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ITEM 8 / NOTE 13. LIABILITY FOR UNPAID CLAIMS AND CLAIMS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSE AND FUTURE POLICYBENEFITS FOR LIFE AND ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRACTS AND POLICYHOLDER CONTRACT DEPOSITS.....................................................................................................................................................................................the case of asbestos, since 1985, standard policies have c<strong>on</strong>tained an absolute exclusi<strong>on</strong> for asbestos and polluti<strong>on</strong>relateddamages. The factors driving excess casualty loss cost were primarily due to medical inflati<strong>on</strong> and theexhausti<strong>on</strong> of underlying primary policies for products liability coverage and for homebuilders. In 2010, excessworkers’ <strong>com</strong>pensati<strong>on</strong> also experienced significant prior year development related to the passage of the AffordableCare Act in March 2010 as we c<strong>on</strong>cluded that there is increased vulnerability to the risk of further cost-shifting to theexcess workers’ <strong>com</strong>pensati<strong>on</strong> class of business.Discounting of Reserves..............................................................................................................................................................................................At December 31, 2012, the liability for unpaid claims and claims adjustment expense reflects a net loss reservediscount of $3.2 billi<strong>on</strong>, including tabular and n<strong>on</strong>-tabular calculati<strong>on</strong>s based up<strong>on</strong> the following assumpti<strong>on</strong>s:• The tabular workers’ <strong>com</strong>pensati<strong>on</strong> discount is calculated using a 3.5 percent interest rate and the1979-81 Decennial Mortality Table.• The n<strong>on</strong>-tabular workers’ <strong>com</strong>pensati<strong>on</strong> discount is calculated separately for <strong>com</strong>panies domiciled in New York andPennsylvania, and follows the statutory regulati<strong>on</strong>s for each state. For New York <strong>com</strong>panies, the discount is based<strong>on</strong> a five percent interest rate and the <strong>com</strong>panies’ own payout patterns. For Pennsylvania <strong>com</strong>panies, the statutehas specified discount factors for accident years 2001 and prior, which are based <strong>on</strong> a six percent interest rateand an industry payout pattern. For accident years 2002 and subsequent, the discount is based <strong>on</strong> the payoutpatterns and investment yields of the <strong>com</strong>panies.• Certain asbestos business that was written by <strong>AIG</strong> Property Casualty is discounted, when allowed by the regulatorand when payments are fixed and determinable, based <strong>on</strong> the investment yields of the <strong>com</strong>panies and the payoutpattern for this business.The discount c<strong>on</strong>sists of the following: $801 milli<strong>on</strong> – tabular discount for workers’ <strong>com</strong>pensati<strong>on</strong> in the domesticoperati<strong>on</strong>s of <strong>AIG</strong> Property Casualty and $2.4 billi<strong>on</strong> – n<strong>on</strong>-tabular discount for workers’ <strong>com</strong>pensati<strong>on</strong> in thedomestic operati<strong>on</strong>s of <strong>AIG</strong> Property Casualty; and $51 milli<strong>on</strong> – n<strong>on</strong>-tabular discount for asbestos for <strong>AIG</strong> PropertyCasualty.Future Policy Benefits..............................................................................................................................................................................................Future policy benefits for life and accident and health insurance c<strong>on</strong>tracts include provisi<strong>on</strong>s for future dividends toparticipating policyholders, accrued in accordance with all applicable regulatory or c<strong>on</strong>tractual provisi<strong>on</strong>s. Alsoincluded in Future policy benefits are liabilities for annuities issued in structured settlement arrangements whereby aclaimant has agreed to settle a general insurance claim in exchange for fixed payments over a fixed determinableperiod of time with a life c<strong>on</strong>tingency feature. Structured settlement liabilities are presented <strong>on</strong> a discounted basisbecause the settled claims are fixed and determinable. Policyholder c<strong>on</strong>tract deposits also include our liability for(a) certain guarantee benefits accounted for as embedded derivatives at fair value, (b) annuities issued in astructured settlement arrangement with no life c<strong>on</strong>tingency and (c) certain c<strong>on</strong>tracts we elected to account for at fairvalue.The following table presents the <strong>com</strong>p<strong>on</strong>ents of future policy benefits:At December 31,(in milli<strong>on</strong>s) 2012 2011Future policy benefits:L<strong>on</strong>g durati<strong>on</strong> and c<strong>on</strong>tracts $ 36,121 $ 33,322Short durati<strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>tracts 219 995Total future policy benefits $ 36,340 $ 34,317L<strong>on</strong>g durati<strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>tract liabilities included in future policy benefits, as presented in the preceding table, result primarilyfrom life products. Short durati<strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>tract liabilities are primarily accident and health products. The liability for futurelife policy benefits has been established <strong>on</strong> the basis of the following assumpti<strong>on</strong>s:• Interest rates (exclusive of immediate/terminal funding annuities), which vary by year of issuance and products,range from 1 percent to 9.5 percent within the first 20 years. Interest rates <strong>on</strong> immediate/terminal funding annuitiesare at a maximum of 13.5 percent and grade to not greater than zero percent...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................284 <strong>AIG</strong> 2012 Form 10-K

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