and Equitable America did not have any outstanding balances under the program, respectively.
Guarantees and Other Commitments
The Company provides certain guarantees or commitments to affiliates and others. As of March 31, 2026, these arrangements include commitments by the Company to provide equity financing of $1 billion to certain limited partnerships and real estate joint ventures under certain conditions as well as a guarantee of a subsidiary’s performance under a reinsurance arrangement that will no longer be in effect once certain conditions at the subsidiary are met and notice is provided. Management believes the Company will not incur material losses as a result of these commitments.
AB has a guarantee of unpaid obligations of a credit facility agreement that its broker dealer subsidiary of a joint venture, Bernstein Institutional Services, LLC has with SocGen as lender. Effective January 1, 2026, the credit facility was terminated.
The Company had $17 million of undrawn letters of credit related to reinsurance as of March 31, 2026. The Company had $755 million of commitments under existing mortgage loan agreements as of March 31, 2026.
The Company is the obligor under certain structured settlement agreements it had entered into with unaffiliated insurance companies and beneficiaries. To satisfy its obligations under these agreements, the Company owns single premium annuities issued by previously wholly-owned life insurance subsidiaries. The Company has directed payment under these annuities to be made directly to the beneficiaries under the structured settlement agreements. A contingent liability exists with respect to these agreements should the previously wholly-owned subsidiaries be unable to meet their obligations. Management believes the need for the Company to satisfy those obligations is remote.
16) BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
Effective July 1, 2025, our financial reporting presentation was revised to reflect the reorganization of the Company’s reportable segments to reflect how the Company’s chief operating decision maker now makes operating decisions and assesses performance. We now have three reportable segments: Retirement, Asset Management and Wealth Management. Prior period results have been revised in connection with updates to our reportable segments.
These segments reflect the manner by which the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) views and manages the business. A brief description of these segments follows:
•The Retirement segment offers a diverse suite of retirement solutions to individual and institutional clients. Our primary offerings include individual and group annuities, retirement savings plans, and institutional savings products, which we distribute through both proprietary and third-party distribution. Results for our spread lending business are also primarily reported within the Retirement segment.
•The Asset Management segment provides diversified investment management and related solutions globally to a broad range of clients through three main client channels - Institutional, Retail and Private Wealth.
•The Wealth Management segment offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory accounts, financial planning and advice, life insurance, and annuity products through Equitable Advisors.
The CODM is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Holdings. The CODM evaluates the reported measure of a segment’s profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. Significant segment expenses are part of the CODM review and are critically important to understand the level of profitability of operating segments but also the overall company performance. This assessment will inform the way the allocation of resources will be done among the different operating segments.
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Measurement
Operating earnings (loss) is the financial measure which primarily focuses on the Company’s segments’ results of operations as well as the underlying profitability of the Company’s core business. By excluding items that can be distortive and unpredictable such as investment gains (losses) and investment income (loss) from derivative instruments, the Company believes operating earnings (loss) by segment enhances the understanding of the Company’s underlying drivers of profitability and trends in the Company’s segments.
Operating earnings is calculated by adjusting each segment’s net income (loss) attributable to Holdings for the following items:
•Items related to variable annuity product features, which include: (i) changes in the fair value of MRB and purchased MRB, including the related attributed fees and claims, offset by derivatives and other securities used to hedge the MRB which result in residual net income volatility as the change in fair value of certain securities is reflected in OCI and due to our statutory capital hedge program; and (ii) market adjustments to deposit asset or liability accounts arising from reinsurance agreements which do not expose the reinsurer to a reasonable possibility of a significant loss from insurance risk;
•Investment (gains) losses, which includes credit loss impairments of securities/investments, sales or disposals of securities/investments, realized capital gains/losses and valuation allowances;
•Net actuarial (gains) losses, which includes actuarial gains and losses as a result of differences between actual and expected experience on pension plan assets or projected benefit obligation during a given period related to pension, other postretirement benefit obligations, and the one-time impact of the settlement of the defined benefit obligation;
•Other adjustments, which primarily include restructuring costs related to severance and separation, lease write-offs related to non-recurring restructuring activities, net derivative gains (losses) on certain Non-GMxB derivatives, net investment income from certain items including consolidated VIE investments, seed capital mark-to-market adjustments, unrealized gain/losses and realized capital gains/losses from sales or disposals of select securities, certain legal accruals; a bespoke deal to repurchase UL policies from one entity that had invested in numerous policies purchased in the life settlement market, which disposed of the risk of additional COI litigation by that entity related to those UL policies, impact of the annual actuarial assumption updates attributable to LFPB when the majority of the impact relates to the non-core business; and
•Income tax expense (benefit) related to the above items and non-recurring tax items, which includes the effect of uncertain tax positions for a given audit period and changes to the deferred tax valuation allowance.
The General Account investment portfolio is used to support the insurance and annuity liabilities generated by our businesses.
In the third quarter of 2025, the Company updated its net investment income (“NII”) segment reporting to better align with our GAAP segments, as well as the reporting of our spread lending programs' income and expenses. Previously, direct and allocated segment NII were recorded based on assets tied to statutory asset tagging and net statutory liabilities for allocation. To better align with our GAAP segments, the Company changed the recording methodology for direct NII. It is now based on the book yields of assets tied to specific segments, considering general account values plus reserves, net of embedded derivatives. Indirect NII, which was previously allocated based on net statutory liabilities, is now allocated based on general account values and reserves, net of embedded derivatives. Additionally, revenues and expenses from our spread lending programs are now primarily recorded within the Retirement segment. Previously, spread lending revenues and expenses were recorded in Corporate and Other, with the excess of revenues over expenses allocated to the insurance segments based on net statutory liabilities. Prior periods have been revised to reflect these changes.
Revenues derived from any customer did not exceed 10% of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
The Company accounts for inter-segment sales and transfers as if the sales or transfers were to third parties, that is, at current market prices.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
The table below presents operating earnings (loss) by segment and Corporate and Other (C&O):
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Retirement | Asset Management | Wealth Management | Corporate & Other | Eliminations | Total | |||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||
| Benefits and other deductions | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Policyholders’ benefits | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commissions and distribution related payments | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Compensation and benefits | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense and financing fees | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Significant segment expenses | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other segment items (1) | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income taxes | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Less: Operating (earnings) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating earnings (loss) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
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(1)Other segment items include Remeasurement for liability for future policy benefits and Other operating expenses and costs. Additionally, other segment items reflected in the Asset Management segment is primarily driven by other operating expense and costs related to general and administrative costs and promotion and servicing expenses.
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Retirement | Asset Management | Wealth Management | Corporate & Other | Eliminations | Total | |||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment revenues | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||
| Benefits and other deductions | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Policyholders’ benefits | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Commissions and distribution related payments | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Compensation and benefits | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense and financing fees | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Significant segment expenses | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other segment items (1) | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Income taxes | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Less: Operating (earnings) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating earnings (loss) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
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(1)Other segment items include Remeasurement for liability for future policy benefits and Other operating expenses and costs. Additionally, other segment items reflected in the Asset Management segment is primarily driven by other operating expense and costs related to general and administrative costs and promotion and servicing expenses.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited), Continued
The table below presents a reconciliation to net income (loss) attributable to Holdings:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Holdings | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Adjustments related to: | |||||||||||
Variable annuity product (1) | ( | ||||||||||
Investment (gains) losses | |||||||||||
| Net actuarial (gains) losses related to pension and other postretirement benefit obligations | |||||||||||
Other adjustments (2) (3) (4) | |||||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) related to above adjustments | ( | ||||||||||
Non-recurring tax items | |||||||||||
| Operating earnings (loss) | $ | $ | |||||||||
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(1)As a result of the novation of certain Legacy VA policies completed during the first quarter of 2025, the Company recorded a loss of $499 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
(2)Includes a loss of $146 million and $165 million on Non-VA derivatives for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
(3)For the three months ended March 31, 2025, includes $82 million of the gain on sale on AB's Bernstein Research Service attributable to Holdings.
(4)For the three months ended March 31, 2025, includes $78 million contingent payment gain recognized related to a fair value remeasurement of the contingent payment liability associated with AB's acquisition of CarVal in 2022.
Segment revenues is a measure of the Company’s revenue by segment as adjusted to exclude certain items. The following table reconciles segment revenues to total revenues by excluding the following items:
•Items related to variable annuity product features, which include certain changes in the fair value of the derivatives and other securities we use to hedge these features and changes in the fair value of the embedded derivatives reflected within the net derivative results of variable annuity product features;
•Investment (gains) losses, which includes credit loss impairments of securities/investments, sales or disposals of securities/investments, realized capital gains/losses and valuation allowances;
•Other adjustments, which primarily includes net derivative gains (losses) on certain Non-GMxB derivatives and Net investment income from certain items including consolidated VIE investments, seed capital mark-to-market adjustments and unrealized gain/losses associated with equity securities.
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The table below presents revenues by segment and C&O:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Segment revenues: | |||||||||||
Retirement (1) | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Asset Management (2) | |||||||||||
| Wealth Management (3) | |||||||||||
| Corporate and Other (1) | |||||||||||
| Eliminations | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Adjustments related to: | |||||||||||
Variable annuity product features, excluding change in MRBs | |||||||||||
| Investment gains (losses), net | ( | ( | |||||||||
Other adjustments to segment revenues | ( | ||||||||||
| Total revenues | $ | $ | |||||||||
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(1)Includes investment expenses charged by AB of $43 million and $34 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, for services provided to the Company.
(2)Inter-segment investment management and other fees of $47 million and $42 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, are included in segment revenues of the Asset Management segment.
(3)Inter-segment distribution fees of $238 million and $218 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, are included in segment revenues of the Wealth Management segment.
Total assets by segment were as follows:
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Total assets by segment: | |||||||||||
| Retirement | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Asset Management | |||||||||||
| Wealth Management | |||||||||||
| Corporate and Other | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
17) INSURANCE STATUTORY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Prescribed and Permitted Accounting Practices
As of March 31, 2026, the following five prescribed and permitted practices resulted in net income (loss) and capital and surplus that is different from the statutory surplus that would have been reported had NAIC statutory accounting practices been applied.
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Equitable Financial was granted a permitted practice by the NYDFS to apply SSAP 108, Derivatives Hedging Variable Annuity Guarantees on a retroactive basis from January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021, after reflecting the impacts of our reinsurance transaction with Venerable. The permitted practice was amended to also permit Equitable Financial to adopt SSAP 108 prospectively as of July 1, 2021 and to consider the impact of both the interest rate derivatives and the General Account assets used to fully hedge the interest rate risk inherent in its variable annuity guarantees when determining the amount of the deferred asset or liability under SSAP 108. Application of the permitted practice partially mitigates the New York Insurance Regulation 213 (“Reg 213”) impact of the Venerable transaction on Equitable Financial’s statutory capital and surplus and enables Equitable Financial to more effectively neutralize the impact of interest rates on its statutory surplus and to better align with our economic hedging program. The impact of applying this permitted practice relative to SSAP 108 as written was a decrease of approximately $218 million in statutory special surplus funds as of March 31, 2026. The Reinsurance Treaty reduced the amount of interest rate hedging needed at Equitable Financial going forward, affecting future deferrals, but leaves our historical SSAP 108 deferred amounts unchanged. The permitted practice also reset Equitable Financial’s unassigned surplus to zero as of June 30, 2021 to reflect the transformative nature of the Venerable transaction.
The Manual has been adopted as a component of prescribed or permitted practices by the State of New York. However, Reg 213 adopted in May of 2019 and as amended in February 2020 and March 2021, differs from the NAIC variable annuity reserve and capital framework. Reg 213 requires Equitable Financial to carry statutory basis reserves for its variable annuity contract obligations equal to the greater of those required under (i) the NAIC standard or (ii) a revised version of the NYDFS requirement in effect prior to the adoption of the first amendment for contracts issued prior to January 1, 2020, and for policies issued after that date a new standard that in current market conditions imposes more conservative reserving requirements for variable annuity contracts than the NAIC standard.
The impact of the application of Reg 213 was a decrease of approximately $131 million in statutory surplus as of March 31, 2026, compared to statutory surplus under the NAIC variable annuity framework. Our hedging program is designed to hedge the economics of our insurance liabilities and largely offsets Reg 213 and NAIC framework reserve movements due to interest rates and equities. The NYDFS allows domestic insurance companies a five year phase-in provision for Reg 213 reserves. As of September 30, 2022, Equitable Financial’s Reg 213 reserves were 100 % phased-in. As of March 31, 2026, given the prevailing market conditions and business mix, there are $118 million Reg 213 redundant reserves over the US RBC CTE 98 TAR.
During the fourth quarter of 2020, Equitable Financial received approval from NYDFS for its proposed amended Plan of Operation for Separate Account No. 68 (“SA 68”) for our SCS product and Separate Account No. 69 (“SA 69”) for our EQUI-VEST product Structured Investment Option, to change the accounting basis of these two non-insulated Separate Accounts from fair value to book value in accordance with Section 1414 of the Insurance Law to align with how we manage and measure our overall General Account asset portfolio. In order to facilitate this change and comply with Section 4240(a)(10), the Company also sought approval to amend the Plans to remove the requirement to comply with Section 4240(a)(5)(iii) and substitute it with a commitment to comply with Section 4240(a)(5)(i). Similarly, the Company updated the reserves section of each Plan to reflect the fact that Regulation 128 would no longer be applicable upon the change in accounting basis. We applied this change effective January 1, 2021. The impact of the application is an increase of approximately $636 million in statutory surplus as of March 31, 2026.
During 2022, Equitable America received approval from the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions pursuant to A.R.S. 20-515 for Separate Account No. 68A (“SA 68A”) for our SCS product, Separate Account No. 69A (“SA 69A”) for our EQUI-VEST product Structured Investment Option and Separate Account No. 71A (“SA 71A”) for our Investment Edge Structured Investment Option, to permit us to use book value as the accounting basis of these three non-insulated Separate Accounts instead of fair value in accordance with the Manual to align with how we manage and measure our overall General Account asset portfolio. The impact of the application is a decrease of approximately $589 million in statutory surplus as of March 31, 2026.
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18) EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
The following table presents a reconciliation of net income (loss) and weighted-average common shares used in calculating basic and diluted earnings per common share:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions, except per share data) | |||||||||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding: | |||||||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding — basic | |||||||||||
| Effect of dilutive potential common shares: | |||||||||||
| Employee share awards (1) | |||||||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding — diluted | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss): | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Less: Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Holdings | |||||||||||
| Less: Preferred stock dividends | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) available to Holdings’ common shareholders | $ | $ | |||||||||
| | |||||||||||
| Earnings per common share: | |||||||||||
| Basic | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Diluted | $ | $ | |||||||||
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(1)Calculated using the treasury stock method.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, 1.2 million and 1.9 million, respectively, of outstanding stock awards were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because their effect was anti-dilutive.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in its entirety and in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and the subsequent amendment thereto, filed with the SEC (“2025 Form 10-K”).
In addition to historical data, this discussion contains forward-looking statements about our business, operations and financial performance based on current expectations that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. See the Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Information. Investors are directed to consider the risks and uncertainties discussed in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as in other documents we have filed with the SEC.
Executive Summary
Overview
We are one of America’s leading financial services companies, providing: (i) advice and solutions for helping Americans set and meet their retirement goals and protect and transfer their wealth across generations; and (ii) a wide range of investment management insights, expertise and innovations to drive better investment decisions and outcomes for clients worldwide.
As previously announced, effective July 1, 2025, our financial reporting presentation was revised to reflect the reorganization of the Company’s reportable segments to reflect how the Company’s chief operating decision maker now makes operating decisions and assesses performance. We manage our business through three segments: Retirement, Asset Management and Wealth Management. We report certain activities and items that are not included in these segments in Corporate and Other. Prior period results have been revised in connection with updates to our reportable segments. See Note 16 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on our segments.
We benefit from our complementary mix of businesses. This business mix provides diversity in our earnings sources, which helps offset fluctuations in market conditions and variability in business results, while offering growth opportunities.
Overview of Recent Developments
Corebridge Merger
On March 26, 2026, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Holdings, Corebridge Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Corebridge”), Mountain Holding, Inc., a newly formed Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Corebridge (“Corebridge HoldCo”), Marcy Holding, Inc., a newly formed Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Corebridge HoldCo (“Equitable Merger Sub”), and Palisade Holding, Inc., a newly formed Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Corebridge HoldCo (“Corebridge Merger Sub”).
Holdings and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses by: (a) Corebridge Merger Sub merging with and into Corebridge, with Corebridge surviving such merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Corebridge HoldCo (the “Corebridge Merger”), (b) immediately following the consummation of the Corebridge Merger, Equitable Merger Sub merging with and into Holdings, with Holdings surviving such merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Corebridge HoldCo (the “Equitable Merger” and, together with the Corebridge Merger, the “Proposed Transaction”), and (c) as of the closing of the Proposed Transaction (the “Closing”), changing the name of Corebridge HoldCo to “Equitable Holdings, Inc.”
The Proposed Transaction is expected to close by end of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of required regulatory approvals and approval of the respective shareholders of both Corebridge and Holdings.
Macroeconomic and Industry Trends
Our business and consolidated results of operations are significantly affected by economic conditions and consumer confidence, conditions in the global capital markets and the interest rate environment.
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Financial and Economic Environment
U.S. equity markets were volatile in the first quarter of 2026, with the S&P 500 Index declining 4.3%, while small-cap stocks proved more resilient as the Russell 2000 returned 0.9%. A wide variety of factors continue to cause market volatility and heighten concerns regarding inflation. These factors include, among others, concerns around private credit, interest rate changes,AI-related concerns, and escalating geopolitical tensions, including increased tariffs and other trade restrictions and barriers, high fuel and energy costs, ongoing economic disruption, and other factors, including the effects of the partial U.S. federal government shutdown, the Ukraine-Russia conflict, and conflict in the Middle East. For further information on the risk of increased volatility in the financial markets to our business, see “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Conditions in the Financial Markets and Economy—Conditions in the global capital markets and the economy and Equity market declines and volatility” in the 2025 Form 10-K.
Stressed conditions, volatility and disruptions in the capital markets, particular markets, or financial asset classes can have an adverse effect on us, in part because we have a large investment portfolio. In addition, our insurance liabilities and derivatives are sensitive to changing market factors, including equity market performance and interest rates. An increase in market volatility could continue to affect our business, including through effects on the yields we earn on invested assets, changes in required reserves and capital and fluctuations in the value of our AUM, AV or AUA from which we derive our fee income. These effects could be exacerbated by uncertainty about future fiscal policy, changes in tax policy, the scope of potential deregulation and levels of global trade.
The potential for increased volatility could pressure sales and reduce demand for our products as consumers consider purchasing alternative products to meet their objectives. In addition, this environment could make it difficult to consistently develop products that are attractive to customers. Financial performance can be adversely affected by market volatility and equity market declines as fees driven by AV and AUM fluctuate, hedging costs increase and revenues decline due to reduced sales and increased outflows.
We monitor the behavior of our customers and other factors, including mortality rates, morbidity rates, annuitization rates and lapse and surrender rates, which change in response to changes in capital market conditions, to ensure that our products and solutions remain attractive and profitable. For additional information on our sensitivity to interest rates and capital market prices, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in the 2025 Form 10-K.
Regulatory Developments
Our U.S. life insurance subsidiaries are regulated primarily at the state level, with some policies and products also subject to federal regulation. Holdings and its insurance subsidiaries are subject to regulation under the insurance holding company laws of various U.S. jurisdictions. On an ongoing basis, regulators refine capital requirements and introduce new reserving standards. Regulations recently adopted or currently under review can potentially impact our statutory reserve, capital requirements and profitability of the industry and result in increased regulation and oversight for the industry.
Insurance Regulation
Regulation of Investments
The NAIC is evaluating the risks associated with insurers’ investments in certain categories of structured securities, including CLOs. In 2023, the NAIC approved interim rules that raise capital requirements for holdings of CLO and other asset-backed security residual interests. Effective January 1, 2024, the NAIC adopted an amendment to the Purposes and Procedures Manual of the NAIC Investment Analysis Office (the “Purposes and Procedures Manual”) to give the NAIC’s Structured Securities Group, housed within the NAIC’s Securities Valuation Office (the “SVO”), responsibility for modeling CLO securities and evaluating tranche level losses across all debt and equity tranches under a series of calibrated and weighted collateral stress scenarios in order to assign NAIC Designations. Under the amended Purposes and Procedures Manual, CLO investments will no longer be broadly exempt from filing with the SVO based on ratings from credit rating providers. The NAIC’s goal is to ensure that the weighted average RBC factor for owning all tranches of a CLO more closely aligns with what would be required for directly owning all of the underlying loan collateral, in order to avoid RBC arbitrage. The NAIC has delayed reporting multiple times with the goal currently being to require reporting by year-end 2026. The NAIC is collaborating with interested parties to refine the process for modeling CLO investments.
In related work, the NAIC’s Financial Condition (E) Committee launched a holistic review of the insurance regulatory framework related to insurer investment risk regulation, on which work began in 2023. The primary objective is to enhance the insurance regulatory framework in order to strengthen oversight of insurers’ investments. The proposed changes to modernize
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investment oversight include (i) reducing / eliminating “blind” reliance on credit rating providers while continuing to use them by implementing a due diligence framework that oversees the effectiveness of credit rating providers; and (ii) bolstering the SVO’s risk analysis capabilities by investing in a risk analytics tool and adding specialized personnel. Effective January 1, 2026, the NAIC replaced the former Valuation of Securities (E) Task Force with a new Invested Assets (E) Task Force and three working groups related to the oversight of insurance company investments and credit rating provider matters.
In November 2024, the NAIC adopted an amendment to the Purposes and Procedures Manual that sets forth procedures for SVO staff to identify and evaluate a filing-exempt security with an NAIC Designation determined by a rating that appears to be an unreasonable assessment of investment risk. The procedures include, without limitation, sending an information request to insurers that hold the security under review and determining whether the NAIC Designation is three or more notches different from the SVO’s assessment, which would allow the SVO to request the removal of the credit rating from the filing exempt process. At any time during the process, an alternate credit rating may be requested and, if one is received, it will be incorporated into the filing exempt process. The Purposes and Procedures Manual amendment is scheduled to become effective on January 1, 2026.
In February 2025, the NAIC announced the formation of a new Risk-Based Capital Model Governance (EX) Task Force. The purpose of the new task force is to provide executive-level oversight and coordination of the various NAIC groups that are reviewing RBC-related standards. The task force is also charged with completing a comprehensive gap analysis to identify gaps in the current RBC framework and developing guiding principles for future RBC adjustments. In September 2025, the task force exposed for comment an updated proposed set of RBC principles with the aim of enhancing RBC precision with respect to asset risk.
In June 2023, the NAIC increased the RBC factor for structured security residual tranches from 30% to 45%, which became effective for year-end 2024 RBC filings. The NAIC has been assessing the RBC treatment of CLOs and in March 2026 released an initial proposal for new C-1 (asset risk) factors for CLOs in the life RBC formula to take effect for year-end 2026.
The NAIC undertook a principles-based bond project, considering factors to determine whether an investment in an asset-backed security, for example, qualifies for reporting on an insurer’s statutory financial statement as a bond on Schedule D-1 as opposed to Schedule BA (other long-term investment assets), the latter of which generally has a higher risk charge. As a result, the NAIC adopted a new, principles-based definition of a bond that became effective in certain statutory accounting guidance as of January 1, 2025. The guidance sets forth reporting and disclosure requirements.
Principle-Based Reserving
In August 2025, the NAIC adopted a principle-based reserving framework for non-variable annuities, similar to VM-20 for life insurance business and VM-21 for variable annuities, located in Section VM-22 of the NAIC Valuation Manual (“VM-22”). The framework for non-variable annuities applies to contracts issued on or after January 1, 2026 and companies have a three-year optional implementation period before the VM-22 PBR requirements become mandatory to all applicable blocks of business. The NAIC’s Life Actuarial (A) Task Force is currently considering further revisions for VM-22 specific to pension risk transfer annuities. The ultimate financial impact from these developments on Equitable Financial and Equitable America is uncertain but could result in more volatile and less predictable reserve and capital levels for these products.
FABN Disclosures
NAIC working groups are considering topics related to funding agreement-backed notes and similar programs, including a proposal currently under consideration to provide regulators with enhanced disclosures for funding agreements that support such programs.
Reinsurance
In August 2025, the NAIC adopted an actuarial guideline (“AG 55”) developed by the Life Actuarial (A) Task Force (“LATF”) that subjects certain post January 1, 2016 offshore reinsurance transactions to enhanced asset adequacy testing. The guideline requires asset adequacy testing for long-duration insurance business that relies heavily on asset returns (i.e., “asset-intensive reinsurance transactions”) within the scope of the guideline that either meet certain size-based thresholds or result in significant reinsurance collectability risk (as determined by the cedent’s appointed actuary). Such asset adequacy testing would be performed using a cash flow testing methodology. The actuarial guideline requires disclosure by the ceding insurer, meaning that it will not require that additional reserves be posted at the reinsurer level (although the ceding insurer may decide to post reserves). It is important to note that domestic regulators will continue to have the authority to take action on known issues, or issues that may become known as part of such new reporting, and may require additional analysis or reserves following such
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disclosure. The Company is preparing to comply with this new guideline, for which reporting will be required with respect to reserves reported as of December 31, 2025, in an insurer’s annual statement. In October 2025, LATF exposed for comment a revised filing template intended to assist ceding insurers in complying with AG 55.
On December 11, 2025, the NAIC adopted revisions to SSAP No.61—Life, Deposit-Type and Accident and Health Reinsurance which require combining reinsurance contracts that include both yearly renewable term and coinsurance portions to be evaluated for risk transfer on an overall basis (as well as for each component individually). The revisions are effective immediately for new and amended contracts, and subject to reporting on or before December 31, 2026 for existing contracts.
In May 2025, the NAIC’s Statutory Accounting Principles (E) Working Group (“SAPWG”) adopted revised annual statement reporting schedules for life insurers to require reporting entities to identify assets that are subject to a funds withheld or modified coinsurance (“modco”) arrangement in connection with reinsurance. In addition, SAPWG adopted revisions to SSAP No. 1–Accounting Policies, Risks & Uncertainties, and Other Disclosures, which expand restricted asset reporting to capture information on modco and funds withheld assets that are related to or affiliated with the reinsurer for disclosure in all quarterly and annual financial statements. The revisions are meant to capture everything affiliated with the reinsurer and the entire restricted asset disclosure will be required in all quarterly and annual financial statements. This update became effective for year-end 2025, with initial quarterly reporting required in the first quarter of 2026.
Fiduciary Rules
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) issued a regulation that changed the definition of “fiduciary” for purposes of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and parallel provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), when a financial professional, including an insurance producer, provides investment advice to investors that are subject to ERISA or to Section 4975 of the Code. Simultaneously, the DOL issued amendments to various existing prohibited transaction exemptions (“PTEs”), including PTE 84-14, that financial professionals rely on when they make investment recommendations to such retirement investors (the new definition of “fiduciary” and the PTE amendments collectively, the “DOL Rule”).
Various industry groups brought litigation against the DOL seeking to overturn the DOL Rule. On July 25, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a stay of the effective date of portions of the DOL Rule. On July 26, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a stay of the effective date of the DOL Rule as a whole. The DOL initially appealed the stays issued in these cases to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, but in early 2025, the court granted the DOL’s motion to pause proceedings while it reviews its posture on these cases. On March 17, 2026, the Court issued an order vacating the 2024 DOL fiduciary rule package in its entirety. With this order, the pre-2024 versions of the definition of fiduciary investment advice, PTE 84-24, PTE 2020-02, and the other PTEs will remain in effect going forward.
For additional information on regulatory developments and the risks we face, see “Business—Regulation” and “Risk Factors—Legal and Regulatory Risks” in the 2025 Form 10-K.
Revenues
Our revenues come from three principal sources:
•fee income derived from our retirement and protection products and our asset management services;
•premiums from our traditional life insurance and annuity products; and
•investment income from our General Account investment portfolio.
Our fee income varies directly in relation to the amount of the underlying AV or benefit base of our retirement and protection products, the amount of AUM and AUA in our Wealth Management business, and the amount of AUM in our Asset Management business. AV and AUM, each as defined in “Key Operating Measures,” are influenced by changes in economic conditions, primarily equity market returns, as well as net flows. Our premium income is driven by the growth in new policies written and the persistency of our in-force policies, both of which are influenced by a combination of factors, including our efforts to attract and retain customers and market conditions that influence demand for our products. Our investment income is driven by the yield on our General Account investment portfolio and is impacted by the prevailing level of interest rates as we reinvest cash associated with maturing investments and net flows to the portfolio.
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Benefits and Other Deductions
Our primary expenses are:
• policyholders’ benefits and interest credited to policyholders’ account balances;
• sales commissions and compensation paid to intermediaries and advisors that distribute our products and services; and
• compensation and benefits provided to our employees and other operating expenses.
Policyholders’ benefits are driven primarily by mortality, customer withdrawals, and benefits which change in response to changes in capital market conditions. In addition, some of our policyholders’ benefits are directly tied to the AV and benefit base of our variable annuity products. Interest credited to policyholders varies in relation to the amount of the underlying AV or benefit base. Sales commissions and compensation paid to intermediaries and advisors vary in relation to premium and fee income generated from these sources, whereas compensation and benefits to our employees are more constant and impacted by market wages and decline with increases in efficiency. Our ability to manage these expenses across various economic cycles and products is critical to the profitability of our company.
Net Income Volatility
We have offered and continue to offer variable annuity products with GMxB features. The future claims exposure on these features is sensitive to movements in the equity markets and interest rates. Accordingly, we have implemented hedging and reinsurance programs designed to mitigate the economic exposure to us from these features due to equity market and interest rate movements. We are using a combination of General Account assets and derivatives to manage duration gap on an economic basis. The changes in the values of the derivatives associated with these programs due to equity and interest rate movements, together with the GMxB MRBs assets and liabilities are recognized in net income in the periods in which they occur, while the General Account asset gains and losses are recognized in OCI resulting in an offset between OCI and net income. In addition, we conduct macro hedging to protect our statutory capital which could also cause net income volatility as further described below. Net income is also impacted by changes in our reinsurers credit spread, while changes in the Company’s credit spread is recorded in OCI. See “—Significant Factors Impacting Our Results—Impact of Hedging and GMxB Reinsurance on Results.”
In addition to our dynamic hedging strategy, we have static hedge positions designed to mitigate the adverse impact of changing market conditions on our statutory capital. We believe this program will continue to preserve the economic value of our variable annuity contracts and better protect our target variable annuity asset level. However, these static hedge positions increase the size of our derivative positions and may result in additional net income volatility on a period-over-period basis.
Due to the impacts on our net income of equity market and interest rate movements and other items that are not part of the underlying profitability drivers of our business, we evaluate and manage our business performance using Non-GAAP Operating Earnings, a Non-GAAP financial measure that is intended to remove these impacts from our results. See “—Key Operating Measures—Non-GAAP Operating Earnings.”
Significant Factors Impacting Our Results
The following significant factors have impacted, and may in the future impact, our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
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Impact of Hedging and GMxB Reinsurance on Results
We have offered and continue to offer variable annuity products with GMxB features. The future claims exposure on these features is sensitive to movements in the equity markets and interest rates. Accordingly, we have implemented hedging and reinsurance programs designed to mitigate the economic exposure to us from these features due to equity market and interest rate movements. These programs include:
•Variable annuity hedging programs. We use a dynamic hedging program (within this program, generally, we reevaluate our economic exposure at least daily and rebalance our hedge positions accordingly) to mitigate certain risks associated with the GMxB features that are embedded in our liabilities for our variable annuity products. This program utilizes various derivative instruments that are managed in an effort to reduce the economic impact of unfavorable changes in GMxB features’ exposures attributable to movements in the equity markets and interest rates. Although this program is designed to provide a measure of economic protection against the impact of adverse market conditions, it does not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. Accordingly, changes in value of the derivatives will be recognized in the period in which they occur with offsetting changes in reserves recognized in the current period. In addition, we utilize AFS fixed maturity securities in our General Account to mitigate the economic impact of unfavorable changes in GMxB features’ exposures attributable to movements in interest rates. However, the economic effect of interest rate changes on such securities is reflected in OCI, which results in net income volatility as the economic effect of interest rates on our GMxB MRB liabilities is reflected in net income.
•In addition to our dynamic hedging program, we have a hedging program using static hedge positions (derivative positions intended to be HTM with less frequent re-balancing) to protect our statutory capital against stress scenarios. This program, in addition to our dynamic hedge program, has increased the size of our derivative positions, resulting in additional net income volatility. The impacts are most pronounced for variable annuity products.
•GMxB reinsurance contracts. Historically, GMxB reinsurance contracts were used to cede to non-affiliated reinsurers a portion of our exposure to variable annuity products that offer GMxB features. We account for the reinsurance contracts as MRBs and report them at fair value. In addition, on June 1, 2021, we ceded the Block, comprised of non-New York “Accumulator” policies containing fixed rate GMIB and/or GMDB guarantees.
Effect of Assumption Updates on Operating Results
During the third quarter of each year, we conduct our annual review of the assumptions underlying the valuation of DAC, deferred sales inducement assets, unearned revenue liabilities, liabilities for future policyholder benefits and MRBs for our Retirement business and blocks of policies reported in Corporate and Other. (Assumption reviews are not relevant for the Asset Management and Wealth Management segments). Assumptions are based on a combination of Company experience, industry experience, management actions and expert judgment and reflect our best estimate as of the date of the applicable financial statements.
Most of the variable annuity products, VUL insurance and UL insurance products we offer maintain policyholder deposits that are reported as liabilities and classified within either Separate Accounts liabilities or policyholder account balances. Our products and riders also impact liabilities for future policyholder benefits, MRBs and unearned revenues and assets for DAC and DSI. The valuation of these assets and liabilities (other than deposits) is based on differing accounting methods depending on the product, each of which requires numerous assumptions and considerable judgment. The accounting guidance applied in the valuation of these assets and liabilities includes, but is not limited to, the following: (i) traditional life insurance products for which assumptions are updated annually to estimate the value of future death, morbidity or income benefits; (ii) UL insurance and variable life insurance secondary guarantees for which benefit liabilities are determined by estimating the expected value of death benefits payable when the account balance is projected to be zero and recognizing those benefits ratably over the accumulation period based on total expected assessments; and (iii) certain product guarantees reported as MRBs at fair value.
For further details of our accounting policies and related judgments pertaining to assumption updates, see Note 2 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Key Operating Measures
In addition to our results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we report Non-GAAP Operating Earnings, and Non-GAAP operating common EPS, each of which is a measure that is not determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Management principally uses these Non-GAAP financial measures in evaluating performance because they present a clearer picture of our operating performance and they allow management to allocate resources. Similarly, management believes that the use of these Non-GAAP financial measures, together with relevant U.S. GAAP measures, provide investors with a better understanding of
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our results of operations and the underlying profitability drivers and trends of our business. These Non-GAAP financial measures are intended to remove from our results of operations the impact of market changes (where there is a mismatch in the valuation of assets and liabilities) as well as certain other expenses which are not part of our underlying profitability drivers or likely to re-occur in the foreseeable future, as such items fluctuate from period-to-period in a manner inconsistent with these drivers. These measures should be considered supplementary to our results that are presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be viewed as a substitute for the U.S. GAAP measures. Other companies may use similarly titled Non-GAAP financial measures that are calculated differently from the way we calculate such measures. Consequently, our Non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies.
We also discuss certain operating measures, including AUM, AUA, AV, policy reserves and certain other operating measures, which management believes provide useful information about our businesses and the operational factors underlying our financial performance.
Non-GAAP Operating Earnings
Non-GAAP Operating Earnings is an after-tax Non-GAAP financial measure used to evaluate our financial performance on a consolidated basis that is determined by making certain adjustments to our consolidated after-tax net income attributable to Holdings. The most significant of such adjustments relates to our derivative positions, which protect economic value and statutory capital, and the variable annuity product MRBs. This is a large source of volatility in net income.
Non-GAAP Operating Earnings equals our consolidated after-tax net income attributable to Holdings adjusted to eliminate the impact of the following items:
•Items related to variable annuity product features, which include: (i) changes in the fair value of MRB and purchased MRB, including the related attributed fees and claims, offset by derivatives and other securities used to hedge the MRB which result in residual net income volatility as the change in fair value of certain securities is reflected in OCI and due to our statutory capital hedge program; and (ii) market adjustments to deposit asset or liability accounts arising from reinsurance agreements which do not expose the reinsurer to a reasonable possibility of a significant loss from insurance risk;
•Investment (gains) losses, which includes credit loss impairments of securities/investments, sales or disposals of securities/investments, realized capital gains/losses and valuation allowances;
•Net actuarial (gains) losses, which includes actuarial gains and losses as a result of differences between actual and expected experience on pension plan assets or projected benefit obligation during a given period related to pension, other postretirement benefit obligations, and the one-time impact of the settlement of the defined benefit obligation;
•Other adjustments, which primarily include restructuring costs related to severance and separation, lease write-offs related to non-recurring restructuring activities, net derivative gains (losses) on certain Non-GMxB derivatives, net investment income from certain items including consolidated VIE investments, seed capital mark-to-market adjustments, unrealized gain/losses and realized capital gains/losses from sales or disposals of select securities, certain legal accruals; a bespoke deal to repurchase UL policies from one entity that had invested in numerous policies purchased in the life settlement market, which disposed of the risk of additional COI litigation by that entity related to those UL policies, impact of the annual actuarial assumption updates attributable to LFPB when the majority of the impact relates to the non-core business; and
•Income tax expense (benefit) related to the above items and non-recurring tax items, which includes the effect of uncertain tax positions for a given audit period and changes to the deferred tax valuation allowance.
In the third quarter of 2025, the Company updated its net investment income (“NII”) segment reporting to better align with our GAAP segments, as well as the reporting of our spread lending programs' income and expenses. Previously, direct and allocated segment NII were recorded based on assets tied to statutory asset tagging and net statutory liabilities for allocation. To better align with our GAAP segments, the Company changed the recording methodology for direct NII. It is now based on the book yields of assets tied to specific segments, considering general account values plus reserves, net of embedded derivatives. Indirect NII, which was previously allocated based on net statutory liabilities, is now allocated based on general account values and reserves, net of embedded derivatives. Additionally, revenues and expenses from our spread lending programs are now primarily recorded within the Retirement segment. Previously, spread lending revenues and expenses were recorded in Corporate and Other, with the excess of revenues over expenses allocated to the insurance segments based on net statutory liabilities. Prior periods have been revised to reflect these changes.
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Because Non-GAAP Operating Earnings excludes the foregoing items that can be distortive or unpredictable, management believes that this measure enhances the understanding of our underlying drivers of profitability and trends in our business, thereby allowing management to make decisions that will positively impact our business.
We use the prevailing corporate federal income tax rate of 21% while taking into account any non-recurring differences for events recognized differently in our financial statements and federal income tax returns as well as partnership income taxed at lower rates when reconciling Net income (loss) attributable to Holdings to Non-GAAP Operating Earnings.
The table below presents a reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to Holdings to Non-GAAP Operating Earnings:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Holdings | $ | 621 | $ | 63 | |||||||
| Adjustments related to: | |||||||||||
Variable annuity product features (1) | (386) | 211 | |||||||||
| Investment (gains) losses | 29 | 14 | |||||||||
| Net actuarial (gains) losses related to pension and other postretirement benefit obligations | 14 | 11 | |||||||||
Other adjustments (2) (3) (4) | 148 | 205 | |||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) related to above adjustments | 41 | (92) | |||||||||
| Non-recurring tax items | 5 | 9 | |||||||||
| Non-GAAP Operating Earnings | $ | 472 | $ | 421 | |||||||
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(1)As a result of the novation of certain Legacy VA policies completed during the first quarter of 2025, the Company recorded a loss of $499 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
(2)Includes a loss of $146 million and $165 million on Non-VA derivatives for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
(3)For the three months ended March 31, 2025, includes $82 million of the gain on sale on AB's Bernstein Research Service attributable to Holdings.
(4)For the three months ended March 31, 2025, includes $78 million contingent payment gain recognized related to a fair value remeasurement of the contingent payment liability associated with AB's acquisition of CarVal in 2022.
We calculate Non-GAAP Operating ROE by dividing Non-GAAP Operating Earnings for the previous twelve calendar months by consolidated average equity attributable to Holdings’ common shareholders, excluding AOCI. AOCI fluctuates period-to-period in a manner inconsistent with our underlying profitability drivers as the majority of such fluctuation is related to the market volatility of the unrealized gains and losses associated with our AFS securities. Therefore, we believe excluding AOCI is more effective for analyzing the trends of our operations.
The following table presents return on average equity attributable to Holdings’ common shareholders, excluding AOCI and Non-GAAP Operating ROE for the trailing twelve months:
| Trailing Twelve Months Ended March 31, 2026 | |||||
| (Dollars in millions) | |||||
| Net income (loss) available to Holdings’ common shareholders | $ | (883) | |||
| Average equity attributable to Holdings’ common shareholders, excluding AOCI | $ | 5,817 | |||
| Return on average equity attributable to Holdings’ common shareholders, excluding AOCI | (15.2) | % | |||
| Non-GAAP Operating Earnings available to Holdings’ common shareholders | $ | 1,731 | |||
| Average equity attributable to Holdings’ common shareholders, excluding AOCI | $ | 5,817 | |||
| Non-GAAP Operating ROE | 29.8 | % | |||
Non-GAAP Operating Common EPS
Non-GAAP operating common EPS is calculated by dividing Non-GAAP Operating Earnings by diluted common shares outstanding. The following table sets forth Non-GAAP operating common EPS:
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| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (per share amounts) | |||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Holdings | $ | 2.19 | $ | 0.20 | |||||||
| Less: Preferred stock dividends | 0.05 | 0.04 | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) available to Holdings’ common shareholders | 2.14 | 0.16 | |||||||||
| Adjustments related to: | |||||||||||
Variable annuity product features (1) | (1.36) | 0.68 | |||||||||
Investment (gains) losses | 0.10 | 0.04 | |||||||||
| Net actuarial (gains) losses related to pension and other postretirement benefit obligations | 0.05 | 0.04 | |||||||||
Other adjustments (2) (3) (4) | 0.53 | 0.64 | |||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) related to above adjustments | 0.14 | (0.29) | |||||||||
Non-recurring tax items | 0.02 | 0.03 | |||||||||
Non-GAAP operating common EPS | $ | 1.62 | $ | 1.30 | |||||||
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(1)As a result of the novation of certain Legacy VA policies completed during the first quarter of 2025, the Company recorded a loss of $1.60 for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
(2)Includes a loss of $0.51 and $0.53 on Non-VA derivatives for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
(3)For the three months ended March 31, 2025, includes $0.25 of the gain on sale on AB's Bernstein Research Service attributable to Holdings.
(4)For the three months ended March 31, 2025 includes $0.24 contingent payment gain recognized in connection with a fair value remeasurement of the contingent payment liability associated with AB's acquisition of CarVal in 2022.
Assets Under Management
AUM means investment assets that are managed by one of our subsidiaries and includes: (i) assets managed by AB; (ii) the assets in our General Account investment portfolio; and (iii) the Separate Accounts assets of our annuity and life insurance policies. Total AUM reflects exclusions between segments to avoid double counting.
Assets Under Administration
AUA includes non-insurance client assets that are invested in our savings and investment products or serviced by our Equitable Advisors platform. We provide administrative services for these assets and generally record the revenues received as distribution fees.
Account Value
AV generally equals the aggregate policy account value of our retirement and protection products. General Account AV refers to account balances in investment options that are backed by the General Account while Separate Accounts AV refers to Separate Accounts investment assets.
Life Reserves
Life Reserves equals the aggregate value of policyholders’ account balances and future policy benefits for policies in Corporate and Other.
Consolidated Results of Operations
Our consolidated results of operations are significantly affected by conditions in the capital markets and the economy because we offer market sensitive products. These products have been a significant driver of our results of operations. Because the future claims exposure on these products is sensitive to movements in the equity markets and interest rates, we have in place various hedging and reinsurance programs that are designed to mitigate the economic risk of movements in the equity markets and interest rates. The volatility in net income attributable to Holdings for the periods presented below results from the mismatch between: (i) the change in carrying value of the reserves for GMDB and certain GMIB features that do not fully and immediately reflect the impact of equity and interest market fluctuations; (ii) the change in fair value of products with the GMIB feature that have a no-lapse guarantee; and (iii) our hedging and reinsurance programs.
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Ownership and Consolidation of AllianceBernstein
Our indirect, wholly owned subsidiary, AllianceBernstein Corporation is the General Partner of AB. Accordingly, AB’s results are fully reflected in our consolidated financial statements. For additional information on our economic interest in AB, see Note 1 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Consolidated Results of Operations
The following table summarizes our consolidated statements of income (loss):
Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)
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| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
(in millions, except per share data) | |||||||||||
| REVENUES | |||||||||||
| Policy charges and fee income | $ | 429 | $ | 636 | |||||||
| Premiums | 240 | 304 | |||||||||
| Net derivative gains (losses) | 580 | 799 | |||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | 1,284 | 1,248 | |||||||||
| Investment gains (losses), net: | |||||||||||
| Credit and intent to sell losses on available-for-sale debt securities and loans | 7 | — | |||||||||
| Other investment gains (losses), net | (36) | (14) | |||||||||
| Total investment gains (losses), net | (29) | (14) | |||||||||
| Investment management and service fees | 1,327 | 1,285 | |||||||||
| Other income | 399 | 318 | |||||||||
| Total revenues | 4,230 | 4,576 | |||||||||
| BENEFITS AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS | |||||||||||
| Policyholders’ benefits | 385 | 759 | |||||||||
| Remeasurement of liability for future policy benefits | 9 | (2) | |||||||||
| Change in market risk benefits and purchased market risk benefits | 325 | 672 | |||||||||
| Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances | 770 | 678 | |||||||||
| Compensation and benefits | 625 | 601 | |||||||||
| Commissions and distribution-related payments | 556 | 501 | |||||||||
| Interest expense | 62 | 55 | |||||||||
| Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | 209 | 188 | |||||||||
| Other operating costs and expenses | 402 | 950 | |||||||||
| Total benefits and other deductions | 3,343 | 4,402 | |||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations, before income taxes | 887 | 174 | |||||||||
| Income tax (expense) benefit | (156) | (24) | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 731 | 150 | |||||||||
| Less: Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest | 110 | 87 | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Holdings | 621 | 63 | |||||||||
| Less: Preferred stock dividends | 14 | 14 | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) available to Holdings’ common shareholders | $ | 607 | $ | 49 | |||||||
| EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) applicable to Holdings’ common shareholders per common share: | |||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 2.16 | $ | 0.16 | |||||||
| Diluted | $ | 2.14 | $ | 0.16 | |||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding (in millions): | |||||||||||
| Basic | 281.3 | 307.8 | |||||||||
| Diluted | 283.8 | 311.9 | |||||||||
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| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Non-GAAP Operating Earnings | $ | 472 | $ | 421 | |||||||
The following table summarizes our Non-GAAP Operating Earnings per common share:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
(per share amounts) | |||||||||||
Non-GAAP Operating Earnings per common share: | |||||||||||
Basic | $ | 1.63 | $ | 1.30 | |||||||
Diluted | $ | 1.62 | $ | 1.30 | |||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Holdings
Net income attributable to Holdings increased $558 million to $621 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026, from $63 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025. The following were notable changes in net income (loss):
Favorable items included:
•Compensation, benefits, interest and other operating expenses decreased by $517 million mainly due to the Venerable novation loss recorded in the prior year.
•Policyholders’ benefits decreased by $374 million primarily due to the reinsurance transaction with RGA.
•Change in market risk benefits and purchased market risk benefits decreased by $347 million mainly due to an increase in interest rates in the first quarter of 2026 compared to a decrease in interest rates in 2025.
•Net investment income increased by $36 million mainly due to higher average asset balances, partially offset by the reinsurance transaction with RGA.
These were partially offset by the following unfavorable items:
•Net derivative gains decreased $219 million primarily driven by a larger equity market decline during 2026 compared to 2025.
•Fee-type revenue decreased by $148 million mainly driven by the reinsurance transaction with RGA, partially offset by higher advisory fee-type revenue in our Asset Management and Wealth Management segments.
•Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances increased by $92 million mainly due to growth of account values in our Retirement segment, partially offset by the reinsurance transaction with RGA.
•Commissions and distribution-related payments increased by $55 million mainly due to higher distribution and advisory fee-type revenue from higher retirement sales and average asset balances in our Wealth Management segment, and higher asset-based commissions and sales volumes in our Retirement segment.
•Amortization of DAC increased by $21 million mainly due to growth in our Retirement segment from sales momentum.
•Investment losses increased by $15 million primarily due to fixed maturity and mortgage valuation and impairment losses.
•Income tax expense increased by $132 million primarily due to higher pre-tax earnings as well as a higher effective tax rate.
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•Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest increased by $23 million mainly due to an increase in average economic ownership of AB, partially offset by higher pre-tax earnings.
See “—Significant Factors Impacting Our Results—Effect of Assumption Updates on Operating Results” for more information regarding assumption updates.
Non-GAAP Operating Earnings
Non-GAAP Operating Earnings increased by $51 million to $472 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 from $421 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025. The following were notable changes in Non-GAAP Operating Earnings:
Favorable items included:
•Policyholders’ benefits decreased by $374 million due to the impact of the reinsurance transaction with RGA.
•Compensation, benefits, interest expense and other operating costs decreased by $45 million mainly due to the reinsurance transaction with RGA, partially offset by higher incentive compensation and higher servicing and general administrative expenses in our Asset Management segment.
•Net investment income increased by $16 million mainly due to higher average asset balances, partially offset by the reinsurance transaction with RGA.
•Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest decreased by $18 million mainly due to increase in average economic ownership of AB, partially offset by higher pre-tax earnings.
These were partially offset by the following unfavorable items:
•Fee-type revenue decreased by $197 million mainly driven by the reinsurance transaction with RGA, partially offset by higher advisory fee-type revenue in our Asset Management and Wealth Management segments.
•Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances increased by $125 million mainly due to growth of AVs in our Retirement segment, partially offset by the reinsurance transaction with RGA.
•Commissions and distribution-related payments increased by $55 million mainly due to higher distribution and advisory fee-type revenue from higher retirement sales and average asset balances in our Wealth Management segment,and higher asset-based commissions and sales volumes in our Retirement segment.
•Amortization of DAC increased by $21 million mainly due to growth in our Retirement segment from sales momentum.
Results of Operations by Segment
As previously announced, effective July 1, 2025, our financial reporting presentation was revised to reflect the reorganization of the Company’s reportable segments to reflect how the Company’s CODM now makes operating decisions and assesses performance. Prior period results have been revised in connection with updates to our reportable segments.
We manage our business through the following three segments: Retirement, Asset Management and Wealth Management. We report certain activities and items that are not included in our three segments in Corporate and Other. The following section presents our discussion of operating earnings (loss) by segment and trends in AUM, AV and policy reserves, as applicable. Consistent with U.S. GAAP guidance for segment reporting, operating earnings (loss) is our U.S. GAAP measure of segment performance. See Note 16 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on our segments.
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The following table summarizes operating earnings (loss) on our segments and Corporate and Other:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
(in millions) | |||||||||||
| Operating earnings (loss) by segment: | |||||||||||
Retirement | $ | 396 | $ | 380 | |||||||
Asset Management | 140 | 126 | |||||||||
| Wealth Management | 55 | 45 | |||||||||
| Corporate and Other | (119) | (130) | |||||||||
| Non-GAAP Operating Earnings | $ | 472 | $ | 421 | |||||||
Effective Tax Rates by Segment
The following table summarizes income tax expense which was allocated to the Company’s business segments:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
(percentages) | |||||||||||
Effective Tax Rates by Segment: | |||||||||||
Retirement | 12 | % | 15 | % | |||||||
Asset Management | 26 | % | 25 | % | |||||||
Wealth Management | 24 | % | 25 | % | |||||||
Consolidated Non-GAAP Operating Earnings | 18 | % | 19 | % | |||||||
Retirement
The Retirement segment provides retirement savings and income solutions to individual and institutional clients. Our primary offerings include individual and group annuities, retirement savings plans, and institutional savings products, which we distribute through both proprietary and third-party distribution. Results of our spread lending business are also reported within the Retirement segment.
The following table summarizes operating earnings (loss) of our Retirement segment:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
Operating earnings (loss) | $ | 396 | $ | 380 | |||||||
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Key components of operating earnings (loss) were:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
(in millions) | |||||||||||
| REVENUES | |||||||||||
| Policy charges, fee income and premiums | $ | 307 | $ | 306 | |||||||
| Net investment income | 1,193 | 987 | |||||||||
| Net derivative gains (losses) | (6) | (5) | |||||||||
| Investment management, service fees and other income | 185 | 167 | |||||||||
| Segment revenues | $ | 1,679 | $ | 1,455 | |||||||
| BENEFITS AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS | |||||||||||
| Policyholders’ benefits | $ | 70 | $ | 92 | |||||||
| Change in market risk benefits and purchased market risk benefits | — | — | |||||||||
| Remeasurement of liability for future policy benefits | (1) | (1) | |||||||||
| Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances | 737 | 530 | |||||||||
| Commissions and distribution-related payments | 171 | 142 | |||||||||
| Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | 160 | 139 | |||||||||
| Compensation, benefits and other operating costs and expenses | 92 | 104 | |||||||||
| Interest expense | — | — | |||||||||
| Segment benefits and other deductions | $ | 1,229 | $ | 1,006 | |||||||
The following table summarizes AV for our Retirement segment:
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
(in millions) | |||||||||||
| AV (1) | |||||||||||
| General Account | $ | 96,753 | $ | 97,628 | |||||||
| Separate Accounts | 74,844 | 77,257 | |||||||||
| Total AV | $ | 171,597 | $ | 174,885 | |||||||
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(1)AV presented are net of reinsurance.
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The following table summarizes a roll-forward of AV for our Retirement segment:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | 174,885 | $ | 151,198 | |||||||
Gross premiums and deposits | 6,619 | 6,053 | |||||||||
| Surrenders, withdrawals and benefits | (5,331) | (4,429) | |||||||||
| Net flows | 1,288 | 1,624 | |||||||||
| Net flows ceded for third-party flow reinsurance | (395) | — | |||||||||
Change in market value and reinvestment | (1,752) | (278) | |||||||||
| Change in fair value of embedded derivative instruments | (2,429) | (2,936) | |||||||||
| Balance, end of period | 171,597 | 149,608 | |||||||||
End of period embedded derivative | 18,269 | 13,816 | |||||||||
Balance as of end of period, net of embedded derivative | 153,328 | 135,792 | |||||||||
| Total spread lending balances, end of period | 17,064 | 13,943 | |||||||||
| Reserves, end of period (excluding MRBs) | 5,284 | 4,842 | |||||||||
| Balance, end of period, General Account asset value | $ | 175,676 | $ | 154,577 | |||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2026, Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025, for the Retirement Segment
Operating earnings
Operating earnings increased $16 million to $396 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026, from $380 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The following were notable changes in operating earnings (losses):
Favorable items included:
•Net investment income increased by $206 million mainly due to higher average asset balances.
•Policyholders’ benefits decreased by $22 million mainly due to lower benefit payments in the payout business.
•Fee-type revenue increased by $19 million mainly due to higher separate account values from market appreciation and a reclassification of certain fees related to our RILA product.
•Compensation, benefits, interest expense and other operating costs decreased by $12 million mainly due to higher expense capitalization.
•Income tax expense decreased by $15 million mainly driven by a lower effective rate for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
These were partially offset by the following unfavorable items:
•Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances increased by $207 million mainly due to growth of account values.
•Commissions and distribution-related payments increased by $29 million mainly due to higher asset-based commissions and sales volumes.
•Amortization of DAC increased by $21 million mainly due to growth in the business from sales momentum.
Net Flows and AV
•The decline in AV of $3.3 billion in the three months ended March 31, 2026, was driven by a decrease in investment performance as a result of market depreciation and change in fair value of embedded derivative instruments of $(4.2) billion in the three months ended March 31, 2026, partially offset by net inflows of $1.3 billion.
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•Net inflows of $1.3 billion were $336 million lower than in the three months ended March 31, 2025, mainly driven by higher outflows in the three months ended March 31, 2026, partially offset by higher gross premiums.
Asset Management
The Asset Management segment provides diversified investment management and related services to a broad range of clients around the world. Operating earnings (loss), net of tax, presented here represents our average economic interest in AB of approximately 68% and 62% during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The increase in economic interest was due to the purchase of AB Holding Units relating to the AB Tender Offer completed on April 3, 2025.
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
(in millions) | ||||||||||||||
Operating earnings (loss) | $ | 140 | $ | 126 | ||||||||||
Key components of operating earnings (loss) were:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
(in millions) | |||||||||||
| REVENUES | |||||||||||
| Net investment income (loss) | $ | (6) | $ | 3 | |||||||
| Net derivative gains (losses) | 4 | (13) | |||||||||
| Investment management, service fees and other income | 1,116 | 1,098 | |||||||||
| Segment revenues | $ | 1,114 | $ | 1,088 | |||||||
| BENEFITS AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS | |||||||||||
| Commissions and distribution related payments | $ | 197 | $ | 201 | |||||||
| Compensation, benefits and other operating costs and expenses | 632 | 607 | |||||||||
| Interest expense | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
| Segment benefits and other deductions | $ | 836 | $ | 815 | |||||||
Changes in AUM in the Asset Management segment were as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in billions) | |||||||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | 866.9 | $ | 792.2 | |||||||
| Long-term flows | |||||||||||
| Sales/new accounts | 35.6 | 36.1 | |||||||||
| Redemptions/terminations | (35.8) | (29.7) | |||||||||
| Cash flow/unreinvested dividends | (6.9) | (4.0) | |||||||||
Net long-term (outflows) inflows | (7.1) | 2.4 | |||||||||
Adjustments | — | — | |||||||||
| Market appreciation (depreciation) | (21.2) | (10.1) | |||||||||
| Net change | (28.3) | (7.7) | |||||||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | 838.6 | $ | 784.5 | |||||||
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Average AUM in the Asset Management segment for the periods presented by distribution channel and investment services were as follows:
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in billions) | |||||||||||
| Distribution Channel: | |||||||||||
| Institutions | $ | 355.7 | $ | 325.2 | |||||||
| Retail | 351.2 | 334.4 | |||||||||
| Private Wealth | 158.1 | 137.9 | |||||||||
| Total | $ | 865.0 | $ | 797.5 | |||||||
| Investment Service: | |||||||||||
| Equity Actively Managed | $ | 271.5 | $ | 261.8 | |||||||
| Equity Passively Managed (1) | 78.0 | 68.4 | |||||||||
Fixed Income Actively Managed – Taxable | 212.9 | 211.5 | |||||||||
| Fixed Income Actively Managed – Tax-exempt | 93.0 | 77.7 | |||||||||
| Fixed Income Passively Managed (1) | 9.6 | 10.3 | |||||||||
Alternatives/Multi-Asset Solutions (2) | 200.0 | 167.8 | |||||||||
| Total | $ | 865.0 | $ | 797.5 | |||||||
(1)Includes index and enhanced index services.
(2)Includes certain multi-asset solutions and services not included in equity or fixed income services.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 for the Asset Management Segment
Operating earnings
Operating earnings increased $14 million to $140 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026, from $126 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025. The following were notable changes in operating earnings (losses):
Favorable items included:
•Fee-type revenue increased by $18 million primarily due to higher investment base advisory fees from higher average AUM partially offset by lower performance fees.
•Net derivative gains were $4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to losses of $13 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 primarily due to lower losses from economically hedging seed capital (partially offset by Net investment income) and market changes in total return swaps.
•Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest decreased by $17 million due to an increase in average economic ownership of AB, partially offset by higher pre-tax earnings.
These were partially offset by the following unfavorable items:
•Compensation, benefits and other operating costs and expenses increased by $25 million primarily due to higher base compensation and higher servicing and general administrative expenses.
•Net investment income decreased by $9 million mainly due to lower gains from seed capital investments (offset by Net derivatives losses).
•Income tax expense increased by $8 million primarily due to higher pre-tax earnings.
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Long-Term Net Flows and AUM
•Total AUM as of March 31, 2026, was $838.6 billion, down $28.3 billion, or 3.3%, compared to December 31, 2025. The decrease is primarily the result of market depreciation of $21.2 billion and net outflows of $7.1 billion. Market depreciation of $21.2 billion is attributed to Institutions of $5.0 billion, Retail of $14.7 billion and Private Wealth of $1.5 billion. Net outflows were driven by Retail net outflows of $5.8 billion and Institutions net outflows of $1.9 billion, partially offset by Private Wealth net inflows of $0.6 billion.
Wealth Management
The Wealth Management segment is an emerging leader in the wealth management space with a differentiated advice value proposition that offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory accounts, financial planning and advice, life insurance, and annuity products.
The following table summarizes operating earnings (loss) of our Wealth Management segment:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
Operating earnings (loss) | $ | 55 | $ | 45 | |||||||
Key components of operating earnings (loss) were:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
(in millions) | |||||||||||
| REVENUES | |||||||||||
| Net investment income | $ | 3 | $ | 3 | |||||||
| Investment management, service fees and other income | 538 | 459 | |||||||||
| Segment revenues | $ | 541 | $ | 462 | |||||||
| BENEFITS AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS | |||||||||||
| Commissions and distribution-related payments | $ | 348 | $ | 293 | |||||||
| Compensation, benefits and other operating costs and expenses | 121 | 109 | |||||||||
| Segment benefits and other deductions | $ | 469 | $ | 402 | |||||||
The following table summarizes revenue by activity type for our Wealth Management segment:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Revenue by Activity Type | |||||||||||
| Investment management, service fees and other income: | |||||||||||
| Investment management and advisory fees | $ | 229 | $ | 181 | |||||||
| Distribution fees | 292 | 263 | |||||||||
| Interest income | 9 | 11 | |||||||||
| Service and other income | 8 | 4 | |||||||||
| Total Investment management, service fees and other income | $ | 538 | $ | 459 | |||||||
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The following table summarizes a roll-forward of AUA for our Wealth Management segment:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Total Wealth Management Assets | |||||||||||
| Advisory assets: | |||||||||||
| Beginning, beginning of period | $ | 82,594 | $ | 65,839 | |||||||
Acquired Assets | 4,508 | ||||||||||
Net new assets | 2,021 | 1,981 | |||||||||
Market appreciation (depreciation) and other | (1,518) | (1,025) | |||||||||
| Advisory ending assets | $ | 87,605 | $ | 66,795 | |||||||
| Acquired Assets, Brokerage and Direct | $ | 4,546 | |||||||||
| Brokerage and direct assets | $ | 38,886 | $ | 35,263 | |||||||
Balance, end of period (1) | $ | 131,037 | $ | 102,058 | |||||||
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(1)Some operating metrics have been revised for prior periods. Net New Assets consist of total client deposits into advisory accounts less total client withdrawals from advisory accounts, plus dividends, plus interest, minus advisory fees. AUA reflects adjusted balances with no financial impact.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2026, Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025, for the Wealth Management Segment
Operating earnings
Operating earnings increased $10 million to $55 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $45 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025. The following were notable changes in operating earnings:
Favorable items included:
•Investment management, service fees and other income increased by $79 million mainly due to higher advisory fee-type revenue attributed to higher average asset balances combined with increased distribution fees from higher retirement sales.
These were partially offset by the following unfavorable items:
•Commissions and distribution-related payments increased by $55 million mainly driven by higher distribution and advisory fee-type revenue from higher retirement sales and average asset balances.
•Compensation, benefits and other operating costs and expenses increased by $12 million mainly due to seasonality of benefits payments and one-time costs related to the acquisition of Stifel Independent Advisors.
Net Flows and AUA
•The increase in AUA of $5.0 billion in the three months ended March 31, 2026, was mainly driven by $4.5 billion of acquired assets and net new assets of $2.0 billion, partially offset by market depreciation of $1.5 billion.
•Net new assets of $2.0 billion were $40 million higher than in the three months ended March 31, 2025 driven by higher inflows.
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Corporate and Other
Corporate and Other includes the Closed Block, results from our run-off blocks of business, and certain strategic investments and unallocated items, including interest and corporate expenses. In addition, beginning with the third quarter of 2025, results for the Individual Life and Employee Benefits businesses are reported in Corporate and Other. AB’s results of operations are reflected in the Asset Management segment. Accordingly, Corporate and Other does not include any items applicable to AB.
The following table summarizes operating earnings (loss) of Corporate and Other:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Operating earnings (loss) | $ | (119) | $ | (130) | |||||||
Key components of operating earnings (loss) were:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
(in millions) | |||||||||||
| REVENUES | |||||||||||
| Policy charges, fee income and premiums | $ | 362 | $ | 634 | |||||||
| Net investment income | 39 | 227 | |||||||||
| Net derivative gains (losses) | 2 | 9 | |||||||||
| Investment management, service fees and other income | 122 | 139 | |||||||||
| Segment revenues | $ | 525 | $ | 1,009 | |||||||
| BENEFITS AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS | |||||||||||
| Policyholders’ benefits | $ | 315 | $ | 667 | |||||||
| Remeasurement of liability for future policy benefits | 10 | (1) | |||||||||
| Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances | 51 | 133 | |||||||||
| Commissions and distribution-related payments | 78 | 83 | |||||||||
| Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs | 49 | 49 | |||||||||
| Compensation, benefits and other operating costs and expenses | 88 | 173 | |||||||||
| Interest expense | 66 | 55 | |||||||||
| Segment benefits and other deductions | $ | 657 | $ | 1,159 | |||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2026, Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025, for Corporate and Other
Operating earnings (losses)
Operating losses decreased by $11 million to $119 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026, from an operating loss of $130 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025. The following were notable changes in operating earnings:
Favorable items included:
•Policyholders’ benefits decreased by $352 million primarily due to the impact of the reinsurance transaction with RGA.
•Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances decreased by $82 million primarily due to the reinsurance transaction with RGA.
•Compensation, benefits, interest expense and other operating costs decreased by $74 million primarily due to the reinsurance transaction with RGA.
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These were partially offset by the following unfavorable items:
•Fee-type revenue decreased by $289 million primarily due to the reinsurance transaction with RGA.
•Net investment income decreased by $188 million primarily due to lower average asset balances primarily related to the reinsurance transaction with RGA.
•Remeasurement of liability for future policy benefits increased by $11 million due to a one-time adjustment related to the major medical business.
•Income tax benefit decreased by $8 million primarily due to a lower pre-tax loss in 2026.
General Account Investment Portfolio
Our investment philosophy is driven by our long-term commitments to clients, robust risk management and strategic asset allocation. Our General Account investment portfolio investment strategy seeks to achieve sustainable risk-adjusted returns by focusing on principal preservation and investment return, subject to duration and liquidity requirements by product as well as diversification of investment risks. Investment activities are undertaken based on established investment guidelines and are required to comply with applicable laws and insurance regulations.
Risk tolerances are established for credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk and concentration risk across issuers and asset classes, each of which seek to mitigate the impact of cash flow variability arising from these risks. Significant interest rate increases and market volatility since 2022 have reduced the fair value of fixed maturities from a net unrealized gain position to a net unrealized loss. As a part of asset and liability management, we maintain a weighted average duration for our General Account investment portfolio that is within an acceptable range of the estimated duration of our liabilities given our risk appetite and hedging programs.
The General Account investment portfolio consists largely of investment grade fixed maturities, short-term investments, commercial, agricultural and residential mortgage loans, alternative investments and other financial instruments. Fixed maturities include publicly issued corporate bonds, government bonds, privately placed notes and bonds, bonds issued by states and municipalities, agency and non-agency mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities. In addition, from time to time we use derivatives to hedge our exposure to equity markets, interest rates, foreign currency and credit spreads.
We incorporate ESG factors into the investment processes for a significant portion of our General Account portfolio. As investors with a long-term horizon, we believe that companies with sustainable practices are better positioned to deliver value to stakeholders over an extended period. These companies are more likely to increase sales through sustainable products, reduce energy costs and attract and retain talent. This belief underpins our approach to sustainable investing, where we seek to enhance the sustainability and quality of our investment portfolio.
Investments in our surplus portfolio are generally comprised of a mix of fixed maturity investment grade and below investment grade securities as well as various alternative investments, primarily private equity and real estate equity. Although alternative investments are subject to period over period earnings fluctuations, they have historically achieved returns in excess of the fixed maturity portfolio.
The General Account investment portfolio reflects certain differences from the presentation of the U.S. GAAP Consolidated Financial Statements. This presentation is consistent with how we manage the General Account investment portfolio. For further investment information, see Note 3 and Note 4 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Investment Results of the General Account Investment Portfolio
The following table summarizes the General Account investment portfolio results with Non-GAAP Operating Earnings adjustments by asset category for the periods indicated. This presentation is consistent with how we measure investment performance for management purposes.
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| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yield | Amount (2) | Yield | Amount (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed Maturities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) | 4.56 | % | $ | 948 | 4.39 | % | $ | 928 | |||||||||||||||
| Ending assets | 84,380 | 84,784 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mortgages: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) | 5.27 | % | 299 | 5.11 | % | 260 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ending assets | 22,860 | 20,566 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Equity Investments: (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) | 3.23 | % | 29 | 6.23 | % | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ending assets | 3,462 | 3,484 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Trading Securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) | 5.97 | % | 12 | 5.57 | % | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ending assets | 864 | 619 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Policy Loans: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) | 5.14 | % | 24 | 5.07 | % | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ending assets | 1,845 | 4,318 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and Short-term Investments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) | 3.41 | % | 66 | 4.35 | % | 40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ending assets | 6,290 | 4,106 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment income (loss) | 4.60 | % | 1,378 | 4.60 | % | 1,344 | |||||||||||||||||
Less: investment fees | (0.17) | % | (53) | (0.17) | % | (49) | |||||||||||||||||
| Investment Income, Net | 4.43 | % | 1,325 | 4.43 | % | 1,295 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ending Net Assets | $ | 119,701 | $ | 117,877 | |||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Includes, as of March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, respectively, $415 million and $362 million of other invested assets. Amounts for certain consolidated VIE investments are shown net of associated non-controlling interest.
(2)Amount for fixed maturities and mortgages represents original cost, reduced by repayments, write-downs, adjusted amortization of premiums, accretion of discount and allowances. Cost for equity securities represents original cost reduced by write-downs; cost for other limited partnership interests represents original cost adjusted for equity in earnings and reduced by distributions.
AFS Fixed Maturities
The fixed maturity portfolio consists largely of investment grade corporate debt securities and includes significant amounts of U.S. government and agency obligations. The below investment grade securities in the General Account investment portfolio consist of loans to middle market companies, public high-yield securities, bank loans, as well as “fallen angels,” originally purchased as investment grade investments.
AFS Fixed Maturities by Industry
The following table sets forth these fixed maturities by industry category along with their associated gross unrealized gains and losses:
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AFS Fixed Maturities by Industry (1)
Amortized Cost | Allowance for Credit Losses | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | Percentage of Total (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of March 31, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate Securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finance | $ | 15,505 | $ | — | $ | 93 | $ | 1,021 | $ | 14,577 | 18 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing | 10,111 | — | 78 | 1,118 | 9,071 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utilities | 7,939 | — | 62 | 716 | 7,285 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | 7,190 | 3 | 71 | 788 | 6,470 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy | 2,598 | — | 23 | 220 | 2,401 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail and wholesale | 3,147 | 5 | 34 | 283 | 2,893 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transportation | 2,260 | — | 32 | 196 | 2,096 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 533 | — | 8 | 53 | 488 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total corporate securities | 49,283 | 8 | 401 | 4,395 | 45,281 | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. government | 5,058 | — | 1 | 1,359 | 3,700 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential mortgage-backed (2) | 7,673 | — | 50 | 119 | 7,604 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock | 54 | — | 3 | — | 57 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| State & political | 378 | — | 2 | 72 | 308 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign governments | 553 | — | 1 | 84 | 470 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial mortgage-backed | 4,880 | — | 14 | 262 | 4,632 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset-backed securities (3) | 16,501 | — | 72 | 81 | 16,492 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 84,380 | $ | 8 | $ | 544 | $ | 6,372 | $ | 78,544 | 100 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
As of December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate Securities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finance (4) | $ | 14,676 | $ | — | $ | 172 | $ | 902 | $ | 13,946 | 18 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturing (4) | 9,904 | — | 129 | 1,041 | 8,992 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utilities | 7,873 | — | 102 | 656 | 7,319 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services (4) | 7,328 | — | 123 | 728 | 6,723 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy | 2,373 | — | 32 | 207 | 2,198 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retail and wholesale | 3,047 | — | 51 | 262 | 2,836 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transportation | 2,162 | — | 46 | 185 | 2,023 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 376 | — | 2 | 29 | 349 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total corporate securities | 47,739 | — | 657 | 4,010 | 44,386 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. government | 5,040 | — | 1 | 1,304 | 3,737 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residential mortgage-backed (2) | 7,093 | — | 85 | 92 | 7,086 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock | 54 | — | 4 | — | 58 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| State & political | 378 | — | 3 | 71 | 310 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign governments | 556 | — | 3 | 77 | 482 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commercial mortgage-backed | 4,814 | — | 26 | 250 | 4,590 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asset-backed securities (3) (4) | 16,142 | — | 126 | 46 | 16,222 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 81,816 | $ | — | $ | 905 | $ | 5,850 | $ | 76,871 | 100 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Investment data has been classified based on standard industry categorizations for domestic public holdings and similar classifications by industry for all other holdings.
(2)Includes publicly traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized obligations.
(3)Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages, credit risk transfer securities and other asset types.
(4)Prior period amounts have been revised to improve comparability.
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Fixed Maturities Credit Quality
The SVO of the NAIC evaluates the investments of insurers for regulatory reporting purposes and assigns fixed maturities to one of six categories (“NAIC Designations”). NAIC Designations of “1” or “2” include fixed maturities considered investment grade, which include securities rated Baa3 or higher by Moody’s or BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s. NAIC Designations of “3” through “6” are referred to as below investment grade, which include securities rated Ba1 or lower by Moody’s and BB+ or lower by Standard & Poor’s. As a result of time lags between the funding of investments and the completion of the SVO filing process, the fixed maturity portfolio typically includes securities that have not yet been rated by the SVO as of each balance sheet date. Pending receipt of SVO ratings, the categorization of these securities by NAIC Designation is based on the expected ratings indicated by internal analysis.
The following table sets forth the General Account’s fixed maturities portfolio by NAIC rating:
AFS Fixed Maturities
| NAIC Designation | Rating Agency Equivalent | Amortized Cost | Allowance for Credit Losses | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1................................ | Aaa, Aa, A | $ | 59,142 | $ | — | $ | 295 | $ | 4,221 | $ | 55,216 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2................................ | Baa | 23,839 | — | 240 | 2,085 | 21,994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment grade | 82,981 | — | 535 | 6,306 | 77,210 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3................................ | Ba | 570 | — | 2 | 33 | 539 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4................................ | B | 594 | — | 3 | 16 | 581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5................................ | Caa | 207 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 186 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6................................ | Ca, C | 28 | — | — | — | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Below investment grade | 1,399 | 8 | 9 | 66 | 1,334 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Fixed Maturities | $ | 84,380 | $ | 8 | $ | 544 | $ | 6,372 | $ | 78,544 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of December 31, 2025: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1................................ | Aaa, Aa, A | $ | 56,880 | $ | — | $ | 513 | $ | 3,896 | $ | 53,497 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2................................ | Baa | 23,488 | — | 380 | 1,884 | 21,984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment grade | 80,368 | — | 893 | 5,780 | 75,481 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3................................ | Ba | 554 | — | 2 | 32 | 524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4................................ | B | 622 | — | 5 | 12 | 615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5................................ | Caa | 248 | — | 5 | 23 | 230 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6................................ | Ca, C | 24 | — | — | 3 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Below investment grade | 1,448 | — | 12 | 70 | 1,390 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Fixed Maturities | $ | 81,816 | $ | — | $ | 905 | $ | 5,850 | $ | 76,871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage Loans
The mortgage portfolio primarily consists of commercial, agricultural, and residential mortgage loans. The investment strategy for the mortgage loan portfolio emphasizes diversification by property type and geographic location with a primary focus on asset quality. The commercial mortgage loan portfolio is backed by high quality properties located in primary markets typically owned by experienced institutional investors with a demonstrated ability to manage their assets through business cycles. Our commercial loan portfolio is monitored on an ongoing basis, assigning credit quality ratings for each loan, with particular emphasis on loans that are scheduled to mature in the next 12 months. Scheduled maturities for the remainder of 2026 are $3.0 billion and 17% of the commercial mortgage portfolio. The commercial mortgage portfolio consists of 81% fixed rate loans and 19% floating rate loans. For floating rate loans, the borrower is typically required to purchase an interest rate cap to the scheduled maturity of the loan to protect against rising rates.
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Commercial mortgage loans are evaluated annually to determine a current LTV ratio. Property financial statements, current rent roll, lease maturities, tenant creditworthiness, property physical inspections, and forecasted leasing market strength are used to develop projected cash flows. A discounted cash flow methodology which incorporates market data is used to determine property values. The average LTV ratio at origination provided by a certified appraisal firm was 54%. The average LTV ratio was 67% and 66% at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, which reflects the most recent opinion of value on the underlying collateral.
We use AB CarVal to invest in residential whole loans and other private investments. These investments allow us to leverage AB CarVal’s expertise in asset classes where we are looking to increase exposure. The residential mortgage portfolio primarily consists of purchased closed end, amortizing residential mortgage loans. The investment strategy for the residential mortgage loan portfolio emphasizes high credit quality borrowers, conservative LTV ratios, superior ability to repay and geographic diversification.
Residential mortgage loans are pooled by loan type (i.e., Jumbo, Agency Eligible, Non-Qualified, etc.) and pooled by similar risk profiles (including consumer credit score and LTV ratios). The portfolio is monitored monthly primarily based on payment activity, occurrence of regional natural disasters and borrower interactions with the mortgage servicer.
The tables below show the breakdown of the amortized cost of the General Account’s investments in mortgage loans by geographic region and property type. Mortgage loans carried at fair value using the fair value option of $72 million as of March 31, 2026, are excluded from the below tables.
Mortgage Loans by Region and Property Type
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortized Cost | % of Total | Amortized Cost | % of Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| By Region: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Regions: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | $ | 6,020 | 26 | % | $ | 5,781 | 25 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Middle Atlantic | 4,842 | 21 | 4,844 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
| South Atlantic | 3,422 | 15 | 3,529 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| East North Central | 1,235 | 5 | 1,245 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mountain | 1,872 | 8 | 1,865 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| West North Central | 880 | 4 | 940 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| West South Central | 1,815 | 8 | 2,007 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| New England | 822 | 4 | 826 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| East South Central | 950 | 4 | 950 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total U.S. | 21,858 | 95 | 21,987 | 96 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other Regions: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Europe | 1,213 | 5 | 994 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Other | 1,213 | 5 | 994 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Mortgage Loans | $ | 23,071 | 100 | % | $ | 22,981 | 100 | % | |||||||||||||||
| By Property Type: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office | $ | 4,699 | 20 | % | $ | 4,686 | 20 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Multifamily | 8,693 | 38 | 8,629 | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Agricultural loans | 2,650 | 12 | 2,650 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Retail | 672 | 3 | 673 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Industrial | 2,438 | 11 | 2,523 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hospitality | 780 | 3 | 781 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Residential | 1,877 | 8 | 1,946 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 1,262 | 5 | 1,093 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Mortgage Loans | $ | 23,071 | 100 | % | $ | 22,981 | 100 | % | |||||||||||||||
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Private Credit
We invest in an array of private credit strategies, including private placements, private ABS, and direct lending. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the amortized cost of these investments was $19.9 billion and $18.3 billion, respectively.
Private Credit Investments
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortized Cost | % | Amortized Cost | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Private placements (1) | $ | 14,821 | 75 | % | $ | 13,292 | 72 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Private ABS | 4,390 | 22 | 4,338 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Direct middle market loans | 670 | 3 | 666 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 19,881 | 100 | % | $ | 18,296 | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Private placements primarily include investment‑grade corporate and infrastructure debt.
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortized Cost | % | Amortized Cost | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment grade | $ | 18,894 | 95 | % | $ | 17,449 | 95 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Below investment grade | 987 | 5 | 847 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 19,881 | 100 | % | $ | 18,296 | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Other Equity Assets
The following table includes information related to our alternative investments in certain other equity investments and consolidated VIEs, including private equity funds, real estate funds and other alternative investments. These investments are typically structured as limited partnerships or LLCs and are reported to us on a lag of one month and three months for hedge funds and private equity funds, respectively.
At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the fair value of alternative investments was $3.2 billion and $3.2 billion, respectively. Alternative investments were 2.4% and 2.4% of cash and invested assets at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
Alternative Investments (1)
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair Value | % | Fair Value | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Private Equity | $ | 1,697 | 53 | % | $ | 1,677 | 52 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Private Debt | 303 | 10 | 307 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Infrastructure | 156 | 5 | 204 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Real Estate | 684 | 21 | 674 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hedge Funds | 64 | 2 | 64 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other (2) | 300 | 9 | 272 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total (3) | $ | 3,204 | 100 | % | $ | 3,198 | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
(1)Reported in Other Equity Investments in the consolidated balance sheets.
(2)Includes CLO equity, co-investments and investments in other strategies. CLO equity investments are consolidated and assets are reported in Fixed Maturities, at fair value using the fair value option in the consolidated balance sheets.
(3)Includes $993 million and $993 million of non-General Account assets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity refers to our ability to generate adequate amounts of cash from our operating, investment and financing activities to meet our cash requirements with a prudent margin of safety. Capital refers to our long-term financial resources available to support business operations and future growth. Our ability to generate and maintain sufficient liquidity and capital is dependent on the profitability of our businesses, timing of cash flows related to our investments and products, our ability to access the capital markets, general economic conditions and the alternative sources of liquidity and capital described herein. When considering our liquidity and cash flows, we distinguish between the needs of Holdings and the needs of our insurance and non-insurance subsidiaries. We also distinguish and separately manage the liquidity and capital resources of our Retirement, Asset Management, and Wealth Management segments; the insurance businesses reported in Corporate and Other are managed with the Retirement segment.
On February 13, 2025, our Holdings’ Board approved an additional $1.5 billion under Holdings’ share repurchase program. On September 9, 2025, Holdings’ Board approved an additional $500 million under Holdings’ share repurchase program. The repurchase program does not obligate Holdings to purchase any particular number of shares. On February 11, 2026, Holdings’ Board approved an additional $1.0 billion share repurchase program. As of March 31, 2026, Holdings had authorized capacity of approximately $1.9 billion remaining in its share repurchase program. See Note 13 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details on the repurchase program.
Sources and Uses of Liquidity
The Company has sufficient cash flows from operations to satisfy liquidity requirements in 2026.
Cash Flows of Holdings
As a holding company with no business operations of its own, Holdings primarily derives cash flows from dividends from its subsidiaries and distributions related to its economic interest in AB, all of which is currently held outside our insurance company subsidiaries. These principal sources of liquidity are augmented by cash and short-term investments held by Holdings and access to bank lines of credit and the capital markets. The main uses of liquidity for Holdings are interest payments and debt repayment, payment of dividends and other distributions to stockholders (which may include stock repurchases) loans and capital contributions, if needed, to our insurance subsidiaries. Our principal sources of liquidity and our capital position are described in the following paragraphs.
Sources and Uses of Holding Company Highly Liquid Assets
The following table sets forth Holdings’ principal sources and uses of highly liquid assets:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
(in millions) | |||||||||||
| Highly Liquid Assets, beginning of period | $ | 1,239 | $ | 1,982 | |||||||
| Dividends from subsidiaries | 256 | 226 | |||||||||
| Issuance of loans to affiliates | — | — | |||||||||
| Capital contribution from parent company | — | — | |||||||||
| Capital contributions to subsidiaries | — | — | |||||||||
| M&A Activity | — | — | |||||||||
| Purchase of AllianceBernstein Units | — | — | |||||||||
| Total Business Capital Activity | 256 | 226 | |||||||||
| Purchase of treasury shares | (147) | (262) | |||||||||
| Shareholder dividends paid | (76) | (74) | |||||||||
| Total Share Repurchases, Dividends and Acquisition Activity | (223) | (336) | |||||||||
Issuance/(redemption) of preferred stock | — | — | |||||||||
| Preferred stock dividend | (14) | (14) | |||||||||
| Total Preferred Stock Activity | (14) | (14) | |||||||||
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
(in millions) | |||||||||||
| Issuance of long-term debt | — | 500 | |||||||||
| Repayment of long-term debt | — | — | |||||||||
| Total External Debt Activity | — | 500 | |||||||||
| Repayments of loans from affiliates | (600) | — | |||||||||
| Proceeds from loans from affiliates | 600 | — | |||||||||
| Net decrease (increase) in existing facilities to affiliates (1) | 105 | (30) | |||||||||
| Total Affiliated Debt Activity | 105 | (30) | |||||||||
| Interest paid on external debt and P-Caps | (44) | (34) | |||||||||
| Others, net | 87 | 30 | |||||||||
| Total Other Activity | 43 | (4) | |||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in highly liquid assets | 167 | 342 | |||||||||
| Highly Liquid Assets, end of period | $ | 1,406 | $ | 2,324 | |||||||
(1) Represents net activity of draws and repayments of existing credit facilities between Holdings and affiliates.
Capital Contribution to Our Subsidiaries
Holdings did not make any capital contributions to its subsidiaries during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Loans from Our Subsidiaries
In March 2026, Equitable America made a $600 million five-year loan to Holdings with an interest rate of 4.40% which matures in March 2031. In March 2026, Holdings also made a $600 million partial repayment on the $1.0 billion loan due June 2031 from Equitable Financial.
Cash Distributions from Our Non-Insurance Subsidiaries
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, Holdings received cash distributions of $203 million from AB and $53 million from the investment management contracts with EFIM and EIM.
Distributions from Insurance Subsidiaries
Our insurance companies are subject to limitations on the payment of dividends and other transfers of funds to Holdings and other affiliates under applicable insurance law and regulation. Also, more generally, the ability of our insurance subsidiaries to pay dividends can be affected by market conditions and other factors beyond our control.
Equitable’s primary insurance regulators in the U.S are the NYDFS and the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions. Under New York’s insurance laws, which are applicable to Equitable Financial, a domestic stock life insurer may not pay an Ordinary Dividend exceeding an amount calculated based on a statutory formula without prior approval of the NYDFS. Extraordinary Dividends require the insurer to file a notice of its intent to declare the dividends with the NYDFS and obtain prior approval or non-disapproval from the NYDFS. Similarly, under Arizona insurance law, which is applicable to Equitable America, a domestic life insurer may not pay a dividend to its shareholders that exceeds an amount calculated based on a statutory formula without prior approval of the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions.
In 2025, Equitable America had Ordinary Dividend capacity of $347 million. In June 2025, Equitable America received approval from the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions for an Extraordinary Dividend of $1.7 billion. During 2025 Holdings received dividend distributions from Equitable America of $1.5 billion under the Extraordinary Dividend capacity. In 2026, Equitable America estimates it will have Ordinary Dividend capacity of $408 million.
Based on the NYDFS formula, Equitable Financial had no Ordinary Dividend capacity in 2025 and 2026.
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Distributions from AllianceBernstein
ABLP is required to distribute all of its Available Cash Flow, as defined in the Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of ABLP, to the holders of AB Units and to the General Partner. Available Cash Flow is defined as the cash flow received by ABLP from operations minus such amounts as the General Partner determines, in its sole discretion, should be retained by ABLP for use in its business, or plus such amounts as the General Partner determines, in its sole discretion, should be released from previously retained cash flow. Distributions by ABLP are made 1% to the General Partner and 99% among the limited partners.
Typically, Available Cash Flow has been the adjusted diluted net income per unit for the quarter multiplied by the number of general and limited partnership interests at the end of the quarter. In future periods, management of AB anticipates that Available Cash Flow will be based on adjusted diluted net income per unit, unless management of AB determines, with the concurrence of the Board of Directors of AB, that one or more adjustments that are made for adjusted net income should not be made with respect to the Available Cash Flow calculation.
AB Holding is required to distribute all of its Available Cash Flow, as defined in the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of AB Holding, to holders of AB Holding Units pro rata in accordance with their percentage interest in AB Holding. Available Cash Flow is defined as the cash distributions AB Holding receives from ABLP minus such amounts as the General Partner determines, in its sole discretion, should be retained by AB Holding for use in its business (such as the payment of taxes) or plus such amounts as the General Partner determines, in its sole discretion, should be released from previously retained cash flow. AB Holding is dependent on the quarterly cash distributions it receives from ABLP, which is subject to the performance of capital markets and other factors beyond our control. Distributions from AB Holding are made pro rata based on the holder’s percentage ownership interest in AB Holding.
As of March 31, 2026, Holdings and its non-insurance company subsidiaries hold approximately 199.3 million AB Units, 0.1 million AB Holding Units and the 1% General Partnership interest in ABLP.
As of March 31, 2026, the ownership structure of ABLP, including AB Units outstanding as well as the General Partner’s 1% interest, was as follows:
| Owner | Percentage Ownership | ||||
| EQH and its subsidiaries | 68.0 | % | |||
| AB Holding | 31.4 | ||||
| Unaffiliated holders | 0.6 | ||||
| Total | 100.0 | % | |||
Including both the general partnership and limited partnership interests in AB Holding and ABLP, Holdings and its subsidiaries had an approximate 68.0% economic interest in AB as of March 31, 2026.
Holdings Credit Facilities
On July 29, 2025, Holdings entered into a new Revolving Credit Agreement with respect to a $1.0 billion five-year senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”), and terminated the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 24, 2021, as amended.
The Credit Facility may provide significant support to our liquidity position when alternative sources of credit are limited. In addition to the Credit Facility, we have letter of credit facilities with an aggregate principal amount of $525 million (the “LOC Facilities”), primarily to be used to support our life insurance business reinsured to EQ AZ Life Re in April 2018. As of March 31, 2026, $445 million was outstanding under the LOC Facilities. In August 2025 Holdings entered into amendments with two of the issuers of its bilateral letter of credit facilities to effect changes in terms similar to the provisions of the Credit Facility and in one instance add two years of extension options. In August 2025 the Company also terminated six of its bilateral letter of credit facilities with different counterparties.
The Credit Facility and LOC Facilities contain certain administrative, reporting, legal and financial covenants, including requirements to maintain a specified minimum consolidated net worth and to maintain a ratio of indebtedness to total capitalization not in excess of a specified percentage, and limitations on the dollar amount of certain indebtedness that may be incurred by our subsidiaries and the dollar amount of certain secured indebtedness that may be incurred by us, which could
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restrict our operations and use of funds. The right to borrow funds under the Credit Facility and LOC Facilities is subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions, including compliance with all covenants, and the ability to borrow thereunder is also subject to the continued ability of the lenders that are or will be parties to the facilities to provide funds. As of March 31, 2026, we were in compliance with the covenants under the Credit Facility and LOC Facilities.
Contingent Funding Arrangements
For information regarding activity pertaining to our contingent funding arrangements and other off-balance sheet commitments, see “Commitments and Contingent Liabilities” in Note 15 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Series A Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock
For information pertaining to our Series A Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock see Note 13 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Capital Position of Holdings
We manage our capital position to maintain financial strength and credit ratings that facilitate the distribution of our products and provide our desired level of access to the bank and capital markets. Our capital position is supported by the ability of our subsidiaries to generate cash flows and distribute cash to us and our ability to effectively manage the risk of our businesses and to borrow funds and raise capital to meet our operating and growth needs.
Our Board and senior management are directly involved in the development of our capital management policies. Accordingly, capital actions, including proposed changes to the annual capital plan, capital targets and capital policies, are approved by the Board.
Dividends Declared and Paid
The declaration and payment of future dividends is subject to the discretion of our Board and depends on our financial condition, results of operations, cash requirements, future prospects, regulatory restrictions on the payment of dividends by Holdings’ insurance subsidiaries and other factors deemed relevant by the Board.
The payment of dividends on our common stock will be substantially restricted in the event that we do not declare and pay (or set aside) dividends on the Series A and the Series C Preferred Stock for the last proceeding dividend period. For additional information on our preferred stock, see “—Series A Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock”.
For information regarding activity pertaining to common and preferred dividends declared and paid, see Note 13 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Share Repurchase Programs
For information regarding activity pertaining to share repurchase programs, see Note 13 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Sources and Uses of Liquidity of Our Insurance Subsidiaries
The principal sources of liquidity for our insurance subsidiaries are premiums, investment and fee income, deposits associated with our insurance and annuity operations, cash and invested assets, as well as internal borrowings. The principal uses of that liquidity include benefits, claims and dividends paid to policyholders and payments to policyholders in connection with surrenders and withdrawals. Other uses of liquidity include commissions, general and administrative expenses, purchases of investments, the payment of dividends to Holdings and hedging activity. Certain of our insurance subsidiaries’ principal sources and uses of liquidity are described in the paragraphs that follow.
We manage the liquidity of our insurance subsidiaries with the objective of ensuring that they can meet payment obligations linked to our businesses and to their outstanding debt and derivative positions, including in our hedging programs, without support from Holdings. We employ an asset/liability management approach specific to the requirements of each of our insurance businesses. We measure liquidity against internally-developed benchmarks that consider the characteristics of our asset portfolio and the liabilities that it supports in both the short-term (the next 12 months) and long-term (beyond the next 12 months). We consider attributes of the various categories of our liquid assets (for example, type of asset and credit quality) in calculating internal liquidity indicators for our insurance and reinsurance operations. Our liquidity benchmarks are established
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for various stress scenarios and durations, including company-specific and market-wide events. The scenarios we use to evaluate the liquidity of our subsidiaries are defined to allow operating entities to operate without support from Holdings.
Liquid Assets
The investment portfolios of our insurance subsidiaries are a significant component of our overall liquidity. Liquid assets include cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, U.S. Treasury fixed maturities, fixed maturities that are not designated as HTM and public equity securities. We believe that our business operations and the liquidity profile of our assets provide sufficient liquidity under reasonably foreseeable stress scenarios for each of our insurance subsidiaries.
See “—General Account Investment Portfolio” and Note 3 and Note 4 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of our portfolio of liquid assets.
Hedging Activities
Because the future claims exposure on our insurance products, and in particular our variable annuity products, is sensitive to movements in the equity markets and interest rates, we have in place various hedging and reinsurance programs that are designed to mitigate the economic risks of movements in the equity markets and interest rates. We use derivatives as part of our overall asset/liability risk management program primarily to reduce exposures to equity market and interest rate risks. In addition, we use credit derivatives to replicate exposure to individual securities or pools of securities as a means of achieving credit exposure similar to bonds of the underlying issuer(s) more efficiently. The derivative contracts are an integral part of our risk management program, especially for the management of our variable annuities program, and are collectively managed to reduce the economic impact of unfavorable movements in capital markets. These derivative transactions require liquidity to meet payment obligations such as payments for periodic settlements, purchases, maturities and terminations as well as liquid assets pledged as collateral related to any decline in the net estimated fair value. Collateral calls represent one of our biggest drivers for liquidity needs for our insurance subsidiaries. Our derivatives contracts reside primarily within Equitable Financial, which has a significantly large investment portfolio.
FHLB Membership
Equitable Financial and Equitable America are members of the FHLB, which provides access to collateralized borrowings and other FHLB products.
See Note 15 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further description of our FHLB program.
FABN
Under the FABN program, Equitable Financial and Equitable America may issue funding agreements in U.S. dollars or other foreign currencies.
See Note 15 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further description of our FABN program.
FABCP
Under the FABCP program, Equitable Financial and Equitable America may issue funding agreements in U.S. dollars to a SPLLC.
See Note 15 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further description of our FABCP program.
Sources and Uses of Liquidity of our Asset Management Segment
The principal sources of liquidity for our Asset Management business include investment management fees and borrowings under its credit facilities and commercial paper program. The principal uses of liquidity include general and administrative expenses, business financing and distributions to holders of AB Units and AB Holding Units plus interest and debt service. The primary liquidity risk for our fee-based Asset Management business is its profitability, which is impacted by market conditions and our investment management performance.
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AB Commercial Paper
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, AB had $0 million of commercial paper outstanding. The commercial paper is short term in nature, and as such, recorded value is estimated to approximate fair value (and considered a Level 2 security in the fair value hierarchy). Average daily borrowings for the commercial paper outstanding during the three months ended March 31, 2026, and full year 2025 were $187 million and $200 million, respectively, with weighted average interest rates of approximately 3.8% and 4.4%, respectively.
AB Credit Facility
AB has an $800 million committed, unsecured senior revolving credit facility (the “AB Credit Facility”) with a group of commercial banks and other lenders. The Credit Facility has a maturity date of August 5, 2030. There were no other significant changes included in the amendment. The credit facility provides for possible increases in the principal amount by up to an aggregate incremental amount of $200 million. Any such increase is subject to the consent of the affected lenders. The AB Credit Facility is available for AB business purposes, including the support of AB’s commercial paper program. AB can draw directly under the AB Credit Facility and AB management expects to draw on the AB Credit Facility from time to time.
The AB Credit Facility contains affirmative, negative and financial covenants, which are customary for facilities of this type, including, among other things, restrictions on dispositions of assets, restrictions on liens, a minimum interest coverage ratio and a maximum leverage ratio. As of March 31, 2026, AB was in compliance with these covenants. The AB Credit Facility also includes customary events of default (with customary grace periods, as applicable), including provisions under which, upon the occurrence of an event of default, all outstanding loans may be accelerated and/or lender’s commitments may be terminated. Also, under such provisions, upon the occurrence of certain insolvency- or bankruptcy-related events of default, all amounts payable under the AB Credit Facility would automatically become immediately due and payable, and the lender’s commitments would automatically terminate.
Amounts under the Credit Facility may be borrowed, repaid and re-borrowed by us from time to time until the maturity of the facility. Voluntary pre-payments and commitment reductions requested by AB are permitted at any time without a fee (other than customary breakage costs relating to the pre-payment of any drawn loans) upon proper notice and subject to a minimum dollar requirement. Borrowings under the AB Credit Facility bear interest at a rate per annum, which will be, at AB’s option, a rate equal to an applicable margin, which is subject to adjustment based on the credit ratings of AB, plus one of the following indices: a term SOFR; a Prime rate; or the Federal Funds rate.
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, AB had no amounts outstanding under the AB Credit Facility. During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and full year 2025, AB and SCB LLC did not draw upon the AB Credit Facility.
SCB LLC had three uncommitted lines of credit with three financial institutions, two of these lines of credit allowed SCB LLC up to an aggregate of $150 million. One of those lines of credit was terminated March 20, 2026. As of March 31, 2026 SCB LLC has two uncommitted lines of credit with two financial institutions. One of these lines of credit permits SCB LLC to borrow up to an aggregate of approximately $100 million, with AB named as an additional borrower, while the other has no stated limit. AB has agreed to guarantee the obligations on SCB LLC under these lines of credit. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, SCB LLC had no outstanding balance on these lines of credit. Average daily borrowings during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and the full year 2025, were $0 million and $1 million with weighted average interest rates of approximately 0.0% and 7.3%, respectively.
EQH Facility
AB has a $900 million committed, unsecured senior credit facility (the “EQH Facility”). The EQH Facility matures on August 31, 2029. The EQH Facility is available for AB’s general business purposes. Borrowings under the EQH Facility generally bear interest at a rate per annum based on prevailing overnight commercial paper rates.
The EQH Facility contains affirmative, negative and financial covenants which are substantially similar to those in AB’s committed bank facilities. As of March 31, 2026, AB was in compliance with these covenants. The EQH Facility also includes customary events of default substantially similar to those in AB’s committed bank facilities, including provisions under which, upon the occurrence of an event of default, all outstanding loans may be accelerated and/or the lender’s commitment may be terminated.
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Amounts under the EQH Facility may be borrowed, repaid and re-borrowed by AB from time to time until the maturity of the facility. AB or Holdings may reduce or terminate the commitment at any time without penalty upon proper notice. Holdings also may terminate the facility immediately upon a change of control of AB’s General Partner.
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, AB had $705 million and $810 million outstanding under the EQH Facility, with interest rates of approximately 3.6% and 3.7%, respectively. Average daily borrowing of the EQH Facility during the first three months of 2026 and full year 2025 were $521 million and $392 million, respectively, with weighted average interest rates of approximately 3.6% and 4.2%, respectively.
EQH Uncommitted Facility
In addition to the EQH Facility, AB has a $300 million uncommitted, unsecured senior credit facility (the “EQH Uncommitted Facility”) with EQH. The EQH Uncommitted Facility matures on August 31, 2029 and is available for AB’s general business purposes. Borrowings under the EQH Uncommitted Facility bear interest generally at a rate per annum based on prevailing overnight commercial paper rates. The EQH Uncommitted Facility contains affirmative, negative and financial covenants, which are substantially similar to those in the EQH Facility. As of March 31, 2026, AB was in compliance with these covenants.
As of March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, AB had no amounts outstanding under the EQH Uncommitted Facility. During the first three months of 2026 and full year 2025, AB did not draw upon the EQH Uncommitted Facility.
Statutory Capital of Our Insurance Subsidiaries
Our capital management framework for our insurance subsidiaries is primarily based on statutory RBC standards and the CTE asset standard for our variable annuity business.
RBC requirements are used as minimum capital requirements by the NAIC and the state insurance departments to evaluate the capital condition of regulated insurance companies. RBC is based on a formula calculated by applying factors to various asset, premium, claim, expense and statutory reserve items. The formula takes into account the risk characteristics of the insurer, including asset risk, insurance risk, interest rate risk, market risk and business risk and is calculated on a quarterly basis and made public on an annual basis. The formula is used as an early warning regulatory tool to identify possible inadequately capitalized insurers for purposes of initiating regulatory action, and not as a means to rank insurers generally. These rules apply to our insurance company subsidiaries and not to Holdings. State insurance laws provide insurance regulators the authority to require various actions by, or take various actions against, insurers whose TAC does not meet or exceed certain RBC levels. At the date of the most recent annual statutory financial statements filed with insurance regulators, the TAC of each of these insurance company subsidiaries subject to these requirements was in excess of each of those RBC levels.
See Note 17 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information relating to Prescribed and Permitted Accounting Practices and their impact on our statutory surplus.
Captive Reinsurance Companies
We use captive reinsurance companies to more effectively manage our reserves and capital on an economic basis and to enable the aggregation and transfer of risks. Our captive reinsurance companies assume business from affiliates only and are closed to new business. Our captive reinsurance companies are wholly-owned subsidiaries located in the United States. In addition to state insurance regulation, our captive reinsurance companies are subject to internal policies governing their activities. We continue to analyze the use of our existing captive reinsurance structure, as well as additional third-party reinsurance arrangements.
Borrowings
Our financial strategy going forward will remain subject to market conditions and other factors. For example, we may from time to time enter into additional bank or other financing arrangements, including public or private debt, structured facilities and contingent capital arrangements, under which we could incur additional indebtedness.
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The following table sets forth the Company’s total consolidated borrowings. Short-term and long-term debt consists of the following:
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||
| Short-term debt: | |||||||||||
| CLO Short-term debt (4.91%) (1) | — | 25 | |||||||||
| Total short-term debt | $ | — | $ | 25 | |||||||
| Long-term debt: | |||||||||||
Senior Debenture (7.00%, due 2028) | 250 | 250 | |||||||||
| Senior Note (4.35%, due 2028) | 996 | 995 | |||||||||
| Senior Note (4.57%, due 2029) | 308 | 307 | |||||||||
| Senior Note (5.59%, due 2033) | 498 | 498 | |||||||||
| Senior Note (5.00%, due 2048) | 1,290 | 1,290 | |||||||||
| Junior Sub Debt Securities due 2055 | 495 | 495 | |||||||||
| Total long-term debt | 3,837 | 3,835 | |||||||||
| Total short and long-term debt | $ | 3,837 | $ | 3,860 | |||||||
Notes and Debentures
The Senior Notes and Senior Debentures contain customary affirmative and negative covenants, including a limitation on certain liens and a limit on the Company’s ability to consolidate, merge or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets. The Senior Notes and Senior Debentures also include customary events of default (with customary grace periods, as applicable), including provisions under which, upon the occurrence of an event of default, all outstanding Senior Notes and Senior Debentures may be accelerated. As of March 31, 2026, the Company is in compliance with all debt covenants.
Ratings
Financial strength ratings (which are sometimes referred to as “claims-paying” ratings) and credit ratings are important factors affecting public confidence in an insurer and its competitive position in marketing products. Our credit ratings are also important for our ability to raise capital through the issuance of debt and for the cost of such financing.
Financial strength ratings represent the opinions of rating agencies regarding the financial ability of an insurance company to meet its obligations under an insurance policy. Credit ratings represent the opinions of rating agencies regarding an entity’s ability to repay its indebtedness. The following table summarizes the ratings for Holdings and certain of its subsidiaries.
| AM Best | S&P | Moody’s | |||||||||||||||
| Last review date | Mar '26 | Mar '26 | Mar '26 | ||||||||||||||
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Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company | A | A+ | A1 | ||||||||||||||
Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America | A | A+ | A1 | ||||||||||||||
| Credit Ratings: | |||||||||||||||||
Equitable Holdings, Inc. | bbb+ | A- | Baa1 | ||||||||||||||
| Last review date | Oct' 25 | Mar '25 | |||||||||||||||
AllianceBernstein L.P. | A | A2 | |||||||||||||||
Material Cash Requirement
Our material cash requirements include policyholder obligations, long-term debt, commercial paper, EB, operating leases and various funding commitments. See “Material Cash Requirements” in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the 2025 Form 10-K for additional information.
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Summary of Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to adopt accounting policies and make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere herein. For a discussion of our significant accounting policies, see Note 2 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The most critical estimates include those used in determining:
•MRBs and purchased MRBs;
•accounting for reinsurance;
•estimated fair values of investments in the absence of quoted market values and investment impairments;
•estimated fair values of freestanding derivatives;
•goodwill and related impairment;
•measurement of income taxes and the valuation of deferred tax assets; and
•liabilities for litigation and regulatory matters.
In applying our accounting policies, we make subjective and complex judgments that frequently require estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain. Many of these policies, estimates and related judgments are common in the insurance and financial services industries while others are specific to our business and operations. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
There have been no material changes to the quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk described in the 2025 Form 10-K in “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk”.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act. Based on such evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of March 31, 2026, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
No change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and Rule 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2026 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
For information regarding certain legal proceedings pending against us, see Note 15 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Also see “Risk Factors—Legal and Regulatory Risks—Legal proceedings and regulatory actions” included in the 2025 Form 10-K.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
You should carefully consider the risks described in the “Risk Factors” section included in the 2025 Form 10-K. Risks to which we are subject also include, but are not limited to, the factors mentioned under “Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Information” above and the risks of our businesses described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The following should be read in conjunction with and supplements and amends the section titled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The completion of the Proposed Transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including stockholder approvals, and, if these conditions are not satisfied or waived, the Proposed Transaction may not be completed within the expected timeframe or at all.
The completion of the Proposed Transaction is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, including: (a) the approval of the Merger Agreement by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Corebridge common stock entitled to vote thereon at the Corebridge special meeting; (b) the approval of the Merger Agreement by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Equitable common stock entitled to vote thereon at the Equitable special meeting; (c) the approval for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance, of shares of Corebridge HoldCo common stock, Series 1-A Corebridge HoldCo preferred stock and Series 1-C Corebridge HoldCo preferred stock issuable in accordance with the Merger Agreement; (d) the receipt of requisite regulatory approvals or clearances, including the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, approvals from insurance regulators in Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, New York, Texas and Vermont, and approvals of certain other domestic and foreign regulators; (e) the absence of governmental restraints or prohibitions preventing the consummation of the Proposed Transaction; (f) the SEC having declared the registration statement on Form S-4 with respect to the stock consideration being issued in the Proposed Transaction effective under the Securities Act, and the absence of any stop order or proceeding by the SEC suspending such effectiveness, unless subsequently withdrawn; (g) the receipt by each party of a tax opinion, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such party, providing that the Proposed Transaction will qualify as a transaction described in Section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code; and (h) the consent of our clients representing 75% of our annualized investment advisory, investment management, subadvisory and other similar recurring fees as of February 28, 2026 to the “assignment” (as defined in the Investment Advisers Act of 1940) of their advisory contracts.
The obligation of each of us and Corebridge to consummate the Proposed Transaction is also conditioned on, among other things, (x) the truth and correctness of the representations and warranties made by the other party as of the closing date (subject to certain “materiality” and “material adverse effect” qualifiers), (y) each of us, Corebridge HoldCo, Corebridge Merger Sub and Equitable Merger Sub having performed or complied in all material respects with the obligations required to be performed or complied with by it under the Merger Agreement at or prior to the Closing and (z) no “material adverse effect” having occurred with respect to either us or Corebridge that is continuing.
There can be no assurance that the conditions to the completion of the Proposed Transaction will be satisfied or waived on a timely basis or at all. In addition, no assurance can be given as to the terms, conditions and timing of any approvals or clearances. Any delay in completing the Proposed Transaction could cause us not to realize, or to be delayed in realizing, some or all of the benefits that we expect to achieve in the Proposed Transaction. If the conditions to the completion of the Proposed Transaction are not satisfied or waived, the Proposed Transaction may not be completed within the expected timeframe or at all.
While the Proposed Transaction is pending, we will be subject to business uncertainties.
The Proposed Transaction will happen only if the stated conditions are satisfied or waived, including, among others, the approval of the Proposed Transaction by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Corebridge common stock entitled to vote thereon at the Corebridge special meeting and the approval of the Proposed
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Transaction by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Equitable common stock entitled to vote thereon at the Equitable special meeting.
Many of the conditions are outside our control, and both we and Corebridge have certain rights to terminate the Merger Agreement. Uncertainty regarding the outcome of the Proposed Transaction or our prospects could disrupt our business relationships with our customers, distributors, vendors, landlords and other strategic or business partners, who may attempt to negotiate changes to existing business relationships, consider entering into business relationships with parties other than us or seek to delay or defer entering into contracts or other commercial arrangements with us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition, regardless of whether the Proposed Transaction is ultimately completed. Such uncertainty could also adversely affect our ability to recruit and retain key personnel and other employees.
The Merger Agreement also contains pre-closing covenants that require us to conduct our business in all material respects in the ordinary course of business, and restricts what we can do prior to completion of the Proposed Transaction, including, during the pendency of the Proposed Transaction, our ability to pursue strategic transactions, undertake certain significant financing transactions and other actions, even if such actions would prove beneficial and may cause us to forgo certain opportunities we might otherwise pursue.
We have expended, and continue to expend, significant management time and resources in an effort to complete the Proposed Transaction, which may have a negative impact on our ongoing business and operations.
Litigation filed in connection with the Proposed Transaction could prevent or delay the consummation of the Proposed Transaction or result in the payment of damages following completion of the Proposed Transaction.
Lawsuits in connection with the Proposed Transaction may be filed against us, Corebridge, any other party and each party’s respective directors and officers, which could prevent or delay the consummation of the Proposed Transaction, divert management’s attention and resources, and result in additional costs to us. The ultimate resolution of any lawsuits is uncertain, and an adverse ruling in any such lawsuit may cause the Proposed Transaction to be delayed or not to be completed, which could cause us not to realize some or all of the anticipated benefits of the Proposed Transaction. The defense or settlement of any lawsuit or claim that remains unresolved at the time the Proposed Transaction are consummated may adversely affect Corebridge HoldCo’s business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
Failure to complete the Proposed Transaction could adversely affect us, including in the event we are required to pay a termination fee.
We may terminate the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances, including, among others, if the Proposed Transaction is not completed by December 26, 2026 (subject to two automatic three-month extensions in certain circumstances, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement). In addition, the Merger Agreement provides for the payment by Corebridge to us, or vice versa, of a termination fee of $475,000,000 under specified circumstances.
If we are required to pay the termination fee, we may be required to use cash that would have otherwise been available for general corporate purposes or other uses, which may materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
If the Proposed Transaction is not completed for any reason, our ongoing business may be adversely affected and will be subject to certain risks, including, among others, the following:
•the market price of our common stock (which may reflect a market assumption that the Proposed Transaction will be completed) may decline, or we may experience other negative reactions from the financial markets;
•we will have incurred, and may continue to incur, significant expenses for professional services and other transaction costs in connection with the Proposed Transaction for which we will have received little or no benefit if the Proposed Transaction are not completed;
•we may experience negative reactions from our business partners, regulators and employees;
•failure to complete the Proposed Transaction may result in negative publicity or result in a negative impression of us in the investment community and with policyholders and other stakeholders; and
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•matters relating to the Proposed Transaction require substantial commitments of time and resources by our management, which would otherwise have been devoted to day-to-day operations and other opportunities that may have been beneficial to us as an independent company.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
The following table provides information about purchases by Holdings during the three months ended March 31, 2026, of its common stock:
Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1/1/26 through 1/31/26 | 2,113,950 | $ | 47.30 | 2,113,950 | $ | 900,700,171 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2/1/26 through 2/28/26 | 1,046,396 | $ | 44.92 | 1,046,396 | $ | 1,853,700,397 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3/1/26 through 3/31/26 | — | $ | — | — | $ | 1,853,700,397 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,160,346 | $ | 46.51 | 3,160,346 | $ | 1,853,700,397 | |||||||||||||||||
See Note 13 to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for ASR transaction detail during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
Securities Trading Plans of Directors and Executive Officers
A significant portion of the compensation of our executive officers is delivered in the form of equity awards, including restricted stock units and performance shares. All vehicles contain vesting requirements related to service, with performance shares also requiring the satisfaction of certain performance criteria related to corporate performance to obtain a payout. This compensation design is intended to align executive compensation with the performance experienced by our shareholders. Following the delivery of shares of our common stock under those equity awards, once any applicable service- or performance-based vesting standards have been satisfied, our executive officers from time to time engage in the open-market sale of some of those shares. Our executive officers may also engage from time to time in other transactions involving our securities.
Transactions in our securities by our executive officers are required to be made in accordance with our Insider Trading Policy, which, among other things, requires that the transactions be in accordance with applicable U.S. federal securities laws that prohibit trading while in possession of material nonpublic information. Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act provides an affirmative defense that enables prearranged transactions in securities in a manner that avoids concerns about initiating transactions at a future date while possibly in possession of material nonpublic information. Our Insider Trading Policy permits our executive officers to enter into trading plans designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, none of the Company’s directors or executive officers adopted terminated
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Item 6. Exhibits
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31.1 | # | Certification of the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||||||
31.2 | # | Certification of the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||||||
32.1 | # | Certification of the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||||||
32.2 | # | Certification of the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | ||||||
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# Filed herewith.
† Identifies each management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
* Certain portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K. Equitable Holdings agrees to furnish supplementally an unredacted copy of the exhibit to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
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GLOSSARY
Selected Financial Terms
| Account Value (“AV”) | Generally equals the aggregate policy account value of our retirement and protection products. General Account AV refers to account balances in investment options that are backed by the General Account while Separate Accounts AV refers to Separate Accounts investment assets. | ||||
Additional insurance liabilities | Additional liabilities for contract or contract feature that provide for additional benefits in addition to the account balance but are not MRBs or embedded derivatives. | ||||
| Alternative investments | Investments in real estate and real estate joint ventures and other limited partnerships. | ||||
| Assets under administration (“AUA”) | Includes non-insurance client assets that are invested in our savings and investment products or serviced by our Equitable Advisors platform. We provide administrative services for these assets and generally record the revenues received as distribution fees. | ||||
| Assets under management (“AUM”) | Investment assets that are managed by one of our subsidiaries and includes: (i) assets managed by AB; (ii) the assets in our General Account investment portfolio; and (iii) the Separate Account assets of our annuity and life insurance policies. Total AUM reflects exclusions between segments to avoid double counting. | ||||
Available Cash Flow | The cash flow received by ABLP from operations minus such amounts as the General Partner determines, in its sole discretion, should be retained by ABLP for use in its business, or plus such amounts as the General Partner determines, in its sole discretion, should be released from previously retained cash flow. Distributions by ABLP are made 1% to the General Partner and 99% among the limited partners. | ||||
| Combined RBC Ratio | Calculated as the overall aggregate RBC ratio for the Company’s insurance subsidiaries including capital held for its life insurance and variable annuity liabilities and non-variable annuity insurance liabilities. | ||||
| Conditional tail expectation (“CTE”) | Calculated as the average amount of total assets required to satisfy obligations over the life of the contract or policy in the worst x% of scenarios. Represented as CTE (100 less x). Example: CTE95 represents the worst five percent of scenarios. | ||||
| Deferred policy acquisition cost (“DAC”) | Represents the incremental costs related directly to the successful acquisition of new and certain renewal insurance policies and annuity contracts and which have been deferred on the consolidated balance sheet as an asset. | ||||
| Deferred sales inducements (“DSI”) | Represent amounts that are credited to a policyholder’s account balance that are higher than the expected crediting rates on similar contracts without such an inducement and that are an incentive to purchase a contract and also meet the accounting criteria to be deferred as an asset that is amortized over the life of the contract. | ||||
| Fee-type revenue | Revenue from fees and related items, including policy charges and fee income, premiums, investment management and service fees, and other income. | ||||
| Gross Premiums | First year premium and renewal premium and deposits | ||||
| Invested assets | Includes fixed maturity securities, equity securities, mortgage loans, policy loans, alternative investments and short-term investments. | ||||
Life Reserves | Equals the aggregate value of Policyholders’ account balances and Future policy benefits for policies in Corporate and Other. | ||||
Policy Reserves | Equals the aggregate value of Policyholders’ account balances and Future policy benefits for policies in our Policy Reserves. | ||||
| Reinsurance | Insurance policies purchased by insurers to limit the total loss they would experience from an insurance claim. | ||||
| Renewal premium and deposits | Premiums and deposits after the first twelve months of the policy or contract. | ||||
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| Risk-based capital (“RBC”) | Rules to determine insurance company statutory capital requirements. It is based on rules published by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”). | ||||
| Total adjusted capital (“TAC”) | Primarily consists of capital and surplus, and the asset valuation reserve. | ||||
| Product Terms | |||||
| 403(b) | A tax-deferred retirement savings plan available to certain employees of public schools and certain tax-exempt organizations. 403(b) refers to the section of the Code pursuant to which these plans are established. | ||||
| Annuitant | The person who receives annuity payments or the person whose life expectancy determines the amount of variable annuity payments upon annuitization of an annuity to be paid for life. | ||||
| Annuitization | The process of converting an annuity investment into a series of periodic income payments, generally for life. | ||||
| Benefit base | A notional amount (not actual cash value) used to calculate the owner’s guaranteed benefits within an annuity contract. The death benefit and living benefit within the same contract may not have the same benefit base. | ||||
| Cash surrender value | The amount an insurance company pays (minus any surrender charge) to the policyholder when the contract or policy is voluntarily terminated prematurely. | ||||
| Dollar-for-dollar withdrawal | A method of calculating the reduction of a variable annuity benefit base after a withdrawal in which the benefit is reduced by one dollar for every dollar withdrawn. | ||||
| EQUI-VEST Group (“EG”) | A traditional variable deferred annuity without enhanced guaranteed benefits with single and ongoing premiums sold in the tax-exempt 403(b)/457(b) markets. | ||||
| EQUI-VEST Individual (“EI”) | A traditional variable deferred annuity without enhanced guaranteed benefits sold in the individual market. | ||||
| Future policy benefits | Future policy benefits for the annuities business are comprised mainly of liabilities for life-contingent income annuities, and liabilities for the variable annuity guaranteed minimum benefits accounted for as insurance. Future policy benefits for the life business are comprised mainly of liabilities for traditional life and certain liabilities for universal and variable life insurance contracts (other than the Policyholders’ account balance). | ||||
| General Account Investment Portfolio | The invested assets held in the General Account. | ||||
| General Account | The assets held in the general accounts of our insurance companies as well as assets held in our Separate Accounts on which we bear the investment risk. | ||||
| GMxB | A general reference to all forms of variable annuity guaranteed benefits, including guaranteed minimum living benefits, or GMLBs (such as GMIBs, GMWBs and GMABs), and guaranteed minimum death benefits, or GMDBs (inclusive of return of premium death benefit guarantees). | ||||
| GMxB Core | Retirement Cornerstone and Accumulator sold 2011 and later. | ||||
| GMxB Legacy | Fixed-rate GMxB business written prior to 2011. | ||||
| Guaranteed income benefit (“GIB”) | An optional benefit which provides the policyholder with a guaranteed lifetime annuity based on predetermined annuity purchase rates applied to a GIB benefit base, with annuitization automatically triggered if and when the contract AV falls to zero. | ||||
| Guaranteed minimum accumulation benefits (“GMAB”) | An optional benefit (available for an additional cost) which entitles an annuitant to a minimum payment, typically in lump-sum, after a set period of time, typically referred to as the accumulation period. The minimum payment is based on the benefit base, which could be greater than the underlying AV. | ||||
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| Guaranteed minimum death benefits (“GMDB”) | An optional benefit (available for an additional cost) that guarantees an annuitant’s beneficiaries are entitled to a minimum payment based on the benefit base, which could be greater than the underlying AV, upon the death of the annuitant. | ||||
| Guaranteed minimum income benefits (“GMIB”) | An optional benefit (available for an additional cost) where an annuitant is entitled to annuitize the policy and receive a minimum payment stream based on the benefit base, which could be greater than the underlying AV. | ||||
Guaranteed minimum living benefit (“GMLB”) | A reference to all forms of guaranteed minimum living benefits, including GMIBs, GMWBs and GMABs (does not include GMDBs). | ||||
| Guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (“GMWB”) | An optional benefit (available for an additional cost) where an annuitant is entitled to withdraw a maximum amount of their benefit base each year, for which cumulative payments to the annuitant could be greater than the underlying AV. | ||||
| Guaranteed withdrawal benefit for life (“GWBL”) | An optional benefit (available for an additional cost) where an annuitant is entitled to withdraw a maximum amount of their benefit base each year, for the duration of the policyholder’s life, regardless of account performance. | ||||
| Indexed Universal Life (“IUL”) | A permanent life insurance offering built on a universal life insurance framework that uses an equity-linked approach for generating policy investment returns. | ||||
| Investment Edge (“IE”) | A traditional variable deferred annuity without enhanced guaranteed benefits that provides tax-efficient distribution. | ||||
| Living benefits | Optional benefits (available at an additional cost) that guarantee that the policyholder will get back at least his original investment when the money is withdrawn. | ||||
| Mortality and expense risk fee (“M&E fee”) | A fee charged by insurance companies to compensate for the risk they take by issuing life insurance and variable annuity contracts. | ||||
| Net flows | Net change in customer account balances in a period including, but not limited to, gross premiums, surrenders, withdrawals and benefits. It excludes investment performance, interest credited to customer accounts and policy charges. | ||||
| Policyholder account balances | Annuities. Policyholder account balances are held for fixed deferred annuities, the fixed account portion of variable annuities and non-life contingent income annuities. Interest is credited to the policyholder’s account at interest rates we determine which are influenced by current market rates, subject to specified minimums. Life Insurance Policies. Policyholder account balances are held for retained asset accounts, universal life policies and the fixed account of universal variable life insurance policies. Interest is credited to the policyholder’s account at interest rates we determine which are influenced by current market rates, subject to specified minimums. | ||||
| Return of premium (“ROP”) death benefit | This death benefit pays the greater of the account value at the time of a claim following the owner’s death or the total contributions to the contract (subject to adjustment for withdrawals). The charge for this benefit is usually included in the M&E fee that is deducted daily from the net assets in each variable investment option. We also refer to this death benefit as the Return of Principal death benefit. | ||||
| Rider | An optional feature or benefit that a policyholder can purchase at an additional cost. | ||||
| Separate Account | Refers to the separate account investment assets of our insurance subsidiaries excluding the assets held in those Separate Accounts on which we bear the investment risk. | ||||
| Surrender charge | A fee paid by a contract owner for the early withdrawal of an amount that exceeds a specific percentage or for cancellation of the contract within a specified amount of time after purchase. | ||||
| Surrender rate | Represents annualized surrenders and withdrawals as a percentage of average AV. | ||||
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| Universal life (“UL”) products | Life insurance products that provide a death benefit in return for payment of specified annual policy charges that are generally related to specific costs, which may change over time. To the extent that the policyholder chooses to pay more than the charges required in any given year to keep the policy in-force, the excess premium will be placed into the AV of the policy and credited with a stated interest rate on a monthly basis. | ||||
| Variable annuity | A type of annuity that offers guaranteed periodic payments for a defined period of time or for life and gives purchasers the ability to invest in various markets though the underlying investment options, which may result in potentially higher, but variable, returns. | ||||
| Variable Universal Life (“VUL”) | Universal life products where the excess amount paid over policy charges can be directed by the policyholder into a variety of Separate Account investment options. In the Separate Account investment options, the policyholder bears the entire risk and returns of the investment results. | ||||
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ACRONYMS
•“AB” or “AllianceBernstein” means AB Holding and ABLP
•“AB Holding” means AllianceBernstein Holding L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
•“AB Holding Units” means units representing assignments of beneficial ownership of limited partnership interests in AB Holding
•“AB Units” means units of limited partnership interests in ABLP
•“ABLP” means AllianceBernstein L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and the operating partnership for the AB business
•“AFS” means available-for-sale
•“AOCI” means accumulated other comprehensive income
•“ASR” means accelerated share repurchase
•“ASU” means Accounting Standards Update
•“BOP” means beginning of period
•“BPs” means basis points
•“CDS” means credit default swaps
•“CLO” means collateralized loan obligation
•“CODM” means Chief Operating Decision Maker
•“COI” means cost of insurance
•“COLI” means corporate owned life insurance
•“Company” means Equitable Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries
•“CS Life” means Corporate Solutions Life Reinsurance Company, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Venerable Insurance and Annuity Company RE
•“CSA” means credit support annex
•“DOL” means U.S. Department of Labor
•“DSC” means debt service coverage
•“EAFE” means European, Australasia, and Far East
•“EB” means Employee Benefits
•“EFS” means Equitable Financial Services, LLC, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Holdings
•“EPS” means earnings per share
•“EOP” means end of period
•“Equitable Advisors” means Equitable Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, our retail broker/dealer for our retirement and protection businesses and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Holdings
•“Equitable America” means Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America (f/k/a MONY Life Insurance Company of America), an Arizona corporation and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Holdings
•“Equitable Financial” means Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company, a New York corporation, a life insurance company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of EFS
•“Equitable Financial L&A” means Equitable Financial Life and Annuity Company, a Colorado corporation and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Holdings
•“Equitable Financial QP” means Equitable Financial sponsored Equitable Retirement Plan
•“EQ AZ Life Re” means EQ AZ Life Re Company, an Arizona corporation and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Holdings.
•“ERISA” means Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
•“ESG” means environmental, social and governance
•“ETF” means exchange traded fund
•“ETR” means effective tax rate
•“Exchange Act” means Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
•“FABCP” means Funding Agreement Backed Commercial Paper
•“FABN” means Funding Agreement Backed Notes
•“FHLB” means Federal Home Loan Bank
•“General Partner” means AllianceBernstein Corporation, a Delaware corporation and the general partner of AB Holding and ABLP
•“GMIBNLG” means GMIB with a no-lapse guarantee (NLG)
•“Holdings” means Equitable Holdings, Inc.
•“HTM” means held-to-maturity
•“ISDA Master Agreement” means International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement
•“LTV” means loan to value
•“Modco” means modified coinsurance
•“MRBs” means market risk benefits
•“MSO” means Market Stabilizer Option
•“NAIC” means National Association of Insurance Commissioners
•“NAR” means net amount at risk
•“NAV” means net asset value
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•“NI modco” means non-insulated Separate Accounts modified coinsurance
•“NLG” means no-lapse guarantee
•“NYDFS” means New York State Department of Financial Services
•“OCI” means other comprehensive income
•“OTC” means over-the-counter
•“PTEs” means prohibited transaction exemptions
•“P-Caps” means Pre-Capitalized Trust Securities
•“RGA” means Reinsurance Group of America
•“RILA” means Registered Indexed Linked Annuity
•“SCB LLC” means Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC, a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer.
•“SCS” means Structured Capital Strategies
•“SEC” means U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
•“Series A Preferred Stock” means Holdings’ Series A Fixed Rate Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock
•“Series B Preferred Stock” means Holdings’ Series B Fixed Rate Reset Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock
•“Series C Preferred Stock” means Holdings’ Series C Fixed Rate Reset Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock
•“SIO” means structured investment option
•“SOFR” means Secured Overnight Financing Rate
•“SPE” means special purpose entity
•“SPLLC” means special purpose limited liability company
•“SSAP” means Statement of Statutory Accounting Principles
•“SVO” means Securities Valuation Office
•“TAR” means total asset requirement
•“TIPS” means treasury inflation-protected securities
•“U.S. GAAP” means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
•“UL” means universal life
•“Venerable” means Venerable Holdings, Inc.
•“VIE” means variable interest entity
•“VOE” means voting interest entity
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Equitable Holdings, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: May 7, 2026 | EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Robin M. Raju | ||||||||||
| Name: | Robin M. Raju | ||||||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||||||
| Date: May 7, 2026 | By: | /s/ William Eckert | |||||||||
| Name: | William Eckert | ||||||||||
| Title: | Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||||||||
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FAQ
How did Equitable Holdings (EQH) perform financially in Q1 2026?
Equitable Holdings delivered much higher earnings in Q1 2026. Net income attributable to Holdings was $621 million, up from $63 million a year earlier, while diluted EPS rose to $2.14. Total revenues were $4.23 billion, slightly below $4.58 billion in Q1 2025.
What were Equitable Holdings’ key revenue and expense trends in Q1 2026?
Total revenues were $4.23 billion, down from $4.58 billion in Q1 2025, with lower policy charges and premiums. Benefits and other deductions declined more sharply to $3.34 billion from $4.40 billion, driven by reduced policyholder benefits and other operating costs, supporting stronger profitability.
What was Equitable Holdings’ balance sheet position as of March 31, 2026?
As of March 31, 2026, Equitable Holdings reported $310.38 billion in total assets and $308.13 billion in total liabilities. Total equity was $1.86 billion, including $273 million attributable to Holdings and $1.59 billion of noncontrolling interest. Cash and cash equivalents totaled $9.90 billion.
How did Equitable Holdings’ cash flows change in the first quarter of 2026?
Net cash provided by operating activities was $499 million in Q1 2026, up from $158 million a year earlier. Investing activities used $2.96 billion, primarily for purchases of fixed maturities, while financing activities used $96 million. Cash and cash equivalents decreased to $9.90 billion.
What is the proposed merger between Equitable Holdings and Corebridge Financial?
On March 26, 2026, Equitable Holdings and Corebridge Financial agreed to an all‑stock merger combining their businesses under a new parent, Corebridge HoldCo, to be renamed “Equitable Holdings, Inc.” The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2026, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.
How significant were derivative and investment results for Equitable Holdings in Q1 2026?
Net derivative gains were $580 million in Q1 2026, compared with $799 million a year earlier, while net investment income increased to $1.28 billion from $1.25 billion. Net investment losses were modest at $29 million, so overall investment and hedging activity contributed positively to earnings.