Other Revenues and Other Expenses

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Revenues and Other Expenses Disclosure

12. Other Revenues and Other Expenses

Other Revenues

Information on other revenues, which primarily includes fees related to service contracts from customers, was as follows:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
			2026		2025
		(In millions)
Prepaid legal plans			$	120	$	115
Administrative services-only contracts			80		73
Recordkeeping and administrative services (1)			34		35
Other revenue related to service contracts from customers			6		16
Total revenues related to service contracts from customers			240		239
Other (2)			195		196
Total other revenues			$	435	$	435

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(1)Related to products and businesses no longer actively marketed by the Company.

(2)Primarily includes reinsurance ceded. See Note 15.

Other Expenses

Information on other expenses was as follows:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2026		2025
		(In millions)
Amortization of DAC and VOBA		$	63	$	68
Interest expense on debt		18		28
General and administrative expenses (1)		693		655
Commissions and other variable expenses		743		434
Capitalization of DAC		(53)		(22)
Premium taxes, other taxes, and licenses & fees		105		89
Pension, postretirement and postemployment benefit costs		57		61
Total other expenses (2)		$	1,626	$	1,313

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(1)Includes ($16) million and ($26) million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, for the net change in cash surrender value of investments in certain life insurance policies, net of premiums paid.

(2)See Note 15 for a discussion of affiliated expenses.

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