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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.....................................................................................................................................................................................• Mortality and surrender rates are based up<strong>on</strong> actual experience modified to allow for variati<strong>on</strong>s in policy form. Theweighted average lapse rate, including surrenders, for individual and group life was approximately 7.1 percent.• Participating life business represented approximately 2.0 percent of the gross insurance in force at December 31,2012 and 4.2 percent of gross Premiums and other c<strong>on</strong>siderati<strong>on</strong>s in 2012. The amount of annual dividends to bepaid is approved locally by the boards of directors of the life <strong>com</strong>panies. Provisi<strong>on</strong>s for future dividend paymentsare <strong>com</strong>puted by jurisdicti<strong>on</strong>, reflecting local regulati<strong>on</strong>s. The porti<strong>on</strong>s of current and prior Net in<strong>com</strong>e and ofcurrent unrealized appreciati<strong>on</strong> of investments that can inure to our benefit are restricted in some cases by theinsurance c<strong>on</strong>tracts and by the local insurance regulati<strong>on</strong>s of the jurisdicti<strong>on</strong>s in which the policies are in force.Policyholder C<strong>on</strong>tract Deposits..............................................................................................................................................................................................The following table presents policyholder c<strong>on</strong>tract deposits liabilities:At December 31,(in milli<strong>on</strong>s) 2012 2011Policyholder c<strong>on</strong>tract deposits:Annuities $ 98,544 $ 98,657Universal life products 13,045 12,917Guaranteed investment c<strong>on</strong>tracts 6,178 6,788Variable products – fixed account opti<strong>on</strong> 3,936 3,181Corporate life products 2,284 2,239Other investment c<strong>on</strong>tracts 3,130 3,116Total policyholder c<strong>on</strong>tract deposits $ 127,117 $ 126,898The liability for policyholder c<strong>on</strong>tract deposits has been established based <strong>on</strong> the following assumpti<strong>on</strong>s:• Interest rates credited <strong>on</strong> deferred annuities, which vary by year of issuance, range from 1 percent to, includingb<strong>on</strong>uses, 9 percent. Current declared interest rates are generally guaranteed to remain in effect for a period of <strong>on</strong>eyear though some are guaranteed for l<strong>on</strong>ger periods. Withdrawal charges generally range from zero percent to20 percent grading to zero over a period of zero to 15 years.• Guaranteed investment c<strong>on</strong>tracts (GICs) have market value withdrawal provisi<strong>on</strong>s for any funds withdrawn otherthan benefit resp<strong>on</strong>sive payments. Interest rates credited generally range from 0.5 percent to 8.5 percent. Themajority of these GICs mature within four years.• Interest rates <strong>on</strong> corporate life insurance products are guaranteed at 3 percent and the weighted average ratecredited in 2012 was 4.6 percent.• The universal life products have credited interest rates of 1 percent to 8 percent and guarantees ranging from1 percent to 5.5 percent depending <strong>on</strong> the year of issue. Additi<strong>on</strong>ally, universal life funds are subject to surrendercharges that amount to 9.7 percent of the aggregate fund balance grading to zero over a period not l<strong>on</strong>ger than20 years.• For variable products and investment c<strong>on</strong>tracts, policy values are expressed in terms of investment units. Each unitis linked to an asset portfolio. The value of a unit increases or decreases based <strong>on</strong> the value of the linked assetportfolio. The current liability at any time is the sum of the current unit value of all investment units plus any liabilityfor guaranteed minimum death or withdrawal benefits.Certain products are subject to experience adjustments. These include group life and group medical products, creditlife c<strong>on</strong>tracts, accident and health insurance c<strong>on</strong>tracts/riders attached to life policies and, to a limited extent,reinsurance agreements with other direct insurers. Ultimate premiums from these c<strong>on</strong>tracts are estimated andrecognized as revenue, and the unearned porti<strong>on</strong>s of the premiums recorded as liabilities. Experience adjustmentsvary according to the type of c<strong>on</strong>tract and the territory in which the policy is in force and are subject to localregulatory guidance...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................<strong>AIG</strong> 2012 Form 10-K 285

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