N-4/A 1 dn4a.htm FORM N-4/A Form N-4/A
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2005

Registration No. 333-122235

811-21703


 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

ADVISORS EDGE® NY VARIABLE ANNUITY

 

FORM N-4

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ¨

 

Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1

Post-Effective Amendment No.             

 

and

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER

THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 ¨

Amendment No. 1

 

TFLIC SEPARATE ACCOUNT VNY

(Exact Name of Registrant)

 

TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

(Name of Depositor)

 

4 Manhattanville Road

Purchase, NY 10577

(Address of Depositor’s Principal Executive Offices)

 

Depositor’s Telephone Number: (914) 697-8000

 

Darin D. Smith, Esq.

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company

4333 Edgewood Road, N.E.

Cedar Rapids, IA 52499-4240

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

Copy to:

 

Frederick R. Bellamy, Esq.

Sutherland, Asbill and Brennan LLP

1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20004-2415

 

Title of Securities Being Registered: Flexible Premium Variable Annuity Policies

 

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:

 

As soon as practicable after the effective date of the Registration statement.

 

Registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 



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THE ADVISOR’S EDGE® NY

VARIABLE ANNUITY

 

Issued Through

 

TFLIC Separate Account VNY

 

By

 

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company

 

Prospectus

July 1, 2005

 

The Advisor’s Edge® NY Variable Annuity (the “Policy”) provides a means of investing on a tax-deferred basis in a variety of portfolios of underlying mutual funds (the “Portfolios”). The Policy is an individual variable annuity policy and is intended for retirement savings or other long-term investment purposes. For investments in the Subaccounts, you bear all investment risk (including the possible loss of principal), and investment results are not guaranteed. The Policy provides a Right to Cancel period of at least 20 days during which the Policy may be cancelled.

 

Before investing you should carefully read this prospectus and the accompanying prospectuses for the Portfolios. These prospectuses give you important information about the Policy and the Portfolios, including the objectives, risks, and strategies of the Portfolios. A Statement of Additional Information for the Policy prospectus has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is incorporated by reference, and is available free by calling our Administrative Offices at 800-866-6007. The Table of Contents of the Statement of Additional Information is included at the end of this prospectus.

 

This prospectus does not constitute an offering in any jurisdiction where it would be unlawful to make an offering like this. We have not authorized anyone to give any information or make any representations about this offering other than those contained in this prospectus. You should not rely on any other information or representations.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities regulator has approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.


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PORTFOLIOS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUBACCOUNTS

 

AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust – Initial Class

Portfolio Construction Manager: Morningstar Associates, LLC

Asset Allocation – Conservative Portfolio

Asset Allocation – Growth Portfolio

Asset Allocation – Moderate Portfolio

Asset Allocation – Moderate Growth Portfolio

Subadvised by American Century Global Investment Management, Inc.

American Century International

Subadvised by Capital Guardian Trust Company

Capital Guardian Global

Capital Guardian Value

Subadvised by ING Clarion Real Estate Securities

Clarion Real Estate Securities

Subadvised by Great Companies, L.L.C.

Great Companies—America SM

Great Companies—Technology SM

Subadvised by J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc.

J.P. Morgan Enhanced Index

Subadvised by Janus Capital Management LLC

Janus Growth

Subadvised by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC

PIMCO Total Return

Subadvised by Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc

Salomon All Cap

Subadvised by Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC and Great Companies, L.L.C.

Templeton Great Companies Global

Subadvised by Transamerica Investment Management, LLC

Transamerica Equity

Transamerica Growth Opportunities

Transamerica Value Balanced

Subadvised by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.

Van Kampen Active International Allocation

Subadvised by Van Kampen Asset Management

Van Kampen Emerging Growth

 

AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.- Class B

Advised by Alliance Capital Management L.P.

AllianceBernstein Growth Portfolio

AllianceBernstein Large Cap Growth Portfolio

AllianceBernstein Global Technology Portfolio

 

Credit Suisse Trust

Advised by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC

Credit Suisse International Focus Portfolio

Credit Suisse Small Cap Growth Portfolio

 

DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc.

Advised by Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.

VA Global Bond Portfolio

VA International Small Portfolio

VA International Value Portfolio

VA Large Value Portfolio

VA Short-Term Fixed Portfolio

VA Small Value Portfolio

 

Dreyfus Investment Portfolios—Service Class

Advised by The Dreyfus Corporation

Core Bond Portfolio

 

The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.—Service Class

Advised by The Dreyfus Corporation

 

Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund—Service Class

Advised by The Dreyfus Corporation

Dreyfus VIF—Appreciation Portfolio (Subadvised by Fayez Sarofim & Co.)

 

Federated Insurance Series

Advised by Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania

Federated American Leaders Fund II

Federated Capital Income Fund II

Advised by Federated Investment Management Company

Federated Fund for U.S. Government Securities II

Federated High Income Bond Fund II

Federated Prime Money Fund II

 

Gartmore Variable Insurance Trust

Advised by Gartmore Global Asset Management Trust

Gartmore GVIT Developing Markets Fund

 

SteinRoe Variable Investment Trust – Class A

Advised by Columbia Management Advisors, Inc.

Liberty Small Company Growth Fund, Variable Series

 

Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund

Advised by Vanguard’s Fixed Income Group

Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

Advised by Vanguard’s Quantitative Equity Group

Equity Index Portfolio

Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

REIT Index Portfolio

 

Variable Insurance Products Fund – Initial Class

Advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company

Fidelity – VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

Fidelity – VIP Value Strategies Portfolio

 

Wanger Advisors Trust

Advised by Columbia Wanger Asset Management, L.P.

Wanger U.S. Smaller Companies

Wanger International Small Cap

 

Wells Fargo Variable Trust

Advised by Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

WFVT Multi Cap Value Fund

 

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   Cross Reference to Definitions    23    Expenses

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   Summary    25    Taxes

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   Fee Table    29    Access to Your Money

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   Example    30    Performance

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   The Annuity Policy    32    Death Benefit

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   Annuity Payments    34    Additional Features

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   Purchase    35    Other Information

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   Investment Options    39    Table of Contents of Statement of Additional Information

 

CROSS REFERENCE TO DEFINITIONS

 

We have generally defined the technical terms associated with the Policy where they are used in the prospectus. The following list shows where certain of the more technical and more frequently used terms are defined in the prospectus. In the text you can easily locate the defined word because it will appear in bold type or its definition will be covered in a space on the page set aside specifically for discussion of the term.

 

Accumulation Phase

   11

Annuity Commencement Date

   12

Annuity Payment Options

   12

Business Day

   15

Income Phase

   12

Initial Premium Payment

   15

Net Premium Payment

   16

Policy

   11

Policy Anniversary

   16

Policy Date

   16

Policy Owner

   36

Policy Value

   17

Policy Year

   16

Portfolios

   18

Premium Payment

   16

Qualified Policy

   16

Right to Cancel Period

   37

Tax Deferral

   26

 

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SUMMARY

 

The numbered sections in this Summary provide you with a concise discussion of the major topics covered in this prospectus. Each section of the Summary is discussed in greater detail in the main body of the prospectus at corresponding numbered headings. Please read the full prospectus carefully.

 

1. THE ANNUITY POLICY

 

The Advisor’s Edge® NY Variable Annuity

 

Advisor’s Edge® NY is a flexible-premium multi-funded variable annuity offered by Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (“TFLIC”). The Policy provides a means of investing on a tax-deferred basis in various Portfolios.

 

Who Should Invest

 

The Policy is intended for long-term investors who want tax-deferred accumulations of funds, generally for retirement but also for other long-term purposes.

 

The Policy provides benefits in two distinct phases: accumulation and income.

 

The Accumulation Phase

 

During the Accumulation Phase, you choose to allocate your investment in the Policy among the various Portfolios available under the Policy. You can contribute additional amounts to the Policy and you can take withdrawals from the Policy during the Accumulation Phase. The value of your investment depends on the investment performance of the Portfolios that you choose. Your earnings are generally not taxed during this phase unless you withdraw them.

 

The Income Phase

 

During the Income Phase, you can receive regular annuity payments on a fixed or variable basis and for various periods of time depending on your need for income and the choices available under the Policy. See ANNUITY PAYMENTS for more information about Annuity Payment Options.

 

2. ANNUITY PAYMENTS

 

During the Income Phase, you receive regular annuity payments under a wide range of Annuity Payment Options. The Policy allows you to receive an income guaranteed for as long as you live or until the second of two people dies. You may also choose to receive a guaranteed number of payments over a number of years. Most Annuity Payment Options are available on either a variable basis (where the amount of the payment rises or falls depending on the investment performance of the Portfolios you have chosen) or a fixed basis (where the payment is guaranteed). If you select a variable payment option, the dollar amount of your payments may go up or down.

 

3. PURCHASE

 

You can buy the Policy with a minimum investment of $10,000 for Non-Qualified Policies and $1,000 for Qualified Policies. You can add $500 or more to Non-Qualified Policies and $25 or more to Qualified Policies at any time during the Accumulation Phase. There is generally no minimum initial premium payment for policies issued under section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code; however, your premium must be received within 90 days of the policy date or your policy will be canceled. Your Policy may not exceed $1,000,000 in total Premium Payments without our prior approval if riders are attached. Your policy may not exceed $2,000,000 in total Premium Payments

 

 

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without our prior approval if riders are not attached. For issue ages over 80, the maximum total Premium Payments may not exceed $500,000 without prior approval if riders are attached; the maximum total Premium Payments may not exceed $1,000,000 without prior approval if riders are not attached.

 

4. INVESTMENT OPTIONS

 

When you purchase the Policy, your Premium Payments are deposited into the TFLIC Separate Account VNY (the “Separate Account”). The Separate Account contains a number of subaccounts that invest exclusively in shares of the corresponding Portfolios (the “Subaccounts”). The investment performance of each Subaccount is linked directly to the investment performance of one of the Portfolios. Assets in the Separate Account belong to TFLIC, but are accounted for separately from the Company’s other assets and can be used only to satisfy its obligations to the Policy Owners.

 

You can allocate your Premium Payments to one or more Subaccounts that invest exclusively in shares of the following Portfolios (described in the Portfolios’ prospectuses).

 

AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust – Initial Class

Portfolio Construction Manager: Morningstar Associates, LLC(1)

Asset Allocation – Conservative Portfolio

Asset Allocation – Growth Portfolio

Asset Allocation – Moderate Portfolio

Asset Allocation – Moderate Growth Portfolio

Subadvised by American Century Global Investment Management, Inc.(2)

American Century International

Subadvised by Capital Guardian Trust Company

Capital Guardian Global

Capital Guardian Value

Subadvised by ING Clarion Real Estate Securities

Clarion Real Estate Securities

Subadvised by Great Companies, L.L.C.

Great Companies—America SM

Great Companies—Technology SM

Subadvised by J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc.

J.P. Morgan Enhanced Index

Subadvised by Janus Capital Management LLC

Janus Growth

Subadvised by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC

PIMCO Total Return

Subadvised by Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc.

Salomon All Cap

Subadvised by Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC and Great Companies, L.L.C.

Templeton Great Companies Global

Subadvised by Transamerica Investment Management, LLC

Transamerica Equity

Transamerica Growth Opportunities

Transamerica Value Balanced

Subadvised by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.

Van Kampen Active International Allocation

Subadvised by Van Kampen Asset Management

Van Kampen Emerging Growth


(1) Formerly subadvised by AEGON/Transamerica Fund Advisers, Inc.
(2) Formerly subadvised by American Century Investment Management, Inc.

 

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AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.—Class B

Advised by Alliance Capital Management L.P.

AllianceBernstein Growth Portfolio

AllianceBernstein Large Cap Growth Portfolio(1)

AllianceBernstein Global Technology Portfolio(2)


(1) Formerly known as AllianceBernstein Premier Growth Portfolio.
(2) Formerly known as AllianceBernstein Technology Portfolio.

 

Credit Suisse Trust

Advised by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC

Credit Suisse International Focus Portfolio

Credit Suisse Small Cap Growth Portfolio

 

DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc.

Advised by Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc.

VA Global Bond Portfolio

VA International Small Portfolio

VA International Value Portfolio

VA Large Value Portfolio

VA Short-Term Fixed Portfolio

VA Small Value Portfolio

 

Dreyfus Investment Portfolios—Service Class

Advised by The Dreyfus Corporation

Core Bond Portfolio

 

The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.—Service Class

Advised by The Dreyfus Corporation

 

Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund—Service Class

Advised by The Dreyfus Corporation

Dreyfus VIF—Appreciation Portfolio (Subadvised by Fayez Sarofim & Co.)

 

Federated Insurance Series

Advised by Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania

Federated American Leaders Fund II

Federated Capital Income Fund II

Advised by Federated Investment Management Company

Federated Fund for U.S. Government Securities II

Federated High Income Bond Fund II

Federated Prime Money Fund II

 

Gartmore Variable Insurance Trust

Advised by Gartmore Global Asset Management Trust

Gartmore GVIT Developing Markets Fund

 

SteinRoe Variable Investment Trust – Class A

Advised by Columbia Management Advisors, Inc.

Liberty Small Company Growth Fund, Variable Series

 

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Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund

Advised by Vanguard’s Fixed Income Group

Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

Advised by Vanguard’s Quantitative Equity Group

Equity Index Portfolio

Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

REIT Index Portfolio

 

Variable Insurance Products Fund – Initial Class

Advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company

Fidelity – VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

Fidelity – VIP Value Strategies Portfolio

 

Wanger Advisors Trust

Advised by Columbia Wanger Asset Management, L.P.

Wanger U.S. Smaller Companies

Wanger International Small Cap

 

Wells Fargo Variable Trust

Advised by Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

WFVT Multi Cap Value Fund

 

You can make or lose money in any of the Subaccounts that invest in these Portfolios depending on their investment performance.

 

5. EXPENSES

 

No sales load is deducted from Premium Payments.

 

No surrender charge applies to withdrawals.

 

TFLIC will deduct daily mortality and expense risk fees and administrative charges at an annual rate of either 0.75%, 0.60% or 0.55% from the assets in each Subaccount (depending on the death benefit you select).

 

On each Policy Anniversary during any Policy Year before the Annuity Commencement Date, we reserve the right to assess a service charge of up to $30 for policy administration expenses. In no event will the Service Charge exceed 2% of the Policy Value on the Policy Anniversary. The Service Charge will not be deducted on a Policy Anniversary if at this time, (1) the sum of all Premium Payments less the sum of all withdrawals taken is at least $50,000 or (2) the Policy Value equals or exceeds $50,000.

 

You will also pay certain expenses associated with the operation of the Portfolios.

 

6. TAXES

 

Earnings, if any, are generally not taxed until taken out. If you take money out of a nonqualified policy during the accumulation phase, earnings come out first for federal tax purposes, and are taxed as ordinary income. If you are younger than 59½ when you take money out, you may incur a 10% federal penalty tax on the taxable earnings. For nonqualified and certain qualified policies, payments during the income phase may be considered partly a return of your original investment so that part of each payment may not be taxable as income. For qualified policies, payments during the income phase are, in many cases, considered as all taxable income.

 

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7. ACCESS TO YOUR MONEY

 

You can take money out of your Policy at any time during the Accumulation Phase. Each withdrawal you make must be at least $500.

 

You may have to pay income tax and a tax penalty on any money you take out.

 

8. PERFORMANCE

 

The investment performance of the Subaccounts you choose directly affects the value of your Policy. For investments in the Subaccounts, you bear all investment risk (including the possible loss of principal), and investment results are not guaranteed.

 

From time to time, TFLIC may advertise the investment performance of the Subaccounts. In doing so, it will use standardized methods prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as well as certain non-standardized methods.

 

Past performance does not indicate or predict future performance.

 

9. DEATH BENEFIT

 

If the annuitant dies before the income phase begins, then a death benefit will become payable.

 

Naming different persons as owner and annuitant can affect to whom amounts will be paid. Use care when naming owners, annuitants and beneficiaries, and consult your advisor if you have questions.

 

You may choose one of the following death benefits options:

 

  Policy Value—available if the owner or annuitant is age 0 to 85 on the Policy Date

 

  Return of Premium—available if the owner or annuitant is age 0 to 85 on the Policy Date

 

  Annual Step-Up to age 81—available if the owner or annuitant is age 0 to 75 on the Policy Date

 

If the owner is not the annuitant, no death benefit is paid if the owner dies.

 

The death benefit is paid first to a surviving owner, if any; it is only paid to the beneficiary if there is no surviving owner.

 

10. ADDITIONAL FEATURES

 

This Policy has additional features that might interest you. These features may not be suitable for your particular situation. These include the following:

 

  You can arrange to have money automatically sent to you monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually while your Policy is in the Accumulation Phase. This feature is referred to as the “Systematic Payout Option.” Amounts you receive may be included in your gross income, and in certain circumstances, may be subject to penalty taxes.

 

  We will, upon your request, automatically transfer amounts among the subaccounts on a regular basis to maintain a desired allocation of the policy value among the various subaccounts. This feature is called “Asset Rebalancing.”

 

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  You can arrange to have a certain amount of money (at least $500) automatically transferred from the money market subaccount either monthly or quarterly, into your choice of Subaccounts. This feature is called “Dollar Cost Averaging.”

 

These features may not be suitable for your particular situation.

 

11. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Right to Cancel Period

 

The Policy provides for a Right to Cancel Period of 20 days plus a 5-day period to allow for mail delivery. The amount of the refund will generally be the Policy Value. No fees or charges will be deducted from the Policy Value (except separate account charges that are included in the Policy Value calculation.) You bear the risk of any decline in Policy Value during the Right to Cancel Period. To cancel your investment, please return your Policy to us or to the advisor from whom you purchased the Policy.

 

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company

 

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company is a life insurance company incorporated under New York law. It is principally engaged in offering life insurance and annuity policies.

 

TFLIC Separate Account VNY

 

The Separate Account is a unit investment trust registered with the SEC and operating under New York law. The Separate Account has various Subaccounts dedicated to the Policy, each of which invests solely in a corresponding Portfolio.

 

Other topics

 

Additional information on the topics summarized above and on other topics not summarized here can be found at OTHER INFORMATION.

 

12. INQUIRIES AND POLICY AND POLICYHOLDER INFORMATION

 

For more information about the Advisor’s Edge® NY Variable Annuity, call or write: Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company, Variable Annuity Department, 4333 Edgewood Road, N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499, 800-866-6007.

 

If you have questions about your Policy, please telephone our Administrative Offices at 800-866-6007 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Eastern time. Please have ready the Policy number and the Policy Owner’s name when you call. As Policy Owner, you will receive periodic statements confirming any transactions that take place as well as quarterly and annual statements.

 

 

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FEE TABLE

 

The following table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning and surrendering the Policy. The first table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay at the time you buy the Policy, surrender the Policy, or transfer Cash Value between investment options. State premium taxes may also be deducted. For a complete discussion of Policy costs and expenses, see Section 5, “Expenses.”

 

Policy Owner Transaction Expenses

 

Sales Load Imposed on Premiums

     None

Contingent Deferred Sales Load (surrender charge)

     None

Exchange Fees(1)

   $ 10

(1) TFLIC does not currently charge a fee for transfers among the Subaccounts, although it reserves the right to charge a $10 fee for each Transfer in excess of 12 per Policy Year.

 

The next table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time that you own the Policy, not including the investment portfolios’ fees and expenses.

 

Annual Policy Service Charge(1)    $ 30  

Separate Account Annual Expenses (as a percentage of assets in the Separate Account)

        

Base Separate Account Expenses:

        

Mortality and Expense Risk Fee

     0.60 %

Administrative Charge

     0.15 %
    


Total Base Separate Account Annual Expenses(2)

     0.75 %

(1) An Annual Policy Service Charge of up to $30 for policy administration expenses (but no more than 2% of the Policy Value at the time of deduction) will be assessed. The Service Charge will not be deducted on a Policy if (1) the sum of all Premium Payments less the sum of all withdrawals taken is at least $50,000 or (2) the Policy Value equals or exceeds $50,000.
(2) Total Annual Separate Account Expenses shown (0.75%) apply to the Annual Step-Up to Age 81 Death Benefit option. This reflects a fee that is 0.15% and 0.20% per year higher than the 0.60% and 0.55% corresponding fees for the Return of Premium Death Benefit and Policy Value Death Benefit options, respectively.

 

The next item shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the portfolio companies for the year ended December 31, 2004 (before any fee waiver or expense reimbursements). Expenses may be higher or lower in future years. More detail concerning each Portfolio’s fees and expenses is contained in the prospectus for each Portfolio.

 

Total Portfolio Annual Operating Expenses(1)


   Minimum

    Maximum

 

Expenses that are deducted from portfolio assets, including management fees, distribution and/or service 12b-1 fees, and other expenses.

   0.15 %   1.78 %

(1) The fee table information relating to the underlying fund portfolios is for the year ending December 31, 2004 (unless otherwise noted) and was provided to TFLIC by the underlying funds, their investment advisors or managers, and TFLIC has not and cannot independently verify the accuracy or completeness of such information. Actual future expenses of the underlying funds may be greater or less than those shown in the Table.

 

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EXAMPLE TABLE

 

The following example illustrates the maximum expenses that you would incur on a $10,000 Premium Payment over various periods, assuming (1) a 5% annual rate of return, and (2) full surrender at the end of each period. As noted in the Fee Table, the Policy imposes no surrender or withdrawal charges of any kind. Your expenses are identical whether you continue the Policy or withdraw the entire value of your Policy at the end of the applicable period as a lump sum or under one of the Policy’s Annuity Payment Options. The expenses reflect different mortality and expense risk fees depending on which death benefit you select:

 

    

1

Year


  

3

Years


Annual Step-Up to Age 81 Death Benefit Option (0.75%)

   $ 262    $ 806

Return of Premium Death Benefit Option (0.60%)

   $ 247    $ 761

Policy Value Death Benefit Option (0.55%)

   $ 242    $ 746

 

You should not consider this example to be a representation of past or future expenses or performance. Actual expenses may be higher than those shown, subject to the guarantees in the Policy.

 

For information concerning compensation paid for sale of the Policies, see “Distribution of the Policies.”

 

1. THE ANNUITY POLICY

 

The Advisor’s Edge® NY variable annuity is a flexible-premium multi-funded variable annuity offered by TFLIC. The Policy provides a means of investing on a tax-deferred basis in various Portfolios.

 

Who Should Invest

 

The Policy is intended for long-term investors who want tax-deferred accumulation of funds, generally for retirement but also for other long-term investment purposes. The tax-deferred feature of the Policy is most attractive to investors in high federal and state marginal tax brackets who have exhausted other avenues of tax deferral, such as pre-tax contributions to employer-sponsored retirement or savings plans. The tax-deferred feature of the Policy is unnecessary when the Policy is purchased to fund a qualified plan.

 

About the Policy

 

The Advisor’s Edge® NY variable annuity is a policy between you, the Policy Owner, and TFLIC, the issuer of the Policy.

 

The Policy provides benefits in two distinct phases: accumulation and income.

 

Accumulation Phase

 

The Accumulation Phase starts when you purchase your Policy and ends immediately before the Annuity Commencement Date, when the Income Phase starts. During the Accumulation Phase, you choose to allocate your investment in the Policy among the various available Portfolios. The Policy is a variable annuity because the value of your investment in the Subaccounts can go up or down depending on the investment performance of the Subaccounts you choose. The Policy is a flexible-premium annuity because you can make additional investments of at least $500 until the Income Phase begins. During this phase, you are generally not taxed on earnings from amounts invested unless you make withdrawals.

 

Other benefits available during the Accumulation Phase include the ability to:

 

  Make transfers among your Subaccount choices at no charge and without current tax consequences. (See Transfers Among the Subaccounts)

 

 

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  Withdraw all or part of your money with no surrender penalty charged by TFLIC, although you may incur income taxes and a 10% penalty tax. (See Full and Partial Withdrawals.)

 

Income Phase

 

During the Income Phase, you receive regular annuity payments. The amount of these payments is based in part on the amount of money accumulated under your Policy and the Annuity Payment Option you select. The Annuity Payment Options are explained at ANNUITY PAYMENTS.

 

At your election, payments can be either variable or fixed. If variable, the payments rise or fall depending on the investment performance of the Subaccounts you choose. If fixed, the payment amounts are guaranteed.

 

Annuity payments are available in a wide variety of options, including payments over a specified period or for life (for either a single life or joint lives), with or without a guaranteed number of payments.

 

The Separate Account

 

When you purchase a Policy, money you have allocated to the Subaccounts is deposited into TFLIC Separate Account VNY. The Separate Account contains a number of Subaccounts that invest exclusively in shares of the corresponding Portfolios. The investment performance of each Subaccount is linked directly to the investment performance of one of the Portfolios. Assets in the Separate Account belong to TFLIC but are accounted for separately from TFLIC’s other assets and can be used only to satisfy its obligations to Policy Owners.

 

2. ANNUITY PAYMENTS

 

During the Income Phase, you receive regular annuity payments under a wide range of Annuity Payment Options.

 

Starting the Income Phase

 

As Policy Owner, you exercise control over when the Income Phase begins by specifying an Annuity Commencement Date on the customer order form when you purchase the Policy. The Annuity Commencement Date is the date on which annuity payments begin. You may also change the Annuity Commencement Date at any time in writing, as long as the Annuitant or Joint Annuitant is living and TFLIC receives the request at least 30 days before the then-scheduled Annuity Commencement Date. Any Annuity Commencement Date you request must be at least 30 days from the day TFLIC receives written notice of it. This date may be any date at least one year after the Policy Date and may not be later than the last day of the month following the month in which the Annuitant attains age 90 or 10 policy years.

 

The Annuity Commencement Date for Qualified Policies may also be controlled by endorsements, the plan, or applicable law.

 

Annuity Payment Options

 

The Policy provides four Annuity Payment Options that are described below. You may choose any combination of Annuity Payment Options. TFLIC will use your Policy Value to provide these annuity payments. If the Policy Value on the Annuity Commencement Date is less than $2,000, TFLIC reserves the right to pay it in one lump sum in lieu of applying it under an Annuity Payment Option. You can receive annuity payments monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually. (TFLIC reserves the right to change the frequency if payments would be less than $50.)

 

Unless you choose to receive variable payments under Annuity Payment Options 2 or 4, the amount of each payment will be set on the Annuity Commencement Date and will not change. You may, however, choose to receive variable payments under Annuity Payment Options 2 and 4. The dollar amount of the first variable payment will be determined in accordance with the annuity payment rates set forth in the applicable table contained in your Policy. The dollar amount of additional variable payments will vary based on the investment performance of the Subaccount(s). The dollar amount of each variable payment after the first may increase, decrease, or remain

 

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constant. If the actual investment performance exactly matched the assumed investment return of 5% at all times, the amount of each variable annuity payment would remain equal. If actual investment performance exceeds the assumed investment return, the amount of the variable annuity payments would increase. Conversely, if actual investment performance is lower than the assumed investment return, the amount of the variable annuity payments would decrease.

 

A charge for Premium Taxes may be made when annuity payments begin.

 

The Annuity Payment Options are explained below. Options 1 and 3 are fixed only. Options 2 and 4 can be fixed or variable.

 

  Payment Option 1—Income for a Specified Period. We will make level payments only for a fixed period you choose which maybe from 10 to 20 years. The specified period may not exceed your life expectancy. No funds will remain at the end.

 

  Payment Option 2—Life Income. You may choose between:

 

Fixed Payments

 

    No Period Certain–We will make level payments only during the annuitant’s lifetime.

 

    Period Certain—We will make level payments for the longer of the annuitant’s lifetime with a period you chose which maybe from 10 to 20 years.

 

    Guaranteed Return of Policy Proceeds—We will make level payments for the longer of the annuitant’s lifetime or until the total dollar amount of payments we make to you equals the amount applied to this option.

 

Variable Payments

 

    No Period Certain—Payments will be made only during the lifetime of the annuitant.

 

    10 Years Certain—Payments will be made for the longer of the annuitant’s lifetime or ten years.

 

  Payment Option 3—Income of a Specified Amount. Payments are made for any specified amount until the amount applied to this option, with interest, is exhausted. The duration of the payments may not exceed the annuitant’s life expectancy. This will be a series of level payments followed by a smaller final payment.

 

  Payment Option 4—Joint and Survivor Annuity. You may choose between:

 

Fixed Payments

 

    No Period Certain. Payments are made during the joint lifetime of the annuitant and a joint annuitant of your selection. Payments will be made as long as either person is living.

 

Variable Payments

 

    No Period Certain. Payments are made during the joint lifetime of the annuitant and a joint annuitant of your selection. Payments will be made as long as either person is living.

 

Other annuity payment options may be arranged by agreement with TFLIC. Certain annuity payment options may not be available in all states.

 

If your Policy is a qualified policy, payment options 1 and 3 may not satisfy minimum required distribution rules. Consult a tax advisor before electing either of these options.

 

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NOTE CAREFULLY:

 

IF:

 

  you choose Life Income with No Period Certain or a Joint and Survivor Annuity; and

 

  the annuitant(s) dies before the due date of the second (third, fourth, etc.) annuity payment;

 

THEN:

 

  we may make only one (two, three, etc.) annuity payments.

 

IF:

 

  you choose Income for a Specified Period, Life Income with 10 years Certain, Life Income with Guaranteed Return of Policy Proceeds, or Income of a Specified Amount; and

 

  the person receiving payments dies prior to the end of the guaranteed period;

 

THEN:

 

  the remaining guaranteed payments will be continued to that person’s beneficiary, or their present value may be paid in a single sum.

 

We will not pay interest on amounts represented by uncashed annuity payment checks if the postal or other delivery service is unable to deliver checks to the payee’s address of record. The person receiving payments is responsible for keeping TFLIC informed of their current address.

 

Calculating Annuity Payments

 

Fixed Annuity Payments. Each fixed Annuity Payment is guaranteed to be at least the amount shown in the Policy’s Annuity Tables corresponding to the Annuity Payment Option selected.

 

Variable Annuity Payments. To calculate variable Annuity Payments, TFLIC determines the amount of the first variable Annuity Payment. The first variable Annuity Payment will equal the amount shown in the applicable Annuity Table in the Policy. This amount depends on the value of your Policy on the Annuity Commencement Date, the sex and age of the Annuitant (and Joint Annuitant where there is one), the Annuity Payment Option selected, and any applicable Premium Taxes.

 

Impact of Annuitant’s Age on Annuity Payments. For either fixed or variable Annuity Payments involving life income, the actual ages of the Annuitant and Joint Annuitant will affect the amount of each payment. Since payments based on the lives of older Annuitants and Joint Annuitants are expected to be fewer in number, the amount of each Annuity Payment will be greater.

 

Impact of Annuitant’s Sex on Annuity Payments. For either fixed or variable Annuity Payments involving life income, the sex of the Annuitant and Joint Annuitant will affect the amount of each payment. Since payments based on the lives of male Annuitants and Joint Annuitants are expected to be fewer in number, in most states the amount of each Annuity Payment will be greater than for female Annuitants and Joint Annuitants.

 

Impact of Length of Payment Periods on Annuity Payments. The value of all payments, both fixed and variable, will be greater for shorter guaranteed periods than for longer guaranteed periods, and greater for single-life annuities than for joint and survivor annuities, because they are expected to be made for a shorter period.

 

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A Few Things to Keep in Mind Regarding Annuity Payments

 

  If an Annuity Payment Option is not selected, TFLIC will assume that you chose the Payment Option 2—Life Income (with 10 years of payments guaranteed). Any amounts in a Subaccount immediately before the Income Phase begins will be applied under a variable Annuity Payment Option based on the performance of that Subaccount.

 

  TFLIC reserves the right to change the frequency if payments would be less than $50. If on the Annuity Commencement Date, the Policy Value is less than $2,000, TFLIC reserves the right to pay it in one lump sum in lieu of applying it under an annuity payment option.

 

  From time to time, TFLIC may require proof that the Annuitant, Joint Annuitant, or Policy Owner is living.

 

  If someone has assigned ownership of a Policy to you, or if a non-natural person (e.g., a corporation) owns a Policy, you may not start the Income Phase of the Policy without TFLIC’s consent.

 

  At the time TFLIC calculates your fixed Annuity Payments, TFLIC may offer more favorable rates than those guaranteed in the Annuity Tables found in the Policy.

 

  Once Annuity Payments begin, you may not select a different Annuity Payment Option. Nor may you cancel an Annuity Payment Option after Annuity Payments have begun.

 

  If you have selected a variable Annuity Payment Option, you may change the Subaccount funding the variable Annuity Payments by written request or by calling 800-866-6007.

 

  You may select an Annuity Payment Option and allocate a portion of the value of your Policy to a fixed version of that Annuity Payment Option and a portion to a variable version of that Annuity Payment Option (assuming the Annuity Payment Option is available on both a fixed and variable basis). You may not select more than one Annuity Payment Option.

 

  If you choose an Annuity Payment Option and the postal or other delivery service is unable to deliver checks to the Payee’s address of record, no interest will accrue on amounts represented by uncashed Annuity Payment checks. It is the Payee’s responsibility to keep TFLIC informed of the Payee’s most current address of record.

 

3. PURCHASE

 

Customer Order Form and Issuance of Policies

 

To invest in the Advisor’s Edge® NY variable annuity, you should send a completed customer order form and your Initial Premium Payment to the address indicated on the customer order form. If you wish to make a personal delivery by hand or courier to TFLIC of your completed customer order form and Initial Premium Payment (rather than through the mail), do so at our Administrative Offices, 4333 Edgewood Road, N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499. TFLIC will issue a Policy only if the Annuitant and Joint Annuitant are 85 years of age or less.

 

If the customer order form and any other required documents are received in good order, TFLIC will issue the Policy and will credit the Initial Premium Payment within two Business Days after receipt. (A Business Day is any day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.) Along with the Policy, TFLIC will also send a Policy acknowledgment form, which you should complete, sign, and return in accordance with its instructions. Please note that until TFLIC receives the acknowledgment form signed by the Owner and any Joint Owner, the Owner and any Joint Owner must obtain a signature guarantee on their written signed request in order to exercise any rights under the Policy.

 

If TFLIC cannot credit the Initial Premium Payment because the customer order form or other required documentation is incomplete, TFLIC will contact the applicant in writing, explain the reason for the delay, and refund the Initial Premium Payment within five Business Days unless the applicant consents to TFLIC’s retaining

 

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the Initial Premium Payment and crediting it as soon as the necessary requirements are fulfilled.

 

In addition to Non-Qualified Policies, TFLIC also offers the Advisor’s Edge® NY as a Qualified Policy. Note that Qualified Policies contain certain other restrictive provisions limiting the timing of payments to and distributions from the Qualified Policy. (See QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ANNUITIES.)

 

DEFINITION

 

Qualified Policy

 

When the term “Qualified Policy” is used in this prospectus we mean a Policy that qualifies as an individual retirement annuity under either Section 403(b), 408(b), or 408A of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Premium Payments

 

A Premium Payment is any amount you use to buy or add to the Policy. A Premium Payment may be reduced by any applicable premium tax. In that case, the resulting amount is called a Net Premium Payment. The initial Net Premium Payment is credited to the Policy within two Business Days of receipt of the Premium Payment, customer order form and other required documents.

 

A Few Things to Keep in Mind Regarding Premium Payments

 

  The minimum Initial Premium Payment for a Non-Qualified Policy is $10,000.

 

  The minimum Initial Premium Payment for a Qualified Policy is $1,000.

 

  You may make additional Premium Payments at any time during the Accumulation Phase and while the Annuitant or Joint Annuitant, if applicable, is living. Additional Premium Payments must be at least $500 for Non-Qualified Policies. Additional Premium Payments must be at least $25 for Qualified Policies.

 

  Additional Premium Payments received before the close of the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) are credited to the Policy as of the close of business that same day.

 

  The total of all Premium Payments may not exceed $2,000,000 if the Policy does not include a rider, and $1,000,000 if the Policy does include a rider, without our prior approval. For issue ages over 80, the total of all Premium Payments may not exceed $1,000,000 if the Policy does not include a rider, and $500,000 if the Policy does include a rider, without our prior approval.

 

  Your Initial Net Premium Payment will be immediately invested among the Subaccounts selected in your customer order form. See Allocation of Premium Payments, below, for more information.

 

The date on which the Policy is issued is called the Policy Date. A Policy Anniversary is any anniversary of the Policy Date. A Policy Year is a period of twelve months starting with the Policy Date or any Policy Anniversary.

 

Purchasing by Wire

 

For wiring instructions, please contact our Administrative Office at 800-866-6007.

 

Allocation of Premium Payments

 

You specify on the customer order form what portion of your Premium Payments you want to be allocated among which Subaccounts. You may allocate your Premium Payments to one or more Subaccounts. All allocations you make to the Subaccounts must be in whole-number percentages totaling 100%. TFLIC reserves the right to refuse any Premium Payment.

 

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Stock Exchange (generally 4 p.m. Eastern time) are processed as of that day. Requests received after the close of the New York Stock Exchange are processed the next Business Day.

 

WHAT’S MY POLICY WORTH TODAY?

 

Policy Value

 

The Policy Value of your Policy is the value of all amounts accumulated under the Policy during the Accumulation Phase (similar to the current market value of a mutual fund account). When the Policy is opened, the Policy Value is equal to your Initial Net Premium Payment. On any Business Day thereafter, the Policy Value equals the Policy Value from the previous Business Day,

 

plus –

 

  any additional Net Premium Payments credited

 

  any increase in the Policy Value due to investment results of the Subaccount(s) you selected

 

minus –

 

  any decrease in the Policy Value due to investment results of the Subaccount(s) you selected

 

  the daily Mortality and Expense Risk Fee

 

  the daily Administrative Expense Charge

 

  the Annual Policy Service Charge, if applicable

 

  any withdrawals

 

  any charges for Transfers made after the first twelve in a Policy Year

 

  any Premium Taxes, if applicable, that occur during the Valuation Period.

 

The Valuation Period is any period between two successive Business Days beginning at the close of business of the first Business Day and ending at the close of business of the next Business Day.

 

You should expect the Policy Value of your Policy to change from Valuation Period to Valuation Period, reflecting the investment experience of the Subaccounts you have selected as well as the daily deduction of charges.

 

An Accumulation Unit is a measure of your ownership interest in the Policy during the Accumulation Phase. When you allocate your Net Premium Payments to a selected Subaccount, TFLIC will credit a certain number of Accumulation Units to your Policy. TFLIC determines the number of Accumulation Units it credits by dividing the dollar amount you have allocated to a Subaccount by the Accumulation Unit Value for that Subaccount as of the end of the Valuation Period in which the payment is credited. Each Subaccount has its own Accumulation Unit Value (similar to the share price (net asset value) of a mutual fund). The Accumulation Unit Value varies each Valuation Period with the net rate of return of the Subaccount. The net rate of return reflects the performance of the Subaccount for the Valuation Period and is net of asset charges to the Subaccount. Per Subaccount, the Policy Value equals the number of Accumulation Units multiplied by the Accumulation Unit Value for that Subaccount.

 

All dividends and capital gains earned will be reinvested and reflected in the Accumulation Unit Value. Only in this way can these earnings remain tax-deferred.

 

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4. INVESTMENT OPTIONS

 

The Advisor’s Edge® NY variable annuity offers you a means of investing in various Portfolios offered by different investment companies (each investment company a “Fund”). The companies that provide investment advice and administrative services for the Portfolios offered through this Policy are listed below. More detailed information, including an explanation of the Portfolio’s investment objectives, may be found in the current prospectuses for the Portfolios, which are attached to this prospectus. You should read the prospectuses for the Portfolios carefully before you invest.

 

The general public may invest in the Portfolios only through certain insurance policies and qualified plans. The investment objectives and policies of the Portfolios may be similar to those of certain publicly available funds or portfolios. However, you should not expect that the investment results of any publicly available funds or portfolios will be comparable to those of the Portfolios.

 

AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust – Initial Class

Portfolio Construction Manager: Morningstar Associates, LLC(1)

Asset Allocation – Conservative Portfolio

Asset Allocation – Growth Portfolio

Asset Allocation – Moderate Portfolio

Asset Allocation – Moderate Growth Portfolio

Subadvised by American Century Global Investment Management, Inc.(2)

American Century International

Subadvised by Capital Guardian Trust Company

Capital Guardian Global

Capital Guardian Value

Subadvised by ING Clarion Real Estate Securities

Clarion Real Estate Securities

Subadvised by Great Companies, L.L.C.

Great Companies—America SM

Great Companies—Technology SM

Subadvised by J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc.

J.P. Morgan Enhanced Index

Subadvised by Janus Capital Management LLC

Janus Growth

Subadvised by Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC

PIMCO Total Return

Subadvised by Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc

Salomon All Cap

Subadvised by Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC and Great Companies, L.L.C.

Templeton Great Companies Global

Subadvised by Transamerica Investment Management, LLC

Transamerica Equity

Transamerica Growth Opportunities

Transamerica Value Balanced

Subadvised by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.

Van Kampen Active International Allocation

Subadvised by Van Kampen Asset Management Inc.

Van Kampen Emerging Growth


(1) Formerly subadvised by AEGON/Transamerica Fund Advisers, Inc.
(2) Formerly subadvised by American Century Investment Management, Inc.

 

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AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.- Class B

Advised by Alliance Capital Management L.P.

AllianceBernstein Growth Portfolio

AllianceBernstein Large Cap Growth Portfolio(1)

AllianceBernstein Global Technology Portfolio(2)


(1) Formerly known as AllianceBernstein Premier Growth Portfolio.
(2) Formerly known as AllianceBernstein Technology Portfolio.

 

Credit Suisse Trust

Advised by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC

Credit Suisse International Focus Portfolio

Credit Suisse Small Cap Growth Portfolio

 

DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc.

Advised by Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc.

VA Global Bond Portfolio

VA International Small Portfolio

VA International Value Portfolio

VA Large Value Portfolio

VA Short-Term Fixed Portfolio

VA Small Value Portfolio

 

Dreyfus Investment Portfolios—Service Class

Advised by The Dreyfus Corporation

Core Bond Portfolio

 

The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.—Service Class

Advised by The Dreyfus Corporation

 

Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund—Service Class

Advised by The Dreyfus Corporation

Dreyfus VIF—Appreciation Portfolio (Subadvised by Fayez Sarofim & Co.)

 

Federated Insurance Series

Advised by Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania

Federated American Leaders Fund II

Federated Capital Income Fund II

Advised by Federated Investment Management Company

Federated Fund for U.S. Government Securities II

Federated High Income Bond Fund II

Federated Prime Money Fund II

 

Gartmore Variable Insurance Trust

Advised by Gartmore Global Asset Management Trust

Gartmore GVIT Developing Markets Fund

 

SteinRoe Variable Investment Trust – Class A

Advised by Columbia Management Advisors, Inc.

Liberty Small Company Growth Fund, Variable Series

 

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Vanguard Variable Insurance Fund

Advised by Vanguard’s Fixed Income Group

Short-Term Investment-Grade Portfolio

Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

Advised by Vanguard’s Quantitative Equity Group

Equity Index Portfolio

Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

REIT Index Portfolio

 

Variable Insurance Products Fund – Initial Class

Advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company

Fidelity – VIP Mid Cap Portfolio

Fidelity – VIP Value Strategies Portfolio

 

Wanger Advisors Trust

Advised by Columbia Wanger Asset Management, L.P.

Wanger U.S. Smaller Companies

Wanger International Small Cap

 

Wells Fargo Variable Trust

Advised by Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC

WFVT Multi Cap Value Fund

 

There is no assurance that a Portfolio will achieve its stated objective.

 

Additional information regarding the investment objectives and policies of the Portfolios and the investment advisory services, total expenses, and charges can be found in the current prospectuses for the corresponding Portfolios. The investment advisors to some of the Portfolios may compensate TFLIC for providing administrative services in connection with some of the Portfolios. Such compensation will be paid from the assets of the investment advisors.

 

We also reserve the right to limit the number of Subaccounts you are invested in at any one time.

 

Selection of Portfolios

 

The Portfolios offered through this product are selected by TFLIC, and TFLIC may consider various factors, including, but not limited to, asset class coverage, the strength of the adviser’s or sub-adviser’s reputation and tenure, brand recognition, performance, and the capability and qualification of each investment firm. Another factor that we may consider is whether the Portfolio or its service providers (e.g., the investment adviser or sub-advisers) or its affiliates will compensate us or our affiliates for providing certain administrative, marketing, and support services that would otherwise be provided by the Portfolio or its service providers, or whether affiliates of the Portfolio can provide marketing and distribution support for sales of the Policies. (See “Revenue We Receive”.) We have included the ATST portfolios at least in part because they are managed by one of our affiliates, Transamerica Fund Advisers, Inc.

 

You are responsible for choosing the Portfolios, and the amounts allocated to each, that are appropriate for your own individual circumstances and your investment goals, financial situation, and risk tolerance. Since you bear the investment risk, you should carefully consider decisions you make regarding your investment allocations.

 

In making your investment selections, we encourage you to thoroughly investigate all of the information regarding the portfolios that is available to you, including each Portfolio’s prospectus, statement of additional information and annual and semi/annual reports. Other sources such as a Fund’s website or newspapers and financial and other magazines provide more current information, including information about any regulatory actions or investigations relating to a Fund or Portfolio. After you select Portfolios for your initial premium, you should monitor and periodically re-evaluate your allocations to determine if they are still appropriate.

 

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You bear the risk of any decline in the cash value of your policy resulting from the performance of the Portfolios you have chosen.

 

We do not recommend or endorse any particular Portfolio and we do not provide investment advice.

 

Disruptive Trading and Market Timing

 

Statement of Policy. This variable insurance product was not designed for the use of market timers or other investors who make programmed, large, frequent, or short-term transfers. Such transfers may be disruptive to the Portfolios and increase transaction costs.

 

Market timing and other programmed, large, frequent, or short-term transfers among the subaccounts can cause risks with adverse effects for other policy owners (and beneficiaries and Portfolios). These risks and harmful effects include:

 

(1) dilution of the interests of long-term investors in a subaccount if purchases or transfers into or out of an Portfolio are made at prices that do not reflect an accurate value for the Portfolio’s investments (some market timers attempt to do this through methods known as “time-zone arbitrage” and “liquidity arbitrage”);

 

(2) an adverse effect on Portfolio management, such as:

 

  (a) impeding a Portfolio manager’s ability to sustain an investment objective;

 

  (b) causing the Portfolio to maintain a higher level of cash than would otherwise be the case; or

 

  (c) causing an Portfolio to liquidate investments prematurely (or otherwise at an inopportune time) in order to pay withdrawals or transfers out of the Portfolio; and

 

(3) increased brokerage and administrative expenses.

 

These costs are borne by all policy owners invested in those subaccounts, not just those making the transfers.

 

We have developed policies and procedures with respect to market timing and other transfers and we do not make special arrangements or grant exceptions to accommodate market timing or other potentially disruptive or harmful trading. As discussed herein, we cannot detect or deter all market timing or other potentially disruptive trading. Do not invest with us if you intend to conduct market timing or other potentially disruptive trading.

 

Detection. We employ various means in an attempt to detect and deter market timing and disruptive trading. However, despite our monitoring we may not be able to detect nor halt all harmful trading. In addition, because other insurance companies (and retirement plans) with different policies and procedures may invest in the Portfolios, we cannot guarantee that all harmful trading will be detected or that an Portfolio will not suffer harm from programmed, large, frequent, or short-term transfers among subaccounts of variable products issued by these other insurance companies or retirement plans.

 

Deterrence. If we determine you are engaged in market timing or other disruptive trading, we may take one or more actions in an attempt to halt such trading. Your ability to make transfers is subject to modification or restriction if we determine, in our sole opinion, that your exercise of the transfer privilege may disadvantage or potentially harm the rights or interests of other policy owners (or others having an interest in the variable insurance products). As described below, restrictions may take various forms, but under our current policies and procedures will include loss of expedited transfer privileges. We consider transfers by telephone, fax, overnight mail, or the Internet to be “expedited” transfers. This means that we would accept only written transfer requests with an original signature transmitted to us only by U.S. mail. We may also restrict the transfer privileges of others acting on your behalf, including your registered representative or an asset allocation or investment advisory service.

 

We reserve the right to reject any premium payment or transfer request from any person without prior notice, if, in our judgment, (1) the payment or transfer, or series of transfers, would have a negative impact on a Portfolio’s operations, or (2) if a Portfolio would reject or has rejected our purchase order, or (3) because of a history of large or frequent transfers. We may impose other restrictions on transfers, or even prohibit transfers for any owner who, in our view, has abused, or appears likely to abuse, the transfer privilege on a case-by-case basis. We may, at any time

 

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and without prior notice, discontinue transfer privileges, modify our procedures, impose holding period requirements or limit the number, size, frequency, manner, or timing of transfers we permit. We also reserve the right to reverse a potentially harmful transfer if an Portfolio refuses or reverses our order; in such instances some policy owners may be treated differently than others in that some transfers may be reversed and others allowed. For all of these purposes, we may aggregate two or more variable insurance products that we believe are connected.

 

In addition to our internal policies and procedures, we will administer your variable insurance product to comply with any applicable state, federal, and other regulatory requirements concerning transfers. We reserve the right to implement, administer, and charge you for any fee or restriction, including redemption fees, imposed by any Portfolio. To the extent permitted by law, we also reserve the right to defer the transfer privilege at any time that we are unable to purchase or redeem shares of any of the Portfolios.

 

Under our current policies and procedures, we do not:

 

  impose redemption fees on transfers;

 

  expressly limit the number or size of transfers in a given period; or

 

  provide a certain number of allowable transfers in a given period.

 

Redemption fees, transfer limits, and other procedures or restrictions may be more or less successful than ours in deterring market timing or other disruptive trading and in preventing or limiting harm from such trading.

 

In the absence of a prophylactic transfer restriction (e.g., expressly limiting the number of trades within a given period), it is likely that some level of market timing will occur before it is detected and steps taken to deter it (although some level of market timing can occur with a prophylactic transfer restriction). As noted above, we do not impose a prophylactic transfer restriction and, therefore, it is likely that, some level of market timing will occur before we are able to detect it and take steps in an attempt to deter it.

 

Please note that the limits and restrictions described herein are subject to our ability to monitor transfer activity. Our ability to detect market timing or other disruptive trading may be limited by operational and technological systems, as well as by our ability to predict strategies employed by policy owners (or those acting on their behalf) to avoid detection. As a result, despite our efforts to prevent harmful trading activity among the variable investment options available under this variable insurance product, there is no assurance that we will be able to detect or deter frequent or harmful transfers by such policy owners or intermediaries acting on their behalf. Moreover, our ability to discourage and restrict market timing or other disruptive trading may be limited by decisions of state regulatory bodies and court orders which we cannot predict.

 

Furthermore, we may revise our policies and procedures in our sole discretion at any time and without prior notice, as we deem necessary or appropriate (1) to better detect and deter market timing or other harmful trading that may adversely affect other policy owners, other persons with material rights under the variable insurance products, or Portfolio shareholders generally, (2) to comply with state or federal regulatory requirements, or (3) to impose additional or alternative restrictions on owners engaging in frequent transfer activity among the investment options under the variable insurance product. In addition, we may not honor transfer requests if any variable investment option that would be affected by the transfer is unable to purchase or redeem shares of its corresponding Portfolio.

 

Portfolio Frequent Trading Policies. The Portfolios may have adopted their own policies and procedures with respect to frequent purchases and redemptions of their respective shares. The prospectuses for the Portfolios describe any such policies and procedures. The frequent trading policies and procedures of a Portfolio may be different, and more or less restrictive, than the frequent trading policies and procedures of other Portfolios and the policies and procedures we have adopted for our variable insurance products to discourage market timing and other programmed, large, frequent, or short-term transfers. Policy owners should be aware that we may not have the contractual ability or the operational capacity to monitor policy owners’ transfer requests and apply the frequent trading policies and procedures of the respective Portfolios that would be affected by the transfers. Accordingly, policy owners and other persons who have material rights under our variable insurance products should assume that the sole protection they may have against potential harm from frequent transfers is the protection, if any, provided by the policies and procedures we have adopted for our variable insurance products to discourage market timing or other disruptive trading.

 

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Omnibus Order. Policy owners and other persons with material rights under the variable insurance products also should be aware that the purchase and redemption orders received by the Portfolios generally are “omnibus” orders from intermediaries such as retirement plans and separate accounts funding variable insurance products. The omnibus orders reflect the aggregation and netting of multiple orders from individual retirement plan participants and individual owners of variable insurance products. The omnibus nature of these orders may limit the Portfolios’ ability to apply their respective frequent trading policies and procedures. We cannot guarantee that the Portfolios will not be harmed by transfer activity relating to the retirement plans or other insurance companies that may invest in the Portfolios. These other insurance companies are responsible for their own policies and procedures regarding frequent transfer activity. If their policies and procedures fail to successfully discourage harmful transfer activity, it will affect other owners of Portfolio shares, as well as the owners of all of the variable annuity or life insurance policies, including ours, whose variable investment options correspond to the affected underlying fund portfolios. In addition, if a Portfolio believes that an omnibus order we submit may reflect one or more transfer requests from owners engaged in market timing and other programmed, large, frequent, or short-term transfers, the Portfolio may reject the entire omnibus order and thereby delay or prevent us from implementing your request.

 

Transfers Among the Subaccounts

 

Should your investment goals change, you may make transfers of money among the Subaccounts, subject to limitations described above which we reserve the right to impose, and the following conditions:

 

  You may make requests for transfers in writing. TFLIC will process requests it receives before the close of the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) at the close of business that same day. Requests received after the close of the New York Stock Exchange are processed the next Business Day.

 

  The minimum amount you may transfer from a Subaccount is $500 (unless the Policy Value in a Subaccount is less than $500).

 

  TFLIC does not currently charge a fee for transfers among the Subaccounts, although it reserves the right to charge a $10 fee for Transfers in excess of 12 per Policy Year.

 

  There are no transfers permitted out of the Dollar Cost Averaging Option except through the Dollar Cost Averaging Program.

 

5. EXPENSES

 

There are charges and expenses associated with the Policy that reduce the return on your investment in the Policy.

 

Mortality and Expense Risk Fee

 

TFLIC charges a fee as compensation for bearing certain mortality and expense risks under the Policy. The annual charge is assessed daily based on the net assets of the Separate Account. The annual Mortality and Expense Risk Fee is dependent on the death benefit option you select on the customer order form. For the Policy Value Death Benefit Option the mortality and expense risk fee is at an annual rate of 0.40%. For the Return of Premium Death Benefit Option the mortality and expense risk fee is at an annual rate of 0.45%. For the Annual Step-Up to age 81 Death Benefit Option the mortality and expense risk fee is at an annual rate of 0.60%.

 

We guarantee that the annual charge described above will not increase. If the charge is more than sufficient to cover actual costs or assumed risks, any excess will be added to TFLIC’s surplus. If the charges collected under the Policy are not enough to cover actual costs or assumed risks, then TFLIC will bear the loss.

 

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The Mortality and Expense Risk Fee

 

TFLIC assumes mortality risk in two ways. First, where Policy Owners elect an Annuity Payment Option under which TFLIC guarantees a number of payments over a life or joint lives, TFLIC assumes the risk of making monthly annuity payments regardless of how long all Annuitants may live. Second, TFLIC assumes mortality risk in guaranteeing a minimum Death Benefit in the event the Annuitant dies during the Accumulation Phase.

 

The expense risk that TFLIC assumes is that the charges for administrative expenses, which are guaranteed not to increase beyond the rates shown for the life of the Policy, may not be great enough to cover the actual costs of issuing and administering the Policy.

 

Administrative Expense Charge

 

TFLIC assesses each Policy an annual Administrative Expense Charge to cover the cost of issuing and administering each Policy and of maintaining the Separate Account. The Administrative Expense Charge is assessed daily at a rate equal to 0.15% annually of the net asset value of the Separate Account.

 

Transfer Fee

 

You are generally allowed to make 12 free transfers per year before the Annuity Commencement Date. If you make more than 12 transfers per year, we reserve the right to charge $10 for each additional transfer. Premium Payments, asset rebalancing and Dollar Cost Averaging transfers are not considered transfers. All transfer requests made at the same time are treated as a single request.

 

Portfolio Expenses

 

The value of the assets in the Separate Account will reflect the fees and expenses paid by the Portfolios. A complete description of these expenses is found in the “Fee Table” section of this prospectus and in each Portfolio’s prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.

 

Revenue We Receive

 

We (and our affiliates) may directly or indirectly receive payments from the Portfolios, their advisers, subadvisers, distributors or affiliates thereof, in consideration of certain administrative, marketing and other services we (and our affiliates) provide and expenses we incur. We (and/or our affiliates) generally receive two types of payments:

 

  Rule 12b-1 Fees. We and our affiliate, AFSG Securities Corporation (“AFSG”), the principal underwriter for the Policies, receive some or all of the 12b-1 fees from the funds. Any 12b-1 fees received by AFSG that are attributable to our variable insurance products are then credited to us. These fees range from 0.10% to 0.25% of the average daily assets of the certain portfolios attributable to the Policies and to certain other variable insurance products that we and our affiliates issue.

 

  Administrative, Marketing and Support Service Fees (“Support Fees”). We and our affiliates, including AFSG, may receive compensation from the investment adviser, sub-adviser, administrators, and/or distributors (or affiliates thereof) of the Portfolios for administrative and other services related to separate account operations. The amount of this compensation is based on a percentage of the assets of the particular Portfolios attributable to the Policy and to certain other variable insurance products that our affiliates and we issue. These percentages differ and may be significant. Some advisers or sub-advisers (or other affiliates) pay us more than others.

 

  The following chart provides the maximum combined percentages of 12b-1 fees and Support Fees that we anticipate will be paid to us on an annual basis:

 

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Incoming Payments to TFLIC and AFSG

 

Portfolio


  

Maximum Fee

% of assets(1)


AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust(2)    0.00%
AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.    0.45%
Credit Suisse Trust    0.20%
Dreyfus Investment Portfolios    0.25%
The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund    0.25%
Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund    0.25%
Federated Insurance Series    0.50%
Gartmore Variable Investment Trust    0.25%
SteinRoe Variable Investment Trust    0.35%
Variable Insurance Products Fund    0.25%
Wanger Advisors Trust    0.35%
Wells Fargo Variable Trust    0.25%
      

(1) Payments are based on a percentage of the average assets of each Portfolio owned by the subaccounts available under this Policy and under certain other variable insurance products offered by our affiliates and us. We may continue to receive 12b-1 fees and administrative fees on subaccounts that are closed to new investments, depending on the terms of the agreements supporting those payments and on the services we provide.
(2) Since ATST is managed by an affiliate, there are additional benefits to us and our affiliates for amounts you allocate to the ATST portfolios, in terms of our and our affiliates’ overall profitability. These additional benefits may be significant.

 

Proceeds from certain of these payments by the funds, the advisers, the sub-advisers and/or their affiliates may be used for any corporate purpose, including payment of expenses that we and our affiliates incur in promoting, issuing, distributing and administering the Policies.

 

For further details about the compensation payments we make in connection with the sale of the Policies, see “Distribution of the Policies” in this prospectus.

 

6. TAXES

 

INTRODUCTION

 

The following discussion of annuity taxation is general in nature and is based on TFLIC’s understanding of the treatment of annuity policies under current federal income tax law, particularly Section 72 of the Internal Revenue Code and various Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service interpretations dealing with Section 72. The discussion does not touch upon state or local taxes. It is not tax advice. You may want to consult with a qualified tax advisor about your particular situation to ensure that your purchase of a Policy results in the tax treatment you desire. Additional discussion of tax matters is included in the Statement of Additional Information.

 

TAXATION OF ANNUITIES IN GENERAL

 

Tax Deferral

 

Special rules in the Internal Revenue Code for annuity taxation exist today. In general, those rules provide that you are not currently taxed on increases in value under a Policy until you take some form of withdrawal or distribution from it. However, it is important to note that, under certain circumstances, you might not get the advantage of tax deferral, meaning that the increase in value would be subject to current federal income tax. (See ANNUITY POLICIES OWNED BY NON-NATURAL PERSONS and DIVERSIFICATION STANDARDS.)

 

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Tax Deferral

 

Tax deferral means no current tax on earnings in your Policy. The amount you would have paid in income taxes can be left in the Policy and earn money for you.

 

One tradeoff of tax deferral is that there are certain restrictions on your ability to access your money, including penalty taxes for early withdrawals. This is one reason why a variable annuity is intended as a long-term investment.

 

Another tradeoff is that, when funds are withdrawn, they are taxed at ordinary income rates instead of capital gains rates, which apply to certain other sorts of investments.

 

Taxation of Full and Partial Withdrawals

 

If you make a full or partial withdrawal (including a Systematic Payout Option) from a Non-Qualified Policy during the Accumulation Phase, you as Policy Owner will be taxed at ordinary income rates on earnings you withdraw at that time. For purposes of this rule, withdrawals are taken first from earnings on the Policy and then from the money you invested in the Policy. This “investment in the Policy” can generally be described as the cost of the Policy, and it generally includes all Premium Payments minus any amounts you have already received under the Policy that represented the return of invested money. Also for purposes of this rule, a pledge or assignment of a Policy is treated as a partial withdrawal from a Policy. (If you are contemplating using your Policy as collateral for a loan, you may be asked to pledge or assign it.)

 

Taxation of Annuity Payments

 

When you take Annuity Payments in the Income Phase of a Non-Qualified Policy, for tax purposes each payment is deemed to return to you a portion of your investment in the Policy. Since with a Non-Qualified Policy you have already paid taxes on those amounts (the Policy was funded with after-tax dollars), you will not be taxed again on your investment only on your earnings.

 

For fixed Annuity Payments from a Non-Qualified Policy, in general, TFLIC calculates the taxable portion of each payment using a formula known as the “exclusion ratio.” This formula establishes the ratio that the investment in the Policy bears to the total expected amount of Annuity Payments for the term of the Policy. TFLIC then applies that ratio to each payment to determine the non-taxable portion of the payment. The remaining portion of each payment is taxable at ordinary income tax rates.

 

For variable Annuity Payments from a Non-Qualified Policy, in general, TFLIC calculates the taxable portion of each payment using a formula that establishes a specific dollar amount of each payment that is not taxed. To find the dollar amount, TFLIC divides the investment in the Policy by the total number of expected periodic payments. The remaining portion of each payment is taxable at ordinary income tax rates.

 

Once your investment in the Policy has been returned, the balance of the Annuity Payments represent earnings only and therefore are fully taxable.

 

Taxation of Withdrawals and Distributions From Qualified Policies

 

Generally, the entire amount distributed from a Qualified Policy is taxable to the Policy Owner. In the case of Qualified Policies with after-tax contributions, you may exclude the portion of each withdrawal or Annuity Payment constituting a return of after-tax contributions. Once all of your after-tax contributions have been returned to you on a non-taxable basis, subsequent withdrawals or annuity payments are fully taxable as ordinary income. Since TFLIC

 

 

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has no knowledge of the amount of after-tax contributions you have made, you will need to make this computation in the preparation of your federal income tax return.

 

If you are attempting to satisfy minimum required distribution rules through partial withdrawals, the value of any enhanced death benefit or other optional rider may need to be included in calculating the amount required to be distributed. Consult a tax adviser.

 

Tax Withholding

 

Federal tax law requires that TFLIC withhold federal income taxes on all distributions unless the recipient elects not to have any amounts withheld and properly notifies TFLIC of that election. In certain situations, TFLIC will withhold taxes on distributions to non-resident aliens at a flat 30% rate unless an exemption from withholding applies under an applicable tax treaty and the Company has received the appropriate Form W-8 certifying the U.S. taxpayer identification number.

 

Penalty Taxes on Certain Early Withdrawals

 

The Internal Revenue Code provides for a penalty tax in connection with certain withdrawals or distributions that are includible in income. The penalty amount is 10% of the amount includible in income that is received under the deferred annuity. However, there are exceptions to the penalty tax. For instance, it does not apply to withdrawals: (i) made after the taxpayer reaches age 59½; (ii) made on or after the death of the Policy Owner or, where the Policy Owner is not an individual, on or after the death of the primary Annuitant (who is defined as the individual the events in whose life are of primary importance in affecting the timing and payment under the Policies); (iii) attributable to the disability of the taxpayer which occurred after the purchase of the Policy (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code); (iv) that are part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments made at least annually for the life (or life expectancy) of the taxpayer, or joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the taxpayer and his or her beneficiary; (v) from a Qualified Policy (note, however, that other penalties may apply); (vi) under an immediate annuity policy (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code); (vii) that can be traced to an investment in the Policy prior to August 14, 1982; or (viii) under a Policy that an employer purchases on termination of certain types of qualified plans and that the employer holds until the employee’s severance from employment.

 

If the penalty tax does not apply to a withdrawal as a result of the application of item (iv) above, and the series of payments is subsequently modified (for some reason other than death or disability), the tax for the year in which the modification occurs will be increased by an amount (as determined under Treasury Regulations) equal to the penalty tax that would have been imposed but for item (iv) above, plus interest for the deferral period. The foregoing rule applies if the modification takes place (a) before the close of the period that is five years from the date of the first payment and after the taxpayer attains age 59½, or (b) before the taxpayer reaches age 59½.

 

For Qualified Policies, other tax penalties may apply to certain distributions as well as to certain contributions and other transactions.

 

The penalty tax may not apply to distributions from Qualified Policies issued under Section 408(b) or 408A of the Internal Revenue Code that you use to pay qualified higher education expenses, the acquisition costs (up to $10,000) involved in the purchase of a principal residence by a first-time homebuyer, or a distribution made on account of an Internal Revenue Service levy.

 

Separate Account Charges

 

It is possible that the Internal Revenue Service may take a position that fees for certain optional benefits (e.g. death benefits other than the Return of Premium Death Benefit) are deemed to be taxable distributions to you.

 

ANNUITY POLICIES OWNED BY NON-NATURAL PERSONS

 

Where a non-natural person (for example, a corporation) holds a Policy, that Policy is generally not treated as an annuity policy for federal income tax purposes, and the income on that Policy (generally the increase in the net Policy Value less the payments) is considered taxable income each year. This rule does not apply where the non-

 

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natural person is only a nominal owner such as a trust or other entity acting as an advisor for a natural person. The rule also does not apply where the estate of a decedent acquires a Policy, where an employer purchases a Policy on behalf of an employee upon termination of a qualified plan, or to an immediate annuity (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code).

 

MULTIPLE-POLICIES RULE

 

All non-qualified annuity policies issued by the same company (or affiliate) to the same Policy Owner during any calendar year are to be aggregated and treated as one policy for purposes of determining the amount includible in the taxpayer’s gross income. Thus, any amount received under any Policy prior to the Policy’s Annuity Commencement Date, such as a partial withdrawal, will be taxable (and possibly subject to the 10% federal penalty tax) to the extent of the combined income in all such policies. The Treasury Department has specific authority to issue regulations that prevent the avoidance of the multiple-policies rules through the serial purchase of annuity policies or otherwise. In addition, there may be other situations in which the Treasury Department may conclude that it would be appropriate to aggregate two or more Policies purchased by the same Policy Owner. Accordingly, a Policy Owner should consult a tax adviser before purchasing more than one Policy or other annuity policies. (The aggregation rules do not apply to immediate annuities (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code.)

 

TRANSFERS OF ANNUITY POLICIES

 

Any transfer of a Non-Qualified Policy during the Accumulation Phase for less than full and adequate consideration will generally trigger income tax (and possibly the 10% federal penalty tax) on the gain in the Policy to the Policy Owner at the time of such transfer. The transferee’s investment in the Policy will be increased by any amount included in the Policy Owner’s income. This provision, however, does not apply to transfers between spouses or former spouses incident to a divorce that are governed by Internal Revenue Code Section 1041(a).

 

ASSIGNMENTS OF ANNUITY POLICIES

 

A transfer of ownership in a Policy, a collateral assignment, or the designation of an Annuitant or other beneficiary who is not also the Policy Owner may result in tax consequences to the Policy Owner, Annuitant, or beneficiary that this prospectus does not discuss. A Policy Owner considering such a transfer or assignment of a Policy should contact a tax advisor about the potential tax effects of such a transaction.

 

DIVERSIFICATION STANDARDS

 

To comply with certain regulations under Internal Revenue Code Section 817(h), after a start-up period, each Subaccount of the Separate Account will be required to diversify its investments in accordance with certain diversification standards. A “look-through” rule applies that suggests that each Subaccount of the Separate Account will be tested for compliance with the diversification standards by looking through to the assets of the Portfolios in which each Subaccount invests.

 

In connection with the issuance of temporary diversification regulations in 1986, the Treasury Department announced that such regulations did not provide guidance on the extent to which Policy Owners may direct their investments to particular subaccounts of a separate account. It is possible that regulations or revenue rulings may be issued in this area at some time in the future. It is not clear, at this time, what these regulations or rulings would provide. It is possible that when the regulations or rulings are issued, the Policy may need to be modified in order to remain in compliance. For these reasons, TFLIC reserves the right to modify the Policy, as necessary, to maintain the tax-deferred status of the Policy.

 

We intend to comply with the diversification regulations to assure that the Policy continues to be treated as an annuity policy for federal income tax purposes.

 

FEDERAL ESTATE TAXES

 

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surviving the decedent is included in the decedent’s gross estate. Depending on the terms of the annuity contract, the value of the annuity included in the gross estate may be the value of the lump sum payment payable to the designated beneficiary or the actuarial value of the payments to be received by the beneficiary. Consult an estate planning advisor for more information.

 

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX.

 

Under certain circumstances, the Internal Revenue Code may impose a “generation skipping transfer tax” when all or part of an annuity contract is transferred to, or a death benefit is paid to, an individual two or more generations younger than the Owner. Regulations issued under the Internal Revenue Code may require us to deduct the tax from your Policy, or from any applicable payment, and pay it directly to the IRS.

 

ANNUITY PURCHASES BY RESIDENTS OF PUERTO RICO

 

In Rev. Rul. 2004-75, 2004-31 I.R.B. 109, the Internal Revenue Service recently announced that income received by resident of Puerto Rico under life insurance or annuity contracts issued by a Puerto Rico branch of the United States life insurance company is U.S.-source income that is generally subject to United States Federal income tax.

 

QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ANNUITIES

 

Qualified Policies contain special provisions and are subject to limitations on contributions and the timing of when distributions can and must be made. Tax penalties may apply to contributions greater than specified limits, loans, reassignments, distributions that do not meet specified requirements, or in other circumstances. Anyone desiring to purchase a Qualified Policy should consult a personal tax advisor.

 

403(b) Policies

 

TFLIC will offer Policies in connection with retirement plans adopted by public school systems and certain tax-exempt organizations for their employees under Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. More detailed information on 403(b) Policies may be found in the Statement of Additional Information.

 

7. ACCESS TO YOUR MONEY

 

The value of your Policy can be accessed during the Accumulation Phase

 

  by making a full or partial withdrawal

 

  by electing an Annuity Payment Option

 

  by your beneficiary in the form of a Death Benefit

 

  by taking systematic payouts

 

 

On or before the Annuity Commencement Date, the Policy Value is equal to the owner’s:

 

  Premium Payments; minus

 

  partial withdrawals; plus or minus

 

  accumulated gains or losses in the separate account; minus

 

  service charges, rider fees, Premium Taxes, and transfer fees, if any.

 

On or before the Annuity Commencement Date, the Cash Value is equal to the Policy Value.

 

Full and Partial Withdrawals

 

You may withdraw all or part of your money at any time during the Accumulation Phase of your Policy. All partial withdrawals must be for at least $500.

 

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  the value of your Policy; plus or minus

 

  any applicable Premium Taxes and service charges.

 

To make a withdrawal, send your written request on the appropriate TFLIC form to our Administrative Offices.

 

Because you assume the investment risk for amounts allocated to the Portfolios under the Policy, the total amount paid upon a full withdrawal of the Policy may be more or less than the total Premium Payments made (taking prior withdrawals into account).

 

Payment of Full or Partial Withdrawal Proceeds

 

TFLIC will pay cash withdrawals within seven days after receipt of your written request for withdrawal except in one of the following situations, in which TFLIC may delay the payment beyond seven days:

 

  the New York Stock Exchange is closed on a day that is not a weekend or a holiday, or trading on the New York Stock Exchange is otherwise restricted

 

  an emergency exists as defined by the SEC, or the SEC requires that trading be restricted

 

  the SEC permits a delay for your protection as a Policy Owner

 

  the payment is derived from premiums paid by check, in which case TFLIC may delay payment until the check has cleared your bank

 

Federal laws designed to counter terrorism and prevent money laundering by criminals might in certain circumstances require us to reject a Premium Payment and/or “freeze” a Policy Owner’s account. If these laws apply in a particular situation, we would not be allowed to pay any request for withdrawals, surrenders, or death benefits, make transfers, or continue making annuity payments absent instructions from the appropriate federal regulator.

 

Taxation of Withdrawals

 

For important information on the tax consequences of withdrawals, see Taxation of Full and Partial Withdrawals, and Penalty Taxes on Certain Early Withdrawals.

 

Tax Withholding on Withdrawals

 

If you do not provide TFLIC with a written request not to have federal income taxes withheld when you request a full or partial withdrawal, federal tax law requires TFLIC to withhold federal income taxes from the taxable portion of any withdrawal and send that amount to the federal government.

 

8. PERFORMANCE

 

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

 

Performance for the Subaccounts of the Separate Account, including the yield and effective yield of the money market Subaccount, the yield of the other Subaccounts, and the total return of all Subaccounts may appear in reports and promotional literature to current or prospective Policy Owners.

 

Please refer to the discussion below and to the Statement of Additional Information for a more detailed description of the method used to calculate a Portfolio’s yield and total return, and a list of the indexes and other benchmarks used in evaluating a Portfolio’s performance.

 

Standardized Average Annual Total Return

 

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throughout. The Standardized Average Annual Total Return assumes a single $1,000 payment made at the beginning of the period and full redemption at the end of the period. It reflects the deduction of all applicable charges, including the Annual Policy Service Charge and all other Portfolio, Separate Account and Policy level charges except Premium Taxes, if any.

 

ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES

 

Non-Standardized Average Annual Total Return

 

In addition to the standard data discussed above, similar performance data for other periods may also be shown.

 

TFLIC may also advertise or disclose average annual total return or other performance data in non-standard formats for a subaccount of the separate account. The non-standard performance data may also make other assumptions, such as the amount invested in a subaccount, differences in time periods to be shown, or the effect of partial surrenders or annuity payments.

 

All non-standard performance data will be advertised only if the standard performance data is also disclosed. For information regarding the calculation of other performance data, please refer to the SAI.

 

Non-Standardized Adjusted Historical Average Annual Total Return

 

TFLIC may show Non-Standardized Adjusted Historical Average Annual Total Return, calculated on the basis of the historical performance of the Portfolios, and may assume the Policy was in existence prior to its inception date (which it was not). After the Policy’s inception date, the calculations will reflect actual Accumulation Unit Values. These returns are based on specified premium patterns which produce the resulting Policy Values. These returns reflect a deduction for the Separate Account expenses and Portfolio expenses. These returns do not include the Annual Policy Service Charge or Premium Taxes (if any) which, if included, would reduce the percentages reported.

 

Non-Standardized Adjusted Historical Average Annual Total Return for a Subaccount is the effective annual compounded rate of return that would have produced the ending Policy Value over the stated period had the performance remained constant throughout.

 

YIELD AND EFFECTIVE YIELD

 

TFLIC may also show yield and effective yield figures for the money market Subaccount. “Yield” refers to the income generated by an investment in the money market Subaccount over a seven-day period, which is then “annualized.” That is, the amount of income generated by the investment during that week is assumed to be generated each week over a 52-week period and is shown as a percentage of the investment. The “effective yield” is calculated similarly but, when annualized, the income earned by an investment in the money market Subaccount is assumed to be reinvested. Therefore, the effective yield will be slightly higher than the yield because of the compounding effect of this assumed reinvestment. These figures do not reflect the Annual Policy Service Charge or Premium Taxes (if any) which, if included, would reduce the yields reported.

 

From time to time a Portfolio may advertise its yield and total return investment performance. For each Subaccount other than the money market Subaccount for which TFLIC advertises yield, TFLIC shall furnish a yield quotation referring to the Subaccount computed in the following manner: the net investment income per Accumulation Unit earned during a recent one month period divided by the Accumulation Unit Value on the last day of the period.

 

Please refer to the Statement of Additional Information for a description of the method used to calculate a Subaccount’s yield and total return, and a list of the indexes and other benchmarks used in evaluating a Subaccount’s performance.

 

The performance measures discussed above reflect results of the Subaccounts and are not intended to indicate or predict future performance. For more detailed information, see the Statement of Additional Information.

 

 

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Performance information for the Subaccounts may be contrasted with other comparable variable annuity separate accounts or other investment products surveyed by Lipper Analytical Services, a nationally recognized independent reporting service that ranks mutual funds and other investment companies by overall performance, investment objectives, and assets. Performance may also be tracked by other ratings services, companies, publications, or persons who rank separate accounts or other investment products on overall performance or other criteria. Performance figures will be calculated in accordance with standardized methods established by each reporting service.

 

9. DEATH BENEFIT

 

We will pay a death benefit to your beneficiary, under certain circumstances, if the annuitant dies during the accumulation phase. If there is a surviving owner(s) when the annuitant dies, the surviving owner(s) will receive the death benefit instead of the listed beneficiary. The person receiving the death benefit may choose an annuity payment option, or a lump sum payment.

 

When We Pay A Death Benefit

 

We will pay a death benefit to the beneficiary IF:

 

  you (owner) are both the annuitant and sole owner of the policy; and

 

  you die before the annuity commencement date.

 

We will pay a death benefit to you (owner) IF:

 

  you (owner) are not the annuitant; and

 

  the annuitant dies before the annuity commencement date.

 

If the only person receiving the death benefit is the surviving spouse, then he or she may elect to continue the policy as the new annuitant and owner, instead of receiving the death benefit.

 

When We Do Not Pay A Death Benefit

 

We will not pay a death benefit IF:

 

  you (owner) are not the annuitant; and

 

  you die prior to the annuity commencement date.

 

Please note the new owner (unless it is the deceased owner’s spouse) must generally surrender the policy within five years of your death for the policy value.

 

Distribution requirements apply to the policy value upon the death of any owner. These requirements are detailed in the SAI.

 

Deaths After the Annuity Commencement Date

 

The death benefit payable, if any, on or after the annuity commencement date depends on the annuity payment option selected.

 

IF:

 

  you (owner) are not the annuitant; and

 

  you die on or after the annuity commencement date; and

 

  the entire interest in the policy has not been paid to you;

 

THEN:

 

  the remaining portion of such interest in the policy will be distributed at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution being used as of the date of your death.

 

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Succession of Ownership

 

If any owner dies during the accumulation phase, the person or entity first listed below who is alive or in existence on the date of that death will become the new owner:

 

  any surviving owner;

 

  primary beneficiary;

 

  contingent beneficiary; or

 

  owner’s estate.

 

Amount of Death Benefit

 

The death benefit may be paid as lump sum or as annuity payments. The death benefit will be the greater of:

 

  Policy Value on the date we receive the required information; or

 

  Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit, if any (discussed below).

 

Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit Options

 

On the Policy customer order form, you generally may choose one of the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit Options listed below. After the Policy is issued, you cannot make an election and the death benefit cannot be changed.

 

If the Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit is not available because of the age of the Policy Owner or Annuitant, the death benefit will be the Policy Value as of the date we receive all necessary information.

 

A. Return of Premium Death Benefit

 

The Return of Premium Death Benefit is:

 

    the total Premium Payments;

 

    less any adjusted partial withdrawals (discussed below) as of the date of death.

 

    available if the Policy Owner or Annuitant is age 0 to 85 on the Policy Date.

 

The Return of Premium Death Benefit is not available if the Policy Owner or Annuitant is 85 or older on the Policy Date. There is an extra charge for this death benefit of 0.05% annually for a total mortality and expense risk fee of 0.45%.

 

B. Annual Step-Up To Age 81 Death Benefit

 

The Annual Step-Up Death Benefit is:

 

On each policy anniversary before your 81st birthday, a new “stepped-up” death benefit is determined and becomes the guaranteed minimum death benefit for that policy year. The death benefit is equal to:

 

    the largest policy value on the policy date or on any policy anniversary before the earlier of the date of the annuitant’s death or the annuitant’s 81st birthday; plus

 

    any premium payments since that date; minus

 

    any adjusted partial surrenders since that date.

 

The Annual Step-Up Death Benefit is not available if the annuitant is 76 or older on the policy date. There is an extra charge for this death benefit of 0.20% annually, for a total mortality and expense risk fee of 0.60%.

 

Adjusted Partial Withdrawal

 

When you request a partial withdrawal, your Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit will be reduced by an amount called the Adjusted Partial Withdrawal. Under certain circumstances, the adjusted partial withdrawal may be more than the amount of your withdrawal request. It is also possible that if a death benefit is paid after you have made a

 

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partial withdrawal, then the total amount paid could be less than the total Premium Payments. We have included a detailed explanation of this adjustment in the Statement of Additional Information.

 

10. ADDITIONAL FEATURES

 

Systematic Payout Option

 

You can select at any time (during the accumulation phase) to receive regular payments from your policy by using the Systematic Payout Option. Under this option, you can receive the greater of (1) or (2), divided by the number of payouts made per year, where:

 

(1) up to 10% of your premium payments (reduced by prior withdrawals in that policy year); or

 

(2) is any gains in the policy.

 

Payments can be made monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually and will not begin until one payment period from the date we receive your instructions. Each payment must be at least $50. Monthly and quarterly payments must be made by electronic funds transfer directly to your checking or savings account.

 

If you request an additional surrender while a Systematic Payout Option is in effect, the Systematic Payout Option will terminate.

 

There is no charge for this benefit.

 

Asset Rebalancing

 

During the Accumulation Phase, you may instruct us to make automatic transfers of amounts among the Subaccounts in order to maintain a desired allocation of Policy Value among those Subaccounts. We will “rebalance” monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually, beginning on the date you select. You must select the percentage of the Policy Value you desire in each of the various Subaccounts offered (totaling 100%). Rebalancing can be started, stopped, or changed at any time, except that rebalancing will not be available when Dollar-Cost Averaging is in effect or when any other transfer is requested.

 

Dollar Cost Averaging Program

 

During the Accumulation Phase, you may instruct us to automatically make transfers into one or more variable Subaccounts in accordance with your allocation instructions. This is known as Dollar Cost Averaging. While Dollar Cost Averaging buys more accumulation units when prices are low and fewer accumulation units when prices are high, it does not guarantee profits or assure that you will not experience a loss.

 

A minimum of $500 per transfer is required. A minimum of $3,000 is required to start a 6-month program and $6,000 is required to start a 12-month program. The minimum number of transfers is 6 monthly and 4 quarterly, and the maximum is 24 monthly and 8 quarterly.

 

You can elect to transfer from the money market Subaccount.

 

A Dollar Cost Averaging program will begin on the 28th day of the applicable month. If we receive additional premium payments while a Dollar Cost Averaging program is running, absent new instructions to the contrary, the amount of the Dollar Cost Averaging transfers will increase but the length of the Dollar Cost Averaging program will not.

 

NOTE CAREFULLY:

 

IF:

 

    we do not receive all necessary information to begin an initial Dollar Cost Averaging program within 30 days of allocating the minimum required amount to a Dollar Cost Averaging program; or

 

    we do not receive the minimum required amount to begin an initial Dollar Cost Averaging program within 30 days of allocating an insufficient amount;

 

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THEN:

 

    any amount will remain in that variable Subaccount; and

 

    new instructions will be required to begin a Dollar Cost Averaging program.

 

IF:

 

    we receive additional premium payments after a Dollar Cost Averaging program is completed and the additional premium meets the minimum requirements to start a Dollar Cost Averaging program;

 

THEN:

 

    we will, absent new instructions to the contrary, start a new Dollar Cost Averaging program using the previous instructions.

 

IF:

 

    we receive additional premium payments after a Dollar Cost Averaging program is completed, and the additional premium does not meet the minimum requirements to start a Dollar Cost Averaging program;

 

THEN:

 

    we will, absent new instructions to the contrary, allocate the additional premium as identified in the previous Dollar Cost Averaging program.

 

IF:

 

    you discontinue a Dollar Cost Averaging program before its completion;

 

THEN:

 

    we will, absent new instructions to the contrary, transfer any remaining balance directly into the subaccounts in the Dollar Cost Averaging instructions.

 

You should consider your ability to continue a Dollar Cost Averaging program during all economic conditions.

 

There is not charge for this benefit.

 

The Dollar Cost Averaging program may vary for certain policies and may not be available for all policies

 

11. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (“TFLIC,” “We,” “Us,” “Our”)

 

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company is an New York stock life insurance company incorporated on October 3, 1947, with Administrative Offices at 4333 Edgewood Road, N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499. It is principally engaged in offering life insurance and annuity policies.

 

TFLIC is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of AEGON U.S. Corporation, which conducts most of its operations through subsidiary companies engaged in the insurance business or in providing non-insurance financial services. All of the stock of AEGON U.S. Corporation is indirectly owned by AEGON N.V. of The Netherlands, the securities of which are publicly traded. AEGON N.V., a holding company, conducts its business through subsidiary companies engaged primarily in the insurance business. TFLIC is licensed in all states and the District of Columbia.

 

TFLIC is a member of the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association (“IMSA”). IMSA is an independent, voluntary organization of life insurance companies. It promotes high ethical standards in the sales and advertising of individual life insurance, long-term care insurance and annuity products. Through its Principles and Code of Ethical Market Conduct, IMSA encourages its member companies to develop and implement policies and procedures to promote sound market practices. Companies must undergo a rigorous self and independent assessment of their practices to become a member of IMSA. The IMSA logo in our sales literature shows our ongoing commitment to these standards. You may find more information about IMSA and its ethical standards at www.imsaethics.org in the “Consumer” section or by contacting IMSA at 202-624-2121.

 

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TFLIC Separate Account VNY

 

The Separate Account was established by TFLIC on December 14, 2004, and operates under New York law.

 

The Separate Account is a unit investment trust registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act. Such registration does not signify that the SEC supervises the management or the investment practices or policies of the Separate Account.

 

TFLIC owns the assets of the Separate Account, and the obligations under the Policy are obligations of TFLIC. These assets are held separately from the other assets of TFLIC and are not chargeable with liabilities incurred in any other business operation of TFLIC (except to the extent that assets in the Separate Account exceed the reserves and other liabilities of the Separate Account). TFLIC will always keep assets in the Separate Account with a value at least equal to the total Policy Value under the Policies. Income, gains, and losses incurred on the assets in the Separate Account, whether or not realized, are credited to or charged against the Separate Account without regard to other income, gains, or losses of TFLIC. Therefore, the investment performance of the Separate Account is entirely independent of the investment performance of TFLIC’s general account assets or any other separate account TFLIC maintains.

 

The Separate Account has various Subaccounts dedicated to the Policy, each of which invests solely in a corresponding Portfolio. Additional Subaccounts may be established at TFLIC’s discretion. The Separate Account meets the definition of a “separate account” under Section 2(a)(37) of the 1940 Act.

 

Policy Owner (“You,” “Your”)

 

The Policy Owner is the person or persons designated as the Policy Owner in the customer order form to participate in the Policy. The term shall also include any person named as Joint Owner. A Joint Owner shares ownership in all respects with the Owner. The Owner has the right to assign ownership to a person or party other than himself.

 

Annuitant

 

The person during whose life any annuity payments involving life contingencies will continue.

 

Payee

 

The Payee is the Policy Owner, Annuitant, beneficiary, or any other person, estate, or legal entity to whom benefits are to be paid.

 

Distribution of the Policies

 

Distribution and Principal Underwriting Agreement. We have entered into a principal underwriting agreement with our affiliate, AFSG, for the distribution and sale of the Policies.

 

Compensation to Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers Selling the Policies. The Policies are offered to investors through investment advisers (“advisers”) that are licensed as investment advisers under the federal securities laws and that charge an investor an investment advisory fee to manage the investor’s assets. The Policies are also offered to the public through broker-dealers (“selling firms”) that are licensed under the federal securities laws; the selling firm and/or its affiliates are also licensed under state insurance laws. The selling firms have entered into written selling agreements with us and with AFSG as principal underwriter for the Policies. We do not pay commissions to the advisers or the selling firms.

 

A limited number of representatives of InterSecurities, Inc. (“ISI”), an affiliated broker-dealer firm, “wholesale” the Policies, that is, provide sales support to the advisers and selling firms. To the extent permitted by applicable rules, we and/or ISI or another affiliates may provide promotional incentives in the form of cash or non-cash compensation or reimbursement to some, but not all, advisory and selling firms or organizations in connection with the sale of the Policies. We and/or our affiliates may shares the costs of client appreciation events with advisory or selling firms, reimburse such firms for, among other things, the costs of exhibit booths and other items related to sponsoring marketing conferences and events, and/or provide other marketing support. To the extent permitted by applicable

 

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law, we and/or our affiliates may provide certain advisors and selling representatives with occasional de minimus gifts, meals, tickets or other non-cash compensation in connection with the sale the Policies. These special compensation arrangements are not offered to all advisory and selling firms and the terms of such arrangements may differ between firms.

 

Special Compensation Paid to Affiliated Firms. Our parent company provides paid-in capital to AFSG and pays the cost of AFSG’s operating and other expenses, including costs for facilities, legal and accounting services, and other internal administrative functions. Certain costs of ISI are underwritten by our affiliates. Wholesaling representatives and their managers at ISI who meet certain productivity standards that include sales of the Policies may receive additional cash bonuses and non-cash compensation from us or our affiliates.

 

Any additional payments described above are not charged directly to Policy owners or the separate account. We intend to recoup our sales expenses through fees and charges deducted under the Policy and other corporate revenue.

 

Right to Cancel Period

 

The period during which the Policy Owner may cancel the Policy can be canceled and treated as void from the Policy Date. The period is 20 days, as specified in your Policy. You bear the risk of any decline in Policy Value during the Right to Cancel Period.

 

Reinstatements

 

TFLIC occasionally receives requests to reinstate a Policy whose funds had been transferred to another company via an exchange under Internal Revenue Code Section 1035 or a trustee-to-trustee transfer under the Internal Revenue Code. In this situation, TFLIC will require the Policy Owner to replace the same total amount of money in the applicable Subaccounts as was taken from them to effect the transfer. The total dollar amount of funds reapplied to the Separate Account will be used to purchase a number of Accumulation Units available for each Subaccount based on the Accumulation Unit Values at the date of Reinstatement (within two days of the date the funds were received by TFLIC). It should be noted that the number of Accumulation Units available on the Reinstatement date may be more or less than the number surrendered for the transfer. Policy Owners should consult a qualified tax advisor concerning the tax consequences of any Internal Revenue Code Section 1035 exchanges or reinstatements.

 

Voting Rights

 

The underlying funds do not hold regular meetings of shareholders. The directors/trustees of the Funds may call special meetings of shareholders as the 1940 Act or other applicable law may require. To the extent required by law, TFLIC will vote the Portfolio shares held in the Separate Account at shareholder meetings of the Funds in accordance with instructions received from persons having voting interests in the corresponding Subaccount. TFLIC will vote Fund shares as to which no timely instructions are received and those shares held by TFLIC as to which Policy Owners have no beneficial interest in proportion to the voting instructions that are received with respect to all Policies participating in that Portfolio. Voting instructions to abstain on any item to be voted upon will be applied on a pro rata basis to reduce the votes eligible to be cast.

 

Prior to the Annuity Commencement Date, the Policy Owner holds a voting interest in each Portfolio to which the Policy Value is allocated. The number of votes which are available to a Policy Owner will be determined by dividing the Policy Value attributable to a Portfolio by the net asset value per share of the applicable Portfolio. After the Annuity Commencement Date, the person receiving Annuity Payments under any variable Annuity Payment Option has the voting interest. The number of votes after the Annuity Commencement Date will be determined by dividing the reserve for such Policy allocated to the Portfolio by the net asset value per share of the corresponding Portfolio. After the Annuity Commencement Date, the votes attributable to a Policy decrease as the reserves allocated to the Portfolio decrease. In determining the number of votes, fractional shares will be recognized.

 

The number of votes of the Portfolio that are available will be determined as of the date established by that Portfolio for determining shareholders eligible to vote at the meeting. Voting instructions will be solicited by written communication prior to such meeting in accordance with procedures established by the Portfolios.

 

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Additions, deletions, or substitutions of investments

 

TFLIC retains the right, subject to any applicable law, to make certain changes. TFLIC reserves the right to eliminate the shares of any of the Portfolios and to substitute shares of another Portfolio of the Fund or of another registered open-end management investment company, if the shares of the Portfolios are no longer available for investment or if, in TFLIC’s judgment, investment in any Portfolio would be inappropriate in view of the purposes of the Separate Account. To the extent the 1940 Act requires, substitutions of shares attributable to a Policy Owner’s interest in a Portfolio will not be made until SEC approval has been obtained and the Policy Owner has been notified of the change.

 

TFLIC may establish new Portfolios when marketing, tax, investment, or other conditions so warrant. TFLIC will make any new Portfolios available to existing Policy Owners on a basis TFLIC will determine. TFLIC may also eliminate one or more Portfolios if marketing, tax, investment, or other conditions so warrant.

 

In the event of any such substitution or change, TFLIC may, by appropriate endorsement, make whatever changes in the Policies may be necessary or appropriate to reflect such substitution or change. Furthermore, if deemed to be in the best interests of persons having voting rights under the Policies, TFLIC may operate the Separate Account as a management company under the 1940 Act or any other form permitted by law, may deregister the Separate Account under the 1940 Act in the event such registration is no longer required, or may combine the Separate Account with one or more other separate accounts.

 

Financial Statements

 

The audited statutory-basis financial statements and schedules of TFLIC (as well as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms’ Report) is contained in the Statement of Additional Information. The subaccounts of the Advisor’s Edge® NY Variable Annuity had not commenced operations as of December 31, 2004; therefore there are no separate account financial statements.

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Ernst & Young LLP serves as independent registered public account firm for TFLIC and certain Subaccounts of the Separate Account which are available for investment by Advisor’s Edge® NY Policy Owners and audits their financial statements annually.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

There are no legal proceedings to which the separate account is a party or to which the assets of the separate account are subject. TFLIC, like other life insurance companies, is involved in lawsuits. In some class action and other lawsuits involving other insurers, substantial damages have been sought and/or material settlement payments have been made. Although the outcome of any litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, TFLIC believes that at the present time there are no pending or threatened lawsuits that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse impact on the separate account or TFLIC.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE ADVISOR’S EDGE® VARIABLE ANNUITY

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

THE POLICY—GENERAL PROVISIONS

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

PERFORMANCE COMPARISONS

SAFEKEEPING OF ACCOUNT ASSETS

CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

TAXATION OF TFLIC

STATE REGULATION OF TFLIC

RECORDS AND REPORTS

DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICIES

LEGAL MATTERS

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

OTHER INFORMATION

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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TFLIC SEPARATE ACCOUNT VNY

 

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

for the

 

ADVISOR’S EDGE NY VARIABLE ANNUITY

 

Offered by

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company

(A New York Stock Company)

Home Office

4 Manhattanville Road

Purchase, NY 10577

 

This Statement of Additional Information expands upon subjects discussed in the current Prospectus for the Advisor’s Edge NY variable annuity policy (the “Policy”) offered by Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (the “Company” or “TFLIC”). You may obtain a copy of the Prospectus dated July 1, 2005, by calling 800-866-6007 or by writing to our Administrative Offices, at 4333 Edgewood Road, NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499. Terms used in the current Prospectus for the Policy are incorporated in this Statement of Additional Information.

 

THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NOT A PROSPECTUS AND SHOULD BE READ ONLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PROSPECTUS FOR THE POLICY.

 

July 1, 2005

 

 

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     Page
Number


GLOSSARY OF TERMS

   3

THE POLICY – GENERAL PROVISIONS

   5

Owner

   5

Entire Policy

   5

Non-Participating

   5

Misstatement of Age or Sex

   6

Assignment

   6

Addition, Deletion or Substitution of Investments

   6

Computation of Variable Annuity Income Payments

   7

Exchanges

   7

Death Benefit

   8

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

   9

Money Market Subaccount Yields

   9

30-Day Yield for Non-Money Market Subaccounts

   9

Standardized Average Annual Total Return for Subaccounts

   10

Non-Standarized Average Annual Total Return for Subaccounts

   10

Non-Standardized Adjusted Historical Average Annual Total Return

   10

Individualized Computer Generated Illustrations

   12

PERFORMANCE COMPARISONS

   13

SAFEKEEPING OF ACCOUNT ASSETS

   15

CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

   15

Tax Status of the Policy

   15

Distribution Requirements

   15

Diversification Requirements

   15

Owner Control

   16

Withholding

   16

Qualified Policies

   16

Individual Retirement Annuities

   17

Roth Individual Retirement Annuities (Roth IRA)

   17

Section 403(b) Plans

   18

Corporate Pension and Profit-Sharing Plans and H.R. 10 Plans

   18

Deferred Compensation Plans

   18

Non-Natural Persons

   18

TAXATION OF TFLIC

   19

STATE REGULATION OF TFLIC

   19

RECORDS AND REPORTS

   19

DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICIES

   19

LEGAL MATTERS

   20

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

   20

OTHER INFORMATION

   20

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   20

 

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS

 

Accumulation Unit – An accounting unit of measure used in calculating the policy value in the separate account before the annuity commencement date.

 

Administrative and Service Office — Financial Markets Division – Variable Annuity Department, Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company, 4333 Edgewood Road, N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499.

 

Annuitant – The person during whose life, annuity payments involving life contingencies will continue.

 

Annuity Commencement Date – The date upon which annuity payments are to commence. This date may be any date at least one year after the policy date and may not be later than the last day of the policy month following the month in which the annuitant attains age 90, or 10 policy years, except expressly allowed by TFLIC.

 

Annuity Payment Option – A method of receiving a stream of annuity payments selected by the owner.

 

Annuity Unit – An accounting unit of measure used in the calculation of the amount of the second and each subsequent variable annuity payment.

 

Beneficiary – The person who has the right to the death benefit set forth in the policy.

 

Business Day – A day when the New York Stock Exchange is open for business.

 

Code – The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Enrollment form – A written application, order form, or any other information received electronically or otherwise upon which the policy is issued and/or is reflected on the data or specifications page.

 

Nonqualified Policy – A policy other than a qualified policy.

 

Owner – The individual or entity that owns an individual policy.

 

Policy – The individual policy.

 

Policy Value – On or before the annuity commencement date, the policy value is equal to the owner’s:

 

  Premium Payments; minus

 

  Partial withdrawals; plus or minus

 

  Accumulated gains or losses in the separate account; minus

 

  Services charges, premium taxes, if applicable, rider fees, and transfer fees, if any.

 

Policy Year – A policy year begins on the date in which the policy becomes effective and on each anniversary thereof.

 

Premium Payment – An amount paid to TFLIC by the owner or on the owner’s behalf as consideration for the benefits provided by the policy.

 

Qualified Policy – A policy issued in connection with retirement plans that qualify for special federal income tax treatment under the Code.

 

Separate Account – TFLIC Separate Account VNY, a separate account established and registered as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), to which Premium Payments under the policies may be allocated.

 

Service Charge — An annual charge on each policy anniversary for policy maintenance and related administrative expenses.

 

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Subaccount – subdivision within the separate account, the assets of which are invested in specified portfolios of the underlying funds.

 

Successor Owner – A person appointed by the owner to succeed to ownership of the policy in the event of the death of the owner who is not the annuitant before the annuity commencement date.

 

Valuation Period – The period of time from one determination of accumulation unit values and annuity unit values to the next subsequent determination of values. Such determination shall be made on each business day.

 

Variable Annuity Payments – Payments made pursuant to an annuity payment option which fluctuate as to dollar amount or payment term in relation to the investment performance of the specified subaccounts within the separate account.

 

Written Notice or Written Request – Written notice, signed by the owner, that gives TFLIC the information it requires and is received at the administrative and service office.

 

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THE POLICY – GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

OWNER

 

The Policy shall belong to the owner upon issuance of the Policy after completion of an enrollment form and delivery of the Initial Premium Payment. While the annuitant is living, the owner may: (1) assign the Policy; (2) surrender the policy; (3) amend or modify the Policy with the consent of TFLIC; (4) receive annuity payments or name a payee to receive the payments; and (5) exercise, receive and enjoy every other right and benefit contained in the policy. The exercise of these rights may be subject to the consent of any assignee or irrevocable beneficiary, and of your spouse in a community or marital property state.

 

Unless TFLIC has been notified of a community or marital property interest in the policy, it will rely on its good faith belief that no such interest exists and will assume no responsibility for inquiry.

 

A successor owner can be named in the enrollment form, information provided in lieu thereof, or in a written notice. The successor owner will become the new owner upon your death, if you predecease the annuitant. If no successor owner survives you and you predecease the annuitant, your estate will become the owner.

 

Note Carefully. If the owner does not name a contingent owner, the owner’s estate will become the new owner. If no probate estate is opened because the owner has precluded the opening of a probate estate by means of a trust or other instrument, unless TFLIC has received written notice of the trust as a successor owner signed prior to the owner’s death, that trust may not exercise ownership rights to the policy. It may be necessary to open a probate estate in order to exercise ownership rights to the policy if no contingent owner is named in a written notice received by TFLIC.

 

The owner may change the ownership of the policy in a written notice. When the change takes effect, all rights of ownership in the policy will pass to the new owner. A change of ownership may have tax consequences.

 

When there is a change of owner or successor owner, the change will not be effective until it is recorded in our records. Once recorded, it will take effect as of the date the owner signs the written notice, subject to any payment TFLIC has made or action TFLIC has taken before recording the change. Changing the owner or naming a new successor owner cancels any prior choice of successor owner, but does not change the designation of the beneficiary or the annuitant.

 

If ownership is transferred (except to the owner’s spouse) because the owner dies before the annuitant, the policy value generally must be distributed to the successor owner within five years of the owner’s death, or payments must be made for a period certain or for the successor owner’s lifetime so long as any period certain does not exceed that successor owner’s life expectancy, if the first payment begins within one year of your death.

 

ENTIRE POLICY

 

The policy, any endorsements thereon, the enrollment form, or information provided in lieu thereof constitute the entire Policy between TFLIC and the owner. All statements in the enrollment form are representations and not warranties. No statement will cause the policy to be void or to be used in defense of a claim unless contained in the enrollment form or information provided in lieu thereof. No registered representative has authority to change or waive any provision of the policy.

 

NON-PARTICIPATING

 

The Policies are non-participating. No dividends are payable and the Policies will not share in the profits or surplus earnings of TFLIC.

 

 

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MISSTATEMENT OF AGE OR SEX

 

TFLIC may require proof of age and sex before making Annuity Payments. If the Annuitant’s stated age, sex or both in the Policy are incorrect, TFLIC will change the annuity benefits payable to those benefits which the Premium Payments would have purchased for the correct age and sex. In the case of correction of the stated age and/or sex after payments have commenced, TFLIC will: (1) in the case of underpayment, pay the full amount due with the next payment; and (2) in the case of overpayment, deduct the amount due from one or more future payments.

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

Any Non-Qualified Policy may be assigned by you prior to the Annuity Date and during the Annuitant’s lifetime. TFLIC is not responsible for the validity of any assignment. No assignment will be recognized until TFLIC receives the appropriate TFLIC form notifying TFLIC of such assignment. The interest of any beneficiary which the assignor has the right to change shall be subordinate to the interest of an assignee. Any amount paid to the assignee shall be paid in one sum notwithstanding any settlement agreement in effect at the time assignment was executed. TFLIC shall not be liable as to any payment or other settlement made by TFLIC before receipt of the appropriate TFLIC form.

 

ADDITION, DELETION OR SUBSTITUTION OF INVESTMENTS

 

TFLIC cannot and does not guarantee that any of the subaccounts will always be available for Premium Payments, allocations or transfers. TFLIC retains the right, subject to any applicable law, to make certain changes in the separate account and its investments. TFLIC reserves the right to eliminate the shares of any portfolio held by a subaccount and to substitute shares of another portfolio of the underlying funds, or of another registered open-end management investment company for the shares of any portfolio, if the shares of the portfolio are no longer available for investment or if, in the judgment of TFLIC, investment in any portfolio would be inappropriate in view of the purposes of the separate account. To the extent required by the 1940 Act, substitutions of shares attributable to your interest in a subaccount will not be made without prior notice to you and the prior approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Nothing contained herein shall prevent the separate account from purchasing other securities for other series or classes of variable annuities, or from effecting an exchange between series or classes of variable annuities on the basis of your requests.

 

New subaccounts may be established when, in the sole discretion of TFLIC, marketing, tax, investment or other conditions warrant. Any new subaccounts may be made available to existing owners on a basis to be determined by TFLIC. Each additional subaccount will purchase shares in a mutual fund portfolio or other investment vehicle. TFLIC may also eliminate one or more subaccounts if, in its sole discretion, marketing, tax, investment or other conditions warrant such change. In the event any subaccount is eliminated, TFLIC will notify you and request reallocation of the amounts invested in the eliminated subaccount. If no such reallocation is provided by you, TFLIC will reinvest the amounts in the subaccount that invests in the Federated Prime Money Fund II (or in a similar portfolio of money market instruments), or in another subaccount, if appropriate.

 

In the event of any such substitution or change, TFLIC may, by appropriate endorsement, make such changes in the policy as may be necessary or appropriate to reflect such substitution or change. Furthermore, if deemed to be in the best interests of persons having voting rights under the policies, the separate account may be (i) operated as a management company under the 1940 Act or any other form permitted by law, (ii) deregistered under the 1940 Act in the event such registration is no longer required or (iii) combined with one or more other separate accounts.

 

To the extent permitted by applicable law, TFLIC also may transfer the assets of the separate account associated with the policies to another account or accounts.

 

 

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COMPUTATION OF VARIABLE ANNUITY INCOME PAYMENTS

 

In order to supplement the description in the Prospectus, the following provides additional information about the Policy which may be of interest to Policy Owners.

 

The amounts shown in the Annuity Tables contained in your Policy represent the guaranteed minimum for each Annuity Payment under a Fixed Payment Option. Variable annuity income payments are computed as follows. First, the Accumulated Value (or the portion of the Accumulated Value used to provide variable payments) is applied under the Annuity Tables contained in your Policy corresponding to the Annuity Payment Option elected by the Policy Owner and based on an assumed interest rate of 5%. This will produce a dollar amount which is the first monthly payment.

 

The amount of each Annuity Payment after the first is determined by means of Annuity Units. The number of Annuity Units is determined by dividing the first Annuity Payment by the Annuity Unit Value for the selected Subaccount ten Business Days prior to the Annuity Date. The number of Annuity Units for the Subaccount then remains fixed, unless an Exchange of Annuity Units (as set forth below) is made. After the first Annuity Payment, the dollar amount of each subsequent Annuity Payment is equal to the number of Annuity Units multiplied by the Annuity Unit Value for the Subaccount ten Business Days before the due date of the Annuity Payment.

 

The Annuity Unit Value for each Subaccount was initially established at $10.00 on the date money was first deposited in that Subaccount. The Annuity Unit Value for any subsequent Business Day is equal to (a) times (b) times (c), where

 

(a)    =    the Annuity Unit Value for the immediately preceding Business Day;
(b)    =    the Net Investment Factor for the day;
(c)    =    the investment result adjustment factor (.99986634 per day), which recognizes an assumed interest rate of 5% per year used in determining the Annuity Payment amounts.

 

The Net Investment Factor is a factor applied to a Subaccount that reflects daily changes in the value of the Subaccount due to:

 

(a)    =    any increase or decrease in the value of the Subaccount due to investment results;
(b)    =    a daily charge assessed at an annual rate of 0.40% for the mortality and expense risks assumed by TFLIC of the value of the Subaccount;
(c)    =    a daily charge for the cost of administering the Policy corresponding to an annual charge of .15% of the value of the Subaccount.

 

The Annuity Tables contained in the Policy are based on the A2000 Table, using assumed annuity commencement date of 2005 (static projection to this point) with dynamic projection using scale G from that point (100% of G for male, 50% of G for females) at the minimum guaranteed interest rate..

 

EXCHANGES

 

After the Annuity Date you may, by making a written request, exchange the current value of an existing subaccount to Annuity Units of any other subaccount(s) then available. The written request for an exchange must be received by us, however, at least ten Business Days prior to the first payment date on which the exchange is to take effect. An exchange shall result in the same dollar amount as that of the Annuity Payment on the date of exchange (the “Exchange Date”). Each year you may make an unlimited number of free exchanges between Subaccounts. We reserve the right to charge a $10 fee in the future for exchanges in excess of twelve per Policy Year.

 

Exchanges will be made using the Annuity Unit Value for the subaccounts on the date the written request for exchange is received. On the Exchange Date, TFLIC will establish a value for the current subaccounts by

 

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multiplying the Annuity Unit Value by the number of Annuity Units in the existing subaccounts and compute the number of Annuity Units for the new subaccounts by dividing the Annuity Unit Value of the new subaccounts into the value previously calculated for the existing subaccounts.

 

DEATH BENEFIT

 

Adjusted Partial Surrender. The amount of your guaranteed minimum death benefit is reduced due to a partial surrender by an amount called the adjusted partial surrender. The reduction amount depends on the relationship between your guaranteed minimum death benefit and policy value. The adjusted partial surrender is multiplied by the adjustment factor, which is current death proceeds prior to the surrender divided by the current policy value prior to the surrender, where death proceeds equal the maximum of policy value and guaranteed minimum death benefit.

 

The following examples describe the effect of a surrender on the guaranteed minimum death benefit and policy value.

 

EXAMPLE 1

(Assumed Facts for Example)

 

$75,000    current guaranteed minimum death benefit before surrender
$50,000    current policy value before surrender
$75,000    current death proceeds
$15,000    requested surrender
$22,500    adjusted partial surrender = 15,000 * (75,000/50,000)
$52,500    new guaranteed minimum death benefit (after surrender) = 75,000 - 22,500
$35,000    new policy value (after surrender) = 50,000 – 15,000

 

Summary:

 

    
Reduction in guaranteed minimum death benefit    = $22,500
Reduction in policy value    = $15,000

 

Note, guaranteed minimum death benefit is reduced more than the policy value since the guaranteed minimum death benefit was greater than the policy value just prior to the surrender.

 

EXAMPLE 2
(Assumed Facts for Example)

 

$50,000    current guaranteed minimum death benefit before surrender
$75,000    current policy value before surrender
$75,000    current death proceeds
$15,000    requested surrender
$15,000    reduction in policy value = $15,000
$15,000    adjusted partial surrender = $15,000 * (75,000/75,000)
$35,000    new guaranteed minimum death benefit (after surrender) = 50,000 - 15,000
$60,000    new policy value (after surrender) = 75,000 – 15,000

 

Summary:

 

    
Reduction in guaranteed minimum death benefit    = $15,000
Reduction in policy value    = $15,000

 

Note, guaranteed minimum death benefit and policy value are reduced by the same amount since the policy value was higher than the guaranteed minimum death benefit just prior to the surrender.

 

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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

 

Performance information for the subaccounts including the yield and effective yield of the Federated Prime Money Fund II, the yield of the remaining subaccounts, and the total return of all subaccounts, may appear in reports or promotional literature to current or prospective Policy Owners.

 

Until October 1995, the VA Large Value Portfolio invested its assets in both U.S. and international securities. Depending on the period presented, total return and performance information presented for the VA Large Value Portfolio may reflect the performance of the Portfolio when it invested in the stocks of both U.S. and international companies. Total return and performance information for the VA Large Value Portfolio which includes the period prior to October 1995 should not be considered indicative of the Portfolio’s future performance.

 

MONEY MARKET SUBACCOUNT YIELDS

 

Current yield for the Federated Prime Money Fund II will be based on the change in the value of a hypothetical investment (exclusive of capital changes) over a particular 7-day period, less a pro-rata share of Subaccount expenses accrued over that period (the “base period”), and stated as a percentage of the investment at the start of the base period (the “base period return”). The base period return is then annualized by multiplying by 365/7, with the resulting yield figure carried to at least the nearest hundredth of one percent.

 

Calculation of “effective yield” begins with the same “base period return” used in the calculation of yield, which is then annualized to reflect weekly compounding pursuant to the following formula:

 

Effective Yield = [((Base Period Return)+1)365/7]-1

 

30-DAY YIELD FOR NON-MONEY MARKET SUBACCOUNTS

 

Quotations of yield for the remaining subaccounts will be based on all investment income per Unit earned during a particular 30-day period, less expenses accrued during the period (“net investment income”), and will be computed by dividing net investment income by the value of a Unit on the last day of the period, according to the following formula:

 

YIELD  

= 2[(a-b + 1)6-1]

            cd

 

Where:

 

  [a] equals the net investment income earned during the period by the Portfolio attributable to shares owned by a subaccount;

 

  [b] equals the expenses accrued for the period (net of reimbursement);

 

  [c] equals the average daily number of Units outstanding during the period; and

 

  [d] equals the maximum offering price per Accumulation Unit on the last day of the period.

 

Yield on a subaccount is earned from the increase in net asset value of shares of the Portfolio in which the subaccount invests and from dividends declared and paid by the Portfolio, which are automatically reinvested in shares of the Portfolio.

 

 

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STANDARDIZED AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN FOR SUBACCOUNTS

 

When advertising performance of the subaccounts, TFLIC will show the “Standardized Average Annual Total Return,” calculated as prescribed by the rules of the SEC, for each Subaccount. The Standardized Average Annual Total Return is the effective annual compounded rate of return that would have produced the cash redemption value over the stated period had the performance remained constant throughout. The calculation assumes a single $1,000 payment made at the beginning of the period and full redemption at the end of the period. It reflects the deduction of the Annual Policy Fee and all other Portfolio, Separate Account and Policy level charges except Premium Taxes, if any.

 

Quotations of average annual total return for any Subaccount will be expressed in terms of the average annual compounded rate of return of a hypothetical investment in a Policy over a period of one, five and ten years (or, if less, up to the life of the Subaccount), calculated pursuant to the formula:

 

P(1+T)n=ERV

 

Where:

 

  [P] equals a hypothetical initial Premium Payment of $1,000;
  [T] equals an average annual total return;
  [n] equals the number of years; and
  [ERV] equals the ending redeemable value of a hypothetical $1,000 Premium Payment made at the beginning of the period (or fractional portion thereof).

 

There are no average annual total returns for periods from inception of the subaccounts to December 31, 2004 because the subaccounts had not commenced operations as of December 31, 2004

 

NON-STANDARDIZED AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN

 

In addition to the standard data discussed above, similar performance data for other periods may also be shown.

 

TFLIC may also advertise or disclose average annual total return or other performance data in non-standard formats for a subaccount of the separate account. The non-standard performance data may also make other assumptions, such as the amount invested in a subaccount, differences in time periods to be shown, or the effect of partial surrenders or annuity payments.

 

All non-standard performance data will be advertised only if the standard performance data is also disclosed.

 

NON-STANDARDIZED ADJUSTED HISTORICAL AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN

 

TFLIC may show Non-Standardized Adjusted Historical Average Annual Total Return, calculated on the basis of the historical performance of the Portfolios (calculated beginning from the end of the year of inception for each Portfolio) and may assume the Policy was in existence prior to its inception date (which it was not). After the Policy’s inception date, the calculations will reflect actual Accumulation Unit Values. These returns are based on specified Premium Payment patterns which produce the resulting Accumulated Values. They reflect a deduction for the Separate Account expenses and Portfolio expenses, and 12b-1 fee, if applicable, restated as if the 12b-1 fee had been in existence from the inception date. However, they do not include the Annual Policy Fee, any Premium Taxes (if any), which, if included, would reduce the percentages reported.

 

As shown in Table 1 below, the Non-Standardized Adjusted Historical Average Annual Total Return for a Portfolio is the effective annual compounded rate of return that would have produced the ending Accumulated Value over the stated period had the performance remained constant throughout.

 

 

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TABLE 1

Hypothetical (Adjusted Historical) Average Annual Total Returns

 

Annual Step-Up to Age 81 Death Benefit Option

(Total Separate Account Annual Expenses: 0.75%)

 

Subaccount


  

1 Year

Ended

12/31/04


   

5 Year

Ended

12/31/04


   

Inception of

The Subaccount


   

Portfolio

Inception Date


Asset Allocation – Conservative Portfolio – Initial Class

   8.90 %   N/A     6.96 %   May 1, 2002

Asset Allocation – Growth Portfolio – Initial Class

   13.33 %   N/A     6.73 %   May 1, 2002

Asset Allocation – Moderate Portfolio – Initial Class

   10.56 %   N/A     6.90 %   May 1, 2002

Asset Allocation – Moderate Growth Portfolio – Initial Class

   12.70 %   N/A     7.06 %   May 1, 2002

American Century International – Initial Class

   13.49 %   -6.71 %   0.58 %   January 1, 1997

Capital Guardian Global – Initial Class

   10.05 %   -2.16 %   4.92 %   February 3, 1998

Capital Guardian Value – Initial Class

   15.84 %   6.05 %   10.86 %   May 27, 1993

Clarion Real Estate Securities – Initial Class

   31.87 %   20.97 %   11.71 %   May 1, 1998

Great Companies – AmericaSM – Initial Class

   0.96 %   N/A     -0.64 %   May 1, 2000

Great Companies – TechnologySM – Initial Class

   7.25 %   N/A     -17.21 %   May 1, 2000

J.P. Morgan Enhanced Index – Initial Class

   10.19 %   -4.00 %   5.65 %   May 1, 1997

Janus Growth – Initial Class

   14.67 %   -12.09 %   10.49 %   October 2, 1986

PIMCO Total Return – Initial Class

   3.72 %   N/A     5.07 %   May 1, 2002

Salomon All Cap – Initial Class

   8.33 %   5.44 %   7.36 %   May 3, 1999

Templeton Great Companies Global – Initial Class

   8.65 %   N/A     -6.47 %   September 1, 2000

Transamerica Equity – Initial Class

   14.94 %   -3.09 %   16.67 %   February 26, 1969

Transamerica Growth Opportunities – Initial Class

   15.76 %   N/A     10.68 %   May 1, 2001

Transamerica Value Balanced – Initial Class

   9.14 %   5.65 %   7.58 %   January 3, 1995

Van Kampen Active International Allocation – Initial Class

   15.18 %   -4.94 %   4.08 %   April 8, 1991

Van Kampen Emerging Growth – Initial Class

   6.34 %   -12.53 %   11.41 %   March 1, 1993

AllianceBernstein Growth Portfolio – Class B

   13.68 %   -10.48 %   -5.81 %   June 1, 1999

AllianceBernstein Large Cap Growth Portfolio – Class B

   7.54 %   -10.24 %   -7.40 %   July 14, 1999

AllianceBernstein Global Technology Portfolio – Class B

   4.30 %   -14.23 %   -7.57 %   September 22, 1999

Credit Suisse – International Focus Portfolio

   13.89 %   -7.46 %   2.15 %   June 30, 1995

Credit Suisse – Small Cap Growth Portfolio

   10.04 %   -6.27 %   6.94 %   June 30, 1995

VA Global Bond Portfolio

   2.01 %   4.74 %   6.21 %   January 12, 1995

VA International Small Portfolio

   27.98 %   11.63 %   5.38 %   September 29, 1995

VA International Value Portfolio

   25.78 %   6.83 %   7.95 %   September 29, 1995

VA Large Value Portfolio

   16.51 %   5.63 %   10.56 %   January 12, 1995

VA Short-Term Fixed Portfolio

   0.02 %   2.80 %   3.52 %   September 29, 1995

VA Small Value Portfolio

   22.22 %   19.11 %   15.28 %   September 29, 1995

Dreyfus IP – Core Bond Portfolio – Service Class

   3.59 %   N/A     5.79 %   May 1, 2000

The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. – Service Class

   5.15 %   -2.88 %   11.37 %   October 7, 1993

Dreyfus VIF – Appreciation Portfolio – Service Class

   4.01 %   -1.85 %   10.58 %   April 5, 1993

Federated American Leaders Fund II

   8.96 %   1.11 %   10.73 %   February 10, 1994

Federated Capital Income Fund II

   9.10 %   -5.42 %   4.05 %   February 10, 1994

Federated Fund for U.S. Government Securities II

   2.84 %   5.76 %   5.26 %   March 28, 1994

Federated High Income Bond Fund II

   9.64 %   3.99 %   6.64 %   March 1, 1994

Gartmore GVIT Developing Markets Fund

   18.89 %   2.04 %   1.70 %   February 2, 1996

Liberty Small Company Growth Fund, Variable Series – Class A

   10.65 %   -0.05 %   6.05 %   January 1, 1989

Vanguard – Short-Term Investment – Grade Portfolio

   1.30 %   4.77 %   4.28 %   February 8, 1999

Vanguard – Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

   3.43 %   6.39 %   6.58 %   April 29, 1991

Vanguard – Equity Index Portfolio

   9.98 %   -3.09 %   11.17 %   April 29, 1991

Vanguard – Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

   19.42 %   9.24 %   11.82 %   February 9, 1999

Vanguard – REIT Index Portfolio

   29.54 %   20.09 %   16.21 %   February 9, 1999

Fidelity – VIP Mid Cap Portfolio – Initial Class

   23.95 %   14.00 %   19.61 %   December 28, 1998

Fidelity – VIP Value Strategies Portfolio – Initial Class

   13.18 %   N/A     12.44 %   February 25, 2002

Wanger U.S. Smaller Companies

   17.45 %   6.80 %   15.48 %   May 3, 1995

Wanger International Small Cap

   29.30 %   -1.77 %   15.83 %   May 3, 1995

WFVT Multi Cap Value Fund

   15.89 %   6.07 %   3.93 %   October 10, 1997

 

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TABLE 2

Hypothetical (Adjusted Historical) Average Annual Total Returns

 

Policy Value Death Benefit Option

(Total Separate Account Annual Expenses: 0.55%)

 

Subaccount


  

1 Year

Ended

12/31/04


   

5 Year

Ended

12/31/04


   

Inception of

The Subaccount


   

Portfolio

Inception Date


Asset Allocation – Conservative Portfolio – Initial Class

   9.11 %   N/A     7.06 %   May 1, 2002

Asset Allocation – Growth Portfolio – Initial Class

   13.56 %   N/A     6.84 %   May 1, 2002

Asset Allocation – Moderate Portfolio – Initial Class

   10.78 %   N/A     7.01 %   May 1, 2002

Asset Allocation – Moderate Growth Portfolio – Initial Class

   12.92 %   N/A     7.17 %   May 1, 2002

American Century International – Initial Class

   13.72 %   -6.53 %   0.68 %   January 1, 1997

Capital Guardian Global – Initial Class

   10.28 %   -1.96 %   5.02 %   February 3, 1998

Capital Guardian Value – Initial Class

   16.07 %   6.26 %   10.97 %   May 27, 1993

Clarion Real Estate Securities – Initial Class

   32.13 %   21.21 %   11.82 %   May 1, 1998

Great Companies – AmericaSM – Initial Class

   1.16 %   N/A     -0.54 %   May 1, 2000

Great Companies – TechnologySM – Initial Class

   7.47 %   N/A     -17.12 %   May 1, 2000

J.P. Morgan Enhanced Index – Initial Class

   10.41 %   -3.81 %   5.76 %   May 1, 1997

Janus Growth – Initial Class

   14.90 %   -11.91 %   10.60 %   October 2, 1986

PIMCO Total Return – Initial Class

   3.92 %   N/A     5.17 %   May 1, 2002

Salomon All Cap – Initial Class

   8.54 %   5.65 %   7.47 %   May 3, 1999

Templeton Great Companies Global – Initial Class

   8.86 %   N/A     -6.38 %   September 1, 2000

Transamerica Equity – Initial Class

   15.17 %   -2.89 %   16.79 %   February 26, 1969

Transamerica Growth Opportunities – Initial Class

   15.99 %   N/A     10.79 %   May 1, 2001

Transamerica Value Balanced – Initial Class

   9.36 %   5.86 %   7.68 %   January 3, 1995

Van Kampen Active International Allocation – Initial Class

   15.41 %   -4.75 %   4.18 %   April 8, 1991

Van Kampen Emerging Growth – Initial Class

   6.56 %   -12.36 %   11.52 %   March 1, 1993

AllianceBernstein Growth Portfolio – Class B

   13.90 %   -10.30 %   -5.71 %   June 1, 1999

AllianceBernstein Large Cap Growth Portfolio – Class B

   7.75 %   -10.06 %   -7.30 %   July 14, 1999

AllianceBernstein Global Technology Portfolio – Class B

   4.51 %   -14.06 %   -7.48 %   September 22, 1999

Credit Suisse – International Focus Portfolio

   14.12 %   -7.28 %   2.25 %   June 30, 1995

Credit Suisse – Small Cap Growth Portfolio

   10.26 %   -6.08 %   7.05 %   June 30, 1995

VA Global Bond Portfolio

   2.21 %   4.95 %   6.32 %   January 12, 1995

VA International Small Portfolio

   28.24 %   11.85 %   5.49 %   September 29, 1995

VA International Value Portfolio

   26.03 %   7.05 %   8.06 %   September 29, 1995

VA Large Value Portfolio

   16.75 %   5.84 %   10.67 %   January 12, 1995

VA Short-Term Fixed Portfolio

   0.23 %   3.01 %   3.63 %   September 29, 1995

VA Small Value Portfolio

   22.46 %   19.35 %   15.40 %   September 29, 1995

Dreyfus IP – Core Bond Portfolio – Service Class

   3.79 %   N/A     5.90 %   May 1, 2000

The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc. – Service Class

   5.36 %   -2.68 %   11.49 %   October 7, 1993

Dreyfus VIF – Appreciation Portfolio – Service Class

   4.22 %   -1.65 %   10.69 %   April 5, 1993

Federated American Leaders Fund II

   9.18 %   1.31 %   10.84 %   February 10, 1994

Federated Capital Income Fund II

   9.32 %   -5.24 %   4.16 %   February 10, 1994

Federated Fund for U.S. Government Securities II

   3.04 %   5.97 %   5.37 %   March 28, 1994

Federated High Income Bond Fund II

   9.86 %   4.20 %   6.74 %   March 1, 1994

Gartmore GVIT Developing Markets Fund

   19.13 %   2.25 %   1.81 %   February 2, 1996

Liberty Small Company Growth Fund, Variable Series – Class A

   10.87 %   0.15 %   6.16 %   January 1, 1989

Vanguard – Short-Term Investment – Grade Portfolio

   1.51 %   4.98 %   4.38 %   February 8, 1999

Vanguard – Total Bond Market Index Portfolio

   3.63 %   6.60 %   6.68 %   April 29, 1991

Vanguard – Equity Index Portfolio

   10.20 %   -2.90 %   11.28 %   April 29, 1991

Vanguard – Mid-Cap Index Portfolio

   19.66 %   9.46 %   11.93 %   February 9, 1999

Vanguard – REIT Index Portfolio

   29.80 %   20.33 %   16.32 %   February 9, 1999

Fidelity – VIP Mid Cap Portfolio – Initial Class

   24.20 %   14.23 %   19.73 %   December 28, 1998

Fidelity – VIP Value Strategies Portfolio – Initial Class

   13.41 %   N/A     12.55 %   February 25, 2002

Wanger U.S. Smaller Companies

   17.69 %   7.01 %   15.60 %   May 3, 1995

Wanger International Small Cap

   29.56 %   -1.58 %   15.94 %   May 3, 1995

WFVT Multi Cap Value Fund

   16.13 %   6.29 %   4.04 %   October 10, 1997

 

Note: Advertisements and other sales literature for the Portfolios may quote total returns which are calculated on non-standardized base periods. These total returns also represent the historic change in the value of an investment in the Portfolios based on monthly reinvestment of dividends over a specific period of time.

 

Individualized Computer Generated Illustrations

 

TFLIC may from time to time use computer-based software available through Morningstar, CDA/Wiesnberger and/or other firms to provide registered representatives and existing and/or potential owners of Policies with

 

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individualized hypothetical performance illustrations for some or all of the Portfolios. Such illustrations may include, without limitation, graphs, bar charts and other types of formats presenting the following information: (i) the historical results of a hypothetical investment in a single Portfolio; (ii) the historical fluctuation of the value of a single Portfolio (actual and hypothetical); (iii) the historical results of a hypothetical investment in more than one Portfolio; (iv) the historical performance of two or more market indices in relation to one another and/or one or more Portfolios; (v) the historical performance of two or more market indices in comparison to a single Portfolio or a group of Portfolios; (vi) a market risk/reward scatter chart showing the historical risk/reward relationship of one or more mutual funds or Portfolios to one or more indices and a broad category of similar anonymous variable annuity subaccounts; and (vii) Portfolio data sheets showing various information about one or more Portfolios (such as information concerning total return for various periods, fees and expenses, standard deviation, alpha and beta, investment objective, inception date and net assets).

 

PERFORMANCE COMPARISONS

 

Performance information for any subaccount reflects only the performance of a hypothetical Policy under which Accumulation Value is allocated to a subaccount during a particular time period on which the calculations are based. Performance information should be considered in light of the investment objectives and policies, characteristics and quality of the Portfolio in which the subaccount invests, and the market conditions during the given period, and should not be considered as a representation of what may be achieved in the future.

 

Reports and marketing materials may, from time to time, include information concerning the rating of Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company, Inc. as determined by one or more of the ratings services listed below, or other recognized rating services. Reports and promotional literature may also contain other information including (i) the ranking of any subaccount derived from rankings of variable annuity separate accounts or other investment products tracked by Lipper Analytical Services or by other rating services, companies, publications, or other person who rank separate accounts or other investment products on overall performance or other criteria, and (ii) the effect of tax-deferred compounding on a subaccount’s investment returns, or returns in general, which may be illustrated by graphs, charts, or otherwise, and which may include a comparison, at various points in time, of the return from an investment in a Policy (or returns in general) on a tax-deferred basis (assuming one or more tax rates) with the return on a taxable basis.

 

Each subaccount’s performance depends on, among other things, the performance of the underlying Portfolio which, in turn, depends upon such variables as:

 

  quality of underlying investments;

 

  average maturity of underlying investments;

 

  type of instruments in which the Portfolio is invested;

 

  changes in interest rates and market value of underlying investments;

 

  changes in Portfolio expenses; and

 

  the relative amount of the Portfolio’s cash flow.

 

From time to time, we may advertise the performance of the subaccounts and the underlying Portfolios as compared to similar funds or portfolios using certain indexes, reporting services and financial publications, and we may advertise rankings or ratings issued by certain services and/or other institutions. These may include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

  Dow Jones Industrial Average (“DJIA”), an unmanaged index representing share prices of major industrial corporations, public utilities, and transportation companies. Produced by the Dow Jones & Company, it is cited as a principal indicator of market conditions.

 

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  Standard & Poor’s Daily Stock Price Index of 500 Common Stocks, a composite index of common stocks in industrial, transportation, and financial and public utility companies, which can be used to compare to the total returns of funds whose portfolios are invested primarily in common stocks. In addition, the Standard & Poor’s index assumes reinvestments of all dividends paid by stocks listed on its index. Taxes due on any of these distributions are not included, nor are brokerage or other fees calculated into the Standard & Poor’s figures.

 

  Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., a reporting service that ranks funds in various fund categories by making comparative calculations using total return. Total return assumes the reinvestment of all income dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. From time to time, we may quote the Portfolios’ Lipper rankings in various fund categories in advertising and sales literature.

 

  Bank Rate Monitor National Index, Miami Beach, Florida, a financial reporting service which publishes weekly average rates of 50 leading bank and thrift institution money market deposit accounts. The rates published in the index are an average of the personal account rates offered on the Wednesday prior to the date of publication by ten of the largest banks and thrifts in each of the five largest Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas. Account minimums range upward from $2,500 in each institution, and compounding methods vary. If more than one rate is offered, the lowest rate is used. Rates are subject to change at any time specified by the institution.

 

  Shearson Lehman Government/Corporate (Total) Index, an index comprised of approximately 5,000 issues which include: non-convertible bonds publicly issued by the U.S. government or its agencies; corporate bonds guaranteed by the U.S. government and quasi-federal corporations; and publicly issued, fixed-rate, non-convertible domestic bonds of companies in industry, public utilities and finance. The average maturity of these bonds approximates nine years. Tracked by Shearson Lehman, Inc., the index calculates total returns for one month, three month, twelve month, and ten year periods and year-to-date.

 

  Shearson Lehman Government/Corporate (Long-Term) Index, an index composed of the same types of issues as defined above. However, the average maturity of the bonds included in this index approximates 22 years.

 

  Shearson Lehman Government Index, an unmanaged index comprised of all publicly issued, non-convertible domestic debt of the U.S. government, or any agency thereof, or any quasi-federal corporation and of corporate debt guaranteed by the U.S. government. Only notes and bonds with a minimum outstanding principal of $1 million and a minimum maturity of one year are included.

 

  Morningstar, Inc., an independent rating service that publishes the bi-weekly Mutual Fund Values. Mutual Fund Values rates more than 1,000 NASDAQ-listed mutual funds of all types, according to their risk-adjusted returns. The maximum rating is five stars, and ratings are effective for two weeks.

 

  Money, a monthly magazine that regularly ranks money market funds in various categories based on the latest available seven-day compound (effective) yield. From time to time, the Fund will quote its Money ranking in advertising and sales literature.

 

  Standard & Poor’s Utility Index, an unmanaged index of common stocks from forty different utilities. This index indicates daily changes in the price of the stocks. The index also provides figures for changes in price from the beginning of the year to date, and for a twelve month period.

 

  Dow Jones Utility Index, an unmanaged index comprised of fifteen utility stocks that tracks changes in price daily and over a six month period. The index also provides the highs and lows for each of the past five years.

 

  The Consumer Price Index, a measure for determining inflation.

 

Investors may use such indexes (or reporting services) in addition to the Portfolios’ Prospectuses to obtain a more complete view of each Portfolio’s performance before investing. Of course, when comparing each Portfolio’s performance to any index, conditions such as composition of the index and prevailing market conditions should be considered in assessing the significance of such companies. Unmanaged indexes may assume the reinvestment of dividends but generally do not reflect deductions for administrative and management costs and expenses.

 

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When comparing funds using reporting services, or total return and yield, or effective yield, investors should take into consideration any relevant differences in funds such as permitted portfolio compositions and methods used to value portfolio securities and compute offering price.

 

SAFEKEEPING OF ACCOUNT ASSETS

 

Title to assets of the Separate Account is held by TFLIC. The assets are kept physically segregated and held separate and apart from TFLIC’s general account assets. The general account contains all of the assets of TFLIC. Records are maintained of all purchases and redemptions of eligible Portfolio shares held by each of the subaccounts and the general account.

 

CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES

 

The following summary does not constitute tax advice. It is a general discussion of certain of the expected federal income tax consequences of investment in and distributions with respect to a policy, based on the Code, as amended, proposed and final Treasury Regulations thereunder, judicial authority, and current administrative rulings and practice. This summary discusses only certain federal income tax consequences to “United States Persons,” and does not discuss state, local, or foreign tax consequences. United States Persons means citizens or residents of the United States, domestic corporations, domestic partnerships and trusts or estates that are subject to United States federal income tax regardless of the source of their income.

 

TAX STATUS OF THE POLICY

 

The following discussion is based on the assumption that the policy qualifies as an annuity policy for federal income tax purposes.

 

DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS

 

The Code requires that nonqualified policies contain specific provisions for distribution of policy proceeds upon the death of any owner. In order to be treated as an annuity policy for federal income tax purposes, the Code requires that such policies provide that if any owner dies on or after the annuity commencement date and before the entire interest in the policy has been distributed, the remaining portion most be distributed at least as rapidly as under the method in effect on such owner’s death. If any owner dies before the annuity commencement date, the entire interest in the policy must generally be distributed within 5 years after such owner’s date of death or be used to purchase an immediate annuity under which payments will begin within one year of such owner’s death and will be made for the life of the beneficiary or for a period not extending beyond the life expectancy of the “designated beneficiary” as defined in section 72(s) of the Code. However, if upon such owner’s death prior to the annuity commencement date, such owner’s surviving spouse becomes the sole new owner, then the policy may be continued with the surviving spouse as the new owner. Under the policy, the beneficiary is the designated beneficiary of an owner/annuitant and the successor owner is the designated beneficiary of an owner who is not the annuitant. If any owner is not a natural person, then for purposes of these distribution requirements, the primary annuitant shall be treated as an owner and any death or change of such primary annuitant shall be treated as an owner and any death or change of such primary annuitant shall be treated as the death of an owner. The nonqualified policies contain provisions intended to comply with these requirements of the Code. No regulations interpreting these requirements of the Code have yet been issued and thus no assurance can be given that the provisions contained in the policy satisfy all such Code requirements. The provisions contained in the policy will be reviewed and modified if necessary to assure that they comply with the Code requirements when clarified by regulation or otherwise.

 

DIVERSIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

 

Section 817(h) of the Code provides that in order for a variable policy which is based on a segregated asset account to qualify as an annuity policy under the Code, the investments made by such account must be “adequately diversified” in accordance with Treasury regulations. The Treasury regulations issued under Section 817(h) (Treas. Reg. §1.817-5) apply a diversification requirement to each of the subaccounts. The separate account, through its

 

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underlying funds and their portfolios, intends to comply with the diversification requirements of the Treasury regulations. TFLIC has entered into agreements with each underlying fund company which requires the portfolios to be operated in compliance with the Treasury regulations.

 

OWNER CONTROL

 

In certain circumstances, owners of variable annuity policies may be considered the owners, for federal income tax purposes, of the assets of the separate account used to support their policies. In those circumstances, income and gains from the separate account assets would be includable in the variable annuity policy owner’s gross income. The IRS stated in a series of rulings published from 1977 to 1982 that a variable annuity policy owner will be considered the owner of separate account assets if the policy owner possesses incidents of ownership in those assets, such as the ability to exercise investment control over the assets.

 

In 1986 the Treasury Department announced in connection with the issuance of regulations concerning investment diversification, that those regulations “do not provide guidance concerning the circumstances in which investor control of the investments of a segregated asset account may cause the investor (i.e., you), rather than the insurance company, to be treated as the owner of the assets in the account.” This announcement also stated that guidance would be issued by way of regulations or rulings on the “extent to which policyholders may direct their investments to particular subaccounts without being treated as owners of the underlying assets.”

 

The ownership rights under the policy are similar to, but different in certain respects from those described by the IRS in rulings in which it was determined that policy owners were not owners of separate account assets. For example, you have the choice of one or more subaccounts in which to allocate Premium Payments and policy values, and may be able to transfer among these accounts more frequently than in such rulings. These differences could result in you being treated as the owner of the assets of the separate account. In addition, TFLIC does not know what standards will be set forth, if any, in the regulation or rulings that the Treasury Department has stated it expects to issue. TFLIC therefore reserves the right to modify the policies as necessary to attempt to prevent you from being considered the owner of a pro rata share of the assets of the separate account.

 

WITHHOLDING

 

The portion of any distribution under a policy that is includable in gross income will be subject to federal income tax withholding unless the recipient of such distribution elects not to have federal income tax withheld. Election forms will be provided at the time distributions are requested to be made. The withholding rate varies according to the type of distribution and the owner’s tax status. For qualified policies, “eligible rollover distributions” from Section 401(a) plans, Section 403(a) annuities, and Section 403(b) tax-sheltered annuities are subject to mandatory federal income tax withholding of 20%. An eligible rollover distribution is the taxable portion of any distribution from such a plan, except certain distributions such as distributions required by the Code or distributions in a specified annuity form. The 20% withholding does not apply, however, if the owner chooses a “direct rollover” from the plan to another tax-qualified plan or IRA. Different withholding requirements may apply in the case of non-United States persons.

 

QUALIFIED POLICIES

 

The qualified policy is designed for use with several types of tax-qualified retirement plans. The tax rules applicable to participants and beneficiaries in tax-qualified retirement plans. The tax rules applicable to participants and beneficiaries in tax-qualified retirement plans vary according to the type of plan and the terms and conditions of the plan. Special favorable tax treatment may be available for certain types of contributions and distributions. Adverse tax consequences may result from contributions in excess of specified limits; distributions prior to age 59 ½ (subject to certain exceptions); distributions that do not conform to specified commencement and minimum distribution rules; and in other specified circumstances. Some retirement plans are subject to distribution and other requirements that are not incorporated into the policies or our administration procedures. Owners, participants and beneficiaries are responsible for determining that contributions, distributions and other transactions with respect to the policies comply with applicable law.

 

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For qualified plans under Section 401(a), 403(a), 403(b), and 457, the Code requires that distributions generally must commence no later than the later of April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the owner (or plan participant) (i) reaches age 70 ½ or (ii) retires, and must be made in specified form or manner. If the plan participant is a “5 percent owner” (as defined in the Code), distributions generally must begin no later than April 1 of the calendar year in which the owner (or plan participant reaches age 70 ½. Each owner is responsible for requesting distributions under the policy that satisfy applicable tax rules.

 

If you are attempting to satisfy minimum required distribution rules through partial withdrawals, the value of any enhanced death benefit or other optional rider may need to be included in calculating the amount required to be distributed. Consult a tax adviser.

 

TFLIC makes no attempt to provide more than general information about use of the policy with the various types of retirement plans. Purchasers of a policy for use with any retirement plan should consult their legal counsel and tax adviser regarding the suitability of the policy.

 

INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ANNUITIES

 

In order to qualify as a traditional individual retirement annuity under Section 408(b) of the Code, a policy must contain certain provisions: (i) the owner must be the annuitant; (ii) the policy generally is not transferable by the owner, e.g., the owner may not designate a new owner, designate a contingent owner or assign the policy as collateral security; (iii) the total Premium Payments for any calendar year may not exceed $3,000 ($3,500 if age 50 or older), except in the case of a rollover amount or contribution under Section 402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8) or 408(d)(3) of the Code; (iv) annuity payments or withdrawals must begin no later than April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the annuitant attains age 70 ½; (v) an annuity payment option with a period certain that will guarantee annuity payments beyond the life expectancy of the annuitant and the beneficiary may not be selected; and certain payments of death benefits must be made in the event the annuitant dies prior to the distribution of the policy value. Policies intended to qualify as traditional individual retirement annuities under Section 408(b) of the Code contain such provisions. Amounts in the IRA (other than nondeductible contributions) are taxed when distributed from the IRA. Distributions prior to age 59 ½ (unless certain exceptions apply) are subject to a 10% penalty tax.

 

No part of the funds for an individual retirement account (including a Roth IRA) or annuity should be invested in a life insurance policy, but the regulations thereunder allow such funds to be invested in an annuity policy that provides a death benefit that equals the greater of the Premium Payments paid or the policy value for the policy. The policy provides an enhanced death benefit that could exceed the amount of such a permissible death benefit, but it is unclear to what extent such an enhanced death benefit could disqualify the policy as an IRA. The Internal Revenue Service has not reviewed the policy for qualification as an IRA, and has not addressed in a ruling of general applicability whether an enhanced death benefit provision, such as the provision in the policy, comports with IRA qualification requirements.

 

ROTH INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ANNUITIES (ROTH IRA)

 

The Roth IRA, under Section 408A of the Code, contains many of the same provisions as a traditional IRA. However, there are some differences. First, the contributions are not deductible and must be made in cash or as a rollover or transfer from another Roth IRA or other IRA. A rollover from or conversion of an IRA to a Roth IRA may be subject to tax and other special rules may apply to the rollover or conversion and to distributions attributable thereto. You should consult a tax adviser before combining any converted amounts with any other Roth IRA contributions, including any other conversion amounts from other tax years. The Roth IRA is available to individuals with earned income and whose modified adjusted gross income is under $110,000 for single filers, $160,000 for married filing jointly, and $10,000 for married filing separately. The amount per individual that may be contributed to all IRAs (Roth and traditional) is $3,000 ($3,500 if age 50 or older). Secondly, the distributions are taxed differently. The Roth IRA offers tax-free distributions when made 5 tax years after the first contribution to any Roth IRA of the individual and made after attaining age 59 ½, to pay for qualified first time homebuyer expenses (lifetime maximum of $10,000) or due to death or disability. All other distributions are subject to income tax when made from earnings and may be subject to a premature withdrawal penalty tax unless an exception applies.

 

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Unlike the traditional IRA, there are no minimum required distributions during the owner’s lifetime; however, required distributions at death are generally the same.

 

SECTION 403(b) PLANS

 

Under Section 403(b) of the Code, payments made by public school systems and certain tax exempt organizations to purchase policies for their employees are excludable from the gross income of the employee, subject to certain limitations. However, such payments may be subject to FICA (Social Security) taxes. The policies include a death benefit that in some cases may exceed the greater of the Premium Payments or the policy value. The death benefit could be characterized as an incidental benefit, the amount of which is limited in any tax-sheltered annuity under section 403(b). Because the death benefit may exceed this limitation, employers using the policies in connection with such plans should consult their tax adviser. Additionally, in accordance with the requirements of the Code, Section 403(b) annuities generally may not permit distribution of (i) elective contributions made in years beginning after December 31, 1988, and (ii) earnings on those contributions and (iii) earnings on amounts attributed to elective contributions held as of the end of the last year beginning before January 1, 1989. Distributions of such amounts will be allowed only upon the death of the employee, on or after attainment of age 59 ½, separation from service, disability, or financial hardship, except that income attributable to elective contributions may not be distributed in the case of hardship.

 

CORPORATE PENSION AND PROFIT-SHARING PLANS AND H.R. 10 PLANS

 

Sections 401(a) and 403(a) of the Code permit corporate employers to establish various types of retirement plans for employees and self-employed individuals to establish qualified plans for themselves and their employees. Such retirement plans may permit the purchase of the policies to accumulate retirement savings. Adverse tax consequences to the plan, the participant or both may result if the policy is assigned or transferred to any individual as a means to provide benefit payments. The policies include a death benefit that in some cases may exceed the greater of the Premium Payments or the policy value. The death benefit could be characterized as an incidental benefit, the amount of which is limited in a pension or profit sharing plan. Because the death benefit may exceed this limitation, employers using the policies in connection with such plans should consult their tax adviser.

 

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS

 

Section 457 of the Code, while not actually providing for a qualified plan as that term is normally used, provides for certain deferred compensation plans with respect to service for state governments, political sub-divisions, agencies, instrumentality and certain affiliates of such entities, and tax exempt organizations. The policies can be used with such plans. Under such plans a participant may specify the form of investment in which his or her participation will be made. For non-governmental Section 457 plans, all such investments, however are owned by, and are subject to, the claims of the general creditors of the sponsoring employer. Depending on the terms of the particular plan, a non-government employer may be entitled to draw on deferred amounts for purposes unrelated to its Section 457 plan obligations. In general, all amounts received under a Section 457 plan are taxable and are subject to federal income tax withholding as wages.

 

NON-NATURAL PERSONS

 

Pursuant to Section 72(u) of the Code, an annuity policy held by a taxpayer other than a natural person generally will not be treated as an annuity policy under the Code; accordingly, an owner who is not a natural person will recognize as ordinary income for a taxable year the excess of (i) the sum of the policy value as of the close of the taxable year and all previous distributions under the policy over (ii) the sum of the Premium Payments paid for the taxable year and any prior taxable year and the amounts includable in gross income for any prior taxable year with respect to the policy. Notwithstanding the preceding sentences in this paragraph, Section 72(u) of the Code does not apply to (i) a policy where the nominal owner is not a natural person but the beneficial owner is a natural person, (ii) a policy acquired by the estate of a decedent by reason of such decedent’s death, (iii) a qualified policy (other than one qualified under Section 457) or (iv) a single-payment annuity where the annuity commencement date is no later than one year from the date of the single Premium Payment; instead, such policies are taxed as described above under the heading “Taxation of Annuities.”

 

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TAXATION OF TFLIC

 

TFLIC at present is taxed as a life insurance company under part I of Subchapter L of the Code. The separate account is treated as part of TFLIC and, accordingly, will not be taxed separately as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Code. We do not expect to incur any federal income tax liability with respect to investment income and net capital gains arising from the activities of the separate account retained as part of the reserves under the policy. Based on this expectation, it is anticipated that no charges will be made against the separate account for federal income taxes. If, in future years, any federal income taxes are incurred by us with respect to the separate account, we may make a charge to that account.

 

STATE REGULATION OF TFLIC

 

TFLIC is a stock life insurance company organized under the laws of New York, and is subject to regulation by the New York Department of Insurance. An annual statement is filed with the New York Commissioner of Insurance on or before March 1st of each year covering the operations and reporting on the financial condition of TFLIC as of December 31st of the preceding calendar year. Periodically, the New York Commissioner of Insurance examines the financial condition of TFLIC, including the liabilities and reserves of the Separate Account.

 

RECORDS AND REPORTS

 

All records and accounts relating to the Separate Account will be maintained by TFLIC. As presently required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and regulations promulgated thereunder, TFLIC will mail to all Policy Owners at their last known address of record, at least semi-annually, reports containing such information as may be required under that Act or by any other applicable law or regulation. Policy Owners will also receive confirmation of each financial transaction and any other reports required by law or regulation.

 

DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICIES

 

We currently offer the Policies on a continuous basis. We anticipate continuing to offer the Policies, but reserve the right to discontinue the offering.

 

AFSG serves as principal underwriter for the Policies. AFSG’s home office is located at 4333 Edgewood Road, N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499-0001. AFSG, like TFLIC, is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of AEGON USA. AFSG is registered as a broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is a member of NASD, Inc. AFSG is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.

 

The Policies are offered to the public through fee-only advisors who are not paid a commission. The Policies are also offered to the public through broker-dealers (“selling firms”) that are licensed under the federal securities laws; the selling firm and/or its affiliates are also licensed under state insurance laws. The selling firms have entered into written selling agreements with us and with AFSG as principal underwriter for the Policies. During fiscal year 2004, AFSG paid no amounts in commissions in connection with the sale of the Policies.

 

Administrative Services Contract

 

We and AFSG, the principal underwriter for the Policies, have contracted with Planning Corporation of America (“PCA”), a subsidiary of Raymond James & Associates, Inc., to provide certain administrative services to owners who purchase a Policy through registered representatives of PCA. The administrative services include customer application processing, agent insurance licensing and appointment process, and aggregation of customer statements. We pay Planning Corporation of America a fee equal to 0.15% of the amount of assets in the Policy that are sold by PCA registered representatives. During 2004, we paid PCA $0.00 in connection with this Policy.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

 

The law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, of Washington, D.C., has provided legal advice concerning the issue and sale of the Policy under the applicable federal securities laws.

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

The statutory-basis financial statements and schedules of TFLIC have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Suite 3400, 801 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309. There are no financial statements for the subaccounts because they had not commenced operations. The financial statements audited by Ernst & Young LLP are included in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

A Registration Statement has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, with respect to the Policy discussed in this Statement of Additional Information. Not all of the information set forth in the Registration Statement, amendments and exhibits thereto has been included in this Statement of Additional Information. Statements contained in this Statement of Additional Information concerning the content of the Policy and other legal instruments are intended to be summaries. For a complete statement of the terms of these documents, reference should be made to the instruments filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The values of your interest in the separate account will be affected solely by the investment results of the selected subaccount(s). The statutory-basis financial statements and schedules of Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company, which are included in this SAI, should be considered only as bearing on the ability of the Company to meet its obligations under the policies. They should not be considered as bearing on the investment performance of the assets held in the separate account.

 

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES – STATUTORY BASIS

 

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company

Years Ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002

 

 


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Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company

 

Financial Statements and Schedules – Statutory Basis

 

Years Ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002

 

Contents

 

Report of Independent Auditors

   1

Audited Financial Statements

    

Balance Sheets – Statutory Basis

   3

Statements of Operations – Statutory Basis

   5

Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus – Statutory Basis

   6

Statements of Cash Flow – Statutory Basis

   8

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

   10

Statutory-Basis Financial Statement Schedules

    

Summary of Investments – Other Than Investments in Related Parties

   43

Supplementary Insurance Information

   44

Reinsurance

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Board of Directors

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company

 

We have audited the accompanying statutory-basis balance sheets of Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of AEGON N.V.) as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related statutory-basis statements of operations, changes in capital and surplus, and cash flow for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004. Our audits also included the statutory-basis financial statement schedules required by Regulation S-X, Article 7. These financial statements and schedules are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedules based on our audits. We did not audit the “separate account assets” and “separate account liabilities” included in the statutory-basis balance sheets of the Company. The Separate Account balance sheets were audited by other auditors whose reports have been furnished to us, and our opinion, insofar as it relates to the data included for the Separate Accounts, is based solely upon the reports of the other auditors.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

As described in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company presents its financial statements in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Insurance Department of the State of New York, whose practices differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The variances between such practices and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States also are described in Note 1. The effects on the financial statements of these variances are not reasonably determinable but are presumed to be material.

 

 

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In our opinion, because of the effects of the matter described in the preceding paragraph, the financial statements referred to above do not present fairly, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, the financial position of Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company at December 31, 2004 and 2003, or the results of its operations or its cash flow for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004.

 

However, in our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company at December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the results of its operations and its cash flow for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004, in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Insurance Department of the State of New York. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedules, when considered in relation to the basic statutory-basis financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

 

As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, in 2003 Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company changed its accounting policy for derivative instruments.

 

As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, in 2002 Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company changed various accounting policies to be in accordance with the revised NAIC Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual, as adopted by the Department of Insurance of the State of New York.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

 

Des Moines, Iowa

February 18, 2005

 

 

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Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company

Balance Sheets – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

     December 31

     2004

   2003

Admitted assets

             

Cash and invested assets:

             

Bonds

   $ 6,689,617    $ 6,396,256

Preferred stocks

     5,318      5,319

Common stocks:

             

Affiliated entities (cost: 2004 – $529; 2003 – $-0-)

     529      —  

Other (cost: 2004 – $28,990; 2003 – $25,968)

     40,332      33,833

Mortgage loans on real estate

     623,124      615,560

Policy loans

     42,105      42,632

Receivable for securities

     —        31,582

Cash and short-term investments

     301,157      165,019

Other invested assets and aggregate write-ins

     39,025      40,892
    

  

Total cash and invested assets

     7,741,207      7,331,093

Premiums deferred and uncollected

     122,326      85,002

Accrued investment income

     92,182      90,701

Federal and foreign income tax recoverable

     12,989      6,882

Net deferred income tax asset

     19,984      24,480

Reinsurance receivable

     48,737      42,483

Receivable from parent, subsidiaries, and affiliates

     —        25,000

Other admitted assets

     61,032      14,899

Separate account assets

     7,691,859      7,189,422
    

  

Total admitted assets

   $ 15,790,316    $ 14,809,962
    

  

 

 

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     December 31

 
     2004

    2003

 

Liabilities and capital and surplus

                

Liabilities:

                

Aggregate reserves for policies and contracts:

                

Life

   $ 822,348     $ 634,733  

Annuity

     5,764,854       5,727,947  

Accident and health

     26,683       28,386  

Policy and contract claim reserves:

                

Life

     85,415       45,646  

Accident and health

     14,490       15,726  

Liability for deposit type contracts

     203,259       93,436  

Other policyholders’ funds

     901       1,049  

Transfers to separate accounts due or accrued

     (1,295 )     (17,655 )

Remittances and items not allocated

     77,806       82,816  

Asset valuation reserve

     67,682       55,189  

Interest maintenance reserve

     67,324       72,789  

Funds held under coinsurance and other reinsurance treaties

     27,986       158,933  

Reinsurance in unauthorized companies

     8,680       8,882  

Commissions and expense allowances payable on reinsurance assumed

     12,893       15,659  

Payable for securities

     113,727       5,754  

Payable to affiliates

     92,878       34,305  

Payable under assumption reinsurance agreement

     —         2,000  

Provision for experience rating refunds

     75       25  

Other liabilities

     24,308       30,467  

Separate account liabilities

     7,689,603       7,187,554  
    


 


Total liabilities

     15,099,617       14,183,641  

Capital and surplus:

                

Common stock, $125 per share par value, 16,466 shares authorized, issued and outstanding

     2,058       2,058  

Preferred stock, $10 per share par value, 44,175 shares authorized, issued and outstanding

     442       442  

Paid-in surplus

     600,100       600,100  

Special surplus

     2,794       2,547  

Unassigned surplus

     85,305       21,174  
    


 


Total capital and surplus

     690,699       626,321  
    


 


Total liabilities and capital and surplus

   $ 15,790,316     $ 14,809,962  
    


 


 

See accompanying notes.

 

 

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Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company

Statements of Operations – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Year Ended December 31

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

 
                 Restated  

Revenue:

                        

Premiums and other considerations, net of reinsurance:

                        

Life

   $ 297,947     $ 224,098     $ 247,350  

Annuity

     1,783,627       1,441,336       1,835,231  

Accident and health

     56,235       46,013       60,639  

Net investment income

     418,428       410,239       430,586  

Amortization of interest maintenance reserve

     13,484       11,625       3,907  

Commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded

     58,367       40,759       83,666  

Income from fees associated with investment management, administration and contract guarantees for separate accounts

     57,170       51,290       53,373  

Consideration on reinsurance recaptured

     —         —         77,057  

Reinsurance reserve adjustment

     133,178       —         —    

Other income

     4,297       83       7,708  
    


 


 


       2,822,733       2,225,443       2,799,517  

Benefits and expenses:

                        

Benefits paid or provided for:

                        

Life and accident and health benefits

     225,026       184,284       171,650  

Surrender benefits

     1,867,950       1,347,448       1,652,680  

Other benefits

     65,621       64,758       71,831  

Increase (decrease) in aggregate reserves for policies and contracts:

                        

Life

     187,615       13,673       62,963  

Annuity

     36,907       246,082       562,625  

Accident and health

     (1,703 )     5,004       1,797  
    


 


 


       2,381,416       1,861,249       2,523,546  

Insurance expenses:

                        

Commissions

     102,296       104,386       137,155  

General insurance expenses

     89,254       103,761       93,628  

Taxes, licenses and fees

     4,628       4,860       7,281  

Net transfers to (from) separate accounts

     89,466       34,601       (86,514 )

Consideration to MONY pursuant to acquisition agreement

     —         —         71,886  

Other expenses

     29,580       16,757       54,502  
    


 


 


       315,224       264,365       277,938  
    


 


 


Total benefits and expenses

     2,696,640       2,125,614       2,801,484  
    


 


 


Gain (loss) from operations before dividends to policyholders, federal income tax expense and net realized capital losses on investments

     126,093       99,829       (1,967 )

Dividends to policyholders

     2       1       3  
    


 


 


Gain (loss) from operations before federal income tax expense and net realized capital losses on investments

     126,091       99,828       (1,970 )

Federal income tax expense

     16,249       5,465       15,329  
    


 


 


Gain (loss) from operations before net realized capital losses on investments

     109,842       94,363       (17,299 )

Net realized capital losses on investments (net of related federal income taxes and amounts transferred to interest maintenance reserve)

     (30,520 )     (16,419 )     (87,540 )
    


 


 


Net income (loss)

   $ 79,322     $ 77,944     $ (104,839 )
    


 


 


 

See accompanying notes.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Capital and

Surplus – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Common
Stock


   Preferred
Stock


   Paid-in
Surplus


   Special
Surplus
Funds


    Unassigned
Surplus


    Total
Capital and
Surplus


 

Balance at January 1, 2002

   $ 2,058    $ 442    $ 420,100    $ 2,282     $ 52,605     $ 477,487  

Capital contribution

     —        —        180,000      —         —         180,000  

Net loss

     —        —        —        (56 )     (104,783 )     (104,839 )

Change in unrealized capital gains/losses

     —        —        —        —         (18,828 )     (18,828 )

Change in non-admitted assets

     —        —        —        —         3,346       3,346  

Change in liability for reinsurance in unauthorized companies

     —        —        —        —         7,011       7,011  

Change in net deferred income tax asset

     —        —        —        —         9,060       9,060  

Change in reserve on account of change in valuation basis

     —        —        —        —         (2,968 )     (2,968 )

Change in asset valuation reserve

     —        —        —        —         28,316       28,316  

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principles

     —        —        —        —         27,566       27,566  

Net change in surplus in separate accounts

     —        —        —        —         (554 )     (554 )

Tax benefits on stock options exercised

     —        —        —        —         38       38  

Reinsurance transaction

     —        —        —        —         7,805       7,805  
    

  

  

  


 


 


Balance at December 31, 2002

     2,058      442      600,100      2,226       8,614       613,440  

Net income

     —        —               321       77,623       77,944  

Change in non-admitted assets

     —        —        —        —         (14,190 )     (14,190 )

Change in unrealized capital gains/losses

     —        —        —        —         19,293       19,293  

Change in liability for reinsurance in unauthorized companies

     —        —        —        —         (1,738 )     (1,738 )

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

     —        —        —                           

Change in asset valuation reserve

     —        —        —        —         (30,691 )     (30,691 )

Tax benefits on stock options exercised

     —        —        —                           

Change in net deferred income tax asset

     —        —        —        —         (31,063 )     (31,063 )

Reinsurance transactions

     —        —        —        —         (2,621 )     (2,621 )

Net change in surplus in separate account

     —        —        —        —         (4,053 )     (4,053 )
    

  

  

  


 


 


Balance at December 31, 2003

   $ 2,058    $ 442    $ 600,100    $ 2,547     $ 21,174     $ 626,321  

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Capital and

Surplus – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Common
Stock


   Preferred
Stock


   Paid-in
Surplus


   Special
Surplus
Funds


   Unassigned
Surplus


    Total
Capital and
Surplus


 

Balance at December 31, 2003

   $ 2,058    $ 442    $ 600,100    $ 2,547    $ 21,174     $ 626,321  

Net income

     —        —        —        247      79,075       79,322  

Change in non-admitted assets

     —        —        —        —        (5,821 )     (5,821 )

Change in unrealized capital gains/losses

     —        —        —        —        9,073       9,073  

Change in liability for reinsurance in unauthorized companies

     —        —        —        —        202       202  

Change in asset valuation reserve

     —        —        —        —        (12,493 )     (12,493 )

Change in net deferred income tax asset

     —        —        —        —        (6,924 )     (6,924 )

Reinsurance transactions

     —        —        —        —        (2,620 )     (2,620 )

Net change in surplus in separate account

     —        —        —        —        2,817       2,817  

Contributed surplus related to stock appreciation rights plan of indirect parent

     —        —        —        —        822       822  
    

  

  

  

  


 


Balance at December 31, 2004

   $ 2,058    $ 442    $ 600,100    $ 2,794    $ 85,305     $ 690,699  
    

  

  

  

  


 


 

See accompanying notes.

 

 

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Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company

Statements of Cash Flow – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Year Ended December 31

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

 
                 Restated  

Operating activities

                        

Premiums collected, net of reinsurance

   $ 2,104,038     $ 1,695,315     $ 2,128,008  

Net investment income

     439,891       434,201       430,977  

Miscellaneous income

     111,931       93,575       179,292  

Benefit and loss related payments

     (2,134,730 )     (1,603,964 )     (1,911,724 )

Net transfers to (from) separate account

     (73,106 )     (33,094 )     90,999  

Commissions, expenses paid and aggregate write-ins for deductions

     (232,188 )     (333,179 )     (277,029 )

Dividends paid to policyholders

     (2 )     (4 )     —    

Federal and foreign income taxes paid

     (27,108 )     (13,951 )     (30,384 )
    


 


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

     188,726       238,899       610,139  

Investing activities

                        

Proceeds from investments sold, matured or repaid:

                        

Bonds

     3,747,320       6,201,778       5,408,631  

Stocks

     19,478       30,159       168,852  

Mortgage loans

     156,600       32,160       70,374  

Real estate

     —         330       412  

Other invested assets

     14,770       4,651       14,400  

Miscellaneous proceeds

     142,082       57,626       (2,020 )
    


 


 


Total investment proceeds

     4,080,250       6,326,704       5,660,649  

Cost of investments acquired:

                        

Bonds

     (4,056,614 )     (6,330,353 )     (6,133,992 )

Stocks

     (20,585 )     (22,128 )     (61,299 )

Mortgage loans

     (160,660 )     (199,292 )     (82,591 )

Other invested assets

     (8,489 )     (16,810 )     (27,080 )

Miscellaneous applications

     (28,103 )     (83,771 )     (19,945 )
    


 


 


Total cost of investments acquired

     (4,274,451 )     (6,652,354 )     (6,325,267 )

Net increase (decrease) in policy loans

     527       (2,723 )     (6,352 )
    


 


 


Net cost of investments acquired

     (4,273,924 )     (6,655,077 )     (6,331,619 )
    


 


 


Net cash used in investing activities

     (193,674 )     (328,373 )     (670,970 )

 

 

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Statements of Cash Flow – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Year Ended December 31

 
     2004

   2003

    2002

 
                Restated  

Financing and miscellaneous activities

                       

Contribution of capital and paid-in surplus

   $ —      $ —       $ 180,000  

Net deposits on deposit-type contracts and other insurance liabilities

     103,496      (133,305 )     (3,206 )

Other cash provided

     37,590      27,991       40,853  
    

  


 


Net cash provided by (used in) financing and miscellaneous activities

     141,086      (105,314 )     217,647  
    

  


 


Net increase (decrease) in cash and short-term investments

     136,138      (194,788 )     156,816  

Cash and short-term investments:

                       

Beginning of year

     165,019      359,807       202,991  
    

  


 


End of year

   $ 301,157    $ 165,019     $ 359,807  
    

  


 


 

See accompanying notes.

 

 

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Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Organization

 

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (the Company) is a stock life insurance company and is a subsidiary of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company (TOLIC). TOLIC is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of AEGON U.S. Corporation (AEGON). AEGON is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of AEGON N.V., a holding company organized under the laws of The Netherlands. Effective September 24, 1993, First AUSA purchased from The Dreyfus Corporation (Dreyfus) its entire interest in Dreyfus Life Insurance Company and subsequently changed the name to AUSA Life Insurance Company, Inc. On December 31, 1993, the Company entered into an assumption reinsurance agreement with Mutual of New York (MONY) to transfer certain group pension business of MONY to the Company.

 

On April 1, 2003, the Company completed a statutory merger with Transamerica Life Insurance Company of New York (TONY), an affiliate. Immediately after the merger, the name of the Company was changed to Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company. The accompanying financial statements for periods prior to the merger have been restated in conformity with Statement of Statutory Accounting Principles (SSAP) No. 68. As such, this statutory merger was accounted for in a manner similar to the pooling of interest method of accounting and, accordingly, the historical book values of both entities were carried forward to the Company. The accompanying financial information is not necessarily indicative of the results that would have been recorded had the merger actually occurred prior to April 1, 2003, nor is it necessarily indicative of future results.

 

Summarized financial information for the Company and TONY restated for the year ended December 31, 2002 are as follows:

 

Revenues:

        

Company

   $ 2,366,571  

TONY

     432,946  
    


As restated

   $ 2,799,517  
    


Net income (loss):

        

Company

   $ (104,664 )

TONY

     (175 )
    


As restated

   $ (104,839 )
    


 

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Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Nature of Business

 

The Company primarily sells fixed and variable pension and annuity products, group life coverages, life insurance, investment contracts, structured settlements and guaranteed interest contracts and funding agreements. The Company is licensed in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Sales of the Company’s products are primarily through brokers.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The preparation of financial statements of insurance companies requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Such estimates and assumptions could change in the future as more information becomes known, which could impact the amounts reported and disclosed herein.

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Department of Insurance of the State of New York, which practices differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). The more significant variances from GAAP are:

 

Investments: Investments in bonds and mandatory redeemable preferred stocks are reported at amortized cost or market value based on their rating by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC); for GAAP, such fixed maturity investments would be designated at purchase as held-to-maturity, trading, or available-for-sale. Held-to-maturity fixed investments would be reported at amortized cost, and the remaining fixed maturity investments would be reported at fair value with unrealized holding gains and losses reported in operations for those designated as trading and as a separate component of other comprehensive income for those designated as available-for-sale.

 

All single class and multi-class mortgage-backed/asset-backed securities (e.g., CMOs) are adjusted for the effects of changes in prepayment assumptions on the related accretion of discount or amortization of premium of such securities using either the retrospective or prospective methods. If it is determined that a decline in fair value is other than temporary, the cost basis of the security is written down to the undiscounted estimated future cash flows. For GAAP purposes, all securities, purchased or retained, that represent beneficial interests in securitized assets, other than high credit quality securities, are adjusted using the prospective method when there is a change in estimated future cash flows. If it is determined that a decline in fair value is other than temporary, the cost basis of the security is written down to fair value. If high credit quality securities are adjusted, the retrospective method is used.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Derivative instruments that meet the criteria of an effective hedge are valued and reported in a manner that is consistent with the hedged asset or liability. Embedded derivatives are not accounted for separately from the host contract. Under GAAP, the effective and ineffective portions of a single hedge are accounted for separately, an embedded derivative within a contract that is not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risk of the host contract is accounted for separately from the host contract and valued and reported at fair value, and the change in fair value for cash flow hedges is credited or charged directly to a separate component of capital and surplus rather than to income as required for fair value hedges.

 

The initial valuation allowance and subsequent changes in the allowance for mortgage loans are charged or credited directly to unassigned surplus, rather than being included as a component of earnings as would be required under GAAP.

 

Valuation allowances, if necessary, are established for mortgage loans based on the difference between the net value of the collateral, determined as the fair value of the collateral less estimated costs to obtain and sell, and the recorded investment in the mortgage loan. Under GAAP, such allowances are based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or, if foreclosure is probable, on the estimated fair value of the collateral.

 

Valuation Reserves: Under a formula prescribed by the NAIC, the Company defers the portion of realized capital gains and losses on sales of fixed income investments, principally bonds and mortgage loans, attributable to changes in the general level of interest rates and amortizes those deferrals over the remaining period to maturity of the bond or mortgage loan. That net deferral is reported as the “interest maintenance reserve” (IMR) in the accompanying balance sheets. Realized capital gains and losses are reported in income net of federal income tax and transfers to the IMR. Under GAAP, realized capital gains and losses would be reported in the statement of operations on a pretax basis in the period that the assets giving rise to the gains or losses are sold.

 

The “asset valuation reserve” (AVR) provides a valuation allowance for invested assets. The AVR is determined by an NAIC prescribed formula with changes reflected directly in unassigned surplus; AVR is not recognized for GAAP.

 

Policy Acquisition Costs: The costs of acquiring and renewing business are expensed when incurred. Under GAAP, acquisition costs related to traditional life insurance and certain long-duration accident and health insurance, to the extent recoverable from future policy revenues, would be deferred and amortized over the premium-paying

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

period of the related policies using assumptions consistent with those used in computing policy benefit reserves; for universal life insurance and investment products, to the extent recoverable from future gross profits, deferred policy acquisition costs are amortized generally in proportion to the present value of expected gross profits from surrender charges and investment, mortality, and expense margins.

 

Nonadmitted Assets: Certain assets designated as “nonadmitted” are excluded from the accompanying balance sheets and are charged directly to unassigned surplus. Under GAAP, such assets are included in the balance sheets.

 

Universal Life and Annuity Policies: Revenues for universal life and annuity policies with mortality or morbidity risk (including annuities with purchase rate guarantees) consist of the entire premium received and benefits incurred represent the total of death benefits paid and the change in policy reserves. Premiums received and benefits incurred for annuity policies without mortality or morbidity risk are recorded using deposit accounting, and recorded directly to an appropriate policy reserve account, without recognizing premium income or benefits paid. Interest on these policies is reflected in other benefits. Under GAAP, for universal life, premiums received in excess of policy charges would not be recognized as premium revenue and benefits would represent the excess of benefits paid over the policy account value and interest credited to the account values. Under GAAP, for all annuity policies without significant mortality risk, premiums received and benefits paid would be recorded directly to the reserve liability.

 

Benefit Reserves: Certain policy reserves are calculated based on statutorily required interest and mortality assumptions rather than on estimated expected experience or actual account balances as would be required under GAAP.

 

Reinsurance: A liability for reinsurance balances has been provided for unsecured policy reserves ceded to reinsurers not authorized to assume such business. Changes to those amounts are credited or charged directly to unassigned surplus. Under GAAP, an allowance for amounts deemed uncollectible would be established through a charge to earnings.

 

Policy and contract liabilities ceded to reinsurers have been reported as reductions of the related reserves rather than as assets as would be required under GAAP.

 

Commissions allowed by reinsurers on business ceded are reported as income when received rather than being deferred and amortized with deferred policy acquisition costs as required under GAAP.

 

 

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Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Deferred Income Taxes: Effective October 1, 2002, deferred tax assets are limited to 1) the amount of federal income taxes paid in prior years that can be recovered through loss carrybacks for existing temporary differences that reverse by the end of the subsequent calendar year, plus 2) the lesser of the remaining gross of deferred tax assets expected to be realized within one year of the balance sheet date or 10 percent of capital and surplus excluding any net deferred tax assets, electronic data processing equipment and operating software and any net positive goodwill, plus 3) the amount of remaining gross deferred tax assets that can be offset against existing gross deferred tax liabilities. The remaining deferred tax assets are non-admitted. Deferred taxes do not include amounts for state taxes. Under GAAP, state taxes are included in the computation of deferred taxes, a deferred tax asset is recorded for the amount of gross deferred tax assets expected to be realized in future years, and a valuation allowance is established for deferred tax assets not expected to be realizable.

 

Goodwill: Goodwill is admitted subject to an aggregate limitation of 10% of the capital and surplus in the most recently filed annual statement excluding electronic data processing equipment, operating system software, net deferred tax assets and net positive goodwill. Excess goodwill is nonadmitted. Goodwill is amortized over ten years. Under GAAP, goodwill is not amortized but is subject to an assessment for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if circumstances indicate that a possible impairment has occurred.

 

Statements of Cash Flow: Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments in the statements of cash flow represent cash balances and investments with initial maturities of one year or less. Under GAAP, the corresponding caption of cash and cash equivalents include cash balances and investments with initial maturities of three months or less.

 

The effects of these variances on the accompanying statutory-basis financial statements have not been determined by the Company, but are presumed to be material.

 

Investments

 

Investments in bonds (except those to which the Securities Valuation Office (SVO) of the NAIC has ascribed a designation of an NAIC 6), mortgage loans on real estate and short-term investments are reported at cost adjusted for amortization of premiums and accrual of discounts. Amortization is computed using methods which result in a level yield over the expected life of the security. Investments in preferred stocks in good standing are reported at cost. Investments in preferred stocks not in good standing are reported at the lower of cost or market value. Common stocks are carried at market value and the related unrealized capital gains or losses are reported in unassigned surplus along with an adjustment for federal income taxes.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Policy loans are reported at unpaid principal. Other invested assets consist principally of investments in various joint ventures and are recorded at the amount of equity in underlying net assets. Other “admitted assets” are valued principally at cost.

 

Single class and multi-class mortgage-backed/asset-backed securities are valued at amortized cost using the interest method including anticipated prepayments, except for those with an NAIC designation of 6, which are valued at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. Prepayment assumptions are obtained from dealer surveys or internal estimates and are based on the current interest rate and economic environment. The retrospective adjustment method is used to value all such securities.

 

Realized capital gains and losses are determined on the basis of specific identification and are recorded net of related federal income taxes. The AVR is established by the Company to provide for potential losses in the event of default by issuers of certain invested assets. These amounts are determined using a formula prescribed by the NAIC and are reported as a liability. The formula for the AVR provides for a corresponding adjustment for realized gains and losses.

 

Under a formula prescribed by the NAIC, the Company defers, in the IMR, the portion of realized gains and losses on sales of fixed income investments, principally bonds and mortgage loans, attributable to changes in the general level of interest rates and amortizes those deferrals over the remaining period to maturity of the security.

 

Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. The Company does not accrue income on bonds in default, mortgage loans on real estate in default and/or foreclosure or which are delinquent more than twelve months, or real estate where rent is in arrears for more than three months. Further, income is not accrued when collection is uncertain. At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company excluded investment income due and accrued of $6,873 and $9,064 respectively, with respect to such practices.

 

The carrying values of all investments are reviewed on an ongoing basis for credit deterioration. If this review indicates a decline in fair value that is other than temporary, the carrying value of the investment is reduced to its fair value, and a specific writedown is taken. Such reductions in carrying value are recognized as realized losses on investments.

 

Interest rate swaps are the primary derivative financial instruments used in the overall asset/liability management process to modify the interest rate characteristics of the hedged asset or liability. These interest rate swaps generally provide for the exchange of the difference between fixed and floating rate amounts based on an underlying notional amount. Typically, no cash is exchanged at the outset of the swap contract and a single net payment is exchanged at each due date. Swaps that meet hedge accounting rules are carried in a manner consistent with the hedged item, generally at amortized cost, in the

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

financial statements. If the swap is terminated prior to maturity, proceeds are exchanged equal to the fair value of the contract. These gains and losses may be included in IMR or AVR if the hedged instrument receives that treatment. Swaps not meeting hedge accounting rules are carried at fair value with fair value adjustments recorded in capital and surplus.

 

The Company issues products providing the customer a return based on the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 Indices. The Company uses S&P 500 and NASDAQ 1000 futures contracts and/or options to hedge the liability option risk associated with these products. Futures are marked to market on a daily basis and a cash payment is made/received by the Company. These payments are recognized as realized gains or losses in the financial statements. Options are marked to fair value in the balance sheet and the fair value adjustment is recorded as income in the financial statements.

 

A replication transaction is a derivative transaction entered into conjunction with a cash instrument to reproduce the investment characteristics of an otherwise permissible investment. The Company replicates investment grade corporate bonds by combining a AAA rated security as a cash component with a credit default swap which, in effect, converts the high quality asset in a lower rated investment grade asset. The benefits of using the swap market to replicate credit quality include possible enhanced relative values as well as ease of executing larger transactions in a shortened time frame. A premium is received by the Company on a periodic basis and recognized in investment income. In the event the representative issuer defaults on its debt obligation referenced in the contract, a payment equal to the notional of the contract will be made by the Company and recognized as a capital loss. The Company complies with the specific rules established in AVR for replication transactions.

 

The Company is exposed to credit-related losses in the event of non-performance by counterparties to financial instruments, but it does not expect any counterparties to fail to meet their obligations given their high credit rating of ‘A’ or better. The credit exposure of interest rate swaps and currency swaps is represented by the fair value of contracts, aggregated at a counterparty level, with a positive fair value at the reporting date. The Company has entered into collateral agreements with certain counterparties wherein the counterparty is required to post assets on the Company’s behalf. The posted amount is equal to the difference between the net positive fair value of the contracts and an agreed upon threshold that is based on the credit rating of the counterparty. Inversely, if the net fair value of all contracts with this counterparty is negative, the Company is required to post assets instead.

 

These instruments are subject to market risk, which is the possibility that future changes in market prices may make the instruments less valuable. The Company uses derivatives as hedges, consequently, when the value of the derivative changes, the value of a corresponding hedged asset or liability will move in the opposite direction. Market risk is

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

a consideration when changes in the value of the derivative and the hedged item do not completely offset (correlation or basis risk) which is mitigated by active measuring and monitoring.

 

Premiums and Annuity Considerations

 

Revenues for policies with mortality or morbidity risk (including annuities with purchase rate guarantees) consist of the entire premium received and benefits incurred represent the total of surrender and death benefits paid and the change in policy reserves. Revenues are recognized when due. Considerations received and benefits paid for annuity policies without mortality or morbidity risk are recorded using deposit accounting, and recorded directly to an appropriate policy reserve account, without recognizing premium income or benefits incurred.

 

The Company waives deduction of deferred fractional premiums upon death and refunds portions of premiums beyond the date of death. Additional premiums are charged or additional mortality charges are assessed for policies issued on substandard lives according to underwriting classification.

 

Aggregate Policy Reserves

 

Life, annuity and accident and health benefit reserves are developed by actuarial methods and are determined based on published tables using statutorily specified interest rates and valuation methods that will provide, in the aggregate, reserves that are greater than or equal to the minimum required by the Department of Insurance of the State of New York.

 

Tabular interest, tabular less actual reserves released, and tabular cost have been determined by formula. On group annuity deposit funds not involving life contingencies, tabular interest has been determined by adjusting the interest credited to group annuity deposits. On other funds not involving life contingencies, tabular interest has been determined by formula.

 

The aggregate policy reserves for life insurance policies are based principally upon the 1941, 1958, and 1980 Commissioners’ Standard Ordinary Mortality Tables. The reserves are calculated using interest rates ranging from 2.5% to 6.0% percent and are computed principally on the Net Level Premium Valuation and the Commissioners’ Reserve Valuation Method. Reserves for universal life policies are based on account balances adjusted for the Commissioners’ Reserve Valuation Method.

 

Deferred annuity reserves are calculated according to the Commissioners’ Annuity Reserve Valuation Method including excess interest reserves to cover situations where the future interest guarantees plus the decrease in surrender charges are in excess of the maximum valuation rates of interest. Reserves for immediate annuities and

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

supplementary contracts with life contingencies are equal to the present value of future payments assuming interest rates ranging from 3.5% to 8.25% percent and mortality rates, where appropriate, from a variety of tables.

 

Annuity reserves also include guaranteed investment contracts (GICs) and funding agreements classified as life-type contracts as defined in SSAP No. 50, Classifications and Definitions of Insurance or Managed Care Contracts In Force. These liabilities have annuitization options at guaranteed rates and consist of floating interest rate and fixed interest rate contracts. The contract reserves are carried at the greater of the account balance or the value as determined for an annuity with a cash settlement option, on a change in fund basis, according to the Commissioners’ Annuity Reserve Valuation Method.

 

Accident and health policy reserves are equal to the greater of the gross unearned premiums or any required midterminal reserves plus net unearned premiums and the present value of amounts not yet due on both reported and unreported claims.

 

Policy and Contract Claim Reserves

 

Claim reserves represent the estimated accrued liability for claims reported to the Company and claims incurred but not yet reported through the statement date. These reserves are estimated using either individual case-basis valuations or statistical analysis techniques. These estimates are subject to the effects of trends in claim severity and frequency. The estimates are continually reviewed and adjusted as necessary as experience develops or new information becomes available.

 

Liability for Deposit-Type Contracts

 

Deposit-type contracts do not incorporate risk from the death or disability of policyholders. These types of contracts may include GICs, funding agreements, and other annuity contracts. Deposits and withdrawals received on these contracts are recorded as a direct increase or decrease to the liability balance, and are not reflected as premiums, benefits, or changes in reserves in the statement of operations.

 

Separate Accounts

 

Assets held in trust for purchases of separate account contracts and the Company’s corresponding obligation to the contract owners are shown separately in the balance sheets. Income and gains and losses with respect to these assets accrue to the benefit of the contract owners and, accordingly, the operations of the separate accounts are not included in the accompanying financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Certain separate account assets and liabilities reported in the accompanying financial statements contain contractual guarantees. Guaranteed separate accounts represent funds invested by the Company for the benefit of individual contract holders who are guaranteed certain returns as specified in the contracts. Separate account asset performance different than guaranteed requirements is either transferred to or received from the general account and reported in the statements of operations. Guaranteed separate account assets and liabilities are reported at estimated fair value except for certain government and fixed-rate separate accounts, which are carried at amortized cost. The assets and liabilities of the nonguaranteed separate accounts are carried at estimated fair value.

 

Reinsurance

 

Coinsurance premiums, commissions, expense reimbursements, and reserves related to reinsured business are accounted for on bases consistent with those used in accounting for the original policies and the terms of the reinsurance contracts. Gains associated with reinsurance of inforce blocks of business are included in unassigned surplus and will be amortized into income over the estimated life of the policies. Premiums ceded and recoverable losses have been reported as a reduction of premium income and benefits, respectively.

 

Stock Option Plan and Stock Appreciation Rights Plans

 

Prior to 2002, AEGON N.V. sponsored a stock option plan for eligible employees of the Company. Pursuant to the plan, the option price at the date of grant is equal to the market value of the stock. Under statutory accounting principles, the Company does not record any expense related to this plan. However, the Company is allowed to record a deduction in the consolidated tax return filed by the Company and certain affiliates. The tax benefit of this deduction has been credited directly to unassigned surplus. Beginning in 2003, the Company’s employees participate in various stock appreciation rights (SAR) plans issued by the Company’s indirect parent. In accordance with SSAP No. 13, the expense related to these plans for the Company’s employees has been charged to the Company, with an offsetting amount credited to capital and surplus. The Company recorded an expense of $822 for the year ended December 31, 2004.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2003 and 2002 financial statements to conform to the 2004 presentation.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

2. Accounting Changes

 

Effective October 1, 2002, as a result in a change in New York regulations, the Company adopted SSAP No. 10, Income Taxes. The effect of this accounting change resulted in an increase in capital and surplus of $27,566 and was accounted for as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle.

 

Effective January 1, 2003, the Company adopted SSAP No. 86 Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. In accordance with SSAP No. 86, derivative instruments that qualify for special hedge accounting are valued and reported in a manner consistent with the hedged asset or liability. To qualify for special hedge accounting, the Company must maintain specific documentation regarding the risk management objectives of the hedge and demonstrate on an ongoing basis that the hedging relationship remains highly effective. Derivative instruments used in hedging transactions that do not meet or no longer meet the criteria of an effective hedge are accounted for at fair value and the changes in the fair value are recorded as unrealized gains and losses. This change in accounting principle had a net zero impact on unassigned surplus as of January 1, 2003.

 

3. Fair Values of Financial Instruments

 

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments:

 

Cash and short-term investments: The carrying amounts reported in the statutory-basis balance sheet for these instruments approximate their fair values.

 

Investment securities: Fair values for bonds and preferred stocks are based on quoted market prices, where available. For bonds not actively traded, fair values are estimated using values obtained from independent pricing services or, in the case of private placements, are estimated by discounting expected future cash flows using a current market rate applicable to the yield, credit quality, and maturity of the investments.

 

Mortgage loans on real estate and policy loans: The fair values for mortgage loans on real estate are estimated utilizing discounted cash flow analyses, using interest rates reflective of current market conditions and the risk characteristics of the loans. The fair value of policy loans is assumed to equal its carrying amount.

 

Interest rate swaps and credit default swaps: Estimated fair values of interest rate swaps and credit default swaps are based upon the pricing differential for similar swap agreements.

 

Short-term notes receivable from affiliates: The fair values for short-term notes receivable from affiliates approximate their carrying value.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

3. Fair Values of Financial Instruments (continued)

 

Separate account assets: The fair values of separate account assets are based on quoted market prices.

 

Investment contracts: Fair values for the Company’s liabilities under investment-type insurance contracts are estimated using discounted cash flow calculations, based on interest rates currently being offered for similar contracts with maturities consistent with those remaining for the contracts being valued.

 

Separate account annuity liabilities: Separate account annuity liabilities approximate the market value of the separate account assets.

 

Fair values for the Company’s insurance contracts other than investment contracts (including separate account universal life liabilities) are not required to be disclosed. However, the fair values of liabilities under all insurance contracts are taken into consideration in the Company’s overall management of interest rate risk, which minimizes exposure to changing interest rates through the matching of investment maturities with amounts due under insurance contracts.

 

The following sets forth a comparison of the fair values and carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments:

 

     December 31,

     2004

   2003

     Carrying
Amount


   Fair Value

   Carrying
Amount


   Fair Value

Admitted assets

                           

Cash and short-term investments

   $ 301,157    $ 301,157    $ 165,019    $ 165,019

Bonds

     6,689,617      6,903,234      6,396,256      6,667,019

Redeemable preferred stocks

     5,318      6,339      5,319      6,489

Common stocks, other than affiliates

     40,332      40,332      33,833      33,833

Mortgage loans on real estate

     623,124      664,596      615,560      671,338

Policy loans

     42,105      42,105      42,632      42,632

Interest rate swap

     6,652      5,194      6      5,410

Credit default swaps

     —        —        —        78

Receivable from parent, subsidiaries, and affiliates

     —        —        25,000      25,000

Separate account assets

     7,691,859      7,699,891      7,189,422      7,203,663

Liabilities

                           

Investment contract liabilities

     5,736,925      5,660,293      5,587,460      5,557,000

Separate account annuity liabilities

     7,554,758      7,550,836      7,047,229      7,054,082

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

4. Investments

 

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of investments in bonds and preferred stocks were as follows:

 

     Carrying
Amount


   Gross
Unrealized
Gains


   Gross
Unrealized
Losses 12
months or
more


   Gross
Unrealized
Losses less
than 12
months


   Estimated
Fair Value


December 31, 2004

                                  

Bonds:

                                  

United States Government and agencies

   $ 190,905    $ 2,853    $ 469    $ 490    $ 192,799

State, municipal and other government

     195,084      15,270      1,413      3,165      205,776

Public utilities

     559,145      31,717      509      809      589,544

Industrial and miscellaneous

     4,001,349      182,288      3,327      11,273      4,169,037

Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities

     1,743,134      23,969      14,178      6,847      1,746,078
    

  

  

  

  

       6,689,617      256,097      19,896      22,584      6,903,234

Redeemable preferred stocks

     5,318      1,024      —        3      6,339
    

  

  

  

  

     $ 6,694,935    $ 257,121    $ 19,896    $ 22,587    $ 6,909,573
    

  

  

  

  

 

     Carrying
Amount


   Gross
Unrealized
Gains


   Gross
Unrealized
Losses 12
months or
more


   Gross
Unrealized
Losses less
than 12
months


   Estimated
Fair Value


December 31, 2003

                                  

Bonds:

                                  

United States Government and agencies

   $ 81,137    $ 664    $ —      $ 958    $ 80,843

State, municipal and other government

     158,639      13,336      —        2,166      169,804

Public utilities

     557,463      34,750      981      1,464      589,768

Industrial and miscellaneous

     3,979,781      234,831      5,122      12,078      4,197,412

Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities

     1,619,236      37,751      16,111      11,689      1,629,187
    

  

  

  

  

       6,396,256      321,332      22,214      28,355      6,667,019

Redeemable preferred stocks

     5,319      1,174      —        4      6,489
    

  

  

  

  

     $ 6,401,575    $ 322,506    $ 22,214    $ 28,359    $ 6,673,508
    

  

  

  

  

 

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4. Investments (continued)

 

At December 31, 2004, the Company held bonds with a carrying value of $9,959 and amortized cost of $10,881 that have an NAIC rating of 6 and which are not considered to be other than temporarily impaired. These securities are carried at the lower of amortized cost or fair value, and any write-down to fair value has been recorded directly to unassigned surplus. The Company will record a charge to the statement of operations to the extent that these securities are subsequently determined to be other than temporarily impaired.

 

The estimated fair value of bonds and redeemable preferred stocks with unrealized losses is as follows:

 

     Gross
unrealized
losses 12 months
or more


   Gross
unrealized losses
less than 12
months


   Total

December 31, 2004

                    

Bonds:

                    

United States Government and agencies

   $ 16,139    $ 74,448    $ 90,587

State, municipal and other government

     13,585      14,280      27,865

Public utilities

     20,669      50,450      71,119

Industrial and miscellaneous

     87,318      715,974      803,292

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     126,185      696,886      823,071
    

  

  

       263,896      1,552,038      1,815,934

Redeemable preferred stocks

     —        1,109      1,109
    

  

  

     $ 263,896    $ 1,553,147    $ 1,817,043
    

  

  

 

     Gross
unrealized
losses 12 months
or more


   Gross
unrealized losses
less than 12
months


   Total

December 31, 2003

                    

Bonds:

                    

United States Government and agencies

   $ —      $ 64,663    $ 64,663

State, municipal and other government

     —        21,384      21,384

Public utilities

     14,860      51,985      66,845

Industrial and miscellaneous

     35,984      541,656      577,640

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     56,018      498,261      554,279
    

  

  

     $ 106,862    $ 1,177,949    $ 1,284,811

Redeemable preferred stocks

     —        1,108      1,108
    

  

  

     $ 106,862    $ 1,179,057    $ 1,285,919
    

  

  

 

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(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

4. Investments (continued)

 

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of bonds at December 31, 2004, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

     Carrying
Amount


   Estimated
Fair Value


Due in one year or less

   $ 269,381    $ 273,608

Due after one year through five years

     2,606,139      2,693,217

Due after five years through ten years

     1,477,688      1,537,019

Due after ten years

     593,275      653,312
    

  

       4,946,483      5,157,156

Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities

     1,743,134      1,746,078
    

  

     $ 6,689,617    $ 6,903,234
    

  

 

The Company regularly monitors industry sectors and individual debt securities for signs of impairment, including length of time and extent to which the market value of debt securities has been less than cost; industry risk factors; financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer; and nationally recognized credit rating agency rating changes. Additionally for asset-backed securities, cash flow trends and underlying levels of collateral are monitored. A specific security is considered to be impaired when it is determined that it is probable that not all amounts due (both principal and interest) will be collected as scheduled. Consideration is also given to management’s intent and ability to hold a security until maturity or until fair value will recover.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

4. Investments (continued)

 

A detail of net investment income is presented below:

 

     Year Ended December 31,

     2004

   2003

    2002

Income on bonds and notes

   $ 368,224    $ 377,770     $ 386,651

Mortgage loans on real estate

     45,108      37,264       37,650

Real estate

     —        (35 )     236

Dividends on common and preferred stocks

     622      546       991

Interest on policy loans

     2,607      1,546       2,864

Derivative instruments

     13,795      7,942       10,846

Other

     3,650      (50 )     3,576
    

  


 

Gross investment income

     434,006      424,983       442,814

Less investment expenses

     15,578      14,744       12,228
    

  


 

Net investment income

   $ 418,428    $ 410,239     $ 430,586
    

  


 

 

Proceeds from sales and maturities of bonds and related gross realized gains and losses were as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,

 
     2004

   2003

    2002

 

Proceeds

   $ 3,747,320    $ 6,201,778     $ 5,408,631  
    

  


 


Gross realized gains

   $ 40,825    $ 133,470     $ 59,800  

Gross realized losses

     33,904      (45,314 )     (100,900 )
    

  


 


Net realized gains

   $ 6,921    $ 88,156     $ (41,100 )
    

  


 


 

Gross realized losses include $10,774, $17,443, and $57,039 related to losses recognized on other than temporary declines in market values of bonds for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

 

At December 31, 2004, investments with an aggregate carrying amount of $3,531 were on deposit with regulatory authorities or were restrictively held in bank custodial accounts for the benefit of such regulatory authorities as required by statute.

 

 

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4. Investments (continued)

 

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments and change in unrealized capital gains and losses are summarized below:

 

     Realized

 
     Year Ended December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

 

Bonds

   $ 6,921     $ 88,156     $ (41,100 )

Common stocks

     2,395       4,653       (35,184 )

Preferred stocks

     49       (244 )     —    

Cash and short-term investments

     —         (1 )     (2 )

Mortgage loans on real estate

     —         —         (3,470 )

Real estate

     —         91       (358 )

Derivative instruments

     (28,526 )     (44,359 )     (1,919 )

Other invested assets

     1,412       1,319       (1,807 )
    


 


 


       (17,749 )     49,615       (83,840 )

Federal income tax effect

     (4,753 )     (3,097 )     2,854  

Transfer to interest maintenance reserve

     (8,019 )     (62,935 )     (6,554 )
    


 


 


Net realized capital losses on investments

   $ (30,521 )   $ (16,419 )   $ (87,540 )
    


 


 


 

     Changes in Unrealized

 
     Year Ended December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

 

Bonds

   $ (484 )   $ 13,413     $ (12,058 )

Preferred stocks

     —         324       (324 )

Common stocks

     3,477       5,738       (2,092 )

Mortgage loans on real estate

     —         (422 )     (2,557 )

Derivative instruments

     9,170       6       —    

Other invested assets

     (3,090 )     234       (1,797 )
    


 


 


Change in unrealized capital gains/losses

   $ 9,073     $ 19,293     $ (18,828 )
    


 


 


 

Gross unrealized gains (losses) in common stocks were as follows:

 

     December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

 

Unrealized gains

   $ 11,361     $ 8,041  

Unrealized losses

     (19 )     (176 )
    


 


Net unrealized gains

   $ 11,342     $ 7,865  
    


 


 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

4. Investments (continued)

 

During 2004, the Company issued mortgage loans with interest rates ranging from 2.79% to 6.95%. The maximum percentage of any one loan to the value of the underlying real estate at origination was 83%. The Company requires all mortgage loans to carry fire insurance equal to the value of the underlying property. As of December 31, 2004, the Company had no mortgage loans with interest more than 180 days overdue.

 

At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company had bonds and stocks aggregating $1,752 and $6,549, respectively, for which impairments have been recognized in accordance with SSAP No. 36, Troubled Debt Restructuring. There were no realized losses during the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 related to such restructurings. There are no commitments to lend additional funds to debtors owing receivables.

 

During 2004, 2003, and 2002, there were no mortgage loans that were foreclosed and transferred to real estate. At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company held a mortgage loan loss reserve in the AVR of $5,920 and $11,326, respectively. The mortgage loan portfolio is diversified by geographic region and specific collateral property type as follows:

 

Geographic Distribution


   

Property Type Distribution


 
     December 31,

         December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

         2004

    2003

 

South Atlantic

   26 %   23 %   Office    29 %   37 %

Pacific

   21     25     Industrial    28     21  

E. North Central

   17     14     Retail    19     20  

Mountain

   15     13     Agricultural    8     6  

Mid-Atlantic

   10     12     Apartment    6     7  

W. South Central

   7     6     Medical    6     5  

New England

   3     3     Other    4     4  

E. South Central

   1     2                   

W. North Central

   —       2                   

 

The Company uses interest rate swaps to reduce market risk in interest rates and to alter interest rate exposures arising from mismatches between assets and liabilities. An interest rate swap is an arrangement whereby two parties (counterparties) enter into an agreement to exchange periodic interest payments. The dollar amount the counterparties pay each other is an agreed-upon period interest rate multiplied by an underlying notional amount. Generally, no cash is exchanged at the outset of the contract and no principal payments are made by either party.

 

 

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(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

4. Investments (continued)

 

Under exchange traded currency futures and options, the Company agrees to purchase a specified number of contracts with other parties and to post a variation margin on a daily basis in an amount equal to the difference in the daily market values of those contracts. The parties with whom the Company enters into exchange traded futures and options are regulated futures commissions merchants who are members of a trading exchange.

 

The Company replicates investment grade corporate bonds by combining a AAA rated security with a credit default swap which, in effect, converts the high quality asset into a lower rated investment grade asset. Using the swap market to replicate credit enables the Company to enhance the relative values and ease execution of larger transactions in a shortened time frame. A premium is received by the Company on a periodic basis and recognized in investment income. At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company had replicated assets with a fair value of $16,273 and $22,247, respectively and credit default swaps with a fair value of $148 and $78, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, the Company recognized no capital losses related to replication transactions.

 

The Company is exposed to credit related losses in the event of nonperformance by counterparties to financial instruments, but it does not expect any counterparty to fail to meet their obligations given their high credit rating of ‘A’ or better. At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the fair value of all contracts, aggregated at a counterparty level, with a positive fair value amounted to $10,314 and $6,897, respectively.

 

The Company has entered into collateral agreements with certain counterparties wherein the counterparty is required to post assets on the Company’s behalf in an amount equal to the difference between the net positive fair value of the contracts and an agreed upon threshold based on the credit rating of the counterparty. If the net fair value of all contracts with this counterparty is negative, then the Company is required to post assets.

 

At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company’s outstanding financial instruments with on and off-balance sheet risks, shown in notional amounts, are summarized as follows:

 

     Notional Amount

     December 31,

     2004

   2003

Derivative securities:

             

Interest rate swaps:

             

Receive fixed – pay floating

   $ 637,400    $ 199,400

Receive floating– pay fixed

     83,724      27,437

 

Beginning in 2003, the Company utilized futures contracts to hedge against changes in market conditions. Initial margin deposits are made by cash deposits or segregation of

 

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4. Investments (continued)

 

specific securities as may be required by the exchange on which the transaction was conducted. Pursuant to the contracts, the Company agrees to receive from or pay to the broker, an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded by the Company as a variation margin receivable or payable on futures contracts. During the period the futures contracts are open, daily changes in the values of the contracts are recognized as realized gains or losses. When the contracts are closed, the Company recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Company’s cost basis in the contract. The Company recognized net realized losses from futures contracts in the amount of $38,933 and $42,371 for the years ending December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

 

Open futures contracts at December 31, 2004, and 2003, were as follows:

 

Number of

Contracts


  

Contract Type


  

Opening

Market

Value


  

Year-End

Market

Value


December 31, 2004:

                  

720

   S&P Futures    $ 214,597    $ 218,466

December 31, 2003:

                  

930

   S&P Futures    $ 247,824    $ 258,215

 

5. Reinsurance

 

The Company reinsures portions of risk on certain insurance policies which exceed its established limits, thereby providing a greater diversification of risk and minimizing exposure on larger risks. The Company remains contingently liable with respect to any insurance ceded, and this would become an actual liability in the event that the assuming insurance company became unable to meet its obligation under the reinsurance treaty.

 

Premiums earned reflect the following reinsurance assumed and ceded amounts for the years ended December 31:

 

     Year Ended December 31

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

 

Direct premiums

   $ 1,909,566     $ 1,555,246     $ 1,947,355  

Reinsurance assumed

     553,981       516,747       562,771  

Reinsurance ceded

     (325,738 )     (360,546 )     (366,906 )
    


 


 


Net premiums earned

   $ 2,137,809     $ 1,711,447     $ 2,143,220  
    


 


 


 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

5. Reinsurance (continued)

 

Premiums ceded to affiliates for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 were $85,088, $59,381, and $30,201, respectively. Aggregate reserves for policies and contracts were reduced for reserve credits for reinsurance ceded to affiliates at December 31, 2004 and 2003 of $ 252,957 and $147,665, respectively.

 

The Company received reinsurance recoveries in the amounts of $232,177, $273,067, and $208,236 during 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively. At December 31, 2004 and 2003, estimated amounts recoverable from reinsurers that have been deducted from policy and contract claim reserves totaled $46,426 and $52,702, respectively. The aggregate reserves for policies and contracts were reduced for reserve credits for reinsurance ceded December 31, 2004 and 2003 of $521,527 and $580,663, respectively.

 

On December 31, 1993, the Company and Mutual of New York (MONY) entered into an assumption reinsurance agreement whereby all of the general account liabilities were novated to the Company from MONY as state approvals were received. In accordance with the agreement, MONY received payments relating to the performance of the assets and liabilities that existed at the date of closing for a period of nine years. These payments have been reduced for certain administrative expenses as defined in the agreement. The Company has recognized operating gains and losses on new deposits into existing accounts received after December 31, 1993, and on all new accounts established after that date. On December 31, 2002, the Company purchased from MONY the remaining transferred business inforce for $71,886, which was charged to expense. At December 31, 2003, the Company also owed MONY $2,000, which represents the amount earned by MONY under the gain sharing calculation and certain fees for investment management services. In connection with the transaction, MONY purchased $150,000 and $50,000 in Series A and Series B notes, respectively, of AEGON. During 2002, the Series B note was repaid to MONY. During 2003, the Series A note was repaid.

 

During 2002, the Company entered into a reinsurance transaction with Transamerica International Re (Bermuda) Ltd. (TIRE), an affiliate of the Company. Under the terms of this transaction, the Company ceded certain traditional life insurance contracts. The net of tax impact from the cession of inforce business was $9,953, which was credited directly to unassigned surplus. During 2004 and 2003, the Company has amortized $996 and $996, respectively, into earnings with a corresponding charge to unassigned surplus.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

5. Reinsurance (continued)

 

During 2002, the Company recaptured a reinsurance agreement from a non-affiliated company. As a result of this recapture, the Company recorded consideration on reinsurance recaptured and change in reserves of $77,057. The Company paid $6,000 to the former reinsurer and received approximately $83,000 of cash and invested assets that support the policyholder liabilities.

 

Effective December 31, 2004, the Company executed a novation agreement related to six reinsurance treaties from TIRE. As a result of this novation, $15,922 of statutory reserves were assumed. Subsequently, the Company entered into a reinsurance agreement to cede these risks back to TIRE. Both transactions occurred with no gain or loss in the statement of operations or capital and surplus.

 

During 2001, the Company assumed certain traditional life insurance contracts from Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company, an affiliate. The Company recorded goodwill of $14,280 related to this transaction. The related amortization for 2004, 2003, and 2002 was $1,433, $1,433, and $1,385, respectively. The remaining goodwill balance has been non-admitted at December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002.

 

During 2001, the Company entered into an indemnity reinsurance agreement on an inforce block of business with an unaffiliated company. The net of tax impact of $6,500 related to this transaction has been recorded directly to unassigned surplus. Subsequent to the initial gain, the Company has amortized $1,625 into earnings during 2004, 2003, and 2002 with a corresponding charge to unassigned surplus.

 

During 2004 the Company reclassified a universal life reinsurance contract that was previously treated as a funds withheld treaty to a modified coinsurance treaty. This change resulted in $133,178 being reclassified in the 2004 balance sheet and statement of operations. The balance sheet reclassification moved the related liability from funds held under coinsurance and other reinsurance treaties to aggregate reserves for policies and contracts. In the statement of operations, this change increased the reinsurance reserve adjustment with an offsetting amount impacting the increase (decrease) in aggregate reserves for policies and contracts. The transaction did not have any income, or capital and surplus impacts.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements - Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

6. Income Taxes

 

The components of the net deferred income tax asset are comprised of the following:

 

     December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

 

Deferred tax components:

                

Gross deferred income tax assets

   $ 89,657     $ 95,071  

Gross deferred income tax liabilities

     (12,759 )     (11,249 )

Deferred income tax assets nonadmitted

     (56,914 )     (59,342 )
    


 


Net deferred income tax asset

   $ 19,984     $ 24,480  
    


 


 

The components of deferred taxes amounts are as follows:

 

     December 31,

     2004

   2003

Deferred income tax assets:

             

Nonadmitted assets

   $ 19,563    $ 15,086

Deferred acquisition costs

     22,530      22,243

Reserves

     24,037      24,171

§197 intangible amortization

     15,410      19,285

Unrealized capital losses

     6,145      8,497

Other

     1,972      5,789
    

  

Total deferred income tax assets

   $ 89,657    $ 95,071
    

  

Deferred income tax assets - nonadmitted

   $ 56,914    $ 59,342
    

  

Deferred income tax liabilities:

Section 807(f) adjustments

   $ 440    $ 603

Reinsurance transactions

     3,010      3,512

Unrealized capital gains

     8,691      6,946

Other

     618      188
    

  

Total deferred income tax liabilities

   $ 12,759    $ 11,249
    

  

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

6. Income Taxes (continued)

 

The change in net deferred income tax assets and deferred income tax assets – nonadmitted are as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

 

Change in net deferred income tax asset

   $ (6,924 )   $ (31,063 )   $ 6,098  

Change in deferred income tax assets – nonadmitted

     (2,428 )     (13,144 )     (8,894 )

 

Federal income tax expense differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to gain (loss) from operations before federal income tax expense and net realized capital gains/losses on investments for the following reasons:

 

     Year Ended December 31

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

 

Income tax expense (benefit) computed at the federal statutory rate (35%)

   $ 44,132     $ 34,940     $ (689 )

§197 intangibles

     (3,875 )     (3,875 )     24,704  

Amortization of IMR

     (4,719 )     (4,069 )     (1,335 )

Deferred acquisition costs – tax basis

     68       (3,253 )     (763 )

Dividends received deduction

     (3,147 )     (3,265 )     (3,232 )

Investment income items

     (12,966 )     (15,651 )     (90 )

Prior year over accrual

     (4,486 )     (2,000 )     (6,542 )

Reinsurance transactions

     (917 )     (917 )     3,235  

Tax reserve valuation

     3,219       1,771       1,750  

All other adjustments

     (1,060 )     1,784       (1,709 )
    


 


 


Federal income tax expense

   $ 16,249     $ 5,465     $ 15,329  
    


 


 


 

For federal income tax purposes, the Company joins in a consolidated income tax return filing with its parent and other affiliated companies. Under the terms of a tax sharing agreement between the Company and its affiliates, the Company computes federal income tax expense as if it were filing a separate income tax return, except that tax credits and net operating loss carry forwards are determined in the basis of the consolidated group. Additionally, the alternative minimum tax is computed for the consolidated group and the resulting tax, if any, is allocated back to the separate companies on the basis of the separate companies’ alternative minimum taxable income.

 

Income taxes incurred during 2004, 2003 and 2002 for the consolidated group in which the Company is included that will be available for recoupment in the event of future net losses is $126,123, $128,053, and $17,203, respectively.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

6. Income Taxes (continued)

 

Prior to 1984, as provided for under the Life Insurance Company Tax Act of 1959, a portion of statutory income was not subject to current taxation but was accumulated for income tax purposes in a memorandum account referred to as “the policyholders’ surplus account”. No federal income taxes have been provided for in the financial statements on income deferred in the policyholders’ surplus account ($2,427 at December 31, 2004). To the extent dividends are paid from the amount accumulated in the policyholders’ surplus account, net earnings would be reduced by the amount of tax required to be paid. Should the entire amount in the policyholders’ surplus account become taxable, the tax thereon computed at current rates would amount to approximately $849.

 

The Company’s federal income tax returns have been examined by the Internal Revenue Service and the statute is closed through 2000. An examination of 2001 through 2003 is currently in process.

 

7. Policy and Contract Attributes

 

A portion of the Company’s policy reserves and other policyholders’ funds relate to liabilities established on a variety of the Company’s annuity and deposit fund products. There may be certain restrictions placed upon the amount of funds that can be withdrawn without penalty. The amount of reserves on these products, by withdrawal characteristics, are summarized as follows:

 

     December 31

 
     2004

    2003

 
     Amount

   Percent of
Total


    Amount

   Percent of
Total


 

Subject to discretionary withdrawal with market value adjustment

   $ 1,168,413    9 %   $ 1,153,148    9 %

Subject to discretionary withdrawal at book value less surrender charge

     1,374,814    10       1,920,720    15  

Subject to discretionary withdrawal at market value

     4,440,258    33       4,202,530    32  

Subject to discretionary withdrawal at book value (minimal or no charges or adjustments)

     3,135,346    23       2,555,121    20  

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     3,414,285    25       3,045,521    24  
    

  

 

  

       13,533,116    100 %     12,877,040    100 %
    

  

 

  

Less reinsurance ceded

     1,541            1,334       
    

        

      

Net policy reserves on annuities and deposit fund liabilities

   $ 13,531,575          $ 12,875,706       
    

        

      

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

7. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

 

Separate account assets held by the Company represent contracts where the benefit is determined by the performance of the investments held in the separate account. Information regarding the separate accounts of the Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 is as follows:

 

     Guaranteed
Separate
Account


  

Non-

guaranteed
Separate
Account


   Total

Premiums, deposits and other considerations for the year ended December 31, 2004

   $ 501,942    $ 726,092    $ 1,228,034
    

  

  

Reserves at December 31, 2004 for separate accounts with assets at:

                    

Fair value

   $ 2,166,032    $ 4,234,565    $ 6,400,597

Amortized cost

     1,180,553      —        1,180,553
    

  

  

Total

   $ 3,346,585    $ 4,234,565    $ 7,581,150
    

  

  

Premiums, deposits and other considerations for the year ended December 31, 2003

   $ 204,897    $ 793,913    $ 998,810
    

  

  

Reserves at December 31, 2003 for separate accounts with assets at:

                    

Fair value

   $ 2,129,970    $ 4,016,061    $ 6,146,031

Amortized cost

     917,187      —        917,187
    

  

  

Total

   $ 3,047,157    $ 4,016,061    $ 7,063,218
    

  

  

Premiums, deposits and other considerations for the year ended December 31, 2002

   $ 405,730    $ 781,622    $ 1,187,352
    

  

  

Reserves at December 31, 2002 for separate accounts with assets at:

                    

Fair value

   $ 2,251,332    $ 3,251,648    $ 5,502,980

Amortized cost

     847,122      —        847,122
    

  

  

Total

   $ 3,098,454    $ 3,251,648    $ 6,350,102
    

  

  

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

7. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

 

There may be certain restrictions placed upon the amount of funds that can be withdrawn without penalty. The amount of separate account liabilities on these products, by withdrawal characteristics, is summarized as follows:

 

     Guaranteed
Separate
Account


  

Non-

guaranteed
Separate
Account


   Total

December 31, 2004

                    

Subject to discretionary withdrawal with market value adjustment

   $ 325,476    $ —      $ 325,476

Subject to discretionary withdrawal at book value less surrender charge

     193,330      —        193,330

Subject to discretionary withdrawal at market value

     230,741      4,234,565      4,465,306

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     2,597,038      —        2,597,038
    

  

  

     $ 3,346,585    $ 4,234,565    $ 7,581,150
    

  

  

December 31, 2003

                    

Subject to discretionary withdrawal with market value adjustment

   $ 314,379    $ —      $ 314,379

Subject to discretionary withdrawal at book value less surrender charge

     203,241      —        203,241

Subject to discretionary withdrawal at market value

     175,322      4,016,061      4,191,383

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     2,354,215      —        2,354,215
    

  

  

     $ 3,047,157    $ 4,016,061    $ 7,063,218
    

  

  

 

A reconciliation of the amounts transferred to and from the separate accounts is presented below:

 

     Year Ended December 31

 
     2004

    2003

    2002

 

Transfers as reported in the summary of operations of the separate accounts annual statement:

                        

Transfers to separate accounts

   $ 1,232,466     $ 999,208     $ 1,187,967  

Transfers from separate accounts

     (1,143,832 )     (965,369 )     (1,276,543 )
    


 


 


Net transfers to (from) separate accounts

     88,634       33,839       (88,576 )

Other adjustments

     832       762       2,062  
    


 


 


Net transfers as set forth herein

   $ 89,466     $ 34,601     $ (86,514 )
    


 


 


 

At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company had variable annuities with guaranteed living benefits as follows:

 

Year


  

Benefit and Type of Risk


   Subjected
Account
Value


   Amount of
Reserve Held


   Reinsurance
Reserve
Credit


2004

   Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit    $ 11,429,295    $ 34,897    $ 0

2003

   Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit    $ 10,424,047    $ 12,832    $ 0

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

7. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

 

For Variable Annuities with Guaranteed Living Benefits (VAGLB), the Company complies with Actuarial Guideline 39. This guideline defines a two step process for the determination of VAGLB reserves. The first step is to establish a reserve equal to the accumulated VAGLB charges for the policies in question. The second step requires a standalone asset adequacy analysis to determine the sufficiency of these reserves. This step has been satisfied by projecting 30 years into the future along 1000 stochastic variable return paths using a variety of assumptions as to VAGLB charges, lapse, withdrawal, annuitization and death. The results of this analysis are discounted back to the valuation date and compared to the accumulation of fees reserve to determine if an additional reserve needs to be established.

 

At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company had variable annuities with guaranteed death benefits as follows:

 

Year


  

Benefit and Type of Risk


   Subjected
Account
Value


   Amount of
Reserve Held


   Reinsurance
Reserve
Credit


2004

   Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit    $ 2,009,240    $ 5,732    $ 1,541

2003

   Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit    $ 1,972,705    $ 5,209    $ 1,334

 

For Variable Annuities with Minimum Guaranteed Death Benefits (MGDB), the Company complies with Actuarial Guideline 34. This guideline requires that MGDBs be projected by assuming an immediate drop in the values of the assets supporting the variable annuity contract, followed by a subsequent recovery at a net assumed return until the maturity of the contract. The immediate drop percentages and gross assumed returns vary by asset class and are defined in the guideline. Mortality is based on the 1994 Variable Annuity MGDB Mortality Table, which is also defined in the guideline.

 

During 2002, the Company reclassified some of its fixed deferred annuities from “without future interest guarantees” to “with future interest guarantees” for the purpose of determining the appropriate valuation interest rates. This caused an increase in reserves of $2,968, which was charged directly to capital and surplus.

 

Reserves on the Company’s traditional life products are computed using mean reserving methodologies. These methodologies result in the establishment of assets for the amount of the net valuation premiums that are anticipated to be received between the policy’s

 

 

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(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

7. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

 

paid-through date to the policy’s next anniversary date. At December 31, 2004 and 2003, these assets (which are reported as premiums deferred and uncollected) and the amounts of the related gross premiums and loading, are as follows:

 

     Gross

    Loading

    Net

 

December 31, 2004

                        

Life and annuity:

                        

Ordinary direct first year business

   $ 2,004     $ (664 )   $ 1,340  

Ordinary direct renewal business

     141,521       (1,677 )     139,844  

Group life direct business

     523       (201 )     322  

Credit life

     130       —         130  

Reinsurance ceded

     (20,878 )     —         (20,878 )
    


 


 


       123,300       (2,542 )     120,758  

Accident and health:

                        

Direct

     3,996       —         3,996  

Reinsurance ceded

     (2,428 )     —         (2,428 )
    


 


 


Total accident and health

     1,568       —         1,568  
    


 


 


     $ 124,868     $ (2,542 )   $ 122,326  
    


 


 


 

     Gross

    Loading

   Net

 

December 31, 2003

                       

Life and annuity:

                       

Ordinary direct first year business

   $ 13,194     $ 1,008    $ 12,186  

Ordinary direct renewal business

     96,127       1,159      94,968  

Group life direct business

     604       228      376  

Credit life

     118       —        118  

Reinsurance ceded

     (24,299 )     —        (24,299 )
    


 

  


Total life and annuity

     85,744       2,395      83,349  

Accident and health:

                       

Direct

     12,790       —        12,790  

Reinsurance ceded

     (11,137 )     —        (11,137 )
    


 

  


Total accident and health

     1,653       —        (1,653 )
    


 

  


     $ 87,397     $ 2,395    $ 85,002  
    


 

  


 

At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company had insurance in force aggregating $51,982,204 and $60,401,558, respectively, in which the gross premiums are less than the net premiums required by the valuation standards established by the Department of Insurance of the State of New York. The Company established policy reserves of $53,228 and $51,292 to cover these deficiencies at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

8. Capital and Surplus

 

Life/health insurance companies are subject to certain risk-based capital (RBC) requirements as specified by the NAIC. Under those requirements, the amount of capital and surplus maintained by a life/health insurance company is to be determined based on the various risk factors related to it. At December 31, 2004, the Company meets the RBC requirements.

 

The Company is subject to certain limitations relative to statutory surplus, imposed by the State of New York, on the payment of dividends to its parent company. Subject to availability of unassigned surplus at the time of such dividend ($85,305 at December 31, 2004), the maximum payment which may be made in 2005, without the prior approval of insurance regulatory authorities is $68,820.

 

9. Securities Lending

 

The Company participates in securities lending. The Company receives collateral at least equal to 102% of the fair value of the loaned securities as of the transaction date. The counterparty is obligated to deliver additional collateral if the fair value of the collateral is at any time less than 100% of the fair value of the loaned securities. This additional collateral along with the collateral already held in connection with the lending transaction is at least equal to 102% of the fair value of the loaned securities. The Company does not participate in securities lending in foreign securities. There are no restrictions as to the collateral. Although risk is mitigated by collateral, the account could experience a delay in recovering its securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return them. At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the value of securities loaned amounted to $541,503 and $-0-, respectively.

 

10. Retirement and Compensation Plans

 

The Company’s employees participate in a qualified benefit pension plan sponsored by AEGON. The Company has no legal obligation for the plan. The Company recognizes pension expense equal to its allocation from AEGON. The pension expense is allocated among the participating companies based on the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 87 expense as a percent of salaries. The benefits are based on years of service and the employee’s compensation during the highest five consecutive years of employment. The Company’s allocation of pension expense for each of the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 was $14 and $11, respectively. The Company’s allocation of pension expense for year ended December 31, 2002 was negligible. The plan is subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

 

The Company’s employees also participate in a contributory defined contribution plan sponsored by AEGON which is qualified under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. Employees of the Company who customarily work at least 1,000 hours

 

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(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

10. Retirement and Compensation Plans (continued)

 

during each calendar year and meet the other eligibility requirements are participants of the plan. Participants may elect to contribute up to twenty-five percent of their salary to the plan. The Company will match an amount up to three percent of the participant’s salary.

 

Participants may direct all of their contributions and plan balances to be invested in a variety of investment options. The plan is subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Benefits expense of $10 and $7 were allocated for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. No amounts were allocated for the year ended December 31, 2002.

 

In addition to pension benefits, the Company participates in plans sponsored by AEGON that provide postretirement medical, dental and life insurance benefits to employees meeting certain eligibility requirements. Portions of the medical and dental plans are contributory. The expenses of the postretirement plans calculated on the pay-as-you-go basis are charged to affiliates in accordance with an intercompany cost sharing arrangement. The Company’s allocation of postretirement expenses was negligible for each of the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002.

 

11. Related Party Transactions

 

In accordance with an agreement between AEGON and the Company, AEGON will ensure the maintenance of certain minimum tangible net worth, operating leverage and liquidity levels of the Company, as defined in the agreement, through the contribution of additional capital by the Company’s parent as needed.

 

The Company shares certain officers, employees and general expenses with affiliated companies.

 

The Company receives data processing, investment advisory and management, marketing and administration services from certain affiliates. During 2004, 2003, and 2002, the Company paid $20,517, $11,648, and $8,430, respectively, for these services, which approximates their costs to the affiliates.

 

Payables to and receivables from affiliates and intercompany borrowings bear interest at the thirty-day commercial paper rate. During 2004, 2003, and 2002, the Company paid net interest of $210, $281, and $466, respectively, to affiliates. At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company has short-term notes receivables from an affiliate of $92,878 and $25,000, respectively.

 

During 2002, the Company received a capital contribution of $180,000 in cash from its parent. No capital contributions were received in 2003 and 2004.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

12. Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company has issued Trust (synthetic) GIC contracts to plan sponsors totaling $92,144 and $73,667 at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, pursuant to terms under which the plan sponsor retains ownership of the assets related to these contracts. The Company guarantees benefit responsiveness in the event that plan benefit requests and other contractual commitments exceed plan cash flows. The plan sponsor agrees to reimburse the Company for such benefit payments with interest, either at a fixed or floating rate, from future plan and asset cash flows. In return for this guarantee, the Company receives a premium which varies based on such elements as benefit responsive exposure and contract size. The Company underwrites the plans for the possibility of having to make benefit payments and also must agree to the investment guidelines to ensure appropriate credit quality and cash flow matching. Funding requirements to date have been minimal and management does not anticipate any future material funding requirements that would have a material effect on reported financial results. The assets relating to such contracts are not recognized in the Company’s statutory-basis financial statements. A contract reserve of $1,000 at December 31, 2004 and 2003 has been established for the possibility of unexpected benefit payments at below market interest rates.

 

The Company has contingent commitments for $18,207 and $8,410 at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, for joint ventures, partnerships and limited liability companies.

 

The Company may pledge assets as collateral for derivative transactions. At December 31, 2004, the Company has pledged invested assets with a carrying value and market value of $25,683 and $27,558, respectively, in conjunction with these transactions.

 

At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the net amount of securities being acquired on a “to be announced” (TBA basis was $111,482 and $805, respectively.

 

The Company is a party to legal proceedings incidental to its business. Although such litigation sometimes includes substantial demands for compensatory and punitive damages, in addition to contract liability, it is management’s opinion that damages arising from such demands will not be material to the Company’s financial position.

 

The Company is subject to insurance guaranty laws in the states in which it writes business. These laws provide for assessments against insurance companies for the benefit of policyholders and claimants in the event of insolvency of other insurance companies. In accordance with the purchase agreement, assessments related to periods prior to the purchase of the Company will be paid by Dreyfus and assessments attributable to business reinsured from MONY for premiums received prior to the date of the transaction will be paid by MONY (see Note 1). The Company will be responsible for assessments, if any, attributable to premium income after the date of purchase. Assessments are charged to operations when received by the Company except where right of offset against other

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Data)

 

12. Commitments and Contingencies (continued)

 

taxes paid is allowed by law; amounts available for future offsets are recorded as an asset on the Company’s balance sheet. Potential future obligations for unknown insolvencies are not determinable by the Company and are not required to be accrued for financial reporting purposes. The future obligation has been based on the most recent information available from the National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations. The guaranty fund expense (credit) was $498, $(469), and $(973), for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively.

 

13. Managing General Agents

 

For the year ended December 31, 2004 the Company had $38,182 of direct premiums written by The Vanguard Group, Inc. For the years ending December 31, 2003 and 2002, the Company had $22,609 and $28,825, respectively, of direct premiums written by managing general agents.

 

14. September 11 Events

 

At December 31, 2004, the Company’s gross exposure from the events of September 11, 2001, is $52,090, of which $38,541 is covered by reinsurance resulting in a net exposure of $13,549.

 

 

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Statutory-Basis Financial

Statement Schedules

 

 


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Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company

Summary of Investments – Other Than Investments in Related Parties

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

December 31, 2004

 

SCHEDULE I

 

Type of Investment


   Cost (1)

   Fair Value

   Amount at
Which Shown
in the Balance
Sheet


Fixed maturities

                    

Bonds:

                    

United States Government and government agencies and authorities

   $ 190,978    $ 192,876    $ 190,978

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

     222,870      224,175      222,870

Foreign governments

     178,358      187,696      178,358

Public utilities

     559,145      589,543      559,145

All other corporate bonds

     5,538,276      5,708,944      5,538,266

Preferred stock

     5,318      6,339      5,318
    

  

  

Total fixed maturities

     6,694,945      6,909,573      6,694,935

Equity securities

                    

Common stocks (unaffiliated):

                    

Industrial, miscellaneous and all other

     28,990      40,332      40,332
    

  

  

Total equity securities

     28,990      40,332      40,332

Mortgage loans on real estate

     623,124             623,124

Policy loans

     42,105             42,105

Other invested assets

     32,374             32,374

Cash and short-term investments

     301,157             301,157
    

         

Total investments

   $ 7,722,695           $ 7,734,027
    

         


(1) Original cost of equity securities and, as to fixed maturities, original cost reduced by repayments and other than temporary impairments and adjusted for amortization of premiums or accrual of discounts.

 

 

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Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company

Supplementary Insurance Information

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

SCHEDULE III

 

     Future Policy
Benefits and
Expenses


   Unearned
Premiums


   Policy and
Contract
Liabilities


    Premium
Revenue


  

Net

Investment
Income*


   Benefits, Claims
Losses and
Settlement
Expenses


  

Other

Operating
Expenses


   Premiums
Written


Year ended December 31, 2004

                                                        

Individual life

   $ 815,657    $ —      $ 84,891     $ 289,398    $ 49,571    $ 393,021    $ 123,577       

Individual health

     14,727      4,079      9,324       30,820      1,773      19,969      11,534    $ 30,995

Group life and health

     13,184      1,384      5,690       33,964      1,255      21,716      9,012      33,993

Annuity

     5,764,854      —        —         1,783,627      365,829      1,946,710      171,101       
    

  

  


 

  

  

  

      
     $ 6,608,422    $ 5,463    $ 99,905     $ 2,137,809    $ 418,428    $ 2,381,416    $ 315,224       
    

  

  


 

  

  

  

      

Year ended December 31, 2003

                                                        

Individual life

   $ 630,209    $ —      $ 45,263     $ 217,664    $ 42,546    $ 173,809    $ 99,941       

Individual health

     15,995      3,912      9,006       31,377      1,702      24,606      13,379    $ 31,647

Group life and health

     11,676      1,326      7,103       21,070      879      22,602      15,640      30,061

Annuity

     5,727,948      —        —         1,441,336      365,112      1,640,232      135,405       
    

  

  


 

  

  

  

      
     $ 6,385,828    $ 5,238    $ 61,372     $ 1,711,447    $ 410,239    $ 1,861,249    $ 264,365       
    

  

  


 

  

  

  

      

Year ended December 31, 2002

                                                        

Individual life

   $ 617,475    $ —      $ 27,900     $ 240,569    $ 45,628    $ 201,924    $ 134,200       

Individual health

     12,844      3,178      8,684       30,770      1,530      25,628      14,450    $ 30,516

Group life and health

     10,254      691      (3,361 )     36,650      992      25,713      22,120      22,681

Annuity

     5,481,865      —        —         1,835,231      382,436      2,270,281      107,168       
    

  

  


 

  

  

  

      
     $ 6,122,438    $ 3,869    $ 33,223     $ 2,143,220    $ 430,586    $ 2,523,546    $ 277,938       
    

  

  


 

  

  

  

      

* Allocations of net investment income and other operating expenses are based on a number of assumptions and estimates, and the results would change if different methods were applied.

 

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Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company

Reinsurance

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

SCHEDULE IV

 

     Gross
Amount


  

Ceded to

Other
Companies


  

Assumed

From Other
Companies


  

Net

Amount


  

Percentage

of Amount
Assumed

to Net


 

Year ended December 31, 2004

                                  

Life insurance in force

   $ 8,093,493    $ 147,862,825    $ 223,766,784    $ 83,997,452    266 %
    

  

  

  

  

Premiums:

                                  

Individual life

   $ 82,019    $ 314,064    $ 521,443    $ 289,398    180 %

Individual health

     30,994      510      336      30,820    1  

Group life and health

     33,993      10,492      10,463      33,964    31  

Annuity

     1,762,560      672      21,739      1,783,627    1  
    

  

  

  

  

     $ 1,909,566    $ 325,738    $ 553,981    $ 2,137,809    26 %
    

  

  

  

  

Year ended December 31, 2003

                                  

Life insurance in force

   $ 7,018,269    $ 132,228,007    $ 207,421,430    $ 82,211,692    252 %
    

  

  

  

  

Premiums:

                                  

Individual life

   $ 64,857    $ 296,361    $ 449,168    $ 217,664    206 %

Individual health

     31,647      659      389      31,377    1  

Group life and health

     30,061      62,482      53,491      21,070    254  

Annuity

     1,428,681      1,044      13,699      1,441,336    1  
    

  

  

  

  

     $ 1,555,246    $ 360,546    $ 516,747    $ 1,711,447    30 %
    

  

  

  

  

Year ended December 31, 2002

                                  

Life insurance in force

   $ 6,847,730    $ 121,446,075    $ 204,017,050    $ 89,418,705    228 %
    

  

  

  

  

Premiums:

                                  

Individual life

   $ 60,850    $ 276,412    $ 456,131    $ 240,569    190 %

Individual health

     30,516      162      416      30,770    1  

Group life and health

     22,681      89,973      103,942      36,650    284  

Annuity

     1,833,308      359      2,282      1,835,231    —    
    

  

  

  

  

     $ 1,947,355    $ 366,906    $ 562,771    $ 2,143,220    26 %
    

  

  

  

  

 

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PART C OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

  (a) Financial Statements
       All required financial statements are included in Part B of this Registration Statement.

 

  (b) Exhibits:

 

(1)      (a)    Resolution of the Board of Directors of Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company authorizing establishment of the Mutual Fund Account. Note 8.
(2)           Not Applicable.
(3)      (a)    Amended and Reinstated Principal Underwriting Agreement. Note 14.
(3)      (a)(1)    Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Principal Underwriting Agreement. Note 14
       (b)    Form of Broker/Dealer Supervision and Sales Agreement by and between AFSG Securities Corporation and the Broker/Dealer. Note 2.
(4)      (a)    Form of Policy. Note 14.
(5)      (a)    Form of Application. Note 14.
(6)      (a)    Articles of Incorporation of Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company. Note 1.
       (b)    ByLaws of Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company. Note 1.
(7)           Not Applicable.
(8)      (a)    Participation Agreement among WRL Series Fund, Inc., Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio, and PFL Life Insurance Company. Note 2.
(8)      (a)(1)    Amendment No. 16 to Participation Agreement among WRL Series Fund, Inc., PFL Life Insurance Company, AUSA Life Insurance Company, Inc., Peoples Benefit Life Insurance Company and Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company. Note 3.
(8)      (a)(2)    Amendment No. 17 to Participation Agreement among WRL Series Fund, Inc., PFL Life Insurance Company, AUSA Life Insurance Company, Inc., Peoples Benefit Life Insurance Company and Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company. Note 4.
(8)      (a)(3)    Amendment No. 30 to Participation Agreement among AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc., Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company, Peoples Benefit Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company and Transamerica Life Insurance and Annuity Company. Note 5.
(8)      (a)(4)    Amendment No. 31 to Participation Agreement among AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc., Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company, Peoples Benefit Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company and Transamerica Life Insurance and Annuity Company. Note 9.
(8)      (a)(5)    Amendment No. 32 to Participation Agreement among AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc., Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company, Peoples Benefit Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company and Transamerica Life Insurance and Annuity Company. Note 14.
(8)      (b)    Participation Agreement (Alliance). Note 10.
(8)      (b)(1)    Amendment No. 1 to Participation Agreement (AllianceBernstein). Note 14
(8)      (c)    Participation Agreement (Credit Suisse). Note 11
(8)      (c)(1)    Restatement of Participation Agreement (Credit Suisse). Note 14
(8)      (c)(2)    Amendment No. 1 to Participation Agreement (Credit Suisse). Note 14
(8)      (c)(3)    Amendment No. 2 to Participation Agreement (Credit Suisse). Note 14
(8)      (d)    Participation Agreement (DFA) Note.14
(8)      (e)    Participation Agreement (Dreyfus). Note 12
(8)      (e)(1)    Amendment No. 6 to the Fund Participation Agreement (Dreyfus). Note 14
(8)      (f)    Participation Agreement (Federated). Note 14
(8)      (f)(1)    Amendment to Fund Participation Agreement (Federated). Note 14
(8)      (g)    Participation Agreement (Gartmore). Note 14
(8)      (h)    Form of Participation Agreement (Seligman). Note 14
(8)      (i)    Form of Participation Agreement (SteinRoe). Note 14
(8)      (j)    Participation Agreement (Strong/Wells Fargo). Note 14
(8)      (k)    Participation Agreement (Vanguard). Note 13
(8)      (l)    Participation Agreement (Fidelity). Note 10
(8)      (l)(1)    Amendment No. 4 to Participation Agreement (Fidelity). Note 14
(8)      (m)    Participation Agreement (Wanger). Note 14
(8)      (m)(1)    Amendment No. 1 to Participation Agreement (Wanger). Note 14
(9)           Opinion and Consent of Counsel. Note 8.
(10 )    (a)    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Note 14.
       (b)    Opinion and Consent of Actuary. Note 8.

 

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(11 )        Not applicable.
(12 )        Not applicable.
(13 )        Performance Data Calculations. Note 14.
(14 )        Powers of Attorney. (Mark W. Mullin, Brenda K. Clancy, Robert F. Colby, Colette F. Vargas, William Brown, Jr., William L. Busler, Steven E. Frushtick, Peter G. Kunkel, Peter P. Post, Cornelis H. Verhagen, Craig D. Vermie, Frank A. Camp ) Note 7. (E. Kirby Warren, Robert J. Kontz) Note 1. (Joe Carusone, Ronald F. Mosher) Note 6. (James P. Larkin) Note 8.

 

Note 1.    Incorporated herein by reference to Initial Filing to Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-110048) on October 29, 2003.
Note 2.    Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-26209) on April 29, 1998.
Note 3.    Incorporated herein by reference to Initial Filing of Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-62738) on June 11, 2001.
Note 4.    Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 33-33085) on April 27, 2001.
Note 5.    Filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-116562) on July 26, 2004.
Note 6.    Filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 19 to Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 33-83560) on October 28, 2004.
Note 7.    Incorporated herein by reference to Initial Filing to Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-104243) on April 2, 2003.
Note 8.    Filed with Initial Filing to Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-122235) on January 24, 2005.
Note 9.    Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-109580) on January 7, 2005.
Note 10.    Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-110048) filed on December 30, 2003.
Note 11.    Incorporated herein by reference to Initial Filing to Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-65149) filed on October 1, 1998.
Note 12.    Incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-63086) filed on September 13, 2001.
Note 13.    Incorporated herein by reference to Initial Filing on N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-65151) filed on October 1, 1998.
Note 14.    Filed herewith.

 

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Item 25. Directors and Officers of the Depositor (Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company)

 

Name and Business Address


  

Principal Positions and Offices with Depositor


Mark W. Mullin

4 Manhattanville Road

Purchase, NY 10577

   Director, President, and Chairman of the Board

William L. Busler

4333 Edgewood Road, N.E.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499-0001

   Director and Vice President

Craig D. Vermie

4333 Edgewood Road, N.E.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499-0001

   Secretary and Corporate Counsel

Joe Carusone

4 Manhattanville Rd

Purchase, NY 10577

   Director

William Brown, Jr.

14 Windward Avenue

White Plains, NY 10605

   Director

Brenda K. Clancy

4333 Edgewood Road, N.E.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499-0001

   Treasurer

Ronald F. Mosher

54 Coronado Pointe

Laguna Niguel, CA

92677

   Director

James P. Larkin

4 Manhattanville Rd

Purchase, NY 10577

   Director

Peter P. Post

415 Madison Avenue, 2nd Floor

New York, NY 10017-1163

   Director

Colette Vargas

4 Manhattanville Road

Purchase, NY 10057

   Director and Chief Actuary

Robert F. Colby

4 Manhattanville Road

Purchase, NY 10057

   Director, Counsel, and Vice President

Cornelis H. Verhagen

51 JFK Parkway

Short Hills, NJ 07078

   Director

 

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Steven E. Frushtick

500 5th Avenue

New York, NY 10110

   Director

Peter G. Kunkel

4 Manhattanville Road

Purchase, NY 10057

   Director

E. Kirby Warren

605 Eagle Valley Rd.

P. O. Box 146

Tuxedo Park, NY 10987-0146

   Director

Robert J. Kontz

4333 Edgewood Road N.E.

Cedar Rapids, IA 52499-0001

   Controller

Frank A. Camp

4333 Edgewood Road N.E.

Cedar Rapids, IA 52499-0001

   Vice President and Counsel

 

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Item 26.     Persons Controlled by or under Common Control With the Depositor or Registrant.

 

Name


  

Jurisdiction of
Incorporation


  

Percent of Voting

Securities Owned


  

Business


Academy Alliance Holdings Inc.    Canada    100% Creditor Resources, Inc.    Holding company
Academy Alliance Insurance Inc.    Canada    100% Creditor Resources, Inc.    Insurance
Academy Insurance Group, Inc.    Delaware    100% Commonwealth General Corporation    Holding company
Academy Life Insurance Co.    Missouri    100% Academy Insurance Group, Inc.    Insurance company
ADB Corporation, L.L.C.    Delaware    100% Money Services, Inc.    Special purpose limited Liability company
AEGON Alliances, Inc.    Virginia    100% Benefit Plans, Inc.    General agent
AEGON Asset Management Services, Inc.    Delaware    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Registered investment advisor
AEGON Assignment Corporation    Illinois    100% AEGON Financial Services Group, Inc.    Administrator of structured settlements
AEGON Assignment Corporation of Kentucky    Kentucky    100% AEGON Financial Services Group, Inc.    Administrator of structured settlements
AEGON Canada Inc. (“ACI”)    Canada    100% TIHI    Holding company
AEGON Capital Management, Inc.    Canada    100% AEGON Canada Inc.    Investment counsel and portfolio manager
AEGON Dealer Services Canada, Inc.    Canada    100% 1490991 Ontario Limited    Mutual fund dealer
AEGON Derivatives N.V.    Netherlands    100% AEGON N.V.    Holding company
AEGON Direct Marketing Services, Inc.    Maryland    100% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Marketing company
AEGON DMS Holding B.V.    Netherlands    100% AEGON International N.V.    Holding company
AEGON Financial Services Group, Inc.    Minnesota    100% Transamerica Life Insurance Co.    Marketing
AEGON Fund Management, Inc.    Canada    100% AEGON Canada Inc.    Mutual fund issuer
AEGON Funding Corp.    Delaware    100% AEGON USA, Inc.    Issue debt securities-net proceeds used to make loans to affiliates
AEGON Funding Corp. II    Delaware    100% Transamerica Corp.    Issue debt securities-net proceeds used to make loans to affiliates
AEGON Institutional Markets, Inc.    Delaware    100% Commonwealth General Corporation    Provider of investment, marketing and admin. services to ins. cos.
AEGON International N.V.    Netherlands    100% AEGON N.V.    Holding company
AEGON Management Company    Indiana    100% AEGON U.S. Holding Corporation    Holding company
AEGON N.V.    Netherlands    22.72% of Vereniging AEGON Netherlands Membership Association    Holding company
AEGON Nederland N.V.    Netherlands    100% AEGON N.V.    Holding company
AEGON Nevak Holding B.V.    Netherlands    100% AEGON N.V.    Holding company
AEGON Structured Settlements, Inc.    Kentucky    100% Commonwealth General Corporation    Administers structured settlements of plaintiff’s physical injury claims against property and casualty insurance companies
AEGON U.S. Corporation    Iowa    AEGON U.S. Holding Corporation owns 10,024 shares (75.58%); AEGON USA, Inc. owns 3,238 shares (24.42%)    Holding company
AEGON U.S. Holding Corporation    Delaware    1046 shares of Common Stock owned by Transamerica Corp.; 225 shares of Series A Preferred Stock owned by Scottish Equitable Finance Limited    Holding company
AEGON USA Investment Management, Inc.    Iowa    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Investment advisor
AEGON USA Investment Management, LLC    Iowa    100% AEGON USA, Inc.    Investment advisor
AEGON USA Real Estate Services, Inc.    Delaware    100% AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc.    Real estate and mortgage holding company

 

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Name


  

Jurisdiction of
Incorporation


  

Percent of Voting

Securities Owned


  

Business


AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc.    Iowa    100% AUSA Holding Co,    Administrative and investment services
AEGON USA Travel and Conference Services LLC    Iowa    100% Money Services, Inc.    Travel and conference services
AEGON USA, Inc.    Iowa    10 shares Series A Preferred Stock owned by AEGON U.S Holding Corporation; 150,000 shares of Class B Non-Voting Stock owned by AEGON U.S. Corporation; 100 shares Voting Common Stock owned by AEGON U.S Corporation    Holding company
AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc.    Maryland    100% AEGON/Transamerica Fund Advisors, Inc.    Investment advisor, transfer agent, administrator, sponsor, principal underwriter/distributor or general partner.
AFSG Securities Corporation    Pennsylvania    100% Commonwealth General Corporation    Broker-Dealer
ALH Properties Eight LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
ALH Properties Eleven LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
ALH Properties Fifteen LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
ALH Properties Five LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
ALH Properties Four LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
ALH Properties Nine LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
ALH Properties Seven LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
ALH Properties Seventeen LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
ALH Properties Sixteen LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
ALH Properties Ten LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
ALH Properties Twelve LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
ALH Properties Two LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
American Bond Services LLC    Iowa    100% Transamerica Life Insurance Company (sole member)    Limited liability company
Ammest Realty Corporation    Texas    100% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Special-purpose subsidiary
Ampac Insurance Agency, Inc. (EIN 23-2364438)    Pennsylvania    100% Academy Insurance Group, Inc.    Inactive
Ampac Insurance Agency, Inc. (EIN 23-1720755)    Pennsylvania    100% Commonwealth General Corporation    Provider of management support services
Ampac, Inc.    Texas    100% Academy Insurance Group, Inc.    Managing general agent
Apple Partners of Iowa LLC    Iowa    Members: 58.13% Monumental Life Insurance Company; 41.87% Peoples Benefit Life Insurance Company    Hold title on Trustee’s Deeds on secured property
ARC Reinsurance Corporation    Hawaii    100% Transamerica Corp,    Property & Casualty Insurance
ARV Pacific Villas, A California Limited Partnership    California    General Partners - Transamerica Affordable Housing, Inc. (0.5%); Non-Affiliate of AEGON, Jamboree Housing Corp. (0.5%). Limited Partner: TOLIC (99%)    Property
AUSA Holding Company    Maryland    100% AEGON USA, Inc.    Holding company
AUSACAN LP    Canada    General Partner - AUSA Holding Co. (1%); Limited Partner - First AUSA Life Insurance Company (99%)    Inter-company lending and general business

 

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Name


  

Jurisdiction of
Incorporation


  

Percent of Voting

Securities Owned


  

Business


Bankers Financial Life Ins. Co.    Arizona    100% Voting Common Stock - First AUSA Life Insurance Co. Class B Common stock is allocated 75% of total cumulative vote. Class A Common stock is allocated 25% of total cumulative vote.    Insurance
Bankers Mortgage Company of CA    California    100% TRS    Investment management
Bay Area Community Investments I, LLC    California    70% LIICA; 30% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Investments in low income housing tax credit properties
Bay State Community Investments I, LLC    Delaware    100% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Investments in low income housing tax credit properties
Bay State Community Investments II, LLC    Delaware    100% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Investments in low income housing tax credit properties
Benefit Plans, Inc.    Delaware    100% Commonwealth General Corporation    TPA for Peoples Security Life Insurance Company
BF Equity LLC    New York    100% RCC North America LLC    Real estate
Buena Sombra Insurance Agency, Inc.    Maryland    100% Peoples Benefit Life Insurance Company    Insurance agency
BWAC Credit Corporation    Delaware    100% TCFCII    Inactive
BWAC International Corporation    Delaware    100% TCFCII    Retail appliance and furniture stores
BWAC Seventeen, Inc.    Delaware    100% TCFC Asset Holdings, Inc.    Holding company
BWAC Twelve, Inc.    Delaware    100% TCFCII    Holding company
BWAC Twenty-One, Inc.    Delaware    100% TCFC Asset Holdings, Inc.    Holding company
Camden Asset Management, LP    CA    Partners are: Limited Partner -Monumental Life Insurance Company (47.136%); General Partner - non-affiliate of AEGON, Harpenden (38.114%). Various individuals own the balance of shares.    Investment advisor.
Canadian Premier Holdings Ltd.    Canada    100% AEGON DMS Holding B.V.    Holding company
Canadian Premier Life Insurance Company    Canada    100% Canadian Premier Holdings Ltd.    Insurance company
Capital 200 Block Corporation    Delaware    100% Commonwealth General Corporation    Real estate holdings
Capital General Development Corporation    Delaware    100% Commonwealth General Corporation    Holding company
Capital Liberty, L.P.    Delaware    99.0% Monumental Life Insurance Company (Limited Partner); 1.0% Commonwealth General Corporation (General Partner)    Holding company
Common Wealth Insurance Agency Inc.    Canada    100% Creditor Resources, Inc.    Insurance agency
Commonwealth General Corporation (“CGC”)    Delaware    100% AEGON U.S. Corporation    Holding company
Consumer Membership Services Canada Inc.    Canada    100% Canadian Premier Holdings Ltd.    Marketing of credit card protection membership services in Canada
Cornerstone International Holdings Ltd.    UK    100% AEGON DMS Holding B.V.    Holding company
CRC Creditor Resources Canadian Dealer Network Inc.    Canada    100% Creditor Resources, Inc.    Insurance agency
Creditor Resources, Inc.    Michigan    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Credit insurance
CRI Canada Inc.    Canada    100% Creditor Resources, Inc.    Holding company
CRI Credit Group Services Inc.    Canada    100% Creditor Resources, Inc.    Holding company
Diversified Actuarial Services, Inc.    Massachusetts    100% Diversified Investment Advisors, Inc.    Employee benefit and actuarial consulting
Diversified Investment Advisors, Inc.    Delaware    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Registered investment advisor
Diversified Investors Securities Corp.    Delaware    100% Diversified Investment Advisors, Inc.    Broker-Dealer

 

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Edgewood IP, LLC    Iowa    100% TOLIC    Limited liability company
FED Financial, Inc.    Delaware    100% Academy Insurance Group, Inc.    Special-purpose subsidiary
FGH Eastern Region LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
FGH Realty Credit LLC    Delaware    100% FGH Eastern Region LLC    Real estate
FGH USA LLC    Delaware    100% RCC North America LLC    Real estate
FGP 109th Street LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
FGP 90 West Street LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
FGP Burkewood, Inc.    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
FGP Bush Terminal, Inc.    Delaware    100% FGH Realty Credit LLC    Real estate
FGP Colonial Plaza, Inc.    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
FGP Franklin LLC.    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
FGP Herald Center, Inc.    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
FGP Heritage Square, Inc.    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
FGP Islandia, Inc.    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
FGP Merrick, Inc.    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
FGP Rockbeach, Inc.    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
FGP West 32nd Street, Inc.    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
FGP West Street LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
FGP West Street Two LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
Fifth FGP LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
Financial Planning Services, Inc.    District of Columbia    100% Ampac Insurance Agency, Inc. (EIN #27-1720755)    Special-purpose subsidiary
Financial Resources Insurance Agency of Texas    Texas    100% owned by Dan Trivers, VP & Director of Operations of Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc., to comply with Texas insurance law    Retail sale of securities products
First FGP LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
Force Financial Group, Inc.    Delaware    100% Academy Insurance Group, Inc.    Special-purpose subsidiary
Fourth FGP LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
Garnet Assurance Corporation    Kentucky    100% Life Investors Insurance Company of America    Investments
Garnet Assurance Corporation II    Iowa    100% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Business investments
Garnet Assurance Corporation III    Iowa    100% Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company    Business investments
Garnet Community Investments I, LLC    Delaware    100% Life Investors Insurance Company of America    Securities
Garnet Community Investments II, LLC    Delaware    100% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Securities
Garnet Community Investments III, LLC    Delaware    100% Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company    Business investments
Garnet Community Investments IV, LLC    Delaware    100% Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company    Investments
Garnet Community Investments V, LLC    Delaware    100% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Investments
Garnet Community Investments VI, LLC    Delaware    100% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund I, LLC    Delaware    100% Garnet Community Investments I, LLC    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund II, LLC    Delaware    100% Garnet Community Investments II, LLC    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund III, LLC    Delaware    100% Garnet Community Investments III, LLC    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund IV, LLC    Delaware    100% Garnet Community Investments IV, LLC    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund V, LLC    Delaware    100% Garnet Community Investments V, LLC    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund VI, LLC    Delaware    100% Garnet Community Investments VI, LLC    Investments

 

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Gemini Investments, Inc.    Delaware    100% TALIAC    Investment subsidiary
Global Premier Reinsurance Company, Ltd.    British Virgin    100% Commonwealth General Corporation    Reinsurance company
Great Companies, L.L.C.    Iowa    47.50% Money Services, Inc.    Markets & sells mutual funds & individually managed accounts
Greybox L.L.C.    Delaware    100% Transamerica Leasing Holdings, Inc.    Intermodal freight container interchange facilitation service
Home Loans and Finance Ltd.    U.K.    100% TIISI    Inactive — this entity is in the process of being liquidated
Innergy Lending, LLC    Delaware    50% World Financial Group, Inc.; 50% ComUnity Lending, Inc.(non-AEGON entity)    Lending
Insurance Consultants, Inc.    Nebraska    100% Commonwealth General Corporation    Brokerage
InterSecurities, Inc.    Delaware    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Broker-Dealer
Investors Warranty of America, Inc.    Iowa    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Leases business equipment
Iowa Fidelity Life Insurance Co.    Arizona    Ordinary common stock is allowed 60% of total cumulative vote. Participating common stock is allowed 40% of total cumulative vote. First AUSA Life Insurance Co.    Insurance
JMH Operating Company, Inc.    Mississippi    100% People’s Benefit Life Insurance Company    Real estate holdings
Legacy General Insurance Company    Canada    100% Canadian Premier Holdings Ltd.    Insurance company
Life Investors Alliance, LLC    Delaware    100% LIICA    Purchase, own, and hold the equity interest of other entities
Life Investors Insurance Company of America    Iowa    504,032 shares Common Stock owned by AEGON USA, Inc.; 504,033 shares Series A Preferred Stock owned by AEGON USA, Inc.    Insurance
Massachusetts Fidelity Trust Co.    Iowa    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Trust company
Money Concepts (Canada) Limited    Canada    100% National Financial Corporation    Financial services, marketing and distribution
Money Services, Inc.    Delaware    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Provides financial counseling for employees and agents of affiliated companies
Monumental General Administrators, Inc.    Maryland    100% Monumental General Insurance Group, Inc.    Provides management srvcs. to unaffiliated third party administrator
Monumental General Casualty Co.    Maryland    100% AEGON USA, Inc.    Insurance
Monumental General Insurance Group, Inc.    Maryland    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Holding company
Monumental Life Insurance Company    Maryland    73.23% Capital General Development Company; 26.77% First AUSA Life Insurance Company    Insurance Company
National Association Management and Consultant Services, Inc.    Maryland    100% Monumental General Administrators, Inc.    Provides actuarial consulting services
National Financial Corporation    Canada    100% AEGON Canada, Inc.    Holding company
National Financial Insurance Agency, Inc.    Canada    100% 1488207 Ontario Limited    Insurance agency
NEF Investment Company    Calfornia    100% TOLIC    Real estate development
Parkland Insurance Inc.    Canada    100% Creditor Resources, Inc.    Insurance company
Peoples Benefit Life Insurance Company    Iowa    76.3% Monumental Life Insurance Company; 20% Capital Liberty, L.P.; 3.7% CGC    Insurance Company
Peoples Benefit Services, Inc.    Pennsylvania    100% Veterans Life Insurance Company    Special-purpose subsidiary

 

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Primus Guaranty, Ltd.    Bermuda    Partners are: Transamerica Life Insurance Company (13.1%) and non-affiliates of AEGON: XL Capital, Ltd. (34.7%); CalPERS/PCG Corporate Partners Fund, LLC (13.0%); Radian Group (11.1%).    Provides protection from default risk of investment grade corporate and sovereign issues of financial obligations.
Prisma Holdings, Inc. I    Delaware    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Holding company
Prisma Holdings, Inc. II    Delaware    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Holding company
Professional Life & Annuity Insurance Company    Arizona    100% Transamerica Life Insurance Co.    Reinsurance
Pyramid Insurance Company, Ltd.    Hawaii    100% Transamerica Corp.    Property & Casualty Insurance
QSC Holding, Inc.    Delaware    100% AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc.    Real estate and financial software production and sales
Quantitative Data Solutions, LLC    Delaware    60% owned by TOLIC    Special purpose corporation
Quest Membership Services, Inc.    Delaware    100% Commonwealth General Corporation    Travel discount plan
RCC North America LLC    Delaware    100% AEGON USA, Inc.    Real estate
RCC Properties Limited Partnership    Iowa    AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc. is General Partner and 5% owner; all limited partners are RCC entities within the RCC group    Limited Partnership
Real Estate Alternatives Portfolio 1 LLC    Delaware    Members: 38.356% Transamerica Life Insurance Co.; 34.247% TOLIC; 18.356% LIICA; 6.301% Monumental Life Insurance Co.; 2.74% Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Co.    Real estate alternatives investment
Real Estate Alternatives Portfolio 2 LLC    Delaware    Members: 37.25% Transamerica Life Insurance Co.; 30.75% TOLIC; 22.25% TALIAC; 7.5% Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Co.; 2.25% Stonebridge Life Insurance Co.    Real estate alternatives investment
Real Estate Alternatives Portfolio 3 LLC    Delaware    Members: 27% Transamerica Life Insurance Co.; 23% TOLIC; 19% TALIAC; 1% Stonebridge Life Insurance Co.; 11% LIICA; 14% PBLIC; 5% MLIC    Real estate alternatives investment
Real Estate Alternatives Portfolio 3A LLC    Delaware    Members: 33.4% LIICA; 32% PBLIC; 10% TOLIC; 9.4% MLIC; 9.4% Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company; 4.8% TALIAC; 1% Stonebridge Life Insurance Co.    Real estate alternatives investment
Realty Information Systems, Inc.    Iowa    100% AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc.    Information Systems for real estate investment management
Retirement Project Oakmont    CA    General Partners: Transamerica Products, Inc.; TOLIC; Transameirca Oakmont Retirement Associates, a CA limited partnership. Co-General Partners of Transamerica Oakmont Retirement Associates are Transamerica Oakmont Corp. and Transamerica Products I (Administrative General Partner).    Senior living apartment complex

 

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River Ridge Insurance Company    Vermont    100% AEGON Management Company    Captive insurance company
Roundit, Inc.    Maryland    50% AUSA Holding Co.    Financial services
Second FGP LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
Seventh FGP LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
Short Hills Management Company    New
Jersey
   100% AEGON U.S. Holding Corporation    Holding company
South Glen Apartments, LLC    Iowa    100% Transamerica Affordable Housing, Inc.    Limited liability company
Southwest Equity Life Ins. Co.    Arizona    100% of Common Voting Stock AEGON USA, Inc.    Insurance
Stonebridge Benefit Services, Inc.    Delaware    100% Commonwealth General Corporation    Health discount plan
Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Company    Ohio    197,920 shares of Common Stock owned by AEGON U.S. Corporation; 302,725 shares of Common Stock owned by AEGON USA, Inc.    Insurance company
Stonebridge Group, Inc.    Delaware    100% Commonwealth General Corporation    General purpose corporation
Stonebridge International Insurance Ltd.    UK    100% Cornerstone International Holdings Ltd.    General insurance company
Stonebridge International Marketing Ltd.    UK    100% Cornerstone International Holdings Ltd.    Marketing
Stonebridge Life Insurance Company    Vermont    100% Commonwealth General Corporation    Insurance company
TA Air X, Corp.    Delaware    100% TCFC Air Holdings, Inc.    Special purpose corporation
TA Air XI, Corp.    Delaware    100% TCFC Air Holdings, Inc.    Special purpose corporation
TA Leasing Holding Co., Inc.    Delaware    100% TFC    Holding company
TBC III, Inc.    Delaware    100% TFCFC Asset Holdings, Inc.    Special purpose corporation
TBK Insurance Agency of Ohio, Inc.    Ohio    500 shares non-voting common stock owned by Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.; 1 share voting common stock owned by James Krost    Variable insurance contract sales in state of Ohio
TCF Asset Management Corporation    Colorado    100% TCFC Asset Holdings, Inc.    A depository for foreclosed real and personal property
TCFC Air Holdings, Inc.    Delaware    100% Transamerica Commercial Finance Corporation, I    Holding company
TCFC Asset Holdings, Inc.    Delaware    100% Transamerica Commercial Finance Corporation, I    Holding company
TCFC Employment, Inc.    Delaware    100% Transamerica Commercial Finance Corporation, I    Used for payroll for employees at TFC
TCFC Tax Holdings, Inc.    Delaware    100% Transamerica Commercial Finance Corporation, I    Holding company
TFC Properties, Inc.    Delaware    100% Transamerica Corporation    Holding company
The AEGON Trust Advisory Board: Donald J. Shepard, Joseph B.M. Streppel, Alexander R. Wynaendts, and Craig D. Vermie    Delaware         Voting Trust
The Gilwell Company    California    100% TRS    Ground lessee of 517 Washington Street, San Francisco
The Insurance Agency for the American Working Family, Inc.    Maryland    100% Veterans Life Insurance Company    Insurance
The RCC Group, Inc.    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
The Whitestone Corporation    Maryland    100% AEGON USA, Inc.    Insurance agency

 

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TIHI Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.    Mexico    95% TIHI; 5% TOLIC    To render and receive all kind of administrative, accountant, mercantile and financial counsel and assistance to and from any other Mexican or foreign corporation, whether or not this company is a shareholder of them
Transamerica Accounts Holding Corporation    Delaware    100% TCFC Asset Holdings, Inc.    Holding company
Transamerica Affinity Services, Inc.    Maryland    100% AEGON Direct Marketing Services, Inc.    Marketing company
Transamerica Affordable Housing, Inc.    California    100% TRS    General partner LHTC Partnership
Transamerica Alquiler de Trailers, S.L.    Spain    100% Transamerica Leasing Holdings, Inc.    Leasing
Transamerica Annuity Service Corporation    New Mexico    100% TSC    Performs services required for structured settlements
Transamerica Aviation LLC    Delaware    100% TCFC Air Holdings, Inc.    Special purpose corporation
Transamerica Business Technologies Corporation.    Delaware    100% Transamerica Corp.    Telecommunications and data processing
Transamerica Capital, Inc.    California    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Broker/Dealer
Transamerica CBO I, Inc.    Delaware    100% Transamerica Corp.    Owns and manages a pool of high-yield bonds
Transamerica China Investments Holdings Limited    Hong Kong    99% TOLIC    Holding company
Transamerica Commercial Finance Canada, Limited    Ontario    100% BWAC Seventeen, Inc.    Dormant
Transamerica Commercial Finance Corporation, I    Delaware    100% TFC    Holding company
Transamerica Commercial Holdings Limited    U.K.    100% BWAC Twenty-One Inc.    Holding company
Transamerica Consultora Y Servicios Limitada    Chile    95% TOLIC; 5% Transamerica International Holdings, Inc.    Special purpose limited liability corporation
Transamerica Consumer Finance Holding Company    Delaware    100% TCFC Asset Holdings, Inc.    Consumer finance holding company
Transamerica Consumer Mortgage Receivables Corporation    Delaware    100% Transamerica Consumer Finance Holding Company    Securitization company
Transamerica Corporation    Delaware    100% The AEGON Trust    Major interest in insurance and finance
Transamerica Corporation (Oregon)    Oregon    100% Transamerica Corp.    Holding company
Transamerica Direct Marketing Asia Pacific Pty Ltd.    Australia    100% AEGON DMS Holding B.V.    Holding company
Transamerica Direct Marketing Australia Pty Ltd.    Australia    100% Transamerica Direct Marketing Asia Pacific Pty Ltd.    Marketing/operations company
Transamerica Direct Marketing Japan K.K.    Japan    100% AEGON DMS Holding B.V.    Marketing company
Transamerica Direct Marketing Korea Ltd.    Korea    99% AEGON DMS Holding B.V.: 1% AEGON International N.V.    Marketing company
Transamerica Direct Marketing Taiwan, Ltd.    Taiwan    100% AEGON DMS Holding B.V.    Authorized business: Enterprise management consultancy, credit investigation services, to engage in business not prohibited or restricted under any law of R.O.C., except business requiring special permission of government
Transamerica Distribution Finance - Overseas, Inc.    Delaware    100% TCFC Asset Holdings, Inc.    Commercial Finance
Transamerica Distribution Services, Inc.    Delaware    100% Transamerica Leasing Holdings, Inc.    Dormant
Transamerica Finance Corporation (“TFC”)    Delaware    100% Transamerica Corp.    Commercial & Consumer Lending & equipment leasing
Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.    Delaware    100% TSC    Broker/dealer

 

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Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company    New York    87.40% AEGON USA, Inc.; 12.60% TOLIC    Insurance
Transamerica Financial Resources Ins. Agency of Alabama, Inc.    Alabama    100% Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.    Insurance agent & broker
Transamerica Financial Resources Ins. Agency of Massachusetts, Inc.    Massachusetts    100% Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc    Insurance agent & broker
Transamerica Financial Resources Ins. Agency of Nevada, Inc.    Nevada    100% Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.    Insurance agent & broker
Transamerica Fund Advisors, Inc.    Florida    Western Reserve Life Assurance Company of Ohio owns 78%; AUSA Holding Co. owns 22%    Fund advisor
Transamerica Fund Services, Inc.    Florida    100% Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio    Mutual fund
Transamerica Funding LP    U.K.    98% Transamerica Leasing Holdings, Inc.; 1% Transamerica Distribution Services, Inc.; 1% BWAC Twenty One, Inc.    Intermodal leasing
Transamerica GmbH, Inc.    Delaware    100% TCFC Asset Holdings, Inc.    Holding company
Transamerica Holding B.V.    Netherlands    100% AEGON International N.V.    Holding company
Transamerica Home Loan    California    100% TCFC Asset Holdings, Inc.    Consumer mortgages
Transamerica IDEX Mutual Funds    Massachusetts    100% AEGON/Transamerica Fund Advisers, Inc.    Mutual fund
Transamerica Income Shares, Inc.    Maryland    100% AEGON/Transamerica Fund Advisers, Inc.    Mutual fund
Transamerica Index Funds, Inc.    Maryland    100% Transamerica Investment Management, LLC    Mutual fund
Transamerica Insurance Marketing Asia Pacific Pty Ltd.    Australia    100% Transamerica Direct Marketing Asia Pacific Pty Ltd.    Insurance intermediary
Transamerica International Direct Marketing Group, Inc.    Maryland    100% Monumental General Insurance Group, Inc.    Marketing arm for sale of mass marketed insurance coverage
Transamerica International Holdings, Inc.    Delaware    100% Transamerica Corp.    Investments
Transamerica International Insurance Services, Inc. (“TIISI”)    Delaware    100% TSC    Holding & administering foreign operations
Transamerica International RE (Bermuda) Ltd.    Bermuda    100% Transamerica Corp.    Reinsurance
Transamerica Investment Management, LLC    Delaware    21% Transamerica Investment Services, Inc. as Original Member; 21% owned by Professional Members (employees of Transamerica Investment Services, Inc.)    Investment adviser
Transamerica Investment Services, Inc. (“TISI”)    Delaware    100% Transamerica Corp.    Investment adviser
Transamerica Investors, Inc.    Maryland    Maintains advisor status    Advisor
Transamerica Leasing Coordination Center    Belgium    100% Transamerica Leasing Holdings, Inc.    Leasing
Transamerica Leasing Holdings, Inc.    Delaware    100% TA Leasing Holding Company, Inc.    Holding company
Transamerica Life Canada    Canada    100% AEGON Canada Inc.    Life insurance company
Transamerica Life Insurance and Annuity Company (“TALIAC”)    N. Carolina    100% TOLIC    Life insurance

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company    Iowa    223,500 shares Common Stock owned by AEGON USA, Inc.; 34,295 shares Common Stock owned by Transamerica Life Insurance and Annuity Company; 42,500 shares Series A Preferred Stock owned by AEGON USA, Inc.    Insurance
Transamerica Mezzanine Financing Inc.    Delaware    100% TCFC Asset Holdings, Inc.    Holding company
Transamerica Minerals Company    California    100% TRS    Owner and lessor of oil and gas properties
Transamerica Oakmont Corporation    California    100% TRS    General partner retirement properties
Transamerica Oakmont Retirement Associates    California    Co-General Partners are Transamerica Oakmont Corporation and Transamerica Products I (Administrative General Partner)    Senior living apartments
Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company (“TOLIC”)    Iowa    100% TSC    Life Insurance
Transamerica Occidental’s Separate Account Fund C    California    100% TOLIC    Mutual fund
Transamerica Pacific Insurance Company, Ltd.    Hawaii    100% Transamerica Corp.    Life insurance
Transamerica Premier Funds    Maryland    100% Transamerica Investors, Inc.    Investments
Transamerica Products I, Inc.    California    100% TPI    Co-general partner
Transamerica Products, Inc. (“TPI”)    California    100% TSC    Holding company
Transamerica Pyramid Properties LLC    Iowa    100% TOLIC    Realty limited liability company
Transamerica Realty Investment Properties LLC    Delaware    100% TOLIC    Realty limited liability company
Transamerica Realty Services, LLC (“TRS”)    Delaware    100% Transamerica Corp.    Real estate investments
Transamerica Retirement Communities S.F., Inc.    Delaware    100% TFC Properties, Inc.    Owned property
Transamerica Retirement Communities S.J., Inc.    Delaware    100% TFC Properties, Inc.    Owned property
Transamerica Securities Sales Corp.    Maryland    100% TSC    Life insurance sales
Transamerica Service Company (“TSC”)    Delaware    100% TIHI    Passive loss tax service
Transamerica Small Business Capital, Inc.    Delaware    100% TCFC Asset Holdings, Inc.    Holding company
Transamerica Trailer Holdings I Inc.    Delaware    100% Transamerica Leasing Holdings, Inc.    Holding company
Transamerica Trailer Holdings II Inc.    Delaware    100% Transamerica Leasing Holdings, Inc.    Holding company
Transamerica Trailer Holdings III Inc.    Delaware    100% Transamerica Leasing Holdings, Inc.    Holding company
Transamerica Trailer Leasing (Belgium) N.V.    Belgium    100% Transamerica Leasing Holdings, Inc.    Leasing
Transamerica Trailer Leasing (Netherlands) B.V.    Netherlands    100% Transamerica Leasing Holdings, Inc.    Leasing
Transamerica Trailer Leasing A/S    Denmark    100% Transamerica Leasing Holdings, Inc.    Leasing
Transamerica Trailer Leasing AB    Sweden    100% Transamerica Leasing Holdings, Inc.    Leasing
Transamerica Trailer Leasing AG    Switzerland    100% Transamerica Leasing Holdings, Inc.    Leasing
Transamerica Trailer Leasing GmbH    Germany    100% Transamerica Leasing Holdings, Inc.    Leasing
Transamerica Trailer Leasing Limited    U.K.    100% Transamerica Commercial Holdings Limited    Leasing

 

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Transamerica Trailer Leasing S.N.C.    France    99.99% owned by Greybox LLC; .01% owned by Transamerica Trailer Holdings III, Inc.    Leasing
Transamerica Trailer Leasing Sp. Z.O.O.    Poland    100% Transamerica Leasing Holdings, Inc.    Leasing
Transamerica Transport Inc.    New Jersey    100% Transamerica Leasing Holdings, Inc.    Dormant
Transamerica Vendor Financial Services Corporation    Delaware    100% TCFC Asset Holdings, Inc.    Provides commercial leasing
Unicom Administrative Services, GmbH    Germany    100% Unicom Administrative Services, Inc.    This entity is in the process of being liquidated
Unicom Administrative Services, Inc.    Pennsylvania    100% Academy Insurance Group, Inc.    Provider of admin. services
United Financial Services, Inc.    Maryland    100% AEGON USA, Inc.    General agency
Universal Benefits Corporation    Iowa    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Third party administrator
USA Administration Services, Inc.    Kansas    100% TOLIC    Third party administrator
Valley Forge Associates, Inc.    Pennsylvania    100% Ampac Insurance Agency, Inc. (EIN #27-1720755)    Furniture & equipment lessor
Veterans Insurance Services, Inc.    Delaware    100% Ampac Insurance Agency, Inc. (EIN #27-1720755)    Special-purpose subsidiary
Veterans Life Insurance Company    Illinois    100% AEGON USA, Inc.    Insurance company
Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio    Ohio    100% AEGON USA, Inc.    Insurance
WFG Insurance Agency of Puerto Rico, Inc.    Puerto Rico    100% World Financial Group Insurance Agency, Inc.    Insurance agency
WFG Property & Casualty Insurance Agency of Alabama, Inc.    Alabama    100% WFG Property & Casualty Insurance Agency, Inc.    Insurance agency
WFG Property & Casualty Insurance Agency of California, Inc.    California    100% WFG Property & Casualty Insurance Agency, Inc.    Insurance agency
WFG Property & Casualty Insurance Agency of Mississippi, Inc.    Mississippi    100% WFG Property & Casualty Insurance Agency, Inc.    Insurance agency
WFG Property & Casualty Insurance Agency of Nevada, Inc.    Nevada    100% WFG Property & Casualty Insurance Agency, Inc.    Insurance agency
WFG Property & Casualty Insurance Agency, Inc.    Georgia    100% World Financial Group Insurance Agency, Inc.    Insurance agency
WFG Propreties Holdings, LLC    Georgia    100% World Financial Group, Inc.    Marketing
WFG Securities of Canada, Inc.    Canada    100% World Financial Group Holding Company of Canada, Inc.    Mutual fund dealer
Whirlpool Financial Corporation Polska SpoZOO    Poland    100% Transamerica Commercial Holdings Limited    Inactive - commercial finance
World Financial Group Holding Company of Canada Inc.    Canada    100% TIHI    Holding company
World Financial Group Insurance Agency of Canada Inc.    Ontario    50% World Financial Group Holding Co. of Canada Inc.; 50% World Financial Group Subholding Co. of Canada Inc.    Insurance agency
World Financial Group Insurance Agency of Hawaii, Inc.    Hawaii    100% World Financial Group Insurance Agency, Inc.    Insurance agency
World Financial Group Insurance Agency of Massachusetts, Inc.    Massachusetts    100% World Financial Group Insurance Agency, Inc.    Insurance agency
World Financial Group Insurance Agency of New Mexico, Inc.    New Mexico    100% World Financial Group Insurance Agency, Inc.    Insurance agency
World Financial Group Insurance Agency of Wyoming, Inc.    Wyoming    100% World Financial Group Insurance Agency, Inc.    Insurance agency
World Financial Group Insurance Agency, Inc.    California    100% Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio    Insurance agency
World Financial Group Subholding Company of Canada Inc.    Canada    100% World Financial Group Holding Company of Canada, Inc.    Holding company

 

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World Financial Group, Inc.    Delaware    100% AEGON Asset Management Services, Inc.    Marketing
World Group Securities, Inc.    Delaware    100% AEGON Asset Management Services, Inc.    Broker-dealer
WRL Insurance Agency of Massachusetts, Inc.    Massachusetts    100% WRL Insurance Agency, Inc.    Insurance agency
WRL Insurance Agency of Wyoming, Inc.    Wyoming    100% WRL Insurance Agency, Inc.    Insurance agency
WRL Insurance Agency, Inc.    California    100% Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio    Insurance agency
Zahorik Company, Inc.    California    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Broker-Dealer
Zahorik Texas, Inc.    Texas    100% Zahorik Company, Inc.    Insurance agency
ZCI, Inc.    Alabama    100% Zahorik Company, Inc.    Insurance agency

 

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Item 27. Number of Contract Owners

 

As of December 31, 2004, there were no Contract owners.

 

Item 28. Indemnification

 

The New York Code (Sections 721 et. seq.) provides for permissive indemnification in certain situations, mandatory indemnification in other situations, and prohibits indemnification in certain situations. The Code also specifies procedures for determining when indemnification payments can be made.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Depositor pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Depositor has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Depositor of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered), the Depositor will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

Item 29. Principal Underwriters

 

(a) AFSG Securities Corporation serves as the principal underwriter for:

 

AFSG Securities Corporation serves as the principal underwriter for Separate Account VA B, the Retirement Builder Variable Annuity Account, Separate Account VA A, Separate Account VA C, Separate Account VA D, Separate Account VA E, Separate Account VA F, Separate Account VA I, Separate Account VA J, Separate Account VA K, Separate Account VA L, Separate Account VA P, Separate Account VA Q, Separate Account VA R, Separate Account VA S, Separate Account VA W, Transamerica Corporate Separate Account Sixteen, Separate Account VL A and Legacy Builder Variable Life Separate Account. These accounts are separate accounts of Transamerica Life Insurance Company.

 

AFSG Securities Corporation serves as principal underwriter for Separate Account VA BNY, Separate Account VA QNY, Separate Account VA WNY, Separate Account C, Separate Account VA-2LNY, TFLIC Series Life Account, and TFLIC Series Annuity Account. These accounts are separate accounts of Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company.

 

AFSG Securities Corporation serves as principal underwriter for Separate Account I, Separate Account II and Separate Account V. These accounts are separate accounts of Peoples Benefit Life Insurance Company.

 

AFSG Securities Corporation serves as principal underwriter for Separate Account VA U, Separate Account VA V, WRL Series Life Account, WRL Series Life Corporate Account, WRL Series Annuity Account and WRL Series Annuity Account B. These accounts are separate accounts of Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio.

 

AFSG Securities Corporation also serves as principal underwriter for Separate Account VA-2L and Transamerica Occidental Life Separate Account VUL-3. These accounts are separate accounts of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company.

 

AFSG Securities Corporation also serves as principal underwriter for AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust, Transamerica IDEX Mutual Funds and Transamerica Investors, Inc.

 

(b) Directors and Officers of AFSG Securities Corporation:

 

Name


  

Principal

Business Address


 

Position and Offices with Underwriter


Larry N. Norman

   (1)   Director and President

Lisa Wachendorf

   (1)   Director, Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer

Frank A. Camp

   (1)   Secretary

Darin D. Smith

   (1)   Vice President and Assistant Secretary

Linda Gilmer

   (1)   Assistant Treasurer

Teresa L. Stolba

   (1)   Assistant Compliance Officer

Kim D. Day

   (2)   Director and Vice President

John K. Carter

   (2)   Vice President

Kyle A. Kellan

   (2)   Vice President

Priscilla I. Hechler

   (2)   Assistant Secretary and Assistant Vice President

Thomas R. Moriarty

   (2)   Vice President

Clifton W. Flenniken, III

   (3)   Assistant Treasurer

Emily Monroe Bates

   (4)   Assistant Treasurer

(1) 4333 Edgewood Road N.E., Cedar Rapids, IA 52499-0001
(2) 570 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1202
(3) 111 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
(4) 400 West Market Street, Louisville, KY 40202

 

(c) Compensation to Principal Underwriter:

 

Name of Principal Underwriter


  

Net Underwriting

Discounts and

Commissions(1)


  

Compensation on

Redemption


  

Brokerage

Commissions


   Compensation

AFSG Securities Corporation

   0    0    0    0

(1) Fiscal Year 2004

 

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Item 30. Location of Accounts and Records

 

The records required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rules 31a-1 to 31a-3 promulgated thereunder, are maintained by Manager Regulatory Filing Unit, Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company at 4 Manhattanville Road, Purchase, NY 10577; or at Service Office, Financial Markets Group – Variable Annuity Department, 4333 Edgewood Road, N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499-0001.

 

Item 31. Management Services.

 

All management Contracts are discussed in Part A or Part B.

 

Item 32. Undertakings

 

(a) Registrant undertakes that it will file a post-effective amendment to this registration statement as frequently as necessary to ensure that the audited financial statements in the registration statement are never more than 16 months old for so long as Premiums under the Contract may be accepted.

 

(b) Registrant undertakes that it will include either (i) a postcard or similar written communication affixed to or included in the Prospectus that the applicant can remove to send for a Statement of Additional Information or (ii) a space in the Policy application that an applicant can check to request a Statement of Additional Information.

 

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(c) Registrant undertakes to deliver any Statement of Additional Information and any financial statements required to be made available under this Form promptly upon written or oral request to Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company at the address or phone number listed in the Prospectus.

 

(d) Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company hereby represents that the fees and charges deducted under the contracts, in the aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks assumed by Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company.

 

SECTION 403(B) REPRESENTATIONS

 

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company represents that it is relying on a no-action letter dated November 28, 1988, to the American Council of Life Insurance (Ref. No. IP-6-88), regarding Sections 22(e), 27(c)(1), and 27(d) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, in connection with redeemability restrictions on Section 403(b) Policies, and that paragraphs numbered (1) through (4) of that letter will be complied with.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf, in the City of Cedar Rapids and State of Iowa, on this 29th day of June, 2005.

 

TFLIC SEPARATE ACCOUNT VNY

TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE

INSURANCE COMPANY

Depositor

/s/ Frank A. Camp                                                                   *

Frank A. Camp

Vice President

 

As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the duties indicated.

 

Signatures    


    

Title    


 

Date    


*


Mark W. Mullin

    

Chairman of the Board

Director

                      , 2005

*


James P. Larkin

    

Vice President,

Assistant Secretary,

Director

                      , 2005

*


Brenda K. Clancy

    

Treasurer

                      , 2005

*


E. Kirby Warren

    

Director

                      , 2005

*


Joe Carusone

    

Director

                      , 2005

*


Ronald F. Mosher

    

Director

                      , 2005

*


Robert F. Colby

    

Director

                      , 2005

 


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*


Colette F. Vargas

    

Director

                      , 2005

*


William Brown, Jr.

    

Director

                      , 2005

*


William L. Busler

    

Director

                      , 2005

*


Steven E. Frushtick

    

Director

                      , 2005

*


Peter G. Kunkel

    

Director

                      , 2005

*


Peter P. Post

    

Director

                      , 2005

*


Cornelis H. Verhagen

    

Director

                      , 2005

*


Craig D. Vermie

    

Secretary and

Corporate Counsel

                      , 2005

/s/ Frank A. Camp


*By: Frank A. Camp

    

Attorney-in-Fact

pursuant to powers of

attorney filed previously

and herewith, and in his own

capacity as Frank A. Camp

  June 29, 2005

 


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Registration No. 333-122235

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

EXHIBITS

 

TO

 

FORM N-4

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

UNDER

 

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

FOR

 

TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

 

TFLIC SEPARATE ACCOUNT VNY

 


 


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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibit


   Page No.*

(3)(a)   Amended and Restated Principal Underwriting Agreement     
3(a)(1)   Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Principal Underwriting Agreement     
(4)(a)   Form of Policy     
(5)(a)   Form of Application     
(8)(a)(5)   Amendment No. 32 to Participation Agreement (ATSF)     
8(b)(1)   Amendment No. 1 to Participation Agreement (AllianceBernstein)     
(8)(c)(1)   Restatement of Participation Agreement (Credit Suisse)     
(8)(c)(2)   Amendment No. 1 to Participation Agreement     
(8)(c)(3)   Amendment No. 2 to Participation Agreement (Credit Suisse)     
(8)(d)   Participation Agreement (DFA)     
(8)(e)(1)   Amendment No. 6 to the Fund Participation Agreement (Dreyfus)     
(8)(f)   Participation Agreement (Federated)     
(8)(f)(1)   Amendment to Fund Participation Agreement (Federated)     
(8)(g)   Participation Agreement (Gartmore)     
(8)(h)   Form of Participation Agreement (Seligman)     
(8)(i)   Form of Participation Agreement (SteinRoe)     
(8)(j)   Participation Agreement (Strong/Wells Fargo)     
(8)(l)(1)   Amendment No. 4 to Participation Agreement (Fidelity)     
(8)(m)   Participation Agreement (Wanger)     
(8)(m)(1)   Amendment No. 1 to Participation Agreement (Wanger)     
(10)(a)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm     
(13)   Performance Data Calculations     

* Page numbers included only in manually executed original.