Company: APO
Filing Date: 2025-11-10
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001858681-25-000139
Chunk: 33

Company: Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-11-10
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 2
Chunk 33
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 The market risk benefits unlocking in 2025 was $59 million favorable primarily due to changes in policyholder behavior and updated mortality assumptions, partially offset by changes in projected interest crediting, while 2024 unlocking was $62 million unfavorable primarily due to changes in policyholder behavior, partially offset by updated economic assumptions.

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Future policy and other policy benefits were $613 million in 2025, a decrease of $180 million from $793 million in 2024, primarily driven by a $294 million decrease in pension group annuity obligations compared to 2024, partially offset by an unfavorable change in unlocking. Unlocking in 2025 was $41 million unfavorable, consisting of $77 million of unfavorable future policy benefit reserve unlocking, partially offset by $36 million of favorable negative VOBA and deferred profit liability unlocking. The unfavorable unlocking primarily related to updated mortality assumptions and changes in policyholder behavior, partially offset by updated economic assumptions. Unlocking in 2024 was $60 million favorable, consisting of $104 million of favorable future policy benefit reserve unlocking, partially offset by $44 million of unfavorable negative VOBA and deferred profit liability unlocking. The favorable unlocking primarily related to updated mortality assumptions, partially offset by changes in policyholder behavior.

Policy and other operating expenses were $573 million in 2025, a decrease of $97 million from $670 million in 2024, primarily driven by the recognition of $172 million of expense related to estimated guaranty association assessments levied against Athene in connection with the Bankers Life Insurance Company (“BLIC”) and Colorado Bankers Life Insurance Company (“CBLIC”) insolvencies in 2024, partially offset by an increase in interest expense and policy acquisition expenses related to significant growth. The increase in interest expense was primarily due to interest on additional issuances of long-term debt in the fourth quarter of 2024 and the second quarter of 2025 as well as an increase in host accretion on business ceded to Catalina.

Income Tax (Provision) Benefit

The Company’s income tax provision was $438 million and $317 million in 2025 and 2024, respectively. The change to the provision was primarily related to the increase in pretax income subject to tax. The (provision) for income taxes includes federal, state, local and foreign income taxes resulting in an effective income tax rate of 15.1% and 15.2% for 2025 and 2024, respectively. The most significant reconciling items between