First MetLife Investors Insurance Company
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166-0188
February 6, 2017
Via EDGAR and E-mail
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street N.E.
Washington D.C. 20549
Attention: | Sharon M. Blume | |
Accounting Branch Chief | ||
Office of Healthcare and Insurance | ||
Re: | First MetLife Investors Insurance Company | |
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form 10 | ||
Filed January 20, 2017 | ||
File No. 000-55705 |
Dear Ms. Blume:
This letter responds to the comment set forth in the letter dated January 27, 2017, from the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the Staff) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) regarding the above-referenced Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 filed by First MetLife Investors Insurance Company (the Company, FMLI or we) with the Commission on January 20, 2017 (the Second Amendment).
Concurrently with this letter, the Company is electronically transmitting Amendment No. 3 to the Companys Registration Statement on Form 10 (the Third Amendment), for filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Third Amendment includes revisions made in response to the comment of the Staff as well as other changes. We have enclosed for your convenience one copy of the Third Amendment that has been marked to show changes made to the Second Amendment.
The Staffs comment is set forth in bold, followed by the Companys response. As a result of the revisions in the Third Amendment, some page references have changed. The page reference in the comment refers to the page number of the Second Amendment and the page references in the response refer to page numbers in the Third Amendment. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined have the meanings assigned to them in the Third Amendment.
Item 2. Financial Information
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Financial Statements, page 64
1. | We note the January 13, 2017 regulatory approval to execute a novation and assignment of a variable annuity reinsurance agreement with MLIC and its exclusion from the pro forma financial statements because the impacts cannot be accurately estimated. Further, we note your current expectation that there will be a material loss at the inception of this transaction. Given your expectation and close proximity to the transactions February 1, 2017 expected effective date, we are unclear why you are unable to make an accurate estimate. Please revise to include the impact of this transaction on your pro forma financial statements in your next amendment. |
Response: The Company has provided the requested disclosure in the Third Amendment. Please see pages 65-70 in response to the Staffs comment.
Ms. Sharon Blume
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
February 6, 2017
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Please contact me at (980) 365-7426 with any questions you may have regarding the Third Amendment. Electronic mail transmissions may be sent to me at ldumais@metlife.com and facsimile transmissions may be sent to my attention at (980) 949-3931.
Sincerely, |
/s/ Lynn A. Dumais |
Lynn A. Dumais |
Vice President and |
Chief Financial Officer |
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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MetLife
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