-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, REexQBukpw25atpp3aTpykr1qvFZetSo2n637sFYK8Cs75PebbY3dQGiyDF1W2LS /Y/tFkPntBAH/BJFQkH2pw== 0001193125-08-255547.txt : 20081218 0001193125-08-255547.hdr.sgml : 20081218 20081218100212 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-08-255547 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 24 FILED AS OF DATE: 20081218 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20081218 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SEPARATE ACCOUNT FUND C CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000073711 IRS NUMBER: 951060502 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-4 SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-02025 FILM NUMBER: 081256479 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4333 EDGEWOOD ROAD NE CITY: CEDAR RAPIDS STATE: IA ZIP: 52499 BUSINESS PHONE: 319-355-8427 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4333 EDGEWOOD ROAD NE CITY: CEDAR RAPIDS STATE: IA ZIP: 52499 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TRANSAMERICA OCCIDENTALS SEPARATE ACCOUNT FUND C DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: OCCIDENTALS SEPARATE ACCOUNT FUND C DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19811209 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SEPARATE ACCOUNT FUND C CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000073711 IRS NUMBER: 951060502 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-156260 FILM NUMBER: 081256480 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4333 EDGEWOOD ROAD NE CITY: CEDAR RAPIDS STATE: IA ZIP: 52499 BUSINESS PHONE: 319-355-8427 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4333 EDGEWOOD ROAD NE CITY: CEDAR RAPIDS STATE: IA ZIP: 52499 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TRANSAMERICA OCCIDENTALS SEPARATE ACCOUNT FUND C DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: OCCIDENTALS SEPARATE ACCOUNT FUND C DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19811209 0000073711 S000006041 SEPARATE ACCOUNT FUND C C000074759 Fund C N-4 1 dn4.htm N-4 N-4

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 18, 2008

Registration Nos. 333-            /811-02025

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM N-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933    x

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE

INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

Amendment No. 31

 

 

SEPARATE ACCOUNT FUND C

(Exact Name of Registrant)

TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

(Name of Depositor)

4333 Edgewood Road, N.E.

Cedar Rapids, IA 52499-0001

(Address of Depositor’s Principal Executive Offices)

Depositor’s Telephone Number: (319) 355-8583

Darin D. Smith, Esq.

Transamerica Life Insurance Company

4333 Edgewood Road, N.E.

Cedar Rapids, IA 52499-4240

(Name and Address for Agent of Service)

Copy to:

Frederick R. Bellamy, Esq.

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20004-2415

Title of Securities Being Registered: Individual Variable Annuity Contracts

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.

 

 

 


The Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for Separate Account C of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company are hereby incorporated by reference to the Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to the Form N-4 Registration Statement (File Nos. 2-36250/811-02025) filed April 28, 1998.


SEPARATE ACCOUNT FUND C

Individual Equity Investment Fund Contracts

Issued by

TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

(originally issued by Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company)

SUPPLEMENT DATED DECEMBER 18, 2008

TO PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 1998

This supplement updates information in, and should be read in conjunction with, the prospectus dated May 1, 1998, describing the variable annuity contracts (“Contracts”), which are called Individual Equity Investment Fund Contracts, that were originally issued by Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company and funded through its Separate Account Fund C. You can obtain a copy of the prospectus for your Contract by calling us at (800) 525-6205 or by writing Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Attention: Customer Care Group, 4333 Edgewood Road, NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52499-0001.

MERGER

On October 1, 2008, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company (“Transamerica Occidental”) merged into its affiliate Transamerica Life Insurance Company “(Transamerica Life”). Upon consummation of the merger, Transamerica Occidental’s separate corporate existence ceased by operation of law, and Transamerica Life assumed legal ownership of all of the assets of Transamerica Occidental, including Separate Account Fund C and its assets. As a result of the merger, Transamerica Life also became responsible for all liabilities and obligations of Transamerica Occidental, including those created under the Contracts. The Contracts have thereby become variable annuity contracts funded by a separate account of Transamerica Life, and each Contract owner has thereby become a contract owner of Transamerica Life. Thus, references to Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company in the May 1, 1998 prospectus (and the related statement of additional information also dated May 1, 1998) should generally be treated as references to Transamerica Life Insurance Company.

Please note that the merger does not affect the provisions of, or your rights under, your Contract, it does not cause you to incur any additional income tax, and it does not cause you to be charged any additional fees or expenses. You may contact Transamerica Life Insurance Company at (800) 525-6205 if you have any questions about the merger.

Another affiliate, Life Investors Insurance Company of America also merged into Transamerica Life on or about October 2, 2008.

* * * * *


The following hereby supplements the prospectus and replaces any inconsistent information:

Introductory Page:

Separate Account Fund C

Individual Equity Investment Fund Contracts

for Non-Tax Qualified Individual Retirement Plans

Issued by

Transamerica Life Insurance Company

(formerly, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company)

Administrative and Service Office:

4333 Edgewood Road, NE

Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499-0001

1-877-717-8861

“Terms Used in this Prospectus”:

 

   

Add the following term, and replace all references to the “Transamerica Annuity Service Center” (and any contact information therefor) and the “Home Office” in the prospectus (and in the related statement of additional information dated May 1, 1998) with references to the “Administrative and Service Office.”

Administrative and Service Office—Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Attention: Customer Care Group, 4333 Edgewood Road N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499-0001, (800) 525-6205.

 

   

Replace the definition of “Fund” with the following, and replace all references to “Transamerica Variable Insurance Fund, Inc.” in the prospectus (and in the related statement of additional information dated May 1, 1998) with references to “Transamerica Series Trust.”

Fund—The Transamerica Series Trust, a registered open-end management investment company in which the Separate Account invests.

 

   

Replace the definition of “Valuation Period” with the following:

Valuation Period—The period of time from the close of normal trading on the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on each Valuation Date) on one Valuation Date to the close of normal trading of the New York Stock Exchange on the next Valuation Date.

 

   

Revise the definition of “Written Request” to provide that Written Requests and other communications are deemed to be received by Transamerica on the date they are actually received at Transamerica’s Administrative and Service Office, unless they are received on a day when, or after the time that, the New York Stock Exchange is closed.

 

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“Fee Table”:

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning and surrendering the contract. The first table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay at the time that you make purchase payments (“Deposits”) under the Contracts. State premium taxes may also be deducted.

Contract Owner Transaction Expenses

Sales Load Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of each Deposit)

 

Total Deposits Under the Contract

 

Sales Expense

First $15,000

  6.50%

Next $35,000

  4.50%

Next $100,000

  2.00%

Excess

  0.50%

Administrative Expense Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of each Deposit)

 

Total Deposits Under the Contract

 

Administrative Expense

First $15,000

  2.50%

Next $35,000

  1.50%

Next $100,000

  0.75%

Excess

  0.00%

Maximum Total Contact Owner Transaction Expenses

 

Total Deposits Under the Contract

 

Total Contract Owner Transaction Expenses

as a % of Total Deposits

First $15,000

  9.00%1

Next $35,000

  6.00%

Next $100,000

  2.75%

Excess

  0.50%

 

1

This is equivalent to 9.89% of the Net Deposit. Premium taxes are not shown. Charges for premium taxes, if any, are deducted when paid, which may be upon annuitization. In certain states, a premium tax charge will be deducted from each Deposit.

The next table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time that you own the Contract, not including Transamerica Equity VP portfolio fees and expenses. (Separate Account Fund C invests exclusively in the Transamerica Equity VP portfolio of the Transamerica Series Trust.)

Separate Account Annual Expenses (as a percentage of daily Separate Account value)

 

     Maximum   Current

Mortality and Expense Risk Charge2

   1.10%   0.55%

Administrative Expense Charge

   0.00%   0.00%

Other Expenses

   0.00%   0.00%

Total Separate Account Annual Expenses2

   1.10%   0.55%

 

2

The Contracts permit Transamerica to deduct a Mortality and Expense Risk Charge at a maximum annual rate of 1.10% of the Accumulation Account Value. Pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization (by which the Separate Account

 

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was reorganized to its present form as a unit investment trust), however, Transamerica waives or reimburses the Mortality and Expense Risk Charge on Contracts outstanding as of October 31, 1996, to the extent that the sum of Separate Account Annual Expenses and Portfolio Annual Expenses Exceeds 1.40% during any year. Currently, the Mortality and Expense Risk Charge is assessed at an annual rate of 0.55%of the Accumulation Account Value.

The next table shows the total operating expenses charged by the Transamerica Equity VP portfolio during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. Expenses of the Transamerica Equity VP portfolio may be higher or lower in the future. More detail concerning the fees and expenses of the Transamerica Equity VP portfolio is contained in the prospectus for the portfolio.

 

Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (total of all expenses that are deducted from portfolio assets, including management fees, 12b-1 fees, and other expenses)

   0.76 %

EXAMPLES

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Contract with the cost of investing in other variable annuity contracts. These costs include contract owner transaction expenses, separate account annual expenses, and Transamerica Equity VP portfolio fees and expenses.

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Contract for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:

 

1 Year

 

3 Years

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

$1,021

  $1,278   $1,554   $2,337

Please remember that the Examples are illustrations and do not represent past or future expenses. Your actual expenses may be higher or lower than those reflected in the Examples. Similarly, your rate of return may be more or less than the 5% assumed in the Examples.

The following hereby supplements and replaces any inconsistent information in the “Transamerica Occidental and the Separate Account” section of the prospectus:

Transamerica and the Separate Account

Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Transamerica Life Insurance Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Iowa on April 19, 1961, under the name NN Investors Life Insurance Company, Inc., and is engaged in the sale of life and health insurance policies and annuity contracts. Transamerica Life Insurance Company is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Transamerica Corporation, which conducts most of its operations through subsidiary companies engaged in the insurance business or in providing non-insurance financial services. Transamerica Corporation is a wholly-owned

 

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indirect subsidiary of AEGON, N.V. of the Netherlands, the securities of which are publicly traded. AEGON N.V. is a holding company and conducts its business through subsidiary companies engaged primarily in the insurance business. Transamerica Life Insurance Company is licensed in all states, except New York, and in the District of Columbia and Guam.

Effective October 1, 2008, Transamerica Life Insurance Company, located at 4333 Edgewood Road, NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499, is the depositor of Separate Account Fund C, replacing Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company in that capacity. Transamerica Life Insurance Company is obligated to pay all benefits under the Contracts.

Before October 1, 2008, the Contracts were issued by Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company (“Transamerica Occidental”), an Iowa stock life insurance company incorporated on June 30, 1906, as Occidental Life Insurance Company of California. The Contracts were funded by Separate Account Fund C, a separate account registered with the SEC as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. On October 1, 2008, Transamerica Occidental merged into its affiliate Transamerica Life Insurance Company. Upon consummation of the merger, Transamerica Occidental’s separate corporate existence ceased by operation of law, and Transamerica Life Insurance Company assumed legal ownership of all the assets of Transamerica Occidental, including Separate Account Fund C and its assets. Pursuant to the merger, therefore, Separate Account Fund C become a separate account of Transamerica Life Insurance Company. As a result of the merger, Transamerica Life Insurance Company also became responsible for all liabilities and obligations of Transamerica Occidental, including those created under the Contracts as initially issued by Transamerica Occidental and outstanding on the date of the merger. Each such Contract has thereby become a variable annuity contract funded by a separate account of Transamerica Life Insurance Company, and each Contract owner thereof has become a contract owner of Transamerica Life Insurance Company.

The Separate Account

The Separate Account (formerly, Separate Account Fund C of Transamerica Occidental) is a separate investment account of Transamerica Life Insurance Company, established under the laws of California on February 26, 1969.

The following hereby supplements and replaces any inconsistent information in “The Surrender of a Contract” and “Death Benefits” sections of the prospectus:

Payment of any amount due from the Separate Account for a withdrawal, surrender or a death benefit will generally occur within seven days from the date we receive all required information at our Administrative and Service Office. We may defer such payment from the Separate Account if:

 

   

the New York Stock Exchange is closed other than for usual weekends or holidays or trading on the New York Stock Exchange is otherwise restricted;

 

   

an emergency exists as defined by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), or the SEC requires that trading be restricted; or

 

   

the SEC permits a delay for the protection of Contract Owners.

 

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Federal laws designed to counter terrorism and prevent money laundering by criminals might, in certain circumstances, require us to reject a Deposit and/or “freeze” a Contract Owner’s account. If these laws apply in a particular situation, then we would not be allowed to pay any request for withdrawals, surrenders, or death benefits—or to continue making annuity payments—absent instructions from the appropriate regulators. We may also be required to provide additional information about you or your account to government agencies or departments.

The following hereby supplements and replaces any inconsistent information in the “Underwriter” section of the prospectus:

Transamerica Capital, Inc. (“TCI”) is the principal underwriter for the Contracts. TCI’s home office is located at 4600 S. Syracuse Street, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80237. TCI is an affiliate of Transamerica, and is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of AEGON USA. TCI is registered as a broker-dealer with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). TCI is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.

 

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SEPARATE ACCOUNT FUND C

Individual Equity Investment Fund Contracts

Issued by

TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

(originally issued by Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company)

SUPPLEMENT DATED DECEMBER 18, 2008

TO STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED MAY 1, 1998

The following hereby supplements the Statement of Additional Information and replaces any inconsistent information.

 

   

INTRODUCTORY PAGE:

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

for

SEPARATE ACCOUNT C

of Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Individual Equity Investment Fund Contracts (“Contracts”)

for Non-Tax Qualified Individual Retirement Plans

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) expands upon subjects discussed in the current prospectus for the Individual Equity Investment Fund Contracts (each a “Contract”) issued through Separate Account Fund C offered by Transamerica Life Insurance Company (formerly, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company). (Note: The Contracts are no longer for sale to new purchasers.) You can obtain a copy of the prospectus for your Contract by calling us at 800-525-6205 or by writing Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Attention: Customer Care Group, 4333 Edgewood Road, NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52499-0001. Terms used in this SAI have the same meanings as in the current prospectus for the Contracts.

This SAI is not a prospectus and should be read only in conjunction with the prospectuses for the Contracts and the Transamerica Equity VP portfolio of Transamerica Series Trust.

 

   

GENERAL INFORMATION AND HISTORY:

On October 1, 2008, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company (“Transamerica Occidental”) merged into its affiliate Transamerica Life Insurance Company “(Transamerica Life”) . Upon consummation of the merger, Transamerica Occidental’s separate corporate existence ceased by operation of law, and Transamerica Life assumed legal ownership of all of the assets of Transamerica Occidental, including the Separate Account and its assets. As a result of the merger, Transamerica Life also became responsible for all liabilities and obligations of Transamerica Occidental, including those created under the Contracts. The Contracts have thereby become variable annuity contracts funded by a separate account of Transamerica Life, and each Contract owner has thereby become a contract owner of Transamerica Life.


Transamerica Life holds the Separate Account’s assets physically segregated and apart from its general account. Transamerica maintains records of all purchases and sales of Transamerica Equity VP portfolio shares by the Separate Account.

 

   

UNDERWRITER:

Transamerica Capital, Inc. (“TCI”) is the principal underwriter for the contracts. TCI’s home office is located at 4600 S. Syracuse Street, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80237. TCI is an affiliate of Transamerica, and is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of AEGON USA. TCI is registered as a broker-dealer with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). No underwriting commissions have been paid to TCI.

 

   

LEGAL MATTERS:

Darin D. Smith, General Counsel of Transamerica Life Insurance Company, has provided legal advice on certain matters in connection with issuance of the Contracts.

 

   

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS:

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The financial statements of the Separate Account at December 31, 2007, and for the periods disclosed in the financial statements, and the statutory-basis financial statements and schedules of Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company, and Life Investors Insurance Company of America (which, merged into its affiliate Transamerica Life Insurance Company, on October 2, 2008), at December 31, 2007 and 2006, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007, appearing herein, have been audited by Ernst & Young, LLP, 801 Grand Avenue, Suite 3000, Des Moines, Iowa 50309, an Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, as set forth in the firm’s respective reports thereon appearing elsewhere herein, and are included in reliance upon such reports given upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

   

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

The statutory-basis financial statements and schedules of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Life Insurance Company, and Life Investors Insurance Company of America, (which merged into its affiliate Transamerica Life on or about October 2, 2008), which are included in this Statement of Additional Information, should be distinguished from the financial statements of the Separate Account and should be considered only as bearing on the ability of Transamerica Life Insurance Company to meet its obligations under the Policies. They should not be considered as bearing on the safety or the investment performance of the assets held in the Separate Account.

 

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Report of Independent Auditors

Balance Sheets—Statutory Basis—as of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006

Statements of Operations—Statutory Basis—for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

Statement of Change in Capital and Surplus—Statutory Basis—for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

Statements of Cash Flow—Statutory Basis—for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

Notes to Financial Statements—Statutory Basis

Statutory Basis Financial Statement Schedules

Summary of Investments—Other than Investments in Related Parties

Supplementary Insurance Information

Reinsurance

Transamerica Life Insurance Company (for mergers of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company and Life Investors

Insurance Company of America with Transamerica Life Insurance Company)

Pro Forma Unaudited Statutory Basis Financial Statements

Consolidated Statutory Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2007

Consolidated Statutory Income Statement for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

Notes to Pro Forma Financial Statements

Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Report of Independent Auditors

Balance Sheets—Statutory Basis—as of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006

Statements of Operations—Statutory Basis—for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

Statement of Change in Capital and Surplus—Statutory Basis—for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

Statements of Cash Flow—Statutory Basis—for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

Notes to Financial Statements—Statutory Basis

Statutory Basis Financial Statement Schedules

Summary of Investments—Other than Investments in Related Parties

Supplementary Insurance Information

Reinsurance

Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Report of Independent Auditors

Balance Sheets—Statutory Basis—as of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006

Statements of Operations—Statutory Basis—for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

Statement of Change in Capital and Surplus—Statutory Basis—for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

Statements of Cash Flow—Statutory Basis—for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

Notes to Financial Statements—Statutory Basis

Statutory Basis Financial Statement Schedules

Summary of Investments—Other than Investments in Related Parties

Supplementary Insurance Information

Reinsurance

Separate Account Fund C (formerly Separate Account Fund C of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company)

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Statements of Assets and Liabilities at December 31, 2007

Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2007

Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the periods ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

Notes to Financial Statements

* * * * *

 

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Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Financial Information

The following schedules show financial information after giving effect to the mergers of Life Investors Insurance Company of America and Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company into Transamerica Life Insurance Company as if those mergers had occurred on an earlier date (which we refer to as “pro forma” information).

In presenting the pro forma balance sheet, we assumed that the mergers had occurred by December 31, 2007. In presenting the pro forma income statement information for each of the three years ended December 31, 2007, we assumed that the mergers had occurred on January 1, 2005, January 1, 2006, and January 1, 2007, respectively.

The unaudited pro forma condensed financial data are not intended to represent or to be indicative of our consolidated results of operations or financial position that we would have reported had the mergers occurred as of the dates presented, and should not be taken as a representation of our future consolidated results of operations or financial position. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not reflect any operating efficiencies and/or cost savings that we may achieve with respect to the combined companies.

The unaudited pro forma condensed financial data should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements and accompanying notes of Life Investors Insurance Company of America, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company, and Transamerica Life Insurance Company, which are included in this Statement of Additional Information in this registration statement on Form N-4.


Proforma Unaudited Consolidated Statutory Balance Sheet

Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

and Life Investors Insurance Company of America

As of December 31, 2007

 

      TOLIC    LIICA     TLIC    Elimination          TLIC Dec 31, 2007
Total

ASSETS

               

1.

   Bonds    $ 16,471,095,521    $ 6,976,787,445     $ 28,499,852,882    $ 0        $ 51,947,735,848

2.

   Stocks:                
  

2.1       Preferred stocks

     554,862,947      145,648,034       1,329,680,509           2,030,191,490
  

2.2       Common stocks

     2,227,768,280      12,382,045       260,304,528      (1,685,599,498 )   A      814,855,355

3.

   Mortgage loans on real estate:                
  

3.1       First liens

     4,545,013,789      1,080,994,130       6,038,593,884           11,664,601,803
  

3.2       Other than first liens

     0      0       0           0

4.

   Real estate                
  

4.1       Properties occupied by the company

     0      71,309,002       6,160,325           77,469,327
  

4.2       Properties held for production of income

     186,207      37,275,908       2,463,189           39,925,304
  

4.3       Properties held for sale

     8,812,169      693,481       20,268,161           29,773,811

5.

   Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments      574,047,643      157,173,685       1,182,364,444      (60,900,000 )   E      1,852,685,772

6.

   Contract loans (including $ 0 premium notes)      390,493,955      207,383,207       92,977,680           690,854,842

7.

   Other invested assets      1,832,339,752      249,165,460       2,152,611,049           4,234,116,261

8.

   Receivable for securities      1,799,374      849,084       55,362,935           58,011,393

9.

   Aggregate write-ins for invested assets      0      0       0           0
                                          

10.

   Subtotals, cash and invested assets (Lines 1 to 9)      26,606,419,637      8,939,661,481       39,640,639,586      (1,746,499,498 )        73,440,221,206
                                          

11.

   Title plants less $......0 charged off (for Title insurers only)      0      0       0      0          0

12.

   Investment income due and accrued      295,138,837      93,437,711       767,992,938           1,156,569,486

13.      

   Premiums and considerations:                
  

13.1     Uncollected premiums and agents’ balances in course of collection

     120,328,047      (511,278 )     6,629,403           126,446,172
  

13.2     Deferred premiums, agents’ balances and installments booked but deferred and not yet due (including $0 earned but unbilled premiums)

     123,325,884      28,212,751       14,193,127           165,731,762
  

13.3.   Accrued retrospective premiums

     0      0       0           0

14.

   Reinsurance:                
  

14.1     Amounts recoverable from reinsurers

     67,100,681      6,888,631       4,763,923           78,753,235
  

14.2     Funds held by or deposited with reinsured companies

     57,060,075      0       70,000           57,130,075
  

14.3     Other amounts receivable under reinsurance contracts

     194,609,658      562       243,730           194,853,950

15.

   Amounts receivable relating to uninsured plans      0      0       0           0

16.1

   Current federal and foreign income tax recoverable and interest thereon      0      0       0           0

16.2

   Net deferred tax asset      132,025,702      65,663,340       139,589,476           337,278,518

17.

   Guaranty funds receivable or on deposit      323,361      580,105       3,496,937           4,400,403

18.

   Electronic data processing equipment and software      0      0       0           0

19.

   Furniture and equipment, including health care delivery assets ($0)      0      0       0           0

20.

   Net adjustment in assets and liabilities due to foreign exchange rates      0      0       0           0

21.

   Receivable from parent, subsidiaries and affiliates      169,099,032      105,565,050       69,693,839      (62,722,047 )   E      281,635,874

22.

   Health care ($0) and other amounts receivable      0      0       0           0

23.

   Aggregate write-ins for other than invested assets      469,782,109      283,386,232       101,887,416      (134,210,826 )   D      720,844,931
                                          

24.

   Total assets excluding Separate Accounts business (Lines 10 to 23)      28,235,213,023      9,522,884,585       40,749,200,375      (1,943,432,371 )        76,563,865,612
                                          

25.

   From Separate Accounts Statement      2,776,744,947      505,064,943       32,759,905,182      0          36,041,715,072
                                          

26.

   Total (Lines 24 and 25)    $ 31,011,957,970    $ 10,027,949,528     $ 73,509,105,557    $ (1,943,432,371 )      $ 112,605,580,684
                                          

DETAILS OF ASSET WRITE-INS (Line 9)

               
      $ 0    $ 0     $ 0    $ 0        $ 0
                                          

TOTAL OF ASSETS WRITE-INS FOR LINES 9

   $ 0    $ 0     $ 0    $ 0        $ 0
                                          

DETAILS OF ASSET WRITE-INS (Line 23)

               

Accounts receivable

   $ 58,214,391    $ 9,308,500     $ 78,782,393    $ 0        $ 146,305,284

Company owned life insurance

     0      269,910,412       0      (134,210,826 )   D      135,699,586

Reinsurance deposit receivable

     120,581,750      0       0           120,581,750

Modco Asset

     107,558,829      0       0           107,558,829

Estimated premium tax offsets related to the provision for future GFA

     0      2,569,573       7,029,975           9,599,548

Goodwill from assumption reinsurance with subsidiary

     69,719,253      0       0           69,719,253

General Agent Pension fund

     76,748,178      0       0           76,748,178

Investment broker receivables

     2,029,029      0       7,250,726           9,279,755

Investment receivables

     34,930,679      1,597,747       8,824,322           45,352,748
                                          

TOTAL OF ASSETS WRITE-INS FOR LINES 23

   $ 469,782,109    $ 283,386,232     $ 101,887,416    $ (134,210,826 )      $ 720,844,931
                                          


Proforma Unaudited Consolidated Statutory Balance Sheet

Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

and Life Investors Insurance Company of America

As of December 31, 2007

 

      TOLIC     LIICA     TLIC     Elimination          TLIC Dec 31, 2007
Total
 

LIABILITIES

             

1.

   Aggregate reserve for life contracts    $ 12,715,170,945     $ 6,317,025,786     $ 23,185,076,188     $ (134,210,826 )   D    $ 42,083,062,093  

2.

   Aggregate reserve for accident and health contracts      219,556,406       1,936,157,947       896,257,764            3,051,972,117  

3.

   Liability for deposit-type contracts      9,198,790,890       172,945,108       5,962,782,893            15,334,518,891  

4.

   Contract claims:              
  

4.1       Life

     282,711,435       37,240,224       33,849,123            353,800,782  
  

4.2       Accident and health

     47,080,205       86,284,014       43,078,282            176,442,501  

5.

   Policyholders’ dividends and coupons due and unpaid      101,647       188,611       6,127            296,385  

6.

   Provision for policyholders’ dividends and coupons payable in following calendar year-estimated amounts:              
  

6.1       Dividends apportioned for payment

     10,045,885       1,935,433       548,983            12,530,301  
  

6.2       Dividends not yet apportioned

     0       0       0            0  
  

6.3       Coupons and similar benefits

     0       0       0            0  

7.

   Amount provisionally held for deferred dividend policies not included in Line 6      0       0       0            0  

8.

   Premiums and annuity considerations for life and accident and health contracts received in advance less discount      6,084,553       4,936,985       1,986,883            13,008,421  

9.

   Contract liabilities not included elsewhere:              
  

9.1       Surrender values on canceled contracts

     0       0       0            0  
  

9.2       Provision for experience rating refunds

     18,038,966       4,045,883       12,077,405            34,162,254  
  

9.3       Other amounts payable on reinsurance

     80,302,979       17,540,201       37,532,947            135,376,127  
  

9.4       Interest Maintenance Reserve

     236,189,340       53,009,815       176,159,947            465,359,102  

10.

   Commissions to agents due or accrued      4,242,900       17,192,911       13,124,143            34,559,954  

11.

   Commissions and expense allowances payable on reinsurance assumed      84,744,662       0       22,179            84,766,841  

12.

   General expenses due or accrued      25,441,746       55,805,831       32,903,886            114,151,463  

13 .

   Transfers to Separate Accounts due or accrued      (78,921,306 )     (8,158,431 )     (472,791,102 )          (559,870,839 )

14.

   Taxes, licenses and fees due or accrued, excluding federal income taxes      24,093,685       16,761,182       24,404,591            65,259,458  

15.1.

   Current federal and foreign income taxes      68,806,798       28,170,196       111,200,474            208,177,468  

15.2.

   Net deferred tax liability      0       0       0            0  

16.

   Unearned investment income      10,082,051       1,213,079       89,998,484            101,293,614  

17.

   Amounts withheld or retained by company as agent or trustee      53,454,095       54,927,019       59,819,779            168,200,893  

18.

   Amounts held for agents’ account, including agents’ credit balance      5,899,676       2,684,995       3,107,218            11,691,889  

19.

   Remittances and items not allocated      183,471,609       9,178,406       135,840,492            328,490,507  

20.

   Net adjustment in assets and liabilities due to foreign exchange rates      0       0       0            0  

21.

   Liability for benefits for employees and agents if not included above      79,755,255       0       0            79,755,255  

22.

   Borrowed money and interest thereon      0       0       0            0  

23.

   Dividends to stockholders declared and unpaid      0       0       0            0  

24.

   Miscellaneous liabilities:              
  

24.1     Asset valuation reserve

     548,657,355       180,815,663       816,294,536            1,545,767,554  
  

24.2     Reinsurance in unauthorized companies

     48,805,499       2,486,536       15,612,246            66,904,281  
  

24.3     Funds held under reinsurance treaties with unauthorized reinsurers

     236,452,209       45,074,354       6,940,284,362            7,221,810,925  
  

24.4     Payable to parent, subsidiaries and affiliates

     158,861,026       54,663,750       251,087,408       (123,622,047 )   D      340,990,137  
  

24.5     Drafts outstanding

     0       0       0            0  
  

24.6     Liability for amounts held under uninsured accident and health plans

     0       0       0            0  
  

24.7     Funds held under coinsurance

     14,695,237       6,456,560       68,460,817            89,612,614  
  

24.8     Payable for securities

     21,599,643       8,476,343       133,302,829            163,378,815  
  

24.9     Capital notes and interest thereon

     0       0       0            0  

25.

   Aggregate write-ins for liabilities      419,521,995       (6,648,035 )     187,472,626            600,346,586  
                                              

26.

   Total liabilities excluding Separate Accounts business (Lines 1-25)      24,723,737,386       9,100,410,366       38,759,501,510       (257,832,873 )        72,325,816,389  
                                              

27.

   From Separate Accounts Statement      2,690,282,323       505,064,943       32,759,854,549       0          35,955,201,815  
                                              

28.

   Total liabilities (Line 26 and 27)    $ 27,414,019,709     $ 9,605,475,309     $ 71,519,356,059     $ (257,832,873 )      $ 108,281,018,204  
                                              

DETAILS OF LIABILITIES WRITE-INS (Line 25)

             

Deferred derivative gain/loss

   $ 34,151,375     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0        $ 34,151,375  

Derivatives

     39,691,781       653,849       174,390,920            214,736,550  

Municipal reverse repurchase agreement

     270,370,204       0       127,332,670            397,702,874  

Securities lending liability

     76,850,608       0       0            76,850,608  

Case level liability

     0       0       20,560,978            20,560,978  

Amounts incurred related to separate account reinsurance agreements

     (1,541,973 )     (9,551,884 )     (135,361,547 )          (146,455,404 )

Interest payable on surplus notes

     0       2,250,000       0            2,250,000  

Provision for liquidity guarantees

     0       0       549,605            549,605  
                                              

TOTAL OF LIABILITIES WRITE-INS FOR
LINE 25

   $ 419,521,995     $ (6,648,035 )   $ 187,472,626     $ 0        $ 600,346,586  
                                              

SURPLUS AND OTHER FUNDS

             

29.

   Common capital stock    $ 13,801,463     $ 1,685,910     $ 3,169,550     $ (18,656,923 )   A/B/C    $ 0  

30.

   Preferred capital stock      13,793,325       1,250,000       1,302,550       (15,043,325 )   B/C      1,302,550  

31.

   Aggregate write-ins for other than special surplus funds      0       0       0            0  

32.

   Surplus notes      0       150,000,000       0            150,000,000  

33.

   Gross paid in and contributed surplus      1,672,352,407       236,007,130       1,437,881,244       (644,717,586 )   A/B/C      2,701,523,196  

34.

   Aggregate write-ins for special surplus funds      0       0       0            0  

35.

   Unassigned funds (surplus)      1,897,991,066       33,531,179       1,178,796,154       (1,007,181,665 )   A      2,103,136,734  

36.

   Less treasury stock, at cost:              
  

36.1     Common shares

     0       0       0            0  
  

36.2     Preferred shares

     0       0       631,400,000            631,400,000  

37.

   Surplus (Total lines 31+32+33+34+35-36)      3,570,343,473       419,538,309       1,985,277,398       (1,651,899,251 )        4,323,259,930  
                                              

38.

   Totals of Lines 29, 30 and 37      3,597,938,261       422,474,219       1,989,749,498       (1,685,599,498 )        4,324,562,480  
                                              

39.

   Totals of Lines 28 and 38 (Liabilities and Surplus)    $ 31,011,957,970     $ 10,027,949,528     $ 73,509,105,557     $ (1,943,432,371 )      $ 112,605,580,684  
                                              
                   (0 )

 

* This balance sheet is a consolidation of the December 31, 2007 NAIC Annual Statement balance sheets for Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company , Transamerica Life Insurance Company and Life Investors Insurance Company of America.


Proforma Unaudited Consolidated Statutory Income Statement

Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

    and Life Investors Insurance Company of America

For Year Ending December 31, 2007

 

        TOLIC     LIICA     TLIC     Elimination         TLIC Dec 31, 2007
Total
 
1   Premiums and annuity considerations for life and accident and health contracts   $ 2,141,476,715     $ 649,355,631     $ 5,464,048,598     $ 0       $ 8,254,880,944  
2   Considerations for supplementary contracts with life contingencies     2,249,072       3,806,501       15,880,918           21,936,491  
3   Net investment income     1,399,174,410       519,953,214       2,293,195,690           4,212,323,314  
4   Amortization of Interest Maintenance Reserve (IMR)     20,514,274       6,773,775       14,770,752           42,058,801  
5   Separate Accounts net gain from operations excluding unrealized gains or losses     —         0       1,001           1,001  
6   Commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded     50,454,233       26,503,415       55,684,458           132,642,106  
7   Reserve adjustments on reinsurance ceded     (116,343,582 )     156,087,276       1,246,064,488           1,285,808,182  
8   Miscellaneous Income:            
8.1   Income from fees associated with investment management, administration and contract guarantees            
  from Separate Accounts     20,373,287       1,187,879       418,290,862           439,852,028  
8.2   Charges and fees for deposit-type contracts     0       0       70,178           70,178  
8.3   Aggregate write-ins for miscellaneous income     48,600,570       158,109,757       358,165,135       (4,986,107 )   D     559,889,355  
                                           
9   Totals (Lines 1 to 8.3)     3,566,498,979       1,521,777,448       9,866,172,080       (4,986,107 )       14,949,462,400  
                                           
10   Death benefits     919,055,481       142,352,351       143,572,323           1,204,980,155  
11   Matured endowments (excluding guaranteed annual pure endowments)     733,803       19,368       5,000           758,171  
12   Annuity benefits     558,322,804       73,973,016       1,106,015,973           1,738,311,793  
13   Disability benefits and benefits under accident and health contracts     36,021,536       192,775,061       129,402,208           358,198,805  
14   Coupons, guaranteed annual pure endowments and similar benefits     294,991       0       0           294,991  
15   Surrender benefits and withdrawals for life contracts     949,303,022         8,253,614,972           9,202,917,994  
16   Group conversions     0       0       0           0  
17   Interest and adjustments on contract or deposit-type contract funds     522,225,095       12,740,280       308,633,389           843,598,764  
18   Payments on supplementary contracts with life contingencies     788,640       10,503,489       11,329,893           22,622,022  
19   Increase in aggregate reserves for life and accident and health contracts     179,024,519       (282,924,028 )     (3,812,586,391 )     (4,986,107 )   D     (3,921,472,007 )
                                           
20   Totals (Lines 10 to 19)     3,165,769,891       149,439,537       6,139,987,367       (4,986,107 )       9,450,210,688  
21   Commissions on premiums, annuity considerations and deposit-type contract funds (direct business only)     295,370,354       151,185,372       443,352,341           889,908,067  
22   Commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance assumed     440,757,712       5,247,636       8,908,124           454,913,472  
23   General insurance expenses     271,424,231       137,172,128       268,194,532           676,790,891  
24   Insurance taxes, licenses and fees, excluding federal income taxes     55,354,643       37,949,473       39,076,280           132,380,396  
25   Increase in loading on deferred and uncollected premiums     (740,961 )     (610,457 )     (1,928,632 )         (3,280,050 )
26   Net transfers to or (from) Separate Accounts net of reinsurance     (285,933,858 )     135,085,264       1,649,322,749           1,498,474,155  
27   Aggregate write-ins for deductions     (294,395,170 )     225,774,395       1,251,486,141           1,182,865,366  
                                           
28   Totals (Lines 20 to 27)     3,647,606,842       841,243,348       9,798,398,902       (4,986,107 )       14,282,262,985  
                                           
29   Net gain from operations before dividends to policyholders and federal income taxes (Line 9 minus Line 28)     (81,107,863 )     680,534,100       67,773,178       0         667,199,415  
30   Dividends to policyholders     14,928,629       1,954,570       533,716           17,416,915  
                                           
31   Net gain from operations after dividends to policyholders and before federal income taxes (Line 29 minus Line 30)     (96,036,492 )     678,579,530       67,239,462       0         649,782,500  
32   Federal and foreign income taxes incurred (excluding tax on capital gains)     53,910,554       77,825,003       55,469,797           187,205,354  
                                           
33   Net gain from operations after dividends to policyholders and federal income taxes and before realized capital gains or (losses) (Line 31 minus Line 32)     (149,947,046 )     87,017,347       11,769,665       0         462,577,146  
34   Net realized capital gains or (losses) less capital gains tax and transferred to the IMR     51,961,527       32,114,918       229,722,404       0         313,798,849  
                                           
35   Net income (Line 33 plus Line 34)   $ (97,985,519 )   $ 119,132,265     $ 241,492,069     $ 0       $ 776,375,995  
                                           
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS ACCOUNT        
36   Capital and surplus, December 31, prior year   $ 2,892,148,063     $ 633,891,809     $ 2,042,778,170     $ (486,810,337 )   A   $ 5,082,007,705  
37   Net income (Line 35)     (97,985,519 )     119,132,265       241,492,069       0         776,375,995  
38   Change in net unrealized capital gains (losses)     622,460,069       57,021,984       122,039,227       (520,371,328 )   A     281,149,952  
39   Change in net unrealized foreign exchange capital gain (loss)     (1,178,693 )     9,385,532       6,860,909           15,067,748  
40   Change in net deferred income tax     3,469,371       147,058,467       (6,995,750 )         143,532,088  
41   Change in nonadmitted assets and related items     49,561,249       (131,793,805 )     51,328,586           (30,903,970 )
42   Change in liability for reinsurance in unauthorized companies     (17,324,610 )     330,486       (15,612,246 )         (32,606,370 )
43   Change in reserve on account of change in valuation basis, (increase) or decrease     (12,676,668 )     (2,178,864 )     (1,735,513 )         (16,591,045 )
44   Change in asset valuation reserve     (15,025,583 )     (72,500,139 )     (13,282,538 )         (100,808,260 )
45   Change in treasury stock     0       0       (573,400,000 )         (573,400,000 )
46   Surplus (contributed to) withdrawn from Separate Accounts during period     0       0       1,001           1,001  
47   Other changes in surplus in Separate Accounts Statement     11,706,314       0       (65,415 )         11,640,899  
48   Change in surplus notes     0       0       0           0  
49   Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles     0       0       0           0  
50   Capital changes:            
50.1   Paid in     0       0       0       (33,700,248 )       (33,700,248 )
50.2   Transferred from surplus (Stock Dividend)     0       0       0           0  
50.3   Transferred to surplus     0       0       0           0  
51   Surplus adjustment:            
51.1   Paid in     (1,522,262 )     (274,101,730 )     112,850       (644,717,586 )       (920,228,728 )
51.2   Transferred to capital (Stock Dividend)     0       0       0           0  
51.3   Transferred from capital     0       0       0           0  
51.4   Change in surplus as a result of reinsurance     364,306,530       66,228,214       187,828,148           618,362,892  
52   Dividends to stockholders     (200,000,000 )     (130,000,000 )     (51,600,000 )         (381,600,000 )
53   Aggregate write-ins for gains and losses in surplus     0       0       0           0  
                                           
54   Net change in capital and surplus (Lines 37 through 53)     705,790,198       (211,417,590 )     (53,028,672 )     (1,198,789,161 )       (243,708,045 )
                                           
55   Capital and surplus as of statement date (Lines 36 + 54)   $ 3,597,938,261     $ 422,474,219     $ 1,989,749,498     $ (1,685,599,498 )     $ 4,838,299,660  
                                           
DETAILS OF WRITE-INS (Line 8.3)        
  Miscellanous income   $ 37,317,517     $ 13,384     $ 104,222,957     $ 0       $ 141,553,858  
  Income earned on company owned life insurance     0       10,085,039       0           10,085,039  
  Reinsurance transaction - Modco interest adjustment     0       3,346,270       0       (4,986,107 )   D     (1,639,837 )
  Foreign currency translation adjustment     (59,811 )     0       0           (59,811 )
  Reinsurance premium on inforce transaction     0       0       0           0  
  Receivable for deposit accounting of reinsurance treaty     7,625,686       0       0           7,625,686  
  Amoritization of goodwill     1,433,396       0       0           1,433,396  
  Consideration on reinsurance transaction     2,283,782       144,665,064       253,942,178           400,891,024  
                                           
  TOTAL WRITE-INS FOR LINE 8.3   $ 48,600,570     $ 158,109,757     $ 358,165,135     $ (4,986,107 )     $ 559,889,355  
                                           
DETAILS OF WRITE-INS (Line 27)        
  Consideration paid on reinsurance transaction   $ 0     $ 0     $ 607,720,860     $ 0       $ 607,720,860  
  Experience refunds     (44,728,866 )     754,946     $ 2,826,905           (41,147,015 )
  Fines and penalties     277,149       5,075       317,371           599,595  
  Recapture commission expense allowance     0       0       0           0  
  Funds withheld ceded investment income     8,943,792       16,426,984       557,486,733           582,857,509  
  Reinsurance transaction-Modco interest adjustment     (258,887,245 )     38,399,116       66,113,752           (154,374,377 )
  Change in case liability     0       0       20,560,978           20,560,978  
  Interest on surplus notes     0       9,001,200       0           9,001,200  
  Modco reinsurance premium paid     0       173,147,401       0           173,147,401  
 

Reinsurance transaction - Modco reserve adjustment reinsurance assumed

    0       (900,117 )     0           (900,117 )
  Foreign currency translation adjustment     0       (11,060,210 )     0           (11,060,210 )
  Change in provision for liquidity guarantees     0       0       (3,540,458 )         (3,540,458 )
                                           
  TOTAL WRITE-INS FOR LINE 27   $ (294,395,170 )   $ 225,774,395     $ 1,251,486,141     $ 0       $ 1,182,865,366  
                                           
DETAILS OF WRITE-INS (Line 53)        
  Non life subsidiary transaction   $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0       $ 0  
  Correction to an error     0       0       0           0  
 

Contributed surplus related to stock appreciation rights plan of indirect parent

    0       0       0           0  
                                           
  TOTAL WRITE-INS FOR LINE 53   $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0       $ 0  
                                           

Note: Eliminations would all be on Investment and Corporate centers


Eliminations due to merger of TOLIC and LIICA into TLIC on 10/1 and 10/2/08, respectively

 

A - Back-off TOLIC’s ownership of TLIC’s common shares:
   Original par paid for TLIC stock (316,955 shares w/par value of $10)       3,169,550    
   Excess paid for TLIC stock beyond par value       675,248,283    
              
  

Total cost of TLIC stock

      678,417,833    
              
   TOLIC’s value in TLIC as of 12/31/07       1,685,599,498    
   TOLIC’s value in TLIC as of 12/31/06       1,165,228,170    
   Unrealized gain as of 12/31/07       1,007,181,665    
   Unrealized gain as of 12/31/06       486,810,337    

DR

   Pg 3, Ln 29 - Common Capital Stock       3,169,550    

DR

   Pg 3, Ln 33 - Gross Pd-in & Contributed Surplus       675,248,283    

DR

   Pg 4, Ln 38 - Chg in net unrealized capital gain — Pg 3, Ln 35 - Unassigned surplus       520,371,328    

DR

   Pg 4, Ln 36 - C&S as of 12/31/06 — Pg 3, Ln 35 - Unassigned surplus       486,810,337    

CR

   Pg 2, Ln 2.2 - Investment in TLIC common stock         1,685,599,498
B - Reflect cancellation of TOLIC’s common stock held by TIHI and preferred stock held by TA Corp:
   TIHI owned 1,104,117 shares of common stock at $12.50 par value       13,801,463    
   TA Corp owned 1,103,466 shares of preferred stock at $12.50 par value    0    13,793,325    
              
         27,594,788    
              
TIHI:           

DR

   Pg 3, ln 29 - Common Capital Stock       13,801,463    

CR

   Pg 3, ln 33 - Gross Pd-in & Contributed Surplus         13,801,463
TA Corp:        

DR

   Pg 3, ln 30 - Preferred Capital Stock       13,793,325    

CR

   Pg 3, ln 33 - Gross Pd-in & Contributed Surplus (not housed here though)         13,793,325
TOLIC stock shall be deemed cancelled by operation of law. Therefore, in exchange for its agreement to merge TOLIC into TLIC, TIHI shall receive TLIC Common Stock equal in value to the fair market value of the TOLIC Common Stock that is deemed cancelled and TA Corp shall receive Series B Preferred Stock from TLIC equal in value to the fair market value of the TOLIC Voting Preferred Stock that is deemed cancelled.
C - Reflect cancellation of LIICA’s common and preferred stock held by AEGON USA, Inc.:
   AEGON USA, Inc. owned 679,802 shares of common stock at $2.48 par value       1,685,910    
   AEGON USA, Inc. owned 504,033 shares of preferred stock at $2.48 par value       1,250,000    
              
         2,935,910    
              
AEGON USA, Inc. common stock:        

DR

   Pg 3, ln 29 - Common Capital Stock       1,685,910    

CR

   Pg 3, ln 33 - Gross Pd-in & Contributed Surplus         1,685,910
AEGON USA, Inc. preferred stock:        

DR

   Pg 3, ln 30 - Preferred Capital Stock       1,250,000    

CR

   Pg 3, ln 33 - Gross Pd-in & Contributed Surplus (not housed here though)         1,250,000
LIICA’s common and preferred shares shall be deemed cancelled by operation of law. Therefore, in exchange for its agreement to merge LIICA into TLIC, AEGON USA shall receive TIHI common stock equal in value to the fair market value of the LIICA common stock that is deemed cancelled.
D - Reverse LOLI contracts issued by TLIC to LIICA:        

DR

   Pg 3, Ln 1 - Aggregate reserve for life contracts       134,210,826    

CR

   Pg 2, Ln 23 - Write -in — Company owned life insurance         134,210,826

DR

   Pg 4, Ln 8.3 - Write-in — Income earned on company owned life insurance       4,986,107    

CR

   Pg 4, Ln 19 - Increase in aggregate reserves for life and accident and health contracts         4,986,107
E - Reverse intercompany receivables/payables between TLIC, TOLIC and LIICA outstanding:        

DR

   Pg 3, Ln 24.4 - Payable to parent, subsidiaries and affiliates       123,622,047    

CR

   Pg 2, Ln 5 - Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments         60,900,000

CR

   Pg 2, Ln 21 - Receivable from parent, subsidiaries and affiliates         62,722,047
Overview of entries by statutory financial lines:        
   Pg 2, Ln 2.2 - Investment in TLIC common stock       (1,685,599,498 )  
   Pg 2, Ln 5 - Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments       (60,900,000 )  
   Pg 2, Ln 21 - Receivable from parent, subsidiaries and affiliates       (62,722,047 )  
   Pg 2, Ln 23 - Write -in — Company owned life insurance       (134,210,826 )  
              
  

Total Asset Adjustment

      (1,943,432,371 )  
              
   Pg 3, Ln 1 - Aggregate reserve for life contracts       (134,210,826 )  
   Pg 3, Ln 24.4 - Payable to parent, subsidiaries and affiliates       (123,622,047 )  
              
  

Total Liability Adjustment

      (257,832,873 )  
              
   Pg 3, ln 29 - Common Capital Stock       (18,656,923 )  
   Pg 3, ln 30 - Preferred Capital Stock       (15,043,325 )  
   Pg 3, ln 33 - Gross Pd-in & Contributed Surplus       (644,717,586 )  
   Pg 3, Ln 35 - Unassigned       (1,007,181,665 )  
              
  

Total Equity Adjustment

      (1,685,599,498 )  
              
  

Total Equity & Liability Adjustment

      (1,943,432,371 )  
              
   Pg 4, Ln 8.3 - Write-in — Income earned on company owned life insurance       (4,986,107 )  
   Pg 4, Ln 19 - Increase in aggregate reserves for life and accident and health contracts       (4,986,107 )  
              
  

Total Net Income

      —      
              
   Pg 4, Ln 36 - C&S as of 12/31/06       (486,810,337 )  
   Pg 4, Ln 37 - Net Income       —      
   Pg 4, Ln 38 - Chg in net unrealized capital gain       (520,371,328 )  
   Pg 4, Ln 41 - Change in non-admitted assets       —      
   Pg 4, Ln 50.1 - Capital paid in       (33,700,248 )  
   Pg 4, Ln 51.1 - Surplus paid in       (644,717,586 )  
              
  

Total Unassigned Adjustment

      (1,685,599,498 )  
              


Proforma Unaudited Consolidated Statutory Balance Sheet

Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

and Life Investors Insurance Company of America

As of December 31, 2006

 

      TOLIC    LIICA    TLIC    Elimination          TLIC Dec 31, 2006
Total

ASSETS

                

1.

   Bonds    $ 16,762,581,664    $ 7,364,291,793    $ 32,604,471,993    $ 0        $ 56,731,345,450

2.

   Stocks:                 
  

2.1      Preferred stocks

     727,952,578      150,936,799      1,690,179,269           2,569,068,646
  

2.2      Common stocks

     1,716,705,647      15,477,768      475,377,594      (1,165,227,935 )   A      1,042,333,074

3.

   Mortgage loans on real estate:                 
  

3.1      First liens

     4,332,561,859      1,074,000,024      5,760,667,026           11,167,228,909
  

3.2      Other than first liens

     0      0      0           0

4.

   Real estate                 
  

4.1      Properties occupied by the company

     0      70,957,387      6,237,324           77,194,711
  

4.2      Properties held for production of income

     186,207      33,925,890      2,466,437           36,578,534
  

4.3      Properties held for sale

     8,684,731      4,695,869      21,508,271           34,888,871

5.

  

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     280,874,752      293,004,616      1,214,965,122           1,788,844,490

6.

  

Contract loans (including $ 0 premium notes)

     387,464,911      203,982,779      130,144,075           721,591,765

7.

  

Other invested assets

     1,580,243,337      313,812,735      1,543,091,168           3,437,147,240

8.

  

Receivable for securities

     70,258,897      74,828      6,651,022           76,984,747

9.

  

Aggregate write-ins for invested assets

     0      0      0           0
                                         

10.

  

Subtotals, cash and invested assets (Lines 1 to 9)

     25,867,514,583      9,525,160,488      43,455,759,301      (1,165,227,935 )        77,683,206,437
                                         

11.

  

Title plants less $.... 0 charged off (for Title insurers only)

     0      0      0      0          0

12.

  

Investment income due and accrued

     308,325,607      101,753,247      853,243,642           1,263,322,496

13.

  

Premiums and considerations:

                
  

13.1    Uncollected premiums and agents’ balances in course of collection

     196,261,210      2,348,177      4,715,867           203,325,254
  

13.2    Deferred premiums, agents’ balances and installments booked but deferred and not yet due (including $0 earned but unbilled premiums)

     128,295,432      30,102,791      15,728,356           174,126,579
  

13.3.  Accrued retrospective premiums

     0      0      0           0

14.

   Reinsurance:                 
  

14.1    Amounts recoverable from reinsurers

     32,452,595      7,320,813      1,546,723           41,320,131
  

14.2    Funds held by or deposited with reinsured companies

     54,749,174      0      70,000           54,819,174
  

14.3    Other amounts receivable under reinsurance contracts

     109,461,662      2,247      1,296,984           110,760,893

15.

  

Amounts receivable relating to uninsured plans

     0      0      0           0

16.1

  

Current federal and foreign income tax recoverable and interest thereon

     0      0      0           0

16.2

  

Net deferred tax asset

     99,886,396      58,416,907      108,342,046           266,645,349

17.

  

Guaranty funds receivable or on deposit

     341,840      898,680      3,931,107           5,171,627

18.

  

Electronic data processing equipment and software

     0      0      0           0

19.

  

Furniture and equipment, including health care delivery assets ($0)

     0      0      0           0

20.

  

Net adjustment in assets and liabilities due to foreign exchange rates

     0      0      0           0

21.

  

Receivable from parent, subsidiaries and affiliates

     506,949,329      104,656,178      503,880,836      (197,408,079 )   E      918,078,264

22.

  

Health care ($0) and other amounts receivable

     0      0      0           0

23.

  

Aggregate write-ins for other than invested assets

     464,162,158      288,852,823      106,007,386      (129,861,806 )   D      729,160,561
                                         

24.

  

Total assets excluding Separate Accounts business (Lines 10 to 23)

     27,768,399,986      10,119,512,351      45,054,522,248      (1,492,497,820 )        81,449,936,765
                                         

25.

  

From Separate Accounts Statement

     2,575,661,321      186,704,196      28,875,012,600      0          31,637,378,117
                                         

26.

  

Total (Lines 24 and 25)

   $ 30,344,061,307    $ 10,306,216,547    $ 73,929,534,848    $ (1,492,497,820 )      $ 113,087,314,882
                                         

DETAILS OF ASSET WRITE-INS (Line 9)

                
      $ 0    $ 0    $ 0    $ 0        $ 0
                                         

TOTAL OF ASSETS WRITE-INS FOR LINES 9

   $ 0    $ 0    $ 0    $ 0        $ 0
                                         

DETAILS OF ASSET WRITE-INS (Line 23)

                

Accounts receivable

   $ 44,374,258    $ 16,977,701    $ 65,267,826    $ 0        $ 126,619,785

Company owned life insurance

     0      260,462,460      0      (129,861,806 )   D      130,600,654

Reinsurance deposit receivable

     112,956,064      0      0           112,956,064

Modco Asset

     98,998,390      0      0           98,998,390

Estimated premium tax offsets related to the provision for future GFA

     0      2,591,012      7,043,040           9,634,052

Prepaid reinsurance payable

     0      298      0           298

Goodwill from assumption reinsurance with subsidiary

     78,993,433      0      0           78,993,433

General Agent Pension fund

     73,035,576      0      0           73,035,576

Investment broker receivables

     5,786,537      6,192,285      19,941,048           31,919,870

Investment receivables

     50,017,900      2,629,067      13,755,472           66,402,439
                                         

TOTAL OF ASSETS WRITE-INS FOR LINES 23

   $ 464,162,158    $ 288,852,823    $ 106,007,386    $ (129,861,806 )      $ 729,160,561
                                         


Proforma Unaudited Consolidated Statutory Balance Sheet

Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

    and Life Investors Insurance Company of America

As of December 31, 2006

 

           TOLIC     LIICA     TLIC     Elimination          TLIC Dec 31, 2006
Total
 
LIABILITIES              

1.

  Aggregate reserve for life contracts    $ 12,552,586,605     $ 6,797,410,467     $ 27,079,068,369     $ (129,861,806 )   D    $ 46,299,203,635  

2.

  Aggregate reserve for accident and health contracts      190,439,558       1,736,518,431       812,961,117            2,739,919,106  

3.

 

Liability for deposit-type contracts

     9,230,956,687       179,016,187       7,085,285,142            16,495,258,016  

4.

 

Contract claims:

             
 

4.1      Life

     227,838,913       33,305,402       35,142,878            296,287,193  
 

4.2      Accident and health

     74,552,208       119,571,338       39,502,288            233,625,834  

5.

 

Policyholders’ dividends and coupons due and unpaid

     92,744       150,608       6,393            249,745  

6.

  Provision for policyholders’ dividends and coupons payable in following calendar year-estimated amounts:              
 

6.1      Dividends apportioned for payment to December 31, 2005

     10,034,341       2,054,941       536,067            12,625,349  
 

6.2      Dividends not yet apportioned

     0       0       0            0  
 

6.3      Coupons and similar benefits

     0       0       0            0  

7.

  Amount provisionally held for deferred dividend policies not included in Line 6      0       0       0            0  

8.

  Premiums and annuity considerations for life and accident and health contracts received in advance less discount      4,952,877       4,268,817       2,103,609            11,325,303  

9.

 

Contract liabilities not included elsewhere:

             
 

9.1      Surrender values on canceled contracts

     0       0       0            0  
 

9.2      Provision for experience rating refunds

     17,896,716       3,290,937       11,186,840            32,374,493  
 

9.3      Other amounts payable on reinsurance

     133,993,269       15,673,503       9,746,446            159,413,218  
 

9.4      Interest Maintenance Reserve

     228,881,905       56,002,456       159,355,848            444,240,209  

10.

 

Commissions to agents due or accrued

     3,146,576       18,628,005       16,636,229            38,410,810  

11.

  Commissions and expense allowances payable on reinsurance assumed      72,917,943       —         0            72,917,943  

12.

 

General expenses due or accrued

     38,396,805       24,987,943       22,906,246            86,290,994  

13.

 

Transfers to Separate Accounts due or accrued

     (71,838,094 )     (9,044,678 )     (482,081,615 )          (562,964,387 )

14.

  Taxes, licenses and fees due or accrued, excluding federal income taxes      19,941,708       14,057,070       29,511,344            63,510,122  

15.1.

 

Current federal and foreign income taxes

     66,302,847       22,490,708       20,922,654            109,716,209  

15.2.

 

Net deferred tax liability

     0       0       0            0  

16.

 

Unearned investment income

     15,840,242       1,254,356       103,497,911            120,592,509  

17.

  Amounts withheld or retained by company as agent or trustee      39,564,607       80,583,371       67,882,591            188,030,569  

18.

  Amounts held for agents’ account, including agents’ credit balance      16,803,932       2,758,041       1,080,462            20,642,435  

19.

 

Remittances and items not allocated

     180,032,663       10,318,963       167,888,989            358,240,615  

20.

  Net adjustment in assets and liabilities due to foreign exchange rates      0       0       0            0  

21.

  Liability for benefits for employees and agents if not included above      75,778,184       0       0            75,778,184  

22.

 

Borrowed money and interest thereon

     312,668,680       21,789,862       493,335,650            827,794,192  

23.

 

Dividends to stockholders declared and unpaid

     0       0       0            0  

24.

 

Miscellaneous liabilities:

             
 

24.1    Asset valuation reserve

     533,631,772       108,315,524       803,011,998            1,444,959,294  
 

24.2    Reinsurance in unauthorized companies

     31,480,889       2,817,022       0            34,297,911  
 

24.3    Funds held under reinsurance treaties with unauthorized reinsurers

     174,398,042       42,433,055       5,884,895,649            6,101,726,746  
 

24.4    Payable to parent, subsidiaries and affiliates

     157,228,320       117,070,450       230,656,261       (197,408,079 )   E      307,546,952  
 

24.5    Drafts outstanding

     0       0       0            0  
 

24.6    Liability for amounts held under uninsured accident and health plans

     0       0       0            0  
 

24.7    Funds held under coinsurance

     14,682,614       5,804,376       66,074,566            86,561,556  
 

24.8    Payable for securities

     1,358,662       74,657,588       90,397,550            166,413,800  
 

24.9    Capital notes and interest thereon

     0       0       0            0  

25.

 

Aggregate write-ins for liabilities

     596,446,018       (564,201 )     260,347,643       0          856,229,460  
                                             

26.

  Total liabilities excluding Separate Accounts business (Lines 1-25)      24,951,008,233       9,485,620,542       43,011,859,125       (327,269,885 )        77,121,218,015  
                                             

27.

 

From Separate Accounts Statement

     2,500,905,011       186,704,196       28,874,897,553       0          31,562,506,760  
                                             

28.

 

Total liabilities (Line 26 and 27)

   $ 27,451,913,244     $ 9,672,324,738     $ 71,886,756,678     $ (327,269,885 )      $ 108,683,724,775  
                                             

DETAILS OF LIABILITIES WRITE-INS (Line 25)

             
 

Deferred derivative gain/loss

   $ 36,394,375     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0        $ 36,394,375  
 

Derivatives

     34,389,187       940,234       157,036,930            192,366,351  
 

Municipal reverse repurchase agreement

     455,262,336       0       156,180,401            611,442,737  
 

Securities lending liability

     72,131,594       0       0            72,131,594  
 

Interest payable on surplus notes

     0       2,250,000       0            2,250,000  
  Amounts incurred related to separate account reinsurance agreements      (1,731,474 )     (3,754,435 )     (56,959,751 )          (62,445,660 )
 

Provision for liquidity guarantees

     0       0       4,090,063            4,090,063  
                                             

TOTAL OF LIABILITIES WRITE-INS FOR LINE 25

   $ 596,446,018     $ (564,201 )   $ 260,347,643     $ 0        $ 856,229,460  
                                             
SURPLUS AND OTHER FUNDS              

29.

 

Common capital stock

   $ 13,801,463     $ 1,685,910     $ 3,169,550     $ (11,895,023 )   A/B/C/F    $ 6,761,900  

30.

 

Preferred capital stock

     13,793,325       1,250,000       1,302,550       (14,177,425 )   B/C/F      2,168,450  

31.

  Aggregate write-ins for other than special surplus funds      0       0       0            0  

32.

 

Surplus notes

     0       150,000,000       0            150,000,000  

33.

 

Gross paid in and contributed surplus

     1,673,874,669       510,108,860       1,437,768,394       (652,345,386 )   A/B/C/F      2,969,406,538  

34.

 

Aggregate write-ins for special surplus funds

     0       0       0            0  

35.

 

Unassigned funds (surplus)

     1,190,678,606       (29,152,961 )     658,537,676       (486,810,102 )   A      1,333,253,219  

36.

 

Less treasury stock, at cost:

             
 

36.1    Common shares

     0       0       0            0  
 

36.2    Preferred shares

     0       0       58,000,000            58,000,000  

37.

 

Surplus (Total lines 31+32+33+34+35-36)

     2,864,553,275       630,955,899       2,038,306,070       (1,139,155,488 )        4,394,659,757  
                                             

38.

 

Totals of Lines 29, 30 and 37

     2,892,148,063       633,891,809       2,042,778,170       (1,165,227,935 )        4,403,590,107  
                                             

39.

  Totals of Lines 28 and 38 (Liabilities and Surplus)    $ 30,344,061,307     $ 10,306,216,547     $ 73,929,534,848     $ (1,492,497,820 )      $ 113,087,314,882  
                                             
                  (0 )

 

* This balance sheet is a consolidation of the December 31, 2006 NAIC Annual Statement balance sheets for Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company, Life Investors Insurance Company of America and Transamerica Life Insurance Company.


Proforma Unaudited Consolidated Statutory Income Statement

Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

    and Life Investors Insurance Company of America

For Year Ending December 31, 2006

 

           TOLIC     LIICA     TLIC     Elimination          TLIC Dec 31, 2006
Totals
 

1

   Premiums and annuity considerations for life and accident and health contracts    $ 1,963,450,184     $ 657,372,084     $ 4,898,100,892     $ 0        $ 7,518,923,160  

2

   Considerations for supplementary contracts with life contingencies      721,615       4,741,987       11,684,477            17,148,079  

3

   Net investment income      1,376,785,455       526,157,374       2,376,911,350            4,279,854,179  

4

   Amortization of Interest Maintenance Reserve (IMR)      21,348,694       9,435,498       21,795,120            52,579,312  

5

   Separate Accounts net gain from operations excluding unrealized gains or losses      124,869       4,193       (2,100 )          126,962  

6

   Commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded      (337,912,739 )     82,767,843       187,362,953            (67,781,943 )

7

   Reserve adjustments on reinsurance ceded      (179,964,354 )     (181,776,369 )     1,234,063,701            872,322,978  

8

   Miscellaneous Income:              
  

8.1      Income from fees associated with investment management, administration and contract guarantees from Separate Accounts

     22,237,353       325,259       369,935,745            392,498,357  
  

8.2      Charges and fees for deposit-type contracts

     0       0       82,844            82,844  
  

8.3      Aggregate write-ins for miscellaneous income

     1,128,918,537       24,754,396       93,688,498       (4,856,452 )   D      1,242,504,979  
                                              

9

   Totals (Lines 1 to 8.3)      3,995,709,614       1,123,782,265       9,193,623,480       (4,856,452 )        14,308,258,907  
                                              

10

   Death benefits      842,926,755       170,097,428       115,216,706            1,128,240,889  

11

   Matured endowments (excluding guaranteed annual pure endowments)      817,405       8,704       0            826,109  

12

   Annuity benefits      575,850,069       88,695,980       1,150,495,630            1,815,041,679  

13

   Disability benefits and benefits under accident and health contracts      31,935,438       250,669,701       113,547,063            396,152,202  

14

   Coupons, guaranteed annual pure endowments and similar benefits      296,311       0       0            296,311  

15

   Surrender benefits and withdrawals for life contracts      911,212,326       662,604,761       7,291,737,852            8,865,554,939  

16

   Group conversions      0       0       0            0  

17

   Interest and adjustments on contract or deposit-type contract funds      482,615,737       5,653,872       308,799,178            797,068,787  

18

   Payments on supplementary contracts with life contingencies      824,969       13,589,189       28,393,846            42,808,004  

19

   Increase in aggregate reserves for life and accident and health contracts      1,122,286,031       (645,595,108 )     (3,732,972,401 )     (4,856,452 )   D      (3,261,137,930 )
                                              

20

   Totals (Lines 10 to 19)      3,968,765,041       545,724,527       5,275,217,874       (4,856,452 )        9,784,850,990  

21

   Commissions on premiums, annuity considerations and deposit-type contract funds (direct business only)      325,580,603       158,112,766       427,951,350            911,644,719  

22

   Commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance assumed      341,087,035       14,949,410       7,467,419            363,503,864  

23

   General insurance expenses      233,280,302       112,001,506       253,635,985            598,917,793  

24

   Insurance taxes, licenses and fees, excluding federal income taxes      46,292,981       27,378,505       41,256,338            114,927,824  

25

   Increase in loading on deferred and uncollected premiums      (4,104,109 )     (502,588 )     (347,984 )          (4,954,681 )

26

   Net transfers to or (from) Separate Accounts net of reinsurance      (221,422,238 )     86,791,265       2,417,520,893            2,282,889,920  

27

   Aggregate write-ins for deductions      (230,113,221 )     67,683,109       416,041,471       0          253,611,359  
                                              

28

   Totals (Lines 20 to 27)      4,459,366,394       1,012,138,500       8,838,743,346       (4,856,452 )        14,305,391,788  
                                              

29

   Net gain from operations before dividends to policyholders and federal income taxes (Line 9 minus Line 28)      (463,656,780 )     111,643,765       354,880,134       0          2,867,119  

30

   Dividends to policyholders      14,297,883       2,115,938       557,281            16,971,102  
                                              

31

   Net gain from operations after dividends to policyholders and before federal income taxes (Line 29 minus Line 30)      (477,954,663 )     109,527,827       354,322,853       0          (14,103,983 )

32

   Federal and foreign income taxes incurred (excluding tax on capital gains)      10,624,371       15,102,876       136,412,051            162,139,298  
                                              

33

   Net gain from operations after dividends to policyholders and federal income taxes and before realized capital gains or (losses) (Line 31 minus Line 32)      (488,579,034 )     94,424,951       217,910,802       0          (176,243,281 )

34

   Net realized capital gains or (losses) less capital gains tax and transferred to the IMR      27,241,898       7,657,745       114,487,577            149,387,220  
                                              

35

   Net income (Line 33 plus Line 34)    $ (461,337,136 )   $ 102,082,696     $ 332,398,379     $ 0        $ (26,856,061 )
                                              

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS ACCOUNT

 

36

   Capital and surplus, December 31, prior year    $ 2,132,653,000     $ 568,053,644     $ 2,418,045,214     $ (229,077,631 )   A    $ 4,889,674,227  

37

   Net income (Line 35)      (461,337,136 )     102,082,696       332,398,379            (26,856,061 )

38

   Change in net unrealized capital gains (losses)      868,313,628       (232,877,120 )     105,009,753       (257,732,471 )   A      482,713,790  

39

   Change in net unrealized foreign exchange capital gain (loss)      1,371,641       1,125,912       (3,601,764 )          (1,104,211 )

40

   Change in net deferred income tax      88,455,087       80,627,805       91,020,729            260,103,621  

41

   Change in nonadmitted assets and related items      (61,645,473 )     (77,269,854 )     (98,041,129 )          (236,956,456 )

42

   Change in liability for reinsurance in unauthorized companies      (9,082,141 )     (713,896 )     17,263,978            7,467,941  

43

   Change in reserve on account of change in valuation basis, (increase) or decrease      0       0       0            0  

44

   Change in asset valuation reserve      (153,971,050 )     52,356,093       (139,820,742 )          (241,435,699 )

45

   Change in treasury stock      0       0       (58,000,000 )          (58,000,000 )

46

   Surplus (contributed to) withdrawn from Separate Accounts during period      449,869       33,194       17,907            500,970  

47

   Other changes in surplus in Separate Accounts Statement      5,042,846       (35,574 )     60,329            5,067,601  

48

   Change in surplus notes      (200,000,000 )     0       (575,000,000 )          (775,000,000 )

49

   Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles      303,856       (6,127,392 )     (1,665,036 )          (7,488,572 )

50

   Capital changes:              
  

50.1    Paid in

     8,125       0       0       (26,072,448 )   A/B/C/F      (26,064,323 )
  

50.2    Transferred from surplus (Stock Dividend)

     0       0       0            0  
  

50.3    Transferred to surplus

     0       0       0            0  

51

   Surplus adjustment:              
  

51.1    Paid in

     5,595,501       154,916,794       1,008,412       (652,345,386 )   A/B/C/F      (490,824,679 )
  

51.2    Transferred to capital (Stock Dividend)

     0       0       0            0  
  

51.3    Transferred from capital

     0       0       0            0  
  

51.4    Change in surplus as a result of reinsurance

     735,081,660       (462,468 )     4,640,038            739,259,230  

52

   Dividends to stockholders      (54,068,236 )     0       (69,803,167 )          (123,871,403 )

53

   Aggregate write-ins for gains and losses in surplus      (5,023,114 )     (7,818,025 )     19,245,269            6,404,130  
                                              

54

   Net change in capital and surplus (Lines 37 through 53)      759,495,063       65,838,165       (375,267,044 )     (936,150,304 )        (486,084,120 )
                                              

55

   Capital and surplus as of statement date (Lines 36 + 54)    $ 2,892,148,063     $ 633,891,809     $ 2,042,778,170     $ (1,165,227,935 )      $ 4,403,590,107  
                                              

DETAILS OF WRITE-INS (Line 8.3)

 

   Miscellanous income    $ 26,027,168     $ 380,385     $ 93,688,498     $ 0        $ 120,096,051  
   Foreign currency translation adjustment      (2,529,101 )     0       0            (2,529,101 )
   Reinsurance premium on inforce transaction      141,417,787       0       0            141,417,787  
   Reinsurance transaction - Modco interest adjustment      0       14,521,857       0            14,521,857  
   Income earned on company owned life insurance      0       9,852,154       0       (4,856,452 )   D      4,995,702  
   Receivable for deposit accounting of reinsurance treaty      7,141,664       0       0            7,141,664  
   Amoritization of goodwill      1,433,396       0       0            1,433,396  
   Consideration on reinsurance transaction      955,427,623       0       0            955,427,623  
                                              
   TOTAL WRITE-INS FOR LINE 8.3    $ 1,128,918,537     $ 24,754,396     $ 93,688,498     $ (4,856,452 )      $ 1,242,504,979  
                                              

DETAILS OF WRITE-INS (Line 27)

 

   Experience refunds    $ (23,921,643 )   $ 1,716,251     $ (322,717 )   $ 0        $ (22,528,109 )
   Fines and penalties      (50,399 )     180,687       389,189            519,477  
   Recapture commission expense allowance      56,734,000       0       0            56,734,000  
   Funds withheld ceded investment income      28,655,467       8,044,101       295,277,359            331,976,927  
   Reinsurance transaction - Modco interest adjustment      (303,163,986 )     48,516,574       87,204,477            (167,442,935 )
   Reinsurance transaction - Modco reserve adjustment      0       (1,580,993 )     0            (1,580,993 )
   Interest on surplus notes      11,633,340       9,001,200       33,446,433            54,080,973  
   Foreign currency translation adjustment      0       1,805,289       0            1,805,289  
   Change in provision for liquidity guarantees      0       0       46,730            46,730  
                                              
   TOTAL WRITE-INS FOR LINE 27    $ (230,113,221 )   $ 67,683,109     $ 416,041,471     $ 0        $ 253,611,359  
                                              

DETAILS OF WRITE-INS (Line 53)

 

   Non life subsidiary transaction    $ (8,125 )   $ 0     $ 0     $ 0        $ (8,125 )
   Correction to an error      0       0       20,480,332            20,480,332  
   Contributed surplus related to stock appreciation rights plan of indirect parent      (5,014,989 )     (7,818,025 )     (1,235,063 )          (14,068,077 )
                                              
   TOTAL WRITE-INS FOR LINE 53    $ (5,023,114 )   $ (7,818,025 )   $ 19,245,269     $ 0        $ 6,404,130  
                                              


4Q06 - Eliminations due to merger of TOLIC and LIICA into TLIC on 10/1 and 10/2/08, respectively

 

A - Back-off TOLIC’s ownership of TLIC’s common shares:   
   Original par paid for TLIC stock (316,955 shares w/par value of $10)    3,169,550  
   Excess paid for TLIC stock beyond par value    675,248,283  
         
  

Total cost of TLIC stock

   678,417,833  
         
   TOLIC’s value in TLIC as of 12/31/06    1,165,227,935  
   TOLIC’s value in TLIC as of 12/31/05 per audit (TLIC valuation issue)    907,495,464  
   Unrealized gain as of 12/31/06    486,810,102  
   Unrealized gain as of 12/31/05    229,077,631  
DR    Pg 3, Ln 29 - Common Capital Stock    3,169,550  
DR    Pg 3, Ln 33 - Gross Pd-in & Contributed Surplus    675,248,283  
DR    Pg 4, Ln 38 - Chg in net unrealized capital gain — Pg 3, Ln 35 - Unassigned surplus    257,732,471  
DR    Pg 4, Ln 36 - C&S as of 12/31/05 — Pg 3, Ln 35 - Unassigned surplus    229,077,631  
CR    Pg 2, Ln 2.2 - Investment in TLIC common stock   
B - Reflect cancellation of TOLIC’s common stock held by TSC and preferred stock held by TA Corp:   
   TSC owned 1,104,117 shares of common stock at $12.50 par value    13,801,463  
   TA Corp owned 1,103,466 shares of preferred stock at $12.50 par value    13,793,325  
         
      27,594,788  
         
TSC:   
DR    Pg 3, ln 29 - Common Capital Stock    13,801,463  
CR    Pg 3, ln 33 - Gross Pd-in & Contributed Surplus   
TA Corp:   
DR    Pg 3, ln 30 - Preferred Capital Stock    13,793,325  
CR    Pg 3, ln 33 - Gross Pd-in & Contributed Surplus (not housed here though)   
C - Reflect cancellation of LIICA’s common and preferred stock held by AEGON USA, Inc.:   
   AEGON USA, Inc. owned 679,802 shares of common stock at $2.48 par value    1,685,910  
   AEGON USA, Inc. owned 504,033 shares of preferred stock at $2.48 par value    1,250,000  
         
      2,935,910  
         
AEGON USA, Inc. common stock:   
DR    Pg 3, ln 29 - Common Capital Stock    1,685,910  
CR    Pg 3, ln 33 - Gross Pd-in & Contributed Surplus   
AEGON USA, Inc. preferred stock:   
DR    Pg 3, ln 30 - Preferred Capital Stock    1,250,000  
CR    Pg 3, ln 33 - Gross Pd-in & Contributed Surplus (not housed here though)   
LIICA’s common and preferred shares shall be deemed cancelled by operation of law. Therefore, in exchange for its agreement to merge LIICA into TLIC, AEGON USA shall receive TIHI common stock equal in value to the fair market value of the LIICA common stock that is deemed cancelled.      
D - Reverse LOLI contracts issued by TLIC to LIICA:   
DR    Pg 3, Ln 1 - Aggregate reserve for life contracts    129,861,806  
CR    Pg 2, Ln 23 - Write-in — Company owned life insurance   
DR    Pg 4, Ln 8.3 - Write-in — Income earned on company owned life insurance    4,856,452  
CR    Pg 4, Ln 19 - Inrease in aggregate reserves for life and accident and health contracts   
E - Reverse intercompany recievables/payables between TOLIC and TLIC outstanding:   
DR    Pg 3, Ln 24.4 - Payable to parent, subsidiaries and affiliates    197,408,079  
CR    Pg 2, Ln 21 - Receivable from parent, subsidiaries and affiliates   
F - Issue common and preferred shares of TLIC to previous owners of TOLIC (TIHI and TA Corp)   
   TIHI granted 676,190 shares of common stock at $10.00 par value    6,761,900  
   TA Corp granted 86,590 shares of preferred stock at $10.00 par value    865,900  
         
      7,627,800  
         
DR    Pg 3, ln 33 - Gross Pd-in & Contributed Surplus, Pg 4, Ln 51.1 - Surplus paid in    6,761,900  
CR    Pg 3, ln 29 - Common Capital Stock, Pg 4, ln 50.1 Capital paid in   
DR    Pg 3, ln 33 - Gross Pd-in & Contributed Surplus, Pg 4, Ln 51.1 - Surplus paid in    865,900  
CR    Pg 3, ln 30 - Preferred Capital Stock, Pg 4, ln 50.1 Capital paid in   
Overview of entries by statutory financial lines:   
   Pg 2, Ln 2.2 - Investment in TLIC common stock    (1,165,227,935 )
   Pg 2, Ln 21 - Receivable from parent, subsidiaries and affiliates    (197,408,079 )
  

Pg 2, Ln 23 - Write-in — Company owned life insurance

   (129,861,806 )
         
  

Total Asset Adjustment

   (1,492,497,820 )
         
   Pg 3, Ln 1 - Aggregate reserve for life contracts    (129,861,806 )
  

Pg 3, Ln 24.4 - Payable to parent, subsidiaries and affiliates

   (197,408,079 )
         
  

Total Liability Adjustment

   (327,269,885 )
         
  

Pg 3, ln 29 - Common Capital Stock

   (11,895,023 )
  

Pg 3, ln 30 - Preferred Capital Stock

   (14,177,425 )
  

Pg 3, ln 33 - Gross Pd-in & Contributed Surplus

   (652,345,386 )
  

Pg 3, Ln 35 - Unassigned

   (486,810,102 )
         
  

Total Equity Adjustment

   (1,165,227,935 )
         
  

Total Equity & Liability Adjustment

   (1,492,497,820 )
         
  

Pg 4, Ln 8.3 - Write-in — Income earned on company owned life insurance

   (4,856,452 )
  

Pg 4, Ln 19 - Inrease in aggregate reserves for life and accident and health contracts

   (4,856,452 )
         
  

Total Net Income

   —    
         
  

Pg 4, Ln 36 - C&S as of 12/31/06

   (229,077,631 )
  

Pg 4, Ln 37 - Net Income

   —    
  

Pg 4, Ln 38 - Chg in net unrealized capital gain

   (257,732,471 )
  

Pg 4, Ln 41 - Change in non-admitted assets

   —    
  

Pg 4, Ln 50.1 - Capital paid in

   (26,072,448 )
  

Pg 4, Ln 51.1 - Surplus paid in

   (652,345,386 )
         
  

Total Unassigned Adjustment

   (1,165,227,935 )
         


Proforma Unaudited Consolidated Statutory Balance Sheet

Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

    and Life Investors Insurance Company of America

As of December 31, 2005

 

          TOLIC    LIICA     TLIC    Elimination          TLIC Dec 31, 2005
Total
ASSETS                
1.   Bonds    $ 17,972,060,581    $ 7,812,590,556     $ 35,851,714,885    $ 0        $ 61,636,366,022
2.   Stocks:                
 

2.1      Preferred stocks

     130,724,790      25,588,686       338,422,802           494,736,278
 

2.2      Common stocks

     767,234,495      13,799,025       342,262,663      (907,495,464 )   A      215,800,719
3.   Mortgage loans on real estate:                
 

3.1      First liens

     4,375,864,331      1,173,964,389       5,770,722,690           11,320,551,410
 

3.2      Other than first liens

     0      0       0           0
4.   Real estate                
 

4.1      Properties occupied by the company

     0      64,869,278       6,464,646           71,333,924
 

4.2      Properties held for production of income

     186,207      38,788,914       5,234,691           44,209,812
 

4.3      Properties held for sale

     14,354,895      4,564,208       22,822,187           41,741,290
5.   Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments      355,844,407      100,372,898       326,027,406           782,244,711
6.   Contract loans (including $ 0 premium notes)      386,594,732      149,213,790       123,221,330           659,029,852
7.  

Other invested assets

     1,207,896,207      276,026,700       1,116,749,339           2,600,672,246
8.  

Receivable for securities

     0      512,195       13,473,730           13,985,925
9.   Aggregate write-ins for invested assets      0      0       0           0
                                         
10.   Subtotals, cash and invested assets (Lines 1 to 9)      25,210,760,645      9,660,290,639       43,917,116,369      (907,495,464 )        77,880,672,189
                                         
11.   Title plants less $.... 0 charged off (for Title insurers only)      0      0       0      0          0
12.   Investment income due and accrued      309,474,806      104,033,410       847,090,841           1,260,599,057
13.   Premiums and considerations:                
 

13.1    Uncollected premiums and agents’ balances in course of collection

     191,686,732      (900,571 )     5,403,724           196,189,885
 

13.2    Deferred premiums, agents’ balances and installments booked but deferred and not yet due (including $0 earned but unbilled premiums)

     144,169,255      29,562,607       15,750,455           189,482,317
 

13.3.  Accrued retrospective premiums

     0      0       0           0
14.  

Reinsurance:

               
 

14.1    Amounts recoverable from reinsurers

     17,021,218      6,379,336       3,175,821           26,576,375
 

14.2    Funds held by or deposited with reinsured companies

     80,379,976      0       70,000           80,449,976
 

14.3    Other amounts receivable under reinsurance contracts

     36,670,484      2,851       748,971           37,422,306
15.   Amounts receivable relating to uninsured plans      0      0       0           0
16.1   Current federal and foreign income tax recoverable and interest thereon      0      0       112,500,463           112,500,463
16.2   Net deferred tax asset      99,060,310      49,424,111       116,391,484           264,875,905
17.   Guaranty funds receivable or on deposit      296,480      1,052,287       5,091,655           6,440,422
18.   Electronic data processing equipment and software      0      0       0           0
19.   Furniture and equipment, including health care delivery assets ($0)      0      0       0           0
20.   Net adjustment in assets and liabilities due to foreign exchange rates      0      0       0           0
21.   Receivable from parent, subsidiaries and affiliates      328,020,174      22,100,000       54,260,790           404,380,964
22.   Health care ($0) and other amounts receivable      0      0       0           0
23.   Aggregate write-ins for other than invested assets      442,061,294      305,189,028       187,274,680      (125,005,354 )   D      809,519,648
                                         
24.   Total assets excluding Separate Accounts business (Lines 10 to 23)      26,859,601,374      10,177,133,698       45,264,875,253      (1,032,500,818 )        81,269,109,507
                                         
25.   From Separate Accounts Statement      2,827,671,194      17,017,468       23,662,197,968      0          26,506,886,630
                                         
26.  

Total (Lines 24 and 25)

   $ 29,687,272,568    $ 10,194,151,166     $ 68,927,073,221    $ (1,032,500,818 )      $ 107,775,996,137
                                         
DETAILS OF ASSET WRITE-INS (Line 9)                
     $ 0    $ 0     $ 0    $ 0        $ 0
                                         
TOTAL OF ASSETS WRITE-INS FOR LINES 9    $ 0    $ 0     $ 0    $ 0        $ 0
                                         
DETAILS OF ASSET WRITE-INS (Line 23)                
  Accounts receivable    $ 110,900,038    $ 20,806,598     $ 50,442,160    $ 0        $ 182,148,796
  Company owned life insurance      0      250,610,306       0      (125,005,354 )   D      125,604,952
  Reinsurance deposit receivable      105,814,400      0       0           105,814,400
  Accounts receivable from reinsurers      19,934,644      0       0           19,934,644
  Modco Asset      80,637,416      0       0           80,637,416
  Estimated premium tax offsets related to the provision for future GFA      0      2,612,873       7,075,346           9,688,219
  Prepaid reinsurance payable      0      0       0           0
  Goodwill from assumption reinsurance with subsidiary      0      0       0           0
  General Agent Pension fund      71,631,949      0       0           71,631,949
  Investment broker receivables      997,072      30,455,790       121,623,396           153,076,258
 

Investment receivables

     52,145,775      703,461       8,133,778           60,983,014
                                         
TOTAL OF ASSETS WRITE-INS FOR LINES 23    $ 442,061,294    $ 305,189,028     $ 187,274,680    $ (125,005,354 )      $ 809,519,648
                                         


Proforma Unaudited Consolidated Statutory Balance Sheet

Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

    and Life Investors Insurance Company of America

As of December 31, 2005

 

         TOLIC     LIICA     TLIC     Elimination         TLIC Dec 31, 2005
Total
 

LIABILITIES

           

1.

   Aggregate reserve for life contracts   $ 12,383,294,403     $ 7,284,916,121     $ 30,910,479,787     $ (125,005,354 )   D   $ 50,453,684,957  

2.

   Aggregate reserve for accident and health contracts     165,926,306       1,568,449,549       714,373,268           2,448,749,123  

3.

   Liability for deposit-type contracts     9,365,106,343       117,074,248       7,755,652,331           17,237,832,922  

4.

   Contract claims:            
  

4.1      Life

    225,949,410       30,210,686       37,337,273           293,497,369  
  

4.2      Accident and health

    84,744,646       110,369,102       40,207,188           235,320,936  

5.

   Policyholders’ dividends and coupons due and unpaid     103,485       15,257       6,525           125,267  

6.

   Provision for policyholders’ dividends and coupons payable in following calendar year-estimated amounts:            
  

6.1      Dividends apportioned for payment to December 31, 2005

    11,939,649       1,174,087       501,342           13,615,078  
  

6.2      Dividends not yet apportioned

    0       0       0           0  
  

6.3      Coupons and similar benefits

    0       0       0           0  

7.

   Amount provisionally held for deferred dividend policies not included in Line 6     0       0       0           0  

8.

   Premiums and annuity considerations for life and accident and health contracts received in advance less discount     3,846,456       4,539,901       2,054,100           10,440,457  

9.

   Contract liabilities not included elsewhere:            
  

9.1      Surrender values on canceled contracts

    0       0       0           0  
  

9.2      Provision for experience rating refunds

    25,723,941       1,577,361       9,591,332           36,892,634  
  

9.3      Other amounts payable on reinsurance

    69,934,026       0       0           69,934,026  
  

9.4      Interest Maintenance Reserve

    250,907,860       83,110,624       214,961,532           548,980,016  

10.

   Commissions to agents due or accrued     3,730,580       21,081,049       14,846,086           39,657,715  

11.

   Commissions and expense allowances payable on reinsurance assumed     61,366,261       0       101,152           61,467,413  

12.

   General expenses due or accrued     52,941,785       18,031,624       25,318,499           96,291,908  

13.

   Transfers to Separate Accounts due or accrued     (26,414,344 )     (5,526,555 )     (443,973,999 )         (475,914,898 )

14.

   Taxes, licenses and fees due or accrued, excluding federal income taxes     15,259,330       19,008,283       27,925,744           62,193,357  

15.1.

   Current federal and foreign income taxes     88,932,972       10,364,233       0           99,297,205  

15.2.

   Net deferred tax liability     0       0       0           0  

16.

   Unearned investment income     13,017,774       1,280,990       89,761,551           104,060,315  

17.

   Amounts withheld or retained by company as agent or trustee     69,021,233       65,916,204       61,578,437           196,515,874  

18.

   Amounts held for agents’ account, including agents’ credit balance     17,471,351       13,253,028       678,975           31,403,354  

19.

   Remittances and items not allocated     174,680,475       41,878,024       104,925,439           321,483,938  

20.

   Net adjustment in assets and liabilities due to foreign exchange rates     0       0       0           0  

21.

   Liability for benefits for employees and agents if not included above     71,631,949       0       0           71,631,949  

22.

   Borrowed money and interest thereon     0       0       8,492,040           8,492,040  

23.

   Dividends to stockholders declared and unpaid     0       0       0           0  

24.

   Miscellaneous liabilities:            
  

24.1    Asset valuation reserve

    379,660,721       157,649,413       663,191,256           1,200,501,390  
  

24.2    Reinsurance in unauthorized companies

    22,398,748       2,103,125       17,263,976           41,765,849  
  

24.3    Funds held under reinsurance treaties with unauthorized reinsurers

    416,379,304       40,569,385       2,230,200,396           2,687,149,085  
  

24.4    Payable to parent, subsidiaries and affiliates

    0       10,400,504       0           10,400,504  
  

24.5    Drafts outstanding

    0       0       0           0  
  

24.6    Liability for amounts held under uninsured accident and health plans

    0       0       0           0  
  

24.7    Funds held under coinsurance

    23,030,533       6,172,521       63,231,098           92,434,152  
  

24.8    Payable for securities

    18,739,178       48,436,791       104,110,532           171,286,501  
  

24.9    Capital notes and interest thereon

    0       0       0           0  

25.

   Aggregate write-ins for liabilities     807,212,594       19,999,797       194,070,990       0         1,021,283,381  
                                            

26.

   Total liabilities excluding Separate Accounts business (Lines 1-25)     24,796,536,969       9,672,055,352       42,846,886,850       (125,005,354 )       77,190,473,817  
                                            

27.

   From Separate Accounts Statement     2,758,082,599       16,986,088       23,662,141,157       0         26,437,209,844  
                                            

28.

   Total liabilities (Line 26 and 27)   $ 27,554,619,568     $ 9,689,041,440     $ 66,509,028,007     $ (125,005,354 )     $ 103,627,683,661  
                                            
DETAILS OF LIABILITIES WRITE-INS (Line 25)            

Deferred derivative gain/loss

  $ 4,634,997     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0       $ 4,634,997  

Derivatives

    17,010,581       411,200       108,922,906           126,344,687  

Municipal reverse repurchase agreement

    715,011,969       0       66,072,177           781,084,146  

Securities lending liability

    67,555,047       0       0           67,555,047  

Interest payable on surplus notes

    3,000,000       2,250,000       8,625,000           13,875,000  

Due to reinsurer

    0       17,318,597       6,407,574           23,726,171  

Gurantee fund assessment payable

    0       20,000       0           20,000  

Amounts incurred related to separate account reinsurance agreements

    0       0       —             0  

Provision for liquidity guarantees

    0       0       4,043,333           4,043,333  
                                            
TOTAL OF LIABILITIES WRITE-INS FOR LINE 25   $ 807,212,594     $ 19,999,797     $ 194,070,990     $ 0       $ 1,021,283,381  
                                            
SURPLUS AND OTHER FUNDS            

29.

   Common capital stock   $ 13,793,338     $ 1,250,000     $ 3,169,550     $ (11,450,988 )   A/B/C/E   $ 6,761,900  

30.

   Preferred capital stock     13,793,325       1,250,000       1,302,550       (14,177,425 )   B/C/E     2,168,450  

31.

   Aggregate write-ins for other than special surplus funds     0       0       0           0  

32.

   Surplus notes     200,000,000       150,000,000       575,000,000           925,000,000  

33.

   Gross paid in and contributed surplus     1,668,279,168       316,237,408       1,436,759,982       (652,789,420 )   A/B/C/E     2,768,487,138  

34.

   Aggregate write-ins for special surplus funds     0       0       0           0  

35.

   Unassigned funds (surplus)     236,787,169       36,372,318       401,813,132       (229,077,631 )   A     445,894,988  

36.

   Less treasury stock, at cost:            
   36.1 Common shares     0       0       0           0  
   36.2 Preferred shares     0       0       0           0  

37.

   Surplus (Total lines 31+32+33+34+35-36)     2,105,066,337       502,609,726       2,413,573,114       (881,867,051 )       4,139,382,126  
                                            

38.

   Totals of Lines 29, 30 and 37     2,132,653,000       505,109,726       2,418,045,214       (907,495,464 )       4,148,312,476  
                                            

39.

   Totals of Lines 28 and 38 (Liabilities and Surplus)   $ 29,687,272,568     $ 10,194,151,166     $ 68,927,073,221     $ (1,032,500,818 )     $ 107,775,996,137  
                                            
                 (0 )

 

* This balance sheet is a consolidation of the December 31, 2006 NAIC Annual Statement balance sheets for Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company, Life Investors Insurance Company of America and Transamerica Life Insurance Company.


Proforma Unaudited Consolidated Statutory Income Statement

Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

    and Life Investors Insurance Company of America

For Year Ending December 31, 2005

 

          TOLIC    LIICA    TLIC    Elimination         TLIC Dec 31, 2005
Totals
1    Premiums and annuity considerations for life and accident and health contracts    $ 2,041,050,195    $ 724,260,049    $ 5,081,584,434    $ 0       $ 7,846,894,678
2    Considerations for supplementary contracts with life contingencies      55,528      5,520,035      23,633,189            29,208,752
3    Net investment income      1,317,882,884      556,997,383      2,390,053,691            4,264,933,958
4    Amortization of Interest Maintenance Reserve (IMR)      22,025,108      13,070,705      39,487,939            74,583,752
5    Separate Accounts net gain from operations excluding unrealized gains or losses      (4,313)      —        320            (3,993)
6    Commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded      64,089,325      77,665,247      105,759,084            247,513,656
7    Reserve adjustments on reinsurance ceded      (184,963,889)      (202,418,073)      (219,020,868)            (606,402,830)
8    Miscellaneous Income:                  
8.1    Income from fees associated with investment management, administration and contract guarantees                  
   from Separate Accounts      25,227,928      115,340      276,683,877            302,027,145
8.2    Charges and fees for deposit-type contracts      0      0      85,108            85,108
8.3    Aggregate write-ins for miscellaneous income      448,729,150      22,722,075      62,658,327      (4,860,504)    D      529,249,048
                                        
9    Totals (Lines 1 to 8.3)      3,734,091,916      1,197,932,761      7,760,925,101      (4,860,504)         12,688,089,274
                                        
10    Death benefits      724,677,322      156,396,809      118,905,769            999,979,900
11    Matured endowments (excluding guaranteed annual pure endowments)      734,211      0      (33,781)            700,430
12    Annuity benefits      592,315,997      84,237,760      1,079,364,879            1,755,918,636
13    Disability benefits and benefits under accident and health contracts      32,324,159      251,905,204      102,075,397            386,304,760
14    Coupons, guaranteed annual pure endowments and similar benefits      244,496      0      0            244,496
15    Surrender benefits and withdrawals for life contracts      841,439,984      610,184,776      5,415,085,313            6,866,710,073
16    Group conversions      0      0      0            0
17    Interest and adjustments on contract or deposit-type contract funds      326,692,708      3,423,676      274,037,126            604,153,510
18    Payments on supplementary contracts with life contingencies      872,466      13,930,198      27,231,395            42,034,059
19    Increase in aggregate reserves for life and accident and health contracts      747,808,752      (378,292,259)      (1,842,463,361)      (4,860,504)    D      (1,477,807,372)
                                        
20    Totals (Lines 10 to 19)      3,267,110,095      741,786,164      5,174,202,737      (4,860,504)         9,178,238,492
21    Commissions on premiums, annuity considerations and deposit-type contract funds (direct business only)      524,311,111      191,337,394      418,098,971            1,133,747,476
22    Commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance assumed      309,106,072      13,005,274      7,335,477            329,446,823
23    General insurance expenses      256,497,950      111,767,551      242,493,185            610,758,686
24    Insurance taxes, licenses and fees, excluding federal income taxes      52,308,720      27,858,258      27,899,406            108,066,384
25    Increase in loading on deferred and uncollected premiums      (14,285,097)      194,292      (620,940)            (14,711,745)
26    Net transfers to or (from) Separate Accounts net of reinsurance      (256,274,192)      511,249      1,365,516,404            1,109,753,461
27    Aggregate write-ins for deductions      (172,850,951)      68,008,735      231,821,323      0         126,979,107
                                        
28    Totals (Lines 20 to 27)      3,965,923,708      1,154,468,917      7,466,746,563      (4,860,504)         12,582,278,684
                                        
29    Net gain from operations before dividends to policyholders and federal income taxes (Line 9 minus Line 28)      (231,831,792)      43,463,844      294,178,538      0         105,810,590
30    Dividends to policyholders      15,289,613      1,258,431      454,687            17,002,731
                                        
31    Net gain from operations after dividends to policyholders and before federal income taxes (Line 29 minus Line 30)      (247,121,405)      42,205,413      293,723,851      0         88,807,859
32    Federal and foreign income taxes incurred (excluding tax on capital gains)      168,714,463      (12,832,652)      4,301,974            160,183,785
                                        
33    Net gain from operations after dividends to policyholders and federal income taxes and before realized                  
   capital gains or (losses) (Line 31 minus Line 32)      (415,835,868)      55,038,065      289,421,877      0         (71,375,926)
34    Net realized capital gains or (losses) less capital gains tax and transferred to the IMR      36,470,901      9,356,471      9,222,807            55,050,179
                                        
35    Net income (Line 33 plus Line 34)    $ (379,364,967)    $ 64,394,536    $ 298,644,684    $ 0       $ (16,325,747)
                                        
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS ACCOUNT
36    Capital and surplus, December 31, prior year    $ 2,742,060,503    $ 606,261,189    $ 2,570,611,210    $ (199,340,622)    A    $ 5,719,592,280
37    Net income (Line 35)      (379,364,967)      64,394,536      298,644,684            (16,325,747)
38    Change in net unrealized capital gains (losses)      (441,555,847)      (7,392,718)      44,453,539      (29,737,009)    A      (434,232,035)
39    Change in net unrealized foreign exchange capital gain (loss)      78,059      (2,976,852)      0            (2,898,793)
40    Change in net deferred income tax      (55,352,984)      (26,483,029)      29,719,209            (52,116,804)
41    Change in nonadmitted assets and related items      96,536,289      12,147,334      (1,716,641)            106,966,982
42    Change in liability for reinsurance in unauthorized companies      26,662,033      (1,576,599)      (17,011,463)            8,073,971
43    Change in reserve on account of change in valuation basis, (increase) or decrease      14,328,047      6,998,672      0            21,326,719
44    Change in asset valuation reserve      (104,592,539)      (20,853,681)      (146,776,227)            (272,222,447)
45    Change in treasury stock      0      0      0            0
46    Surplus (contributed to) withdrawn from Separate Accounts during period      120,688      0      39,990,320            40,111,008
47    Other changes in surplus in Separate Accounts Statement      9,407,549      1,863      (39,791,208)            (30,381,796)
48    Change in surplus notes      —        0      0            0
49    Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles      17,933,672      0      (6,668,241)            11,265,431
50    Capital changes:                  
50.1    Paid in      0      0      0      (25,628,413)    A/B/C/E      (25,628,413)
50.2    Transferred from surplus (Stock Dividend)      0      0      0            0
50.3    Transferred to surplus      0      0      0            0
51    Surplus adjustment:                  
51.1    Paid in      0      (60,000,000)      (348,051,000)      (652,789,420)    A/B/C/E      (1,060,840,420)
51.2    Transferred to capital (Stock Dividend)      0      0      0            0
51.3    Transferred from capital      0      0      0            0
51.4    Change in surplus as a result of reinsurance      503,268,508      (739,014)      (5,982,031)            496,547,463
52    Dividends to stockholders      (300,000,000)      (70,000,000)      0            (370,000,000)
53    Aggregate write-ins for gains and losses in surplus      3,123,989      5,328,025      623,063            9,075,077
                                        
54    Net change in capital and surplus (Lines 37 through 53)      (609,407,503)      (101,151,463)      (152,565,996)      (708,154,842)         (1,571,279,804)
                                        
55    Capital and surplus as of statement date (Lines 36 + 54)    $ 2,132,653,000    $ 505,109,726    $ 2,418,045,214    $ (907,495,464)       $ 4,148,312,476
                                        
DETAILS OF WRITE-INS (Line 8.3)
   Miscellanous income    $ 32,969,597    $ 922,578    $ 62,658,327    $ 0       $ 96,550,502
   Foreign currency translation adjustment      (19,419)      0      0            (19,419)
   Reinsurance premium on inforce transaction      (103,946,153)      0      0            (103,946,153)
   Reinsurance transaction - Modco interest adjustment      0      12,033,440      0            12,033,440
   Income earned on company owned life insurance      0      9,766,057      0      (4,860,504)    D      4,905,553
   Receivable for deposit accounting of reinsurance treaty      105,814,400      0      0            105,814,400
   Amoritization of goodwill      0      0      0            0
   Consideration on reinsurance transaction      413,910,725      0      0            413,910,725
                                        
   TOTAL WRITE-INS FOR LINE 8.3    $ 448,729,150    $ 22,722,075    $ 62,658,327    $ (4,860,504)       $ 529,249,048
                                        
DETAILS OF WRITE-INS (Line 27)
   Experience refunds    $ (20,839,052)    $ 176,183    $ 1,327,910    $ 0       $ (19,334,959)
   Fines and penalties      21,525      392,809      16,639            430,973
   Reinsurance reserve recapture      0      0      812,752            812,752
   Funds withheld ceded investment income      26,698,803      2,494,952      96,407,900            125,601,655
   Reinsurance transaction - Modco interest adjustment      (190,732,227)      59,142,537      99,108,422            (32,481,268)
   Reinsurance transaction - Modco reserve adjustment      0      147,994      0            147,994
   Interest on surplus notes      12,000,000      9,001,200      34,531,722            55,532,922
   Foreign currency translation adjustment      0      (3,346,940)      0            (3,346,940)
   Change in liability for employee benefits      0      0      (45,476)            (45,476)
   Change in provision for liquidity guarantees      0      0      (338,546)            (338,546)
                                        
   TOTAL WRITE-INS FOR LINE 27    $ (172,850,951)    $ 68,008,735    $ 231,821,323    $ 0       $ 126,979,107
                                        
DETAILS OF WRITE-INS (Line 53)
   Non life subsidiary transaction    $ 0    $ 0    $ 0    $ 0       $ 0
   Correction to an error      0      0      0            0
   Contributed surplus related to stock appreciation rights plan of indirect parent      3,123,989      5,328,025      623,063            9,075,077
                                        
   TOTAL WRITE-INS FOR LINE 53    $ 3,123,989    $ 5,328,025    $ 623,063    $ 0       $ 9,075,077
                                        


4Q05 - Eliminations due to merger of TOLIC and LIICA into TLIC on 10/1 and 10/2/08, respectively

A - Back-off TOLIC’s ownership of TLIC’s common shares:  
   Original par paid for TLIC stock (316,955 shares w/par value of $10)    3,169,550  
   Excess paid for TLIC stock beyond par value    675,248,283  
         
  

Total cost of TLIC stock

   678,417,833  
         
   TOLIC’s value in TLIC as of 12/31/05 per audit (TLIC valuation issue)    907,495,464  
   TOLIC’s value in TLIC (TALIAC) as of 12/31/04    877,758,455  
   Unrealized gain as of 12/31/05    229,077,631  
   Unrealized gain as of 12/31/04    199,340,622  
DR    Pg 3, Ln 29 - Common Capital Stock    3,169,550  
DR    Pg 3, Ln 33 - Gross Pd-in & Contributed Surplus    675,248,283  
DR    Pg 4, Ln 38 - Chg in net unrealized capital gain – Pg 3, Ln 35 - Unassigned surplus    29,737,009  
DR    Pg 4, Ln 36 - C&S as of 12/31/05 – Pg 3, Ln 35 - Unassigned surplus    199,340,622  
CR    Pg 2, Ln 2.2 - Investment in TLIC common stock   
B - Reflect cancellation of TOLIC’s common stock held by TSC (TIHI) and preferred stock held by TA Corp:  
   TSC owned 1,103,467 shares of common stock at $12.50 par value    13,793,338  
   TA Corp owned 1,103,466 shares of preferred stock at $12.50 par value    13,793,325  
         
      27,586,663  
         
TSC:  
DR    Pg 3, ln 29 - Common Capital Stock    13,793,338  
CR    Pg 3, ln 33 - Gross Pd-in & Contributed Surplus   
TA Corp:  
DR    Pg 3, ln 30 - Preferred Capital Stock    13,793,325  
CR    Pg 3, ln 33 - Gross Pd-in & Contributed Surplus (not housed here though)   
C - Reflect cancellation of LIICA’s common and preferred stock held by AEGON USA, Inc.:  
   AEGON USA, Inc. owned 504,032 shares of common stock at $2.48 par value    1,250,000  
   AEGON USA, Inc. owned 504,033 shares of preferred stock at $2.48 par value    1,250,000  
         
      2,500,000  
         
AEGON USA, Inc. common stock:  
DR    Pg 3, ln 29 - Common Capital Stock    1,250,000  
CR    Pg 3, ln 33 - Gross Pd-in & Contributed Surplus   
AEGON USA, Inc. preferred stock:   
DR    Pg 3, ln 30 - Preferred Capital Stock    1,250,000  
CR    Pg 3, ln 33 - Gross Pd-in & Contributed Surplus (not housed here though)   
LIICA’s common and preferred shares shall be deemed cancelled by operation of law. Therefore, in exchange for its agreement to merge LIICA into TLIC, AEGON USA shall receive TIHI common stock equal in value to the fair market value of the LIICA common stock that is deemed cancelled.      
D - Reverse LOLI contracts issued by TLIC to LIICA:  
DR    Pg 3, Ln 1 - Aggregate reserve for life contracts    125,005,354  
CR    Pg 2, Ln 23 - Write -in – Company owned life insurance   
DR    Pg 4, Ln 8.3 - Write-in – Income earned on company owned life insurance    4,860,504  
CR    Pg 4, Ln 19 - Inrease in aggregate reserves for life and accident and health contracts   
E - Issue common and preferred shares of TLIC to previous owners of TOLIC (TSC and TA Corp)  
   TSC (TIHI) granted 676,190 shares of common stock at $10.00 par value    6,761,900  
   TA Corp granted 86,590 shares of preferred stock at $10.00 par value    865,900  
         
      7,627,800  
         
DR    Pg 3, ln 33 - Gross Pd-in & Contributed Surplus, Pg 4, Ln 51.1 - Surplus paid in    6,761,900  
CR    Pg 3, ln 29 - Common Capital Stock, Pg 4, ln 50.1 Capital paid in   
DR    Pg 3, ln 33 - Gross Pd-in & Contributed Surplus, Pg 4, Ln 51.1 - Surplus paid in    865,900  
CR    Pg 3, ln 30 - Preferred Capital Stock, Pg 4, ln 50.1 Capital paid in   
Overview of entries by statutory financial lines:   
   Pg 2, Ln 2.2 - Investment in TLIC common stock    (907,495,464 )
   Pg 2, Ln 23 - Write -in — Company owned life insurance    (125,005,354 )
         
  

Total Asset Adjustment

   (1,032,500,818 )
         
   Pg 3, Ln 1 - Aggregate reserve for life contracts    (125,005,354 )
         
  

Total Liability Adjustment

   (125,005,354 )
         
   Pg 3, ln 29 - Common Capital Stock    (11,450,988 )
   Pg 3, ln 30 - Preferred Capital Stock    (14,177,425 )
   Pg 3, ln 33 - Gross Pd-in & Contributed Surplus    (652,789,420 )
   Pg 3, Ln 35 - Unassigned    (229,077,631 )
         
  

Total Equity Adjustment

   (907,495,464 )
         
  

Total Equity & Liability Adjustment

   (1,032,500,818 )
         
   Pg 4, Ln 8.3 - Write-in — Income earned on company owned life insurance    (4,860,504 )
   Pg 4, Ln 19 - Inrease in aggregate reserves for life and accident and health contracts    (4,860,504 )
         
  

Total Net Income

   —    
         
   Pg 4, Ln 36 - C&S as of 12/31/06    (199,340,622 )
   Pg 4, Ln 37 - Net Income    —    
   Pg 4, Ln 38 - Chg in net unrealized capital gain    (29,737,009 )
   Pg 4, Ln 41 - Change in non-admitted assets    —    
   Pg 4, Ln 50.1 - Capital paid in    (25,628,413 )
   Pg 4, Ln 51.1 - Surplus paid in    (652,789,420 )
         
  

Total Unassigned Adjustment

   (907,495,464 )
         


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES – STATUTORY BASIS

Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005


Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Financial Statements and Schedules – Statutory Basis

Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

Contents

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   1

Audited Financial Statements

  

Balance Sheets – Statutory Basis

   3

Statements of Operations – Statutory Basis

   5

Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus – Statutory Basis

   7

Statements of Cash Flow – Statutory Basis

   9

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

   11

Statutory-Basis Financial Statement Schedules

  

Schedule I – Summary of Investments – Other Than Investments in Related Parties

   71

Schedule III – Supplementary Insurance Information

   72

Schedule IV – Reinsurance

   73


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The Board of Directors

Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

We have audited the accompanying statutory-basis balance sheets of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company (an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of AEGON N.V.) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, 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, 2007. Our audit 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 conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (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 audits 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 Division, Department of Commerce, of the State of Iowa, which practices differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The variances between such practices and U.S. generally accepted accounting principles 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.

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 U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, the financial position of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company at December 31, 2007 and 2006, or the results of its operations or its cash flow for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007.

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However, in our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company at December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of its operations and its cash flow for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Insurance Division, Department of Commerce, of the State of Iowa. 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 3 to the financial statements, in 2006 Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company changed its accounting for investments in certain low income housing tax credit properties. Also, as discussed in Note 3 to the financial statements, in 2005 Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company changed its accounting for investment in subsidiary, controlled and affiliated entities.

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Balance Sheets – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

     December 31
     2007    2006

Admitted assets

     

Cash and invested assets:

     

Bonds:

     

Affiliated entities

   $ 264,908    $ 273,716

Unaffiliated

     16,206,188      16,488,866

Preferred stocks:

     

Affiliated entities

     9,728      9,452

Unaffiliated

     545,135      718,501

Common stocks:

     

Affiliated entities (cost: 2007 – $1,009,764; 2006 – $974,175)

     2,051,127      1,460,978

Unaffiliated (cost: 2007 – $162,676; 2006 – $221,815)

     176,641      255,727

Mortgage loans on real estate

     4,545,014      4,332,562

Real estate, at cost (land)

     186      186

Properties held for sale

     8,812      8,685

Policy loans

     390,494      387,465

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     574,048      556,775

Receivables for securities

     1,799      70,259

Other invested assets

     1,832,340      1,580,243
             

Total cash and invested assets

     26,606,420      26,143,415

Net deferred income tax asset

     132,026      99,886

Due and accrued investment income

     295,139      308,326

Premiums deferred and uncollected

     243,654      324,557

Reinsurance receivable

     318,770      196,663

Receivable from parent, subsidiaries and affiliates

     169,099      231,049

Accounts receivable

     58,214      44,374

General agents pension fund

     76,748      73,036

Reinsurance deposit receivable

     120,582      112,956

Goodwill

     69,719      78,993

Other admitted assets

     144,842      155,145

Separate account assets

     2,776,745      2,575,661
             

Total admitted assets

   $ 31,011,958    $ 30,344,061
             

 

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     December 31  
     2007     2006  

Liabilities and capital and surplus

    

Liabilities:

    

Aggregate reserves for policies and contracts:

    

Life

   $ 8,099,723     $ 7,717,859  

Annuity

     4,615,448       4,834,728  

Accident and health

     219,556       190,440  

Liability for deposit-type contracts

     9,198,791       9,230,957  

Policy and contract claim reserves:

    

Life

     282,711       227,839  

Accident and health

     47,080       74,552  

Other policyholders’ funds

     16,232       15,080  

Municipal reverse repurchase agreements

     270,370       455,262  

Remittances and items not allocated

     263,227       255,811  

Borrowed money

     —         312,669  

Asset valuation reserve

     548,657       533,632  

Interest maintenance reserve

     236,189       228,882  

Funds held under coinsurance and other reinsurance treaties

     251,147       189,081  

Reinsurance in unauthorized reinsurers

     48,805       31,481  

Commissions and expense allowances payable on reinsurance assumed

     84,745       72,918  

Federal and foreign income taxes payable

     68,807       66,303  

Payable to affiliates

     158,861       157,228  

Payable for securities

     21,600       1,359  

Securities lending liability

     76,851       72,132  

Transfers from separate accounts due or accrued

     (78,921 )     (71,838 )

Other liabilities

     293,859       354,633  

Separate account liabilities

     2,690,282       2,500,905  
                

Total liabilities

     27,414,020       27,451,913  

Capital and surplus:

    

Common stock, $12.50 per share par value 4,000,000 shares authorized, 1,104,117 issued and outstanding

     13,802       13,802  

Preferred stock, $12.50 per share par value, 1,103,466 shares authorized, 1,103,466 issued and outstanding (total liquidation value -$825,000)

     13,793       13,793  

Paid-in surplus

     1,672,352       1,673,875  

Unassigned surplus

     1,897,991       1,190,678  
                

Total capital and surplus

     3,597,938       2,892,148  
                

Total liabilities and capital and surplus

   $ 31,011,958     $ 30,344,061  
                

See accompanying notes.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Statements of Operations – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Revenues:

      

Premiums and other considerations, net of reinsurance:

      

Life

   $ 1,648,957     $ 1,346,295     $ 1,475,919  

Annuity

     407,215       542,149       515,152  

Accident and health

     87,554       75,728       50,035  

Net investment income

     1,399,174       1,376,785       1,317,883  

Amortization of interest maintenance reserve

     20,515       21,349       22,025  

Commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded

     50,454       (337,913 )     64,089  

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

     20,373       22,237       25,228  

Modified coinsurance reserve adjustment

     (116,533 )     (179,964 )     (184,964 )

Consideration on reinsurance recapture

     2,284       955,428       413,911  

Other income

     46,317       173,616       34,814  
                        
     3,566,310       3,995,710       3,734,092  

Benefits and expenses:

      

Benefits paid or provided for:

      

Life and accident and health

     955,077       874,862       757,001  

Annuity benefits

     558,323       575,850       592,316  

Surrender benefits

     949,303       911,212       841,440  

Other benefits

     524,042       484,555       328,545  

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

      

Life

     369,502       1,205,012       750,331  

Annuity

     (219,594 )     (107,240 )     (31,428 )

Accident and health

     29,117       24,514       28,905  
                        
     3,165,770       3,968,765       3,267,110  

Insurance expenses:

      

Commissions

     736,128       666,668       833,417  

General insurance expenses

     271,424       233,280       256,498  

Taxes, licenses and fees

     55,355       46,293       52,309  

Net transfer from separate accounts

     (286,123 )     (221,422 )     (256,274 )

Modified coinsurance interest adjustment

     (258,887 )     (303,164 )     (190,732 )

Other

     (36,249 )     68,947       3,596  
                        
     481,648       490,602       698,814  
                        

Total benefits and expenses

     3,647,418       4,459,367       3,965,924  
                        

Loss from operations before dividends to policyholders, federal income tax expense and net realized capital gains on investments

   $ (81,108 )   $ (463,657 )   $ (231,832 )

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Statements of Operations – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Dividends to policyholders

   $ 14,929     $ 14,298     $ 15,290  
                        

Loss from operations before federal income tax expense and net realized capital gains on investments

     (96,037 )     (477,955 )     (247,122 )

Federal income tax expense

     53,910       10,624       168,714  
                        

Loss from operations before net realized capital gains on investments

     (149,947 )     (488,579 )     (415,836 )

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

     51,961       27,242       36,471  
                        

Net loss

   $ (97,986 )   $ (461,337 )   $ (379,365 )
                        

See accompanying notes.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Statements of Changes in Capital

and Surplus – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Common
Stock
   Preferred
Stock
   Surplus
Notes
    Paid-in
Surplus
   Unassigned
Surplus
    Total
Capital and
Surplus
 

Balance at January 1, 2005

   $ 13,793    $ 13,793    $ 200,000     $ 1,670,170    $ 844,305     $ 2,742,061  

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principles

     —        —        —         —        44,010       44,010  

Net loss

     —        —        —         —        (379,365 )     (379,365 )

Change in non-admitted assets

     —        —        —         —        96,536       96,536  

Change in unrealized capital gains/losses

     —        —        —         —        36,624       36,624  

Change in asset valuation reserve

     —        —        —         —        (104,593 )     (104,593 )

Change in liability for reinsurance in unauthorized companies

     —        —        —         —        26,662       26,662  

Change in surplus in separate accounts

     —        —        —         —        9,528       9,528  

Change in net deferred income tax asset

     —        —        —         —        (55,353 )     (55,353 )

Correction of errors

     —        —        —         —        (11,748 )     (11,748 )

Change in surplus due to reinsurance

     —        —        —         —        503,269       503,269  

Dividend to stockholder

     —        —        —         —        (300,000 )     (300,000 )

Contributed surplus related to stock appreciation rights plan of indirect parent

     —        —        —         3,124      —         3,124  
                                             

Balance at December 31, 2005

     13,793      13,793      200,000       1,673,294      709,875       2,610,755  

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principles

                303       303  

Net loss

     —        —        —         —        (461,337 )     (461,337 )

Change in non-admitted assets

     —        —        —         —        (42,810 )     (42,810 )

Change in unrealized capital gains/losses

     —        —        —         —        391,583       391,583  

Change in asset valuation reserve

     —        —        —         —        (153,971 )     (153,971 )

Change in liability for reinsurance in unauthorized companies

     —        —        —         —        (9,082 )     (9,082 )

Change in surplus in separate accounts

     —        —        —         —        5,492       5,492  

Change in net deferred income tax asset

     —        —        —         —        69,620       69,620  

Change in surplus due to reinsurance

     —        —        —         —        735,082       735,082  

Redemption of surplus note

     —        —        (200,000 )     —        —         (200,000 )

Dividend to stockholder

     —        —        —         —        (54,068 )     (54,068 )

Dissolution of subsidiary – Ammest

     9      —        —         —        (9 )     —    

Contributed surplus related to stock appreciation rights plan of indirect parent

     —        —        —         581      —         581  
                                             

Balance at December 31, 2006

   $ 13,802    $ 13,793    $ —       $ 1,673,875    $ 1,190,678     $ 2,892,148  

 

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Statements of Changes in Capital

and Surplus – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Common
Stock
   Preferred
Stock
   Surplus
Notes
   Paid-in
Surplus
    Unassigned
Surplus
    Total
Capital and
Surplus
 

Balance at December 31, 2006

   $ 13,802    $ 13,793    $  —      $ 1,673,875     $ 1,190,678     $ 2,892,148  

Net loss

     —        —        —        —         (97,986 )     (97,986 )

Change in non-admitted assets

     —        —        —        —         30,726       30,726  

Change in unrealized capital gains/losses

     —        —        —        —         621,281       621,281  

Change in asset valuation reserve

     —        —        —        —         (15,025 )     (15,025 )

Change in liability for reinsurance in unauthorized companies

     —        —        —        —         (17,324 )     (17,324 )

Change in surplus in separate accounts

     —        —        —        —         11,706       11,706  

Change in net deferred income tax asset

     —        —        —        —         22,304       22,304  

Change in surplus due to reinsurance

     —        —        —        —         364,307       364,307  

Dividend to stockholder

     —        —        —        —         (200,000 )     (200,000 )

Change in reserve on account of change in valuation basis

     —        —        —        —         (12,676 )     (12,676 )

Return of capital related to stock appreciation rights plan of indirect parent

     —        —        —        (1,523 )     —         (1,523 )
                                             

Balance at December 31, 2007

   $ 13,802    $ 13,793    $ —      $ 1,672,352     $ 1,897,991     $ 3,597,938  
                                             

See accompanying notes.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Statements of Cash Flow – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Operating activities

      

Premiums collected, net of reinsurance

   $ 2,230,817     $ 1,968,614     $ 1,973,281  

Net investment income received

     1,453,999       1,442,207       1,332,223  

Miscellaneous income

     21,089       1,186,448       715,533  

Benefit and loss related payments

     (2,201,432 )     (2,869,880 )     (2,180,095 )

Net transfers from separate accounts

     11,522       535,844       691,900  

Commissions, expenses paid and aggregate write-ins for deductions

     (699,225 )     (744,092 )     (894,807 )

Dividends paid to policyholders

     (14,908 )     (16,214 )     (15,867 )

Federal and foreign income taxes paid

     (114,998 )     (61,106 )     (102,524 )
                        

Net cash provided by operating activities

     686,864       1,441,821       1,519,644  

Investing activities

      

Proceeds from investments sold, matured or repaid:

      

Bonds

     11,186,559       10,378,115       6,826,389  

Stocks

     580,620       948,031       132,636  

Mortgage loans

     703,319       875,037       910,676  

Real estate and properties held for sale

     —         12,884       —    

Other invested assets

     243,251       174,310       175,925  

Miscellaneous proceeds

     102,843       16,045       12,679  
                        

Total investment proceeds

     12,816,592       12,404,422       8,058,305  

Cost of investments acquired:

      

Bonds

     (10,923,302 )     (9,795,370 )     (7,580,059 )

Stocks

     (317,232 )     (1,089,068 )     (128,267 )

Mortgage loans

     (917,522 )     (838,014 )     (2,178,051 )

Real estate and properties held for sale

     (127 )     (207 )     (10 )

Other invested assets

     (329,048 )     (419,214 )     (273,159 )

Miscellaneous applications

     (23 )     (87,870 )     (83,107 )
                        

Total cost of investments acquired

     (12,487,254 )     (12,229,743 )     (10,242,653 )

Net (increase) decrease in policy loans

     (2,930 )     (1,878 )     718  
                        

Net cost of investments acquired

     (12,490,184 )     (12,231,621 )     (10,241,935 )
                        

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     326,408       172,801       (2,183,630 )

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Statements of Cash Flow – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Financing and miscellaneous activities

      

Repayments of surplus and capital notes

   $ —       $ (200,000 )   $ —    

Net borrowed funds received (repaid)

     (311,251 )     311,251       —    

Net deposits on deposit-type contracts and other insurance liabilities

     (533,118 )     (584,157 )     1,557,088  

Dividends to stockholder

     (200,000 )     (54,068 )     (300,000 )

Funds held in reinsurance treaties with unauthorized companies

     62,067       (241,981 )     (54,950 )

Funds held under coinsurance

     (13 )     (8,348 )     (5,849 )

Transfer due to reinsurance novation to subsidiary

     —         (1,004,909 )     —    

Other cash provided (applied)

     (13,684 )     118,521       (555,152 )
                        

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

     (995,999 )     (1,663,691 )     641,137  
                        

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

     17,273       (49,069 )     (22,849 )

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments:

      

Beginning of year

     556,775       605,844       378,693  
                        

End of year

   $ 574,048     $ 556,775     $ 605,844  
                        

Non-cash proceeds:

      
                        

Mortgage loan transferred to real estate

   $ —       $ —       $ 14,345  
                        

Hybrid schedule reclass

   $ 13,324     $ 584,551     $ —    
                        

See accompanying notes.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company (the Company) is a stock life insurance company domiciled in Iowa. As of December 31, 2007, the Company’s common shares were wholly owned by Transamerica International Holdings, Inc. (TIHI), and its preferred shares were wholly owned by Transamerica Corporation (Transamerica). Prior to December 31, 2007, the Company’s common shares were wholly owned by Transamerica Service Company (TSC). Prior to December 29, 2006, the preferred shares of the Company were held by Scottish Equitable Finance Limited (Scottish Equitable). TIHI, Transamerica and Scottish Equitable are indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of AEGON N.V., a holding company organized under the laws of The Netherlands.

Nature of Business

The Company provides life insurance, pension and annuity products, reinsurance, structured settlements and investment products which are distributed through a network of independent and company-affiliated agents and independent brokers. The Company’s customers are primarily in the United States, and the Company’s products are distributed in 49 states and the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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 of the Company have been prepared in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Insurance Division, Department of Commerce, of the State of Iowa, 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 mandatorily redeemable preferred stocks are reported at amortized cost or fair value based on their National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) rating; 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

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

separate component of other comprehensive income for those designated as available-for-sale. Fair value for statutory purposes is based on the price published by the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC (SVO), if available, whereas fair value for GAAP is based on quoted market prices.

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 (e.g. CMO, CBO, CDO, CLO, MBS and ABS securities), 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.

Derivative instruments used in hedging transactions 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. Derivative transactions 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 in unassigned surplus as unrealized gains and losses. Under GAAP, all derivatives are reported on the balance sheet at fair value. The effective and ineffective portions of a single hedge are accounted for separately, and 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. The change in fair value for cash flow hedges is credited or charged directly to unassigned surplus rather than to income as required for fair value hedges.

Derivative instruments are also used in replication transactions. In these transactions, the derivative is valued in a manner consistent with the cash investment and replicated asset. For GAAP, the derivative is reported at fair value with changes in fair value reported in income.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

Investments in real estate are reported net of related obligations rather than on a gross basis as for GAAP. Real estate owned and occupied by the Company is included in investments rather than reported as an operating asset as under GAAP, and investment income and operating expenses for statutory reporting include rent for the Company’s occupancy of those properties. Changes between depreciated cost and admitted asset investment amounts are credited or charged directly to unassigned surplus rather than to income as would be required under GAAP.

Valuation allowances for mortgage loans are established, if necessary, 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.

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 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 are reported in the income statement 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.

Subsidiaries: The accounts and operations of the Company’s subsidiaries are not consolidated with the accounts and operations of the Company as would be required under GAAP.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

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 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.

Separate Accounts with Guarantees: Some of the Company’s separate accounts provide policyholders with a guaranteed return. These separate accounts are included in the general account for GAAP due to the nature of the guaranteed return.

Non-Admitted Assets: Certain assets designated as “non-admitted”, primarily deferred tax assets and general agents pension fund and other assets not specifically identified as an admitted asset within the NAIC Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual, are excluded from the accompanying balance sheets and are charged directly to unassigned surplus. Under GAAP, such assets are included in the balance sheet to the extent that those assets are not impaired.

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 surrender and 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 interest credited to the account values and the excess of benefits paid over the policy account value. 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.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

Reinsurance: Any reinsurance balance amounts deemed to be uncollectible have been written off through a charge to operations. In addition, liability for reinsurance balances has been provided for unsecured policy reserves ceded to reinsurers not authorized to assume such business. Changes to the liability 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 incurred rather than being deferred and amortized with deferred policy acquisition costs as required under GAAP.

Deferred Income Taxes: Deferred income 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 deferred income 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 income tax assets, electronic data processing equipment and operating software and any net positive goodwill, plus 3) the amount of remaining gross deferred income tax assets that can be offset against existing gross deferred income tax liabilities. The remaining deferred income tax assets are non-admitted. Deferred income taxes do not include amounts for state taxes. Under GAAP, state taxes are included in the computation of deferred income taxes, a deferred income tax asset is recorded for the amount of gross deferred income tax assets expected to be realized in all future years and a valuation allowance is established for deferred income 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 income tax assets and net positive goodwill. Excess goodwill is non-admitted. Goodwill is amortized over ten years. Under GAAP, goodwill is not amortized but is assessed for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if circumstances indicate that a possible impairment has occurred.

Policyholder Dividends: Policyholder dividends are recognized when declared rather than over the term of the related policies.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

Surplus Notes: Surplus notes are reported as surplus rather than as liabilities as would be required under GAAP.

Preferred Stock: The preferred stock of the Company, which is mandatorily redeemable, is classified by the Company as capital and surplus. The unconditional obligation requiring the Company to redeem the stock at a specified date would require that the Company classify the stock as a liability for GAAP purposes.

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 includes cash balances and investments with initial maturities of three months or less.

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

Other significant accounting practices are as follows:

Investments

Investments in bonds, except those to which the SVO has ascribed an NAIC designation of 6, are reported at amortized cost using the interest method.

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, except principal-only and interest-only securities, which are valued using the prospective method.

Investments in both affiliated and unaffiliated redeemable preferred stocks in good standing are reported at cost or amortized cost. Investments in redeemable preferred stocks not in good standing are reported at the lower of cost, amortized cost or fair value as determined by the SVO, and the related net unrealized capital gains (losses) are reported in unassigned surplus along with any adjustment for federal income taxes. Non-redeemable preferred stocks are reported at fair value or lower of cost or fair value as determined by the SVO, and the related net unrealized gains (losses) are reported in unassigned surplus along with any adjustment for federal taxes.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

Beginning in 2006, hybrid securities, not classified as debt by the SVO, are reported as preferred stock. Hybrid securities, as defined by the NAIC, are securities designed with characteristics of both debt and equity and provide protection to the issuer’s senior note holders. Reclassifications of securities from bonds to preferred stock have been made by the Company in the amount of $13,324 and $584,551 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, due to the SVO identification of such securities. Although the classification has changed, these hybrid securities continue to meet the definition of a bond, in accordance with Statutory Accounting Principles (SSAP) No. 26, Bonds, excluding Loan-backed and Structured Securities and therefore, are reported at amortized cost based upon their NAIC rating. A corresponding reclassification was not made as of December 31, 2005.

Common stocks of unaffiliated companies, which include shares of mutual funds, are reported at fair value as determined by the SVO, and the related unrealized capital gains (losses) are reported in unassigned surplus along with any adjustment for federal income taxes.

The Company’s insurance subsidiaries are reported at their underlying statutory equity plus the admitted portion of goodwill. All other noninsurance subsidiaries are reported based on underlying audited GAAP equity. The net change in the subsidiaries’ equity is included in the change in net unrealized capital gains or losses.

There are no restrictions on common or preferred stock.

Short-term investments include investments with remaining maturities of one year or less at the time of acquisition and are principally stated at amortized cost.

Cash equivalents are short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and are principally stated at amortized cost.

Mortgage loans are reported at unpaid principal balances, less an allowance for impairment. A mortgage loan is considered to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all principal and interest amounts due according to the contractual terms of the mortgage agreement. When management determines that the impairment is other than temporary, the mortgage loan is written down to realizable value and a realized loss is recognized.

Policy loans are reported at unpaid principal balances.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

The Company has minor ownership interests in joint ventures and limited partnerships. The Company carries these investments based on its interest in the underlying GAAP equity of the investee. The Company did not recognize any impairment write-downs for its investments in joint ventures or limited partnerships during the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 or 2005.

Real estate held for the production of income is reported at depreciated cost net of related obligations. Real estate that the Company has the intent to sell is reported at the lower of depreciated cost or fair value, net of related obligations. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the properties.

Investments in Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Properties are valued at amortized cost. Tax credits are recognized in operations in the tax reporting year in which the tax credit is utilized by the Company.

Realized capital gains and losses are determined using specific identification method and are recorded net of related federal income taxes. Changes in admitted asset carrying amounts of bonds, mortgage loans, common and preferred stocks are credited or charged directly to unassigned surplus.

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 on real estate where rent is in arrears for more than three months. Further, income is not accrued when collection is uncertain. At December 31, 2007 and 2006 the Company excluded investment income due and accrued of $1,045 and $58, respectively, with respect to such practices.

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

Derivative Instruments

Swaps that are designated in hedging relationships and meet hedge accounting rules are carried in a manner consistent with the hedged item, generally amortized cost, on the financial statements with any premium or discount amortized into income over the life of the contract. For foreign currency swaps, the foreign currency translation adjustment is recorded as unrealized gain/loss in unassigned surplus. 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 unassigned surplus.

Options are marked to fair value in the balance sheet, and the fair value adjustment is recorded in unassigned surplus. Futures are marked to market on a daily basis, and a cash payment is made or received by the Company. These payments are recognized as realized gains or losses in the financial statements.

Capped floating rate commercial mortgage loans and interest rate caps that meet hedge accounting rules are carried at amortized cost in the financial statements. Gains or losses upon an early termination would be reflected in the IMR similar to the hedged instrument.

A replication transaction is a derivative transaction, generally a credit default swap, entered into in conjunction with a cash instrument that is used to reproduce the investment characteristics of an otherwise permissible investment. For replication transactions, a premium is received by the Company on a periodic basis and recognized in investment income as earned. 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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

The Company utilizes forward-starting swaps as hedges for forecasted asset purchases. The accrual of income for forward-starting interest rate swaps begins at the forward date, rather than at the inception date. These forward-starting swaps meet hedge accounting rules and are carried at cost in the financial statements. Gains and losses realized upon termination of the forward-starting swap are deferred and used to adjust the basis of the asset purchased in the hedged forecasted period. The basis adjustment is then amortized into income as a yield adjustment to the asset over its life. If the forecasted transaction no longer qualifies for hedge accounting or if the forecasted transaction is no longer probable of occurring, the forward-starting swap will cease to be valued at amortized cost and will be marked to fair value through unassigned surplus.

The Company may issue foreign denominated assets or liabilities and use forward rate agreements to hedge foreign currency risk associated with these products. These forward agreements are marked to fair value based on the current forward rate on the financial statements, and cash payments and/or receipts are recognized as realized gain or losses.

The carrying value of derivative instruments is reflected in either the other invested assets or the derivatives (liability) line within the balance sheet, depending upon the net balance of the derivatives as of the end of the reporting period. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, derivatives in the amount of $39,692 and $34,389, respectively, were reflected as a liability within the financial statements.

For dollar reverse repurchase agreements, the Company receives cash collateral in an amount at least equal to the fair value of the securities transferred by the Company in the transaction as of the transaction date. Cash received as collateral will be invested as needed or used for general corporate purposes of the Company.

Separate Accounts

Assets held in trust for purchases of variable annuity contracts and the Company’s corresponding obligation to the contract owners are shown separately in the balance sheets. The assets in the separate accounts are valued at fair value. Income and gains and losses with respect to the assets in the separate accounts accrue to the benefit of the contract owners and, accordingly, the operations of the separate accounts are not included in the accompanying financial statements. The Company received variable contract premiums of $24,877, $30,023 and $34,812, in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. In addition, the Company received $20,373, $22,237 and $25,228 in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, related to fees associated with investment management, administration and contractual guarantees for separate accounts.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

Aggregate Reserves for Policies and Contracts

Life, annuity and accident and health benefit reserves are developed by actuarial methods and are determined based on published tables based on statutorily specified interest rates and valuation methods that will provide, in the aggregate, reserves that are greater than or equal to the minimum or guaranteed cash value, or the amount required by law.

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.

Tabular interest, tabular less actual reserves released and tabular cost have been determined by formula. Tabular interest on funds not involving life contingencies has also been determined by formula.

The aggregate policy reserves for life insurance policies are based principally upon the 1941, 1958, 1980 and 2001 Commissioners’ Standard Ordinary Mortality Tables. The reserves are calculated using interest rates ranging from 2.25 to 6.00 percent and are computed principally on the Net Level Premium Valuation and the Commissioners’ Reserve Valuation Methods. 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 supplementary contracts with life contingencies are equal to the present value of future payments assuming interest rates ranging from 2.00 to 11.25 percent and mortality rates, where appropriate, from a variety of tables.

Annuity reserves also include guaranteed interest 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 cash settlement options, on a change in fund basis, according to the Commissioners’ Annuity Reserve Valuation Method.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

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 balance sheet 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 an increase or decrease directly to the liability balance and are not reported as premiums, benefits or changes in reserve in the statement of operations.

The Company issues funding agreements with well-defined class-based annuity purchase rates defining either specific or maximum purchase rate guarantees. However, these funding agreements are not issued to or for the benefit of an identifiable individual or group of individuals. These contracts are classified as deposit-type contracts in accordance with SSAP No. 50.

Municipal Reverse Repurchase Agreements

Municipal reverse repurchase agreements are investment contracts issued to municipalities that pay either a fixed or floating rate of interest on the guaranteed deposit balance. The floating interest rate is based on a market index. The related liabilities are equal to the policyholder deposit and accumulated interest on the contract.

The Company enters into municipal reverse repurchase agreements for which it requires a minimum of 95% of the fair value of the securities transferred to be maintained as collateral.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

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 revenues are recognized over the premium paying periods of the related policies. Consideration 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 revenue.

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. Policy liabilities and accruals are reported in the accompanying financial statements net of reinsurance ceded.

Stock Option Plan and Stock Appreciation Rights Plans

Prior to 2002 and in 2005 through 2007, 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.

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, Stock Options and Stock Purchase Plans, 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 (benefit) of $(2,451), $274 and $2,691 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. In addition, the Company recorded an adjustment to paid-in surplus for the income tax effect related to these plans over and above the amount reflected in the statement of operations in the amount of $929, $307 and $433, for years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2005 and 2006 financial statements to conform to the 2007 presentation.

2. Prescribed and Permitted Statutory Accounting Practices

The financial statements of the Company are presented on the basis of accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Insurance Division, Department of Commerce, of the State of Iowa. The Insurance Division, Department of Commerce, of the State of Iowa recognizes only statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the State of Iowa for determining and reporting financial condition and results of operations of an insurance company, and for determining its solvency under the Iowa Insurance Law.

The NAIC’s Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual (NAIC SAP) has been adopted as a component of prescribed or permitted practices by the State of Iowa. The State of Iowa has adopted a prescribed accounting practice that differs from that found in the NAIC SAP related to reserve credits with respect to secondary guarantee reinsurance treaties. As prescribed by Iowa Administrative Code 191-17.3(2), the Commissioner found that the Company is entitled to take reserve credit for such a reinsurance contract in the amount equal to the portion of total reserves attributable to the secondary guarantee, whereas this type of reinsurance does not meet the specific requirements of SSAP No. 61, Life, Deposit-Type and Accident and Health Reinsurance and Appendix A-791 of the NAIC SAP.

The Company, with the explicit permission of the Deputy Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Iowa, records the value of its wholly owned foreign life subsidiary, Transamerica Life (Bermuda), Ltd. (TLB), based upon audited statutory equity rather than audited U.S. GAAP equity adjusted to a statutory basis of accounting, utilizing adjustments as outlined in SSAP No. 97 – Investments in Subsidiary, Controlled and Affiliated Entities, a replacement of SSAP No. 88, paragraph 9. If TLB was valued based upon GAAP equity adjusted to a statutory basis, surplus would decrease by $16,158 as of December 31, 2007 and increase by $614 as of December 31, 2006.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

2. Prescribed and Permitted Statutory Accounting Practices (continued)

A reconciliation of the Company’s net income and capital and surplus between NAIC SAP and practices prescribed and permitted by the State of Iowa is shown below:

 

     2007     2006     2005  

Net loss, State of Iowa basis

   $ (97,986 )   $ (461,337 )   $ (379,365 )

State prescribed practice for secondary guarantee reinsurance

     —         —         —    

State permitted practice for valuation of foreign life subsidiary

     —         —         —    
                        

Net loss, NAIC SAP

   $ (97,986 )   $ (461,337 )   $ (379,365 )
                        

Statutory surplus, State of Iowa basis

   $ 3,597,938     $ 2,892,148     $ 2,610,755  

State prescribed practice for secondary guarantee reinsurance

     (1,708,192 )     (1,239,657 )     (324,210 )

State permitted practice for value of wholly-owned foreign life subsidiary

     (16,158 )     614       —    
                        

Statutory surplus, NAIC SAP

   $ 1,873,588     $ 1,653,105     $ 2,286,545  
                        

3. Accounting Changes and Correction of Errors

Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SSAP No. 93, Accounting for Low Income Housing Tax Credit Property Investments. This statement established statutory accounting principles for investments in federal and certain state sponsored Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties. SSAP No. 93 states that LIHTC investments shall be initially recorded at cost and amortized based on the proportion of tax benefits received in the current year to the total estimated tax benefits to be allocated to the investor. Prior to 2006, the Company’s investments in LIHTC investments were reported in accordance with SSAP No. 48, Joint Ventures, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies and SSAP No. 88, Investments in Subsidiary, Controlled and Affiliated Entities and carried at audited GAAP equity. The cumulative effect is the difference between the audited GAAP equity amount at December 31, 2005 and the amortized cost assuming the new accounting principles had been applied retroactively for prior periods. As a result of the change, the Company reported a cumulative effect of a change of accounting principle that increased unassigned surplus by $303 at January 1, 2006.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

3. Accounting Changes and Correction of Errors (continued)

Effective January 1, 2005, the Company adopted SSAP No. 88, Investments in Subsidiary, Controlled and Affiliated Entities. According to SSAP No. 88, noninsurance subsidiaries are carried at audited GAAP equity. Prior to 2005, the Company’s investments in noninsurance entities were reported in accordance with SSAP No. 46 and carried at statutory equity. The cumulative effect is the difference between the amount of capital and surplus that would have been reported on January 1, 2005 if the new accounting principles had been applied retroactively for prior periods. As a result of the change, the Company reported a cumulative effect of a change of accounting principle, which increased unassigned surplus, by $44,010 in 2005.

During 2005, the Company received a “no objection” review from the Insurance Division, Department of Commerce, of the State of Iowa for correction of errors relating to the establishment of an immediate payment of claims liability and the impact of using the appropriate net premium in the valuation of certain traditional reserves.

The net impact to 2005 surplus was composed of the following items:

 

Increase reserves on traditional life and universal life policies issued prior to January 1, 1995, to include a reserve for Immediate Payment of Claims (previously there was no IPC reserve on this block)

   $ (50,380 )

Increase in surplus relating to the use of the appropriate net premium in calculating due and deferred premium

     38,632  
        

Net decrease credited directly to unassigned surplus

   $ (11,748 )
        

4. 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, Cash Equivalents and Short-term Investments: The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying balance sheets for these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

Investment Securities: Fair values for investment securities are based on unit prices published by the SVO or, in the absence of SVO published unit prices or when amortized cost is used by the SVO as the unit price, quoted market prices by other third party organizations, where available.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

4. Fair Values of Financial Instruments (continued)

For fixed maturity securities (including preferred stock) 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 the expected future cash flows using current market rates applicable to the yield, credit quality and maturity of the investments. For equity securities that are not actively traded, estimated fair values are based on values of issues of comparable yield and quality.

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate: 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.

Policy Loans: The fair value of policy loans is assumed to equal their carrying amount.

Derivative Financial Instruments: The estimated fair values of interest rate floors and caps are based upon the latest quoted market price. The estimated fair value of swaps, including interest rate swaps and swaptions and currency swaps, are based upon the pricing differential as of the balance sheet date for similar swap agreements. The carrying value of these items is included in the liability section of the balance sheet.

Credit Default Swaps: The estimated fair value of credit default swaps are based upon the pricing differential as of the balance sheet date for similar swap agreements.

Separate Accounts: The fair value of separate account assets are based on quoted market prices. The fair value of separate account annuity liabilities approximate the market value of the separate account assets less a provision for the present value of future profits related to the underlying contracts.

Investment Contracts: Fair values for the Company’s liabilities under investment-type insurance contracts, which include guaranteed interest contracts and funding agreements, 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. For investment contracts with no defined maturity, fair value is estimated to be the present surrender value.

Borrowed Money: Fair values for borrowed money are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses based on the Company’s current incremental borrowing rate for similar types of borrowing arrangements.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

4. Fair Values of Financial Instruments (continued)

Receivable From or Payable to Parents, Subsidiaries and Affiliates: The fair values for short-term notes receivable from and payable to affiliates are assumed to equal their carrying amount.

Fair values for the Company’s insurance contracts other than investment-type 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, such that the Company’s exposure to changing interest rates is minimized 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  
     2007     2006  
     Carrying
Amount
    Fair
Value
    Carrying
Amount
    Fair
Value
 

Admitted assets

        

Bonds, other than affiliates

   $ 16,206,188     $ 16,203,265     $ 16,488,866     $ 16,852,177  

Preferred stocks, other than affiliates

     545,135       519,142       718,501       753,501  

Common stocks, other than affiliates

     176,641       176,641       255,727       255,727  

Mortgage loans on real estate, other than affiliates

     4,507,913       4,497,005       4,301,048       4,356,148  

Policy loans

     390,494       390,494       387,465       387,465  

Derivatives:

        

Floors, caps, options and swaptions

     63       63       10       10  

Interest rate and currency swaps

     (39,755 )     (22,103 )     (34,399 )     (2,852 )

Credit default swaps

     —         324,282       —         335,262  

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, other than affiliates

     171,248       171,248       280,875       280,875  

Receivable from parent, subsidiaries and affiliates

     169,099       169,099       231,049       231,049  

Separate account assets

     2,776,745       2,776,745       2,575,661       2,575,661  

Liabilities

        

Investment contract liabilities

     11,078,333       11,120,735       11,478,713       11,498,634  

Borrowed money

     —         —         312,669       312,669  

Payable to parent, subsidiaries and affiliates

     158,861       158,861       157,228       157,228  

Separate account annuity liabilities

     2,316,497       2,316,497       2,132,216       2,132,216  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

5. Investments

Investments in common stocks of affiliated entities were as follows:

 

     December 31
     2007    2006

Affiliate

   Cost    Carrying
Amount
   Cost    Carrying
Amount

Wholly owned subsidiaries:

           

NEF Investment Company

   $ 1,278    $ —      $ 1,278    $ —  

Transamerica Life Insurance Company

     678,418      1,685,600      678,418      1,165,228

USA Administration Services Inc.

     16,161      134      16,161      290

Transamerica Life (Bermuda) Ltd.

     169,430      267,825      134,430      189,240

Asia Investments Holdings, LTD

     1,164      —        1,164      —  
                           
     866,451      1,953,559      831,451      1,354,758

Minority-owned subsidiaries:

           

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (12.6% of issued and outstanding shares)

     141,438      95,326      141,438      104,750

Real Estate Alternatives Portfolio 3A Inc. (10% of issued and outstanding shares)

     1,875      2,242      1,286      1,470
                           
   $ 1,009,764    $ 2,051,127    $ 974,175    $ 1,460,978
                           

Additionally, the Company holds preferred stock of USA Administration Services Inc. with a carrying value of $1,739 and $1,739 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

The Company owns 12.6% of the preferred shares of Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company with a carrying value of $7,162 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The cost of the preferred shares is $7,162.

The Company purchased 17.2% of the outstanding preferred shares of Malibu Loan Fund Ltd. during 2006. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the carrying value of these shares was $827 and $551, respectively. The cost of the preferred shares is $827 and $551, respectively.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

5. Investments (continued)

The Company owns 100% of the membership interests for two affiliated limited liability companies, Transamerica Pyramid Properties LLC and Transamerica Realty Investment Properties LLC. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company’s carrying value for these two affiliated entities was $181,377 and $195,001, respectively. The investment in these two entities is included in other invested assets in the accompanying balance sheets. Summarized combined balance sheet information for these two companies is as follows:

 

     December 31
     2007    2006

Real estate

   $ 188,403    $ 190,751

Other assets

     19,204      27,681
             

Total assets

   $ 207,607    $ 218,432
             

 

     December 31
     2007    2006

Current liabilities

   $ 26,230    $ 23,431

Total member’s interest

     181,377      195,001
             

Total liabilities and member’s interest

   $ 207,607    $ 218,432
             

The carrying amount and estimated fair value of investments in bonds and preferred stock 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, 2007

              

Bonds:

              

United States Government and agencies

   $ 1,271,337    $ 39,736    $ 17,525    $ 731    $ 1,292,817

State, municipal and other government

     181,254      19,541      196      121      200,478

Public utilities

     1,131,987      48,503      11,314      5,766      1,163,410

Industrial and miscellaneous

     8,724,925      308,805      86,428      104,570      8,842,732

Mortgage and other asset- backed securities

     4,896,685      33,328      37,754      188,431      4,703,828
                                  
     16,206,188      449,913      153,217      299,619      16,203,265

Unaffiliated preferred stocks

     545,135      7,368      7,127      26,234      519,142
                                  
   $ 16,751,323    $ 457,281    $ 160,344    $ 325,853    $ 16,722,407
                                  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

5. Investments (continued)

 

     Carrying
Amount
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses 12
Months or
More
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses less
Than 12
Months
   Estimated
Fair
Value

December 31, 2006

              

Bonds:

              

United States Government and agencies

   $ 1,512,572    $ 22,278    $ 17,721    $ 2,472    $ 1,514,657

State, municipal and other government

     268,893      24,368      2,593      284      290,384

Public utilities

     1,149,454      62,102      10,402      3,494      1,197,660

Industrial and miscellaneous

     8,935,264      424,224      103,261      32,122      9,224,105

Mortgage and other asset- backed securities

     4,622,683      40,161      34,041      3,432      4,625,372
                                  
     16,488,866      573,133      168,018      41,804      16,852,177

Unaffiliated preferred stocks

     718,501      40,300      4,137      1,163      753,501
                                  
   $ 17,207,367    $ 613,433    $ 172,155    $ 42,967    $ 17,605,678
                                  

The Company held bonds and preferred stock at December 31, 2007 and 2006, with a carrying value of $3,825 and $7,602, respectively, and amortized cost of $6,941 and $9,062, respectively, 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.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for securities that have been in a continuous loss position greater than or equal to twelve months, the Company held 548 and 724 securities with a carrying value of $3,202,354 and $4,597,358 and an unrealized loss of $160,344 and $172,155 with an average price of 95.0 and 96.2 (NAIC market value/amortized cost). Of this portfolio, 95.7% and 95.9% were investment grade with associated unrealized losses of $138,502 and $149,586, respectively.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for securities in an unrealized loss position for less than twelve months, the Company held 774 and 529 securities with a carrying value of $6,422,879 and $3,158,334 and an unrealized loss of $325,853 and $42,967 with an average price of 94.9 and 98.6 (NAIC market value/amortized cost). Of this portfolio, 93.7% and 96.8% were investment grade with associated unrealized losses of $288,209 and $40,183, respectively.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

5. Investments (continued)

The Company closely monitors below investment grade holdings and those investment grade issuers and industry sectors where the Company has concerns. Securities in unrealized loss positions that are considered other than temporary are written down to fair value. The Company considers relevant facts and circumstances in evaluating whether the impairment is other than temporary including: (1) the probability of the Company collecting all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the security in effect at the date of acquisition; and (2) the Company’s decision to sell a security prior to its maturity at an amount below its carrying amount. Additionally, financial condition, near term prospects of the issuer, nationally recognized credit rating changes and cash flow trends and underlying levels of collateral, for asset-backed securities only, are monitored. 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 preferred stocks with gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2007 and 2006 is as follows:

 

     Losses 12
Months or
More
   Losses Less
Than 12
Months
   Total

December 31, 2007

        

Bonds:

        

United States Government and agencies

   $ 485,907    $ 80,743    $ 566,650

State, municipal and other government

     2,295      9,443      11,738

Public utilities

     213,348      214,351      427,699

Industrial and miscellaneous

     1,633,992      2,454,039      4,088,031

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     613,555      3,075,674      3,689,229
                    
     2,949,097      5,834,250      8,783,347

Preferred stocks

     92,911      262,777      355,688
                    
   $ 3,042,008    $ 6,097,027    $ 9,139,035
                    

 

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     Losses 12
Months or
More
   Losses Less
Than 12
Months
   Total

December 31, 2006

        

Bonds:

        

United States Government and agencies

   $ 795,903    $ 296,792    $ 1,092,695

State, municipal and other government

     52,933      13,303      66,236

Public utilities

     265,842      193,440      459,282

Industrial and miscellaneous

     2,343,486      1,704,457      4,047,943

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     828,040      828,576      1,656,616
                    
     4,286,204      3,036,568      7,322,772

Preferred stocks

     138,998      78,799      217,797
                    
   $ 4,425,202    $ 3,115,367    $ 7,540,569
                    

The carrying amount and estimated fair value of bonds at December 31, 2007, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain borrowers 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

   $ 224,842    $ 225,134

Due after one year through five years

     2,949,237      2,987,245

Due after five years through ten years

     3,302,465      3,285,161

Due after ten years

     4,832,959      5,001,897
             
     11,309,503      11,499,437

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     4,896,685      4,703,828
             
   $ 16,206,188    $ 16,203,265
             

 

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5. Investments (continued)

Sub-prime mortgages are loans to homebuyers who have weak or impaired credit histories, are loans that are non-conforming or are loans that are second in priority. The Company’s businesses in the United States do not sell or buy sub-prime mortgages directly. The Company’s position is related to so-called “asset-backed securities” (ABS). These securities are pools of mortgages that have been securitized and offered to investors as asset-backed securities, where the mortgages are collateral. Most of the underlying mortgages within the pool have FICO scores below 660. Therefore, the ABS has been classified by the Company as a sub-prime mortgage position. Also included in the Company’s total sub-prime mortgage position are ABS with second lien mortgages as collateral. The second lien mortgages may not necessarily have sub-prime FICO scores; however, the Company has included these ABS in its sub-prime position as it’s the second priority in terms of repayment. The Company does not have any “direct” residential mortgages to sub-prime borrowers outside of the ABS structures.

For ABS in an unrealized loss position, the Company considers them for impairment when there has been an adverse change in estimated cash flows from the cash flows previously projected at purchase, which is in accordance with SSAP 43, Loan-backed and Structured Securities. The Company did not impair any of its sub-prime mortgage positions in 2007 or 2006.

The following table provides the actual cost, carrying value and fair value by asset class of the Company’s sub-prime mortgage position at December 31, 2007:

 

     Actual Cost    Carrying
Value
   Fair Value

Residential Mortgage Backed Securities

   $ 484,775    $ 485,226    $ 434,272

Collateralized Debt Obligations

     800      800      800
                    
   $ 485,575    $ 486,026    $ 435,072
                    

The following table provides the actual cost, carrying value and fair value by asset class of the Company’s sub-prime mortgage position at December 31, 2007, which are reported off balance sheet for statutory reporting purposes.

 

     Actual Cost    Carrying
Value
   Fair Value

Residential Mortgage Backed Securities

   $ 786    $ 786    $ 770

 

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5. Investments (continued)

A detail of net investment income (loss) is presented below:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Income:

      

Bonds

   $ 1,046,615     $ 1,067,740     $ 1,042,982  

Preferred stocks

     41,920       55,905       6,801  

Common stocks

     30,705       4,280       4,036  

Mortgage loans

     277,798       268,938       253,439  

Real estate

     1,230       653       2,519  

Policy loans

     26,069       25,872       26,548  

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     25,574       13,280       8,006  

Derivative instruments

     (5,337 )     (24,747 )     (38,548 )

Other invested assets

     22,718       25,249       66,793  

Other

     4,257       7,599       7,492  
                        

Gross investment income

     1,471,549       1,444,769       1,380,068  

Less investment expenses

     (72,375 )     (67,984 )     (62,185 )
                        

Net investment income

   $ 1,399,174     $ 1,376,785     $ 1,317,883  
                        

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

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Proceeds

   $ 11,484,782     $ 11,087,866     $ 6,850,357  
                        

Gross realized gains

   $ 120,912     $ 88,162     $ 94,724  

Gross realized losses

     (114,009 )     (106,913 )     (48,198 )
                        

Net realized capital gains (losses)

   $ 6,903     $ (18,751 )   $ 46,526  
                        

Gross realized losses in 2007, 2006 and 2005 include $30,211, $21,070 and $8,724, respectively, which relate to losses recognized on other than temporary declines in market values of bonds and preferred stocks.

 

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5. Investments (continued)

At December 31, 2007, investments with an aggregate carrying value of $5,763 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.

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

 

     Realized  
     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Bonds

   $ 223     $ (22,320 )   $ 45,794  

Preferred stocks

     6,680       3,569       732  

Common stocks

     47,562       11,903       15,410  

Derivatives

     3,337       5,011       (2,370 )

Other invested assets

     86,501       56,560       32,705  
                        
     144,303       54,723       92,271  

Federal income tax effect

     (64,520 )     (28,158 )     (28,274 )

Transfer to interest maintenance reserve

     (27,822 )     677       (27,526 )
                        

Net realized capital gains on investments

   $ 51,961     $ 27,242     $ 36,471  
                        
     Change in Unrealized  
     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Bonds

   $ (1,656 )   $ 22,332     $ (20,416 )

Preferred stocks

     263       1,178       39  

Common stocks

     536,642       328,209       38,992  

Derivatives

     4,245       (15,902 )     27,458  

Other invested assets

     107,793       94,177       (9,449 )
                        

Change in unrealized capital gains(losses)

   $ 647,287     $ 429,994     $ 36,624  
                        

 

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5. Investments (continued)

Gross unrealized gains and gross unrealized losses on common stock of unaffiliated entities are as follows:

 

     December 31  
     2007     2006  

Unrealized gains

   $ 15,332     $ 35,445  

Unrealized losses

     (1,366 )     (1,532 )
                

Net unrealized gains

   $ 13,966     $ 33,913  
                

During 2007, the Company issued mortgage loans with interest rates ranging from 5.55% to 7.76% for commercial loans and 6.67% to 8.67% for agricultural loans. The maximum percentage of any one mortgage loan to the value of the underlying real estate at origination was 89%. The Company requires all mortgaged properties to carry fire insurance equal to the value of the underlying property.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, the Company did not hold any impaired loans with a related allowance for credit losses. There were no impaired mortgage loans held without an allowance for credit losses as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

The Company accrues interest income on impaired loans to the extent deemed collectible (delinquent less than 91 days), and the loan continues to perform under its original or restructured contractual terms. Interest income on nonperforming loans generally is recognized on a cash basis. The Company did not recognize any interest income on impaired loans nor did the Company recognize any interest income on a cash basis for the years ended December 31, 2007 or 2006. The Company recognized interest income on impaired loans of $494 for the year ended December 31, 2005. Interest income of $495 was recognized on a cash basis for year ended December 31, 2005.

 

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5. Investments (continued)

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for the allowance for credit losses on mortgage loans:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007    2006    2005  

Balance at beginning of period

   $ —      $ —      $ 9,120  

Additions, net charged to operations

     —        —        —    

Reduction due to write-downs charged against the allowance

     —        —        (7,566 )

Recoveries of amounts previously charged off

     —        —        (1,554 )
                      

Balance at end of period

   $ —      $ —      $ —    
                      

During 2005, one loan with a book value of $14,345 was transferred to real estate. No loans were foreclosed or acquired by deed and transferred to real estate during 2007 or 2006. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company held a mortgage loan loss reserve in the AVR of $108,183 and $136,653, 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  
     2007     2006          2007     2006  

South Atlantic

   27 %   27 %  

Office

   27 %   27 %

Pacific

   21     22    

Apartment

   25     21  

E. North Central

   14     13    

Retail

   20     22  

Mountain

   12     10    

Industrial

   17     18  

Middle Atlantic

   10     13    

Other

   11     12  

W. North Central

   6     7         

W. South Central

   4     3         

E. South Central

   3     3         

New England

   3     2         

 

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5. Investments (continued)

At December 31, 2007, the Company had recorded investments in restructured securities of $1,576. The capital losses taken as a direct result of restructures in 2007 were $638. The Company did not record any investments in restructured securities at December 31, 2006 and did not take any capital losses as a direct result of restructures for the years ended December 31, 2006 or 2005. The Company often has impaired a security prior to the restructure date. These impairments are not included in the calculation of restructure related losses and are accounted for as a realized loss, reducing the cost basis of the security involved.

There were no investments in loans for which an impairment has been recognized in accordance with SSAP No. 36, Troubled Debt Restructuring, as of December 31, 2007 and 2006. There were no commitments to lend additional funds to debtors owing receivables whose terms have been modified in a troubled debt restructuring for either 2007 or 2006.

At December 31, 2007, the Company had ownership interests in 30 Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties. The remaining years of unexpired tax credits ranged from 2 to 13 and none of the properties were subject to regulatory review. The length of time remaining for holding periods ranged from 2 to 17 years. The amount of contingent equity commitments expected to be paid during the years 2008 to 2019 is $15,481.

For the year ended December 31, 2007, an impairment of $4,285 was recorded for MP Shoreline Associates, a LIHTC property. The impairment was determined by comparing the current book value to the fair value. The fair value was determined by discounting the anticipated future cash flows. Since the decline in fair value was determined to be other than temporary, the investment in partnership was written down to fair value.

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. The Company also uses cross currency swaps to reduce market risk in foreign currencies and to alter exchange exposure arising from mismatches between assets and liabilities. A notional currency exchange occurs at the

 

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5. Investments (continued)

beginning and end of the contract. During the life of the swap, the counterparties exchange fixed or floating interest payments in its swapped currency. All swap transactions are entered into pursuant to master agreements providing for a single net payment to be made by one counterparty at each due date.

The Company may sell products with expected benefit payments extending beyond investment assets currently available in the market. Because assets will have to be purchased in the future to fund future liability cash flows, the Company is exposed to the risk of future investments made at lower yields than what is assumed at the time of pricing. Forward-starting interest rate swaps are utilized to lock-in the current forward rate.

Derivative 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 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.

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 recognized net realized gains (losses) from futures contracts in the amount of $(1,342), $1,065 and $125 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

The Company may issue foreign denominated assets or liabilities and uses forward rate agreements to hedge foreign currency risk associated with its foreign denominated assets or liabilities. Cash payments and/or receipts represent the difference between market values and those of the contracts.

 

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5. Investments (continued)

An interest rate floor provides for the receipt of payments in the event interest rates fall below the strike rates in the contract. The floor is designed to generate cash flows to offset the lower cash flows received on assets during low interest rate environments. The Company may also invest in capped floating rate commercial mortgage loans and use interest rate caps to convert the commercial mortgage loan into a pure floating rate asset in order to meet its overall asset/liability strategy. Interest rate caps provide for the receipt of payments when interest rates rise above the strike rates in the contract. A single premium is paid by the Company at the beginning of the interest rate cap/floor contracts.

A replication transaction is a derivative transaction entered into in 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 into a lower rated investment grade asset. Using the swap market to replicate credit quality enables the Company to enhance the relative values while having the ability to execute 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, 2007 and 2006, the Company had replicated assets with a fair value of $324,282 and $343,880 and credit default swaps with a fair value of $437 and $3,383, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company has recognized no capital losses related to replication transactions.

The Company issues products providing the customer a return based on the S&P 500 indices. The Company uses S&P 500 index futures contracts and/or options to hedge the liability option risk associated with these products. Options are marked to fair value in the balance sheet and the fair value adjustment is recorded as income in the financial statements. There were no expenses recognized by the Company for the years ended December 31, 2007 or 2006 from option contracts. The Company recognized expense from options contracts in the amount of $121 for the year ended December 31, 2005.

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. 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

 

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5. Investments (continued)

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. At December 31, 2007, the fair value of all contracts, aggregated at a counterparty level, with a positive fair value amounted to $65,992. At December 31, 2007, the fair value of all contracts, aggregated at counterparty level, with a negative fair value amount to $88,031.

The maximum term over which the Company is hedging its exposure to the variability of future cash flows for forecasted transactions is 24 years. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, none of the Company’s cash flow hedges have been discontinued because it was no longer probable that the original forecasted transactions would occur by the end of the originally specified time period documented at inception of the hedging relationship.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company has recorded $17,331 and $14,084, respectively, for the component of derivative instruments utilized for hedging purposes that did not qualify for hedge accounting. This has been recorded directly to unassigned surplus as an unrealized gain (loss).

The Company did not recognize any unrealized gains and losses during 2007 and 2006 that represented the component of derivative instruments gain or loss that was excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

The Company has pledged securities as collateral for derivative transactions in the amount of $48,037 and $17,797 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company’s outstanding financial instruments with on and off balance sheet risks, shown in notional amounts, are summarized as follows:

 

     Notional Amount
     2007    2006

Derivative securities

     

Interest rate and currency swaps:

     

Receive float-pay float

   $ 198,500    $ 313,783

Receive fixed-pay float

     4,619,955      3,876,835

Receive float-pay fixed

     4,070,816      4,631,642

Receive fixed-pay fixed

     94,594      81,195

Caps

     145,400      35,000

 

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5. Investments (continued)

Open futures contracts at December 31, 2007 and 2006, were as follows:

 

Number of Contracts

  

Contract Type

   Opening
Market

Value
   Year-End
Market
Value

December 31, 2007

     

39

  

S&P 500

March 2008 Futures

   $ 14,379    $ 14,403

December 31, 2006

        

31

  

S&P 500

March 2007 Futures

   $ 11,045    $ 11,070

6. Reinsurance

Certain premiums and benefits are assumed from and ceded to other insurance companies under various reinsurance agreements. 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.

 

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6. Reinsurance (continued)

Premiums earned and reserves and claims liability amounts reflect the following reinsurance assumed and ceded amounts:

 

          Ceded/Retroceded to    Assumed from     
     Direct
Amount
   Affiliated
Companies
   Unaffiliated
Companies
   Affiliated
Companies
   Unaffiliated
Companies
   Net
Amount

Year ended December 31, 2007:

                 

Premium revenue

   $ 2,038,914    $ 987,444    $ 849,696    $ 218,399    $ 1,723,553    $ 2,143,726
                                         

At December 31, 2007:

                 

Reserves for future policy benefits

   $ 18,367,525    $ 7,542,424    $ 3,164,980    $ 594,972    $ 4,679,634    $ 12,934,727

Policy and contract claims payable

     207,962      166,964      129,831      1,875      416,750      329,792
                                         
   $ 18,575,487    $ 7,709,388    $ 3,294,811    $ 596,847    $ 5,096,384    $ 13,264,519
                                         

Year ended December 31, 2006:

                 

Premium revenue

   $ 2,303,401    $ 1,049,122    $ 826,156    $ 6,348    $ 1,529,701    $ 1,964,172
                                         

At December 31, 2006:

                 

Reserves for future policy benefits

   $ 17,403,364    $ 6,346,320    $ 2,838,797    $ 331,829    $ 4,192,951    $ 12,743,027

Policy and contract claims payable

     231,217      107,935      173,235      7,943      344,401      302,391
                                         
   $ 17,634,581    $ 6,454,255    $ 3,012,032    $ 339,772    $ 4,537,352    $ 13,045,418
                                         

Year ended December 31, 2005:

                 

Premium revenue

   $ 2,566,208    $ 1,047,890    $ 812,737    $ 5,924    $ 1,329,601    $ 2,041,106
                                         

At December 31, 2005:

                 

Reserves for future policy benefits

   $ 17,166,531    $ 5,761,998    $ 2,514,348    $ 5,445    $ 3,653,590    $ 12,549,220

Policy and contract claims payable

     247,906      94,388      187,255      10,863      333,568      310,694
                                         
   $ 17,414,437    $ 5,856,386    $ 2,701,603    $ 16,308    $ 3,987,158    $ 12,859,914
                                         

 

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6. Reinsurance (continued)

Effective December 31, 2007, the Company entered into a reinsurance agreement with Transamerica Life Insurance Company (TLIC), an affiliate, to cede certain universal life business that includes certain policies that originated on Transamerica Life (Bermuda) Ltd. (TLB), a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Universal life secondary guarantee reserves ceded were $143,515, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $143,515 that has been recorded directly to unassigned surplus on a net of tax basis.

During 2007, the Company entered into an agreement with Transamerica International Re (Bermuda) Ltd. (TIRe), an affiliate, to retrocede certain life insurance policies issued by Seguros Argos, S.A. de C.V., effective January 1, 2007. The Company received consideration of $21,955, resulting in an initial transaction pre-tax gain of $21,955. The net of tax gain was recorded directly to unassigned surplus on a net of tax basis. During 2007, the Company amortized $2,925 on a pre-tax basis into earnings with a corresponding charge to unassigned surplus.

Effective October 1, 2007, the Company recaptured the risks related to specified blocks of policies that were previously retroceded to TIRe. The consideration received was $59,744 and life and claim reserves recaptured were $358,102 and $7,900, respectively. This resulted in a pre-tax loss on the statutory income statement of $306,258. The Company subsequently entered into an indemnity retrocession agreement with Transamerica International Re (Ireland) Ltd (TIRI), an affiliate, to retrocede specific blocks of policies ceded to the Company. The consideration that was given in the transaction was $59,744 and the life and claim reserves ceded were $358,102 and $7,900, respectively. This resulted in a pre-tax gain on a statutory basis of $306,258 that was recorded directly to unassigned surplus on a net of tax basis.

The Company entered into an agreement effective December 30, 2006 to recapture a block of in force term life business that was ceded to Transamerica Pacific Insurance Company, Ltd. The consideration received was $37,614. Reserves recaptured included $223,404 of life reserves and $5,400 of claim reserves resulting in a pre-tax loss of $191,190, which has been included in the statement of operations.

The Company entered into an agreement effective December 30, 2006 to recapture a block of in force universal life business that was ceded to Transamerica Pacific Insurance Company, Ltd. The recapture consideration received was $635,128 for assets held related to the block; the recapture fee paid was $45,334 for a net consideration received of $589,794. Reserves recaptured included $678,272 of life reserves and $927 of claim reserves resulting in a pre-tax loss of $89,405, which has been included in the statement of operations.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

6. Reinsurance (continued)

The Company entered into an agreement effective December 31, 2006, to allow TIRI to recapture a retrocession agreement whereby the Company assumed mortality risks on a block of in force universal life business which subsequently allowed the Company to recapture the entire universal life contract ceded to TIRI. The recapture consideration paid was $1,245, and reserves recaptured were $4,562, for a net pre-tax gain of $3,317. Subsequent to the transaction, the Company entered into an agreement to recapture the universal life business ceded to TIRI effective December 31, 2006. The recapture consideration received was $361,986; a recapture fee of $11,400 was paid for a net consideration of $350,586. Reserves recaptured included $804,865 of life reserves and $1,152 of claim reserves, resulting in a pre-tax loss of $455,431, which is included in the statement of operations.

TLB acquired the direct liability to the policyholder through a court order from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Court, effective December 31, 2006, for most of the business issued from TOLIC’s branch in Hong Kong. TLB also acquired the direct liability to the policyholder through a court order from the High Court of the Republic of Singapore, effective December 31, 2006 for all business issued from TOLIC’s branch in Singapore. The novation of the contracts was approved by the Iowa Insurance Department and all policyholder liabilities were transferred to TLB. All balances assumed by TLB were reflected as direct adjustments to the balance sheet. As the transfer occurred between affiliated companies no gain or loss was recognized, and the difference between the assets transferred and the statutory liabilities assumed in the amount of $78,993 was recorded as goodwill and will be amortized into operations over the life of the business, not to exceed ten years. Below is a summary of the net policyholder liabilities and assets transferred:

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

6. Reinsurance (continued)

 

Invested assets/cash transferred

   $ 1,004,909  

Reinsurance recoverable

     178  

Due premiums

     396  

Due premiums ceded

     (1,502 )

Deferred premiums

     576  

Policy loans

     7,276  

Policyholder life reserves

     (928,481 )

Policyholder premium deposit and dividend accumulations

     (1,025 )

Life claim reserves

     (3,200 )

Advance premiums

     (134 )
        

Net impact of transfer to subsidiary – goodwill

   $ 78,993  
        

Goodwill in the amount of $9,274 was amortized during 2007 related to this transaction. TLB is valued on a U.S. statutory basis and includes a deferred gain liability of a similar amount to the goodwill reflected in the financials of the Company.

Subsequent to the novation of the Hong Kong and Singapore business the Company entered into a reinsurance agreement to assume certain risks related to the in force block from TLB effective December 31, 2006. The initial premium received was $261,418, reserves assumed included $328,985 of life reserves and $258 of claim reserves, resulting in a pre-tax loss of $67,825, which is included in the statement of operations.

Effective December 31, 2006, the Company entered into a reinsurance agreement with LIICA Re II, Inc., an affiliate, to cede term and universal life business. The initial premium paid was $120,000. Reserves ceded included $212,319 of term life reserves, $834,446 of universal life secondary guarantee reserves, $1,067 of claim reserves and $5,911 of miscellaneous policyholder assets, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $921,921 that was recorded directly to unassigned surplus on a net of tax basis. During 2007, the Company amortized $1,321 on a net of tax basis into earnings with a corresponding charge to unassigned surplus.

Effective December 31, 2006, the Company recaptured a block of in force term life business that was ceded to TIRe. The recapture premium received was $86,705; the commission expense allowance paid was $43,730, for a net consideration received of $42,975. Reserves recaptured included $286,151 of life reserves and $16,892 of claim reserves, resulting in a pre-tax loss of $260,068, which has been included in the statement of operations.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

6. Reinsurance (continued)

Subsequent to the recapture, the Company entered into a reinsurance agreement with LIICA Re I, an affiliate, to retrocede term life business effective December 31, 2006. The initial premium paid was $77,479, offset by the commission expense received of $42,022, for a net consideration of $35,457. Reserves ceded included $256,795 of life reserves and $13,146 of claim reserves, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $234,484 that was recorded directly to unassigned surplus on a net of tax basis.

Effective January 1, 2007, the Company recaptured the risks related to specified blocks of policies that were previously retroceded to TIRe. The recapture premium received was $9,677 and the commission expense allowance paid was $15,357 for a net consideration paid of $5,680. Reserves recaptured included $81,657 in life reserves and $457 in claim reserves resulting in a pre-tax loss of $87,793 which has been included in the statement of operations. The Company subsequently entered into an indemnity retrocession agreement with LIICA Re I to retrocede specific blocks of policies ceded to the Company. Net consideration received by the Company was $16,006 and the life and claim reserves ceded were $81,657 and $457, respectively. This resulted in a pre-tax gain of $98,119 that was recorded directly to unassigned surplus on a net of tax basis. During 2007, the Company amortized $7,220 on a net of tax basis into earnings with a corresponding charge to unassigned surplus.

During 2005, the Company executed novation agreements associated with 13 reinsurance treaties originally assumed by TIRe. As a result of the novations, $174,925 of statutory reserves were assumed. Subsequently, the Company entered into a reinsurance agreement to cede these risks back to TIRe. These transactions occurred with no gain or loss in the statement of operations or capital and surplus.

Effective December 31, 2005, the Company recaptured the risks related to the universal life business that was previously ceded to TIRI. The consideration that was given in the transaction was $288,500 and the reserves recaptured were $566,600. This resulted in a pre-tax loss on the statutory income statement of $278,100. In addition, the Company recaptured the risks related to the term business that was ceded to TIRe. The consideration received in the transaction was $125,400, the commission expense allowance paid was $84,000 and the reserves recaptured were $508,200. This resulted in a pre-tax loss on the statutory basis statement of operations of $466,800. The Company subsequently entered into a reinsurance agreement with Stonebridge Reinsurance Company, an affiliate, to cede the term business and the secondary guarantee related to the universal life business. The consideration that was given in the transaction was $103,900, the commission expense allowance received was $67,400 and the reserves

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

6. Reinsurance (continued)

ceded were $832,400 ($508,200 term and $324,200 secondary guarantee). This resulted in a pre-tax gain on a statutory basis of $795,900 that was recorded directly to unassigned surplus on a net of tax basis and will be amortized back into earnings based upon contract experience.

During 2001, the Company novated certain traditional life insurance contracts to Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (TFLIC), an affiliate, via an assumption reinsurance transaction. Under the terms of this agreement, a significant portion of the future statutory-basis profits from the contracts assumed by TFLIC will be passed through to the Company as an experience rated refund. The Company recorded a deferred liability of $14,281 as a result of this transaction, which has an unamortized balance of $12,848 at December 31, 2007. The accretion of the deferred liability was $1,433 for 2007, 2006 and 2005.

During 2001, the Company entered into a reinsurance transaction with TIRe. Under the terms of this transaction, the Company ceded the obligation of future guaranteed minimum death benefits included in certain of its variable annuity contracts. The gain on the transaction of $28,967 was credited directly to unassigned surplus on a net of tax basis. Subsequent to the initial gain, the Company amortized $1,883 for each of the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, into earnings with a corresponding charge to unassigned surplus. At December 31, 2007, the Company holds collateral from this affiliate in the form of letters of credit of $427,484, covering this reinsurance agreement and others.

The Company reports a reinsurance deposit receivable of $120,582 and $112,956 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. In 1996, the Company entered into a reinsurance agreement with Berkshire Hathaway where, for a net consideration of $59,716, the Company ceded certain portions of future obligations under single premium annuity contracts originally written by the Company in 1993. Consistent with the requirements of SSAP No. 75, Reinsurance Deposit Accounting, the Company reports the net consideration paid as a deposit. The amount reported is the present value of the future payment streams discounted at the effective yield rate determined at inception.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

7. Income Taxes

The main components of deferred income tax amounts are as follows:

 

     December 31
     2007    2006

Deferred income tax assets:

     

Non-admitted assets

   $ 33,466    $ 32,071

Provision for contingent experience rated refund

     7,743      8,139

Derivatives

     12,283      3,933

Partnerships

     42,950      —  

Tax basis deferred acquisitions costs

     216,772      204,561

Reserves

     237,150      241,052

Unrealized capital losses

     28,103      21,572

§807(f) assets

     7,084      9,343

Deferred intercompany losses

     18,283      18,283

Investment in controlled foreign company

     91,874      76,240

Other

     37,512      39,450
             

Total deferred income tax assets

     733,220      654,644

Deferred income tax assets non-admitted

     256,592      290,618
             

Admitted deferred income tax assets

     476,628      364,026

Deferred income tax liabilities:

     

Partnerships

     196,774      93,379

Agent deferred compensation

     23,499      22,476

Real estate

     21,737      31,551

§807(f) liabilities

     10,590      12,179

Separate account seed money

     2,853      2,853

Unrealized capital gains

     37,580      44,359

Deferred intercompany gains

     20,983      20,857

PGAAP income

     24,402      27,648

Other

     6,184      8,838
             

Total deferred income tax liabilities

     344,602      264,140
             

Net admitted deferred income tax asset

   $ 132,026    $ 99,886
             

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

7. Income Taxes (continued)

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

 

     December 31  
     2007    2006    Change  

Total deferred income tax assets

   $ 733,220    $ 654,644    $ 78,576  

Total deferred income tax liabilities

     344,602      264,140      80,462  
                      

Net deferred income tax asset

   $ 388,618    $ 390,504      (1,886 )
                

Tax effect of unrealized gains (losses)

           24,190  
              

Change in net deferred income tax

         $ 22,304  
              

 

     December 31
     2006    2005    Change

Total deferred income tax assets

   $ 654,644    $ 608,768    $ 45,876

Total deferred income tax liabilities

     264,140      249,472      14,668
                    

Net deferred income tax asset

   $ 390,504    $ 359,296      31,208
                

Tax effect of unrealized gains (losses)

           38,412
            

Change in net deferred income tax

         $ 69,620
            

Non-admitted deferred income tax assets increased (decreased) $(52,862) and $49,218 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

7. Income Taxes (continued)

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

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Income tax expense (benefit) on operational gains and capital gains (losses) on investments computed at the federal statutory rate (35%)

   $ 16,893     $ (148,131 )   $ (54,197 )

Agent deferred compensation

     (1,023 )     (1,605 )     236  

Controlled foreign corporation income – TA Life Bermuda

     15,633       3,483       —    

Deferred acquisition costs – tax basis

     12,211       35,573       26,033  

Dividends received deduction

     (2,283 )     (2,073 )     (2,415 )

IMR amortization

     (7,180 )     (7,472 )     (7,709 )

Investment income items

     7,715       (8,293 )     (31,487 )

Limited partnership book/tax difference

     (17,771 )     (15,675 )     (7,185 )

Prior year under (over) accrual

     7,061       (36,883 )     94,218  

Earnings from affiliated LLC

     1,113       2,967       3,520  

Reinsurance adjustments

     127,507       256,777       176,144  

Tax credits

     (30,699 )     (29,553 )     (20,784 )

Tax reserve valuation

     (4,391 )     (11,637 )     24,666  

Other

     (6,356 )     1,304       (4,052 )
                        

Federal income tax expense on operations and capital gains (losses) on investments

     118,430       38,782       196,988  

Less tax (benefit) on capital gains (losses)

     64,520       28,158       28,274  
                        

Total federal income tax expense

   $ 53,910     $ 10,624     $ 168,714  
                        

The total statutory income taxes are computed as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31
     2007     2006     2005

Federal income tax expense on operations and capital gains (losses) on investments

   $ 118,430     $ 38,782     $ 196,988

Change in net deferred income taxes

     (22,304 )     (69,620 )     55,353
                      

Total statutory income taxes

   $ 96,126     $ (30,838 )   $ 252,341
                      

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

7. Income Taxes (continued)

For federal income tax purposes, the Company joins in a consolidated income tax return filing with 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 current credit for tax credits and net operating loss carryforwards are determined on 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. A tax return has not yet been filed for 2007.

Income taxes incurred during 2007, 2006 and 2005 for the consolidated group in which the Company is included that will be available for recoupment in the event of future net losses is $327,937, $244,223 and $137,713 respectively.

The amount of tax contingencies calculated for the Company as of December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 is $29,410. The total tax contingencies represent the amount that, if recognized, would affect the effective income tax rate in future periods. It is reasonably possible that a portion of the tax contingencies may decrease within twelve months of the reporting date. This possibility arises from a controversy currently at the IRS appellate division that may be settled within the next 12 months. At this time, an estimate of this possible decrease cannot be made. The Company classifies interest and penalties related to income taxes as interest expense and penalty expense, respectively. The Company’s interest expense related to income taxes is $3,448 and $1,612 for December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 respectively. The Company recorded no liability for penalties.

The Company’s federal income tax returns have been examined and closing agreements have been executed with the Internal Revenue Service through 2000. The examination for the years 2001 through 2004 has been completed and resulted in tax return adjustments that are currently being appealed. The Company believes that there are adequate defenses against or sufficient provisions established related to any open or contested tax positions. An examination is underway for 2005 and 2006.

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” (PSA). No federal income taxes have been provided for in the financial statements on income deferred in the PSA. A distribution from the PSA in the amount of

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

7. Income Taxes (continued)

$117,701 was made in 2005, reducing the balance in the PSA to zero. Due to US tax legislation enacted in October 2004, distributions to shareholders during 2005 and 2006 were deemed to come first out of the PSA and are not taxed. There was no reduction to net earnings due to this distribution.

8. Policy and Contract Attributes

A portion of the Company’s policy reserves and other policyholders’ funds (including separate account liabilities) relates 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, is summarized as follows:

 

     December 31  
     2007     2006  
     Amount     Percent     Amount     Percent  

Subject to discretionary withdrawal with adjustment:

        

With market value adjustment

   $ 2,715,162     14 %   $ 3,303,542     17 %

At book value less surrender charge

     365,438     2       377,020     2  

At fair value

     1,881,818     10       2,004,697     11  
                            

Total with adjustment or at market value

     4,962,418     26       5,685,259     30  

Subject to discretionary withdrawal without adjustment

     689,184     4       805,485     4  

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal provision

     13,245,572     70       12,639,876     66  
                            

Total annuity reserves and deposit liabilities

     18,897,174     100 %     19,130,620     100 %
                

Less reinsurance ceded

     (2,733,627 )       (2,900,660 )  
                    

Net annuity reserves and deposit liabilities

   $ 16,163,547       $ 16,229,960    
                    

Certain separate accounts held by the Company represent funds which are administered for pension plans. The assets consist primarily of fixed maturities and equity securities and are carried at estimated fair value. The Company provides a minimum guaranteed return to policyholders of certain separate accounts. Certain other separate accounts do not have any minimum guarantees and the investment risks associated with fair value changes are borne entirely by the policyholder.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

8. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

The Separate Account includes funds related to variable annuities of a nonguaranteed nature. The net investment experience of the separate account is credited directly to the policyholder and can be positive or negative. The assets and liabilities of the accounts are carried at fair value.

Information regarding the separate accounts of the Company is as follows:

 

     Guaranteed
Indexed
   Nonindexed
Guaranteed
Less Than
4%
   Nonindexed
Guaranteed
More Than
4%
   Nonguaranteed
Separate
Accounts
   Total

Premiums, deposits and other considerations for the year ended December 31, 2007

   $ —      $ 853    $ 574,226    $ 24,240    $ 599,319
                                  

Reserves for accounts with assets at fair value as of December 31, 2007

   $ 997    $ 97,270    $ 635,878    $ 1,809,575    $ 2,543,720
                                  

Reserves by withdrawal characteristics as of December 31, 2007:

              

At fair value

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 1,765,085    $ 1,765,085

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     997      97,270      635,878      44,490      778,635
                                  
   $ 997    $ 97,270    $ 635,878    $ 1,809,575    $ 2,543,720
                                  

Reserves for separate accounts by withdrawal characteristics at December 31, 2007:

              

Subject to discretionary withdrawal:

              

With market value adjustment

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —  

At book value without market value adjustment and with current surrender charge of 5% or more

     —        —        —        —        —  

At fair value

     —        —        —        1,765,085      1,765,085

At book value without market value adjustment and with current surrender charge of less than 5%

     —        —        —        —        —  
                                  

Subtotal

     —        —        —        1,765,085      1,765,085

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     997      97,270      635,878      44,490      778,635
                                  

Total separate account liabilities at December 31, 2007

   $ 997    $ 97,270    $ 635,878    $ 1,809,575    $ 2,543,720
                                  

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements - Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

8. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

 

     Guaranteed
Indexed
   Nonindexed
Guaranteed
Less Than
4%
   Nonindexed
Guaranteed
More Than
4%
   Nonguaranteed
Separate
Accounts
   Total

Premiums, deposits and other considerations for the year ended December 31, 2006

   $ 4,878    $ 2,877    $ 160,623    $ 30,023    $ 198,401
                                  

Reserves for accounts with assets at fair value as of December 31, 2006

   $ 30,198    $ 194,062    $ 237,420    $ 1,909,855    $ 2,371,535
                                  

Reserves by withdrawal characteristics as of December 31, 2006:

              

At fair value

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 1,870,494    $ 1,870,494

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     30,198      194,062      237,420      39,361      501,041
                                  
   $ 30,198    $ 194,062    $ 237,420    $ 1,909,855    $ 2,371,535
                                  

Reserves for separate accounts by withdrawal characteristics at December 31, 2006:

              

Subject to discretionary withdrawal:

              

With market value adjustment

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —  

At book value without market value adjustment and with current surrender charge of 5% or more

     —        —        —        —        —  

At fair value

     —        —        —        1,870,494      1,870,494

At book value without market value adjustment and with current surrender charge of less than 5%

     —        —        —        —        —  
                                  

Subtotal

     —        —        —        1,870,494      1,870,494

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     30,198      194,062      237,420      39,361      501,041
                                  

Total separate account liabilities at December 31, 2006

   $ 30,198    $ 194,062    $ 237,420    $ 1,909,855    $ 2,371,535
                                  

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

8. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

 

     Guaranteed
Indexed
   Nonindexed
Guaranteed
Less Than
4%
   Nonindexed
Guaranteed
More Than
4%
   Nonguaranteed
Separate
Accounts
   Total

Premiums, deposits and other considerations for the year ended December 31, 2005

   $ 1,022    $ 201,736    $ 84,839    $ 34,813    $ 322,410
                                  

Reserves for accounts with assets at fair value as of December 31, 2005

   $ 76,476    $ 542,004    $ 169,358    $ 1,942,392    $ 2,730,230
                                  

Reserves by withdrawal characteristics as of December 31, 2005:

              

At fair value

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 1,904,124    $ 1,904,124

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     76,476      542,004      169,358      38,268      826,106
                                  
   $ 76,476    $ 542,004    $ 169,358    $ 1,942,392    $ 2,730,230
                                  

Reserves for separate accounts by withdrawal characteristics at December 31, 2005:

              

Subject to discretionary withdrawal:

              

With market value adjustment

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —  

At book value without market value adjustment and with current surrender charge of 5% or more

     —        —        —        —        —  

At fair value

     —        —        —        1,904,124      1,904,124

At book value without market value adjustment and with current surrender charge of less than 5%

     —        —        —        —        —  
                                  

Subtotal

     —        —        —        1,904,124      1,904,124

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     76,476      542,004      169,358      38,268      826,106
                                  

Total separate account liabilities at December 31, 2005

   $ 76,476    $ 542,004    $ 169,358    $ 1,942,392    $ 2,730,230
                                  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

8. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

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

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Transfer as reported in the summary of operations of the separate accounts statement:

      

Transfers to separate accounts

   $ 24,877     $ 30,023     $ 34,812  

Transfers from separate accounts

     306,751       251,518       290,561  
                        

Net transfers from separate accounts

     (281,874 )     (221,495 )     (255,749 )

Other reconciling adjustments

     (4,249 )     73       (525 )
                        

Net transfers as reported in the statements of operations

   $ (286,123 )   $ (221,422 )   $ (256,274 )
                        

A reclassification was made to the amounts previously reported to the Insurance Division, Department of Commerce, State of Iowa in the 2007 Annual Statement, to move $189 from net transfers to separate accounts to reserve adjustments on reinsurance ceded within the Statement of Operations, which also affected the reconciliation of net transfers to or from separate accounts as reflected in the notes to financials. This reclassification had no impact on net income.

Reserves on certain of the Company’s traditional life insurance products are computed using mean reserving methodologies. The Company moved to a continuous reserve methodology from a mean reserve method on certain products. 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 paid-through date to the policy’s next anniversary date. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, these assets (which are reported as premiums deferred and uncollected) and the amounts of the related gross premiums and loadings, are as follows:

 

     Gross     Loading    Net  

December 31, 2007

       

Life and annuity:

       

Ordinary first-year business

   $ 18,461     $ 102    $ 18,359  

Ordinary renewal business

     448,991       9,470      439,521  

Group life direct business

     27,282       —        27,282  

Reinsurance ceded

     (194,866 )     —        (194,866 )
                       
     299,868       9,572      290,296  

Accident and health

     (46,642 )     —        (46,642 )
                       
   $ 253,226     $ 9,572    $ 243,654  
                       

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

8. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

 

     Gross     Loading    Net  

December 31, 2006

       

Life and annuity:

       

Ordinary first-year business

   $ 77,441     $ 126    $ 77,315  

Ordinary renewal business

     413,485       10,187      403,298  

Group life direct business

     3,828       —        3,828  

Reinsurance ceded

     (171,071 )     —        (171,071 )
                       
     323,683       10,313      313,370  

Accident and health

     11,187       —        11,187  
                       
   $ 334,870     $ 10,313    $ 324,557  
                       

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company had insurance in force aggregating $333,883,262 and $273,530,416, respectively, in which the gross premiums are less than the net premiums required by the standard valuation standards established by the Insurance Division, Department of Commerce, of the State of Iowa. The Company established policy reserves of $621,198 and $589,996 to cover these deficiencies at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company had variable annuities with minimum guaranteed income benefits as follows:

 

Year

  

Benefit and Type of Risk

   Subjected
Account
Value
   Amount of
Reserve
Held
   Reinsurance
Reserve
Credit

2007

   Minimum Guaranteed Income Benefit    $ 1,468,917    $ 196,485    $ 120,374

2006

   Minimum Guaranteed Income Benefit    $ 1,612,235    $ 335,827    $ 208,398

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 1,000 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.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

8. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company had variable annuities with minimum guaranteed death benefits as follows:

 

Year

  

Benefit and Type of Risk

   Subjected
Account
Value
   Amount of
Reserve
Held
   Reinsurance
Reserve
Credit

2007

   Minimum Guaranteed Death Benefit    $ 10,115,886    $ 474,945    $ 263,952

2006

   Minimum Guaranteed Death Benefit    $ 11,245,800    $ 608,816    $ 350,618

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.

Liabilities for losses and loss/claim adjustment expenses for accident and health contracts are estimated by the Company’s divisional actuaries using statistical claim development models to develop best estimates of liabilities for medical expense business and using tabular reserves employing mortality/morbidity tables and discount rates meeting minimum regulatory requirements for other business.

The balance in the liability for unpaid accident and health claim adjustment expenses as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 was $1,286 and $1,274, respectively. The Company incurred $452 and paid $440 of claim adjustment expenses in the current year, of which $376 of the paid amount was attributable to insured or covered events of prior years. The Company did not increase or decrease the provision for insured events of prior years.

The Company anticipates investment income as a factor in the premium deficiency calculation, in accordance with SSAP No. 54, Individual and Group Accident and Health Contracts.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

9. Securities Lending

The Company participates in two agent-managed securities lending programs. Under the first program, the Company receives collateral equal to 102% of the fair market value of the loaned securities as of the transaction date. If the fair value of the collateral is at any time less than 102% of the fair value of the loaned securities, the counterparty is mandated to deliver additional collateral, the fair value of which, together 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. In the event the Company loans a foreign security and the denomination of the currency of the collateral is other than the denomination of the currency of the loaned foreign security, the Company receives and maintains collateral equal to 105% of the fair market value of the loaned security. At December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, securities in the amount of $543,195 and $621,756 were on loan under security lending agreements and the collateral the Company received was in the form of cash in this program.

Under the second program, the Company receives collateral equal to 102/105% of the fair market value of the loaned securities as of the transaction date for domestic/international securities, respectively. The counterparty is mandated 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, must then be at least equal to 102/105% of the fair value of the loaned domestic/international securities, respectively. Except for the amount of $54,132 as of December 31, 2007, the program requirements restrict the collateral from rehypothecation by any party involved in the transaction and has minimum limitations related to credit worthiness, duration and borrower levels. At December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively, securities in the amount of $68,642 and $64,801 were on loan under security lending agreements as part of this program. Liabilities are recorded with respect to the cash collateral received in connection with the securities on loan when it is available for the general use of the Company. Liabilities were recorded in the amount of $76,806 and $72,132, at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

10. Dividend Restrictions

The Company is subject to limitations, imposed by the State of Iowa, on the payment of dividends to its parent company. Generally, dividends during any twelve-month period may not be paid, without prior regulatory approval, in excess of the greater of (a) 10 percent of the Company’s statutory surplus as of the preceding December 31, or (b) the Company’s statutory gain from operations before net realized capital gains (losses) on investments for the preceding year. Subject to the availability of unassigned surplus at the time of such dividend, the maximum payment which may be made in 2008, without the prior approval of insurance regulatory authorities, is $357,034.

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, 2007, the Company meets the RBC requirements.

11. Capital Structure

The Company has 1,103,466 shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding. The par value of the preferred stock is $12.50 per share. Holders of the preferred shares shall be entitled to receive dividends equal to the amount of income generated from a segregated pool of assets, including cash, cash equivalents, mortgages and debt securities and these dividends are cumulative in nature. Holders of the shares of preferred stock have no right to cause mandatory or optional redemption of the shares. As of December 31, 2007, cumulative unpaid dividends relating to the preferred shares were $1,596. There were no cumulative unpaid dividends relating to preferred shares at December 31, 2006.

12. Sales, Transfer, and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities

During 2006 and 2005, the Company sold $592 and $9,029, respectively, of agent balances without recourse to an affiliated entity. Prior to July 29, 2005, the agent debit balances were sold to Money Services, Inc. (MSI), an affiliated company. Subsequent to July 29, 2005, agent debit balances were sold without recourse to ADB Corporation, LLC (ADB), an affiliate company, and all rights, title and interest in the prior net debit balances owned by MSI prior to July 29, 2005, were fully assigned, without recourse, to ADB. The Company did not realize a gain or loss as a result of the sales. As of July 1, 2006, the Company no longer sells agent debit balances and thus retains such balances as non-admitted receivables. Receivables in the amount of $23,781 and $17,261 were non-admitted as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

12. Sales, Transfer, and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities (continued)

The Company has recorded liabilities of $270,370 and $455,262 for municipal reverse repurchase agreements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The reverse repurchase agreements are collateralized securities with book values of $295,517 and $499,775 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. These securities have maturity dates that range from 2010 to 2029 and have a weighted average interest rate of 7.60%.

There were no dollar reverse repurchase agreements at December 31, 2007. At December 31, 2006, securities with a book value of $309,458 and a market value of $310,032 were subject to dollar reverse repurchase agreements. The Company has no outstanding liability for borrowed money due to participation in dollar reverse repurchase agreements at December 31, 2007 and $312,669 at December 31, 2006.

13. Pension Plan and Other Postretirement Benefits

The Company’s employees participate in a qualified benefit plan sponsored by AEGON USA, Inc. (AEGON), an affiliate. 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 International Accounting Standards 19 (IAS 19), Accounting for Employee Benefits 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. Pension expense aggregated $4,297, $4,142 and $3,616, for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. 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 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.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

13. Pension Plan and Other Postretirement Benefits (continued)

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 and Income Security Act of 1974. Benefits expense of $2,491, $2,328 and $2,136 were allocated for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

AEGON sponsors supplemental retirement plans to provide the Company’s senior management with benefits in excess of normal pension benefits. The plans are noncontributory, and benefits are based on years of service and the employee’s compensation level. The plans are unfunded and nonqualified under the Internal Revenue Service Code. In addition, AEGON has established incentive deferred compensation plans for certain key employees of the Company. The Company’s allocation of expense for these plans for each of the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 was negligible. AEGON also sponsors an employee stock option plan/stock appreciation rights for individuals employed and a stock purchase plan for its producers, with the participating affiliated companies establishing their own eligibility criteria, producer contribution limits and company matching formula. These plans have been accrued or funded as deemed appropriate by management of AEGON and the Company.

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 are charged to affiliates in accordance with an intercompany cost sharing arrangement. The Company expensed $371, $248 and $349 related to these plans for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

14. Related Party Transactions

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

The Company is party to a cost sharing agreement between AEGON USA, Inc. companies, providing for services needed. The Company is also party to a Management and Administrative and Advisory agreement with AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc. whereby the advisor serves as the administrator and advisor for the Company’s mortgage loan operations. AEGON USA Investment Management, LLC acts as a discretionary investment manager under an Investment Management Agreement with the Company. During 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company paid $67,022, $71,245 and $62,683, respectively, for these services, which approximates their costs to the affiliates. During 2006, the Company executed an administration service agreement with Transamerica Fund Advisors, Inc. to provide administrative services to the AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust.

On December 19, 2007, the Company paid a $50,627 dividend to its preferred shareholder, Transamerica and a $149,373 dividend to its common shareholder as of that date, TSC. On December 13, 2006, the Company paid a $54,068 dividend to its preferred shareholder as of that date, Scottish Equitable. On December 8, 2005, the Company paid a $193,048 dividend to its common stockholder, TSC, and a $106,952 dividend to its preferred shareholder, Scottish Equitable Finance Limited.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

14. Related Party Transactions (continued)

On December 19, 2006, based on approval from the Insurance Division, Department of Commerce, of the State of Iowa, the Company redeemed the surplus note it held with Transamerica Corporation. During 2002, the Company received $200,000 from Transamerica Corporation in exchange for surplus notes. These notes were due 20 years from the date of issuance and were subordinate and junior in right of payment to all obligations and liabilities of the Company. In the event of liquidation of the Company, full payment of the surplus notes shall be made before the holders of common stock become entitled to any distribution of the remaining assets of the Company. Additional information related to the surplus notes at December 31, 2006 is as follows:

 

December 31, 2006

                

Date Issued

   Interest
Rate
    Original
Amount
of Notes
   Current
Value
   Interest
Paid

Current
Year
   Total
Interest

Paid
   Date Redeemed

September 30, 2002

   6.0 %   $ 200,000    $ 0    $ 11,633    $ 47,633    December 19, 2006

Receivables from and payables to affiliates bear interest at the thirty-day commercial paper rate. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company reported a net amount of receivables from affiliates of $83,638 and $73,821, respectively. Terms of settlement require that these amounts be settled within 90 days. As of December 31, 2007, the Company has five short-term notes receivable. There are notes from the following companies: Transamerica Corporation, in the amount of $56,300 which is due on or before November 28, 2008; two notes from TIRe in the amounts of $8,900 and $100 which are due by December 10, 2008 and December 23, 2008, respectively; AEGON USA, Inc., in the amount of $295,000 which is due on or before December 27, 2008; and Transamerica Life Insurance Company in the amount of 42,500 which is due on or before December 30, 2008. The Transamerica Corporation note bears interest at 4.72%, while the other four notes bear interest at 4.75%. These notes are reported as short-term investments. The Company has two short-term notes payable to Monumental Life Insurance Company of $26,300 and $47,100 outstanding at December 31, 2007. These notes are due by October 22, 2008 and October 23, 2008, respectively, and bear interest at 5.05%. During 2007, 2006 and 2005 the Company received (paid) net interest of $2,053, $(5,414) and $2,033, respectively, to affiliates.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

15. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company has contingent commitments for $339,073 and $491,486 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, to provide additional funding for various joint ventures, partnerships, and limited liability companies, which includes LIHTC commitments of $15,481 and $29,312, respectively.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company has mortgage loan commitments of $108,081 and $289,635, respectively.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company has private placement commitments outstanding of $59,474 and $70,920, respectively.

The net amount of securities being sold on a “to be announced” (TBA) basis was $116,510 as of December 31, 2007. There were no securities acquired or sold on a TBA basis as of December 31, 2007.

The Company may pledge assets as collateral for transactions involving funding agreements. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company has pledged invested assets with a carrying amount of $163,758 and $144,384, respectively, and fair value of $160,357 and $141,906, respectively, in conjunction with these transactions.

Assets in the amount of $2,767,511 and $2,028,003 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, were pledged as collateral in conjunction with funding agreements associated with the Federal Home Loan Bank.

The Company has provided a guarantee for the performance of an affiliated noninsurance entity that was involved in a guaranteed sale of investments in low-income housing tax credit partnerships. These partnerships are majority owned by a noninsurance subsidiary of the Company for which a third party is the primary investor. The balance of the investor’s capital account covered by this transaction is $15,752 as of December 31, 2007. The nature of the obligation is to provide the investor with a minimum guaranteed annual and cumulative return on their contributed capital. The Company is not at risk for changes in tax law or the investor’s inability to fully utilize tax benefits. Accordingly, the Company believes the likelihood of having to make material payments under the guarantee is remote.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

15. Commitments and Contingencies (continued)

The Company serves as guarantor for an affiliate’s guaranties of the principal value of loans made to entities which invest in certain investment funds. There was no notional amount associated with these guarantees as of December 31, 2007. The investment funds’ assets are restricted based on established investment guidelines and are required, upon a decline in value below a formula based threshold, to either replace the assets with fixed income instruments or sell assets and pay down the loan in order to minimize the guarantor’s principal protection liability. There are no expected payments associated with these guarantees.

At December 31, 2007, the Company had entered into multiple agreements with notional amounts of $643,923 for which it was paid a fee to provide credit enhancements and standby liquidity asset purchase agreements. The Company believes the chance of draws or other performance features being exercised under these agreements is minimal.

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. Assessments are charged to operations when received by the Company, except where right of offset against other taxes paid is allowed by law. Amounts available for future offsets are recorded as an asset on the Company’s balance sheet. The future obligation has been based on the most recent information available from the National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations. Potential future obligations for unknown insolvencies are not determinable by the Company and are not required to be accrued for financial reporting purposes. The Company has established a reserve of $6,174 and $6,175 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for its estimated share of future guaranty fund assessments related to several major insurer insolvencies. The guaranty fund expense (benefit) was $261, $260 and $(11,023), for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

In the normal course of business, the Company has obtained letters of credit of $330,543 for the benefit of non affiliated companies that have reinsured business to the Company where the ceding companies’ state of domicile does not recognize the Company as an authorized reinsurer.

The Company has also provided a guarantee for the obligations of noninsurance affiliates who have accepted assignments of structured settlement payment obligations from other insurers and purchase structured settlement insurance policies from subsidiaries of the Company that match those obligations. There are no expected payments associated with this guarantee.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

15. Commitments and Contingencies (continued)

The Company is 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.

16. Leases

The Company leases office buildings under various noncancelable operating lease agreements. At December 31, 2007, the future minimum aggregate rental commitments are as follows:

 

Year ending December 31:

    

2008

   $ 9,233

2009

     9,943

2010

     8,798

2011

     8,599

2012

     6,909

Thereafter

     34,165

The Company, both on its own and through its holdings in two LLCs, Transamerica Realty Investment Properties, LLC and Transamerica Pyramid Properties, LLC, owns buildings that are rented out to others. Future minimum lease payment receivables under noncancelable leasing arrangements as of December 31, 2007 are as follows:

 

Year ending December 31:

    

2008

   $ 29,950

2009

     26,220

2010

     24,360

2011

     21,802

2012

     14,660

Thereafter

     20,408

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

17. Reconciliation of Capital and Surplus

The following table reconciles capital and surplus as reported in the Annual Statement filed with the Insurance Division, Department of Commerce, of the State of Iowa to the amounts reported in the accompanying financial statements:

 

     December 31,
2005
     Total Capital
and Surplus

Amounts reported in the Annual Statement

   $ 2,132,653

Adjustment for affiliated common stock valuation

     478,102
      

Amounts reported herein

   $ 2,610,755
      

There were no reconciling items at December 31, 2007 and 2006 for the years then ended.

18. Events (Unaudited) Subsequent to the Date of the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Unprecedented levels of credit events took place during 2008. The Company recognized impairments of $47,038 in its bond and stock portfolios for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. Of this amount, $39,336 was impaired in the third quarter.

Effective October 1, 2008, the Company was merged into TLIC, an affiliated Iowa-domiciled life insurer. This transaction was accounted for under the statutory merger method. The Plans of Merger stated that TLIC would be the surviving corporation.

The Company’s common and preferred stock was deemed cancelled by operation of law. In exchange for its agreement to merge the Company into the TLIC, TIHI, the owner of the Company’s common stock, received common stock of TLIC equal in value to the fair value of the Company’s common stock that was deemed cancelled. Transamerica Corporation, the owner of the Company’s preferred stock, received Series B preferred stock of TLIC equal in value to the fair value of the Company’s voting preferred stock that was deemed cancelled.

Consolidated un-audited proforma results of the merged company as of September 30, 2008 would have been as follows:

 

Total Consolidated Admitted Assets

   $ 96,735,955

Total Consolidated Liabilities

     93,103,490

Total Consolidated Capital and Surplus

     3,632,465

Total Consolidated Net Income

     487,571

 

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Statutory-Basis

Financial Statement Schedules


Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Summary of Investments – Other Than Investments in Related Parties

(Dollars in Thousands)

December  31, 2007

Schedule I

 

Type of Investment

   Cost (1)    Market
Value
   Amount at
Which Shown

in the
Balance Sheet

Fixed maturities

        

Bonds:

        

United States government and government agencies and authorities

   $ 1,322,063    $ 1,343,713    $ 1,322,063

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

     208,451      221,463      208,451

Foreign governments

     120,359      132,860      120,359

Public utilities

     1,131,987      1,163,410      1,131,987

All other corporate bonds

     13,423,328      13,341,818      13,423,328

Preferred stocks

     545,135      519,142      545,135
                    

Total fixed maturities

     16,751,323      16,722,406      16,751,323

Equity securities

        

Common stocks:

        

Banks, trust and insurance

     109,012      109,012      109,012

Industrial, miscellaneous and all other

     53,663      67,629      67,629
                    

Total common stocks

     162,675      176,641      176,641

Mortgage loans on real estate

     4,507,913         4,507,913

Real estate

     8,998         8,998

Policy loans

     390,494         390,494

Other long-term investments

     1,135,575         1,367,797

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     171,248         171,248
                

Total investments

   $ 23,128,226       $ 23,374,414
                

 

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

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Supplementary Insurance Information

(Dollars in Thousands)

December 31, 2007

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, 2007

                  

Individual life

   $ 8,059,940    $ —      $ 245,323     $ 1,572,697    $ 529,945    $ 1,483,409    $ 812,070    

Individual health

     175,028      33,102      3,450       85,676      12,874      62,322      74,572     $ 116,865

Group life and health

     50,503      707      70,336       78,138      6,944      53,671      26,429       26,432

Annuity

     4,615,448      —        10,682       407,215      849,411      1,566,368      (431,234 )  
                                                     
   $ 12,900,919    $ 33,809    $ 329,791     $ 2,143,726    $ 1,399,174    $ 3,165,770    $ 481,837    
                                                     

Year ended December 31, 2006

               

Individual life

   $ 7,687,646    $ —      $ 214,368     $ 1,297,849    $ 505,298    $ 2,258,824    $ 936,437    

Individual health

     146,729      33,787      19,541       76,429      11,314      53,052      55,324     $ 113,640

Group life and health

     39,315      822      61,229       47,745      6,708      30,790      27,512       37,488

Annuity

     4,834,728      —        7,253       542,149      853,465      1,626,099      (528,671 )  
                                                     
   $ 12,708,418    $ 34,609    $ 302,391     $ 1,964,172    $ 1,376,785    $ 3,968,765    $ 490,602    
                                                     

Year ended December 31, 2005

                  

Individual life

   $ 7,418,637    $ —      $ 218,906     $ 1,456,551    $ 483,189    $ 1,710,877    $ 934,163    

Individual health

     124,003      32,135      9,519       47,826      9,419      45,465      35,735     $ 110,930

Group life and health

     31,642      835      83,040       21,577      6,999      32,978      6,889       36,808

Annuity

     4,941,968      —        (771 )     515,152      818,276      1,477,790      (277,973 )  
                                                     
   $ 12,516,250    $ 32,970    $ 310,694     $ 2,041,106    $ 1,317,883    $ 3,267,110    $ 698,814    
                                                     

 

* Allocations of net investment income and other operating expenses are based on a number and assumptions of estimates, and the results would change if different methods were applied.

 

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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

Reinsurance

(Dollars in Thousands)

December 31, 2007

Schedule IV

 

     Gross
Amount
   Ceded to
Other
Companies
   Assumed
From
Other
Companies
   Net
Amount
   Percentage
of Amount
Assumed
to Net
 

Year ended December 31, 2007

              

Life insurance in force

   $ 371,022,644    $ 710,707,357    $ 568,750,218    $ 229,065,505    248 %
                                  

Premiums:

              

Individual life

   $ 1,761,443    $ 1,604,712    $ 1,415,966    $ 1,572,697    90 %

Individual health

     116,865      166,128      134,939      85,676    157 %

Group life and health

     26,432      5,045      56,751      78,138    73 %

Annuity

     134,173      61,254      334,296      407,215    82 %
                                  
   $ 2,038,913    $ 1,837,139    $ 1,941,952    $ 2,143,726    91 %
                                  

Year ended December 31, 2006

              

Life insurance in force

   $ 372,372,922    $ 622,857,401    $ 470,257,834    $ 219,773,355    214 %
                                  

Premiums:

              

Individual life

   $ 1,865,592    $ 1,542,594    $ 974,851    $ 1,297,849    75 %

Individual health

     113, 639      145,878      108,668      76,429    142 %

Group life and health

     37,489      15,460      25,716      47,745    54 %

Annuity

     361,879      246,544      426,814      542,149    79 %
                                  
   $ 2,378,599    $ 1,950,476    $ 1,536,049    $ 1,964,172    78 %
                                  

Year ended December 31, 2005

              

Life insurance in force

   $ 378,985,142    $ 529,840,825    $ 384,372,793    $ 233,517,110    165 %
                                  

Premiums:

              

Individual life

   $ 2,222,423    $ 1,633,313    $ 867,441    $ 1 ,456,551    61 %

Individual health

     110,930      108,162      45,058      47,826    94 %

Group life and health

     36,808      19,581      4,350      21,577    20 %

Annuity

     196,047      99,571      418,676      515,152    81 %
                                  
   $ 2,566,208    $ 1,860,627    $ 1,335,525    $ 2,041,106    66 %
                                  

 

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES – STATUTORY BASIS

Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005


Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Financial Statements and Schedules– Statutory Basis

Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

Contents

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   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

   9

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

   11

Statutory-Basis Financial Statement Schedules

  

Summary of Investments – Other Than Investments in Related Parties

   66

Supplementary Insurance Information

   67

Reinsurance

   68


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The Board of Directors

Transamerica Life Insurance Company

We have audited the accompanying statutory-basis balance sheets of Transamerica Life Insurance Company (an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of AEGON N.V.) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, 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, 2007. Our audit 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 conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (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 audits 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 Division, Department of Commerce, of the State of Iowa, which practices differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The variances between such practices and U.S. generally accepted accounting principles 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.

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 U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, the financial position of Transamerica Life Insurance Company at December 31, 2007 and 2006, or the results of its operations or its cash flow for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007.

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However, in our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Transamerica Life Insurance Company at December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of its operations and its cash flow for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Insurance Division, Department of Commerce, of the State of Iowa. 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 3 to the financial statements, in 2006 Transamerica Life Insurance Company changed its accounting for investments in certain low income housing tax credit properties and in 2005 the Company changed its method of accounting for certain subsidiaries and affiliates.

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Balance Sheets – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

     December 31
     2007    2006

Admitted assets

     

Cash and invested assets:

     

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

   $ 1,182,364    $ 1,552,965

Bonds:

     

Affiliated entities

     512,234      501,180

Unaffiliated

     27,987,619      32,103,292

Preferred stocks:

     

Affiliated entities

     1,627      1,085

Unaffiliated

     1,328,054      1,689,094

Common stocks:

     

Affiliated entities (cost: 2007 - $85,125; 2006 - $84,843)

     84,902      82,202

Unaffiliated (cost: 2007 - $169,868; 2006 - $366,148)

     175,403      393,176

Mortgage loans on real estate

     6,038,594      5,760,667

Real estate (net of encumbrances):

     

Home office properties

     6,160      6,237

Properties held for production of income

     2,463      2,466

Properties held for sale

     20,268      21,508

Policy loans

     92,978      130,144

Receivable for securities

     55,363      6,651

Other invested assets

     2,152,611      1,543,092
             

Total cash and invested assets

     39,640,640      43,793,759

Premiums deferred and uncollected

     20,822      20,444

Due and accrued investment income

     767,993      853,244

Reinsurance balances recoverable

     5,078      2,914

Net deferred income tax asset

     139,589      108,342

Receivable from parent, subsidiaries, and affiliates

     69,694      165,881

Other admitted assets

     105,384      109,938

Separate account assets

     32,759,905      28,875,013
             

Total admitted assets

   $ 73,509,105    $ 73,929,535
             

 

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     December 31  
     2007     2006  

Liabilities and capital and surplus

    

Liabilities:

    

Aggregate reserves for policies and contracts:

    

Life

   $ 3,887,337     $ 4,040,838  

Annuity

     19,297,739       23,038,230  

Accident and health

     896,258       812,961  

Policy and contract claim reserves:

    

Life

     33,849       35,143  

Accident and health

     43,078       39,502  

Liabilities for deposit-type contracts

     5,962,783       7,085,285  

Other policyholders’ funds

     2,542       2,646  

Remittances and items not allocated

     135,840       167,889  

Borrowed money

     —         493,336  

Asset valuation reserve

     816,295       803,012  

Interest maintenance reserve

     176,160       159,356  

Case level liabilities

     20,561       18,865  

Other liabilities

     439,903       503,931  

Reinsurance in unauthorized companies

     15,612       —    

Funds held under coinsurance and other reinsurance treaties

     7,008,745       5,950,970  

Transfers from separate accounts due or accrued (including $(469,120) and $(477,683) accrued for expense allowances recognized in reserves, net of reinsured allowances)

     (472,791 )     (482,082 )

Federal and foreign income taxes payable (including $175,872 and $50,291 on realized capital gains (losses) at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively)

     111,200       20,923  

Payable for securities

     133,303       90,398  

Payable to affiliates

     251,087       230,656  

Separate account liabilities

     32,759,855       28,874,898  
                

Total liabilities

     71,519,356       71,886,757  

Capital and surplus:

    

Common stock, $10 per share par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 316,955 issued and outstanding shares

     3,170       3,170  

Preferred stock, Series A, $10 per share par value, 42,500 shares authorized and issued (total liquidation value - $58,000); Series B, $10 per share par value, 250,000 shares authorized, 87,755 shares issued and 30,415 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2007 and 87,755 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2006 (total liquidation value - $877,550)

     1,302       1,302  

Treasury stock, Series A Preferred, $10 per share par value, 42,500 shares and Series B Preferred, $10 per share par value, 57,340 shares as of December 31, 2007. Series A Preferred, 10 per share par value, 57,340 shares as of December 31, 2006.

     (631,400 )     (58,000 )

Paid-in surplus

     1,437,881       1,437,768  

Unassigned surplus

     1,178,796       658,538  
                

Total capital and surplus

     1,989,749       2,042,778  
                

Total liabilities and capital and surplus

   $ 73,509,105     $ 73,929,535  
                

See accompanying notes.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Statements of Operations – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Revenues:

      

Premiums and other considerations, net of reinsurance:

      

Life

   $ 113,191     $ 392,558     $ 734,878  

Annuity

     5,168,514       4,322,254       4,191,484  

Accident and health

     198,224       194,973       178,855  

Net investment income

     2,293,196       2,376,911       2,390,054  

Amortization of interest maintenance reserve

     14,771       21,795       39,488  

Commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded

     55,684       187,363       105,759  

Consideration for reinsurance recapture

     253,942       —         —    

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

     418,291       369,936       276,684  

Reserve adjustments on reinsurance ceded

     1,324,466       1,234,064       (219,021 )

Income from administrative service agreement with TFA

     48,726       42,513       —    

Other income

     55,569       51,256       62,744  
                        
     9,944,574       9,193,623       7,760,925  

Benefits and expenses:

      

Benefits paid or provided for:

      

Life

     143,572       115,217       118,906  

Accident and Health

     129,402       113,547       102,075  

Surrender benefits

     8,253,615       7,291,738       5,415,085  

Other benefits

     1,425,984       1,487,689       1,380,601  

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

      

Life

     (153,501 )     32,072       45,992  

Annuity

     (3,787,437 )     (3,863,633 )     (1,974,994 )

Accident and health

     83,297       98,588       86,538  
                        
     6,094,932       5,275,218       5,174,203  

Insurance expenses:

      

Commissions

     452,260       435,419       425,434  

General insurance expenses

     268,195       253,636       242,493  

Insurance taxes, licenses and fees

     39,076       41,256       27,899  

Net transfers to separate accounts

     1,727,725       2,417,521       1,365,516  

Reinsurance reserve recapture

     —         —         813  

Change in case liability

     20,561       18,865       13,640  

Consideration paid on reinsurance transaction

     607,721       —         —    

Other expenses

     621,276       396,828       216,748  
                        
     3,736,814       3,563,525       2,292,543  
                        

Total benefits and expenses

     9,831,746       8,838,743       7,466,746  
                        

Gain from operations before dividends to policyholders, federal income tax expense and net realized capital gains on investments

     112,828       354,880       294,179  

Dividends to policyholders

     534       557       455  
                        

Gain from operations before federal income tax expense and net realized capital gains on investments

     112,294       354,323       293,724  

Federal income tax expense

     71,239       136,412       4,302  
                        

Gain from operations before net realized capital gains on investments

     41,055       217,911       289,422  

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

     229,723       114,487       9,223  
                        

Net income

   $ 270,778     $ 332,398     $ 298,645  
                        

See accompanying notes.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Common
Stock
   Preferred
Stock
   Treasury
Stock
   Surplus
Notes
   Paid-in
Surplus
    Unassigned
Surplus
    Total
Capital and
Surplus
 

Balance at January 1, 2005

   $ 2,578    $ 425    $ —      $ 575,000    $ 1,787,236     $ 205,372     $ 2,570,611  

Net income

     —        —        —        —        —         298,645       298,645  

Change in net unrealized capital gains/losses, net of tax

     —        —        —        —        —         39,668       39,668  

Change in other non-admitted assets

        —        —        —          (1,718 )     (1,718 )

Change in asset valuation reserve

     —        —        —        —        —         (146,776 )     (146,776 )

Repayment of surplus in separate accounts

     —        —        —        —        —         199       199  

Change in provision for reinsurance in unauthorized companies

     —        —        —        —        —         (17,011 )     (17,011 )

Change in net deferred income tax asset

     —        —        —        —        —         34,505       34,505  

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

     —        —        —        —        —         (6,668 )     (6,668 )

Issuance of common stock in connection with statutory merger

     592      877      —        —        (1,812 )     343       —    

Return of capital

     —        —        —           (348,051 )     —         (348,051 )

Reinsurance transactions

     —        —        —        —        —         (5,982 )     (5,982 )

Contributed surplus related to stock appreciation rights plan of indirect parent

     —        —        —        —        623       —         623  
                                                    

Balance at December 31, 2005

   $ 3,170    $ 1,302    $ —      $ 575,000    $ 1,437,996     $ 400,577     $ 2,418,045  

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus - Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Common
Stock
   Preferred
Stock
   Treasury
Stock
    Surplus
Notes
    Paid-in
Surplus
    Unassigned
Surplus
    Total
Capital and
Surplus
 

Balance at December 31, 2005

   $ 3,170    $ 1,302    $ —       $ 575,000     $ 1,437,996     $ 400,577     $ 2,418,045  

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle

     —        —        —         —         —         (1,665 )     (1,665 )

Net income

     —        —        —         —         —         332,398       332,398  

Change in net unrealized capital gains/losses, net of tax

     —        —        —         —         —         105,010       105,010  

Change in net unrealized foreign exchange capital gains/losses, net of tax

     —        —        —         —         —         (3,602 )     (3,602 )

Change in other non-admitted assets

     —        —        —         —         —         (98,040 )     (98,041 )

Change in asset valuation reserve

     —        —        —         —         —         (139,821 )     (139,821 )

Repayment of surplus in separate accounts

     —        —        —         —         —         79       79  

Change in provision for reinsurance in unauthorized companies

     —        —        —         —         —         17,264       17,264  

Change in net deferred income tax asset

     —        —        —         —         —         91,021       91,021  

Reinsurance transactions

     —        —        —         —         —         4,640       4,640  

Dividend to stockholders

     —        —        —         —         —         (69,803 )     (69,803 )

Repurchase of Series A preferred stock

     —        —        (58,000 )     —         —         —         (58,000 )

Correction of prior period error

     —        —        —         —         —         20,480       20,480  

Repayment of surplus notes

     —        —        —         (575,000 )     —         —         (575,000 )

Contributed surplus related to stock appreciation rights plan of indirect parent

     —        —        —         —         (228 )     —         (228 )
                                                      

Balance at December 31, 2006

   $ 3,170    $ 1,302    $ (58,000 )   $ —       $ 1,437,768     $ 658,538     $ 2,042,778  

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus - Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Common
Stock
   Preferred
Stock
   Treasury
Stock
    Surplus
Notes
   Paid-in
Surplus
   Unassigned
Surplus
    Total
Capital and
Surplus
 

Balance at December 31, 2006

   $ 3,170    $ 1,302    $ (58,000 )   $ —      $ 1,437,768    $ 658,538     $ 2,042,778  

Net income

     —        —        —         —        —        270,778       270,778  

Change in net unrealized capital gains/losses, net of tax

     —        —        —         —        —        122,039       122,039  

Change in net unrealized foreign exchange capital gains/losses, net of tax

     —        —        —         —        —        6,861       6,861  

Change in other non-admitted assets

     —        —        —         —        —        51,329       51,329  

Change in asset valuation reserve

     —        —        —         —        —        (13,283 )     (13,283 )

Repayment of surplus in separate accounts

     —        —        —         —        —        (64 )     (64 )

Change in provision for reinsurance in unauthorized companies

     —        —        —         —        —        (15,612 )     (15,612 )

Change in net deferred income tax asset

     —        —        —         —        —        (6,996 )     (6,996 )

Reinsurance transactions

     —        —        —         —        —        187,828       187,828  

Dividend to stockholders

     —        —        —         —        —        (51,600 )     (51,600 )

Change in reserve on account of change in valuation basis

     —        —        —         —        —        (1,736 )     (1,736 )

Repurchase of Series B preferred stock

     —        —        (573,400 )     —        —        —         (573,400 )

Tax benefit on stock options exercised

     —        —        —         —        2      —         2  

Correction of prior period error

     —        —        —         —        —        (29,286 )     (29,286 )

Contributed surplus related to stock appreciation rights plan of indirect parent

     —        —        —         —        111      —         111  
                                                    

Balance at December 31, 2007

   $ 3,170    $ 1,302    $ (631,400 )   $ —      $ 1,437,881    $ 1,178,796     $ 1,989,749  
                                                    

See accompanying notes.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Statements of Cash Flow - Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Operating activities

      

Premiums collected, net of reinsurance

   $ 5,470,210     $ 4,910,880     $ 5,105,476  

Net investment income

     2,484,234       2,490,060       2,466,077  

Miscellaneous income

     2,305,880       1,972,319       259,085  

Benefit and loss related payments

     (11,509,376 )     (10,395,471 )     (7,792,780 )

Net transfers to separate accounts

     (1,720,824 )     (2,326,426 )     (1,199,281 )

Commissions, expenses paid and aggregate write-ins for deductions

     (1,998,299 )     (1,155,948 )     (985,993 )

Dividends paid to policyholders

     (521 )     (523 )     (584 )

Federal and foreign income taxes paid

     (140,792 )     (53,236 )     (175,128 )
                        

Net cash used in operating activities

     (5,109,488 )     (4,558,345 )     (2,323,128 )

Investing activities

      

Proceeds from investments sold, matured or repaid:

      

Bonds

     19,515,825       18,812,848       23,151,411  

Common stocks

     422,290       200,499       83,756  

Preferred stocks

     587,261       398,977       361,028  

Mortgage loans

     992,102       1,271,404       1,303,236  

Real estate

     1,508       7,004       15,683  

Other invested assets

     492,895       346,990       284,913  

Receivable for securities

     42,905       66,568       17,374  

Miscellaneous proceeds

     5,856       —         11,490  
                        

Total investment proceeds

     22,060,642       21,104,290       25,228,891  

Cost of investments acquired:

      

Bonds

     (15,271,610 )     (16,845,468 )     (20,643,565 )

Common stock

     (148,636 )     (361,184 )     (106,718 )

Preferred stock

     (179,343 )     (468,081 )     (223,919 )

Mortgage loans

     (1,269,740 )     (1,266,019 )     (1,346,022 )

Real estate

     (394 )     (2,486 )     (303 )

Other invested assets

     (861,354 )     (609,485 )     (396,494 )

Payable for securities

     (48,712 )     —         (1,346,713 )

Miscellaneous applications

     (5,777 )     (13,718 )     (5,322 )
                        

Total cost of investments acquired

     (17,785,566 )     (19,566,441 )     (24,069,056 )

Net decrease (increase) in policy loans

     37,166       (6,923 )     (6,969 )
                        

Net cost of investments acquired

     (17,748,400 )     (19,573,364 )     (24,076,025 )
                        

Net cash provided by investing activities

   $ 4,312,242     $ 1,530,926     $ 1,152,866  

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Statements of Cash Flow - Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Financing and miscellaneous activities

      

Other cash provided:

      

Borrowed funds received (returned)

   $ (491,075 )   $ 482,624     $ 8,450  

Net deposits (withdrawals) on deposit-type contract funds and other liabilities without life or disability contingencies

     399,533       542,778       (360,558 )

Funds held under reinsurance treaty with unauthorized reinsurers

     1,055,389       3,654,695       973,428  

Other sources

     87,798       249,848       (74,352 )
                        

Total cash provided

     1,051,645       4,929,945       546,968  
                        

Other cash applied:

      

Dividends paid to stockholders

     (51,600 )     (42,588 )     —    

Repurchase of surplus notes

     —         (575,000 )     —    

Repurchase of preferred stock

     (573,400 )     (58,000 )  

Capital distribution

     —         —         (348,051 )
                        

Total other cash applied

     (625,000 )     (675,588 )     (348,051 )
                        

Net cash provided by financing and miscellaneous activities

     426,645       4,254,357       198,917  
                        

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

     (370,601 )     1,226,938       (971,345 )

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments:

      

Beginning of year

     1,552,965       326,027       1,297,372  
                        

End of year

   $ 1,182,364     $ 1,552,965     $ 326,027  
                        

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information for non-cash transactions:

      

Dividend paid in non-affiliated stock

   $ —       $ 27,215     $ —    
                        

Noncash proceeds:

      
                        

Hybrid schedule reclass

   $ 7,200     $ 1,231,903     $ —    
                        

See accompanying notes.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

December 31, 2007

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

Transamerica Life Insurance Company (the Company) is a stock life insurance company and is owned by AEGON USA, Inc. (100% of preferred shares) and Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company (100% of common shares). AEGON USA, Inc. (AEGON) and Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company (TOLIC) are both indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of AEGON N.V., a holding company organized under the laws of The Netherlands.

On October 1, 2005, the Company completed a merger with Transamerica Life Insurance and Annuity Company (TALIAC), which was a wholly-owned subsidiary of an affiliate, TOLIC. The merger was accounted for in accordance with Statutory Accounting Principles (SSAP) No. 68, Business Combinations and Goodwill, as a statutory merger. Prior to the merger of the Company and TALIAC, TALIAC owned 34,295 shares and AEGON owned 223,500 shares in common stock of the Company. TOLIC owned 100% (25,000 shares) of the outstanding common shares of TALIAC prior to the merger. As a result of the merger, the 34,295 outstanding shares of the Company previously held by TALIAC were retired and considered authorized but unissued stock of the merged entity. AEGON exchanged its 223,500 common shares of the Company for 87,755 shares of a newly issued Series B non-voting class of preferred stock of the merged entity, shares equivalent in value to that of the common shares previously held. Also in conjunction with the merger, the TALIAC stock was deemed cancelled by operation of law. In exchange for its agreement to merge TALIAC into the Company, TOLIC received 316,955 shares of the merged entity, which was an equivalent fair value of the TALIAC stock that was deemed cancelled. As such, financial statements for periods prior to the merger were combined and the recorded assets, liabilities and surplus of TALIAC were carried forward to the merged company. Total capital and surplus of the Company was reduced by the value of the Company’s stock held by TALIAC prior to the merger in the amount of $171,482.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

Summarized financial information for the Company and TALIAC restated for the period prior to the merger is as follows:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30
2005
 
  
     Unaudited  

Revenues:

  

Company

   $ 3,371,185  

TALIAC

     2,857,854  

Merger elimination

     (51,949 )
        

As restated

   $ 6,177,090  
        

Net income:

  

Company

   $ 72,538  

TALIAC

     158,430  

Merger elimination

     (51,949 )
        

As restated

   $ 179,019  
        

Nature of Business

The Company sells individual non-participating whole life, endowment and term contracts, structured settlements, pension products, as well as a broad line of single fixed and flexible premium annuity products and guaranteed interest contracts and funding agreements. In addition, the Company offers group life, universal life and individual and specialty health coverages. The Company is licensed in 49 states and the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. Sales of the Company’s products are primarily through the Company’s agents and financial institutions.

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.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Insurance Division, Department of Commerce, of the State of Iowa, 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 mandatorily redeemable preferred stocks are reported at amortized cost or fair value based on their National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) rating; 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. Fair value for statutory purposes is based on the price published by the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC (SVO), if available, whereas fair value for GAAP is based on quoted market prices.

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. Under GAAP, all securities, purchased or retained, that represent beneficial interests in securitized assets (e.g., CMO, CBO, CDO, CCO, MBS and ABS securities), 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 the fair value. If high credit quality securities are adjusted, the retrospective method is used.

Derivative instruments used in hedging transactions 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. 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. 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

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

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.

Derivative instruments are also used in replication transactions. In these transactions, the derivative is valued in a manner consistent with the cash investment and replicated asset. For GAAP, the derivative is reported at fair value with changes in fair value reported in income.

Investments in real estate are reported net of related obligations rather than on a gross basis as for GAAP. Real estate owned and occupied by the Company is included in investments rather than reported as an operating asset as under GAAP, and investment income and operating expenses for statutory reporting include rent for the Company’s occupancy of those properties. Changes between depreciated cost and admitted asset investment amounts are credited or charged directly to unassigned surplus rather than to income as would be required under GAAP.

Valuation allowances are established for mortgage loans, if necessary, 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.

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 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 individual bond or mortgage loan sold. 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 income statement on a pretax basis in the period that the assets giving rise to the gains or losses are sold.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

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.

Subsidiaries: The accounts and operations of the Company’s subsidiaries are not consolidated with the accounts and operations of the Company as would be required under 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 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.

Separate Accounts with Guarantees: Some of the Company’s separate accounts provide policyholders with a guaranteed return. These separate accounts are included in the general account for GAAP due to the nature of the guaranteed return.

Non-admitted Assets: Certain assets designated as “non-admitted”, primarily net deferred tax assets and other assets not specifically identified as an admitted asset within the NAIC Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual, are excluded from the accompanying balance sheets and are charged directly to unassigned surplus. Under GAAP, such assets are included in the balance sheet to the extent that those assets are not impaired.

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 and for guaranteed interest in group annuity contracts are recorded and for guaranteed interest in group annuity contracts using deposit accounting, and recorded directly to an appropriate policy reserve account, without recognizing premium income or benefits expense. 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

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

account value and interest credited to the account values and the excess of benefits paid over the policy account value. Under GAAP, for all annuity policies, 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: Any reinsurance balance amounts deemed to be uncollectible have been written off through a charge to operations. In addition, a liability for reinsurance balances would be provided for unsecured policy reserves ceded to reinsurers not authorized to assume such business. Changes to the liability 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 incurred rather than being deferred and amortized with deferred policy acquisition costs as required under GAAP.

Deferred Income Taxes: Deferred income 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 deferred income tax assets expected to be realized within one year of the balance sheet date or 10% of capital and surplus excluding any net deferred income tax assets, electronic data processing equipment and operating software, and any net positive goodwill, plus 3) the amount of remaining gross deferred income tax assets that can be offset against existing gross deferred income tax liabilities. The remaining deferred income tax assets are non-admitted. Deferred income taxes do not include amounts for state taxes. Under GAAP, state taxes are included in the computation of deferred income taxes`, a deferred income tax asset is recorded for the amount of gross deferred income tax assets expected to be realized in all future years and a valuation allowance is established for deferred income tax assets not realizable.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

Surplus Notes: Surplus notes are reported as surplus rather than as liabilities as would be required under GAAP.

Policyholder Dividends: Policyholder dividends are recognized when declared rather than over the term of the related policies.

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 of less. Under GAAP, the corresponding caption of cash and cash equivalents includes cash balances and investments with initial maturities of three months or less.

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

Other significant accounting practices are as follows:

Investments

Investments in bonds (except those to which the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC (SVO) has ascribed an NAIC designation of a 6), are reported at cost using the interest method.

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 except principal-only and interest-only securities, which are valued using the prospective method.

Redeemable preferred stocks that have characteristics of debt securities and are rated as high quality or better are reported at cost or amortized cost. All other redeemable preferred stocks are reported at the lower of cost, amortized cost or fair value. Nonredeemable preferred stocks are reported at fair value or lower of cost or fair value as determined by the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC (SVO) and the related net unrealized capital gains (losses) are reported in unassigned surplus along with any adjustment for federal income taxes.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

Beginning in 2006, hybrid securities, not classified as debt by the SVO, are reported as preferred stock. Hybrid securities, as defined by the NAIC, are securities designed with characteristics of both debt and equity and provide protection to the issuer’s senior note holders. Reclassifications of securities from bonds to preferred stock have been made by the Company in the amount of $7,200 and $1,231,903 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, due to the SVO identification of such securities. Although the classification has changed, these hybrid securities continue to meet the definition of a bond, in accordance with SSAP No. 26, Bonds, excluding Loan-backed and Structured Securities and therefore, are reported at amortized cost based upon their NAIC rating. A corresponding reclassification was not made as of December 31, 2005.

Common stocks of unaffiliated companies and mutual funds are carried at fair value as determined by the SVO and the related unrealized capital gains or losses are reported in unassigned surplus along with any adjustment for federal income taxes. Common stocks of affiliated noninsurance companies are reported based on underlying audited GAAP equity. The net change in the subsidiaries’ equity is included in the change in net unrealized capital gains or losses.

The Company is restricted to trading Primus Guaranty, Ltd (Primus) and ACA Capital Holdings, Inc. (ACA), both common stock holdings, due to its ownership interest, which would require special securities filings prior to executing any purchase or sale transactions in regard to these securities. The carrying amount in Primus, which is carried at fair value, as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 was $39,134 and $64,479, respectively. The carrying amount in ACA, which is carried at fair value, as of December 31, 2007 was $629. ACA was not restricted as of December 31, 2006.

Short-term investments include investments with remaining maturities of one year or less at the time of acquisition and are principally stated at amortized cost.

Cash equivalents are short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and are principally stated at amortized cost.

Mortgage loans are reported at unpaid principal balances, less an allowance for impairment. A mortgage loan is considered to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all principal and interest amounts due according to the contractual terms of the mortgage agreement. When management determines that the impairment is other than temporary, the mortgage loan is written down to realizable value and a realized loss is recognized.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

Real estate occupied by the Company is reported at cost less allowances for depreciation. Land is reported at cost. Real estate held for the production of income is reported at depreciated cost net of related obligations. Real estate that the Company has the intent to sell is reported at the lower of depreciated cost or fair value, net of related obligations. Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the properties.

Policy loans are reported at unpaid principal balances.

The Company has minor ownership interests in joint ventures and limited partnerships. The Company carries these investments based on its interest in the underlying GAAP equity of the investee. The Company did not recognize impairment write-downs for its investments in joint ventures and limited partnerships during the year ended December 31, 2007. The Company recognized impairment write-downs for its investments in joint ventures and limited partnerships in the amount of $2,172 and $2,261, during the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Investments in Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) Properties are valued at amortized cost. Tax credits are recognized in operations in the tax reporting year in which the tax credit is utilized by the Company.

Other “admitted assets” are valued principally at cost.

Realized capital gains and losses are determined using the specific identification method and are recorded net of related federal income taxes. Changes in admitted asset carrying amounts of bonds, mortgage loans, common and preferred stocks are credited or charged directly to unassigned surplus.

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 on real estate where rent is in arrears for more than three months. Further, income is not accrued when collection is uncertain. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company excluded investment income due and accrued of $302 and $1,299, respectively, with respect to such practices.

The carrying amounts 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 amount of the investment is reduced to its fair value, and a specific writedown is taken. Such reductions in carrying amount are recognized as realized losses on investments.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

The Company enters into municipal reverse repurchase agreements for which it requires a minimum of 95% of the fair value of the securities transferred to be maintained as collateral.

For dollar reverse repurchase agreements, the Company receives cash collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities transferred by the Company in the transaction as of the transaction date. Cash received as collateral will be invested as needed or used for general corporate purposes of the Company.

Derivative Instruments

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 underlying 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 each due date. Swaps that meet hedge accounting rules are carried in a manner consistent with the hedged item, generally amortized cost, in the 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 unassigned surplus along with any adjustments for federal income taxes, until the transaction is terminated.

The Company may hold foreign denominated assets or liabilities and cross currency swaps are utilized to convert the asset or liability to a US denominated security. Cross currency swap agreements are contracts to exchange two principal amounts of two currencies at the prevailing exchange rate at inception of the contract. During the life of the swap, the counterparties exchange fixed or floating rate interest payments in the swapped currencies. At maturity, the principal amounts are again swapped at a pre-determined rate of exchange. Each asset or liability is hedged individually and the terms of the swap must meet the terms of the hedged instrument. For cross currency swaps qualifying for hedge accounting, the premium or discount is amortized into income over the life of the contract and the foreign currency translation adjustment is recorded as unrealized gain/loss in unassigned surplus. Swaps not meeting hedge accounting rules are carried at fair value with fair value adjustments recorded in unassigned surplus. If a 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.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

The Company issues products providing the customer a return based on the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 1000 indices. The Company uses S&P 500 and NASDAQ 1000 futures 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 or 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 fair value adjustments are recorded in unassigned surplus.

Capped floating rate commercial mortgage loans and interest rate caps that are designated as hedges and meet hedge accounting rules are carried at amortized cost in the financial statements. A gain or loss upon early termination would be reflected in the IMR similar to the underlying instrument.

The Company may sell products with expected benefit payments extending beyond investment assets currently available in the market. Because assets will have to be purchased in the future to fund future liability cash flows, the Company is exposed to the risk of future investments made at lower yields than what is assumed at the time of pricing. Forward-starting interest rate swaps are utilized to lock-in the current forward rate. The accrual of income for forward-starting interest rate swaps begins at the forward date, rather than at the inception date. These forward-starting swaps meet hedge accounting rules and are carried at cost in the financial statements. Gains and losses realized upon termination of the forward-starting swap are deferred and used to adjust the basis of the asset purchased in the hedged forecasted period. The basis adjustment is then amortized into income as a yield adjustment to the asset over its life.

A replication transaction is a derivative transaction, generally a credit default swap, entered into in conjunction with a cash instrument that is used to reproduce the investment characteristics of an otherwise permissible investment. For replication transactions, generally, 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 carrying value of derivative instruments is reflected in either the other invested assets or the other liabilities line within the balance sheet, depending upon the net balance of the derivatives as of the end of the reporting period. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, derivatives in the amount of $174,391 and $157,037, respectively, were reflected in the other liabilities line within the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

Aggregate Reserves for Policies and Contracts

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

The aggregate policy reserves for life insurance policies are based principally upon the 1941, 1958 and 1980 Commissioners’ Standard Ordinary Mortality and American Experience Mortality Tables. The reserves are calculated using interest rates ranging from 2.0 to 6.0 percent and are computed principally on the Net Level Premium Valuation and the Commissioners’ Reserve Valuation Methods. Reserves for universal life policies are based on account balances adjusted for the Commissioners’ Reserve Valuation Method.

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. The Company returns any portion of the final premium beyond the date of death.

Tabular interest, tabular less actual reserves released and tabular cost have been determined by formula. Tabular interest on funds not involving life contingencies has also been determined by formula.

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 supplementary contracts with life contingencies are equal to the present value of future payments assuming interest rates ranging from 2.25 to 11.25 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 Statement of Statutory Accounting Principles (SSAP) No. 50, Classifications and Definitions of Insurance or Managed Care Contracts in Force. These liabilities have annuitization options at

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

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 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 mid-terminal 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 balance sheet 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.

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 are 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.

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 reserve in the statement of operations.

The Company issues funding agreements with well-defined class-based annuity purchase rates defining either specific or maximum purchase rate guarantees. However, these funding agreements are not issued to or for the benefit of an identifiable individual or group of individuals. These contracts are classified as deposit-type contracts in accordance with SSAP No. 50.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

Separate Accounts

Separate accounts held by the Company, primarily for individual policyholders as well as for group pension plans, do not have any minimum guarantees, and the investment risks associated with market value changes are borne by the policyholder. The assets in the accounts, carried at estimated fair value, consist of underlying mutual fund shares, common stocks, long-term bonds and short-term investments.

Certain other separate accounts held by the Company provide a minimum guaranteed return of 3% of the average investment balance to policyholders. The assets consist of long-term bonds and short-term investments which are carried at amortized cost.

Assets held in trust for purchases of variable universal life and variable annuity contracts and the Company’s corresponding obligation to the contract owners are shown separately in the balance sheets. The assets in the separate accounts are valued at market. Income and gains and losses with respect to the assets in the separate accounts accrue to the benefit of the policyholders and, accordingly, the operations of the separate accounts are not included in the accompanying financial statements. The investment risks associated with market value changes of the separate accounts are borne entirely by the policyholders except in cases where minimum guarantees exist. The Company received variable contract premiums of $5,533,742, $4,875,079 and $3,593,932 in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. In addition, the Company received $418,291, $369,936 and $276,684, in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, related to fees associated with investment management, administration, and contractual guarantees for separate accounts.

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 revenues are recognized over the premium paying periods of the related policies. Consideration 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 revenue.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

Stock Option and Stock Appreciation Rights Plans

Prior to 2002 and in 2005 through 2007, 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.

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, Stock Options and Stock Purchase Plans, the expense related to these plans for the Company’s employees has been charged to the Company, with an offsetting amount credited to paid-in surplus. The Company recorded an expense of $(159), $(272) and $359 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 respectively. In addition, the Company recorded an adjustment to paid-in surplus for the income tax effect related to these plans over and above the amount reflected in the statement of operations in the amount of $270, $44 and $264 for years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 respectively.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2005 and 2006 financial statements to conform to the 2007 presentation.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

2. Prescribed and Permitted Statutory Accounting Practices

The financial statements of the Company are presented in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Insurance Division, Department of Commerce, of the State of Iowa. The Insurance Division, Department of Commerce, of the State of Iowa recognizes only statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the State of Iowa for determining and reporting financial condition and results of operations of an insurance company, and for determining its solvency under the Iowa Insurance Law.

The NAIC’s Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual (NAIC SAP) has been adopted as a component of prescribed or permitted practices by the State of Iowa. The State of Iowa has adopted a prescribed accounting practice that differs from that found in the NAIC SAP related to reserve credits with respect to secondary guarantee reinsurance treaties. As prescribed by Iowa Administrative Code 191-17.3(2), the commissioner found that the Company is entitled to take reserve credit for such a reinsurance contract in the amount equal to the portion of total reserves attributable to the secondary guarantee, whereas this type of reinsurance does not meet the specific requirements of SSAP No. 61, Life, Deposit-Type and Accident and Health Reinsurance and Appendix A-791 of the NAIC SAP.

A reconciliation of the Company’s net income and capital and surplus between NAIC SAP and practices prescribed and permitted by the State of Iowa is shown below:

 

     2007     2006    2005

Net income (loss), State of Iowa basis

   $ 241,492     $ 332,398    $ 298,645

State prescribed practice for secondary guarantee reinsurance

     —         —        —  
                     

Net income (loss), NAIC SAP

   $ 241,492     $ 332,398    $ 298,645
                     

Statutory surplus, State of Iowa basis

   $ 1,989,749     $ 2,042,778    $ 2,418,045

State prescribed practice for secondary guarantee reinsurance

     (286,392 )     —        —  
                     

Statutory surplus, NAIC SAP

   $ 1,703,357     $ 2,042,778    $ 2,418,045
                     

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

3. Accounting Changes and Correction of Errors

Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SSAP No. 93, Accounting for Low Income Housing Tax Credit Property Investments. This statement established statutory accounting principles for investments in federal and certain state sponsored Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties. SSAP No. 93 states that LIHTC investments shall be initially recorded at cost and amortized based on the proportion of tax benefits received in the current year to the total estimated tax benefits to be allocated to the investor. Prior to 2006, the Company’s investments in LIHTC investments were reported in accordance with SSAP No. 48 and SSAP No. 88 and carried at audited GAAP equity. The cumulative effect is the difference between the audited GAAP equity amount at December 31, 2005 and the amortized cost assuming the new accounting principles had been applied retroactively for prior periods. As a result of the change, the Company reported a cumulative effect of a change of accounting principle that reduced unassigned surplus by $1,665 at January 1, 2006.

Effective January 1, 2005, the Company adopted SSAP No. 88, Investments in Subsidiary, Controlled and Affiliated Entities (SCA entities). According to SSAP No. 88, noninsurance subsidiaries are carried at audited GAAP equity. Prior to 2005, the Company’s investments in noninsurance subsidiaries were reported in accordance with SSAP No. 46, Investments in Subsidiary, Controlled and Affiliated Entities, and carried at statutory equity. The cumulative effect is the difference between the amount of capital and surplus that would have been reported on January 1, 2005 if the new accounting principle had been applied retroactively for prior periods. As a result of the change, the Company reported a cumulative effect of a change of accounting principle that reduced unassigned surplus by $6,668 at January 1, 2005.

Effective January 1, 2005, the Company adopted SSAP No. 91, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities. SSAP No. 91 addresses, among other things, the criteria that must be met in order to account for certain asset transfers as sales rather than collateralized borrowings. Transfers impacted by SSAP No. 91 that the Company engages in include securities lending, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements and dollar reverse repurchase agreements. In accordance with SSAP No. 91, if specific criteria are met, reverse repurchase agreements and dollar reverse repurchase agreements are accounted for as collateralized borrowings and repurchase agreements are accounted for as collateralized lending. The cumulative effect of the adoption of this SSAP is the difference between the amount of capital and surplus that would have been reported on January 1, 2005 if the new accounting principle had been applied retroactively for prior periods. This change of accounting principle had no impact on unassigned surplus as of January 1, 2005.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

3. Accounting Changes and Correction of Errors (continued)

During 2007, the Company discovered that the cash surrender value used in the calculation of statutory reserves for a specific product did not reflect the three percent guarantee that is a part of the strategy option. As a result, the reserve balance was understated by $45,055 as of and for the year ended 2006. The current year statement of operations reflects a decrease in the change in reserve balance with an offset to unassigned surplus to correct this error.

During 2006, the Company discovered that the Interest Maintenance Reserve (IMR) incorrectly included interest-related realized gains and losses associated with specific assets supporting a block of business in which the policyholders were being credited the daily return on such investments. As a result, the IMR balance was overstated by $20,480 as of and for the year ended 2005. The 2006 financials reflect a reduction in the IMR balance with an offset to unassigned surplus to correct this error.

4. Capital and Surplus

On December 26, 2006, the Company repurchased its 42,500 shares of non-voting Series A preferred shares for $58,000, which is reflected as treasury stock as of December 31, 2006. On December 19, 2007, the Company repurchased 57,340 shares of its Series B preferred shares for $573,400. The par value of each class of preferred stock is $10 per share and the liquidation value of Series A is $1,365 per share and Series B is $10 per share. The per share liquidation values shall be adjusted proportionally to reflect any resulting increase or decrease in the number of outstanding shares of preferred stock. Holders of the Series A preferred shares shall be entitled to receive dividends equal to the amount of income generated from a segregated pool of assets, including cash, cash equivalents, mortgages and debt securities and these dividends are cumulative in nature. Holders of the Series B preferred shares shall be entitled to receive dividends equal to the rate of six percent of the issue price of the Series B preferred Stock. Holders of both series of preferred stock have no right to cause mandatory or optional redemption of the shares. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, cumulative unpaid dividends relating to the preferred shares were $24,881 and $23,828, respectively.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

4. Capital and Surplus (continued)

The Company paid a preferred stock dividend of $51,600 to its Series B preferred stock shareholder, AEGON, on December 19, 2007. The Company paid a preferred stock dividend of $42,588 to its Series A and Series B preferred shareholder, AEGON, on December 26, 2006. On October 23, 2006, the Company paid a preferred stock dividend to AEGON through a transfer of a non-affiliated investment in common stock with a fair value of $27,215. The Company did not pay a common stock dividend to its parent company during 2007 or 2006. On September 29, 2005, the Company distributed $338,551 to its parent company of record on that date, AEGON, a return of additional paid-in capital. In addition, the Company distributed $9,500 as a return of additional paid-in capital to its preferred shareholder, AEGON, on September 29, 2005.

On December 19, 2006, the Company repaid the surplus notes outstanding in the amount of $575,000 with AEGON with approval from the Iowa Insurance Division.

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, 2007, the Company meets the RBC requirements.

5. 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, cash equivalents and short-term investments: The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying balance sheets for these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

Investment securities: Fair values for investment securities are based on unit prices published by the SVO or, in the absence of SVO published unit prices or when amortized cost is used by the SVO as the unit price, quoted market prices by other third party organizations, where available.

For fixed maturity securities (including redeemable preferred stock) 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 the expected future cash flows using current market rates applicable to the coupon rate, credit and maturity of the investments. For equity securities that are not actively traded, estimated fair values are based on values of issues of comparable yield and quality.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

5. Fair Values of Financial Instruments (continued)

Mortgage loans on real estate: 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.

Policy loans: The fair value of policy loans is assumed to equal their carrying amount.

Interest rate caps and swaps: Estimated fair value of interest rate caps are based upon the quoted market price at the balance sheet date. Estimated fair value of swaps, including interest rate and currency swaps, are based upon the pricing differential for similar swap agreements.

Credit default swaps: Estimated fair value of credit default swaps are based upon the pricing differential for similar swap agreements.

Receivable from or payable to parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates: The fair values for short-term notes receivable from and payable to affiliates are assumed to equal their carrying amount.

Separate accounts: The fair value of separate account assets are based on quoted market prices. The fair value of separate account annuity liabilities approximate the market value of the separate account assets less a provision for the present value of future profits related to the underlying contracts.

Investment contracts: Fair values for the Company’s liabilities under investment-type insurance contracts, which include guaranteed interest contracts and funding agreements, 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. For investment contract with no defined maturity, fair value is estimated to be the present surrender value.

Borrowed money: Fair values for borrowed money are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses based on the Company’s current incremental borrowing rate for similar types of borrowing arrangements.

Fair values for the Company’s insurance contracts other than investment-type 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, such that the company’s exposure to changing interest rates is minimized through the matching of investment maturities with amounts due under insurance contracts.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

5. Fair Values of Financial Instruments (continued)

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

 

     December 31
     2007    2006
     Carrying
Amount
    Fair Value    Carrying
Amount
    Fair Value

Admitted assets

         

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

   $ 1,182,364     $ 1,182,364    $ 1,552,965     $ 1,552,965

Unaffiliated bonds

     27,987,619       27,899,563      32,103,292       32,462,380

Unaffiliated preferred stocks

     1,328,054       1,243,658      1,689,094       1,773,025

Unaffiliated common stocks

     175,403       175,403      393,176       393,176

Mortgage loans on real estate

     6,038,594       6,086,856      5,760,667       5,863,158

Policy loans

     92,978       92,978      130,144       130,144

Interest rate caps

     4,454       4,454      10,793       10,793

Receivable from parents, subsidiaries and affiliates

     69,694       69,694      503,881       503,881

Separate account assets

     32,759,905       32,759,905      28,875,013       28,875,013

Liabilities

         

Investment contract liabilities

     24,409,453       24,956,387      29,617,295       30,115,504

Swaps

     (179,775 )     166,946      (167,913 )     348,111

Borrowed money

     —         —        493,336       493,336

Separate account annuity liabilities

     24,693,597       24,693,979      22,890,368       22,890,368

6. Investments

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

 

     Carrying
Amount
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Less Than
12 Months
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses 12
Months or
More
   Estimated
Fair

Value

December 31, 2007

              

Bonds:

              

United States Government and agencies

   $ 400,772    $ 9,166    $ 202    $ 1,859    $ 407,877

State, municipal and other government

     654,523      40,467      7,092      7,246      680,652

Public utilities

     1,746,365      46,100      6,580      13,849      1,772,036

Industrial and miscellaneous

     16,313,521      424,640      166,084      157,223      16,414,854

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     8,872,438      51,606      219,631      80,269      8,624,144
                                  
     27,987,619      571,979      399,589      260,446      27,899,563

Unaffiliated preferred stocks

     1,328,054      19,956      87,248      17,104      1,243,658
                                  
   $ 29,315,673    $ 591,935    $ 486,837    $ 277,550    $ 29,143,221
                                  

 

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(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

6. Investments (continued)

 

     Carrying
Amount
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Less Than
12 Months
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses 12
Months or
More
   Estimated
Fair

Value

December 31, 2006

              

Bonds:

              

United States Government and agencies

   $ 423,901    $ 2,140    $ 876    $ 5,701    $ 419,464

State, municipal and other government

     684,807      61,035      1,710      10,418      733,714

Public utilities

     2,159,941      85,344      3,766      20,344      2,221,175

Industrial and miscellaneous

     18,867,823      549,897      47,310      211,195      19,159,214

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     9,966,820      46,050      9,222      74,836      9,928,813
                                  
     32,103,292      744,466      62,884      322,494      32,462,380

Unaffiliated preferred stocks

     1,689,094      94,679      2,098      8,650      1,773,025
                                  
   $ 33,792,386    $ 839,145    $ 64,982    $ 331,144    $ 34,235,405
                                  

The Company held bonds and preferred stock at December 31, 2007 and 2006 with a carrying value of $47,219 and $44,139, respectively, and amortized cost of $58,807 and $56,799, respectively, 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.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, for securities that have been in a continuous loss position for greater than or equal to twelve months, the Company held 1,027 and 1,502 securities with a carrying amount of $6,911,761 and $11,033,069 and an unrealized loss of $277,550 and $331,144 with an average price of 96.0 and 97.0 (NAIC market value/amortized cost), respectively. Of this portfolio, 95.0% and 94.4% were investment grade with associated unrealized losses of $245,901 and $291,095, respectively.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, for securities in an unrealized loss position less than twelve months, the Company held 1,134 and 808 securities with a carrying amount of $9,766,323 and $5,751,378 and an unrealized loss of $486,837 and $64,982 with an average price of 95.0 and 46.7 (NAIC market value/amortized cost), respectively. Of this portfolio, 90.0% and 96.8% were investment grade with associated unrealized losses of $398,133 and $52,315, respectively.

 

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(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

6. Investments (continued)

The Company closely monitors below investment grade holdings and those investment grade issuers and industry sectors where the Company has concerns. The Company also regularly monitors industry sectors. Securities in unrealized loss positions that are considered other than temporary are written down to fair value. The Company considers relevant facts and circumstances in evaluating whether the impairment is other than temporary including: (1) the probability of the Company collecting all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the security in effect at the date of acquisition; and (2) the Company’s decision to sell a security prior to its maturity at an amount below its carrying amount. Additionally, financial condition, near term prospects of the issuer, nationally recognized credit rating changes and cash flow trends and underlying levels of collateral, for asset-backed securities only, are monitored. 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 in the period the determination is made.

The estimated fair value of bonds, common stocks and preferred stocks with gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2007 and 2006 is as follows:

 

     Losses Less
Than 12
Months
   Losses 12
Months or
More
   Total

December 31, 2007

        

Bonds:

        

United States Government and agencies

   $ 32,613    $ 74,807    $ 107,420

State, municipal and other government

     121,626      82,427      204,053

Public utilities

     287,588      436,534      724,122

Industrial and miscellaneous

     4,462,473      3,790,402      8,252,875

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     3,729,867      2,062,829      5,792,696
                    
     8,634,167      6,446,999      15,081,166

Unaffiliated preferred stocks

     645,319      187,211      832,530

Unaffiliated common stocks

     45,390      —        45,390
                    
   $ 9,324,876    $ 6,634,210    $ 15,959,086
                    

 

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(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

6. Investments (continued)

 

     Losses Less
Than 12
Months
   Losses 12
Months or
More
   Total

December 31, 2006

        

Bonds:

        

United States Government and agencies

   $ 101,985    $ 203,936    $ 305,921

State, municipal and other government

     107,264      103,700      210,964

Public utilities

     325,631      618,315      943,946

Industrial and miscellaneous

     3,082,806      6,373,498      9,456,304

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     1,890,306      3,081,179      4,971,485
                    
     5,507,992      10,380,628      15,888,620

Unaffiliated preferred stocks

     178,404      321,295      499,699

Unaffiliated common stocks

     75,770      —        75,770
                    
   $ 5,762,166    $ 10,701,923    $ 16,464,089
                    

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of bonds at December 31, 2007, 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

   $ 1,274,677    $ 1,270,825

Due after one year through five years

     9,186,021      9,256,980

Due after five years through ten years

     4,757,998      4,760,097

Due after ten years

     3,896,485      3,987,517
             
     19,115,181      19,275,419

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     8,872,438      8,624,144
             
   $ 27,987,619    $ 27,899,563
             

At December 31, 2007, the Company’s banking sector portfolio reported $138,938 in unrealized losses. The absolute exposure to the banking sector is large and of high quality. Because of the banking sector’s size, the absolute dollar amount of unrealized losses is large, but the overall market value as a percent of book value on all securities in an unrealized loss position is 94%. While the sector has some exposure to the subprime market, the issuers are highly diversified and any impact is not expected to be material to their credit profile.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

6. Investments (continued)

There is one individual issuer rated below investment grade in the banking sector. The Company’s exposure to Northern Rock PLC bonds is rated B3 and has unrealized losses of $37,989. Northern Rock PLC, a British mortgage bank, suffered a run on the bank in the fall of 2007. The Bank of England has provided guarantees and liquidity support to stabilize this UK mortgage lender, and its support is expected to continue until a buyer can be found. Given the support provided by the Bank of England, the Company does not consider Northern Rock PLC to be impaired as of December 31, 2007. Subsequent to year end, Northern Rock PLC, failed to find bids that suited the Bank of England’s loan repayment requirements. As a result, Northern Rock PLC has been nationalized. The Company’s bonds continue to remain as listed securities even under what has been described as temporary public ownership, and no impairment appears warranted.

Sub-prime mortgages are loans to homebuyers who have weak or impaired credit histories, are loans that are non-conforming or are loans that are second in priority. The Company’s businesses in the United States do not sell or buy sub-prime mortgages directly. The Company’s position is related to so-called “asset-backed securities” (ABS). These securities are pools of mortgages that have been securitized and offered to investors as asset-backed securities, where the mortgages are collateral. Most of the underlying mortgages within the pool have FICO scores below 660. Therefore, the ABS has been classified by the Company as a sub-prime mortgage position. Also included in the Company’s total sub-prime mortgage position are ABS with second lien mortgages as collateral. The second lien mortgages may not necessarily have sub-prime FICO scores; however, the Company has included these ABS in its sub-prime position as it’s the second priority in terms of repayment. The Company does not have any “direct” residential mortgages to sub-prime borrowers outside of the ABS structures.

For ABS in an unrealized loss position, the Company considers them for impairment when there has been an adverse change in estimated cash flows from the cash flows previously projected at purchase, which is in accordance with SSAP 43, Loan-backed and Structured Securities. The Company did not impair any of its sub-prime mortgage positions in 2007 or 2006.

The following table provides the actual cost, carrying value and fair value by asset class of the Company’s sub-prime mortgage position at December 31, 2007:

 

     Actual Cost    Carrying
Value
   Fair Value

Residential Mortgage Backed Securities

   $ 1,464,313    $ 1,463,975    $ 1,365,233

Collateralized Debt Obligations

     6,579      6,579      6,579
                    
   $ 1,470,892    $ 1,470,554    $ 1,371,812
                    

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

6. Investments (continued)

The following table provides the actual cost, carrying value and fair value by asset class of the Company’s sub-prime mortgage position at December 31, 2007, which are reported off balance sheet for statutory reporting purposes.

 

     Actual
Cost
   Carrying
Value
   Fair
Value

Residential Mortgage Backed Securities

   $ 21,352    $ 21,357    $ 20,210

At December 31, 2007, the Company’s residential mortgage backed securities sub-sector, CMO Non Agency-whole loan, reported $78,760 in unrealized losses. The majority of the unrealized loss is attributed to SASCO (Structured Asset Securities Corporation) in the amount of $37,766. The Company owns several securities under the SASCO name, with each deal containing its own unique pool of collateral and representing a separate and distinct trust. The combination of low reset margin, slower prepayment speeds, illiquidity in the market and general level of credit spread widening have pushed the overall market value as a percent of book on those residential mortgage backed securities bonds in an unrealized loss position of 92%. The unrealized loss on SASCO is not credit driven but rather a reflection of the move in interest rates and credit spreads relative to where these deals were originally priced.

A detail of net investment income is presented below:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Bonds

   $ 1,779,152     $ 1,908,966     $ 2,054,492  

Preferred stock

     96,000       89,786       23,293  

Common stock

     5,313       5,404       3,688  

Mortgage loans

     395,076       389,683       383,849  

Real estate

     3,573       4,238       4,871  

Policy loans

     7,684       8,501       9,277  

Derivatives

     6,734       (6,687 )     (29,658 )

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     76,339       24,043       12,461  

Other

     19,073       68,733       65,023  
                        

Gross investment income

     2,388,944       2,492,667       2,527,296  

Less investment expenses

     (95,748 )     (115,756 )     (137,242 )
                        

Net investment income

   $ 2,293,196     $ 2,376,911     $ 2,390,054  
                        

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

6. Investments (continued)

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

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Proceeds

   $ 20,110,285     $ 20,443,729     $ 23,512,439  
                        

Gross realized gains

   $ 413,061     $ 259,277     $ 291,791  

Gross realized losses

     (194,877 )     (223,665 )     (203,370 )
                        

Net realized gains

   $ 218,184     $ 35,612     $ 88,421  
                        

Gross realized losses for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 include $37,211, $21,993 and $42,184, respectively, which relates to losses recognized on other than temporary declines in market value of debt securities.

Net realized capital gains/losses on investments and change in net unrealized capital gains/losses on investments are summarized below:

 

     Realized  
     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Bonds

   $ 193,427     $ (758 )   $ 97,640  

Preferred stocks

     24,757       36,370       (9,219 )

Common stocks

     77,658       (1,982 )     (4,465 )

Mortgage loans on real estate

     2,962       385       (3,054 )

Real estate

     26       515       2,538  

Short-term investments

     (5,737 )     (5 )     (7 )

Derivatives

     (13,505 )     6,275       (27,493 )

Other invested assets

     157,582       110,648       69,851  
                        
     437,170       151,448       125,791  

Tax effect

     (175,872 )     (50,291 )     (53,227 )

Transfer to interest maintenance reserve

     (31,575 )     13,330       (63,341 )
                        

Net realized capital gains on investments

   $ 229,723     $ 114,487     $ 9,223  
                        

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

6. Investments (continued)

 

     Change in Unrealized  
     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Bonds

   $ 1,072     $ 13,177     $ (112,374 )

Preferred stocks

     585       45,805       1,816  

Common stocks

     (21,486 )     (5,460 )     5,085  

Affiliated entities

     2,417       7,086       2,619  

Other invested assets

     161,158       116,799       58,498  

Derivative instruments

     11,198       (59,193 )     88,809  
                        

Change in net unrealized capital gains/(losses)

   $ 154,944     $ 118,214     $ 44,453  
                        

Gross unrealized gains and gross unrealized losses on unaffiliated common stocks are as follows:

 

     December 31  
     2007     2006  

Unrealized gains

   $ 24,188     $ 34,180  

Unrealized losses

     (18,647 )     (7,153 )
                

Net unrealized gains

   $ 5,541     $ 27,027  
                

During 2007, the Company issued mortgage loans with interest rates ranging from 5.55% to 9.58% for commercial loans and 6.30% to 9.45% for agricultural loans. The maximum percentage of any one mortgage loan to the value of the underlying real estate at origination was 89%. Mortgage loans with a carrying amount of $18 were non-income producing for the previous 180 days. Accrued interest of $3 and $4 related to these mortgage loans was excluded from investment income at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The Company has a mortgage or deed of trust on the property thereby creating a lien which gives it the right to take possession of the property (among other things) if the borrower fails to perform according to the terms of the loan documents. The Company requires all mortgaged properties to carry fire insurance equal to the value of the underlying property.

The Company did not recognize any impaired loans with a related allowance for credit losses as of December 31, 2007 or 2006. There were also no impaired mortgage loans held without an allowance for credit losses as of December 31, 2007 or 2006. The average recorded investment in impaired loans during 2006 was $17.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

6. Investments (continued)

The Company accrues interest income on impaired loans to the extent deemed collectible (delinquent less than 91 days) and the loan continues to perform under its original or restructured contractual terms. Interest income on nonperforming loans generally is recognized on a cash basis. The Company recognized interest income on impaired loans of $110 for the year ended December 31, 2005. Interest income in the amount of $126 was recognized on a cash basis for the year ended December 31, 2005. There was no interest income on impaired loans recognized nor was there any interest income recognized on a cash basis for years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for the allowance for credit losses on mortgage loans:

 

     Year Ended December 31
     2007    2006    2005

Balance at beginning of period

   $ —      $ 104    $ 8,184

Additions, net charged to operations

     —        —        838

Reduction due to write-downs charged against the allowance

     —        104      7,612

Recoveries in amounts previously charged off

     —        —        1,306
                    

Balance at end of period

   $ —      $ —      $ 104
                    

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company had recorded investments in restructured securities of $672 and $9,644, respectively. The capital gains (losses) taken as a direct result of restructures in 2007 and 2006 were $(75) and $4,198, respectively. There were no capital gains taken as a direct result of restructures in 2005. The Company often has impaired a security prior to the restructure date. These impairments are not included in the calculation of restructure related losses and are accounted for as a realized loss, reducing the cost basis of the security involved.

At December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company had no loans 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, 2007, 2006 and 2005 related to such restructurings. There are no commitments to lend additional funds to debtors owing receivables.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

6. Investments (continued)

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company held a mortgage loan loss reserve in the AVR of $105,211 and $172,414, 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  
     2007     2006          2007     2006  

Pacific

   22 %   22 %   Office    36 %   35 %

South Atlantic

   21     21     Industrial    20     21  

Middle Atlantic

   17     17     Retail    17     16  

Mountain

   16     15     Apartment    16     19  

E. North Central

   9     10     Agriculture    6     4  

W. North Central

   5     5     Other    4     4  

W. South Central

   5     5     Medical    1     1  

E. South Central

   3     3         

New England

   2     2         

For the year ending December 31, 2007, the Company has 36 Low Income Housing Tax Credits. The remaining years of unexpired tax credits ranged from 2 to12 and none of the properties were subject to regulatory review. The length of time remaining for holding periods ranged from 4 to 16 years. The amount of contingent equity commitments expected to be paid during the years 2008 to 2019 is $15,733. There were no impairment losses, write-downs or reclassifications during the year related to these credits.

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. The Company also uses cross currency swaps to reduce market risk in foreign currencies and to alter exchange exposure arising from mismatches between assets and liabilities. A notional currency exchange occurs at the beginning and end of the contract. During the life of the swap, the counterparties exchange fixed or floating interest payments in its swapped currency. All swap transactions are entered into pursuant to master agreements providing for a single net payment to be made by one counterparty at each due date.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

6. Investments (continued)

Derivative 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 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.

The maximum term over which the Company is hedging its exposure to the variability of future cash flows is approximately 24 years for forecasted hedge transactions. For forecasted hedge transactions, the deferred gain (loss) is recognized in income as the purchased asset affects income. If the forecasted transaction no longer qualifies for hedge accounting or if the forecasted transaction is no longer probable, the forward-starting swap will cease to be valued at amortized cost and will be marked to fair value through surplus. For the year ended December 31, 2007, none of the Company’s cash flow hedges has been discontinued, as it was probable that the original forecasted transactions would occur by the end of the originally specified time period documented at inception of the hedging relationship.

For the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company has recorded $5,572 and $(2,256), respectively, for the component of derivative instruments utilized for hedging purposes that did not qualify for hedge accounting. This has been recorded directly to unassigned surplus as an unrealized loss. The Company did not recognize any unrealized gains or losses during 2007 or 2006 that represented the component of derivative instruments gain or loss that was excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

An interest rate floor provides a receipt of payments in the event interest rates fall below the strike rates in the contract. An interest rate floor is designed to generate cash flows to offset lower cash flows received on assets during low interest rate environments. The Company pays a single premium at the beginning of the contract. These interest rate floors are marked to fair value in the balance sheet and the fair value adjustment is recorded in capital and surplus.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

6. Investments (continued)

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 to a lower rated investment grade asset. Using the swap market to replicate credit enables the Company to enhance the relative values while having the ability to execute larger transactions in a shortened time frame. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company had replicated assets with a fair value of $198,205 and $170,856, respectively, and credit default swaps with a fair value of $(1,344) and $1,128, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company did not recognize any 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. 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, then the Company is required to post assets instead. As of December 31, 2007, the fair value of all contracts, aggregated at a counterparty level, with a positive and negative fair value amounted to $402,904 and $(230,573), respectively.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company’s outstanding financial instruments with on and off-balance sheet risks, shown in notional amounts, are summarized as follows:

 

     Notional Amount
     2007    2006

Derivative securities:

     

Interest rate and currency swaps:

     

Receive fixed – pay floating

   $ 5,641,240    $ 6,156,247

Receive floating – pay fixed

     5,325,510      6,860,032

Receive fixed – pay fixed

     129,869      107,148

Receive floating (uncapped) – pay floating (capped)

     3,254,357      4,093,896

Interest rate cap agreement

     4,500,000      4,521,900

Interest rate floor agreements

     60,800      59,200

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

6. Investments (continued)

At December 31, 2007, investments with an aggregate carrying value of $60,914 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.

7. Reinsurance

Certain premiums and benefits are assumed from and ceded to other insurance companies under various reinsurance agreements. 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:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Direct premiums

   $ 8,481,394     $ 7,282,848     $ 6,263,720  

Reinsurance assumed – non affiliates

     28,936       4,025       4,151  

Reinsurance assumed – affiliates

     46,715       229,506       118,163  

Reinsurance ceded – non affiliates

     (121,441 )     (99,068 )     (143,292 )

Reinsurance ceded – affiliates

     (2,955,675 )     (2,507,526 )     (1,137,525 )
                        

Net premiums earned

   $ 5,479,929     $ 4,909,785     $ 5,105,217  
                        

The Company received reinsurance recoveries in the amount of $306,393, $266,434 and $207,576, during 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, estimated amounts recoverable from reinsurers that have been deducted from policy and contract claim reserves totaled $13,986 and $12,977, respectively. The aggregate reserves for policies and contracts were reduced for reserve credits for reinsurance ceded at December 31, 2007 and 2006 of $11,702,802 and $8,260,587, respectively.

The net amount of the reduction in surplus at December 31, 2007 if all reinsurance agreements were cancelled is $21,653.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

7. Reinsurance (continued)

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, amounts recoverable from unaffiliated unauthorized reinsurers of $474 and $1,034, respectively, and reserve credits for reinsurance ceded of $20,287 and $25,221, respectively were associated with a single reinsurer and its affiliates. The Company holds collateral under these reinsurance agreements in the form of trust agreements totaling $21,765 and $27,616 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, that can be drawn on for amounts that remain unpaid for more than 120 days.

During 2001, the Company entered into a reinsurance transaction with an unaffiliated company to cede certain annuity benefits on an inforce group of contracts. The gain from this transaction of $13,674 was credited directly to unassigned surplus. During 2007, 2006 and 2005, $1,119, $1,403 and $1,437, respectively, of the initial gain were amortized into earnings, with a corresponding charge to unassigned surplus.

During 2001, 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 $33,042, which was credited directly to unassigned surplus. During 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company has amortized $3,304 per year into earnings with a corresponding charge to unassigned surplus. The Company has a liability for funds held under reinsurance of $376,833, $585,938, and $625,459 at December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively.

During 2003, the Company entered into an indemnity reinsurance agreement in which the Company agreed to cede the obligations and benefits related to certain fixed annuity contracts on a coinsurance and modified coinsurance basis. The Company received a ceding commission of $13,386 at the inception of the contract. In addition, the Company released the IMR liability of $19,855 related to the assets backing the ceded contracts because the future investment experience to be transferred to the assuming company will be without adjustment of the IMR that existed at the date of the initial transaction. The resulting gain from the ceding commission and the IMR release has been recorded directly to unassigned surplus on a net of tax basis. During 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company has amortized $1,538, $2,632 and $985, respectively, into earnings with a corresponding charge to unassigned surplus.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

7. Reinsurance (continued)

During 2006, the Company entered into a reinsurance agreement with Transamerica Ireland Reinsurance, an affiliate, to retrocede an inforce block of universal life business. The initial commission expense allowance received of $148,162 less ceded reserves of $169,062 resulted in an initial transaction gain of $20,900 pre-tax ($13,585 net of tax). The net of tax gain was reclassified to unassigned surplus. During 2007 and 2006, the Company amortized $1,019 and $1,359 into earnings with a corresponding charge to unassigned surplus, respectively.

Effective December 31, 2007, TIRE recaptured all inforce business that was previously retroceded to the Company under the retrocessional agreement effective January 1, 2003. The difference between the life and claim reserves released of $172 and $11, respectively, and consideration paid of $82 was included in the Statement of Operations.

The Company entered into an agreement effective December 31, 2007 to recapture obligations and benefits related to certain universal life insurance contracts that were previously ceded to TIRE in 2003. The Company assumed assets of $4,690 associated with this business and paid recapture consideration of $308. Reserves recaptured included life reserves of $1,070 and claim reserves of $111. As a result, a pre-tax gain of $3,201 was included in the Statement of Operations. In addition, the unamortized pre-tax ceded gain held by the Company in unassigned surplus resulting from the original reinsurance transaction was released into income in the amount of $1,608 ($1,045 net of tax). Prior to this transaction, the Company had amortized $365 and $380 on a pre-tax basis ($237 and $247 on a net of tax basis) into earnings for 2007 and 2006, respectively, with a corresponding charge to unassigned surplus.

Effective December 31, 2007, the Company and Life Investors Insurance Company of America (LIICA), an affiliate of the Company, entered into an indemnity reinsurance agreement to automatically reinsure 100% of the risks attributable to secondary guarantee benefits on certain universal life policies that were originally issued by LIICA, with issue dates ranging from January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007, and also will be covering policies issued between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008. As a result, the Company assumed reserves of $104,707.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

7. Reinsurance (continued)

The Company and Monumental Life Insurance Company (MLIC), an affiliate of the Company, also entered into an indemnity reinsurance agreement effective December 31, 2007, to automatically reinsure 100% of the risks attributable to secondary guarantee benefits on certain universal life policies that were originally issued by MLIC or People’s Benefit Life Insurance Company, which was merged by operation of law into MLIC effective October 1, 2007, with issue dates ranging from January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007, and also will be covering policies issued between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008. As a result, the Company assumed reserves of $26,573.

The Company entered into an indemnity reinsurance agreement effective December 31, 2007, with TOLIC to automatically reinsure 100% of the risks attributable to secondary guarantee benefits on certain universal life policies that were originally issued by TOLIC and assumed by TOLIC on policies originally issued by Transamerica Life (Bermuda) Ltd., an affiliate of the Company, with issue dates ranging from January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007, and also will be covering policies issued between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008. As a result, the Company assumed reserves of $143,515.

Subsequent to the above transactions, also effective December 31, 2007, the Company entered into an indemnity reinsurance agreement with Pine Falls Re, Inc., an affiliate, to automatically reinsure 100% of the risks attributable to secondary guarantee benefits on certain universal life policies that were originally issued by the Company and assumed by the Company from various affiliated entities. Universal life secondary guarantee reserves ceded were $286,392, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $286,392 ($186,154, net of tax) that has been credited directly into unassigned surplus.

On October 1, 2007 the Company recaptured various fixed deferred annuity plans that were ceded to MLIC under a July 1, 1990 agreement. The recapture premium received was $249,642 and the commission expense allowance paid was $3,386, for a net consideration received of $246,256. Reserves recaptured were $249,642. The resulting pretax loss of $3,386 was included in the Statement of Operations.

The Company entered into an indemnity reinsurance agreement with a nonaffiliated company effective July 1, 2007, in which the Company agreed to cede a closed block of fixed and variable deferred annuities on a coinsurance and modified coinsurance basis. The net of tax gain of $10,931 from this transaction was credited directly to unassigned surplus. During 2007 the Company amortized $995 into earnings with a corresponding charge to unassigned surplus.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

8. Income Taxes

The main components of net deferred income taxes are as follows:

 

     December 31
     2007    2006

Deferred income tax assets:

     

Guaranty funds

   $ 2,984    $ 6,350

Non-admitted assets

     6,455      6,959

807(f) assets

     6,910      6,042

Partnerships

     61,354      33,185

Tax basis deferred acquisition costs

     265,534      242,335

Reserves

     107,173      103,702

Unrealized capital losses

     23,150      44,330

Derivatives

     75,277      36,455

Deferred intercompany losses

     15,139      11,042

Other

     13,290      7,690
             

Total deferred income tax assets

     577,266      498,090

Non-admitted deferred tax assets

     176,768      251,610
             

Admitted deferred tax assets

     400,498      246,480

Deferred income tax liabilities:

     

Unrealized capital gains

     87,516      112,838

807(f) liability

     6,629      6,742

Accrued dividends

     443      3,561

Deferred intercompany gains

     14,556      13,724

Partnerships

     150,914      —  

Other

     851      1,273
             

Total deferred income tax liabilities

     260,909      138,138
             

Net admitted deferred tax asset

   $ 139,589    $ 108,342
             

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

8. Income Taxes (continued)

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

 

     December 31  
     2007    2006    Change  

Total deferred tax assets

   $ 577,266    $ 498,090    $ 79,176  

Total deferred tax liabilities

     260,909      138,138      122,771  
                      

Net deferred tax asset

   $ 316,357    $ 359,952      (43,595 )
                

Tax effect of unrealized gains (losses)

           36,599  
              

Change in net deferred income tax

         $ (6,996 )
              

 

     December 31
     2006    2005    Change

Total deferred tax assets

   $ 498,090    $ 464,807    $ 33,283

Total deferred tax liabilities

     138,138      179,070      40,932
                    

Net deferred tax asset

   $ 359,952    $ 285,737      74,215
                

Tax effect of unrealized gains (losses)

           16,806
            

Change in net deferred income tax

         $ 91,021
            

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:

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

8. Income Taxes (continued)

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Income tax expense (benefit) on operational gains and capital gains (losses) on investments computed at the federal statutory rate (35%)

   $ 192,312     $ 177,020     $ 146,830  

Deferred acquisition costs – tax basis

     25,195       28,780       3,237  

Dividends received deduction

     (19,606 )     (22,343 )     (22,887 )

IMR amortization

     (5,170 )     (7,628 )     (13,821 )

Investment income items

     14,361       (7,952 )     42  

Limited partnerships book/tax difference

     (1,363 )     (3,754 )     (2,477 )

Miscellaneous accruals

     2,706       (339 )     (1,664 )

Non-Deductible items

     382       433       202  

Prior year over (under) accrual

     13,036       33,117       (40,480 )

Reinsurance transactions

     65,740       1,624       (2,094 )

Tax credits

     (38,023 )     (9,115 )     (5,854 )

Tax reserve adjustment

     (2,382 )     (285 )     (3,549 )

Other

     (77 )     (2,855 )     44  
                        

Federal income tax expense on operations and capital gains (losses) on investments

     247,111       186,703       57,529  

Less tax (benefit) on capital gains (losses)

     175,872       50,291       53,227  
                        

Total federal income tax expense

   $ 71,239     $ 136,412     $ 4,302  
                        

The total statutory income taxes are computed as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007    2006     2005  

Federal income tax expense on operations and capital gains (losses) on investments

   $ 247,111    $ 186,703     $ 57,529  

Change in net deferred income taxes

     6,996      (91,021 )     (34,505 )
                       

Total statutory income taxes

   $ 254,107    $ 95,682     $ 23,024  
                       

Effective October 1, 2005, the Company joined in a consolidated income tax return filing with TOLIC. Prior to that date, the Company filed a consolidated tax return with its indirect parent company, AEGON US Holding Corporation. 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 carryforwards are determined on 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.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

8. Income Taxes (continued)

In addition, any operating loss or capital loss carryforwards are calculated for the life and nonlife subgroups on a consolidated basis. At December 31, 2006, the consolidated returns had no loss carryforwards. A tax return has not yet been filed for 2007.

The amount of tax contingencies calculated for the Company as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 is not material to the Company’s financial position. Therefore, the total amount of tax contingencies that, if recognized, would affect the effective income tax rate is immaterial. The Company classifies interest and penalties related to income taxes as interest expense and penalty expense, respectively. The Company’s interest expense related to income taxes as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 was negligible and the Company recorded no liability for penalties.

The Company’s federal income tax returns have been examined by the Internal Revenue Service and closing arguments have been executed through 2000. The examination fieldwork for 2001 through 2004 has been completed and resulted in tax return adjustments that are currently being appealed. The Company believes that there are adequate defenses against or sufficient provisions established related to any open or contested tax provisions. An examination is underway for 2005 and 2006.

Income taxes incurred during 2007, 2006 and 2005 for the consolidated group in which the Company is included that will be available for recoupment in the event of future net losses is $324,348, $244,223 and $137,713, respectively.

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” (PSA). No federal income taxes have been provided for in the financial statements on income deferred in the PSA. A distribution from the PSA was made in 2006 in the amount of $20,258, which reduced the balance in the PSA to zero. Due to United States tax legislation enacted in October 2004, distributions to shareholders during 2005 and 2006 are deemed to come first out of the PSA and are not taxed. There was no reduction to net earnings due to this distribution.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

9. Policy and Contract Attributes

A portion of the Company’s policy reserves and other policyholders’ funds (including separate account liabilities) relate to liabilities established on a variety of the Company’s annuity and deposit-type 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, is summarized as follows:

 

     December 31  
     2007     2006  
     Amount    Percent
of Total
    Amount    Percent
of Total
 

Subject to discretionary withdrawal With market value adjustment

   $ 2,649,492    5 %   $ 3,073,540    5 %

At book value less current surrender charge of 5% or more

     4,946,290    9       6,661,713    11  

At fair value

     24,766,862    45       22,471,785    38  
                          

Total with adjustment or at market value

     32,362,644    59       32,207,038    54  

At book value without adjustment (minimal or no charge or adjustment)

     12,290,063    23       13,065,825    22  

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     9,938,264    18       14,206,871    24  
                          

Total annuity reserves and deposit fund liabilities - before reinsurance

     54,590,971    100 %     59,479,734    100 %
                  

Less reinsurance ceded

     4,508,540        6,254,160   
                  

Net annuity reserves and deposit fund liabilities

   $ 50,082,431      $ 53,225,574   
                  

Included in the liability for deposit-type contracts at December 31, 2007 and 2006 are $843,245 and $2,215,320, respectively, of funding agreements issued by an affiliate to special purpose entities in conjunction with non-recourse medium-term note programs. Under these programs, the proceeds from each note series issuance are used to purchase a funding agreement from an affiliated Company which secures that particular series of notes. The funding agreement is reinsured to the Company. In general, the payment terms of the note series match the payment terms of the funding agreement that secures that series. Claims for principal and interest for these funding agreements are afforded equal priority as other policyholders. At December 31, 2007, the contractual maturities were as follows:

 

Year

   Amount

2008

   $ —  

2009

     372,903

2010

     55,451

2011

     125,294

2012

     52,646

Thereafter

     236,951

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

9. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

The Company’s liability for deposit-type contracts includes GIC’s and funding agreements assumed from MLIC, an affiliate. The liabilities assumed are $4,122,609 and $5,805,497 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Separate and variable accounts held by the Company relate to individual variable life insurance policies. The benefits provided on the policies are determined by the performance and/or market value of the investments held in the separate account. The net investment experience of the separate account is credited directly to the policyholder and can be positive or negative. The assets of these are carried at market value. The life insurance policies typically provide a guaranteed minimum death benefit. Information regarding the separate accounts of the Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 is as follows:

 

     Nonindexed
Guaranteed
Less than or
equal to 4%
   Nonindexed
Guaranteed
More than 4%
   Nonguaranteed
Separate Account
   Total

Premiums, deposits and other considerations for the year ended December 31, 2007

   $ 14,714    $ —      $ 5,528,274    $ 5,542,988
                           

Reserves for separate accounts with assets at:

           

Fair value

   $ —      $ —      $ 30,695,300    $ 30,695,300

Amortized cost

     521,653      —        —        521,653
                           

Total at December 31, 2007

   $ 521,653    $ —      $ 30,695,300    $ 31,216,953
                           

Reserves for separate accounts by withdrawal characteristics at December 31, 2007:

           

Subject to discretionary withdrawal:

           

With market value adjustment

   $ 41,480    $ —      $ —      $ 41,480

At fair value

     —        —        30,695,300      30,695,300

At book value without market value adjustment and with current surrender charge of less than 5%

     480,173      —        —        480,173

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     —        —        —        —  
                           

Total separate account liabilities at December 31, 2007

   $ 521,653    $ —      $ 30,695,300    $ 31,216,953
                           

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

9. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

 

     Nonindexed
Guaranteed
Less than or
equal to 4%
   Nonindexed
Guaranteed
More than 4%
   Nonguaranteed
Separate Account
   Total

Premiums, deposits and other considerations for the year ended December 31, 2006

   $ 7,471    $ —      $ 4,874,131    $ 4,881,602
                           

Reserves for separate accounts with assets at:

           

Fair value

   $ —      $ —      $ 27,230,773    $ 27,230,773

Amortized cost

     493,802      —        —        493,802
                           

Total at December 31, 2005

   $ 493,802    $ —      $ 27,230,773    $ 27,724,575
                           

Reserves for separate accounts by withdrawal characteristics at December 31, 2006:

           

Subject to discretionary withdrawal:

           

With market value adjustment

   $ 37,244    $ —      $ —      $ 37,244

At fair value

     —        —        27,230,773      27,230,773

At book value without market value adjustment and with current surrender charge of less than 5%

     456,558      —        —        456,558

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     —        —        —        —  
                           

Total separate account liabilities at December 31, 2006

   $ 493,802    $ —      $ 27,230,773    $ 27,724,575
                           

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

9. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

 

     Nonindexed
Guaranteed
Less than or
equal to 4%
   Nonindexed
Guaranteed
More than 4%
   Nonguaranteed
Separate Account
   Total

Premiums, deposits and other considerations for the year ended December 31, 2005

   $ 7,756    $ —      $ 3,592,608    $ 3,600,364
                           

Reserves for separate accounts with assets at:

           

Fair value

   $ —      $ —      $ 22,429,774    $ 22,429,774

Amortized cost

     472,193      136,956      —        609,149
                           

Total at December 31, 2005

   $ 472,193    $ 136,956    $ 22,429,774    $ 23,038,923
                           

Reserves for separate accounts by withdrawal characteristics at December 31, 2005:

           

Subject to discretionary withdrawal:

           

With market value adjustment

   $ —      $ 136,956    $ —      $ 136,956

At fair value

     —        —        22,429,774      22,429,774

At book value without market value

adjustment and with current

surrender charge of less than 5%

     436,447      —        —        436,447

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     35,746      —        —        35,746
                           

Total separate account liabilities at December 31, 2005

   $ 472,193    $ 136,956    $ 22,429,774    $ 23,038,923
                           

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

9. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

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

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

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

      

Transfers to separate accounts

   $ 5,533,742     $ 4,875,079     $ 3,593,932  

Transfers from separate accounts

     (3,805,743 )     (2,463,321 )     (2,235,249 )
                        

Net transfers to separate accounts

     1,727,999       2,411,758       1,358,683  

Miscellaneous reconciling adjustments

     (274 )     5,763       6,833  
                        

Transfers as reported in the summary of operations of the life, accident and health annual statement

   $ 1,727,725     $ 2,417,521     $ 1,365,516  
                        

A reclassification was made to the amounts previously reported to the Insurance Division, Department of Commerce, State of Iowa in the 2007 Annual Statement, to move $78,402 from net transfers to separate accounts to reserve adjustments on reinsurance ceded within the Statement of Operations, which also affected the reconciliation of net transfers to or from separate accounts as reflected in the notes to financials. This reclassification had no impact on net income.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company had separate account annuities with guaranteed benefits as follows:

 

Benefit and Type of Risk

   Subjected
Account
Value
   Amount of
Reserve Held
   Reinsurance
Reserve
Credit
 

December 31, 2007

        

Minimum guaranteed death benefit

   $ 15,411,880    $ 224,163    $ 16,502  

Minimum guaranteed income benefit

     7,936,482      162,120      9,608  

Guaranteed premium accumulation fund

     53,508      8,212      –    

Minimum guaranteed withdrawal benefit

     3,483,468      36,448      (10,328 )

December 31, 2006

        

Minimum guaranteed death benefit

   $ 14,637,639    $ 174,306    $ 18,781  

Minimum guaranteed income benefit

     9,710,748      134,293      8,043  

Guaranteed premium accumulation fund

     54,534      8,575      –    

Minimum guaranteed withdrawal benefit

     60,452      440      –    

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

9. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

For Variable Annuities with Guaranteed Living Benefits (VAGLB), which includes minimum guaranteed income, minimum guaranteed withdrawal and guaranteed premium accumulation fund benefits, 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 stand alone 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.

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.

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 paid-through date to the policy’s next anniversary date. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, 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, 2007

        

Life and annuity:

        

Ordinary direct first year business

   $ 559    $ 399    $ 160

Ordinary direct renewal business

     21,399      7,100      14,299

Group life direct business

     2,665      2,060      605
                    

Total life and annuity

     24,623      9,559      15,064

Accident and health – direct

     5,758      —        5,758
                    
   $ 30,381    $ 9,559    $ 20,822
                    

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

9. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

 

      Gross    Loading    Net

December 31, 2006

        

Life and annuity:

        

Ordinary direct first year business

   $ 4,172    $ 2,781    $ 1,391

Ordinary direct renewal business

     21,163      6,794      14,369

Group life direct business

     2,680      1,913      767
                    

Total life and annuity

     28,015      11,488      16,527

Accident and health - direct

     3,917      —        3,917
                    
   $ 31,932    $ 11,488    $ 20,444
                    

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company had insurance in force aggregating $734,408 and $853,719, respectively, in which the gross premiums are less than the net premiums required by the valuation standards established by the Insurance Division, Department of Commerce, of the State of Iowa. The Company established policy reserves of $121,452 and $24,001 to cover these deficiencies at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

10. Dividend Restrictions

The Company is subject to limitations, imposed by the State of Iowa, on the payment of dividends to its parent company. Generally, dividends during any twelve-month period may not be paid, without prior regulatory approval, in excess of the greater of (a) 10 percent of statutory surplus as of the preceding December 31, or (b) statutory gain from operations before net realized capital gains (losses) on investments for the preceding year. Subject to the availability of unassigned surplus at the time of such dividend, the maximum payment which may be made in 2008, without the prior approval of insurance regulatory authorities, is $198,528.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

11. Retirement and Compensation Plans

The Company’s employees participate in a qualified defined 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 the based on International Accounting Standards 19 (IAS 19), Accounting for Employee Benefits 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, 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $3,310, $2,679 and $2,789, respectively. The plan is subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of the Employee Retirement and 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 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 and Income Security Act of 1974. Benefits expense of $1,912, $1,683 and $1,515 were allocated for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

AEGON sponsors supplemental retirement plans to provide the Company’s senior management with benefits in excess of normal pension benefits. The plans are noncontributory, and benefits are based on years of service and the employee’s compensation level. The plans are unfunded and nonqualified under the Internal Revenue Service Code. In addition, AEGON has established incentive deferred compensation plans for certain key employees of the Company. The Company’s allocation of expense for these plans for each of the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 was negligible. AEGON also sponsors an employee stock option plan/stock appreciation rights for individuals employed and a stock purchase plan for its producers, with the participating affiliated companies establishing their own eligibility criteria, producer contribution limits and company matching formula. These plans have been accrued or funded as deemed appropriate by management of AEGON and the Company.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

11. Retirement and Compensation Plans (continued)

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 expensed $278, $215 and $273, for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

12. Sales, Transfer, and Servicing of Financial Assets, and Extinguishments of Liabilities

During 2006 and 2005, the Company sold $6,050 and $10,788, respectively, of agent balances without recourse to an affiliated company. Prior to July 29, 2005, the agent debit balances were sold to Money Services, Inc. (MSI), an affiliated company. Subsequent to July 29, 2005, agent debit balances were sold without recourse to ADB Corporation, LLC (ADB), an affiliated company, and all rights, title and interest in the prior net debit balances owned by MSI prior to July 29, 2005, were fully assigned, without recourse, to ADB. The Company did not realize a gain or loss as a result of the sales. As of July 1, 2006, the Company no longer sells agent debit balances and as a result retains such balances as non-admitted receivables. Receivables in the amount of $13,383 and $9,846 were non-admitted as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

The Company has recorded liabilities of $127,333 and $156,180 for municipal reverse repurchase agreements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The reverse repurchase agreements are collateralized by securities with book values of $135,974 and $161,711 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. These securities have maturity dates that range from 2019 to 2028 and have a weighted average interest rate of 7.63%.

At December 31, 2007, the Company did not participate in dollar reverse repurchase agreements. At December 31, 2006, securities with a book value of $486,968 and a market value of $489,615 were subject to dollar reverse repurchase agreements. The Company has an outstanding liability for borrowed money in the amount of $493,336 as of December 31, 2006 due to participation in dollar reverse repurchase agreements.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

12. Sales, Transfer, and Servicing of Financial Assets, and Extinguishments of Liabilities (continued)

The Company participates in an agent-managed securities lending program. The Company receives collateral equal to 100%/102% of the fair market value of the loaned government/other domestic securities, respectively, as of the transaction date. If the fair value of the collateral is at any time less than 100%/102% of the fair value of the loaned securities, the counterparty is mandated to deliver additional collateral, the fair value of which, together with the collateral already held in connection with the lending transaction, is at least equal to 100%/102% of the fair value of the loaned government/other domestic securities, respectively. In the event the Company loans a foreign security and the denomination of the currency of the collateral is other than the denomination of the currency of the loaned foreign security, the Company receives and maintains collateral equal to 105% of the fair market value of the loaned security. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the value of securities loaned amounted to $1,079,702, and $1,501,263, respectively. At December 31, 2007, the collateral the Company received from securities lending was in the form of cash.

13. Related Party Transactions

The Company is party to a common cost allocation service arrangement between AEGON USA, Inc. companies, in which various affiliated companies may perform specified administrative functions in connection with the operation of the Company, in consideration of reimbursement of actual costs of services rendered. The Company is also a party to a Management and Administrative and Advisory agreement with AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc. whereby the Advisor serves as the administrator and advisor for the Company’s mortgage loan operations. AEGON USA Investment Management, LLC acts as a discretionary investment manager under an Investment Management Agreement with the Company. During 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company paid $89,291, $108,387 and $82,913, respectively, for these services, which approximates their costs to the affiliates. During 2006, the Company executed an administrative service agreement with Transamerica Fund Advisors, Inc. (TFA) to provide administrative services to the AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust. The Company received $48,726 and $42,513 for these services during 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Payables to affiliates bear interest at the thirty-day commercial paper rate. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company reported a net amount of $110,594 and $64,775 due to Parent, Subsidiary and Affiliated Companies, respectively. The 2007 balance excludes $70,800 of short-term intercompany notes payable. The 2006 balance excludes $338,000 of short-term intercompany notes receivable. Terms of the settlement require that these amounts are settled within 90 days.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

13. Related Party Transactions (continued)

At December 31, 2007 the Company had short-term notes receivable of $314,800, $29,700, and $595,600 from Transamerica Corporation, TIRE and AEGON, respectively. The Transamerica Corporation note is due by August 28, 2008 and bears interest at 5.28%. The TIRE and AEGON notes are due by December 10, 2008 and December 27, 2008, respectively. Both of these notes bear interest at 4.75%. These notes are reported as short-term investments. The Company has short-term notes payable to TOLIC, LIICA and Stonebridge Life Insurance Company of $42,500, $18,400 and $9,900 at December 31, 2007. All three notes are due by December 30, 2008 and bear interest at 4.75%. At December 31, 2006 the Company had a short-term note receivable of $338,000 from Transamerica Corporation. The note was due by June 22, 2007. During 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company paid net interest of $7,774, $5,767 and $14,352, respectively, to affiliates.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company has a note payable to Commonwealth General Corporation of $10,000, bearing interest at 6% and due on December 31, 2030.

During 1998, the Company issued life insurance policies to certain affiliated companies, covering the lives of certain employees of those affiliates. Aggregate reserves for policies and contracts related to these policies are $264,159 and $255,273 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

14. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company has issued synthetic GIC contracts to benefit plan sponsors totaling $5,485,324 as of December 31, 2007. A synthetic GIC is an off-balance sheet fee-based product sold primarily to tax qualified plans. The plan sponsor retains ownership and control of the related plan assets. The Company provides book value benefit responsiveness in the event that qualified plan benefit requests exceed plan cash flows. In certain contracts, the Company agrees to make advances to meet benefit payment needs and earns a market interest rate on these advances. The periodically adjusted contract-crediting rate is the means by which investment and benefit responsive experience is passed through to participants. In return for the book value benefit responsive guarantee, the Company receives a premium that 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. Funding requirements to date have been minimal and management does not anticipate any future material funding requirements that would have a material impact on reported financial results.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

14. Commitments and Contingencies (continued)

The Company has also provided a guarantee for the obligations of non-insurance affiliates. These entities accept assignments of structured settlement payment obligations from other insurers and purchases structured settlement insurance policies from subsidiaries of the Company that match those obligations. There are no expected payments associated with this guarantee.

At December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company had entered into an agreement with commitment amounts of $21,090, $21,090 and $21,090, respectively, for which it was paid a fee to provide credit enhancement and standby liquidity asset purchase agreements on municipal variable rate demand note facilities. The Company believes the chance of draws or other performance features being exercised under these agreements is minimal.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the net amount of securities being acquired (sold) on a “to be announced” (TBA) basis was $38,086 and $(10,668), respectively.

The Company may pledge assets as collateral for derivative transactions. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company has pledged invested assets with a carrying value and market value of $117,615 and $118,526, respectively, in conjunction with these transactions.

Assets in the amount of $1,598,229 and $1,553,519 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, were pledged as collateral in conjunction with funding agreements associated with the Federal Home Loan Bank.

The Company has contingent commitments for $706,323 and $649,558 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for joint ventures, partnerships and limited liability companies, which includes LIHTC commitments of $15,733 and $3,361, respectively.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006 the Company has mortgage loan commitments of $199,312 and $381,650, respectively.

Private placement commitments outstanding were at December 31, 2007 and 2006 were $83,844 and $144,009 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.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

14. Commitments and Contingencies (continued)

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. Assessments are charged to operations when received by the Company except where right of offset against other 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 Company has established a reserve of $3,497 and $3,931 with no offsetting premium tax benefit at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for its estimated share of future guaranty fund assessments related to several major insurer insolvencies. The guaranty fund expense was $813, $1,116 and $286 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

15. Reconciliation to Statutory Annual Statement

The following is a reconciliation of amounts previously reported to the Insurance Division, Department of Commerce, of the State of Iowa in the 2007 Annual Statement, to those reported in the accompanying statutory-basis financial statements:

 

     2007

Balance Sheet:

  

Assets as reported in the Company’s Annual Statement

   $ 73,509,106

Adjust federal income tax recoverable

     –  
      

Assets as reported in the accompanying audited statutory-basis balance sheet

   $ 73,509,106
      

Liabilities as reported in the Company’s Annual Statement

   $ 71,519,356

Adjust federal income taxes payable

     –  
      

Liabilities as reported in the accompanying audited statutory-basis balance sheet

   $ 71,519,356
      

Capital and surplus as reported in the Company’s Annual Statement

   $ 1,989,749

Decrease change in aggregate reserves for annuity policies and contracts

     45,055

Adjust federal income tax expense

     (15,769)

Decrease surplus net of tax – correction of an error

     (29,286)
      

Total capital and surplus as reported in the accompanying audited statutory-basis balance sheet

   $ 1,989,749
      

Statements of Income (Operations):

  

Statutory net income (loss) as reported in the Company’s Annual Statement

   $ 241,492

Decrease change in aggregate reserves for annuity policies and contracts

     45,055

Adjust federal income tax expense

     (15,769)
      

Total statutory net income (loss) per financial statements

   $ 270,778
      

The 2007 Annual Statement included an increase in aggregate reserves for annuity policies and contract that should have been recognized through income during 2006. There was no impact to the 2006 or 2005 financial statements due to this change.

 

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Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

16. Events (Unaudited) Subsequent to the Date of the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Unprecedented levels of credit events took place during 2008. The Company recognized impairments of $172,935 in its bond and stock portfolios for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. Of this amount, $106,393 was impaired in the third quarter. Unrealized losses in the other invested asset category increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 by $314,165. Of this amount, $201,256 transpired during the third quarter.

Effective October 1, 2008, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company (TOLIC), an affiliated Iowa-domiciled life insurer, was merged into the Company. Effective October 2, 2008, Life Investors Insurance Company of America (LIICA), an affiliated Iowa-domiciled life insurer, was merged into the Company. These transactions were accounted for under the statutory merger method. The Plans of Merger state that the Company will be the surviving corporation.

TOLIC’s common and preferred stock shall be deemed cancelled by operation of law. In exchange for its agreement to merge TOLIC into the Company, Transamerica International Holdings, Inc. (TIHI), the owner of TOLIC’s common stock, will receive common stock of the Company equal in value to the fair value of the TOLIC common stock that is deemed cancelled. Transamerica Corporation, the owner of TOLIC’s preferred stock, will receive Series B preferred stock of the Company equal in value to the fair value of the TOLIC voting preferred stock that is deemed cancelled.

LIICA’s common stock shall be deemed cancelled by operation of law. In exchange for its agreement to merge LIICA into the Company, AEGON USA, LLC, the parent company of LIICA, shall receive common stock of TIHI equal in value to the fair value of the LIICA common stock that is deemed cancelled. TIHI is the owner of the Company’s common stock.

Consolidated un-audited proforma results of the merged company as of September 30, 2008 would have been as follows:

 

Total Consolidated Admitted Assets

   $ 106,383,980

Total Consolidated Liabilities

     102,290,339

Total Consolidated Capital and Surplus

     4,093,641

Total Consolidated Net Income

     574,650

 

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Statutory-Basis Financial

Statement Schedules


Transamerica Life Insurance Company

Summary of Investments – Other Than

Investments in Related Parties

(Dollars in Thousands)

December 31, 2007

SCHEDULE I

 

Type of Investment

   Cost (1)    Market
Value
   Amount at
Which Shown
in the Balance
Sheet

Fixed maturities

        

Bonds:

        

United States Government and government agencies and authorities

   $ 447,899    $ 455,339    $ 447,899

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

     1,147,105      1,150,824      1,147,105

Foreign governments

     495,284      524,821      495,284

Public utilities

     1,746,365      1,772,036      1,746,365

All other corporate bonds

     24,150,966      23,996,543      24,150,966

Preferred stocks

     1,328,054      1,243,658      1,328,054
                    

Total fixed maturities

     29,315,673      29,143,221      29,315,673

Equity securities

        

Common stocks:

        

Public utilities

     –        –        –  

Banks, trust and insurance

     68,085      68,012      68,012

Industrial, miscellaneous and all other

     101,783      107,391      107,391
                    

Total common stocks

     169,868      175,403      175,403

Mortgage loans on real estate

     6,038,594         6,038,594

Real estate

     28,891         28,891

Policy loans

     92,978         92,978

Other long-term investments

     2,152,611         2,152,611

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     1,182,364         1,182,364
                

Total investments

   $ 38,980,979       $ 38,986,514
                

 

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

 

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Transamerica 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, 2007

                 

Individual life

   $ 3,589,561    $ –      $ 24,055    $ 56,610    $ 274,448    $ 84,829    $ 1,813,371   

Individual health

     735,347      11,524      26,983      129,011      51,650      155,934      37,813    $ 129,457

Group life and health

     443,821      3,342      23,159      125,794      32,405      106,638      72,145      209,854

Annuity

     19,297,739      –        2,730      5,168,514      1,934,693      5,792,586      1,813,485   
                                                   
   $ 24,066,468    $ 14,866    $ 76,927    $ 5,479,929    $ 2,293,196    $ 6,139,987    $ 3,736,814   
                                                   

Year ended December 31, 2006

                 

Individual life

   $ 3,757,098    $ –      $ 22,168    $ 331,370    $ 254,197    $ 237,374    $ 1,991,303   

Individual health

     654,089      12,108      27,846      132,849      41,169      168,879      39,561    $ 132,054

Group life and health

     426,975      3,529      20,792      123,312      28,551      91,478      66,974      200,964

Annuity

     23,038,230      –        3,839      4,322,254      2,052,994      4,777,487      1,465,687   
                                                   
   $ 27,876,392    $ 15,637    $ 74,645    $ 4,909,785    $ 2,376,911    $ 5,275,218    $ 3,563,525   
                                                   

Year ended December 31, 2005

                 

Individual life

   $ 3,733,738    $ –      $ 21,092    $ 658,856    $ 231,660    $ 212,786    $ 659,658   

Individual health

     562,473      11,670      22,345      126,590      32,417      146,318      42,532    $ 127,460

Group life and health

     411,648      3,611      28,479      128,286      24,716      124,052      52,140      214,013

Annuity

     26,901,713      –        5,628      4,191,485      2,101,261      4,691,047      1,538,213   
                                                   
   $ 31,609,572    $ 15,281    $ 77,544    $ 5,105,217    $ 2,390,054    $ 5,174,203    $ 2,292,543   
                                                   

 

*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 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, 2007

             

Life insurance in force

   $ 35,254,514    $ 6,996,197     $ 93,241    $ 28,351,558    0 %
                                   

Premiums:

             

Individual life

   $ 1,867,637    $ 1,814,808     $ 3,781    $ 56,610    7  

Individual health

     129,457      446       –        129,011    0  

Group life and health

     209,854      84,060       –        125,794    0  

Annuity

     6,274,446      1,177,802       71,870      5,168,514    1  
                                   
   $ 8,481,394    $ 3,077,116     $ 75,651    $ 5,479,929    1 %
                                   

Year ended December 31, 2006

             

Life insurance in force

   $ 37,877,300    $ 6,921,308     $ 99,276    $ 31,055,268    0 %
                                   

Premiums:

             

Individual life

   $ 2,005,429    $ 1,678,175     $ 4,116    $ 331,370    1 %

Individual health

     132,054      (795 )     –        132,849    0  

Group life and health

     200,964      77,652       –        123,312    0  

Annuity

     4,944,401      851,562       229,415      4,322,254    5  
                                   
   $ 7,282,848    $ 2,606,594     $ 233,531    $ 4,909,785    5 %
                                   

Year ended December 31, 2005

             

Life insurance in force

   $ 44,440,385    $ 13,277,543     $ 95,282    $ 31,258,124    0 %
                                   

Premiums:

             

Individual life

   $ 901,447    $ 246,822     $ 4,231    $ 658,856    1 %

Individual health

     127,460      870       –        126,590    0  

Group life and health

     214,013      85,727       –        128,286    0  

Annuity

     5,020,800      947,398       118,083      4,191,485    3  
                                   
   $ 6,263,720    $ 1,280,817     $ 122,314    $ 5,105,217    2 %
                                   

 

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES

STATUTORY BASIS

Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005


Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Financial Statements and SchedulesStatutory Basis

Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

Contents

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   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

  

Schedule I – Summary of Investments – Other Than Investments in Related Parties

   64

Schedule III – Supplementary Insurance Information

   65

Schedule IV – Reinsurance

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

We have audited the accompanying statutory-basis balance sheets of Life Investors Insurance Company of America (an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of AEGON N.V.) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, 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, 2007. Our audit also included the statutory-basis financial 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 conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (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 audits 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 Division, Department of Commerce, of the State of Iowa, which practices differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The variances between such practices and U.S. generally accepted accounting principles are also described in Note 1. The effects on the financial statements of these variances are not reasonably determinable but are presumed to be material.

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 U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, the financial position of Life Investors Insurance Company of America at December 31, 2007 and 2006, or the results of its operations or its cash flow for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007.

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However, in our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Life Investors Insurance Company of America at December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of its operations and its cash flow for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Insurance Division, Department of Commerce, of the State of Iowa. 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 3 to the financial statements, in 2006 Life Investors Insurance Company of America changed its accounting for investments in certain low income housing tax credit properties. Also, as discussed in Note 3 to the financial statements, in 2005 Life Investors Insurance Company of America changed its accounting for investment in subsidiary, controlled and affiliated entities as well as its accounting for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishments of liabilities.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

August 5, 2008

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Balance Sheets – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

     December 31
     2007    2006

Admitted assets

     

Cash and invested assets:

     

Bonds

   $ 6,976,787    $ 7,364,292

Preferred stocks

     145,648      150,937

Common stocks:

     

Affiliated entities (cost: 2007 – $99,513; 2006 – $97,545)

     7,488      4,911

Unaffiliated (cost: 2007 – $2,352; 2006 – $7,273)

     4,894      10,567

Mortgage loans on real estate

     1,080,994      1,074,000

Real estate, at cost less accumulated depreciation (2007 – $34,762; 2006 – $31,833):

     

Home office properties

     71,309      70,957

Investment properties

     37,276      33,926

Properties held for sale

     693      4,696

Policy loans

     207,383      203,983

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     157,174      293,005

Receivable for securities

     849      75

Other invested assets

     249,166      313,812
             

Total cash and invested assets

     8,939,661      9,525,161

Premiums deferred and uncollected

     27,702      32,451

Accrued investment income

     93,438      101,753

Cash surrender value of life insurance policies

     269,910      260,462

Receivable from parent, subsidiaries and affiliates

     105,565      104,656

Net deferred income tax asset

     65,663      58,417

Reinsurance balances recoverable

     6,889      7,323

Other admitted assets

     14,057      29,290

Separate account assets

     505,065      186,704
             

Total admitted assets

   $ 10,027,950    $ 10,306,217
             

 

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     December 31  
     2007     2006  

Liabilities and capital and surplus

    

Liabilities:

    

Aggregate reserves for policies and contracts:

    

Life

   $ 3,373,446     $ 3,426,772  

Annuity

     2,943,580       3,370,639  

Accident and health

     1,936,158       1,736,518  

Policy and contract claim reserves:

    

Life

     37,240       33,305  

Accident and health

     86,284       119,571  

Liability for deposit type contracts

     172,945       179,016  

Other policyholders’ funds

     7,061       6,475  

Remittances and items not allocated

     9,178       10,319  

Asset valuation reserve

     180,816       108,316  

Interest maintenance reserve

     53,010       56,002  

Funds held under coinsurance and other reinsurance treaties

     51,531       48,237  

Reinsurance in unauthorized companies

     2,487       2,817  

Payable for securities

     8,476       74,658  

Federal and foreign income taxes payable

     28,170       22,491  

Payable to affiliates

     54,664       117,070  

Transfers from separate accounts due or accrued

     (8,158 )     (9,045 )

Amounts withheld or retained

     54,927       80,583  

Borrowed money

     —         21,790  

Other liabilities

     108,596       80,087  

Separate account liabilities

     505,065       186,704  
                

Total liabilities

     9,605,476       9,672,325  

Capital and surplus:

    

Common stock, $2.48 per share par value, 1,164,315 shares authorized, 679,802 issued and outstanding

     1,686       1,686  

Preferred stock, $2.48 per share par value, 504,033 shares authorized, issued and outstanding

     1,250       1,250  

Surplus notes

     150,000       150,000  

Paid-in surplus

     236,007       510,109  

Unassigned surplus (deficit)

     33,531       (29,153 )
                

Total capital and surplus

     422,474       633,892  
                

Total liabilities and capital and surplus

   $ 10,027,950     $ 10,306,217  
                

See accompanying notes.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Statements of Operations – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  
                 Restated  

Revenues

      

Premiums and other considerations, net of reinsurance:

      

Life

   $ 210,431     $ 197,757     $ 286,769  

Annuity

     22,804       26,718       41,098  

Accident and health

     419,927       437,639       435,747  

Net investment income

     519,953       526,157       579,755  

Amortization of interest maintenance reserve

     6,774       9,435       13,941  

Commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded

     26,503       82,768       77,676  

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

     1,188       325       115  

Reinsurance transaction – modco reserve adjustment on reinsurance ceded

     161,885       (181,776 )     (202,418 )

Consideration received on reinsurance recaptured

     144,665       —         —    

Other

     13,446       24,759       22,733  
                        
     1,527,576       1,123,782       1,255,416  

Benefits and expenses

      

Benefits paid or provided for:

      

Life benefits

     142,352       170,097       169,730  

Accident and health benefits

     192,775       250,670       252,521  

Surrender benefits

     513,737       662,605       622,249  

Other benefits

     97,237       107,948       104,284  

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

      

Life

     (53,326 )     (29,145 )     (27,394 )

Annuity

     (429,238 )     (784,279 )     (552,055 )

Accident and health

     199,640       167,829       207,339  
                        
     663,177       545,725       776,674  

Insurance expenses:

      

Commissions

     156,433       173,062       204,360  

General insurance expenses

     137,172       112,002       115,864  

Taxes, licenses and fees

     37,950       27,379       28,408  

Net transfers to separate accounts

     140,883       86,791       511  

Modco reinsurance premium paid

     173,147       —         —    

Other expenses

     52,017       67,179       68,010  
                        
     697,602       466,413       417,153  
                        

Total benefits and expenses

     1,360,779       1,012,138       1,193,827  
                        

Gain from operations before dividends to policyholders, federal income tax expense and net realized capital gains on investments

     166,797       111,644       61,589  

Dividends to policyholders

     1,955       2,116       2,194  
                        

Gain from operations before federal income tax expense and net realized capital gains on investments

     164,842       109,528       59,395  

Federal income tax expense (benefit)

     77,825       15,103       (4,749 )
                        

Gain from operations before net realized capital gains on investments

     87,017       94,425       64,144  

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

     32,115       7,658       11,292  
                        

Net income

   $ 119,132     $ 102,083     $ 75,436  
                        

See accompanying notes.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Common
Stock
    Preferred
Stock
   Surplus
Notes
   Paid-in
Surplus
    Unassigned
Surplus

(Deficit)
    Total
Capital and
Surplus
 

Balance at January 1, 2005

              

As originally presented:

              

Life Investors Insurance Company of America

   $ 1,250     $ 1,250    $ 150,000    $ 378,726     $ 75,035     $ 606,261  

Academy Life Insurance Company

     2,500       —        —        36,891       13,844       53,235  

Merger adjustment

     (2,064 )     —        —        2,064       —         —    
                                              

Balance at January 1, 2005, as restated

     1,686       1,250      150,000      417,681       88,879       659,496  

Net income

     —         —        —        —         75,436       75,436  

Change in net unrealized capital gains/losses, net of tax

     —         —        —        —         1,050       1,050  

Change in non-admitted assets

     —         —        —        —         11,027       11,027  

Change in asset valuation reserve

     —         —        —        —         (21,831 )     (21,831 )

Change in surplus in separate accounts

     —         —        —        —         2       2  

Change in liability for reinsurance in unauthorized companies

     —         —        —        —         (1,576 )     (1,576 )

Dividends to stockholder

     —         —        —        (60,000 )     (70,000 )     (130,000 )

Change in reserve on account of change in valuation basis

     —         —        —        —         6,999       6,999  

Change in deferred income tax asset

     —         —        —        —         (37,138 )     (37,138 )

Reinsurance transactions

     —         —        —        —         (739 )     (739 )

Contributed surplus related to stock appreciation rights plans of indirect parent

     —         —        —        5,328       —         5,328  
                                              

Balance at December 31, 2005, as restated

     1,686       1,250      150,000      363,009       52,109       568,054  

Change in accounting principal

     —         —        —        —         (6,127 )     (6,127 )

Net income

     —         —        —        —         102,083       102,083  

Change in net unrealized capital gains/losses, net of tax

     —         —        —        —         (232,877 )     (232,877 )

Change in net unrealized foreign capital gains/losses, net of tax

     —         —        —        —         1,126       1,126  

Change in non-admitted assets, as restated

     —         —        —        —         (227,559 )     (227,559 )

Change in asset valuation reserve

     —         —        —        —         52,355       52,355  

Change in surplus in separate accounts

     —         —        —        —         (3 )     (3 )

Change in liability for reinsurance in unauthorized companies

     —         —        —        —         (714 )     (714 )

Capital contribution

     —         —        —        145,000       —         145,000  

Change in deferred income tax asset, as restated

     —         —        —        —         230,917       230,917  

Reinsurance transactions

     —         —        —        —         (463 )     (463 )

Tax benefit on stock options exercised

     —         —        —        9       —         9  

Contributed surplus related to stock appreciation rights plans of indirect parent

     —         —        —        2,091       —         2,091  
                                              

Balance at December 31, 2006

   $ 1,686     $ 1,250    $ 150,000    $ 510,109     $ (29,153 )   $ 633,892  

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Common
Stock
   Preferred
Stock
   Surplus
Notes
   Paid-in
Surplus
    Unassigned
Surplus

(Deficit)
    Total
Capital and
Surplus
 

Balance at December 31, 2006

   $ 1,686    $ 1,250    $ 150,000    $ 510,109     $ (29,153 )   $ 633,892  

Net income

     —        —        —        —         119,132       119,132  

Change in net unrealized capital gains/losses, net of tax

     —        —        —        —         57,022       57,022  

Change in net unrealized foreign capital gains/losses, net of tax

     —        —        —        —         9,386       9,386  

Change in non-admitted assets

     —        —        —        —         18,496       18,496  

Change in asset valuation reserve

     —        —        —        —         (72,500 )     (72,500 )

Change in liability for reinsurance in unauthorized companies

     —        —        —        —         330       330  

Dividends to stockholders

     —        —        —        —         (130,000 )     (130,000 )

Change in reserve on account of change in valuation basis

     —        —        —        —         (2,179 )     (2,179 )

Return of capital

     —        —        —        (270,000 )     —         (270,000 )

Change in deferred income tax asset

     —        —        —        —         (3,231 )     (3,231 )

Reinsurance transactions

     —        —        —        —         66,228       66,228  

Tax benefit on stock options exercised

     —        —        —        21       —         21  

Return of capital related to stock appreciation rights plans of indirect parent

     —        —        —        (4,123 )     —         (4,123 )
                                             

Balance at December 31, 2007

   $ 1,686    $ 1,250    $ 150,000    $ 236,007     $ 33,531     $ 422,474  
                                             

See accompanying notes.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Statements of Cash Flow – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Operating activities

      

Premiums collected, net of reinsurance

   $ 659,181     $ 660,773     $ 759,279  

Net investment income

     554,244       580,061       625,613  

Miscellaneous income (expense)

     420,610       (66,367 )     (101,445 )

Benefit and loss related payments

     (981,693 )     (1,187,274 )     (1,152,969 )

Net transfers to separate, segregated accounts and protected cell amounts

     (134,199 )     (90,309 )     (1,121 )

Commissions, expenses paid and aggregate write-ins for deductions

     (542,288 )     (384,777 )     (411,404 )

Dividends paid to policyholders

     (2,036 )     (2,114 )     (2,273 )

Federal and foreign income taxes (paid) recovered

     (74,553 )     7,068       (7,959 )
                        

Net cash used in operating activities

     (100,734 )     (482,939 )     (292,279 )

Investing activities

      

Proceeds from investments sold, matured or repaid:

      

Bonds

     3,876,177       4,196,395       4,988,857  

Stocks

     68,854       39,924       45,964  

Mortgage loans

     200,829       276,566       413,570  

Real estate

     4,073       11,663       10,371  

Other invested assets

     175,211       31,652       48,626  

Miscellaneous proceeds

     20,329       45,471       15,367  
                        

Total investment proceeds

     4,345,473       4,601,671       5,522,755  

Cost of investments acquired:

      

Bonds

     (3,473,487 )     (3,537,494 )     (4,611,376 )

Stocks

     (69,781 )     (155,885 )     (18,546 )

Mortgage loans

     (207,619 )     (160,679 )     (97,004 )

Real estate

     (6,631 )     (11,598 )     (30,951 )

Other invested assets

     (33,571 )     (240,139 )     (83,653 )

Miscellaneous applications

     (69,206 )     (53 )     (143,350 )
                        

Total cost of investments acquired

     (3,860,295 )     (4,105,848 )     (4,984,880 )

Net increase in policy loans

     (3,400 )     (1,313 )     (1,341 )
                        

Net cost of investments acquired

     (3,863,695 )     (4,107,161 )     (4,986,221 )
                        

Net cash provided by investing activities

     481,778       494,510       536,534  

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Statements of Cash Flow – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Financing and miscellaneous activities

      

Borrowed funds (repaid) received

   $ (21,685 )   $ 19,799     $ (55,114 )

Net withdrawals on deposit-type contracts and other liabilities

     (15,527 )     (13,249 )     (13,267 )

Dividends and return of capital to stockholders

     (400,000 )     —         (130,000 )

Capital contribution

     —         145,000       —    

Other cash (applied) provided

     (79,663 )     1,512       7,156  
                        

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

     (516,875 )     153,062       (191,225 )
                        

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

     (135,831 )     164,633       53,030  

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments:

      

Beginning of year

     293,005       128,372       75,342  
                        

End of year

   $ 157,174     $ 293,005     $ 128,372  
                        

See accompanying notes.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

December 31, 2007

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

Life Investors Insurance Company of America (the Company) is a stock life insurance company and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AEGON USA, Inc. (AEGON). AEGON is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AEGON N.V., a holding company organized under the laws of The Netherlands.

On July 1, 2006, the Company completed a merger with Academy Life Insurance Company (ALIC), which was a wholly-owned subsidiary of an affiliate, Commonwealth General Corporation (Commonwealth). The merger was accounted for in accordance with Statement of Statutory Accounting Principles (SSAP) No. 68, Business Combinations and Goodwill, as a statutory merger. As such, financial statements for periods prior to the merger were combined and the recorded assets, liabilities and surplus of ALIC were carried forward to the merged company. ALIC’s outstanding common shares were wholly-owned by Academy Insurance Group as of December 31, 2005. Prior to the merger, several transactions took place which resulted in AEGON owning all of the outstanding common shares of ALIC. As a result of the merger, the Company issued an additional 175,770 shares of common stock to AEGON.

Summarized financial information for the Company and ALIC restated for periods prior to the merger are as follows:

 

     Six Months
Ended

June 30
2006
   Year Ended
December 31
2005
     Unaudited     

Revenues:

     

Company

   $ 529,226    $ 1,197,933

ALIC

     29,094      57,483
             

As restated

   $ 558,320      1,255,416
             

Net income:

     

Company

   $ 54,545    $ 64,395

ALIC

     6,257      11,041
             

As restated

   $ 60,802    $ 75,436
             

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

 

     June 30
2006
   December 31
2005
     Unaudited     

Assets:

     

Company

   $ 9,869,509    $ 10,194,151

ALIC

     478,023      473,200
             

As restated

   $ 10,347,532    $ 10,667,351
             

Liabilities:

     

Company

   $ 9,300,046    $ 9,689,041

ALIC

     408,695      410,256
             

As restated

   $ 9,708,741    $ 10,099,297
             

Capital and surplus:

     

Company

   $ 569,463    $ 505,110

ALIC

     69,328      62,944
             

As restated

   $ 638,791    $ 568,054
             

Nature of Business

The Company sells a full line of insurance products, including individual, credit and group coverages under life, annuity and accident and health policies. The Company is licensed in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Canada. Sales of the Company’s products are primarily through the general agency system.

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.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Insurance Division, Department of Commerce, of the State of Iowa, 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 mandatorily redeemable preferred stocks are reported at amortized cost or fair value based on their National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) rating; 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. Fair value for statutory purposes is based on the price published by the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC (SVO), if available, whereas fair value for GAAP is based on quoted market prices.

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 (e.g., CMO, CBO, CDO, CLO, MBS and ABS securities), 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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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

 

Derivative instruments used in hedging transactions that meet the criteria of an effective hedge are valued and reported in a manner that is consistent with the hedged asset or liability (e.g., amortized cost or fair value with the related net unrealized capital gains (losses) reported in unassigned surplus along with any adjustment for federal income taxes). Embedded derivatives are not accounted for separately from the host contract. 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. Under GAAP, all derivatives are reported on the balance sheet at fair value, the effective and ineffective portions of a single hedge are accounted for separately, and 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.

Derivative instruments are also used in replication transactions. In these transactions, the derivative is valued in a manner consistent with the cash investment and replicated asset. For GAAP, the derivative is reported at fair value with changes in fair value reported in income.

Investments in real estate are reported net of related obligations rather than on a gross basis as for GAAP. Real estate owned and occupied by the Company is included in investments rather than reported as an operating asset as under GAAP, and investment income and operating expenses for statutory reporting include rent for the Company’s occupancy of those properties. Changes between depreciated cost and admitted asset investment amounts are credited or charged directly to unassigned surplus rather than to income as would be required under GAAP.

Valuation allowances for mortgage loans are established, if necessary, 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.

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.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

 

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 are reported in the income statement 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.

Subsidiaries: The accounts and operations of the Company’s subsidiaries are not consolidated with the accounts and operations of the Company as would be required under 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 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.

Non-admitted Assets: Certain assets designated as “non-admitted”, principally deferred income tax assets and other assets not specifically identified as an admitted asset within the NAIC Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual are excluded from the accompanying balance sheets and are charged directly to unassigned surplus. Under GAAP, such assets are included in the balance sheet to the extent that those assets are not impaired.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

 

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 expense. Interest on these policies is reflected in other benefits. Under GAAP, for universal life policies, premiums received in excess of policy charges would not be recognized as premium revenue and benefits would represent interest credited to the account values and the excess of benefits paid over the policy account value. Under GAAP, for all annuity policies, 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: Any reinsurance balance amounts deemed to be uncollectible have been written off through a charge to operations. In addition, a liability for reinsurance balances has been provided for unsecured policy reserves ceded to reinsurers not authorized to assume such business. Changes to the liability 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 incurred rather than being deferred and amortized with deferred policy acquisition costs as required under GAAP.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

 

Deferred Income Taxes: Deferred income 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 deferred income tax assets expected to be realized within one year of the balance sheet date or 10% of capital and surplus excluding any net deferred income tax assets, electronic data processing equipment and operating software and any net positive goodwill, plus 3) the amount of remaining gross deferred income tax assets that can be offset against existing gross deferred income tax liabilities. The remaining deferred income tax assets are non-admitted. Deferred income taxes do not include amounts for state taxes. Under GAAP, state taxes are included in the computation of deferred income taxes, a deferred income tax asset is recorded for the amount of gross deferred income tax assets expected to be realized in all future years and a valuation allowance is established for deferred income tax assets not realizable.

Policyholder Dividends: Policyholder dividends are recognized when declared rather than over the term of the related policies.

Surplus Notes: Surplus notes are reported as surplus rather than as liabilities as would be required under GAAP.

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 includes cash balances and investments with initial maturities of three months or less.

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

Other significant accounting practices are as follows:

Investments

Investments in bonds, except those to which the Securities Valuation Office (SVO) of the NAIC has ascribed a designation of an NAIC 6, are reported at amortized cost using the interest method.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

 

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 except principal-only and interest-only securities, which are valued using the prospective method.

Redeemable preferred stocks that have the characteristics of debt securities and are rated as high quality or better are reported at cost or amortized cost. All other redeemable preferred stocks are reported at the lower of cost, amortized cost or fair value. Non-redeemable preferred stock are reported at fair value or lower of cost or fair value as determined by the SVO and related net unrealized capital gains (losses) are reported in unassigned surplus along with any adjustment for federal income taxes.

Common stocks of unaffiliated companies and mutual funds are carried at fair value as determined by the SVO and the related net unrealized capital gains (losses) are reported in unassigned surplus along with any adjustment for federal income taxes. Common stocks of affiliated noninsurance subsidiaries are reported based on underlying audited GAAP equity and the net unrealized capital gains (losses) are reported in unassigned surplus.

Short-term investments include investments with remaining maturities of one year or less at the time of acquisition and are principally stated at amortized cost.

Cash equivalents are short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and are principally stated at amortized cost.

Mortgage loans are reported at unpaid principal balances, less an allowance for impairment. A mortgage loan is considered to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all principal and interest amounts due according to the contractual terms of the mortgage agreement. When management determines that the impairment is other than temporary, the mortgage loan is written down to realizable value and a realized loss is recognized.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

 

Land is reported at cost. Real estate occupied by the Company is reported at depreciated cost net of encumbrances. Real estate held for the production of income is reported at depreciated cost net of related obligations. Real estate that the Company has the intent to sell is reported at the lower of depreciated cost or fair value, net of related obligations. Depreciation is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the properties.

Policy loans are reported at unpaid principal balances and other “admitted assets” are valued principally at cost.

The Company has minor ownership interests in joint ventures and limited partnerships. The Company carries these investments based on its interest in the underlying GAAP equity of the investee. The Company recognized an impairment write-down of $4,556, $992 and $6,777 related to its investments in various partnerships during the year ending December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Investments in Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) Properties are valued at amortized cost. Tax credits are recognized in operations in the tax reporting year in which the tax credit is utilized by the Company.

Realized capital gains and losses are determined using the specific identification method and are recorded net of related federal income taxes. Changes in admitted asset carrying amounts of bonds, mortgage loans, common and preferred stocks are credited or charged directly to unassigned surplus.

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 on real estate where rent is in arrears for more than three months. Further, income is not accrued when collection is uncertain. At December 31, 2006, the Company excluded investment income due and accrued of $132 with respect to such practices. The Company did not exclude any investment income due and accrued during 2007.

The carrying amounts 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 amount of the investment is reduced to its fair value, and a specific writedown is taken. Such reductions in carrying amount are recognized as realized losses on investments.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

 

For dollar reverse repurchase agreements, the Company receives cash collateral in an amount at least equal to the fair value of the securities transferred by the Company in the transaction as of the transaction date. Cash received as collateral will be invested as needed or used for general corporate purposes of the Company.

Derivative Instruments

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 underlying 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 each due date. Swaps that are designated in hedging relationships and meet hedge accounting rules are carried in a manner consistent with the hedged item, generally amortized cost, in the 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 unassigned surplus.

Futures are marked to market on a daily basis and a cash payment is made or received by the Company. These payments are recognized as realized gains or losses in the financial statements.

A replication transaction is a derivative transaction, generally a credit default swap, entered into in conjunction with a cash instrument that is used to reproduce the investment characteristics of an otherwise permissible investment. For replication transactions, a premium is received by the Company on a periodic basis and recognized in investment income as earned. 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 may sell products with expected benefit payments extending beyond investment assets currently available in the market. Because assets will have to be purchased in the future to fund future liability cash flows, the Company is exposed to the risk of future investments made at lower yields than what is assumed at the time of pricing. Forward-starting interest rate swaps are utilized to lock-in the current forward rate.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

 

The accrual of income for forward-starting interest rate swaps begins at the forward date, rather than at the inception date. These forward-starting swaps meet hedge accounting rules and are carried at cost in the financial statements. Gains and losses realized upon termination of the forward-starting swap are deferred and used to adjust the basis of the asset purchased in the hedged forecasted period. The basis adjustment is then amortized into income as a yield adjustment to the asset over its life.

For forecasted hedge transactions, the deferred gain (loss) is recognized in income as the purchased asset affects income. If the derivative is no longer effective at achieving the desired risk management objective or if the forecasted transaction is no longer probable, hedge accounting will cease and the forward-starting swap will be marked to fair value through unassigned surplus.

The carrying value of derivative instruments is reflected in either the other invested assets or the other liabilities line within the balance sheet, depending upon the net balance of the derivatives as of the end of the reporting period. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, derivatives in the amount of $654 and $940, respectively, were reflected in the other liabilities line within the financial statements.

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 revenues are recognized over the premium paying periods of the related policies. Consideration 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 revenue.

Liabilities for losses and loss/claim adjustment expenses for accident and health contracts are estimated by the Company’s divisional actuaries using statistical claim development models to develop best estimates of liabilities for medical expense business and using tabular reserves employing mortality/morbidity tables and discount rates meeting minimum regulatory requirements for other business. The balance in the liability for unpaid accident and health claim adjustment expenses as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 was $11,348 and $10,631, respectively.

The Company incurred $5,002 and paid $4,286 of claim adjustment expenses during 2007, of which $1,718 of the paid amount was attributable to insured or covered events of prior years. The Company did not increase or decrease the provision for insured events of prior years.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

 

Aggregate Reserves for Policies and Contracts

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 or guaranteed cash value, or the amount required by law.

The Company waives deduction of deferred fractional premiums upon death and refunds portions of premiums unearned 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. The Company returns any portion of the final premium beyond the date of death.

Tabular interest, tabular less actual reserves released and tabular cost have been determined by formula. On funds not involving life contingencies, tabular interest is equal to the actual interest earned and/or credited to the account, or where the reserve is equal to the present value of future benefits, the interest on the mean reserve for the year implied by the valuation rate of interest.

Additional premiums are charged or additional mortality charges are assessed for policies issued on substandard lives according to underwriting classification. Generally, mean reserves are determined by computing the regular mean reserve for the plan at the true age and holding, in addition, one-half (1/2) of the extra premium charge for the year. For certain flexible premium and fixed premium universal life insurance products, reserves are calculated utilizing the Commissioner’s Reserve Valuation Method for universal life policies and recognizing any substandard ratings.

The aggregate policy reserves for life insurance policies are based principally upon the 1941, 1958, 1980 and 2001 Commissioners’ Standard Ordinary Mortality and American Experience Mortality Tables. The reserves are calculated using interest rates ranging from 2 to 6 percent and are computed principally on the Net Level Premium Valuation and the Commissioners’ Reserve Valuation Methods. Reserves for universal life policies are based on account balances adjusted for the Commissioners’ Reserve Valuation Method.

During 2005, the Company changed the valuation method on a block of group life insurance from using the 1958 Commissioners Standard Ordinary Mortality and American Experience Tables to be on an unearned premium reserve methodology. This caused a decrease in reserves of $6,999, which was credited directly to capital and surplus.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

 

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.

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 balance sheet 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, and are continually reviewed and adjusted as necessary as experience develops or new information becomes available.

Separate Accounts

Assets held in trust for purchases of variable universal life contracts and the Company’s corresponding obligation to the contract owners are shown separately in the balance sheets. The assets in the separate accounts are reported at fair value. Income and gains and losses with respect to the assets in the separate accounts accrue to the benefit of the policyholders and, accordingly, the operations of the separate accounts are not included in the accompanying financial statements. The separate accounts do not have any minimum guarantees and the investment risks associated with fair value changes are borne entirely by the policyholders. The Company received variable contract premiums of $133,210, $19,394 and $3,963, in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. All variable account contracts are subject to discretionary withdrawal by the policyholder at the fair value of the underlying assets less the current surrender charge. Separate account contract holders have no claim against the assets of the general account.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

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

 

Stock Option Plan and Stock Appreciation Rights Plans

Prior to 2002 and in 2005 through 2007, 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 fair 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.

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, Stock Options and Stock Purchase Plans, the expense related to these plans for the Company’s employees has been charged to the Company, with an offsetting amount credited to paid-in surplus. The Company recorded (income) expense of $(4,958), $1,506 and $5,328 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. In addition, the Company recorded an adjustment to paid-in surplus for the income tax effect related to these plans over and above the amount reflected in the statement of operations in the amount of $856 and $593 for years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. There was no recorded adjustment to paid-in surplus for the income tax effect related to these plans for the year ended December 31, 2005.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2005 and 2006 financial statements to conform to the 2007 presentation.

2. Prescribed and Permitted Statutory Accounting Practices

The financial statements of the Company are presented on the basis of accounting practices prescribed by the Insurance Division, Department of Commerce, of the State of Iowa. The Iowa Insurance Division recognizes only statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the State of Iowa for determining and reporting the financial condition and results of operations of an insurance company, and for determining its solvency under Iowa Insurance Law.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

2. Prescribed and Permitted Statutory Accounting Practices (continued)

 

The NAIC’s Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual (NAIC SAP) has been adopted as a component of prescribed or permitted practices by the State of Iowa. The State of Iowa has adopted a prescribed accounting practice that differs from that found in the NAIC SAP related to reserve credits with respect to secondary guarantee reinsurance treaties. As prescribed by Iowa Administrative Code 191-17.3(2), the commissioner found that the Company is entitled to take reserve credit for such a reinsurance contract in the amount equal to the portion of total reserves attributable to the secondary guarantee, whereas this type of reinsurance does not meet the specific requirements of SSAP No. 61 – Life, Deposit-Type and Accident and Health Reinsurance (SSAP No. 61) and Appendix A-791 of the NAIC SAP.

A reconciliation of the Company’s net income and capital and surplus between NAIC SAP and practices prescribed by the State of Iowa is shown below:

 

     2007     2006    2005

Net income, State of Iowa basis

   $ 119,132     $ 102,083    $ 75,436

State prescribed practice for secondary guarantee reinsurance

     —         —        —  
                     

Net income, NAIC SAP

   $ 119,132     $ 102,083    $ 75,436
                     

Statutory surplus, State of Iowa basis

   $ 422,474     $ 633,892    $ 568,054

State prescribed practice for secondary guarantee reinsurance

     (104,706 )     —        —  
                     

Statutory surplus, NAIC SAP

   $ 317,768     $ 633,892    $ 568,054
                     

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

3. Accounting Changes

Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SSAP No. 93, Accounting for Low Income Housing Tax Credit Property Investments. This statement established statutory accounting principles for investments in federal and certain state sponsored Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties. SSAP No. 93 states that LIHTC investments shall be initially recorded at cost and amortized based on the proportion of tax benefits received in the current year to the total estimated tax benefits to be allocated to the investor. Prior to 2006, the Company’s investments in LIHTC investments were reported in accordance with SSAP No. 48, Joint Ventures, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies and SSAP No. 88, Investments in Subsidiary, Controlled and Affiliated Entities and carried at audited GAAP equity. The cumulative effect is the difference between the audited GAAP equity amount at December 31, 2005 and the amortized cost assuming the new accounting principles had been applied retroactively for prior periods. As a result of the change, the Company reported a cumulative effect of a change of accounting principle that reduced unassigned surplus by $6,127 at January 1, 2006.

Effective January 1, 2005, the Company adopted SSAP No. 88. According to SSAP No. 88, noninsurance subsidiaries are carried at audited GAAP equity. Prior to 2005, the Company’s investments in noninsurance subsidiaries were reported in accordance with SSAP No. 46, Investments in Subsidiary, Controlled and Affiliated entities, and carried at statutory equity. The cumulative effect is the difference between the amount of capital and surplus that would have been reported on January 1, 2005 if the new accounting principles had been applied retroactively for prior periods. This change of accounting principle had no impact on unassigned funds (surplus) as of January 1, 2005.

Effective January 1, 2005, the Company adopted SSAP No. 91, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities. SSAP No. 91 addresses, among other things, the criteria that must be met in order to account for certain asset transfers as sales rather than collateralized borrowings. Transfers impacted by SSAP No. 91 that the Company engages in include securities lending, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements and dollar reverse repurchase agreements. In accordance with SSAP No. 91, if specific criteria are met, reverse repurchase agreements and dollar reverse repurchase agreements are accounted for as collateralized borrowings, and repurchase agreements are accounted for as collateralized lending. The cumulative effect of the adoption of this SSAP is the difference between the amount of capital and surplus that would have been reported on January 1, 2005 if the new accounting principle had been applied retroactively for prior periods. This change of accounting principle had no impact on unassigned surplus as of January 1, 2005.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

4. 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, Cash Equivalents and Short-term Investments: The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying balance sheets for these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

Investment Securities: Fair values for investment securities are based on unit prices published by the SVO or, in the absence of SVO published unit prices or when amortized cost is used by the SVO as the unit price, quoted market prices by other third party organizations, where available.

For fixed maturity securities (including redeemable preferred stock) 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 the expected future cash flows using current market rates applicable to the coupon rate, credit and maturity of the investments. For equity securities that are not actively traded, estimated fair values are based on values of issues of comparable yield and quality.

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 their carrying amount.

Interest Rate and Credit Default Swaps: Estimated fair value of interest rate and credit default swaps are based upon the pricing differential for similar swap agreements.

Separate Account Assets and Liabilities: The fair value of separate account assets and liabilities are based on quoted market prices.

Investment Contracts: Fair values for the Company’s liabilities under investment-type insurance contracts with defined maturities 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. For investment contracts with no defined maturity, fair value is estimated to be the present surrender value.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

4. Fair Values of Financial Instruments (continued)

 

Surplus Notes and Borrowed Money: The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying balance sheets for these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

Receivable for Securities and Payable for Securities: The carrying amounts reported in the statutory-basis balance sheet for these instruments approximate their fair value.

Fair values for the Company’s insurance contracts other than investment-type contracts (including separate accounts 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 unaffiliated financial instruments:

 

     December 31
     2007    2006
     Carrying
Amount
    Fair Value    Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value

Admitted assets

          

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

   $ 103,874     $ 103,874    $ 293,005    $ 293,005

Bonds

     6,976,787       6,945,592      7,364,292      7,405,587

Preferred stocks

     145,648       137,371      150,937      161,712

Common stocks, other than affiliates

     4,894       4,894      10,567      10,567

Mortgage loans on real estate

     1,080,994       1,116,019      1,074,000      1,126,078

Policy loans

     207,383       207,383      203,983      203,983

Interest rate swaps

     (654 )     152,009      940      119,563

Credit default swaps

     —         14      —        74

Separate account assets

     505,065       505,065      186,704      186,704

Liabilities

          

Investment contract liabilities

     3,085,226       3,075,552      3,532,781      3,523,668

Borrowed money

     —         —        21,790      21,790

Surplus notes

     150,000       150,000      150,000      150,000

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

5. Investments

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, investments in common stock affiliated entities were as follows:

 

     2007    2006

Affiliate

   Cost    Carrying
Amount
   Cost    Carrying
Amount

Common:

           

LIICA Re II, Inc.

   $ 80,000    $ —      $ 80,000    $ —  

Life Investors Alliance LLC

     13,250      —        13,250      —  

Garnet Assurance Corp.

     1      —        1      —  

Real Estate Alternatives Portfolio 3A

     6,262      7,488      4,294      4,911
                           
   $ 99,513    $ 7,488    $ 97,545    $ 4,911
                           

The Company made an investment of $172,000 in LIICA Holdings, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary, on December 27, 2006. This investment is considered an other invested asset on the balance sheet and was carried at no value as of December 31, 2007 and 2006.

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, 2007

              

Bonds:

              

United States Government and agencies

   $ 192,415    $ 6,604    $ 57    $ 36    $ 198,926

State, municipal and other government

     130,847      7,556      5,600      732      132,071

Public utilities

     555,176      11,383      3,824      1,721      561,014

Industrial and miscellaneous

     4,197,784      85,266      33,426      49,907      4,199,717

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     1,900,565      13,319      18,973      41,047      1,853,864
                                  
     6,976,787      124,128      61,880      93,443      6,945,592

Preferred stocks

     145,648      1,585      772      9,090      137,371
                                  
   $ 7,122,435    $ 125,713    $ 62,652    $ 102,533    $ 7,082,963
                                  

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

5. Investments (continued)

 

 

     Carrying
Amount
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses 12
Months or
More
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses Less
Than 12
Months
   Estimated
Fair Value

December 31, 2006

              

Bonds:

              

United States Government and agencies

   $ 415,384    $ 4,075    $ 4,363    $ 1,495    $ 413,601

State, municipal and other government

     128,442      10,529      6,093      824      132,054

Public utilities

     560,025      12,838      5,892      988      565,983

Industrial and miscellaneous

     4,176,381      102,001      46,532      11,864      4,219,986

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     2,084,060      11,794      18,974      2,917      2,073,963
                                  
     7,364,292      141,237      81,854      18,088      7,405,587

Preferred stocks

     150,937      11,684      605      304      161,712
                                  
   $ 7,515,229    $ 152,921    $ 82,459    $ 18,392    $ 7,567,299
                                  

The Company held bonds at December 31, 2007 with a carrying amount of $14,234 and amortized cost of $14,296 that have an NAIC rating of 6 and which are not considered to be other than temporarily impaired. These bonds 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.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for securities that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for greater than or equal to twelve months, the Company held 453 and 665 securities with a carrying amount of $1,694,224 and $2,591,365 and an unrealized loss of $62,652 and $82,459 with an average price of 96.3 and 96.8 (NAIC market value/amortized cost). Of this portfolio, 94.6% and 94.0% were investment grade with associated unrealized losses of $52,508 and $68,874, respectively.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for securities in an unrealized loss position less than twelve months, the Company held 551 and 425 securities with a carrying amount of $1,975,479 and $1,715,245 and an unrealized loss of $102,533 and $18,392 with an average price of 94.8 and 98.9. (NAIC market value/amortized cost). Of this portfolio, 86.4% and 92.5% were investment grade with associated unrealized losses of $85,908 and $14,417, respectively.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

5. Investments (continued)

 

The Company closely monitors below investment grade holdings and those investment grade issuers where the Company has concerns. The Company also regularly monitors industry sectors. Securities in unrealized loss positions that are considered other than temporary are written down to fair value. The Company considers relevant facts and circumstances in evaluating whether the impairment is other than temporary including: (1) the probability of the Company collecting all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the security in affect at the date of acquisition; and (2) the Company’s decision to sell a security prior to its maturity at an amount below its carrying amount. Additionally, financial condition, near term prospects of the issuer, nationally recognized credit rating changes and cash from trends and underlying levels of collateral (for asset-backed securities only) are monitored. 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.

At December 31, 2007, the Company’s banking sub-sector portfolio reported $14,705 in unrealized losses and had a carrying value of $366,373. The absolute exposure to the banking sector is significant, but the Company’s securities in this sector are generally highly rated. Because of the banking sector’s size, the absolute dollar amount of unrealized losses is large, but the overall market value as a percent of book value on all securities in an unrealized loss position is 94%. While the sector has some exposure to the sub prime market, the issuers are highly diversified and any impact is not expected to be material to their credit profile.

At December 31, 2007, the Company’s basic industry sector portfolio reported $9,011 in unrealized losses and had a carrying value of $134,055. While the performance of some of the individual credits and sub-sectors was somewhat below expectations, overall valuations remain largely stable. Since the securities in an unrealized loss position are trading close to par, the market is indicating there is little or no risk of default. The unrealized losses are more a reflection of interest rate movements, general market volatility and duration rather than credit related concerns. The Company evaluated the near-term prospects of the issuers in relation to the severity and duration of the unrealized loss and does not consider those investments to be impaired as of December 31, 2007.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

5. Investments (continued)

 

At December 31, 2007 the consumer cyclical sector portfolio reported $9,391 in unrealized losses and had a carrying value of $207,221. The consumer cyclical sub-sector covers a range of industries including autos, home construction, lodging, media and retailers. These industries include some of the largest credit issuers in the market. As a result, the Company’s exposure is large. In addition, many of the consumer sectors have been the target of leveraged buyouts and merger and acquisition activity, which has led to credit deterioration. The more significant of these sub-sectors from an unrealized loss perspective are retailers, automotive and home construction.

Since the securities with unrealized losses are trading so close to par, the market is indicating there is little or no risk of default. The unrealized losses are more a reflection of interest rate movements, general market volatility and duration rather than credit-related concerns. The Company evaluated the near-term prospects of the issuers in relation to the severity and duration of the unrealized loss and does not consider those investments to be impaired as of December 31, 2007.

At December 31, 2007, the Company’s non-captive finance sub-sector portfolio reported $14,391 in unrealized losses and had a carrying value of $175,462. Since the securities with unrealized losses are trading so close to par, the market is indicating there is little or no risk of default. The unrealized losses are more a reflection of interest rate movements, general market volatility and duration rather than credit-related concerns. The Company evaluated the near-term prospects of the issuers in relation to the severity and duration of the unrealized loss and does not consider those investments to be impaired as of December 31, 2007.

Sub-prime mortgages are loans to homebuyers who have weak or impaired credit histories, are loans that are non-conforming or are loans that are second in priority. The Company’s businesses in the United States do not sell or buy sub-prime mortgages directly. The Company’s position is related to asset-backed securities (ABS). These securities are pools of mortgages that have been securitized and offered to investors as asset-backed securities, where the mortgages are collateral. Most of the underlying mortgages within the pool have FICO scores below 660. Therefore, the ABS has been classified by the Company as a sub-prime mortgage position. Also included in the Company’s total sub-prime mortgage position are ABS with second lien mortgages as collateral. The second lien mortgages may not necessarily have sub-prime FICO scores; however, the Company has included these ABS in its sub-prime position as they are the second priority in terms of repayment. The Company does not have any “direct” residential mortgages to sub-prime borrowers outside of the ABS structures.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

5. Investments (continued)

 

The Company considers ABS in an unrealized loss position for impairment when there has been an adverse change in estimated cash flows from the cash flows previously projected at purchase, which is in accordance with SSAP No. 43, Loan-backed and Structured Securities. The Company did not impair any of its sub-prime mortgage positions in 2007 or 2006.

The following table provides the actual cost, carrying amount and fair value by asset class of the Company’s sub-prime mortgage position at December 31, 2007:

 

     Actual Cost    Carrying Amount    Fair Value

Residential Mortgage Backed Securities

   $ 350,063    $ 349,915    $ 324,369

Collateralized Debt Obligations

     800      800      800
                    
   $ 350,863    $ 350,715    $ 325,169
                    

At December 31, 2007, the Company’s commercial mortgage backed securities portfolio had a carrying amount of $378,741 and reported $14,072 in unrealized losses. The fundamentals of the commercial mortgage backed securities market are, on average, strong but are starting to show some signs of deterioration in some markets. The lending market remains virtually frozen as lenders continue to tighten their lending standards. A lack of liquidity in the market combined with a broad re-pricing of risk has led to increased credit spreads across the credit classes. The introduction of the 20% and 30% credit enhanced super senior AAA classes provides an offset to these negative fundamentals. Of the total commercial mortgage backed securities, $104,989 of carrying amount and $4,698 of unrealized losses are attributable to Lehman Brothers and UBS origination platform (“LBUBS”) deal shelf, which is collateralized by diversified mortgages. The unrealized losses are a function of the absolute size of the LBUBS holdings and not due to credit related concerns. The Company believes that the underlying investments are well underwritten and have performed relatively better than other comparable commercial mortgage backed securities structures. The unrealized loss on LBUBS is not credit driven, but rather a reflection of the move in interest rates and credit spreads relative to where these deals were originally priced.

As the unrealized losses on the Company’s commercial mortgage-backed securities are attributable to credit spread widening and not fundamental credit problems with the issuer or collateral, the Company does not consider the underlying investments to be impaired as of December 31, 2007.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

5. Investments (continued)

 

The estimated fair value of bonds and preferred stocks with gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2007 and 2006 were as follows:

 

     Losses 12
Months or
More
   Losses Less
Than 12
Months
   Total

December 31, 2007

        

Bonds:

        

United States Government and agencies

   $ 13,693    $ 2,758    $ 16,451

State, municipal and other government

     27,187      19,773      46,960

Public utilities

     115,911      105,539      221,450

Industrial and miscellaneous

     904,577      1,092,515      1,997,092

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     555,767      564,429      1,120,196
                    
     1,617,135      1,785,014      3,402,149

Preferred stocks

     14,437      87,932      102,369
                    
   $ 1,631,572    $ 1,872,946    $ 3,504,518
                    

 

     Losses 12
Months or
More
   Losses Less
Than 12
Months
   Total

December 31, 2006

        

Bonds:

        

United States Government and agencies

   $ 181,966    $ 110,632    $ 292,598

State, municipal and other government

     14,450      15,866      30,316

Public utilities

     184,153      94,784      278,937

Industrial and miscellaneous

     1,373,657      862,374      2,236,031

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     730,370      584,755      1,315,125
                    
     2,484,596      1,668,411      4,153,007

Preferred stocks

     24,310      28,443      52,753
                    
   $ 2,508,906    $ 1,696,854    $ 4,205,760
                    

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

5. Investments (continued)

 

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of bonds at December 31, 2007, 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

   $ 325,213    $ 323,307

Due one through five years

     2,090,814      2,103,521

Due five through ten years

     1,451,636      1,442,254

Due after ten years

     1,208,559      1,222,646
             
     5,076,222      5,091,728

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     1,900,565      1,853,864
             
   $ 6,976,787    $ 6,945,592
             

A detail of net investment income is presented below:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Income:

      

Bonds

   $ 421,409     $ 443,351     $ 468,191  

Preferred stock

     9,520       9,852       1,770  

Common stock

     226       105       217  

Mortgage loans on real estate

     83,326       88,032       117,527  

Real estate

     17,529       16,469       13,504  

Policy loans

     13,097       12,363       12,358  

Derivatives

     847       722       (787 )

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     11,659       3,904       1,733  

Other

     651       (6,048 )     7,417  
                        

Gross investment income

     558,264       568,750       621,930  

Less investment expenses

     (38,311 )     (42,593 )     (42,175 )
                        

Net investment income

   $ 519,953     $ 526,157     $ 579,755  
                        

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

5. Investments (continued)

 

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

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Proceeds

   $ 3,936,559     $ 4,326,042     $ 5,007,229  
                        

Gross realized gains

   $ 48,457     $ 22,450     $ 46,917  

Gross realized losses

     (35,826 )     (64,595 )     (46,830 )
                        

Net realized gains (losses)

   $ 12,631     $ (42,145 )   $ 87  
                        

Gross realized losses for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 include $3,302, $3,454 and $11,823, respectively, related to losses recognized on other than temporary declines in fair values of debt securities.

Gross unrealized gains and gross unrealized losses on unaffiliated common stocks are as follows:

 

     December 31  
     2007     2006  

Unrealized gains

   $ 2,609     $ 3,295  

Unrealized losses

     (67 )     (1 )
                

Net unrealized gains

   $ 2,542     $ 3,294  
                

The changes in net unrealized capital gains (losses) on investments were as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Bonds

   $ 20,012     $ 4,079     $ 170  

Common stocks

     (143 )     (78,708 )     (2,606 )

Other invested assets

     52,545       (150,876 )     (7,882 )
                        

Change in unrealized capital gains (losses)

   $ 72,414     $ (225,505 )   $ (10,318 )
                        

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

5. Investments (continued)

 

At December 31, 2007, investments with an aggregate carrying amount of $7,951 were on deposit with certain state regulatory authorities or were restrictively held in bank custodial accounts for the benefit of such state regulatory authorities, as required by statute.

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments are summarized below:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Bonds

   $ 11,746     $ (42,251 )   $ (34 )

Preferred stocks

     885       106       121  

Common stocks

     (9,589 )     (2,057 )     3,316  

Mortgage loans on real estate

           3       8,670  

Real estate

     70       4,138       4,867  

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     (2,208 )           1,048  

Derivatives

     69       4,421       (390 )

Other invested assets

     38,885       16,001       20,631  
                        
     39,858       (19,639 )     38,229  

Tax effect

     3,962       6,042       (13,033 )

Transfer to (from) interest maintenance reserve

     3,781       21,255       (13,904 )
                        

Net realized capital gains on investments

   $ 32,115     $ 7,658     $ 11,292  
                        

The maximum and minimum lending rates for commercial mortgages during 2007 were 6.78% and 5.86%, respectively. The maximum percentage of any one mortgage loan to the value of the underlying real estate at origination was 80%. There were no mortgage loans that were non-income producing for the 180 day period prior to December 31, 2007. The Company has a mortgage or deed of trust on the property thereby creating a lien which gives it the right to take possession of the property (among other things) if the borrower fails to perform according to the terms of the loan documents. The Company requires all mortgage loans to carry fire insurance equal to the value of the underlying property.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

5. Investments (continued)

 

No loans were foreclosed or acquired by deed and transferred to real estate during 2007 or 2006. There were no impaired mortgage loans held as of December 31, 2007 and 2006. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company held a mortgage loan loss reserve in the AVR of $63,871 and $35,494, respectively. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, 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  
     2007     2006          2007     2006  
Pacific    32 %   30 %   Industrial    29 %   27 %
South Atlantic    21     22     Office    27     27  
Mountain    12     14     Retail    19     19  
E. North Central    10     12     Apartment    14     15  
Middle Atlantic    10     5     Other    6     6  
W. South Central    5     7     Agriculture    5     6  
E. South Central    4     5         
W. North Central    4     3         
New England    2     2         

The Company accrues interest income on impaired loans to the extent deemed collectible (delinquent less than 91 days) and the loan continues to perform under its original or restructured contractual terms. Interest income on nonperforming loans generally is recognized on a cash basis. The company recognized interest income on impaired loans of $297 for the year ended December 31, 2005. Interest income in the amount of $340 was recognized on a cash basis for the year ended December 31, 2005. There was no interest income on impaired loans recognized nor was there any interest income recognized on a cash basis for the year ended December 31, 2007 or 2006.

At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company had recorded investments in restructured securities of $11,031 and $2,024. The capital gains taken as a direct result of the restructures in 2006 were $4,803. There were no capital gains taken as a direct result of the restructures in 2005. The Company has often impaired a security prior to the restructure date. These impairments are not included in the calculation of restructure related losses and are accounted for as a realized loss, reducing the cost basis of the security involved. The Company did not record any investments in restructured securities at December 31, 2007.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

5. Investments (continued)

 

At December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company had no loans 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, 2007, 2006 and 2005 related to such restructurings. There are no commitments to lend additional funds to debtors owing receivables.

The Company has an investment in Invenergy TN, LLC, a partnership which owns a 27 MW wind generating facility in Anderson County, Tennessee. This investment generates tax credits based on the amount of electricity produced from the wind turbines. Based on the project’s actual performance and a revised wind study, it was determined that the investment will not perform to the levels originally expected. For the year ending December 31, 2007, an impairment of $4,556 was recorded for the Invenergy TN LLC partnership. The impairment was determined by comparing the current book value to the fair value as supplied by a third party. The fair value was determined by discounting future cash flows, expected future tax credits and income tax benefits of losses from the investment. Since the decline in fair value was determined to other than temporary, the partnership was written down to the fair value amount. For the year ending December 31, 2006, no impairment was recorded for the Invenergy TN LLC partnership.

For the year ending December 31, 2007, the Company has 14 LIHTCs. The remaining years of unexpired tax credits ranged from 4 to 12 and none of the properties were subject to regulatory review. The length of time remaining for holding periods ranged from 6 to 17 years. The amount of contingent equity commitments expected to be paid during the years 2008 to 2019 is $10,566. There were no impairment losses, write-downs or reclassifications during the year related to any of these credits.

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. The Company also uses cross currency swaps to reduce market risk in foreign currencies and to alter exchange exposure arising from mismatches between assets and liabilities. A notional currency exchange occurs at the beginning and end of the contract. During the life of the swap, the counterparties exchange fixed or floating interest payments in its swapped currency. All swap transactions are entered into pursuant to master agreements providing for a single net payment to be made by one counterparty at each due date.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

5. Investments (continued)

 

Derivative 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 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.

The Company may sell products with expected benefit payments extending beyond investment assets currently available in the market. Because assets will have to be purchased in the future to fund future liability cash flows, the Company is exposed to the risk of future investments made at lower yields than what is assumed at the time of pricing. Forward-starting interest rate swaps are utilized to lock-in the current forward rate.

A replication transaction is a derivative transaction entered into in 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 include possible enhanced relative values as well as ease of executing larger transactions in a shortened time frame. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company had replicated assets with a fair value of $8,044 and $7,987, respectively, and credit default swaps with a fair value of $14 and $74, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company did not recognize any capital losses related to replication transactions.

The Company issues products providing the customer a return based on the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 1000 indices. The Company uses S&P 500 and NASDAQ 1000 future contracts and/or options to hedge the liability option risk associated with these products. The Company recognized expense from options contracts in the amount of $15 for the year ended December 31, 2005. The Company did not recognize any expense from options contracts for the years ended December 31, 2007 or 2006.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

5. Investments (continued)

 

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. 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. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the fair value of all contracts, aggregated at a counterparty level, with a positive fair value amounted to $152,247 and $119,595, respectively. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the fair value of all contracts, aggregated at a counterparty level, with a negative fair value amount to $239 and $55, respectively.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company’s outstanding financial instruments with on and off-balance sheet risks, shown in notional amounts, are summarized as follows:

 

     Notional Amount
     2007    2006

Derivative securities:

     

Interest rate swaps – receive fixed – pay fixed

   $ 5,911    $ —  

Interest rate swaps – receive fixed – pay floating

     2,453,000      1,794,000

Interest rate swaps – receive floating – pay floating

     —        5,686

Interest rate swaps – receive floating – pay fixed

     144,456      249,431

Swaption – receive floating – pay fixed

     —        2,500

The Company utilizes futures contracts to hedge against changes in market conditions. Initial margin deposits are made by cash deposits or segregation of 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 (losses) since they are effectively settled daily through the variation account. When a futures contract closes, the Company recognizes a final daily realized gain or loss which

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

5. Investments (continued)

 

effectively closes the transaction and, if any, the Company’s cost basis. The Company recognized net realized gains from futures contracts in the amount of $47, $971 and $43 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Open futures contracts at December 31, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

 

Number of

Contracts

  

Contract

Type

  

Opening

Market

Value

  

Year-End

Market

Value

December 31, 2007:

     

40

  

S&P 500

March 2008 Futures

   $ 14,902    $ 14,772

December 31, 2006:

        

39

  

S&P 500

March 2007 Futures

   $13,897    $13,927

The Company’s use of futures contracts may expose the Company to certain risks. Risks include the possibility of an illiquid market and the change in the value of the contracts may not correlate with changes in the value of the securities being hedged. Unexpected adverse price movements could cause the Company’s hedging strategy to be unsuccessful and result in losses.

The maximum term over which the Company is hedging its exposure to the variability of future cash flows for forecasted transactions is 24 years. For the year ended December 31, 2007, none of the Company’s cash flow hedges have been discontinued, as it was probable that the original forecasted transactions would occur by the end of the originally specified time period documented at inception of the hedging relationship.

For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company recorded $(64) for the component of derivative instruments utilized for hedging purposes that did not qualify for hedge accounting. This has been recorded directly to unassigned surplus as an unrealized loss. The Company did not record anything during the year ended December 31, 2007 for the component of derivative instruments utilized for hedging purposes that did not qualify for hedge accounting. The Company did not recognize any unrealized gains or losses during 2007, 2006 or 2005 that represented the component of derivative instruments gain or loss that was excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

6. 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:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Direct premiums

   $ 957,263     $ 858,942     $ 876,065  

Reinsurance assumed – non affiliates

     3,978       3,768       4,685  

Reinsurance assumed – affiliates

     27,733       79,605       80,391  

Reinsurance ceded – non affiliates

     (143,817 )     (149,834 )     (164,576 )

Reinsurance ceded – affiliates

     (191,995 )     (130,367 )     (32,951 )
                        

Net premiums earned

   $ 653,162     $ 662,114     $ 763,614  
                        

The Company received reinsurance recoveries in the amount of $125,343, $139,648 and $144,206, during 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. At December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, estimated amounts recoverable from reinsurers that have been deducted from policy and contract claim reserves totaled $17,734, $15,884 and $15,308, respectively. The aggregate reserves for policies and contracts were reduced for reserve credits for reinsurance ceded at December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 of $602,947, $394,648 and $265,825, respectively.

During 2006, the Company entered into a reinsurance agreement with Transamerica Ireland Reinsurance (TIRI), an affiliate, to retrocede an inforce block of term life business effective January 1, 2006. The initial commission expense allowance received of $1,000 less ceded reserves of $574 resulted in an initial transaction gain of $426 pre-tax ($277 net of tax). This gain was credited directly to unassigned surplus. During both 2007 and 2006, the Company has amortized $28 into earnings related to this transaction with a corresponding charge to unassigned surplus.

On April 1, 2007 the Company entered into a recapture agreement with Veterans Life Insurance Company (VLIC), an affiliate, whereby VLIC recaptured all liabilities ceded to the Company under an October 1, 2001 modified coinsurance agreement. The recapture consideration received was $76,086 and the reserves recaptured by VLIC were $173,147. The Company paid a recapture premium of $173,147. The resulting pre-tax gain of $76,086 has been included in the Statement of Operations.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

6. Reinsurance (continued)

 

On October 1, 2007 the Company recaptured various fixed deferred annuity plans that were ceded to Monumental Life Insurance Company (MLIC), an affiliate, under a July 1, 1990 agreement. The recapture premium received was $53,085 and the commission expense allowance paid was $384, for a net consideration received of $52,701. Reserves recaptured were $53,085. The resulting pretax loss of $384 was included in the Statement of Operations.

During 2007, the Company amended its 50% reinsurance treaty with Canadian Premier Life Insurance Company, an affiliate. The Company will reinsure up to 85% of its business effective November 1, 2007. The Company received a ceding commission of $2,910 ($1,892 net of tax). This gain was credited directly to unassigned surplus.

Effective December 31, 2007, TIRe recaptured all inforce business that was retroceded to the Company. The difference between the life and claim reserves released of $369 and $34, respectively, and the return of assets related to this business of $284 was included in the Statement of Operations. In addition, the Company entered into an agreement to recapture obligations and benefits related to certain universal life insurance contracts that were previously ceded to TIRe. The Company assumed assets of $19,047 associated with this business and paid recapture considerations of $1,250. Reserves recaptured included life reserves of $2,865 and claim reserves of $323. As a result, a pre-tax gain of $14,608 was included in the Statement of Operations. In addition, the unamortized pre-tax ceded gain held by the Company in unassigned surplus resulting from the original reinsurance transaction was released into income in the amount of $4,632 ($3,011 net of tax). Prior to this transaction, the Company had amortized $1,053, $712 and $739 on a pre-tax basis and $684, $463 and $480 on a net of tax basis into earnings for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, with a corresponding charge to unassigned surplus. The Company had held collateral in the form of letters of credit.

Also effective December 31, 2007, the Company recaptured all inforce universal life business that was previously reinsured to TIRI, an affiliate. The Company paid recapture fee of $4,004 and recovered miscellaneous assets of $1,985. Life and claims reserves were recaptured in the amount of $40,482 and $120, respectively. This transaction resulted in a net pre-tax loss of $42,622 which is included in the Statement of Operations.

The Company subsequently entered into a reinsurance agreement with Transamerica Life Insurance Company (TLIC), an affiliate, on December 31, 2007 to cede certain universal life business. Universal life secondary guarantee reserves ceded were $104,707, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $104,707 ($68,059, net of tax) that has been credited directly to unassigned surplus.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

6. Reinsurance (continued)

 

During 2007, the Company obtained letters of credit of $3,948 for the benefit of affiliated and nonaffiliated companies that have reinsured business to the Company where the ceding company’s state of domicile does not recognize the Company as an authorized reinsurer.

7. Accident and Health Claim Liability

Liabilities for losses and loss/claim adjustment expenses for accident and health contracts are estimated by the Company using statistical claim development models to develop best estimates for medical expense business and using tabular reserves employing mortality/morbidity tables and discount rates meeting minimum regulatory requirements for other business.

Unpaid claims include amounts for losses and related adjustment expenses and are estimates of the ultimate net costs of all losses, reported and unreported. These estimates are subject to the impact of future changes in claim severity, frequency and other factors.

Activity in the liability for unpaid claims and related processing costs net of reinsurance is summarized as follows:

 

     Unpaid Claims
Liability
Beginning

of Year
   Claims
Incurred
    Claims
Paid
   Unpaid
Claims
Liability End

of Year

Year ended December 31, 2007

          

2007

   $ —      $ 251,754     $ 77,748    $ 174,006

2006 and prior

     447,339      (18,813 )     148,315      280,211
                            
     447,339    $ 232,941     $ 226,063      454,217
                    

Active life reserve

     1,408,750           1,568,225
                  

Total accident and health reserves

   $ 1,856,089         $ 2,022,442
                  
     Unpaid Claims
Liability
Beginning

of Year
   Claims
Incurred
    Claims
Paid
   Unpaid
Claims
Liability End

of Year

Year ended December 31, 2006

          

2006

   $ —      $ 281,808     $ 83,985    $ 197,823

2005 and prior

     429,226      (22,175 )     157,535      249,516
                            
     429,226    $ 259,633     $ 241,520      447,339
                    

Active life reserve

     1,249,886           1,408,750
                  

Total accident and health reserves

   $ 1,679,112         $ 1,856,089
                  

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

7. Accident and Health Claim Liability (continued)

 

The Company’s unpaid claims reserve decreased by $18,813 and $22,175 for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for health claims that occurred prior to those balance sheet dates. The decrease in 2007 and 2006 resulted primarily from variances in the estimated frequency of claims and claim severity.

8. Income Taxes

The main components of deferred tax amounts are as follows:

 

     December 31
     2007    2006
          Restated

Deferred income tax assets:

     

Deferred intercompany losses

   $ 6,392    $ 6,392

Non-admitted assets

     11,677      12,338

Miscellaneous accruals

     27,728      17,114

Tax basis deferred acquisition costs

     84,492      83,578

Reserves

     139,340      137,538

Partnerships

     6,334      10,076

Credit carryforwards

     32,123      29,377

807(f) assets

     4,923      4,493

Unrealized capital losses

     20,090      16,924

Other

     13,168      13,196
             

Total deferred income tax assets

     346,267      331,026

Non-admitted deferred tax assets

     216,538      233,023
             

Admitted deferred tax assets

     129,729      98,003

Deferred income tax liabilities:

     

Unrealized capital gains

     23,398      5,392

Deferred intercompany gain

     7,015      7,015

Partnerships

     25,264      19,571

Foreign currency adjustment

     3,969      3,969

807(f) liabilities

     3,830      3,349

Other

     590      290
             

Total deferred income tax liabilities

     64,066      39,586
             

Net admitted deferred tax asset

   $ 65,663    $ 58,417
             

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

8. Income Taxes (continued)

 

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

 

     December 31       
     2007    2006    Change  
          Restated       

Total deferred tax assets

   $ 346,267    $ 331,026    $ 15,241  

Total deferred tax liabilities

     64,066      39,586      24,480  
                      

Net deferred tax asset

   $ 282,201    $ 291,440      (9,239 )
                

Tax effect of unrealized gains (losses)

           6,008  
              

Change in net deferred income tax

         $ (3,231 )
              
     December 31       
     2006    2005    Change  
     Restated            

Total deferred tax assets

   $ 331,026    $ 272,389    $ 58,637  

Total deferred tax liabilities

     39,586      205,621      (166,035 )
                      

Net deferred tax asset

   $ 291,440    $ 66,768      224,672  
                

Tax effect of unrealized gains (losses)

           6,245  
              

Change in net deferred income tax

         $ 230,917  
              

Non-admitted deferred tax assets increased by $16,485 and $217,942 for 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

8. Income Taxes (continued)

 

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  
     2007     2006     2005  

Income tax expense (benefit) on operational gains and capital gains (losses) on investments computed at the federal statutory rate (35%)

   $ 71,645     $ 31,461     $ 34,169  

Deferred acquisition costs – tax basis

     915       (2,628 )     (4,147 )

Depreciation

     1,673       (999 )     (999 )

Dividends received deduction

     (112 )     (113 )     (127 )

Investment income items

     (18,441 )     (7,577 )     (2,895 )

Tax credits

     (11,913 )     (26,997 )     (15,680 )

Prior year under accrual

     12,874       5,638       16,507  

Tax reserve valuation

     1,752       9,748       1,951  

Amortization of IMR

     (2,371 )     (3,302 )     (4,879 )

Limited partnership book/tax difference

     (1,956 )     697       (5,735 )

Reinsurance transactions

     23,180       (162 )     (259 )

LOLI

     (3,806 )     (3,448 )     (3,418 )

Other

     8,347       6,743       1,282  
                        

Federal income tax expense on operations and capital gains (losses) on investments

     81,787       9,061       15,770  

Less tax expense (benefit) on capital gains (losses)

     3,962       (6,042 )     20,519  
                        

Total federal income tax expense (benefit)

   $ 77,825     $ 15,103     $ (4,749 )
                        

The total statutory income taxes are computed as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31
     2007    2006     2005

Federal income tax expense on operations and capital gains (losses) on investments

   $ 81,787    $ 9,061     $ 15,770

Change in net deferred income taxes, restated

     3,231      (230,917 )     37,138
                     

Total statutory income taxes

   $ 85,018    $ (221,856 )   $ 52,908
                     

 

47


Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

8. Income Taxes (continued)

 

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 carryforwards are determined on 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. In addition, any operating loss or capital loss carryforwards are calculated for the life and nonlife subgroups on a consolidated basis. At December 31, 2006 and 2005, the consolidated returns had no loss carryforwards. At December 31, 2007 the life subgroup had $71,230 of general business credit carryforwards and $25,067 of foreign tax credit carryforwards which originated in 2006 and 2007. A tax return has not yet been filed for 2007.

Income taxes incurred during 2007 and 2005 for the consolidated group in which the Company is included that will be available for recoupment in the event of future net losses is $59,076 and $286,973, respectively. There were no income taxes incurred during 2006 for the consolidated group in which the Company is included that will be available for recoupment in the event of future net losses.

The amount of tax contingencies calculated for the Company as of December 31, 2007 is $20,085. As of December 31, 2006 the amount of tax contingencies calculated was $19,336. The total tax contingencies represent the amount that, if recognized, would affect the effective income tax rate in future periods. It is reasonably possible that a portion of the tax contingencies may decrease within twelve months of the reporting date. This possibility arises from a controversy currently at the IRS appellate division that may be settled within the next 12 months. At this time, an estimate of this possible decrease cannot be made. The Company classifies interest and penalties related to income taxes as interest expense and penalty expense, respectively. The Company’s interest expense related to income taxes is $3,893 and $2,245 for December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The Company recorded no liabilities for penalties.

The Company’s federal income tax returns have been examined and closing agreements have been executed with the Internal Revenue Service through 2000. The examination for the years 2001 through 2004 has been completed and resulted in tax return adjustments that are currently being appealed. The Company believes that there are adequate defenses against or sufficient provisions established related to any open or contested tax positions. An examination is under way for 2005 and 2006.

 

48


Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

9. Policy and Contract Attributes

Participating life insurance policies were issued by the Company which entitle policyholders to a share in the earnings of the participating policies, provided that a dividend distribution, which is determined annually based on mortality and persistency experience of the participating policies, is authorized by the Company. Participating insurance constituted approximately 1% of ordinary life insurance in force at December 31, 2007 and 2006.

For the years ended 2007, 2006 and 2005, premiums for life participating policies were $7,806, $8,153 and $8,309, respectively. The Company accounts for its policyholder dividends based on dividend scales and experience of the policies. The Company paid dividends in the amount of $1,955, $2,116 and $2,194 to policyholders during 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and did not allocate any additional income to such policyholders.

A portion of the Company’s policy reserves and other policyholders’ funds relates 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, is summarized as follows:

 

     December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  
     Amount    Percent
of Total
    Amount    Percent
of Total
    Amount    Percent
of Total
 

Subject to discretionary withdrawal:

               

With market value adjustment

   $ 285,983    9 %   $ 310,217    8 %   $ 340,640    8 %

At book value less current surrender charge of 5% or more

     115,218    4       190,736    5       113,106    2  
                                       

Total with adjustment or at market value

     401,201    13       500,953    13       453,746    10  

At book value without adjustment (minimal or no charge or adjustment)

     2,656,562    82       3,060,016    82       3,896,058    86  

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     160,551    5       166,340    5       177,630    4  
                                       

Total annuity reserves and deposit fund liabilities - before reinsurance

     3,218,314    100 %     3,727,309    100 %     4,527,434    100 %
                           

Less reinsurance ceded

     24,232        81,717        88,838   
                           

Net annuity reserves and deposit fund liabilities

   $ 3,194,082      $ 3,645,592      $ 4,438,596   
                           

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

9. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

 

Separate and variable accounts held by the Company relate to individual variable life insurance policies. The benefits provided on the policies are determined by the performance and/or market value of the investments held in the separate account. The net investment experience of the separate account is credited directly to the policyholder and can be positive or negative. The assets of these are carried at market value. The life insurance policies typically provide a guaranteed minimum death benefit. Information regarding the separate accounts of the Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 is as follows:

 

     Nonindexed
Guaranteed
Less than or
equal to 4%
   Nonindexed
Guaranteed
More than 4%
   Nonguaranteed
Separate Account
   Total

Premiums, deposits and other considerations for the year ended December 31, 2007

   $ —      $ —      $ 133,210    $ 133,210
                           

Reserves for separate accounts with assets at:

           

Fair value

   $ —      $ —      $ 263,352    $ 263,352

Amortized cost

     —        —        —        —  
                           

Total at December 31, 2007

   $ —      $ —      $ 263,352    $ 263,352
                           

Reserves for separate accounts by withdrawal characteristics at December 31, 2007:

           

Subject to discretionary withdrawal:

           

With market value adjustment

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —  

At fair value

     —        —        263,352      263,352

At book value without market value adjustment and with current surrender charge of less than 5%

     —        —        —        —  

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     —        —        —        —  
                           

Total separate account liabilities at December 31, 2007

   $ —      $ —      $ 263,352    $ 263,352
                           

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

9. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

 

     Nonindexed
Guaranteed
Less than or
equal to 4%
   Nonindexed
Guaranteed
More than 4%
   Nonguaranteed
Separate Account
   Total

Premiums, deposits and other considerations for the year ended December 31, 2006

   $ —      $ —      $ 19,394    $ 19,394
                           

Reserves for separate accounts with assets at:

           

Fair value

   $ —      $ —      $ 106,014    $ 106,014

Amortized cost

     —        —        —        —  
                           

Total at December 31, 2006

   $ —      $ —      $ 106,014    $ 106,014
                           

Reserves for separate accounts by withdrawal characteristics at December 31, 2006:

           

Subject to discretionary withdrawal:

           

With market value adjustment

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —  

At fair value

     —        —        106,014      106,014

At book value without market value adjustment and with current surrender charge of less than 5%

     —        —        —        —  

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     —        —        —        —  
                           

Total separate account liabilities at December 31, 2006

   $ —      $ —      $ 106,014    $ 106,014
                           

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

9. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

 

     Nonindexed
Guaranteed
Less than or
equal to 4%
   Nonindexed
Guaranteed
More than 4%
   Nonguaranteed
Separate Account
   Total

Premiums, deposits and other considerations for the year ended December 31, 2005

   $ —      $ —      $ 3,963    $ 3,963
                           

Reserves for separate accounts with assets at:

           

Fair value

   $ —      $ —      $ 11,459    $ 11,459

Amortized cost

     —        —        —        —  
                           

Total at December 31, 2005

   $ —      $ —      $ 11,459    $ 11,459
                           

Reserves for separate accounts by withdrawal characteristics at December 31, 2005:

           

Subject to discretionary withdrawal:

           

With market value adjustment

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —  

At fair value

     —        —        11,459      11,459

At book value without market value adjustment and with current surrender charge of less than 5%

     —        —        —        —  

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     —        —        —        —  
                           

Total separate account liabilities at December 31, 2005

   $ —      $ —      $ 11,459    $ 11,459
                           

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

9. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

 

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

 

     Year Ended December 31
     2007     2006     2005

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

      

Transfers to separate accounts

   $ 133,210     $ 19,394     $ 3,963

Transfers from separate accounts

     (7,672 )     (67,396 )     3,452
                      

Net transfers to separate accounts

     140,882       86,790       511

Miscellaneous reconciling adjustments

     1       1       —  
                      

Transfers as reported in the summary of operations of the life, accident and health annual statement

   $ 140,883     $ 86,791     $ 511
                      

A reclassification was made to the amounts previously reported to the Insurance Division, Department of Commerce, State of Iowa in the 2007 Annual Statement, to move $5,798 from net transfers to (from) separate accounts to reserve adjustments on reinsurance ceded within the Statement of Operations, which also affected the reconciliation of net transfers to or from separate accounts as reflected in the notes to financials. This reclassification had no impact on net income.

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 paid-through date to the policy’s next anniversary date. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, these assets (which are reported as premiums deferred and uncollected) and the amounts of the related gross premiums and loadings, are as follows:

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

9. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

 

     Gross     Loading     Net  

December 31, 2007

      

Life and annuity:

      

Ordinary direct first year business

   $ 1,282     $ 413     $ 869  

Ordinary direct renewal business

     31,874       (2,118 )     33,992  

Group life direct business

     2,899       104       2,795  

Credit life direct business

     (4,231 )     —         (4,231 )

Reinsurance ceded

     (6,782 )     —         (6,782 )
                        

Total life and annuity

     25,042       (1,601 )     26,643  

Accident and health:

      

Direct

     1,164       —         1,164  

Reinsurance ceded

     (106 )     —         (106 )
                        

Total accident and health

     1,058       —         1,058  
                        
   $ 26,100     $ (1,601 )   $ 27,701  
                        

December 31, 2006

      

Life and annuity:

      

Ordinary direct first year business

   $ 5,864     $ 878     $ 4,986  

Ordinary direct renewal business

     30,317       (2,017 )     32,334  

Group life direct business

     2,651       148       2,503  

Credit life direct business

     (2,726 )     —         (2,726 )

Reinsurance ceded

     (7,357 )     —         (7,357 )
                        

Total life and annuity

     28,749       (991 )     29,740  

Accident and health:

      

Direct

     2,786       —         2,786  

Reinsurance ceded

     (75 )     —         (75 )
                        

Total accident and health

     2,711       —         2,711  
                        
   $ 31,460     $ (991 )   $ 32,451  
                        

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

9. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

 

The Company anticipates investment income as a factor in the premium deficiency calculation, in accordance with SSAP No. 54, Individual and Group Accident and Heath Contracts. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company had insurance in force aggregating $4,980,094 and $6,184,922, respectively, in which the gross premiums are less than the net premiums required by the valuation standards established by the Insurance Division, Department of Commerce, of the State of Iowa. The Company established policy reserves of $92,162 and $45,082 to cover these deficiencies at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

For indeterminate premium products, a full schedule of current and anticipated premium rates is developed at the point of issue. Premium rate adjustments are considered when anticipated future experience foretells deviations from the original profit standards. The source of deviation (mortality, persistency, expense, etc.) is an important consideration in the re-rating decision as well as the potential effect of a rate change on the future experience of the existing block of business.

10. Securities Lending

The Company participates in an agent managed securities lending program. The Company receives collateral equal to 100/102 percent of the fair market value of the loaned government/other domestic securities, respectively, as of the transaction date. If the fair value of the collateral is at any time less than 100/102 percent of the fair value of the loaned securities, the counterparty is mandated to deliver additional collateral, the fair value of which, together with the collateral already held in connection with the lending transaction, is at least equal to 100/102 percent of the fair value of the loaned government/other securities, respectively. In the event the Company loans a foreign security and the denomination of the currency of the collateral is other than the denomination of the currency of the loaned foreign security, the Company receives and maintains collateral equal to 105 percent of the fair market value of the loaned security.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, securities in the amount of $406,071 and $652,946 were on loan under security lending agreements. At December 31, 2007, the collateral the Company received from securities lending was in the form of cash.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

11. Capital and Surplus

The Company is subject to limitations, imposed by the State of Iowa, on the payment of dividends to its parent company. Generally, dividends during any twelve-month period may not be paid, without prior regulatory approval, in excess of the greater of (a) 10 percent of statutory surplus as of the preceding December 31, or (b) statutory gain from operations before net realized capital gains on investments for the preceding year. Subject to the availability of unassigned surplus at the time of such dividend, the maximum payment which may be made in 2008, without the prior approval of insurance regulatory authorities, is $87,017.

On September 26, 2007 the Company paid $400,000 to its Parent Company, AEGON. This payment consisted of a return of additional paid-in capital of $270,000, an ordinary common stock dividend of $94,400 and an extraordinary dividend of $35,600. No dividends were paid in 2006. The Company received capital contributions of $145,000 from its Parent Company in 2006. The Company did not receive any capital contributions from its Parent in 2007.

On December 27, 2006, the Company made an investment of $80,000 for the formation of LIICA Re II, a Vermont-domiciled pure captive subsidiary. The Company made a $172,000 capital contribution to LIICA Holdings, LLC on December 27, 2006 and received a return of capital on September 26, 2007 in the amount of $37,000 from LIICA Holdings, LLC.

The Company paid $130,000 in cash dividends to its parent in 2005. The 2005 dividend consisted of an ordinary dividend of $21,000, an extraordinary dividend of $49,000 and a return of capital of $60,000. No dividends were paid in 2006. The Company received a capital contribution of $145,000 from its Parent Company in 2006.

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 to be maintained by a life/health insurance company is to be determined based on the various risk factors related to it. At December 31, 2007, the Company meets the RBC requirements.

On September 30, 2002, the Company received $150,000 from AEGON in exchange for surplus notes. These notes are due 20 years from the date of issuance at an interest rate of 6%, and are subordinate and junior in right of payment to all obligations and liabilities of the Company. In the event of liquidation of the Company, the holders of the issued and outstanding preferred stock shall be entitled to priority only with respect to accumulated but unpaid dividends before the holder of the surplus notes and full payment of the surplus notes shall be made before the holders of common stock become entitled to any distribution of the remaining assets of the Company. Additional information related to the surplus notes at December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 is as follows:

 

For Year Ending

   Balance
Outstanding
   Interest
Paid
   Total Interest
Paid
   Accrued Interest

2007

   $ 150,000    $ 9,000    $ 45,000    $ 2,250

2006

   $ 150,000    $ 9,000    $ 36,000    $ 2,250

2005

   $ 150,000    $ 9,000    $ 27,000    $ 2,250

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

11. Capital and Surplus (continued)

 

The Company has 504,033 shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding at December 31, 2007 and 2006. The par value of the preferred stock is $2.48 per share and the liquidation value is equal to $777.73 per share. This per share liquidation value shall be adjusted proportionally to reflect any resulting increase or decrease in the number of outstanding shares of preferred stock. Holders of the preferred shares shall be entitled to receive dividends equal to the amount of income generated from a segregated pool of assets, including cash, cash equivalents, mortgages and debt securities and these dividends are cumulative in nature. Holders of the shares of preferred stock have no right to cause mandatory or optional redemption of the shares. As of December 31, 2006, cumulative unpaid dividends relating to the preferred shares were $26,563. There were no cumulative unpaid dividends relating to the preferred shares as of December 31, 2007.

12. Retirement and Compensation Plans

The Company’s employees participate in a qualified defined benefit 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 International Accounting Standards 19 (IAS 19), Accounting for Employee Benefits 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. Pension expense aggregated $6,740, $5,482 and $5,088, for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The plan is subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

12. Retirement and Compensation Plans (continued)

 

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 Code. Employees of the Company who customarily work at least 1,000 hours 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. Expense related to this plan was $4,388, $3,856 and $3,428, for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

AEGON sponsors supplemental retirement plans to provide the Company’s senior management with benefits in excess of normal pension benefits. The plans are noncontributory, and benefits are based on years of service and the employee’s compensation level. The plans are unfunded and nonqualified under the Internal Revenue Service Code. In addition, AEGON has established incentive deferred compensation plans for certain key employees of the Company. The Company’s allocation of expense for these plans for each of the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 was negligible. AEGON also sponsors an employee stock option plan/stock appreciation rights for individuals employed and a stock purchase plan for its producers, with the participating affiliated companies establishing their own eligibility criteria, producer contribution limits and company matching formula. These plans have been accrued or funded as deemed appropriate by management of AEGON and the Company.

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 are charged to affiliates in accordance with an intercompany cost sharing arrangement. The Company expensed $555, $423 and $499, for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, related to these plans.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

13. Related Party Transactions

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

The Company is party to a cost sharing agreement between AEGON USA, Inc. companies, providing for services needed. The Company is also party to a Management and Administrative and Advisory agreement with AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc. whereby the Advisor serves as the administrator and advisor for the Company’s mortgage loan operations. AEGON USA Investment Management, LLC acts as a discretionary investment manager under an Investment Management Agreement with the Company.

As a party to these agreements, the Company receives data processing, investment advisory and management, marketing and administration services from certain affiliates. During 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company paid $162,888, $162,603 and $172,720, respectively, for such services, which approximates their costs to the affiliates. In addition, the Company provides office space, marketing and administrative services to certain affiliates. During 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company received $300,512, $290,700 and $292,210, respectively, for these services, which approximates their costs to the Company.

Payables to, and receivables from affiliates bear interest at the 30-day commercial paper rate. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company reported $50,901 and $12,414 as net amounts due to affiliates, respectively. Terms of settlement require that these amounts are settled within 90 days. During 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company (received) paid net interest of $(237), $516 and $377, respectively, (from) to affiliates.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company has two notes payable to Commonwealth General Corporation, an affiliate, of $10 each, bearing interest at 6% and due on December 31, 2030. At December 31, 2007, the Company had short-term notes receivable from AEGON, MLIC, and TLIC, all affiliates, of $10,600, $24,300 and $18,400, respectively, bearing interest at 4.75%. The AEGON and MLIC notes are due notes are due on December 27, 2008. The TLIC note is due on December 30, 2008.

During 1999, the Company purchased life insurance policies covering the lives of certain employees of the Company from an affiliate. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the cash surrender value of these policies was $134,211 and $129,862, respectively.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

14. Sales, Transfer, and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities

At December 31, 2006, securities with a book value of $21,494, and a fair value of $21,651 were subject to dollar reverse repurchase agreements. These securities have maturity dates ranging from 2035 to 2036 and have a weighted average interest rate of 5.8%. The Company had an outstanding liability for borrowed money in the amount of $21,790 as of December 31, 2006, due to participation in dollar reverse repurchase agreements. The Company did not participate in dollar reverse repurchase agreements at December 31, 2007.

During 2006, the Company sold $7,749 of agent balances without recourse to an affiliated company. Prior to July 1, 2006, agent debit balances were sold without recourse to ADB Corporation, LLC (ADB), an affiliate company. The Company did not realize a gain or loss as a result of the sales. As of July 1, 2006, the Company no longer sells agent debit balances and as a result retains such balances as non-admitted receivables. Receivables in the amount of $8,234 and $12,246 were non-admitted as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

In the course of the Company’s asset management, securities are sold and reacquired within 30 days of the sale date to enhance the Company’s yield on its investment portfolio. The details by NAIC designation 3 or below of securities sold during 2007 and reacquired within 30 days of the sale date are:

 

     Number of
Transactions
   Book Value of
Securities
Sold
   Cost of
Securities
Repurchased
   Loss

Bonds:

           

NAIC 5

   3    $ 2,773    $ 2,402    $ 320

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

15. Commitments and Contingencies

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 has guaranteed that Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company, an affiliate, will maintain capital and surplus amounts in excess of the statutory minimum requirements of $3,000. At December 31, 2007, Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company had capital and surplus of $813,295. The Company has recorded no liability for this guarantee.

The Company has provided a guarantee for the performance of a noninsurance subsidiary that was involved in a guaranteed sale of investments in low-income housing tax credit partnerships. These partnerships are partially owned by a noninsurance subsidiary of the Company for which a third party is the primary investor. The balance of the investor’s capital accounts covered by this transaction is $4,549 at December 31, 2007. The nature of the obligation is to provide the investor with a minimum guaranteed annual and cumulative return on their contributed capital. The Company is not at risk for changes in tax law or the investor’s inability to fully utilize the tax benefits. Accordingly, the Company believes the chance of having to make material payments under the guarantee is remote.

The Company has contingent commitments of $30,913 and $65,938, as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for joint ventures, partnerships and limited liability companies, which includes LIHTC commitments of $10,566 and $27,119, respectively.

The Company pledged assets as collateral for derivative transactions in the amount of $2,780 and $3,041 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. In conjunction with derivative transactions, cash in the amount of $63,936 and $80,144 and securities in the amount of $26,725 and $32,674 were posted to the Company as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, which were not included in the financial statements of the Company.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the net amount of securities being acquired on a “to be announced” (TBA) basis was $1,016 and $70,348, respectively.

The Company has private placement commitments outstanding as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 of $5,000 and $8,700, respectively.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

15. Commitments and Contingencies (continued)

 

In the normal course of business, the Company has obtained letters of credit of $3,948 for the benefit of non-affiliated companies that have reinsured business to the Company where the ceding company’s state of domicile does not recognize the Company as an authorized reinsurer.

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. Assessments are charged to operations when received by the Company, except where right of offset against other taxes paid is allowed by law; amounts available for future offsets are recorded as an asset on the Company’s balance sheet. The future obligation has been based on the most recent information available from the National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Associations. Potential future obligations for unknown insolvencies are not determinable by the Company and are not required to be accrued for financial reporting purposes. The Company has established a reserve of $4,986 and $5,177 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for its estimated share of future guaranty fund assessments related to several major insurer insolvencies. The guaranty fund expense was $571, $503 and $460, for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

16. Leases

The Company owns several properties that are leased to others. Future minimum lease payments receivable under non-cancelable leasing arrangements as of December 31, 2007 are as follows:

 

2008

   $ 5,054

2009

     3,354

2010

     3,005

2011

     2,359

2012

     1,403

Thereafter

     5,778

17. Subsequent Events

On June 2, 2008, AEGON made a capital contribution to the Company in the amount of $408,438 in exchange for 427,831 shares of common stock. On June 3, 2008, the Company purchased its outstanding Series A preferred stock from AEGON for $392,000, and paid accumulated accrued dividends of $16,438.

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

17. Subsequent Events (continued)

 

Effective July 1, 2008, the Company entered into a reinsurance agreement with Canadian Premier, an affiliate, to reinsure on an assumption basis all of the insurance policies and assign all of its insurance obligations of its Canadian branch.

The Company is scheduled to merge into Transamerica Life Insurance Company, an affiliate, on October 2, 2008.

18. Events (Unaudited) Subsequent to the Date of the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Unprecedented levels of credit events took place during 2008. The Company recognized impairments of $48,554 in its bond and stock portfolios for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. Of this amount, $44,759 was impaired in the third quarter.

Effective October 2, 2008, the Company, was merged into TLIC, an affiliated Iowa-domiciled life insurer. This transaction was accounted for under the statutory merger method. The Plans of Merger stated that TLIC would be the surviving corporation.

The Company’s common stock was deemed cancelled by operation of law. In exchange for its agreement to merge the Company into TLIC, AEGON USA, LLC, the Company’s parent, received common stock of TIHI equal in value to the fair value of the Company’s common stock that was deemed cancelled. TIHI is the owner of the Company’s common stock.

Consolidated un-audited proforma results of the merged company as of September 30, 2008 would have been as follows:

 

Total Consolidated Admitted Assets

   $ 106,383,980

Total Consolidated Liabilities

     102,290,339

Total Consolidated Capital and Surplus

     4,093,641

Total Consolidated Net Income

     574,650

 

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Statutory-Basis Financial

Statement Schedules


Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Summary of Investments – Other Than Investments in Related Parties

December 31, 2007

SCHEDULE I

 

Type of Investment

   Cost (1)    Market
Value
   Amount at
Which Shown
in the
Balance Sheet

Fixed maturities

        

Bonds:

        

United States Government and government agencies and authorities

   $ 260,390    $ 266,874    $ 260,390

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

     236,348      233,019      236,348

Foreign governments

     85,518      91,964      85,518

Public utilities

     555,176      561,014      555,176

All other corporate bonds

     5,839,355      5,792,721      5,839,355

Preferred stocks

     145,648      137,371      145,648
                    

Total fixed maturities

     7,122,435      7,082,963      7,122,435

Equity securities

        

Common stocks:

        

Public utilities

     —        —        —  

Banks, trust and insurance

     424      435      435

Industrial, miscellaneous and all other

     1,928      4,459      4,459
                    

Total common stocks

     2,352      4,894      4,894

Mortgage loans on real estate

     1,080,994         1,080,994

Real estate

     109,278         109,278

Policy loans

     207,383         207,383

Other long-term investments

     249,166         249,166

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     157,174         157,174
                

Total investments

   $ 8,928,782       $ 8,931,324
                

 

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

 

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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Supplementary Insurance Information

December 31, 2007

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, 2007

                      

Individual life

   $ 2,644,969    $ —      $ 22,582    $ 154,696    $ 170,058    $ 150,685     $ 374,815   

Individual health

     1,580,963      129,113      67,582      301,154      103,718      295,834       117,034    $ 345,938

Group life and health

     916,810      13,503      33,333      174,508      56,619      181,187       131,082      219,838

Annuity

     2,943,580      —        27      22,804      189,558      35,471       68,876   
                                                    
   $ 8,086,322    $ 142,616    $ 123,524    $ 653,162    $ 519,953    $ 663,177     $ 691,807   
                                                    

Year ended December 31, 2006

                      

Individual life

   $ 2,708,451    $ —      $ 21,725    $ 124,485    $ 166,698    $ 171,165     $ 205,410   

Individual health

     1,432,572      128,383      98,740      311,478      90,872      323,888       113,835    $ 348,227

Group life and health

     879,796      14,088      32,366      199,433      52,227      194,062       64,335      227,969

Annuity

     3,370,639      —        45      26,718      216,360      (143,390 )     82,833   
                                                    
   $ 8,391,458    $ 142,471    $ 152,876    $ 662,114    $ 526,157    $ 545,725     $ 466,413   
                                                    

Year ended December 31, 2005

                      

Individual life

   $ 2,753,940    $ —      $ 20,062    $ 207,266    $ 177,631    $ 244,311     $ 88,332   

Individual health

     1,293,458      122,983      86,523      303,044      84,391      365,782       137,880    $ 342,921

Group life and health

     838,937      15,288      37,225      212,206      52,481      198,642       74,262      243,837

Annuity

     4,154,918      —        77      41,098      265,252      (32,061 )     116,679   
                                                    
   $ 9,041,253    $ 138,271    $ 143,887    $ 763,614    $ 579,755    $ 776,674     $ 417,153   
                                                    

 

* 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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Life Investors Insurance Company of America

Reinsurance

December 31, 2007

SCHEDULE IV

 

     Gross Amount    Ceded to Other
Companies
   Assumed From
Other
Companies
   Net
Amount
   Percentage of
Amount
Assumed

to Net
 

Year ended December 31, 2007

              

Life insurance in force

   $ 56,646,000    $ 26,059,136    $ 582,871    $ 31,169,735    2 %
                                  

Premiums:

              

Individual life

   $ 367,382    $ 226,006    $ 13,319    $ 154,695    9  

Individual health

     345,938      53,500      8,716      301,154    3  

Group life and health

     219,838      54,300      8,971      174,509    5  

Annuity

     24,105      2,006      705      22,804    3  
                                  
   $ 957,263    $ 335,812    $ 31,711    $ 653,162    5 %
                                  

Year ended December 31, 2006

              

Life insurance in force

   $ 53,958,644    $ 25,127,949    $ 2,538,338    $ 31,369,033    8 %
                                  

Premiums:

              

Individual life

   $ 253,009    $ 170,476    $ 41,952    $ 124,485    34 %

Individual health

     348,227      48,423      11,674      311,478    4  

Group life and health

     227,969      57,791      29,255      199,433    15  

Annuity

     29,737      3,510      491      26,718    2  
                                  
   $ 858,942    $ 280,200    $ 83,372    $ 662,114    13 %
                                  

Year ended December 31, 2005

              

Life insurance in force

   $ 55,599,689    $ 24,195,573    $ 2,864,494    $ 34,268,610    8 %
                                  

Premiums:

              

Individual life

   $ 239,432    $ 72,140    $ 39,975    $ 207,267    19 %

Individual health

     342,921      51,601      11,724      303,044    4  

Group life and health

     243,837      63,822      32,190      212,205    15  

Annuity

     49,874      9,964      1,188      41,098    3  
                                  
   $ 876,064    $ 197,527    $ 85,077    $ 763,614    11 %
                                  

 

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Separate Account C of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company –

Individual Equity Investment Fund Contract

Year Ended December 31, 2007


Separate Account C of Transamerica

Occidental Life Insurance Company –

Individual Equity Investment Fund Contract

Financial Statements

Year Ended December 31, 2007

Contents

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   1

Financial Statements

  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

   2

Statement of Operations

   3

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   4

Notes to Financial Statements

   5


LOGO

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Contract Owners

of Individual Equity Investment Fund Contract

Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the Growth subaccount of Separate Account C of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company as of December 31, 2007, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets for the periods indicated thereon. The financial statements are the responsibility of the Separate Account’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (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 Separate Account’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits 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 Separate Account’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. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2007 by correspondence with the mutual fund’s transfer agent. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Growth subaccount of Separate Account C of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company as of December 31, 2007, and the results of its operations and the changes in its net asset for the periods indicated thereon, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Ernst & Young LLP

Des Moines, Iowa

March 21, 2008

 

1


Separate Account C of Transamerica

Occidental Life Insurance Company –

Individual Equity Investment Fund Contract

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2007

 

     Growth
Subaccount

Assets

  

Investment in securities:

  

Number of shares

     3,218,277.059
      

Cost

   $ 32,987,069
      

Investments in mutual funds, at net asset value

   $ 93,008,207

Receivable for units sold

     1
      

Total assets

     93,008,208
      

Liabilities

  

Payable for units redeemed

     —  
      
   $ 93,008,208
      

Net Assets:

  

Deferred annuity contracts terminable by owners

   $ 93,008,208
      

Total net assets

   $ 93,008,208
      

Accumulation units outstanding

     1,103,696
      

Accumulation unit value

   $ 84.269774
      

See accompanying notes.

 

2


Separate Account C of Transamerica

Occidental Life Insurance Company –

Individual Equity Investment Fund Contract

Statements of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2007

 

     Growth
Subaccount
 

Net investment income (loss)

  

Income:

  

Dividends

   $ 20,575  

Expenses:

  

Administrative, mortality and expense risk charge

     481,206  
        

Net investment income (loss)

     (460,631 )

Net realized and unrealized capital gains (losses) on investments

  

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments:

  

Realized gain distributions

     3,625,297  

Proceeds from sales

     2,533,063  

Cost of investments sold

     795,023  
        

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     5,363,337  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments:

  

Beginning of period

     52,182,445  

End of period

     60,021,138  
        

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     7,838,693  
        

Net realized and unrealized capital gains (losses) on investments

     13,202,030  
        

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ 12,741,399  
        

See accompanying notes.

 

3


Separate Account C of Transamerica

Occidental Life Insurance Company -

Individual Equity Investment Fund Contract

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006

 

     Growth
Subaccount
 
     2007     2006  

Operations

    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (460,631 )   $ (428,402 )

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     5,363,337       535,689  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     7,838,693       6,028,122  
                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     12,741,399       6,135,409  

Contract transactions

    

Net contract purchase payments

     —         —    

Transfer payments from (to) other subaccounts or general account

     (801,153 )     1,593  

Contract terminations, withdrawals, and other deductions

     (464,566 )     (398,912 )

Contract maintenance charges

     —         —    
                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     (1,265,719 )     (397,319 )
                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     11,475,680       5,738,090  

Net assets:

    

Beginning of the period

     81,532,528       75,794,438  
                

End of the period

   $ 93,008,208     $ 81,532,528  
                

See accompanying notes.

 

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Separate Account C of Transamerica

Occidental Life Insurance Company –

Individual Equity Investment Fund Contract

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2007

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

Separate Account C of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company (the Mutual Fund Account) is a segregated investment account of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company (Transamerica Life), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Transamerica Corporation, which is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of AEGON N.V., a holding company organized under the laws of The Netherlands.

The Mutual Fund Account is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a Unit Investment Trust pursuant to the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Mutual Fund Account is invested solely in the Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio) of the Transamerica Variable Insurance Fund, Inc. Activity in this subaccount is available to contract owners of the Individual Equity Investment Fund Contract.

Investments

Net purchase payments received by the Mutual Fund Account are invested in the Portfolio of Transamerica Variable Insurance Fund, Inc. Investments are stated at the closing net asset values per share on December 31, 2007.

Realized capital gains and losses from the sales of shares in the Portfolio are determined on the basis of first-in, first-out. Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date (date the order to buy or sell is executed) and dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Unrealized gains or losses from the investments in the Portfolio are included in the Statement of Operations.

For the year ended December 31, 2007, the aggregate cost of purchases of shares of the Portfolio was $4,432,014. Proceeds from sales of shares of the Portfolio was $2,533,063.

Dividend Income

Dividends received from the Portfolio investments are reinvested to purchase additional mutual fund shares.

 

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Separate Account C of Transamerica

Occidental Life Insurance Company –

Individual Equity Investment Fund Contract

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2007

2. Accumulation Units Outstanding

A summary of changes in accumulation units outstanding follows:

 

     Growth
Subaccount
 

Units outstanding at January 1, 2006

   1,124,617  

Units purchased

   17  

Units redeemed and transferred

   (5,740 )
      

Units outstanding at December 31, 2006

   1,118,894  

Units purchased

   8  

Units redeemed and transferred

   (15,206 )
      

Units outstanding at December 31, 2007

   1,103,696  
      

 

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Separate Account C of Transamerica

Occidental Life Insurance Company –

Individual Equity Investment Fund Contract

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2007

3. Financial Highlights

 

Subaccount

   Year Ended    Units    Unit Fair Value    Net Assets    Investment
Income Ratio*
    Expense Ratio**     Total Return***  

Growth

                  
   12/31/2007    1,103,696    $ 84.27    $ 93,008,208    0.02 %   0.55 %   15.65 %
   12/31/2006    1,118,894      72.87      81,532,528    0.00     0.55     8.12  
   12/31/2005    1,124,617      67.40      75,794,438    0.37     0.55     15.90  
   12/31/2004    1,134,896      58.15      65,993,611    0.00     0.55     15.17  
   12/31/2003    1,140,654      50.49      57,590,811    0.00     0.55     29.60  

 

* These amounts represent the dividends, excluding distributions of capital gains, received by the subaccount from the Portfolio, net of management fees assessed by the fund manager, divided by the average net assets. These ratios exclude those expenses, such as mortality and expense charges, that result in direct reductions in the unit values. The recognition of investment income by the subaccount is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the Portfolio in which the subaccounts invest.

 

** These ratios represent the annualized contract expenses of the Mutual Fund Account, consisting primarily of mortality and expense charges. The ratios include only those expenses that result in a direct reduction to unit values. Charges made directly to contract owner accounts through the redemption of units and expenses of the Portfolio are excluded.

 

*** These amounts represent the total return for the period indicated, including changes in the value of the the Portfolio, and reflect deductions for all items included in the expense ratio. The total return does not include any expenses assessed through the redemption of units; inclusion of these expenses in the calculation would result in a reduction in the total return presented.

 

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Separate Account C of Transamerica

Occidental Life Insurance Company –

Individual Equity Investment Fund Contract

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2007

4. Assets Retained by Transamerica Life

The Portfolio’s market value of Transamerica Life’s capital contributions exceed 5% of net assets, with a current market value of $85,156,707.

5. Administrative, Mortality, and Expense Risk Charge

The value of the Mutual Fund Account has been reduced by a charge of 0.55% on each valuation date for mortality and expense risks.

6. Income Taxes

Operations of the Mutual Fund Account form a part of Transamerica Life, which is taxed as a life insurance company under Subchapter L of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). The operations of the Mutual Fund Account are accounted for separately from other operations of Transamerica Life for purposes of federal income taxation. The Mutual Fund Account is not separately taxable as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code and is not otherwise taxable as an entity separate from Transamerica Life. Under existing federal income tax laws, the income of the Mutual Fund Account is not taxable to Transamerica Life, as long as earnings are credited under the variable annuity contracts.

7. Dividend Distributions

Dividends are not declared by the Mutual Fund Account, since the increase in the value of the Portfolio is reflected daily in the accumulation unit price used to calculate the equity value within the Mutual Fund Account. Consequently, a dividend distribution by the Portfolio does not change either the accumulation unit price or equity values within the Mutual Fund Account.

 

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PART C

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 24. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a)    Financial Statements:
   All required financial statements are included in Parts A and B of this Registration Statement.
(b)    Exhibits:
(1)    (a)   Resolutions of Board of Managers of Occidental’s Separate Account Fund C. (9)
(1)    (b)   Resolutions of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company approving the conversion of the Registrant to a unit investment trust. (1)
(1)    (c)   Consent of Board of Directors—Merger. (2)
(2)      Not Applicable.
(3)    Underwriter/Broker Dealer Agreements
   (a)   Amended and Restated Principal Underwriting Agreement by and between Transamerica Life Insurance Company, on its own and on behalf of the Separate Account, and Transamerica Capital, Inc. (3)
   (a)(2)   Amendment No. 8 and Novation to Amended and Restated Principal Underwriting Agreement (4)
   (a)(3)   Form of Amendment No. 11 to Amended and Restated Principal Underwriting Agreement (9)
   (b)   Form of Broker/Dealer Supervision and Sales Agreement by and between Transamerica Capital, Inc. and the Broker/Dealer (5)
(4)    Contract
   (a)   Form of Employee Benefit Plan Annual Deposit Individual Equity Investment Fund Contract. (9)
   (b)   Form of Individual Retirement Plan Annual Deposit Equity Investment Fund Contract. (9)
   (c)   Individual Retirement Plan Single Deposit Equity Investment Fund Contract. (9)
(5)    (a)   Application for Individual Equity Investment Fund Contracts. (6)
   (b)   Revised Application for Individual Equity Investment Fund Contracts. (6)
   (c)   Application for Request to Change Life Policy to Individual Equity Investment Fund Contract. (6)

 

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(6)    (a)       Certificate of Incorporation of Transamerica Life Insurance Company. (7)
   (b)   Bylaws of Transamerica Life Insurance Company. (7)
(7)      Reinsurance Agreements. (8)
(8)      Form of Participation Agreement. (2)
(9)      Opinion and Consent of Counsel. (9)
(10)      Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. (9)
(11)      No financial statements are omitted from Item 23.
(12)      Not Applicable.
(13)      Powers of Attorney. (9)

 

(1) Incorporated herein by reference to Post Effective Amendment No. 43 to Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 2-36250) dated August 9, 1996.
(2) Incorporated herein by reference to Initial Filing on Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-153773) dated Oct. 2, 2008.
(3) Incorporated herein by reference to Initial Filing to Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-98891) filed on August 29, 2002.
(4) Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-109580) filed on April 27, 2007.
(5) Incorporated herein by reference to Initial Filing to Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-149336) on February 21, 2008.
(6) Incorporated herein by reference to Registration Statement on Form N-1 of Transamerica Occidental’s Separate Account Fund C, File No. 811-02025.
(7) Incorporated herein by reference to Initial Filing on Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-62738) dated June 11, 2001.
(8) Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form N-4 Registration Statement (File No. 333-109580) filed on January 7, 2005.
(9) Filed Herewith.

 

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Item 25. Directors and Officers of the Depositor.

 

Name

  

Principal Business Address

  

Position and Offices with Depositor

Craig D. Vermie    (1)    Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel
Arthur C. Schneider    (1)    Director, Chief Tax Officer, and Senior Vice President
Eric J. Martin    (1)    Vice President and Corporate Controller
Brenda K. Clancy    (1)    Director and President
M. Craig Fowler    (2)    Vice President and Treasurer
Kenneth Kilbane    (3)    Director and Chairman of the Board
Mark W. Mullin    (1)    Director and Chief Executive Officer

Located at:

 

(1) 4333 Edgewood Road, NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52499-0001
(2) 400 West Market Street, Louisville, KY 40202
(3) 1150 South Olive Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015

 

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Item 26. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Depositor or Registrant.

The list of all persons directly or indirectly controlled by or under common control with the depositor or registrant is hereby incorporated by reference to Item 26 in Part C of the Registration Statement on Form N-4 of Separate Account VA-2L (File No. 333-153773), filed October 2, 2008.

 

Item 27. Number of Contract Owners.

As of September 30, 2008 there were 68 Contract Owners.

 

Item 28. Indemnification.

The Iowa Code (Sections 490.850 et seq.) provides for permissive indemnification in certain situations, mandatory indemnification in other situations, and prohibits indemnification in certain situations. The Code also specified producers for determining when indemnification payments can be made.

Rule 484 Undertaking

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 express 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 Underwriter.

 

(a) Transamerica Capital, Inc. serves as the principal underwriter for:

Transamerica Capital, Inc. serves as the principal underwriter for the Retirement Builder Variable Annuity Account, Separate Account VA A, Separate Account VA B, 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, Separate Account VA X, Separate Account VA Y, Separate Account VA Z, Separate Account VA EE, Separate Account VA-1, Separate Account VA-6, Separate Account VA-7, Separate Account VA-8, Separate Account VA-2L, Separate Account VA-5, Separate Account Fund B, Transamerica Corporate Separate Account Sixteen , Separate Account VL A, Separate Account VUL A, and Separate Account VUL-3. These accounts are separate accounts of Transamerica Life Insurance Company.

 

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Transamerica Capital, Inc. serves as principal underwriter for Separate Account VA BNY, Separate Account VA GNY, Separate Account VA HNY, Separate Account VA QNY, Separate Account VA WNY, Separate Account VA YNY, TFLIC Separate Account VNY, Separate Account VA-2LNY, TFLIC Separate Account C, Separate Account VA-5NLNY, Separate Account VA-6NY, TFLIC Series Annuity Account and TFLIC Series Life Account. These accounts are separate accounts of Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company.

Transamerica Capital, Inc. serves as principal underwriter for Separate Account VA U, Separate Account VA V, Separate Account VA AA, WRL Series Life Account, WRL Series Life Account G, 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.

Transamerica Capital, Inc. also serves as principal underwriter for Separate Account VA BB, Separate Account VA CC, Separate Account VA WM, and Separate Account VL E. This account is a separate account of Monumental Life Insurance Company.

Transamerica Capital, Inc. also serves as principal underwriter for Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account, Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account A, Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account B, Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account C, Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account D, Merrill Lynch Variable Life Separate Account, and Merrill Lynch Life Variable Life Separate Account II. These accounts are separate accounts of Merrill Lynch Life Insurance Company.

Transamerica Capital, Inc. also serves as principal underwriter for ML of New York Variable Annuity Separate Account, ML of New York Variable Annuity Separate Account A, ML of New York Variable Annuity Separate Account B, ML of New York Variable Annuity Separate C; ML of New York Variable Annuity Separate Account D, ML of New York Variable Life Separate Account, and ML of New York Variable Life Separate Account II. These accounts are separate accounts of ML Life Insurance Company of New York.

Transamerica Capital, Inc. also serves as principal underwriter of Transamerica Series Trust, Transamerica Funds and Transamerica Investors, Inc.

 

(b) Directors and Officers of Transamerica Capital, Inc.

 

Name

    

Principal Business Address

    

Position and Offices with Underwriter

Michael W. Brandsma      (2)      Director, President and Chief Financial Officer
John T. Mallett      (1)      Director
Mark W. Mullin      (1)      Director

 

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Name

    

Principal Business Address

    

Position and Offices with Underwriter

Lon J. Olejniczak      (1)      Chief Executive Officer and Director
Blake S. Bostwick      (2)      Chief Operations Officer
David R. Paulsen      (2)      Executive Vice President
Michael G. Petko      (2)      Executive Vice President
Anne M. Spaes      (3)      Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Courtney John      (2)      Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President
Frank A. Camp      (1)      Secretary
Amy J. Boyle      (4)      Assistant Vice President
John W. Fisher      (4)      Assistant Vice President
Clifton W. Flenniken, III      (5)      Assistant Vice President
Dennis P. Gallagher      (4)      Assistant Vice President
Linda S. Gilmer      (1)      Vice President
Karen D. Heburn      (4)      Vice President
Kyle A. Keelan      (4)      Assistant Vice President
Christy Post-Rissin      (4)      Assistant Vice President
Brenda L. Smith      (4)      Assistant Vice President
Darin D. Smith      (1)      Assistant Vice President
Arthur D. Woods      (4)      Assistant Vice President
Tamara D. Barkdoll      (2)      Assistant Secretary
Erin K. Burke      (1)      Assistant Secretary

 

(1) 433 Edgewood Road, NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52499-0001
(2) 4600 S. Syracuse Street, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80237-2719
(3) 400 West Market Street, Louisville, KY 40202
(4) 570 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, FL 33716
(5) 111 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

 

(c) Compensation to Principal Underwriter

 

Name of Principal Underwriter

   Net Underwriting
Discounts and
Commissions1
   Compensation on
Redemption
   Brokerage
Commissions
   Compensation

AFSG Securities Corporation2

   $ 0    $ 0    $ 0    $ 0

Transamerica Capital, Inc

   $ 0    $ 0    $ 0    $ 0

 

1

Fiscal Year 2007

2

Effective May 1, 2007, Transamerica Capital, Inc. replaced AFSG Securities Corporation as principal underwriter for the Contracts.

 

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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 Life Insurance Company at 4333 Edgewood Road, NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499-0001.

 

Item 31. Management Services.

Not Applicable

 

Item 32. Undertakings.

 

  (a) Registrant hereby undertakes to deliver any Statement of Additional Information and any financial statements required to be made available under Form N-4 promptly upon written or oral request.

 

  (b) Transamerica 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 the incurred, and the risks assumed by Transamerica Life Insurance Company.

 

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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 day 17th of December, 2008.

 

SEPARATE ACCOUNT FUND C

TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Depositor

*

Brenda K. Clancy

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 dates indicated.

 

Signatures

  

Title

 

Date

*

  

Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and

General Counsel

 

                     2008

Craig D. Vermie

    

*

  

Director, Chief Tax Officer, and Senior Vice President

 

 

                     2008

Arthur C. Schneider

    

*

  

Vice President and Corporate Controller

 

 

                     2008

Eric J. Martin

    

*

  

Director and President

 

 

                     2008

Brenda K. Clancy

    

*

  

Vice President and Treasurer

 

 

                     2008

M. Craig Fowler

    

*

  

Director and Chief Executive Officer

 

                       2008

Mark W. Mullin

    

*

  

Director and Chairman of the Board

 

                       2008

Kenneth Kilbane

    

/s/ Darin D. Smith

*By Darin D. Smith

  

Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to powers of Attorney filed
previously and herewith.

 

 

December 17, 2008

    
    
    

Sig A


Registration No.             

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

EXHIBITS

TO

FORM N-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

FOR

SEPARATE ACCOUNT FUND C


EXHIBIT LIST

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description of Exhibit

(1)(a)    Resolutions of Board of Managers of Occidental’s Separate Account Fund C
(3)(a)(3)    Form of Amendment No. 11 to Amended and Restated Principal Underwriting Agreement
(4)(a)    Form of Employee Benefit Plan Annual Deposit Individual Equity Investment Fund Contract
(4)(b)    Form of Individual Retirement Plan Annual Deposit Equity Investment Fund Contract
(4)(c)    Individual Retirement Plan Single Deposit Equity Investment Fund Contract
(9)    Opinion and Consent of Counsel
(10)    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
(13)    Powers of Attorney
EX-1.A 2 dex1a.htm EXHIBIT (1)(A) Exhibit (1)(a)

EXHIBIT (1)(a)

RESOLUTION OF MANAGERS OF OCCIDENTAL’S

SEPARATE ACCOUNT FUND C


MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS

OF OCCIDENTAL’S SEPARATE ACCOUNT FUND C

April 21, 1969

The first meeting of the Board of Managers of Occidental’s Separate Account Fund C was held on Monday, April 21, 1969, at the offices of Occidental Life Insurance Company, at 1150 South Olive Street, Los Angeles, at 1:30 p.m.

All the members of the Board of Managers were present. Additional persons present were: Powell E. Smith, E. V. Hoff, Kelly Stevens, Meno T. Lake, John A. Allison, Edmund W. Clarke, James O. Richards.

Mr. Earl Clark acted as temporary Chairman of the meeting and Mr. Stevens as temporary Secretary.

Mr. McGinn

Mr. Daniel F. McGinn made a presentation concerning the nature of variable annuities and described some of the types of contracts that it is contemplated will be sold and based on this Separate Account Fund C.

Election of Chairman of the Board

After a brief discussion, upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted:

“RESOLVE, that Earl Clark be, and he hereby is, elected Chairman of the Board of Managers of this Fund C and that he shall hold such office until his successor is duly elected and qualified.”


Election of Officers

Next order of business was the election of officers of the Fund. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the following resolutions were adopted:

“RESOLVE, that Powell E. Smith be, and he hereby is, elected President of this Fund C and that he shall hold such office until his successor is duly elected and qualified.”

“RESOLVE, that Daniel F. McGinn be, and he hereby is, elected Vice President of this Fund C and that he shall hold such office until his successor is duly elected and qualified.”

“RESOLVE, that Kelly Stevens be, and he hereby is, elected Secretary of the Board of Managers of this Fund C and Secretary of the Fund and that he shall hold such offices until his successor or successors are duly elected and qualified.”

“RESOLVE, that E. V. Hoff be, and he hereby is, elected Treasurer of this Fund C and that he shall hold such office, until his successor is duly elected and qualified.”

Regular Meetings and Members’ Fee

After a discussion of the holding of regular meetings of this Board of Managers and the fees to be paid to certain members thereof, upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the following resolutions were adopted:

“RESOLVE, that the Board of Managers of the Fund shall hold its regular meetings at 3:00 p.m. on the Monday preceding the fourth Wednesday in January, April, July and October of each calendar year, at 1150 South Olive Street, Los Angeles, California, and no call or notice of such regular meetings need be given.”

 

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“RESOLVE, that each member of the Board of Managers who is not an officer, director or employee of Occidental Life Insurance Company or any company affiliated with such company, shall be paid a fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each meeting of the Board that the member attends.”

SEC Registration of the

Fund and the Contracts

Next the matter of registering this Fund C under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and registering the contracts to be based thereon, was discussed; upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the following resolutions were adopted:

“RESOLVE, that for the purpose of qualifying this Fund C as a registered investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and for the purpose of qualifying contracts to be based on this Fund for sale to the public under the Securities Act of 1933, the President of this Fund C be, and he hereby is, authorized for and on behalf of this Fund to execute and cause to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission Forms N-8A, N-8B-1, and S-5, and any amendments thereto which said Officer shall deem necessary or appropriate.”

“RESOLVE, that the President of this Fund C be, and he hereby is, authorized to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission an application pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, to exempt this Fund C from those provisions of such Act and the rules and regulations of said Commission under the Act, with which the President determines that Fund C should not or cannot comply.”

Investment Advisory and

Custody of Securities Agreements

Then followed a discussion of the proposed Investment Advisory Agreement and proposed Custody of Securities Agreement, both between this Fund and Occidental Life Insurance Company

 

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of California. Mr. McGinn assured the other members of the Board that the amount of the fee to be paid to Occidental under the Investment Advisory Agreement for each valuation period (which is .30% per annum of the asset value of the Fund), is customary in this type of agreement and to his knowledge is not greater than is provided in many other investment advisory agreements between life insurance companies and separate accounts. It was also noted by the Members that under the Custody Agreement, Occidental will not make any charge for its services. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted:

“RESOLVE, that the proposed forms of Investment Advisory Agreement and Custody of Securities Agreement, between this Fund C and Occidental Life Insurance Company of California, both of which are annexed to and made a part of this resolution, be and they hereby are, in all respects approved, and the President of this Fund C be, and he hereby is, authorized for and on behalf of this Fund C to execute and deliver both of said Agreements, in substantially the forms presented to this meeting, with such changes as the President of the Fund shall deem necessary or appropriate, his signature thereon to be conclusive evidence of his approval of any such change or modification.”

Underwriting Agreement

Next, the entering into a Marketing Agreement with Transamerica Fund Sales and Occidental for the underwriting of contracts to be based on this Fund was discussed; upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted:

“RESOLVE, that the proposed form of Marketing Agreement between this Fund C, Occidental Life Insurance Company of California, and Transamerica Fund Sales, Inc., annexed to and made a part of this resolution, be and it hereby is, in all respects approved and the President of this Fund C be, and he hereby is, authorized for and on behalf of this Fund to execute and deliver said Marketing Agreement in substantially the form presented to this meeting with such changes as the President of the Fund shall

 

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deem necessary or appropriate, his signature thereon to be conclusive evidence of his approval of any such change or modification.”

Independent Auditors

Then followed a discussion on the selection of independent auditors for this Fund C and upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted:

“RESOLVE, that Ernst & Ernst be, and they hereby are, appointed auditors for this Fund C for the fiscal period ending December 31, 1969, subject to the right of Contract Owners to ratify or disapprove such selection at the first annual meeting for which there are Contract Owners eligible to vote; provided that such appointment shall terminate without penalty to this Fund if a majority of the Contract Owners of this Fund at any meeting called for such purpose shall vote to terminate such appointment.”

The meeting then adjourned.

 

LOGO

Secretary

 

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EX-3.A.3 3 dex3a3.htm EXHIBIT (3)(A)(3) Exhibit (3)(a)(3)

EXHIBIT (3)(a)(3)

FORM OF AMENDMENT NO. 11 TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED

PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT


AMENDMENT NO. 11 TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED

PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

Amendment dated                     , to the Amended and Restated Principal Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2002, by and between Transamerica Capital, Inc. (“TCI”) and Transamerica Life Insurance Company (“Transamerica”) (the “Agreement”).

WHEREAS, effective                             , Exhibit A of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the attached Exhibit A.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises and of the mutual promises contained herein and the mutual benefits to be derived herefrom, TCI and Transamerica (the “parties”), intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Agreement Remains Effective. Unless expressly modified by this Amendment, all terms and conditions contained in the Agreement shall remain in effect accordance with the terms of the Agreement.

 

2. Entire Agreement and Modification. This Amendment and the Agreement contain the entire understanding and agreement between the parties hereto and supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements relative to the subject matter of the Agreement. This Amendment and the Agreement may not be amended, modified, supplemented or changed, in any respect whatsoever, except by a written agreement duly executed by the parties.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties, by their duly authorized officers, have executed this Amendment on the dates indicated.

 

TRANSAMERICA CAPITAL, INC.     TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By:  

 

    By:  

 

  Lonny J. Olejniczak       Darin D. Smith
Title:   Chief Executive Officer     Title:   Vice President


EXHIBIT A

Separate Accounts

 

1.      Separate Account VA A

 

2.      Separate Account VA B

 

3.      Separate Account VA C

 

4.      Separate Account VA D

 

5.      Separate Account VA E

 

6.      Separate Account VA F

 

7.      Separate Account VA I

 

8.      Separate Account VA J

 

9.      Separate Account VA K

 

10.    Separate Account VA L

 

11.    Separate Account VA P

 

12.    Retirement Builder Variable Annuity Account

 

13.    Separate Account VL A

 

14.    Separate Account VUL A

 

15.    Transamerica Corporate Separate Account Sixteen

 

16.    PFL Corporate Account One

 

17.    PFL Corporate Separate Account Three

 

18.    PFL Corporate Separate Account Four

 

19.    TA PPVUL 1

 

20.    Separate Account VA Q

 

21.    Separate Account VA R

 

22.    Separate Account VA S

 

23.    Separate Account VA W

 

24.    Separate Account VA X

 

25.    Separate Account VA-1

 

26.    Separate Account VA-6

 

27.    Separate Account VA-7

 

28.    Separate Account VA-8

 

29.    Separate Account VA Y

 

30.    Separate Account VA Z

 

31.    Separate Account VA EE

 

32.    Separate Account VA-2L

 

33.    Separate Account VA-5

 

34.    Separate Account VUL-3

 

35.    Transamerica Occidental Separate Account Two

 

36.    Variable Life Account A

 

37.    Life Investors Corporate Separate Account One

 

38.    Separate Account Fund B

 

39.    Separate Account Fund C

EX-4.A 4 dex4a.htm EXHIBIT (4)(A) Exhibit (4)(a)

EXHIBIT (4)(a)

Form of Employee Benefit Plan Annual Deposit Individual Equity Investment Fund

Contract


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Transamerica Occidental

Life Insurance Company

Home Office: Los Angeles

  

POLICY FORM

EQUITY INVESTMENT

FUND CONTRACT

     
     
     

 

 

 

      ANNUITANT

  

CONTRACT NO.

   CONTRACT DATE                

 

 

Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company (the Company) will accumulate and invest all Net Deposits under this contract in the Equity Investment Fund and will pay a Variable Annuity and other benefits as provided herein in accordance with the provisions on this and the following pages which are made a part of this contract.

Signed for the Company at Los Angeles, California, on the Date of Issue.

 

  VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY     PRESIDENT

ALL PAYMENTS AND VALUES PROVIDED BY THIS CONTRACT, WHEN BASED

ON INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE OF A SEPARATE ACCOUNT, ARE VARIABLE

AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED AS TO FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT.

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN

ANNUAL DEPOSIT

EQUITY INVESTMENT FUND CONTRACT

TO PROVIDE A

VARIABLE ANNUITY

NONPARTICIPATING

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     PAGE

CONTRACT DATA

   1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

   2

DEFINITIONS

   3

ACCUMULATION OF FUNDS

   5

Payment of Deposits

   5

Increase in Deposits

   5

Application of Deposits

   5

Late Deposits

   5

ANNUITY PROVISIONS

   6

Commencement of Annuity

   6

Annuity Forms

   6

Amount of First Variable Annuity Payment

   7

Amount of Subsequent Variable Annuity Payments

   7

Number of Annuity Units

   7

VALUATION PROVISIONS

   8

Investment Performance Factor

   8

Value of the Equity Investment Fund

   8

Accumulation Unit Value

   8

Annuity Unit Value

   8

Expense and Mortality Experience

   8

BENEFICIARY PROVISIONS

   9

Beneficiary

   9

Change of Beneficiary

   9

Death Benefits

   9

NON-FORFEITURE PROVISIONS

   10

REINSTATEMENT PROVISIONS

   10

SURRENDER PROVISIONS

   10

GENERAL PROVISIONS

   11

ANNUITY CONVERSION RATES

   13

 

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D E F I N I T I O N S

“Accumulation Account” means the account maintained under this contract comprising all Accumulation Units effected hereunder and any Net Deposit not yet applied to effect Accumulation Units.

“Accumulation Account Value” means the dollar value of the Accumulation Account.

“Accumulation Unit” means a unit effected by the investment of a Net Deposit in the Equity Investment Fund and used to measure the value of the Owner’s interest under this contract in the Equity Investment Fund prior to the Retirement Date. The value of an Accumulation Unit will decrease or increase in accordance with the investment experience of the Equity Investment Fund (see Valuation Provisions).

“Annuity” means a series of monthly payments provided under this contract for the Annuitant or his beneficiary. Annuity payments shall be due and payable only on the first day of a calendar month.

“Annuity Unit” means a unit used to determine the amount of each Variable Annuity payment after the first. The value of an Annuity Unit will decrease or increase in accordance with the investment experience of the Equity Investment Fund (see Valuation Provisions).

“Contract Anniversary” means the same day and month as the Contract Date in each succeeding calendar year.

“Contract Year” means a period commencing at the beginning of the Contract Date or a Contract Anniversary and ending at the beginning of the next following Contract Anniversary.

“Deposit” means an amount paid to the Company under this contract as a consideration for the benefits described herein.

“Deposit Limit” means an amount equal to three times the Initial Annual Deposit specified in the Contract Data after deducting Rider Premiums, if any. Repayments to this contract in accordance with the Withdrawal Privilege shall not be affected by the Deposit Limit.

 

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D E F I N I T I O N SContinued

 

“Equity Investment Fund” means the Company’s Separate Account Fund B established pursuant to Section 10506 of the California Insurance Code. The Equity Investment Fund is intended to be composed primarily of common stocks; however, some or all of the assets of the Equity Investment Fund may be invested from time to time in other securities or real estate. At least every six months, the Company shall make any deposit of its own funds into the Equity Investment Fund necessary to cause the market value of the Equity Investment Fund at that time to at least equal the total reserves required by law under this contract and all other contracts participating in the Equity Investment Fund. The Company may make withdrawals, other than charges for investment management and mortality and expense risks, on its own behalf from the Equity Investment Fund only from the excess of the market value of the assets thereof over such required reserves.

“Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940 of the United States of America, as such Act has been or may be amended.

“Late Deposit” means a Deposit received by the Company after the last Valuation Date in the second calendar year preceding the Retirement Date.

“Net Deposit” means a Deposit after deducting any Rider Premiums, and after deducting the sales and administration expense charge applicable to such Deposit and any applicable premium taxes (see Application of Deposits under Accumulation of Funds).

“Retirement Date” means the date on which the first Annuity payment is payable under this contract. Unless notice is received by the Company to the contrary in accordance with the Annuity Provisions, the first day of the month coinciding with or next following the Selected Retirement Date specified in the Contract Data shall be the Retirement Date.

“Rider Premium” means a premium payable under the provisions of a rider attached to this contract. The annual charge for any such rider is shown in the Contract Data.

“Valuation Date” means each day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.

“Valuation Period” means the period from the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on one Valuation Date to the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the next following Valuation Date.

“Variable Annuity” means an Annuity with payments which vary in dollar amount throughout the payment period in accordance with the investment experience of the Equity Investment Fund.

 

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A C C U M U L A T I O N    O F    F U N D S

Payment of Deposits

Deposits, in the amount shown in the Contract Data, are payable in advance from the Contract Date during the life of the Annuitant to the Retirement Date. If part of the Deposit ceases to be payable under the provisions of an attached rider, Deposits may be reduced accordingly. The Selected Mode of Payment of Deposits may be changed with the consent of the Company on any Contract Anniversary. All Deposits are payable at the Home Office of the Company or to an authorized agent or cashier of the Company, but only in exchange for an official receipt signed by the President or Secretary and countersigned by the person receiving the payment. If any Deposit remains unpaid after the grace period, this contract will be subject to the Non-Forfeiture Provisions; except that any subsequent request for reinstatement of any rider attached to this contract will be subject to the reinstatement provisions of the rider.

Increase in Deposits

On any Contract Anniversary, the Owner may apply to the Company to increase the amount of the Deposit. An increase in the amount of the Deposit, exclusive of Rider Premiums, which results in total Deposits during any Contract Year in excess of the Deposit Limit of this contract will be permitted only with the consent of the Company. Increases in coverage provided by any rider attached to this contract will be subject to the provisions of the rider and any underwriting requirements of the Company. In no event shall any single Deposit, excluding any Rider Premiums, be less than $10.00; nor may less than $120.00 be deposited in any Contract Year.

Application of Deposits

The Company shall deduct from each Deposit as received at the Home Office of the Company and in the following order: (a) Rider Premiums, if any; (b) a percentage of the Deposit for sales and administration expenses determined in accordance with the schedule shown below; and (c) any applicable premium taxes on such Deposit. The balance is the Net Deposit.

 

Portion of Total
Deposits*

  Sales
Expense
    Administration
Expense
    Total Sales and
Administration
Expense
 
First $ 15,000   6 1/2 %   2 %   8 1/2 %
Next 35,000   4 1/2     1 1/2     6  
Next 100,000   2      3/4     2 3/4  
Over 150,000    1/2     None      1/2  

 

* After deducting any Rider Premiums

Each Net Deposit shall be immediately credited to the Accumulation Account and, as of the end of the Valuation Period in which the Deposit is received, shall be invested in the Equity Investment Fund to provide an increase in the number of Accumulation Units credited to the Accumulation Account.

The increase in the number of Accumulation Units shall be determined as of the end of such Valuation Period by dividing the Net Deposit by the Accumulation Unit value established at the end of that Valuation Period. The number of Accumulation Units with respect to a Net Deposit, once determined, shall not change as the result of the investment experience of the Equity Investment Fund.

Late Deposits

A Net Deposit attributable to a Late Deposit shall be applied in accordance with the other provisions of this contract and in the following manner: (1) if an Annuity is then in effect, or to be effected, the amount of the monthly Annuity payment shall be increased as of the first day of the second calendar month following the receipt of the Late Deposit by the Company at its Home Office; or (2) if an optional method of payment other than a form of Annuity has been elected, the amount of such payment shall be increased in a manner consistent with the optional method of payment.

 

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A N N U I T Y    P R O V I S I O N S

Commencement of Annuity

Annuity payments will commence on the first day of the month coinciding with or next following the Selected Retirement Date specified in the Contract Data if the Annuitant is then living and this contract has not been surrendered, unless written request to the contrary is received by the Company from the Owner at least 60 days before the Selected Retirement Date. Upon such written request, the Owner may elect a Retirement Date which is before or after the Selected Retirement Date and which is at least 60 days after the receipt by the Company of such written request.

Annuity payments will be made on the Selected Form of Annuity specified in the Contract Data and as described below, unless written notice of the election of some other form of payment available under this contract is received from the Owner by the Company at least 60 days prior to the Retirement Date.

Annuity Forms

 

Form I:

   Life Annuity — An Annuity with monthly payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant. Upon the death of the Annuitant, the Annuity shall terminate with the monthly payment payable immediately before the date of death. No death benefits are payable under this form of Annuity.

Form II:

   Annuity for Period Certain and Life — An Annuity with monthly payments for a period certain and thereafter during the lifetime of the Annuitant. The period certain shall be 60, 120 or 180 months as selected in the request for this form of Annuity. If the Annuitant dies after the Retirement Date and before the monthly Annuity payments have been made for the period certain and no settlement agreement is effective for payment of the proceeds to the beneficiary, the payments required to complete the payments for the period certain will be paid as they become due to the beneficiary. However, upon written request, the beneficiary may elect to receive in one sum the commuted value of the payments remaining after such request is received. The commuted value of any monthly payments, as of the date of determination, means the single sum equivalent to the value of such payments, discounted from their respective due dates to such date of determination at 3.5% annually. The commuted value shall be computed on the assumption that the dollar amount of each monthly payment payable after the date of determination is equal to the dollar amount of the first remaining payment. If the Annuitant dies after the monthly payments for the period certain have been made, the Annuity shall terminate with the monthly payment payable immediately before the date of death.

Form III:

   Joint and Last Survivor Annuity — An Annuity with monthly payments payable to the Annuitant as long as the Annuitant and the named Joint Annuitant for the Annuity shall both live and thereafter payable to the survivor of them as long as the survivor shall live. The named Joint Annuitant for this Annuity shall be as designated in the request for this form of Annuity. Upon death of the last survivor, the Annuity shall terminate with the monthly payment payable immediately before the date of death. The Company may require satisfactory proof of the age of the named joint annuitant before making payments under this form of Annuity. The monthly payment to the survivor shall be based on the number of Annuity Units which are to remain to the credit of the survivor after the death of either the Annuitant or his named Joint Annuitant, as specified in the request for this form of Annuity and approved by the Company. If the named Joint Annuitant dies before the first payment is made under this Annuity form, Annuity payments will be paid to the Annuitant under Annuity Form II, described above, with a period certain of 120 months, unless written request to the contrary is received from the Owner before the Retirement Date.

 

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A N N U I T Y    P R O V I S I O N SContinued

 

Any form of Annuity or other optional method of payment provided by the Company which is not described herein may be elected, subject to agreement by the Company and subject further to applicable law or governmental rule or regulation.

Upon request by the Owner, all or any portion of the Accumulation Account Value may be transferred on or before the Retirement Date to such single contribution fixed income and/or Equity Investment Fund contract as may then be in use by the Company, subject to the provisions of such other contract and applicable law or governmental rule or regulation. Amounts so transferred shall not be subject to charges for sales and administration expenses.

Amount of First Variable Annuity Payment

The dollar amount of the first Variable Annuity payment is determined by applying the Accumulation Account Value based on the Accumulation Unit value established on the last Valuation Date in the second calendar month preceding the date the first payment is due, reduced by any applicable premium taxes, to the appropriate Annuity Conversion Rate under this contract, according to the Annuitant’s attained age nearest birthday, sex and the form of Annuity. If a Joint and Last Survivor form of Annuity is selected, the amount of the first payment shall also be based on the attained age nearest birthday and sex of the named Joint Annuitant on the date the first payment is due.

Amount of Subsequent Variable Annuity Payments

The dollar amount of each subsequent Variable Annuity payment shall be determined by multiplying the number of the Annuitant’s Annuity Units by the value of an Annuity Unit established on the last Valuation Date in the second calendar month preceding the date such payment is due. The dollar amount of each Variable Annuity payment after the first may either decrease or increase according to this procedure.

Number of Annuity Units

The number of the Annuitant’s Annuity Units shall be determined at the time the Variable Annuity is effected by dividing the dollar amount of the first Variable Annuity payment by the Annuity Unit value established on the last Valuation Date in the second calendar month preceding the date of the first Variable Annuity payment (see Valuation Provisions). The number of Annuity Units, once determined, shall remain fixed except as affected by the normal operation of a form of Annuity or by a Late Deposit.

 

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V A L U A T I O N    P R O V I S I O N S

Investment Performance Factor — The Investment Performance Factor for any Valuation Period is determined as of the end of such Valuation Period and is the ratio D, where “A” is the value of the Equity Investment Fund as of the end of such Valuation Period immediately prior to making any deposits into and any withdrawals from the Equity Investment Fund, reduced by an investment management charge assessed against such value at an annual rate of 0.30%; and “B” is the value of the Equity Investment Fund as of the end of the preceding Valuation Period immediately after making any deposits into and any withdrawals, including any charges for expense and mortality risks assessed against the Equity Investment Fund on that date, from the Equity Investment Fund.

Value of the Equity Investment Fund — The value of the Equity Investment Fund shall be the market value of the assets thereof, determined in accordance with the provisions of the Rules and Regulations of the Equity Investment Fund, reduced by any accrued taxes and other appropriate accrued liabilities of the Equity Investment Fund.

Accumulation Unit Value — The value of an Accumulation Unit was initially established at $1.00 on September 26, 1968. The value of an Accumulation Unit is determined as of the end of each Valuation Period by (a) multiplying the value of an Accumulation Unit determined as of the end of the immediately preceding Valuation Period by the Investment Performance Factor determined as of the end of the current Valuation Period, and (b) reducing such result by a charge for mortality and expense risks assessed against such result at an annual rate of 1.00%. The value of an Accumulation Unit may either decrease or increase according to this procedure.

Annuity Unit Value — The value of an Annuity Unit was initially established at $1.00 on September 26, 1968. The value of an Annuity Unit is determined as of the end of each Valuation Period by (a) multiplying the value of an Annuity Unit determined as of the end of the immediately preceding Valuation Period by the product of (i) the Investment Performance Factor determined as of the end of the current Valuation Period and (ii) an interest factor, and (b) reducing such result by a charge for mortality and expense risks assessed against such result at an annual rate of 1.00%. The interest factor is for the purpose of offsetting the effect of an investment earnings rate of 3.5% per annum which is assumed in the Annuity Conversion Rates contained in this contract. The value of an Annuity Unit may either decrease or increase according to this procedure.

Expense and Mortality Experience — Under this contract, the charges for expenses shall not exceed the amounts specified herein, regardless of actual expenses incurred, and the dollar amount of Variable Annuity payments shall not be affected by variations in actual mortality experience of Annuitants from the mortality assumptions used in determining the first Variable Annuity payment.

 

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B E N E F I C I A R Y    P R O V I S I O N S

Beneficiary

Any proceeds payable because of the death of the Annuitant shall be paid to the beneficiary. Unless changed as provided in this contract, the beneficiary shall be as designated in the application for this contract.

The interest of any beneficiary who dies before the Annuitant shall terminate at the death of such beneficiary. The interest of any beneficiary who dies simultaneously with the Annuitant or dies within 30 days after the death of the Annuitant and before payment of any of the proceeds to that beneficiary shall also terminate. The proceeds shall then be paid as though such beneficiary had died before the Annuitant. If the interest of all designated beneficiaries has terminated, any proceeds payable because of the death of the Annuitant shall be paid to the executor or administrator of the Annuitant’s estate unless otherwise provided in this contract.

The Company may rely on an affidavit by any responsible person to determine the identity or the non-existence of any beneficiaries not identified by name. If a beneficiary is a partnership, such beneficiary shall be the partnership as constituted at the death of the Annuitant.

To the extent permitted by law, no payment of proceeds or interest shall be subject to the claims of any creditors of a beneficiary, or to any legal process against a beneficiary.

Change of Beneficiary

A change of beneficiary may only be made by giving written notice to the Company. A beneficiary designated irrevocably may not be changed except with the written consent of that beneficiary. A change of beneficiary shall not be effective until received at the Home Office of the Company. When so received, even if the Annuitant is not then living, the change of beneficiary shall take effect on the date the notice was signed, subject to any payment made by the Company before receiving the change.

Death Benefits

Upon receipt by the Company at its Home Office of proof of death of the Annuitant while this contract is in full force and prior to the Retirement Date, the Accumulation Account Value shall be paid in one sum to the beneficiary unless some other settlement agreement is effective at the death of the Annuitant. The dollar amount of all proceeds payable in such event shall be based on the Accumulation Unit value determined on the Valuation Date coinciding with or next following the later of (1) the date on which proof of death is received by the Company at its Home Office and (2) the date on which the Company receives written notice of the method of payment elected by the beneficiary. Premium taxes, where applicable, shall be deducted from the proceeds.

If the Annuitant dies prior to the Retirement Date, the beneficiary may elect, upon written request to the Company, that such proceeds or any part thereof payable by the company under this contract be applied under any form of Annuity or other optional method of payment provided under the Annuity Provisions in lieu of the payment of any proceeds in one sum, provided no settlement agreement is effective at the death of the Annuitant preventing any such election.

If the death of the Annuitant occurs on or after the Retirement Date, the death benefit, if any, payable to the beneficiary shall be as provided under the form of Annuity or elected optional method of payment then in effect.

 

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N O N - F O R F E I T U R E    P R O V I S I O N S

Automatic Non-Forfeiture Provision — If any Deposit remains unpaid after the grace period, this contract and all rights thereunder, including the right to effect an Annuity, shall remain in force except that the resumption of Deposits shall be subject to the Reinstatement Provisions of this contract.

R E I N S T A T E M E N T    P R O V I S I O N S

Unless this contract has been surrendered for its Accumulation Account Value in accordance with the Surrender Provisions, it may be reinstated upon the payment of a Deposit at any time before the Retirement Date and within 5 years after the date to which Deposits were paid.

S U R R E N D E R    P R O V I S I O N S

Upon written request received at the Home Office of the Company at any time during the lifetime of the Annuitant prior to the Retirement Date, the Owner may surrender this contract and receive the Accumulation Account Value, less any applicable premium taxes. The amount payable upon surrender shall be the Accumulation Account Value based on the Accumulation Unit value determined as of the end of the Valuation Period in which the request and the contract are received and shall be paid within seven days of receipt of such written request, or such greater period of time permitted under applicable law or governmental rule or regulation governing Variable Annuities following receipt of the written request for surrender.

 

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G E N E R A L    P R O V I S I O N S

Owner of Contract — Before the death of the Annuitant, the Owner of this contract alone shall be entitled to all rights granted by this contract or allowed by the Company under this contract, except that the right to receive the Annuity shall belong to the Annuitant. If the Owner is a partnership, all rights of the Owner belong to the partnership as constituted at the time the right is exercised. If the Owner is an individual and dies before the Annuitant, all rights of the Owner belong to the executor or administrator of the Owner’s estate unless otherwise provided in this contract.

The Contract — This contract is issued in consideration of the application and payment of the first Deposit. This contract and the application for it, a copy of which is attached to and made a part of this contract, constitute the entire contract. All statements made by or for the Annuitant shall be considered representations and not warranties. No statement shall void this contract or be used in defense or a claim unless it is contained in the written application and a copy of the application is attached to this contract when issued.

Waiver or Modification of Contract — No waiver or modification of the provisions of this contract shall be binding upon the Company unless in writing and signed by the President or a Vice President and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company. The Company shall not be bound by any promise or representation made by or to any other persons.

Amendment of Contract — The Company reserves the right to amend this contract to meet the requirements of the Investment Company Act or other applicable Federal or State laws and regulations.

Nonparticipating — This contract does not participate in the profits or surplus of the Company.

Assignment of Contract — An assignment of this contract shall not be binding upon the Company until received at its Home Office. The Company assumes no responsibility for the sufficiency or validity of any assignment. The interest of any beneficiary not designated irrevocably shall be subject to the rights of any assignee of record. To the extent permitted by law, this contract and the benefits provided hereunder shall be free from the claims of any creditors.

Incontestability — This contract shall be incontestable from its Date of Issue. This provision shall not apply to any rider attached to this contract.

Misstatement of Age or Sex — If the age or sex of the Annuitant or any payee has been misstated, the number of Annuity Units credited hereunder for Variable Annuity benefits and the dollar amount of any other optional method of payment, if any, shall be such as the amount applied to provide such benefits would have provided based on the correct age and sex of the Annuitant or payee. Any overpayment or underpayment by the Company as a result of such misstatement shall be respectively charged against or credited to the payment or payments to be made after the correction so as to equitably adjust for such overpayment or underpayment.

Proof of Existence and Age — Before making any payment under this contract, the Company may require proof of the existence and/or proof of the age of the payee.

Suicide — If the Annuitant shall commit suicide while sane or insane within two years from the Date of Issue or, if earlier, before the Retirement Date, the liability of the Company under this contract shall be limited to the Accumulation Account Value as provided under the Beneficiary Provisions plus the sum of any additional premiums paid prior to death for any benefit provided by rider attached to this document.

Reserve Basis — Reserves are based upon the following assumptions: (i) Investment earnings at 3.5% per annum; and (ii) Mortality — The Annuity Table for 1949, ultimate, male and female, two year age setback.

 

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G E N E R A L    P R O V I S I O N SContinued

 

Payments — All payments by the Company are payable at the Home Office.

Limitation of Payment — If the initial installment payable under any benefit is less than $10.00, the Company may pay the value of the benefit to the payee in a single sum. Any such payment shall be in full settlement of all liability of the Company to the payee for such benefit.

Grace Period — A grace period of 31 days shall be allowed for payment of each Deposit after the first. This contract shall continue in full force during the grace period.

Unpaid Checks — In the event that a check in payment of a Deposit is not honored by the bank on which such check is drawn, the Company shall cancel the number of Accumulation Units under this contract attributable to such check.

Reports — The Company shall furnish the Owner a report containing such information as is or may be required by the Investment Company Act or other applicable law or governmental rule or regulation, a statement of the number of Accumulation Units, if any, credited under this contract and their then dollar value. This information shall be furnished at least annually after the first Contract Year or as required by the Investment Company Act or other applicable law or governmental rule or regulation.

Withdrawal Privilege — Upon written request by the Owner received at the Home Office of the Company at any time prior to the Retirement Date, the Owner may withdraw a portion of the Accumulation Account Value. Such withdrawal shall result in the cancellation of the number of Accumulation Units with a value equivalent to the dollar amount of the withdrawal. The Accumulation Unit Value used in determining the amount so withdrawn or the number of Accumulation Units so cancelled shall be that value established as of the end of the Valuation Period in which the request is received. The amount so withdrawn shall be paid within 7 days, or such greater period of time permitted under applicable law or governmental rule or regulation governing Variable Annuities, following receipt of the withdrawal request. Premium taxes will be deducted where applicable. Any amount so withdrawn may be repaid as a Deposit to this contract within 5 years after the date of such withdrawal, provided that such repayment privilege is exercised no more than once in any twelve-month period and the Company is given prior or concurrent written notice of repayment. In determining the Net Deposit applicable to such a repayment, the charge for sales expense shall not be deducted. If the exercise of this withdrawal privilege would reduce the Accumulation Account Value below $10.00, this contract shall be surrendered.

Voting Rights — The Owner shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy at meetings of the owners of the Company’s Equity Investment Fund contracts as required by the Investment Company Act provided that the Owner is the Owner on the date as of which the number of votes is determined in respect to a meeting. The Owner shall receive at least 20 days advance written notice of any such meeting and of the number of votes to which he is entitled. The number of votes which the Owner may cast shall be determined on the basis of the values under Equity Investment Fund contracts established on a Valuation Date not more than 100 days prior to the date of the annual or any special meeting of the owners of the Company’s Equity Investment Fund contracts. Where such Valuation Date is prior to the Retirement Date, the number of votes shall equal the then Accumulation Account Value divided by 100. Where such Valuation Date is on or after the Retirement Date, the number of votes shall equal the amount of the reserve established to meet Variable Annuity obligations related to this contract divided by 100. Fractional votes shall be rounded to the nearest whole vote. Each Owner, however, shall have at least one vote.

Splitting and Reverse-Splitting of Units — The Company reserves the right to split and/or reverse split all Accumulation Units and/or Annuity Units based upon the Equity Investment Fund, if in the Company’s opinion, the administration of contracts participating in the Equity Investment Fund would be benefited by such change. All such splits shall increase the number of units and decrease the value of a unit in direct proportion to such increase in number of units and all such reverse-splits shall decrease the number of units and increase the value of a unit in direct proportion to such decrease in number of units. However, no such action shall increase or decrease the Accumulation Account Value or the amount of Annuity Payments, not shall it have any adverse affect upon any other benefits under this contract or on the rights of any owner, annuitant or beneficiary.

 

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A N N U I T Y    C O N V E R S I O N    R A T E S

Any rates not shown in the Tables contained in this contract shall be provided by the Company when required.

TABLE I—ANNUITY CONVERSION RATES

Amount of First Monthly Annuity Payment

Provided by $1,000 of Accumulation Account Value

 

Age
Nearest

Birthday

  120 Months
Certain and Life
  60 Months
Certain and Life
  Life Annuity
  Male   Female   Male   Female   Male   Female
55   $ 5.29   $ 4.77   $ 5.41   $ 4.81   $ 5.44   $ 4.83
56     5.40     4.86     5.52     4.91     5.57     4.93
57     5.51     4.96     5.65     5.02     5.70     5.03
58     5.62     5.06     5.78     5.12     5.84     5.14
59     5.74     5.17     5.92     5.24     5.98     5.26
60     5.86     5.28     6.07     5.36     6.14     5.39
61     5.99     5.39     6.22     5.49     6.31     5.52
62     6.13     5.52     6.39     5.63     6.48     5.67
63     6.27     5.65     6.56     5.78     6.67     5.82
64     6.41     5.79     6.75     5.94     6.87     5.98
65     6.57     5.93     6.94     6.11     7.09     6.16
66     6.72     6.08     7.15     6.29     7.32     6.35
67     6.88     6.24     7.37     6.48     7.56     6.56
68     7.05     6.40     7.61     6.68     7.82     6.78
69     7.22     6.57     7.86     6.90     8.11     7.01
70     7.39     6.75     8.12     7.14     8.42     7.27
71     7.56     6.93     8.40     7.39     8.74     7.54
72     7.74     7.12     8.70     7.65     9.10     7.84
73     7.92     7.32     9.01     7.94     9.48     8.16
74     8.10     7.51     9.34     8.24     9.89     8.51
75     8.27     7.72     9.68     8.56     10.33     8.89

 

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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN

ANNUAL DEPOSIT

EQUITY INVESTMENT FUND CONTRACT

TO PROVIDE A

VARIABLE ANNUITY

NONPARTICIPATING

 

LOGO     

Transamerica Occidental

Life Insurance Company

Home Office: Los Angeles

    
    

 

 


FLESCH READABILITY CERTIFICATION

 

Form Number

   Flesch Score

MLLIC-TALIC 0109

   61.5

(with representative policy form)

  

I certify that the machine scored Flesch Readability score(s) for the above mentioned form(s) is/are accurate.

 

/s/ Mary L. Schaefer

Mary L. Schaefer
Assistant Vice President
EX-4.B 5 dex4b.htm EXHIBIT (4)(B) Exhibit (4)(b)

EXHIBIT (4)(b)

Form of Individual Retirement Plan Annual Deposit Equity Investment Fund

Contract


LOGO

Insurance Company of California

HOME OFFICE Los Angeles

 

Annuitant     
Contract No.      Contract Date

OCCIDENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA (the Company) will accumulate and invest all Net Deposits under this contract in the Equity Investment Fund and will pay a Variable Annuity and other benefits as provided herein in accordance with the provisions on this and the following pages which are made a part of this contract.

Signed for the Company at Los Angeles, California, on the Date of Issue.

 

LOGO      LOGO
ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY      PRESIDENT

ALL PAYMENTS AND VALUES PROVIDED BY THIS CONTRACT, WHEN BASED

ON INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE OF A SEPARATE ACCOUNT, ARE VARIABLE

AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED AS TO FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT.

INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT PLAN

ANNUAL DEPOSIT

EQUITY INVESTMENT FUND CONTRACT

TO PROVIDE A

VARIABLE ANNUITY

NONPARTICIPATING

 

  

A Member of

Transamerica Corporation

  

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page

CONTRACT DATA

   1

DEFINITIONS

   5

ACCUMULATION OF FUNDS

   7

Payment of Deposits

   7

Increase in Deposits

   7

Application of Deposits

   7

Late Deposits

   7

ANNUITY PROVISIONS

   8

Commencement of Annuity

   8

Annuity Forms

   8

Amount of First Variable Annuity Payment

   9

Amount of Subsequent Variable Annuity Payments

   9

Number of Annuity Units

   9

VALUATION PROVISIONS

   10

BENEFICIARY PROVISIONS

   11

Beneficiary

   11

Change of Beneficiary

   11

Death Benefits

   11

NON-FORFEITURE PROVISIONS

   12

REINSTATEMENT PROVISIONS

   12

SURRENDER PROVISIONS

   12

GENERAL PROVISIONS

   12

ANNUITY CONVERSION RATES

   15

COPY OF APPLICATION

  

 

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D E F I N I T I O N S

“Accumulation Account” means the account maintained under this contract comprising all Accumulation Units effected hereunder and any Net Deposit not yet applied to effect Accumulation Units.

“Accumulation Account Value” means the dollar value of the Accumulation Account.

“Accumulation Unit” means a unit effected by the investment of a Net Deposit in the Equity Investment Fund and used to measure the value of the Owner’s interest under this contract in the Equity Investment Fund prior to the Retirement Date. The value of an Accumulation Unit will decrease or increase in accordance with the investment experience of the Equity Investment Fund (see Valuation Provisions).

“Annuity” means a series of monthly payments provided under this contract for the Annuitant or his beneficiary. Annuity payments shall be due and payable only on the first day of a calendar month.

“Annuity Unit” means a unit used to determine the amount of each Variable Annuity payment after the first. The value of an Annuity Unit will decrease or increase in accordance with the investment experience of the Equity Investment Fund (see Valuation Provisions).

“Contract Anniversary” means the same day and month as the Contract Date in each succeeding calendar year.

“Contract Year” means a period commencing at the beginning of the Contract Date or a Contract Anniversary and ending at the beginning of the next following Contract Anniversary.

“Deposit” means an amount paid to the Company under this contract as a consideration for the benefits described herein.

“Deposit Limit” means an amount equal to three times the Initial Annual Deposit specified in the Contract Data after deducting Rider Premiums, if any. Repayments to this contract in accordance with the Withdrawal Privilege shall not be affected by the Deposit Limit.

 

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D E F I N I T I O N SContinued

 

“Equity Investment Fund” means the Company’s Separate Account Fund C established pursuant to Section 10506 of the California Insurance Code. The Equity Investment Fund is intended to be composed primarily of common stocks, however, some or all of the assets of the Equity Investment Fund may be invested from time to time in other securities or real estate. At least every six months the Company shall make any deposit of its own funds into the Equity Investment Fund necessary to cause the market value of the Equity Investment Fund at that time to at least equal the total reserves required by law under this contract and all other contracts participating in the Equity Investment Fund. The Company may make withdrawals, other than charges for investment management and mortality and expense risks, on its own behalf from the Equity Investment Fund only from the excess of the market value of the assets thereof over such required reserves.

“Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940 of the United States of America, as such Act has been or may be amended.

“Late Deposit” means a Deposit received by the Company after the last Valuation Date in the second calendar month preceding the Retirement Date.

“Net Deposit” means a Deposit after deducting any Rider Premiums, and after deducting the sales and administration expense charge applicable to such Deposit and any applicable premium taxes (see Application of Deposits under Accumulation of Funds).

“Retirement Date” means the date on which the first Annuity payment is payable under this contract. Unless notice is received by the Company to the contrary in accordance with the Annuity Provisions, the first day of the month coinciding with or next following the Selected Retirement Date specified in the Contract Data shall be the Retirement Date.

“Rider Premium” means a premium payable under the provisions of a rider attached to this contract. The annual charge for any such rider is shown in the Contract Data.

“Valuation Date” means each day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.

“Valuation Period” means the period from the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on one Valuation Date to the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the next following Valuation Date.

“Variable Annuity” means an Annuity with payments which vary in dollar amount throughout the payment period in accordance with the investment experience of the Equity Investment Fund.

 

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A C C U M U L A T I O N    O F    F U N D S

Payment of Deposits

Deposits, in the amount shown in the Contract Data, are payable in advance from the Contract Date during the life of the Annuitant to the Retirement Date. If part of the Deposit ceases to be payable under the provisions of an attached rider, Deposits may be reduced accordingly. The Selected Mode of Payment of Deposits may be changed with the consent of the Company on any Contract Anniversary. All Deposits are payable at the Home Office of the Company or to an authorized agent or cashier of the Company, but only in exchange for an official receipt signed by the President or Secretary and countersigned by the person receiving the payment. If any Deposit remains unpaid after the grace period, this contract will be subject to the Non-Forfeiture Provisions, except that any subsequent request for reinstatement of any rider attached to this contract will be subject to the reinstatement provisions of the rider.

Increase in Deposits

On any Contract Anniversary the Owner may apply to the Company to increase the amount of the Deposit. An increase in the amount of the Deposit, exclusive of Rider Premiums, which results in total Deposits during any Contract Year in excess of the Deposit Limit of this contract will be permitted only with the consent of the Company. Increases in coverage provided by any rider attached to this contract will be subject to the provisions of the rider and any underwriting requirements of the Company. In no event shall any single Deposit, excluding any Rider Premiums, be less than $10.00; nor may less than $120.00 be deposited in any Contract Year.

Application of Deposits

The Company shall deduct from each Deposit as received at the Home Office of the Company and in the following order: (a) Rider Premiums, if any; (b) a percentage of the Deposit for sales and administration expenses determined in accordance with the schedule shown below; and (c) any applicable premium taxes on such Deposit. The balance is the Net Deposit.

 

Portion of Total Deposits *

   Sales
Expense
    Administration
Expense
    Total Sales and
Administration Expense
 

First $ 15,000

   6 1/2  %   2 1/2 %   9 %

Next 35,000

   4 1/2     1 1/2 %   6  

Next 100,000

   2      3/4     2 3/4  

Over 150,000

    1/2     none      1/2  

 

* After deducting any Rider Premiums

Each Net Deposit shall be immediately credited to the Accumulation Account and, as of the end of the Valuation Period in which the Deposit is received, shall be invested in the Equity Investment Fund to provide an increase in the number of Accumulation Units credited to the Accumulation Account.

The increase in the number of Accumulation Units shall be determined as of the end of such Valuation Period by dividing the Net Deposit by the Accumulation Unit value established at the end of that Valuation Period. The number of Accumulation Units with respect to a Net Deposit, once determined, shall not change as the result of the investment experience of the Equity Investment Fund.

Late Deposits

A Net Deposit attributable to a Late Deposit shall be applied in accordance with the other provisions of this contract and in the following manner: (1) if an Annuity is then in effect, or to be effected, the amount of the monthly Annuity payment shall be increased as of the first day of the second calendar month following the receipt of the Late Deposit by the Company at its Home Office; or (2) if an optional method of payment other than a form of Annuity has been elected, the amount of such payment shall be increased in a manner consistent with the optional method of payment.

 

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A N N U I T Y    P R O V I S I O N S

Commencement of Annuity

Annuity payments will commence on the first day of the month coinciding with or next following the Selected Retirement Date specified in the Contract Data if the Annuitant is then living and this contract has not been surrendered, unless written request to the contrary is received by the Company from the Owner at least 60 days before the Selected Retirement Date. Upon such written request, the Owner may elect a Retirement Date which is before or after the Selected Retirement Date and which is at least 60 days after the receipt by the Company of such written request.

Annuity payments will be made on the Selected Form of Annuity specified in the Contract Data and as described below, unless written notice of the election of some other form of payment available under this contract is received from the Owner by the Company at least 60 days prior to the Retirement Date.

Annuity Forms

Form I: Life Annuity — An Annuity with monthly payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant. Upon the death of the Annuitant, the Annuity shall terminate with the monthly payment payable immediately before the date of death. No death benefits are payable under this form of Annuity.

Form II: Annuity for Period Certain and Life — An Annuity with monthly payments for a period certain and thereafter during the lifetime of the Annuitant. The period certain shall be 60, 120 or 180 months as selected in the request for this form of Annuity. If the Annuitant dies after the Retirement Date and before the monthly Annuity payments have been made for the period certain and no settlement agreement is effective for payment of the proceeds to the beneficiary, the payments required to complete the payments for the period certain will be paid as they become due to the beneficiary. However, upon written request, the beneficiary may elect to receive in one sum the commuted value of the payments remaining after such request is received. The commuted value of any monthly payments, as of the date of determination, means the single sum equivalent to the value of such payments, discounted from their respective due dates to such date of determination at 3.5% annually. The commuted value shall be computed on the assumption that the dollar amount of each monthly payment payable after the date of determination is equal to the dollar amount of the first remaining payment. If the Annuitant dies after the monthly payments for the period certain have been made, the Annuity shall terminate with the monthly payment payable immediately before the date of death.

Form III: Joint and Last Survivor Annuity — An Annuity with monthly payments payable to the Annuitant as long as the Annuitant and the named joint annuitant for the Annuity shall both live and thereafter payable to the survivor of them as long as the survivor shall live. The named joint annuitant for this Annuity shall be as designated in the request for this form of Annuity. Upon death of the last survivor, the Annuity shall terminate with the monthly payment payable immediately before the date of death. The Company may require satisfactory proof of the age of the named joint annuitant before making payments under this form of Annuity. The monthly payment to the survivor shall be based on the number of Annuity Units which are to remain to the credit of the survivor after the death of either the Annuitant or his named joint annuitant, as specified in the request for this form of Annuity and approved by the Company. If the named joint annuitant dies before the first payment is made under this Annuity form, Annuity payments will be paid to the Annuitant under Annuity Form II, described above, with a period certain of 120 months, unless written request to the contrary is received from the Owner before the Retirement Date.

 

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A N N U I T Y    P R O V I S I O N SContinued

 

Any form of Annuity or other optional method of payment provided by the Company which is not described herein may be elected, subject to agreement by the Company and subject further to applicable law or governmental rule or regulation.

Upon request by the Owner, all or any portion of the Accumulation Account Value may be transferred on or before the Retirement Date to such single contribution fixed income and /or Equity Investment Fund contract as may then be in use by the Company, subject to the provisions of such other contract and applicable law or governmental rule or regulation. Amounts so transferred shall not be subject to charges for sales and administration expense.

Amount of First Variable Annuity Payment

The dollar amount of the first Variable Annuity payment is determined by applying the Accumulation Account Value based on the Accumulation Unit value established on the last Valuation Date in the second calendar month preceding the date the first payment is due, reduced by any applicable premium taxes, to the appropriate Annuity Conversion Rate under this contract, according to the Annuitant’s attained age nearest birthday, sex and the form of Annuity. If a Joint and Last Survivor form of Annuity is selected, the amount of the first payment shall also be based on the attained age nearest birthday and sex of the named joint annuitant on the date the first payment is due.

Amount of Subsequent Variable Annuity Payments

The dollar amount of each subsequent Variable Annuity payment shall be determined by multiplying the number of the Annuitant’s Annuity Units by the value of an Annuity Unit established on the last Valuation Date in the second calendar month preceding the date such payment is due. The dollar amount of each Variable Annuity payment after the first may either decrease or increase according to this procedure.

Number of Annuity Units

The number of the Annuitant’s Annuity Units shall be determined at the time the Variable Annuity is effected by dividing the dollar amount of the first Variable Annuity payment by the Annuity Unit value established on the last Valuation Date in the second calendar month preceding the date of the first Variable Annuity payment (see Valuation Provisions). The number of Annuity Units, once determined, shall remain fixed except as affected by the normal operation of a form of Annuity or by a Late Deposit.

 

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V A L U A T I O N    P R O V I S I O N S

Investment Performance Factor—The Investment Performance Factor for any Valuation Period is determined as of the end of such Valuation Period and is the ratio A/B where “A” is the value of the Equity Investment Fund as of the end of such Valuation Period immediately prior to making any deposits into and any withdrawals from the Equity Investment Fund, reduced by an investment management charge assessed against such value at an annual rate of 0.30%; and “B” is the value of the Equity Investment Fund as of the end of the preceding Valuation Period immediately after making any deposits into and any withdrawals, including any charges for expense and mortality risks assessed against the Equity Investment Fund on that date, from the Equity Investment Fund.

Value of the Equity Investment Fund — The value of the Equity Investment Fund shall be the market value of the assets thereof, determined in accordance with the provisions of the Rules and Regulations of the Equity Investment Fund, reduced by any accrued taxes and other appropriate accrued liabilities of the Equity Investment Fund.

Accumulation Unit Value — The value of an Accumulation Unit was initially established at $1.00 on October 1, 1969. The value of an Accumulation Unit is determined as of the end of each Valuation Period by (a) multiplying the value of an Accumulation Unit determined as of the end of the immediately preceding Valuation Period by the Investment Performance Factor determined as of the end of the current Valuation Period, and (b) reducing such result by a charge for mortality and expense risks assessed against such result at an annual rate of 1.10%. The value of an Accumulation Unit may either decrease or increase according to this procedure.

Annuity Unit Value — The value of an Annuity Unit was initially established at $1.00 on October 1, 1969. The value of an Annuity Unit is determined as of the end of each Valuation Period by (a) multiplying the value of an Annuity Unit determined as of the end of the immediately preceding Valuation Period by the product of (i) the Investment Performance Factor determined as of the end of the current Valuation Period and (ii) an interest factor, and (b) reducing such result by a charge for mortality and expense risks assessed against such result at an annual rate of 1.10%. The interest factor is for the purpose of offsetting the effect of an investment earnings rate of 3.5% per annum which is assumed in the Annuity Conversion Rates contained in this contract. The value of an Annuity Unit may either decrease or increase according to this procedure.

Expense and Mortality Experience — Under this contract the charges for expenses shall not exceed the amounts specified herein, regardless of actual expense incurred, and the dollar amount of Variable Annuity payments shall not be affected by variations in actual mortality experience of annuitants from the mortality assumptions used in determining the first Variable Annuity payment.

 

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B E N E F I C I A R Y    P R O V I S I O N S

Beneficiary

Any proceeds payable because of the death of the Annuitant shall be paid to the beneficiary. Unless changed as provided in this contract, the beneficiary shall be as designated in the application for this contract.

The interest of any beneficiary who dies before the Annuitant shall terminate at the death of such beneficiary. The interest of any beneficiary who dies simultaneously with the Annuitant or dies within 30 days after the death of the Annuitant and before payment of any of the proceeds to that beneficiary shall also terminate. The proceeds shall then be paid as though such beneficiary had died before the Annuitant. If the interest of all designated beneficiaries has terminated, any proceeds payable because of the death of the Annuitant shall be paid to the then Owner of this contract, if living, otherwise to the executor or administrator of the Owner’s estate unless otherwise provided in this contract.

The Company may rely on an affidavit by any responsible person to determine the identity or the non-existence of any beneficiaries not identified by name. If a beneficiary is a partnership, such beneficiary shall be the partnership as constituted at the death of the Annuitant.

To the extent permitted by law, no payment of proceeds or interest shall be subject to the claims of any creditors of a beneficiary, or to any legal process against a beneficiary.

Change of Beneficiary

A change of beneficiary may only be made by giving written notice to the Company. A beneficiary designated irrevocably may not be changed except with the written consent of that beneficiary. A change of beneficiary shall not be effective until received at the Home Office of the Company. When so received, even if the Annuitant is not then living, the change of beneficiary shall take effect on the date the notice was signed, subject to any payment made by the Company before receiving the change.

Death Benefits

Upon receipt by the Company at its Home Office of proof of death of the Annuitant while this contract is in full force and prior to the Retirement Date, the Accumulation Account Value shall be paid in one sum to the beneficiary unless some other settlement agreement is effective at the death of the Annuitant. The dollar amount of all proceeds payable in such event shall be based on the Accumulation Unit value determined on the Valuation Date coinciding with or next following the later of (1) the date on which proof of death is received by the Company at its Home Office and (2) the date on which the Company receives written notice of the method of payment elected by the beneficiary. Premium taxes, where applicable, shall be deducted from the proceeds.

If the Annuitant dies prior to the Retirement Date, the beneficiary may elect, upon written request to the Company, that such proceeds or any part thereof payable by the Company under this contract be applied under any form of Annuity or other optional method of payment provided under the Annuity Provisions in lieu of the payment of any proceeds in one sum, provided no settlement agreement is effective at the death of the Annuitant preventing any such election.

If the death of the Annuitant occurs on or after the Retirement Date, the death benefit, if any, payable to the beneficiary shall be as provided under the form of Annuity or elected optional method of payment then in effect.

 

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N O N - F O R F E I T U R E    P R O V I S I O N S

Automatic Non-Forfeiture Provision — If any Deposit remains unpaid after the grace period, this contract and all rights thereunder, including the right to effect an Annuity, shall remain in force except that the resumption of Deposits shall be subject to the Reinstatement Provisions of this contract.

R E I N S T A T E M E N T    P R O V I S I O N S

Unless this contract has been surrendered for its Accumulation Account Value in accordance with the Surrender Provisions, it may be reinstated upon the payment of a Deposit at any time before the Retirement Date and within 5 years after the date to which Deposits were paid.

S U R R E N D E R    P R O V I S I O N S

Upon written request received at the Home Office of the Company at any time during the lifetime of the Annuitant prior to the Retirement Date, the Owner may surrender this contract and receive the Accumulation Account Value, less any applicable premium taxes. The amount payable upon surrender shall be the Accumulation Account Value based on the Accumulation Unit value determined as of the end of the Valuation Period in which the request and the contract are received and shall be paid within seven days of receipt of such written request, or such greater period of time permitted under applicable law or governmental rule or regulation governing Variable Annuities following receipt of the written request for surrender.

G E N E R A L    P R O V I S I O N S

Owner of Contract — Before the death of the Annuitant, the Owner of this contract alone shall be entitled to all rights granted by this contract or allowed by the Company under this contract, except that the right to receive the Annuity shall belong to the Annuitant. If the Owner is a partnership, all rights of the Owner belong to the partnership as constituted at the time the right is exercised. If the Owner is an individual and dies before the Annuitant, all rights of the Owner belong to the executor or administrator of the Owner’s estate unless otherwise provided in this contract.

The Contract — This contract is issued in consideration of the application and payment of the first Deposit. This contract and the application for it, a copy of which is attached to and made a part of this contract, constitute the entire contract. All statements made by or for the Annuitant shall be considered representations and not warranties. No statement shall avoid this contract or be used in defense of a claim unless it is contained in the written application and a copy of the application is attached to this contract when issued.

Waiver or Modification of Contract — No waiver or modification of the provisions of this contract shall be binding upon the Company unless in writing and signed by the President or a Vice President and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company. The Company shall not be bound by any promise or representation made by or to any other persons.

Amendment of Contract — The Company reserves the right to amend this contract to meet the requirements of the Investment Company Act or other applicable Federal or State laws and regulations.

Nonparticipating — This contract does not participate in the profits or surplus of the Company.

 

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G E N E R A L    P R O V I S I O N SContinued

 

Assignment of Contract — An assignment of this contract shall not be binding upon the Company until received at its Home Office. The Company assumes no responsibility for the sufficiency or validity of any assignment. The interest of any beneficiary not designated irrevocably shall be subject to the rights of any assignee of record. To the extent permitted by law, this contract and the benefits provided hereunder shall be free from the claims of any creditors.

Incontestability — This contract shall be incontestable from its Date of Issue. This provision shall not apply to any rider attached to this contract.

Misstatement of Age or Sex — If the age or sex of the Annuitant or any payee has been misstated, the number of Annuity Units credited hereunder for Variable Annuity benefits and the dollar amount of any other optional method of payment, if any, shall be such as the amount applied to provide such benefits would have provided based on the correct age and sex of the Annuitant or payee. Any overpayment or underpayment by the Company as a result of such misstatement shall be respectively charged against or credited to the payment or payments to be made after the correction so as to equitably adjust for such overpayment or underpayment.

Proof of Existence and Age — Before making any payment under this contract, the Company may require proof of the existence and/or proof of the age of the payee.

Suicide — If the Annuitant shall commit suicide while sane or insane within two years from the Date of Issue or, if earlier, before the Retirement Date, the liability of the Company under this contract shall be limited to the Accumulation Account Value as provided under the Beneficiary Provisions plus the sum of any additional premiums paid prior to death for any benefit provided by rider attached to this contract.

Reserve Basis — Reserves are based upon the following assumptions: (i) Investment earnings at 3.5% per annum; and (ii) Mortality — The Annuity Table for 1949, ultimate, male and female, three year age setback.

Payments — All payments by the Company are payable at the Home Office.

Limitation of Payment — If the initial installment payable under any benefit is less than $10.00, the Company may pay the value of the benefit to the payee in a single sum. Any such payment shall be in full settlement of all liability of the Company to the payee for such benefit.

Grace Period — A grace period of 31 days shall be allowed for payment of each Deposit after the first. This contract shall continue in full force during the grace period.

Unpaid Checks — In the event that a check in payment of a Deposit is not honored by the bank on which such check is drawn, the Company shall cancel the number of Accumulation Units under this contract attributable to such check.

Reports — The Company shall furnish the Owner a report containing such information as is or may be required by the Investment Company Act or other applicable law or governmental rule or regulation, a statement of the number of Accumulation Units, if any, credited under this contract and their then dollar value. This information shall be furnished at least annually after the first Contract Year or as required by the Investment Company Act or other applicable law or governmental rule or regulation.

 

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G E N E R A L    P R O V I S I O N SContinued

 

Withdrawal Privilege — Upon written request by the Owner received at the Home Office of the Company at any time prior to the Retirement Date, the Owner may withdraw a portion of the Accumulation Account Value. Such withdrawal shall result in the cancellation of the number of Accumulation Units with a value equivalent to the dollar amount of the withdrawal. The Accumulation Unit value used in determining the amount so withdrawn or the number of Accumulation Units so cancelled shall be that value established as of the end of the Valuation Period in which the request is received. The amount so withdrawn shall be paid within 7 days, or such greater period of time permitted under applicable law or governmental rule or regulation governing Variable Annuities, following receipt of the withdrawal request. Premium taxes will be deducted where applicable. Any amount so withdrawn may be repaid as a Deposit to this contract within 5 years after the date of such withdrawal, provided that such repayment privilege is exercised no more than once in any twelve month period and the Company is given prior or concurrent written notice of repayment. In determining the Net Deposit applicable to such a repayment, the charge for sales expense shall not be deducted. If the exercise of this withdrawal privilege would reduce the Accumulation Account Value below $10.00, this contract shall be surrendered.

Voting Rights — The Owner shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy at meetings of the owners of the Company’s Equity Investment Fund contracts as required by the Investment Company Act provided that the Owner is the Owner on the date as of which the number of votes is determined in respect to a meeting. The Owner shall receive at least 20 days advance written notice of any such meeting and of the number of votes to which he is entitled. The number of votes which the Owner may cast shall be determined on the basis of the values under Equity Investment Fund contracts established on a Valuation Date not more than 100 days prior to the date of the annual or any special meeting of the owners of the Company’s Equity Investment Fund contracts. Where such Valuation Date is prior to the Retirement Date, the number of votes shall equal the then Accumulation Account Value divided by 100. Where such Valuation Date is on or after the Retirement Date, the number of votes shall equal the amount of the reserve established to meet Variable Annuity obligations related to this contract divided by 100. Fractional votes shall be rounded to the nearest whole vote. Each owner, however, shall have at least one vote.

Splitting and Reverse-Splitting of Units — The Company reserves the right to split and/or reverse-split all Accumulation Units and/or Annuity Units based upon the Equity Investment Fund, if in the Company’s opinion the administration of contracts participating in the Equity Investment Fund would be benefited by such change. All such splits shall increase the number of units and decrease the value of a unit in direct proportion to such increase in number of units and all such reverse-splits shall decrease the number of units and increase the value of a unit in direct proportion to such decrease in number of units. However, no such action shall increase or decrease the Accumulation Account Value or the amount of Annuity payments, nor shall it have any adverse affect upon any other benefits under this contract or on the rights of any owner, annuitant or beneficiary.

 

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A N N U I T Y    C O N V E R S I O N    R A T E S

Any rates not shown in the Tables contained in this contract shall be provided by the Company when required.

TABLE I — ANNUITY CONVERSION RATES

Amount of First Monthly Annuity Payment

Provided by $1,000 of Accumulation Account Value

 

Age
Nearest

Birthday

  120 Months
Certain and Life
  60 Months
Certain and Life
  Life Annuity
  Male   Female   Male   Female   Male   Female
55   $ 5.19   $ 4.69   $ 5.29   $ 4.73   $ 5.32   $ 4.74
56     5.29     4.77     5.41     4.81     5.44     4.83
57     5.40     4.86     5.52     4.91     5.57     4.93
58     5.51     4.96     5.65     5.02     5.70     5.03
59     5.62     5.06     5.78     5.12     5.84     5.14
60     5.74     5.17     5.92     5.24     5.98     5.26
61     5.86     5.28     6.07     5.36     6.14     5.39
62     5.99     5.39     6.22     5.49     6.31     5.52
63     6.13     5.52     6.39     5.63     6.48     5.67
64     6.27     5.65     6.56     5.78     6.67     5.82
65     6.41     5.79     6.75     5.94     6.87     5.98
66     6.57     5.93     6.94     6.11     7.09     6.16
67     6.72     6.08     7.15     6.29     7.32     6.35
68     6.88     6.24     7.37     6.48     7.56     6.56
69     7.05     6.40     7.61     6.68     7.82     6.78
70     7.22     6.57     7.86     6.90     8.11     7.01
71     7.39     6.75     8.12     7.14     8.42     7.27
72     7.56     6.93     8.40     7.39     8.74     7.54
73     7.74     7.12     8.70     7.65     9.10     7.84
74     7.92     7.32     9.01     7.94     9.48     8.16
75     8.10     7.51     9.34     8.24     9.89     8.51

 

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LOGO    NOTICE: In collecting any benefit under this contract, it is not necessary to employ any person or agency. Write direct to the Company at Occidental Center, Los Angeles, California, and thus save unnecessary expense.
HOME OFFICE: Los Angeles     
LOGO   

INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT PLAN

ANNUAL DEPOSIT

EQUITY INVESTMENT FUND CONTRACT

TO PROVIDE A

VARIABLE ANNUITY

NONPARTICIPATING

 
    
    
    
    
    

 

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EX-4.C 6 dex4c.htm EXHIBIT (4)(C) Exhibit (4)(c)

EXHIBIT (4)(c)

Individual Retirement Plan Single Deposit Equity Investment Fund Contract


LOGO    Transamerica Occidental    POLICY FORM
   Life Insurance Company    EQUITY INVESTMENT
   Home Office: Los Angeles    FUND CONTRACT

 

 

 

      ANNUITANT

  

CONTRACT NO.

   CONTRACT DATE                

Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company (the Company) will pay a Variable Annuity and other benefits as provided herein in accordance with the provisions on this and the following pages which are made a part of this contract.

The Single Deposit for the benefits provided in this contract is shown in the Contract Data. Additional single sum deposits may be made from time to time in accordance with the Accumulation of Funds provisions herein.

Signed for the Company at Los Angeles, California, on the Date of Issue.

 

  LOGO     LOGO
  VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY     PRESIDENT

ALL PAYMENTS AND VALUES PROVIDED BY THIS CONTRACT, WHEN BASED

ON INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE OF A SEPARATE ACCOUNT, ARE VARIABLE

AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED AS TO FIXED DOLLAR AMOUNT.

INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT PLAN

SINGLE DEPOSIT

EQUITY INVESTMENT FIND CONTRACT

TO PROVIDE A

DEFERRED VARIABLE ANNUITY

NONPARTICIPATING

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page

CONTRACT DATA

   1

DEFINITIONS

   6

ACCUMULATION OF FUNDS

   8

Payment of Deposits

   8

Application of Deposits

   8

Late Deposits

   8

ANNUITY PROVISIONS

   9

Commencement of Annuity

   9

Annuity Forms

   9

Amount of First Variable Annuity Payment

   10

Amount of Subsequent Variable Annuity Payments

   10

Number of Annuity Units

   10

VALUATION PROVISIONS

   11

BENEFICIARY PROVISIONS

   12

Beneficiary

   12

Change of Beneficiary

   12

Death Benefits

   12

SURRENDER PROVISIONS

   13

GENERAL PROVISIONS

   13

ANNUITY CONVERSION RATES

   16

COPY OF APPLICATION

  

 

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D E F I N I T I O N S

“Accumulation Account” means the account maintained under this contract comprising all Accumulation Units effected hereunder and any Net Deposit not yet applied to effect Accumulation Units

“Accumulation Account Value” means the dollar value of the Accumulation Account.

“Accumulation Unit” means a unit effected by the deposit of a Net Deposit in the Equity Investment Fund used to measure the value of the Owner’s interest under this contract in the Equity Investment Fund prior to the Retirement Date. The value of an Accumulation Unit will decrease or increase in accordance with the investment experience of the Equity Investment Fund (see Valuation Provisions).

“Annuity” means a series of monthly payments provided under this contract for the Annuitant or his beneficiary. Annuity payments shall be due and payable only on the first day of a calendar month.

“Annuity Unit” means a unit used to determine the amount of each Variable Annuity payment after the first. The value of an Annuity Unit will decrease or increase in accordance with the investment experience of the Equity Investment Fund (see Valuation Provisions).

“Contract Anniversary” means the same day and month as the Contract Date in each succeeding calendar year.

“Contract Year” means a period commencing at the beginning of the Contract Date or a Contract Anniversary and ending at the beginning of the next following Contract Anniversary.

“Deposit” means the Single Deposit and/or Transferred Values specified in the Contract Data and any additional single sum deposits paid to the Company and applied under this contract as a consideration for the benefits described herein.

“Equity Investment Fund” means the Company’s Separate Account Fund C established pursuant to Section 10506 of the California Insurance Code. The Equity Investment Fund is intended to be composed primarily of common stocks, however, some or all of the assets of the Equity Investment Fund may be invested from time to time in other securities or real estate. At least every six months the Company shall make any deposit of its own funds into the Equity Investment Fund necessary to cause the market value of the Equity Investment Fund at that time to at least equal the total reserves required by law under this contract and all other contracts participating in the Equity Investment Fund. The Company may make withdrawals, other than charges for investment management and mortality and expense risks, on its own behalf from the Equity Investment Fund only from the excess of the market value of the assets thereof over such required reserves.

 

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D E F I N I T I O N S

“Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940 of the United States of America, as such Act has been or may be amended.

“Late Deposit” means a Deposit received by the Company after the last Valuation Date in the second calendar month preceding the Retirement Date.

“Net Deposit” means a Deposit after deducting any Rider Premiums, and after deducting the sales and administration expense charge applicable to such Deposit and any applicable premium taxes (see Application of Deposits under Accumulation of Funds).

“Retirement Date” means the date on which the first Annuity payment is payable under this contract. Unless notice is received by the Company to the contrary in accordance with the Annuity Provisions, the first day of the month coinciding with or next following the Selected Retirement Date specified in the Contract Data shall be the Retirement Date.

“Transferred Value” means the dollar value of any other insurance and/or annuity contract issued by the Company which may be transferred to this contract.

“Valuation Date” means each day on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.

“Valuation Period” means the period from the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on one Valuation Date to the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the next following Valuation Date.

“Variable Annuity” means an Annuity with payments which vary in dollar amount throughout the payment period in accordance with the investment experience of the Equity Investment Fund.

 

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A C C U M U L A T I O N    O F    F U N D S

Payment of Deposits

The Single Deposit, in the amount shown in the Contract Data, is payable on the Date of Issue. Additional Deposits in amounts not less than $20 may be added from time to time after the Contract Date and prior to the fifth Contract Anniversary, without the consent of the Company. On or after the fifth Contract Anniversary, additional Deposits may be made only with the consent of the Company. All Deposits are payable at the Home Office of the Company or to an authorized agent or cashier of the Company, but only in exchange for an official receipt signed by the President or Secretary and countersigned by the person receiving the payment.

Upon request by the Owner, any value of another insurance or annuity contract issued by the Company may, subject to that contract’s provisions and applicable law or governmental rule or regulation, be transferred to this contract on or after the Date of Issue and before the Retirement Date as a Deposit for investment in the Equity Investment Fund. On or after the fifth Contract Anniversary, such values may be transferred to this contract only with the consent of the Company. The Company shall make no charges for sales and administration against monies so transferred. Premium taxes will be deducted, if applicable.

Application of Deposits

The Company shall deduct from each Deposit as received at the Home Office of the Company and in the following order: a percentage of the Deposit for sales and administration expenses determined in accordance with the schedule shown below; and any applicable premium taxes on such Deposit. The balance is the Net Deposit.

 

Portion of Total Deposits*

   Sales
Expense
    Administration
Expense
    Total Sales and
Administration Expense
 

First $ 15,000

   6 1/2 %   2 1/2 %   9 %

Next 35,000

   4 1/2     1 1/2     6  

Next 100,000

   2      3/4     2 3/4  

Over 150,000

    1/2     none      1/2  

 

* Exclusive of repayments of amounts withdrawn and Transferred Values

Each Net Deposit shall be immediately credited to the Accumulation Account and, as of the end of the Valuation Period in which the Deposit is received, shall be invested in the Equity Investment Fund to provide an increase in the number of Accumulation Units credited to the Accumulation Account.

The increase in the number of Accumulation Units shall be determined as of the end of such Valuation Period by dividing the Net Deposit by the Accumulation Unit value established on that Valuation Date. The number of Accumulation Units with respect to a Net Deposit, once determined, shall not change as the result of the investment experience of the Equity Investment Fund.

Late Deposits

A Net Deposit attributable to a Late Deposit shall be applied in accordance with the other provisions of this contract and in the following manner: (1) if an Annuity is then effect, or to be effected, the amount of the monthly Annuity payment shall be increased as of the first day of the second calendar month following the receipt of the Late Deposit by the Company at its Home Office; or (2) if an optional method of payment other than a form of Annuity has been elected, the amount of such payment shall be increased in a manner consistent with the optional method of payment.

 

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A N N U I T Y    P R O V I S I O N S

Commencement of Annuity

Annuity payments will commence on the first day of the month coinciding with or next following the Selected Retirement Date specified in the Contract Data if the Annuitant is then living and this contract has not been surrendered, unless written request to the contrary is received by the Company from the Owner at least 60 days before the Selected Retirement Date. Upon such written request, the Owner may elect a Retirement Date which is before or after the Selected Retirement Date and which is at least 60 days after the receipt by the Company of such written request.

Annuity payments will be made on the Selected Form of Annuity specified in the Contract Data and as described below, unless written notice of the election of some other form of payment available under this contract is received from the Owner by the Company at least 60 days prior to the Retirement Date.

Annuity Forms

Form I: Life Annuity — An Annuity with monthly payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant. Upon the death of the Annuitant, the Annuity shall terminate with the monthly payment payable immediately before the date of death. No death benefits are payable under this form of Annuity.

Form II: Annuity for Period Certain and Life — An Annuity with monthly payments for a period certain and thereafter during the lifetime of the Annuitant. The period certain shall be 60, 120 or 180 months as selected in the request for this form of Annuity. If the Annuitant dies after the Retirement Date and before the monthly Annuity payments have been made for the period certain and no settlement agreement is effective for payment of the proceeds to the beneficiary, the payments required to complete the payments for the period certain will be paid as they become due to the beneficiary. However, upon written request, the beneficiary may elect to receive in one sum the commuted value of the payments remaining after such request is received. The commuted value of any monthly payments, as of the date of determination, means the single sum equivalent to the value of such payments, discounted from their respective due dates to such date of determination at 3.5% annually. The commuted value shall be computed on the assumption that the dollar amount of each monthly payment payable after the date of determination is equal to the dollar amount of the first remaining payment. If the Annuitant dies after the monthly payments for the period certain have been made, the Annuity shall terminate with the monthly payment payable immediately before the date of death.

Form III: Joint and Last Survivor Annuity — An Annuity with monthly payments payable to the Annuitant as long as the Annuitant and the named joint annuitant for the Annuity shall both live and thereafter payable to the survivor of them as long as the survivor shall live. The named joint annuitant for this Annuity shall be as designated in the request for this form of Annuity. Upon death of the last survivor, the Annuity shall terminate with the monthly payment payable immediately before the date of death. The Company may require satisfactory proof of the age of the named joint annuitant before making payments under this form of Annuity. The monthly payment to the survivor shall be based on the number of Annuity Units which are to remain to the credit of the survivor after the death of either the Annuitant or his named joint annuitant, as specified in the request for this form of Annuity and approved by the Company. If the named joint annuitant dies before the first payment is made under this Annuity form, Annuity payments will be paid to the Annuitant under Annuity Form II, described above, with a period certain of 120 months, unless written request to the contrary is received from the Owner before the Retirement Date.

 

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A N N U I T Y    P R O V I S I O N SContinued

 

Any form of Annuity or other optional method of payment provided by the Company which is not described herein may be elected, subject to agreement by the Company and subject further to applicable law or governmental rule or regulation.

Upon request by the Owner, all or any portion of the Accumulation Account Value may be transferred on or before the Retirement Date to such single deposit fixed income and/or Equity Investment Fund contract as may then be in use by the Company, subject to the provisions of such other contract and applicable law or governmental rule or regulation. Amounts so transferred shall not be subject to charges for sales and administrative expense.

Amount of First Variable Annuity Payment

The dollar amount of the first Variable Annuity payment is determined by applying the Accumulation Account Value established as of the last Valuation Date in the second calendar month preceding the date the first payment is due, reduced by any applicable premium taxes, to the appropriate Annuity Conversion Rate under this contract, according to the Annuitant’s attained age nearest birthday, sex and the form of Annuity. If a Joint and Last Survivor form of Annuity is selected, the amount of the first payment shall also be based on the attained age nearest birthday and sex of the named joint annuitant on the date the first payment is due.

Amount of Subsequent Variable Annuity Payments

The dollar amount of each subsequent Variable Annuity payment shall be determined by multiplying the number of the Annuitant’s Annuity Units by the value of an Annuity Unit established as of the last Valuation Date in the second calendar month preceding the date such payment is due. The dollar amount of each Variable Annuity payment after the first may either decrease or increase according to this procedure.

Number of Annuity Units

The number of the Annuitant’s Annuity Units shall be determined at the time the Variable Annuity is effected by dividing the dollar amount of the first Variable Annuity payment by the Annuity Unit value established as of the last Valuation Date in the second calendar month preceding the date of the first Variable Annuity payment (see Valuation Provisions). The number of Annuity Units, once determined, shall remain fixed except as affected by the normal operation of a form of Annuity by a Late Deposit.

 

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V A L U A T I O N    P R O V I S I O N S

Investment Performance Factor — The Investment Performance Factor for any Valuation Period is determined as of the end of such Valuation Period and is the ratio A/B where “A” is the value of the Equity Investment Fund as of the end of such Valuation Period immediately prior to making any deposits into and any withdrawals from the Equity Investment Fund, reduced by an investment management charge assessed against such value at an annual rate of 0.30%, and “B” is the value of the Equity Investment Fund as of the close of business on the preceding Valuation Date immediately after making any deposits into and any withdrawals, including any charges for expense and mortality risks assessed against the Equity Investment Fund on that date, from the Equity Investment Fund.

Value of the Equity Investment Fund — The value of the Equity Investment Fund shall be the market value of the assets thereof, determined in accordance with the provisions of the Rules and Regulations of the Equity Investment Fund, reduced by any accrued taxes and other appropriate accrued liabilities of the Equity Investment Fund.

Accumulation Unit Value — The value of an Accumulation Unit was initially established at $1.00 on October 1, 1969. The value of an Accumulation Unit is determined as of the end of each Valuation Period by (a) multiplying the value of an Accumulation Unit determined as of the end of the immediately preceding Valuation Period by the Investment Performance Factor determined as of the end of the current Valuation Period, and (b) reducing such result by a charge for mortality and expense risks assessed against such results at an annual rate of 1.10%. The value of an Accumulation Unit may either decrease or increase according to this procedure.

Annuity Unit Value — The value of an Annuity Unit was initially established at $1.00 on October 1, 1969. The value of an Annuity Unit is determined as of the end of each Valuation Period by (a) multiplying the value of an Annuity Unit determined as of the end of the immediately preceding Valuation Period by the product of (i) the Investment Performance Factor determined as of the end of the current Valuation Period and (ii) an interest factor, and (b) reducing such result by a charge for mortality and expense risks assessed against such result at an annual rate of 1.10%. The interest factor is for the purpose of offsetting the effect of an investment earnings rate of 3.5% per annum which is assumed in the Annuity Conversion Rates contained in this contract. The value of an Annuity Unit may either decrease or increase according to this procedure.

Expense and Mortality Experience — Under this contract the charges for expenses shall not exceed the amounts specified herein, regardless of actual expenses incurred, and the dollar amount of Variable Annuity payments shall not be affected by variations in actual mortality experience of annuitants from the mortality assumptions used in determining the first Variable Annuity payment.

 

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B E N E F I C I A R Y    P R O V I S I O N S

Beneficiary

Any proceeds payable because of the death of the Annuitant shall be paid to the beneficiary. Unless changed as provided in this contract, the beneficiary shall be as designated in the application for this contract.

The interest of any beneficiary who dies before the Annuitant shall terminate at the death of such beneficiary. The interest of any beneficiary who dies simultaneously with the Annuitant or dies within 30 days after the death of the Annuitant and before payment of any of the proceeds to that beneficiary shall also terminate. The proceeds shall then be paid as though such beneficiary had died before the Annuitant. If the interest of all designated beneficiaries has terminated, any proceeds payable because of the death of the Annuitant shall be paid to the then Owner of this contract, if living, otherwise to the executor or administrator of the Owner’s estate unless otherwise provided in this contract.

The Company may rely on an affidavit by any responsible person to determine the identity or the non-existence of any beneficiaries not identified by name. If a beneficiary is a partnership, such beneficiary shall be the partnership as constituted at the death of the Annuitant.

To the extend permitted by law, no payment of proceeds or interest shall be subject to the claims of any creditors of a beneficiary, or to any legal process against a beneficiary.

Change of Beneficiary

A change of beneficiary may only be made by giving written notice to the Company. A beneficiary designated irrevocably may not be changed except with the written consent of that beneficiary. A change of beneficiary shall not be effective until received at the Home Office of the Company. When so received, even if the Annuitant is not then living, the change of beneficiary shall take effect on the date the notice was signed, subject to any payment made by the Company before receiving the change.

Death Benefits

Upon receipt by the Company at its Home Office of proof of death of the Annuitant while this contract is in full force and prior to the Retirement Date, the Accumulation Account Value shall be paid in one sum to the beneficiary unless some other settlement agreement is effective at the death of the Annuitant. The dollar amount of all proceeds payable in such event shall be determined as of the Valuation Date coinciding with or next following the later of (1) the date on which proof of death is received by the Company at its Home Office and (2) the date on which the Company receives written notice of the method of payment elected by the beneficiary. Premium taxes, where applicable, shall be deducted from the proceeds.

If the Annuitant dies prior to the Retirement Date, the beneficiary may elect, upon written request to the Company, that such proceeds or any part thereof payable by the Company under this contract be applied under any form of Annuity or other optional method of payment provided under the Annuity Provisions in lieu of the payment of any proceeds in one sum, provided no settlement agreement is effective at the death of the Annuitant preventing any such election.

If the death of the Annuitant occurs on or after the Retirement Date, the death benefit, if any, payable to the beneficiary shall be as provided under the form of Annuity or elected optional method of payment then in effect.

 

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S U R R E N D E R    P R O V I S I O N S

Upon written request received at the Home Office of the Company at any time during the lifetime of the Annuitant prior to the Retirement Date, the Owner may surrender this contract and receive the Accumulation Account Value less any applicable premium taxes. The amount payable upon surrender shall be the Accumulation Account Value based on the Accumulation Unit value determined as of the end of the Valuation Period in which the request and the contract are received and shall be paid within seven days of receipt of the contract and such written request, or such greater period of time permitted under applicable law or governmental rule or regulation governing Variable Annuities following receipt of the written request for surrender.

G E N E R A L    P R O V I S I O N S

Owner of Contract — Before the death of the Annuitant, the Owner of this contract alone shall be entitled to all rights granted by this contract or allowed by the Company under this contract, except that the right to receive the Annuity shall belong to the Annuitant. If the Owner is a partnership, all rights of the Owner belong to the partnership as constituted at the time the right is exercised. If the Owner is an individual and dies before the Annuitant, all rights of the Owner belong to the executor or administrator of the Owner’s estate unless otherwise provided in this contract.

The Contract — This contract is issued in consideration of the application and payment of the Single Contribution and/or application of the Transferred Values specified in the Contract Data. This contract and the application for it, a copy of which is attached to and made a part of this contract, constitute the entire contract. All statements made by or for the Annuitant shall be considered representations and not warranties. No statement shall avoid this contract or be used in defense of a claim unless it is contained in the written application and a copy of the application is attached to this contract when issued.

Waiver or Modification of Contract — No waiver or modification of the provisions of this contract shall be binding upon the Company unless in writing and signed by the President or a Vice President and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company. The Company shall not be bound by any promise or representation made by or to any other persons.

Amendment of Contract — The Company reserves the right to amend this contract to meet the requirements of the Investment Company Act or other applicable Federal or State laws and regulations.

Nonparticipating — This contract does not participate in the profits or surplus of the Company.

Assignment of Contract — An assignment of this contract shall not be binding upon the Company until received at its Home Office. The Company assumes no responsibility for the sufficiency or validity of any assignment. The interest of any beneficiary not designated irrevocably shall be subject to the rights of any assignee of record. To the extent permitted by law, this contract and the benefits provided hereunder shall be tree from the claims of any creditors.

Incontestability — This contract shall be incontestable from its Date of Issue. This provision shall not apply to any rider attached to this contract.

Misstatement of Age or Sex — If the age or sex of the Annuitant or any payee has been misstated, the number of Annuity Units credited hereunder for Variable Annuity benefits and the dollar amount of any other optional method of payment, if any, shall be such as the amount applied to provide such benefits would have provided based on the correct age and sex of the Annuitant or payee. Any overpayment or underpayment by the Company as a result of such misstatement shall be respectively charged against or credited to the payment or payments to be made after the correction so as to equitably adjust for such overpayment or underpayment.

 

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G E N E R A L    P R O V I S I O N SContinued

 

Proof of Existence and Age — Before making any payment under this contract, the Company may require proof of the existence and/or proof of the age of the payee.

Suicide — If the Annuitant shall commit suicide while sane or insane within two years from the Date of Issue or, if earlier, before the Retirement Date, the liability of the Company under this contract shall be limited to the Accumulation Account Value as provided under the Beneficiary Provisions.

Reserve Basis — Reserves are based upon the following assumptions: (i) Investment earnings at 3.5% per annum; and (ii) Mortality — The Annuity Table for 1949, ultimate, male and female, three year age setback.

Payments — All payments by the Company are payable at the Home Office.

Limitation of Payment — If the initial installment payable under any benefit is less than $10.00, the Company may pay the value of the benefit to the payee in a single sum. Any such payment shall be in full settlement of all liability of the Company to the payee for such benefit.

Unpaid Checks — In the event that a check in payment of a Deposit is not honored by the back on which such check is drawn, the Company shall cancel the number of Accumulation Units under this contract attributable to such check.

Reports — The Company shall furnish the Owner a report containing such information as is or may be required by the Investment Company Act or other applicable law or governmental rule or regulation, a statement of the number of Accumulation Units, if any, credited under this contract and their then dollar value. This information shall be furnished at least annually after the first Contract Year or as required by the Investment Company Act or other applicable law or governmental rule or regulation.

Withdrawal Privilege — Upon written request by the Owner received at the Home Office of the Company at any time prior to the Retirement Date, the Owner may withdraw a portion of the Accumulation Account Value. Such withdrawal shall result in the cancellation of the number of Accumulation Units with a value equivalent to the dollar amount of the withdrawal. The Accumulation Unit value used in determining the amount so withdrawn or the number of Accumulation Units so cancelled shall be that value established as of the end of the Valuation Period in which the request is received. The amount so withdrawn shall be paid within 7 days, or such greater period of time permitted under applicable law or governmental rule or regulation governing Variable Annuities, following receipt of the withdrawal request. Premium taxes will be deducted, where applicable. Any amount so withdrawn may be repaid as a Deposit to this contract within 5 years after the date of such withdrawal, provided that such repayment privilege is exercised no more than once in any twelve month period and the Company is given prior or concurrent written notice of repayment. In determining the Net Deposit applicable to such a repayment, the charge for sales expense shall not be deducted. If the exercise of this withdrawal privilege would reduce the Accumulation Account Value below $20.00, this contract shall be surrendered.

 

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G E N E R A L    P R O V I S I O N SContinued

 

Voting Rights — The Owner shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy, at meetings of the owners of the Company’s Equity Investment Fund contracts as required by the Investment Company Act provided that the Owner is the Owner on the date as of which the number of votes is determined in respect to a meeting. The Owner shall receive at least 20 days advance written notice of any such meeting and of the number of votes to which he is entitled. The number of votes which the Owner may cast shall be determined on the basis of the values under Equity Investment Fund contracts established on a Valuation Date not more than 100 days prior to the date of the annual or any special meeting of the owners of the Company’s Equity Investment Fund contracts. Where such Valuation Date is prior to the Retirement Date, the number of votes shall equal the then Accumulation Account Value divided by 100. Where such Valuation Date is on or after the Retirement Date, the number of votes shall equal the amount of the reserve established to meet Variable Annuity obligations related to this contract divided by 100. Fractional votes shall be rounded to the nearest whole vote. Each owner, however, shall have at least one vote.

Splitting and Reverse-Splitting of Units — The Company reserves the right to split and/or reverse-split all Accumulation Units and/or Annuity Units based upon the Equity Investment Fund, if in the Company’s opinion the administration of contracts participating in the Equity Investment Fund would be benefited by such change. All such splits shall increase the number of units and decrease the value of a unit in direct proportion to such increase in number of units and all such reverse-splits shall decrease the number of units and increase the value of a unit in direct proportion to such decrease in number of units. However, no such action shall increase or decrease the Accumulation Account Value or the amount of Annuity payments, nor shall it have any adverse affect upon any other benefits under this contract or on the rights of any owner, annuitant or beneficiary.

 

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A N N U I T Y    C O N V E R S I O N    R A T E S

Any rates not shown in the Tables contained in this contract shall be provided by the Company when required.

TABLE I — ANNUITY CONVERSION RATES

Amount of First Monthly Annuity Payment

Provided by $1,000 of Accumulation Account Value

 

55   $ 5.19   $ 4.69   $ 5.29   $ 4.73   $ 5.32   $ 4.74
56     5.29     4.77     5.41     4.81     5.44     4.83
57     5.40     4.86     5.52     4.91     5.57     4.93
58     5.51     4.96     5.65     5.02     5.70     5.03
59     5.62     5.06     5.78     5.12     5.84     5.14
60     5.74     5.17     5.92     5.24     5.98     5.26
61     5.86     5.28     6.07     5.36     6.14     5.39
62     5.99     5.39     6.22     5.49     6.31     5.52
63     6.13     5.52     6.39     5.63     6.48     5.67
64     6.27     5.65     6.56     5.78     6.67     5.82
65     6.41     5.79     6.75     5.94     6.87     5.98
66     6.57     5.93     6.94     6.11     7.09     6.16
67     6.72     6.08     7.15     6.29     7.32     6.35
68     6.88     6.24     7.37     6.48     7.56     6.56
69     7.05     6.40     7.61     6.68     7.82     6.78
70     7.22     6.57     7.86     6.90     8.11     7.01
71     7.39     6.75     8.12     7.14     8.42     7.27
72     7.56     6.93     8.40     7.39     8.74     7.54
73     7.74     7.12     8.70     7.65     9.10     7.84
74     7.92     7.32     9.01     7.94     9.48     8.16
75     8.10     7.51     9.34     8.24     9.89     8.51

 

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INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT PLAN

SINGLE DEPOSIT

EQUITY INVESTMENT FUND CONTRACT

TO PROVIDE A

DEFERRED VARIABLE ANNUITY

NONPARTICIPATING

 

LOGO    Transamerica Occidental   
   Life Insurance Company   
   Home Office: Los Angeles   

 

 

 

1-544 11-175    Page 18
EX-9 7 dex9.htm EXHIBIT (9) Exhibit (9)

EXHIBIT (9)

OPINION AND CONSENT OF COUNSEL


[Transamerica Life Insurance Company Letterhead]

December 15, 2008

Transamerica Life Insurance Company

4333 Edgewood Road N.E.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499-0001

Dear Sir/Madam:

With reference to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 by Transamerica Life Insurance Company and Separate Account Fund C with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering individual and group variable annuity contracts, I have consulted with outside counsel and examined such documents and such law as I considered necessary and appropriate, and on the basis of such examination and consultation, it is my opinion that:

 

1. Transamerica Life Insurance Company is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Iowa and has been duly authorized to issue individual and group variable annuity contracts by the Department of Insurance of the State of Iowa.

 

2. Separate Account Fund C is a duly authorized and existing separate account established pursuant to the provisions of Section 508A.1 of the Iowa Insurance Code.

 

3. The Individual and Group Variable Annuity Contracts have been duly authorized by Transamerica Life Insurance Company and, when sold in jurisdictions authorizing such sales, in accordance with and when issued as contemplated by said Form N-4 Registration Statement, will constitute legal, validly issued and binding obligations of Transamerica Life Insurance Company.

I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to said N-4 Registration Statement.

Very truly yours,

 

TRANSAMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

/s/ Darin D. Smith

Darin D. Smith
General Counsel
EX-10 8 dex10.htm EXHIBIT (10) Exhibit (10)

EXHIBIT (10)

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the Supplement to the Statement of Additional Information and to the use of our reports: (1) dated March 28, 2008, with respect to the statutory-basis financial statements and schedules of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company, (2) dated March 28, 2008, with respect to the statutory-basis financial statements and schedules of Transamerica Life Insurance Company, (3) dated August 5, 2008, with respect to the statutory-basis financial statements and schedules of Life Investors Insurance Company of America, and (4) dated March 21, 2008, with respect to the financial statements of the subaccounts of Transamerica Occidental’s Separate Account Fund C (now known as Separate Account Fund C) included in Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to the Registration Statement (Form N-4 No. 811-01902) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and related Supplement to the Statement of Additional Information of Separate Account Fund C.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Des Moines, Iowa

December 15, 2008

EX-13 9 dex13.htm EXHIBIT (13) Exhibit (13)

Exhibit (13)

Powers of Attorney


POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, a Director, Chief Tax Officer and Senior Vice President of Transamerica Life Insurance Company, an Iowa corporation, do hereby appoint Darin D. Smith and Frank A. Camp, and each of them severally, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for me and in my name, place and stead to execute and file any instrument or document to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto, filed by said Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in connection with the registration of the variable contracts listed below, and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each said attorney-in-fact shall have power to act hereunder without the others.

 

Separate Account Name

  

Product Name

   SEC 1933
File
Number
Separate Account VA B    Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity    033-33085
Separate Account VA B    Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity    033-56908
Separate Account VA C    Transamerica EXTRA Variable Annuity    333-83957
Separate Account VA K    Retirement Income Builder-BAI Variable Annuity    333-76230
Separate Account VA Q    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - B    333-110049
Separate Account VA R    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - C    333-109580
Separate Account VA W    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - G    333-116562
Separate Account VA X    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - I    333-125817
Separate Account VA Y    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - J    333-131987
Separate Account VA Z    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - K    333-142762
Separate Account VA EE    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - O    333-149336
Separate Account VA-2L    Dreyfus/Transamerica Triple Advantage® Variable Annuity    333-153773

Retirement Builder

Variable Annuity Account

   Portfolio Select Variable AnnuitySM    333-07509
Separate Account Fund B    Separate Account Fund B   
Separate Account Fund C    Separate Account Fund C   

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of October, 2008.

 

/s/ Arthur C. Schneider

Arthur C. Schneider
Director, Chief Tax Officer and Senior Vice President

 

2


POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, a Director and President of Transamerica Life Insurance Company, an Iowa corporation, do hereby appoint Darin D. Smith and Frank A. Camp, and each of them severally, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for me and in my name, place and stead to execute and file any instrument or document to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto, filed by said Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in connection with the registration of the variable contracts listed below, and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each said attorney-in-fact shall have power to act hereunder without the others.

 

Separate Account Name

  

Product Name

   SEC 1933
File
Number
Separate Account VA B    Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity    033-33085
Separate Account VA B    Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity    033-56908
Separate Account VA C    Transamerica EXTRA Variable Annuity    333-83957
Separate Account VA K    Retirement Income Builder-BAI Variable Annuity    333-76230
Separate Account VA Q    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - B    333-110049
Separate Account VA R    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - C    333-109580
Separate Account VA W    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - G    333-116562
Separate Account VA X    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - I    333-125817
Separate Account VA Y    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - J    333-131987
Separate Account VA Z    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - K    333-142762
Separate Account VA EE    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - O    333-149336
Separate Account VA-2L    Dreyfus/Transamerica Triple Advantage® Variable Annuity    333-153773

Retirement Builder

Variable Annuity Account

   Portfolio Select Variable AnnuitySM    333-07509
Separate Account Fund B    Separate Account Fund B   
Separate Account Fund C    Separate Account Fund C   

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of October, 2008.

 

/s/ Brenda K. Clancy

Brenda K. Clancy
Director and President

 

3


POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, a Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of Transamerica Life Insurance Company, an Iowa corporation, do hereby appoint Darin D. Smith and Frank A. Camp, and each of them severally, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for me and in my name, place and stead to execute and file any instrument or document to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto, filed by said Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in connection with the registration of the variable contracts listed below, and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each said attorney-in-fact shall have power to act hereunder without the others.

 

Separate Account Name

  

Product Name

   SEC 1933
File
Number
Separate Account VA B    Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity    033-33085
Separate Account VA B    Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity    033-56908
Separate Account VA C    Transamerica EXTRA Variable Annuity    333-83957
Separate Account VA K    Retirement Income Builder-BAI Variable Annuity    333-76230
Separate Account VA Q    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - B    333-110049
Separate Account VA R    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - C    333-109580
Separate Account VA W    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - G    333-116562
Separate Account VA X    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - I    333-125817
Separate Account VA Y    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - J    333-131987
Separate Account VA Z    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - K    333-142762
Separate Account VA EE    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - O    333-149336
Separate Account VA-2L    Dreyfus/Transamerica Triple Advantage® Variable Annuity    333-153773

Retirement Builder

Variable Annuity Account

   Portfolio Select Variable AnnuitySM    333-07509
Separate Account Fund B    Separate Account Fund B   
Separate Account Fund C    Separate Account Fund C   

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of October, 2008.

 

/s/ Craig D. Vermie

Craig D. Vermie
Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

 

4


POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, a Vice President and Corporate Controller of Transamerica Life Insurance Company, an Iowa corporation, do hereby appoint Darin D. Smith and Frank A. Camp, and each of them severally, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for me and in my name, place and stead to execute and file any instrument or document to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto, filed by said Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in connection with the registration of the variable contracts listed below, and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each said attorney-in-fact shall have power to act hereunder without the others.

 

Separate Account Name

  

Product Name

   SEC 1933
File
Number
Separate Account VA B    Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity    033-33085
Separate Account VA B    Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity    033-56908
Separate Account VA C    Transamerica EXTRA Variable Annuity    333-83957
Separate Account VA K    Retirement Income Builder-BAI Variable Annuity    333-76230
Separate Account VA Q    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - B    333-110049
Separate Account VA R    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - C    333-109580
Separate Account VA W    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - G    333-116562
Separate Account VA X    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - I    333-125817
Separate Account VA Y    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - J    333-131987
Separate Account VA Z    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - K    333-142762
Separate Account VA EE    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - O    333-149336
Separate Account VA-2L    Dreyfus/Transamerica Triple Advantage® Variable Annuity    333-153773

Retirement Builder

Variable Annuity Account

   Portfolio Select Variable AnnuitySM    333-07509
Separate Account Fund B    Separate Account Fund B   
Separate Account Fund C    Separate Account Fund C   

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of October, 2008.

 

/s/ Eric J. Martin

Eric J. Martin
Vice President and Corporate Controller

 

5


POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, a Director and Chairman of the Board of Transamerica Life Insurance Company, an Iowa corporation, do hereby appoint Darin D. Smith and Frank A. Camp, and each of them severally, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for me and in my name, place and stead to execute and file any instrument or document to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto, filed by said Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in connection with the registration of the variable contracts listed below, and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each said attorney-in-fact shall have power to act hereunder without the others.

 

Separate Account Name

  

Product Name

   SEC 1933
File
Number
Separate Account VA B    Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity    033-33085
Separate Account VA B    Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity    033-56908
Separate Account VA C    Transamerica EXTRA Variable Annuity    333-83957
Separate Account VA K    Retirement Income Builder-BAI Variable Annuity    333-76230
Separate Account VA Q    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - B    333-110049
Separate Account VA R    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - C    333-109580
Separate Account VA W    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - G    333-116562
Separate Account VA X    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - I    333-125817
Separate Account VA Y    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - J    333-131987
Separate Account VA Z    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - K    333-142762
Separate Account VA EE    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - O    333-149336
Separate Account VA-2L    Dreyfus/Transamerica Triple Advantage® Variable Annuity    333-153773

Retirement Builder

Variable Annuity Account

   Portfolio Select Variable AnnuitySM    333-07509
Separate Account Fund B    Separate Account Fund B   
Separate Account Fund C    Separate Account Fund C   

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of October, 2008.

 

/s/ Kenneth Kilbane

Kenneth Kilbane
Director and Chairman of the Board

 

6


POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, a Vice President and Treasurer of Transamerica Life Insurance Company, an Iowa corporation, do hereby appoint Darin D. Smith and Frank A. Camp, and each of them severally, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for me and in my name, place and stead to execute and file any instrument or document to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto, filed by said Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in connection with the registration of the variable contracts listed below, and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each said attorney-in-fact shall have power to act hereunder without the others.

 

Separate Account Name

  

Product Name

   SEC 1933
File
Number
Separate Account VA B    Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity    033-33085
Separate Account VA B    Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity    033-56908
Separate Account VA C    Transamerica Extra Variable Annuity    333-83957
Separate Account VA K    Retirement Income Builder-BAI Variable Annuity    333-76230
Separate Account VA Q    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - B    333-110049
Separate Account VA R    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - C    333-109580
Separate Account VA W    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - G    333-116562
Separate Account VA X    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - I    333-125817
Separate Account VA Y    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - J    333-131987
Separate Account VA Z    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - K    333-142762
Separate Account VA EE    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - O    333-149336
Separate Account VA-2L    Dreyfus/Transamerica Triple Advantage® Variable Annuity    333-153773

Retirement Builder

Variable Annuity Account

   Portfolio Select Variable AnnuitySM    333-07509
Separate Account Fund B    Separate Account Fund B   
Separate Account Fund C    Separate Account Fund C   

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of October, 2008.

 

/s/ M. Craig Fowler

M. Craig Fowler
Vice President and Treasurer

 

7


POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, a Director and Chief Executive Officer of Transamerica Life Insurance Company, an Iowa corporation, do hereby appoint Darin D. Smith and Frank A. Camp, and each of them severally, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for me and in my name, place and stead to execute and file any instrument or document to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto, filed by said Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in connection with the registration of the variable contracts listed below, and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each said attorney-in-fact shall have power to act hereunder without the others.

 

Separate Account Name

  

Product Name

   SEC 1933
File
Number
Separate Account VA B    Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity    033-33085
Separate Account VA B    Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity    033-56908
Separate Account VA C    Transamerica EXTRA Variable Annuity    333-83957
Separate Account VA K    Retirement Income Builder-BAI Variable Annuity    333-76230
Separate Account VA Q    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - B    333-110049
Separate Account VA R    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - C    333-109580
Separate Account VA W    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - G    333-116562
Separate Account VA X    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - I    333-125817
Separate Account VA Y    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - J    333-131987
Separate Account VA Z    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - K    333-142762
Separate Account VA EE    Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - O    333-149336
Separate Account VA-2L    Dreyfus/Transamerica Triple Advantage® Variable Annuity    333-153773

Retirement Builder

Variable Annuity Account

   Portfolio Select Variable AnnuitySM    333-07509
Separate Account Fund B    Separate Account Fund B   
Separate Account Fund C    Separate Account Fund C   

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of October, 2008.

 

/s/ Mark W. Mullin

Mark W. Mullin
Director and Chief Executive Officer

 

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