For the purposes of the discussion in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the term Voya Financial, Inc. refers to Voya Financial, Inc. and the terms "Company," "we," "our," and "us" refer to Voya Financial, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

The following discussion and analysis presents a review of our consolidated results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 and financial condition as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. This item should be read in its entirety and in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes contained in Part I, Item 1. of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" section contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 ("Annual Report on Form 10-K").

In addition to historical data, this discussion contains forward-looking statements about our business, operations and financial performance based on current expectations that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results may differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. See the Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements.

Overview

On March 15, 2021, the Company announced several updates to our operating model and leadership team. In conjunction with those updates, the Retirement and Employee Benefits segments were renamed to Wealth Solutions and Health Solutions, respectively. We will continue to provide our principal products and services through three segments: Wealth Solutions, Investment Management and Health Solutions. Corporate includes activities not directly related to our segments and certain insignificant run-off activities that are not meaningful to our business strategy. See the Segments Note to our Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on our segments.

On June 9, 2021, we completed the sale of the independent financial planning channel of Voya Financial Advisors ("VFA") to Cetera Financial Group, Inc. ("Cetera"), one of the nation's largest networks of independently managed broker-dealers. In connection with this transaction, we transferred more than 800 independent financial professionals serving retail customers with approximately $38 billion in assets under advisement to Cetera, while retaining approximately 600 field and phone-based financial professionals who support our Wealth Solutions business. In addition, the sale resulted in a gain of $279 million, before income taxes, which was recorded in Other revenue in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and was excluded from Adjusted operating earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.

Discontinued Operations

The Individual Life Transaction

On January 4, 2021, we completed a series of transactions pursuant to a Master Transaction Agreement (the "Resolution MTA") entered into on December 18, 2019, with Resolution Life U.S. Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Resolution Life US"), pursuant to which Resolution Life US acquired Security Life of Denver Company ("SLD"), Security Life of Denver International Limited ("SLDI") and Roaring River II, Inc. ("RRII") including several subsidiaries of SLD.

The purchase price we received at the closing was based on estimated amounts and is subject to a post-close true-up mechanism pursuant to which the purchase price will be adjusted based on SLD's adjusted book value as of the closing date. This true-up is currently expected to be completed in the second half of 2021. In addition to cash consideration, proceeds include an approximately $225 million interest in RLGH and certain other affiliates of Resolution Life US, and $123 million principal amount in surplus notes issued by SLD.

In connection with the closing, $100 million was deferred in cash proceeds for a period of up to 42 months, subject to an adjustment mechanism based on certain financial contingencies affecting SLD over that period. In addition, in connection with the unwind of certain guarantee obligations affecting portions of SLD's business, in lieu of $60 million of cash proceeds, we received approximately $60 million in additional preferred equity interests in Resolution Life US affiliates. We determined that the legal entities sold and the Individual Life and Annuities businesses within these entities met the criteria to be classified as held for sale and that the sale represented a strategic shift that will have a major effect on our operations. Accordingly, the results of operations of the businesses sold are presented as discontinued operations, and the assets and liabilities of the related businesses are classified as held for sale and segregated for all periods presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.


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As of December 31, 2020, we recorded an estimated loss on sale, net of tax of $1,466 million to write down the carrying value of the businesses held for sale to estimated fair value, which was based on the estimated sales price of the Individual Life Transaction (as defined above) as of December 31, 2020, less cost to sell and other adjustments in accordance with the Resolution MTA. Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, for the six months ended June 30, 2021, includes an estimated reduction to the loss on sale of $8 million, net of tax. The estimated loss on sale, net of tax as of June 30, 2021, of $1,458 million, represents the excess of the estimated carrying value of the businesses sold over the estimated purchase price, which approximates fair value, less cost to sell. As a result of the close of the Individual Life Transaction, the net aggregate reduction in Total shareholders' equity, excluding Accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI"), was $0.6 billion. The net aggregate reduction in Total shareholders' equity, including AOCI, was $2.3 billion. This includes the impact of the cumulative estimated loss on sale as well as the reversal of the AOCI related to the entities sold.

Refer to Discontinued Operations Note in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1. of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for disclosures related to the reinsurance transactions.

Upon the close of the Individual Life transaction, we continue to hold an insignificant number of Individual Life, and non-Wealth Solutions annuities policies which together with the businesses sold through divestment or reinsurance will be referred to as "divested businesses".

The following table summarizes the components of Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax related to the Individual Life Transaction (closed on January 4, 2021) for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020:

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