L.116.g Life Insurance Companies General Accounts
Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted

Description Series code 2016 2017 2018 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 2018 Q1 2018 Q2 2018 Q3 2018 Q4 Line
Life insurance companies, general accounts; total financial assets FL544090075 4777.0 5048.9 5033.6 5015.2 5048.9 5005.9 5005.5 5010.4 5033.6 1
Life insurance companies, general accounts; checkable deposits and currency, including those held by U.S. captive reinsurers; asset FL543020075 56.1 63.1 54.0 58.3 63.1 58.9 63.5 53.1 54.0 2
Life insurance companies, general accounts; money market fund shares, including those held by U.S. captive reinsurers; asset FL543034075 19.6 25.4 25.4 25.5 25.4 21.5 28.4 22.7 25.4 3
Life insurance companies, general accounts; security repurchase agreements, including those held by U.S. captive reinsurers; asset FL542051075 2.5 2.0 1.9 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.9 4
Life insurance companies, general accounts; debt securities; asset LM544022075 3006.4 3170.0 3079.7 3137.8 3170.0 3112.3 3088.7 3074.3 3079.7 5
Life insurance companies, general accounts; commercial paper, including those held by U.S. captive reinsurers; asset LM543069175 29.5 25.6 21.2 28.4 25.6 23.2 21.8 22.9 21.2 6
Life insurance companies, general accounts; Treasury securities, including those held by U.S. captive reinsurers; asset LM543061175 167.1 174.6 177.3 174.9 174.6 172.6 171.8 172.4 177.3 7
Life insurance companies, general accounts; agency- and GSE-backed securities, including those held by U.S. captive reinsurers; asset LM543061775 280.2 292.9 297.4 290.6 292.9 291.7 291.7 291.7 297.4 8
Life insurance companies, general accounts; municipal securities, including those held by U.S. captive reinsurers; asset LM543062075 175.6 189.0 194.4 186.1 189.0 190.1 191.5 192.5 194.4 9
Life insurance companies, general accounts; corporate and foreign bonds; asset LM543063075 2354.0 2487.9 2389.3 2457.8 2487.9 2434.8 2412.0 2394.8 2389.3 10
Life insurance companies, general accounts; loans; asset FL544023075 601.6 645.9 692.4 637.6 645.9 655.2 667.6 679.9 692.4 11
Life insurance companies, general accounts; other loans and advances; asset FL543069075 159.5 164.2 163.2 164.5 164.2 163.9 164.5 164.3 163.2 12
Life insurance companies, general accounts; total mortgages, including those held by U.S. captive reinsurers; asset FL543065075 442.1 481.6 529.3 473.1 481.6 491.3 503.1 515.6 529.3 13
Life insurance companies, general accounts; corporate equities, including those held by U.S. captive reinsurers; asset LM543064175 88.7 96.0 83.0 96.2 96.0 93.4 94.0 96.1 83.0 14
Life insurance companies, general accounts; mutual fund shares, including those held by U.S. captive reinsurers; asset LM543064275 6.5 7.2 6.4 7.0 7.2 7.5 7.8 7.6 6.4 15
Life insurance companies, general accounts; trade receivables from insurers; liability FL543070075 91.1 102.2 105.7 99.3 102.2 103.3 104.3 105.4 105.7 16
Life insurance companies, general accounts; life insurance reserve credit from reinsurers; asset FL543040075 252.4 286.6 296.0 277.8 286.6 289.6 292.4 295.4 296.0 17
Life insurance companies, general accounts; pension entitlements reserve credit from reinsurers; asset FL543050075 83.5 91.3 95.1 89.3 91.3 92.4 93.6 94.5 95.1 18
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset LM543092073 63.0 70.2 59.8 64.1 70.2 70.7 59.9 61.3 59.8 19
Life insurance companies, general accounts; total miscellaneous assets FL543090075 505.7 488.9 534.1 520.0 488.9 499.3 503.6 518.4 534.1 20
Life insurance companies, general accounts; total liabilities FL544190075 4224.6 4422.5 4594.7 4374.3 4422.5 4476.6 4509.1 4553.2 4594.7 21
Life insurance companies, general accounts; security repurchase agreements; liability FL542151073 21.6 21.4 19.5 21.7 21.4 19.1 17.9 18.8 19.5 22
Life insurance companies, general accounts; FHLB advances; liability FL543169373 68.3 74.9 81.3 72.2 74.9 79.0 79.9 79.8 81.3 23
Life insurance companies, general accounts; trade payables to insurers; liability FL543170075 133.7 171.2 175.2 161.5 171.2 173.0 174.7 176.5 175.2 24
Life insurance companies, general accounts; life insurance reserves, including reserve credit from reinsurers; liability FL543140075 1592.4 1656.7 1724.0 1639.2 1656.7 1674.4 1690.6 1707.9 1724.0 25
Life insurance companies, general accounts; pension entitlements, including reserve credit from reinsurers and excluding unallocated insurance contracts; liability (1) FL543150075 1240.7 1260.1 1327.3 1254.8 1260.1 1278.9 1299.0 1309.5 1327.3 26
Life insurance companies, general accounts; total taxes payable; liability FL543178075 8.4 10.4 8.3 7.2 10.4 10.2 9.3 9.0 8.3 27
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability LM543192073 83.2 90.6 96.5 87.7 90.6 92.7 93.7 95.6 96.5 28
Life insurance companies, general accounts; total miscellaneous liabilities FL543190075 1076.4 1137.3 1162.6 1130.0 1137.3 1149.3 1143.9 1156.0 1162.6 29


NOTES

  1. Annuity reserves held by life insurance companies, excluding unallocated contracts held by private pension funds which are included in miscellaneous liabilities (line 29).
Last Update: March 7, 2019