10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             

Commission File Number: 333-65423

MONY Life Insurance Company of America

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Arizona	86-0222062
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York	10104
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(212) 554-1234

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year if changed since last report.)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	¨	Accelerated filer	¨
Non-accelerated filer	x  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of November 10, 2011, 2,500,000 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock were outstanding.

REDUCED DISCLOSURE FORMAT:

Registrant meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction H(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-Q and is therefore filing this form with the reduced disclosure format.

MONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page
PART I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)
	•      Balance Sheets, September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010		4
	•       Statements of Earnings (Loss), Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010		5
	•       Statements of Shareholder’s Equity, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010		6
	•       Statements of Cash Flows, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010		7
	•      Notes to Financial Statements		8
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“Management Narrative”)		34
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk*		36
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		36
PART II	OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings		37
Item 1A.	Risk Factors		37
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds *		37
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities *		37
Item 4.	(Removed and Reserved)		37
Item 5.	Other Information		37
Item 6.	Exhibits		37
SIGNATURES			38

* Omitted pursuant to General Instruction H of Form 10-Q.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Some of the statements made in this report, including statements made in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Risk Factors” and elsewhere, may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, discussions concerning potential exposure of MONY Life Insurance Company of America to market risks and the impact of new accounting pronouncements, as well as statements expressing management’s expectations, beliefs, estimates, forecasts, projections and assumptions, as indicated by words such as “believes,” “estimates,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “projects,” “should,” “probably,” “risk,” “target,” “goals,” “objectives,” or similar expressions. MONY Life Insurance Company of America assumes no duty to update any forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by forward-looking statements due to a number of important factors, including those discussed under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of MONY Life Insurance Company of America’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and elsewhere in this report.

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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1: Financial Statements

MONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

	September 30,     2011		December 31,     2010
	(In Millions)
ASSETS
Investments:
Fixed maturities available for sale, at fair value	$	1,987	$	1,900
Mortgage loans on real estate		128		141
Policy loans		134		132
Other invested assets		77		78
Total investments		2,326		2,251
Cash and cash equivalents		22		92
Amounts due from reinsurers		137		139
Deferred policy acquisition costs		218		189
Value of business acquired		89		107
Other assets		39		29
Separate Accounts’ assets		1,518		1,840
Total Assets	$	4,349	$	4,647
LIABILITIES
Policyholders’ account balances	$	1,619	$	1,664
Future policy benefits and other policyholders liabilities		392		378
Other liabilities		39		42
Income taxes payable		115		118
Separate Accounts’ liabilities		1,518		1,840
Total liabilities		3,683		4,042
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 10)
SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY
Common Stock, $1.00 par value; 5.0 million shares authorized, 2.5 million issued and outstanding		2		2
Capital in excess of par value		514		514
Retained earnings		96		44
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		54		45
Total shareholder’s equity		666		605
Total Liabilities and Shareholder’s Equity	$	4,349	$	4,647

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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MONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.

STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(In Millions)
REVENUES
Universal life and investment-type product policy fee income	$	31		$	31		$	89		$	93
Premiums		13			9			32			28
Net investment income (loss)		28			30			86			90
Investment gains (losses), net:
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses		—			(30	)		(1	)		(37	)
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)		—			1			—			2
Net impairment losses recognized		—			(29	)		(1	)		(35	)
Other investment gains (losses), net		(2	)		1			(1	)		5
Total investment gains (losses), net		(2	)		(28	)		(2	)		(30	)
Other income		2			1			7			6
Increase (decrease) in fair value of reinsurance contracts		6			(1	)		6			1
Total revenues		78			42			218			188
BENEFITS AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS
Policyholders’ benefits		34			21			81			70
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances		15			18			43			52
Compensation and benefits		7			7			23			24
Commissions		9			9			29			26
Interest expense		—			—			—			1
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired		13			8			(7	)		33
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs		(8	)		(7	)		(23	)		(22	)
Rent expense		1			—			3			2
Other operating costs and expenses		8			7			25			24
Total benefits and other deductions		79			63			174			210
Earnings (loss), before income taxes		(1	)		(21	)		44			(22	)
Income tax (expense) benefit		5			8			8			10
Net Earnings (Loss)	$	4		$	(13	)	$	52		$	(12	)

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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MONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY

QUARTERS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(UNAUDITED)

	2011		2010
	(In Millions)
SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY
Common stock, at par value, beginning of year and end of period	$	2	$	2
Capital in excess of par value, beginning of year		514		512
Changes in capital in excess of par value		—		—
Capital in excess of par value, end of period		514		512
Retained earnings, beginning of year		44		67
Net earnings (loss)		52		(12	)
Retained earnings, end of period		96		55
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), beginning of year		45		(11	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		9		80
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), end of period		54		69
Total Shareholder’s Equity, End of Period	$	666	$	638

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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MONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 AND 2010

(UNAUDITED)

	2011			2010
	(In Millions)
Net earnings (loss)	$	52		$	(12	)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances		43			52
Universal life and investment-type product policy fee income		(89	)		(93	)
Investment (gains) losses, net		2			30
Change in deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired		(30	)		11
Change in accrued investment income		(2	)		(3	)
Change in fair value of reinsurance contracts		(6	)		(1	)
Change in future policy benefits		6			(2	)
Change in other policyholders liabilities		2			(2	)
Change in income taxes payable		(8	)		(10	)
Provision for depreciation and amortization		2			3
Dividend from AllianceBernstein		3			4
Other, net		(9	)		14
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		(34	)		(9	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Maturities and repayments of fixed maturities and mortgage loans		109			36
Sales of investments		6			99
Purchases of investments		(158	)		(100	)
Other, net		(4	)		(6	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(47	)		29
Cash flows from financing activities:
Policyholders’ account balances:
Deposits		131			143
Withdrawals and transfers to Separate Accounts		(120	)		(182	)
Repayment of note to affiliate		—			(3	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		11			(42	)
Change in cash and cash equivalents		(70	)		(22	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year		92			57
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	$	22		$	35
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest Paid	$	—		$	1

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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MONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

1) BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The preparation of the accompanying unaudited financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions (including normal, recurring accruals) that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary in the opinion of management for a fair presentation of the financial position of MLOA and its results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. These statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements of MLOA for the year ended December 31, 2010. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

The terms “third quarter 2011” and “third quarter 2010” refer to the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The terms “first nine months of 2011” and “first nine months of 2010” refer to the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

2) ACCOUNTING CHANGES AND NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Accounting Changes

In April 2011, the FASB issued new guidance for a creditor’s determination of whether a restructuring is a troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”). The new guidance provided additional guidance to creditors for evaluating whether a modification or restructuring of a receivable is a TDR. The new guidance required creditors to evaluate modifications and restructurings of receivables using a more principles-based approach, which may result in more modifications and restructurings being considered TDR. The financial reporting implications of being classified as a TDR are that the creditor is required to:

• Consider the receivable impaired when calculating the allowance for credit losses; and

• Provide additional disclosures about its troubled debt restructuring activities in accordance with the requirements of recently issued guidance on disclosures about the credit quality of financing receivables and the allowance for credit losses.

The new guidance was effective for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after June 15, 2011. Implementation of this guidance did not have a material impact on MLOA’s financial statements.

In January 2010, the FASB issued new guidance for improving disclosures about fair value measurements. This guidance requires a reporting entity to disclose separately the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and describe the reasons for the transfers. In addition, for Level 3 fair value measurements, a reporting entity should present separately information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements. This guidance was effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2009 except for disclosures for Level 3 fair value measurements which was effective for the first quarter of 2011. These new disclosures have been included in the Notes to MLOA’s financial statements, as appropriate.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2011, the FASB issued new guidance on testing goodwill for impairment. The guidance is intended to reduce the cost and complexity of the annual goodwill impairment test by providing entities with the option of performing a “qualitative” assessment to determine whether further impairment testing is necessary. The guidance is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted for certain companies. Management does not expect that implementation of this guidance will have a material impact on MLOA’s financial statements.

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In June 2011, the FASB issued new guidance to amend the existing alternatives for presenting other comprehensive income and its components in financial statements. The amendments eliminate the current option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in equity. An entity can elect to present items of net income and other comprehensive income in one continuous statement or in two separate, but consecutive statements. This guidance will not change the items that constitute net income and other comprehensive income, when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management does not expect that implementation of this guidance will have a material impact on MLOA’s financial statements.

In May 2011, the FASB amended its guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure requirements to enhance comparability between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). The changes to the existing guidance include how and when the valuation premise of highest and best use applies, the application of premiums and discounts, as well as new required disclosures. This guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption prohibited. Management does not expect that implementation of this guidance will have a material impact on MLOA’s financial statements.

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3) INVESTMENTS

Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities

The following table provides information relating to fixed maturities classified as AFS; no equity securities were classified as AFS:

Available-for-Sale Securities by Classification

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		OTTI in AOCI (3)
	(In Millions)
September 30, 2011:
Fixed Maturities:
Corporate	$	1,600	$	144	$	7	$	1,737	$	—
U.S. Treasury, government and agency		73		5		—		78		—
States and political subdivisions		21		2		—		23		—
Foreign governments		4		—		—		4		—
Commercial mortgage-backed		64		—		34		30		2
Residential mortgage-backed(1)		27		2		—		29		—
Asset-backed(2)		9		1		—		10		—
Redeemable preferred stock		81		—		5		76		—
Total at September 30, 2011	$	1,879	$	154	$	46	$	1,987	$	2
December 31, 2010:
Fixed Maturities:
Corporate	$	1,522	$	112	$	5	$	1,629	$	—
U.S. Treasury, government and agency		87		1		—		88		—
States and political subdivisions		21		—		1		20		—
Foreign governments		4		—		—		4		—
Commercial mortgage-backed		68		—		32		36		3
Residential mortgage-backed(1)		33		2		—		35		—
Asset-backed (2)		10		1		—		11		—
Redeemable preferred stock		81		—		4		77		—
Total at December 31, 2010	$	1,826	$	116	$	42	$	1,900	$	3

⁽¹⁾  Includes publicly traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.

⁽²⁾  Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages and other asset types and credit tenant loans.

⁽³⁾  Amounts represent OTTI losses in AOCI, which were not included in earnings (loss) in accordance with current accounting guidance.

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The contractual maturities of AFS fixed maturities (excluding redeemable preferred stock) at September 30, 2011 are shown in the table below. Bonds not due at a single maturity date have been included in the table in the year of final maturity. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities

Contractual Maturities at September 30, 2011

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	(In Millions)
Due in one year or less	$	58	$	59
Due in years two through five		817		874
Due in years six through ten		683		754
Due after ten years		140		155
Subtotal		1,698		1,842
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		64		30
Residential mortgage-backed securities		27		29
Asset-backed securities		9		10
Total	$	1,798	$	1,911

For the first nine months of 2011 and 2010, proceeds received on sales of fixed maturities classified as AFS amounted to $10 million and $63 million, respectively. Gross gains of $1 million and $3 million and gross losses of $1 million and $2 million were realized on these sales for the first nine months of 2011 and 2010, respectively. The change in unrealized investment gains (losses) related to fixed maturities classified as AFS for the first nine months of 2011 and 2010 amounted to $34 million and $139 million, respectively.

MLOA recognized OTTI on AFS fixed maturities as follows:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,					Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2011		2010			2011			2010
	(In Millions)
Credit losses recognized in earnings (loss)	$	—	$	(29	)	$	(1	)	$	(35	)
Non-credit losses recognized in OCI		—		(1	)		—			(2	)
Total OTTI	$	—	$	(30	)	$	(1	)	$	(37	)

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The following table sets forth the amount of credit loss impairments on fixed maturity securities held by MLOA at the dates indicated and the corresponding changes in such amounts.

Fixed Maturities - Credit Loss Impairments

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(In Millions)
Balances, beginning of period	$	(73	)	$	(34	)	$	(83	)	$	(54	)
Previously recognized impairments on securities that matured, paid, prepaid or sold		—			—			11			26
Recognized impairments on securities impaired to fair value this period(1)		—			—			—			—
Impairments recognized this period on securities not previously impaired		—			—			(1	)		(5	)
Additional impairments this period on securities previously impaired		—			(29	)		—			(30	)
Increases due to passage of time on previously recorded credit losses		—			—			—			—
Accretion of previously recognized impairments due to increases in expected cash flows		—			—			—			—
Balances at September 30,	$	(73	)	$	(63	)	$	(73	)	$	(63	)

⁽¹⁾  Represents circumstances where MLOA determined in the current period that it intends to sell the security or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery of the security’s amortized cost.

Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on fixed maturities classified as AFS are included in the balance sheets as a component of AOCI. The table below presents these amounts as of the dates indicated:

	September 30, 2011			December 31, 2010
	(In Millions)
AFS Securities:
Fixed maturities:
With OTTI loss	$	(5	)	$	(3	)
All other		113			77
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)	$	108		$	74

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Changes in net unrealized investment gains (losses) recognized in AOCI include reclassification adjustments to reflect amounts realized in Net earnings (loss) for the current period that had been part of OCI in earlier periods. The tables that follow below present a rollforward of net unrealized investment gains (losses) recognized in AOCI, split between amounts related to fixed maturity securities on which an OTTI loss has been recognized, and all other:

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Fixed Maturities with OTTI Losses

	Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments			DAC and VOBA		Deferred Income Tax Asset (Liability)		AOCI Gain (Loss) Related to Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)
	(In Millions)
Balance, July 1, 2011	$	(3	)	$	—	$	1	$	(2	)
Net investment gains (losses) arising during the period		(2	)						(2	)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
Included in Net earnings (loss)		—			—		—		—
Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)		—			—		—		—
Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on:
DAC and VOBA		—			1		—		1
Deferred income taxes		—			—		—		—
Balance, September 30, 2011	$	(5	)	$	1	$	1	$	(3	)
Balance, July 1, 2010	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—
Net investment gains (losses) arising during the period		(1	)		—		—		(1	)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
Included in Net earnings (loss)		—			—		—		—
Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)		(1	)		—		—		(1	)
Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on:
DAC and VOBA		—			—		—		—
Deferred income taxes		—			—		1		1
Balance, September 30, 2010	$	(2	)	$	—	$	1	$	(1	)

⁽¹⁾ Represents “transfers in” related to the portion of OTTI losses recognized during the period that were not recognized in earnings (loss) for securities with no prior OTTI loss.

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	Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments			DAC and VOBA		Deferred Income Tax Asset (Liability)		AOCI Gain (Loss) Related to Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)
	(In Millions)
Balance, January 1, 2011	$	(3	)	$	—	$	1	$	(2	)
Net investment gains (losses) arising during the period		(2	)						(2	)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
Included in Net earnings (loss)		—			—		—		—
Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)		—			—		—		—
Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on:
DAC and VOBA		—			1		—		1
Deferred income taxes		—			—		—		—
Balance, September 30, 2011	$	(5	)	$	1	$	1	$	(3	)
Balance, January 1, 2010	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	—
Net investment gains (losses) arising during the period		(1	)		—		—		(1	)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
Included in Net earnings (loss)		1			—		—		1
Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)		(2	)		—		—		(2	)
Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on:
DAC and VOBA		—			—		—		—
Deferred income taxes		—			—		1		1
Balance, September 30, 2010	$	(2	)	$	—	$	1	$	(1	)

⁽¹⁾ Represents “transfers in” related to the portion of OTTI losses recognized during the period that were not recognized in earnings (loss) for securities with no prior OTTI loss.

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All Other Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses) in AOCI

	Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments		DAC and VOBA			Deferred Income Tax Asset (Liability)			AOCI Gain (Loss) Related to Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)
	(In Millions)
Balance, July 1, 2011	$	99	$	(24	)	$	(26	)	$	49
Net investment gains (losses) arising during the period		14								14
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
Included in Net earnings (loss)		—		—			—			—
Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)		—		—			—			—
Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on:
DAC and VOBA		—		(3	)		—			(3	)
Deferred income taxes		—		—			(4	)		(4	)
Balance, September 30, 2011	$	113	$	(27	)	$	(30	)	$	56
Balance, July 1, 2010	$	37	$	(2	)	$	(12	)	$	23
Net investment gains (losses) arising during the period		49		—			—			49
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
Included in Net earnings (loss)		29		—			—			29
Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)		1		—			—			1
Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on:
DAC and VOBA		—		(7	)		—			(7	)
Deferred income taxes		—		—			(26	)		(26	)
Balance, September 30, 2010	$	116	$	(9	)	$	(38	)	$	69

⁽¹⁾ Represents “transfers out” related to the portion of OTTI losses recognized during the period that were not recognized in earnings (loss) for securities with no prior OTTI loss.

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	Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments			DAC and VOBA			Deferred Income Tax Asset (Liability)			AOCI Gain (Loss) Related to Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)
	(In Millions)
Balance, January 1, 2011	$	77		$	(6	)	$	(24	)	$	47
Net investment gains (losses) arising during the period		37									37
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
Included in Net earnings (loss)		(1	)		—			—			(1	)
Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)		—			—			—			—
Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on:
DAC and VOBA		—			(21	)		—			(21	)
Deferred income taxes		—			—			(6	)		(6	)
Balance, September 30, 2011	$	113		$	(27	)	$	(30	)	$	56
Balance, January 1, 2010	$	(24	)	$	7		$	6		$	(11	)
Net investment gains (losses) arising during the period		107			—			—			107
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
Included in Net earnings (loss)		31			—			—			31
Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)		2			—			—			2
Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on:
DAC and VOBA		—			(16	)		—			(16	)
Deferred income taxes		—			—			(44	)		(44	)
Balance, September 30, 2010	$	116		$	(9	)	$	(38	)	$	69

⁽¹⁾ Represents “transfers out” related to the portion of OTTI losses recognized during the period that were not recognized in earnings (loss) for securities with no prior OTTI loss.

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The following tables disclose the fair values and gross unrealized losses of the 92 issues at September 30, 2011 and the 108 issues at December 31, 2010 of fixed maturities that are not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for the specified periods at the dates indicated:

	Less Than 12 Months					12 Months or Longer					Total
	Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
	(In Millions)
September 30, 2011:
Fixed Maturities:
Corporate	$	101	$	(5	)	$	23	$	(2	)	$	124	$	(7	)
U.S. Treasury, government and agency		20		—			—		—			20		—
Foreign governments		—		—			2		—			2		—
Commercial mortgage-backed		1		(2	)		27		(32	)		28		(34	)
Asset-backed		—		—			1		—			1		—
Redeemable preferred stock		33		(1	)		29		(4	)		62		(5	)
Total	$	155	$	(8	)	$	82	$	(38	)	$	237	$	(46	)
December 31, 2010:
Fixed Maturities:
Corporate	$	87	$	(3	)	$	30	$	(2	)	$	117	$	(5	)
U.S. Treasury, government and agency		2		—			—		—			2		—
States and political subdivisions		19		(1	)		—		—			19		(1	)
Foreign governments		2		—			—		—			2		—
Commercial mortgage-backed		1		(1	)		32		(31	)		33		(32	)
Asset-backed		—		—			1		—			1		—
Redeemable preferred stock		—		—			70		(4	)		70		(4	)
Total	$	111	$	(5	)	$	133	$	(37	)	$	244	$	(42	)

MLOA’s investments in fixed maturity securities do not include concentrations of credit risk of any single issuer greater than 10% of the shareholder’s equity of MLOA, other than securities of the U.S. government, U.S. government agencies and certain securities guaranteed by the U.S. government. MLOA maintains a diversified portfolio of corporate securities across industries and issuers and does not have exposure to any single issuer in excess of 1.2% of total investments. The largest exposures to a single issuer of corporate securities held at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were $27 million and $27 million, respectively. Corporate high yield securities, consisting primarily of public high yield bonds, are classified as other than investment grade by the various rating agencies, i.e., a rating below Baa3/BBB- or the NAIC designation of 3 (medium grade), 4 or 5 (below investment grade) or 6 (in or near default). At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, approximately $165 million and $175 million, or 8.8% and 9.6%, of the $1,879 million and $1,826 million aggregate amortized cost of fixed maturities held by MLOA were considered to be other than investment grade. These securities had net unrealized losses of $36 million and $30 million at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

MLOA does not originate, purchase or warehouse residential mortgages and is not in the mortgage servicing business. MLOA’s fixed maturity investment portfolio includes RMBS backed by subprime and Alt-A residential mortgages comprised of loans made by banks or mortgage lenders to residential borrowers with lower credit ratings. The criteria used to categorize such subprime borrowers include FICO scores, interest rates charged, debt-to-income ratios and loan-to-value ratios. Alt-A residential mortgages are mortgage loans where the risk profile falls between prime and subprime; borrowers typically have clean credit histories but the mortgage loan has an increased risk profile due to higher loan-to-value and debt-to-income ratios and/or inadequate documentation of the borrowers’ income. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, MLOA owned $4 million

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and $5 million, respectively, in RMBS backed by subprime residential mortgage loans and no RMBS backed by Alt-A residential mortgage loans. RMBS backed by subprime and Alt-A residential mortgages are fixed income investments supporting General Account liabilities.

At September 30, 2011, the carrying value of fixed maturities which were non-income producing for the twelve months preceding that date was $2 million.

For the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 and 2010, investment income is shown net of investment expenses of $1 million, $3 million, $1 million and $3 million, respectively.

Mortgage Loans

Mortgage loans on real estate are placed on nonaccrual status once management believes the collection of accrued interest is doubtful. Once mortgage loans on real estate are classified as nonaccrual loans, interest income is recognized under the cash basis of accounting and the resumption of the interest accrual would commence only after all past due interest has been collected or the mortgage loan on real estate has been restructured to where the collection of interest is considered likely. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, the carrying values of commercial and agricultural mortgage loans on real estate that had been classified as nonaccrual loans were $7 million and $9 million for commercial and $0 million and $0 million for agricultural, respectively.

Valuation Allowances for Mortgage Loans:

Allowances for credit losses for mortgage loans for the first nine months of 2011 are as follows:

	Mortgage Loans
	Commercial		Agricultural		Total
	(In Millions)
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance, January 1,	$	2	$	—	$	2
Charge-offs		—		—		—
Recoveries		—		—		—
Provision		1		—		1
Ending Balance, September 30,	$	3	$	—	$	3
Ending Balance, September 30,:
Individually Evaluated for Impairment	$	3	$	—	$	3
Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	$	—	$	—	$	—
Loans Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality	$	—	$	—	$	—

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The values used in these ratio calculations were developed as part of the periodic review of the commercial and agricultural mortgage loan portfolio, which includes an evaluation of the underlying collateral value. The following table provides information relating to the debt service coverage ratio for commercial and agricultural mortgage loans at September 30, 2011.

Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value and Debt Service Coverage Ratios

September 30, 2011

	Debt Service Coverage Ratio
Loan-to-Value Ratio:(2)	Greater     than 2.0x		1.8x to     2.0x		1.5x to     1.8x		1.2x to     1.5x		1.0x to     1.2x		Less     than 1.0x		Total      Mortgage     Loans
	(In Millions)
Commercial Mortgage Loans(1)
0% - 50%	$	5	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	2	$	—	$	7
50% - 70%		—		—		17		41		—		—		58
70% - 90%		—		—		—		6		—		—		6
90% plus		10		—		—		—		—		—		10
Total Commercial
Mortgage Loans	$	15	$	—	$	17	$	47	$	2	$	—	$	81
Agricultural Mortgage Loans(1)
0% - 50%	$	1	$	—	$	6	$	10	$	1	$	22	$	40
50% - 70%		1		—		1		2		4		3		11
70% - 90%		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
90% plus		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total Agricultural
Mortgage Loans	$	2	$	—	$	7	$	12	$	5	$	25	$	51
Total Mortgage Loans(1)
0% - 50%	$	6	$	—	$	6	$	10	$	3	$	22	$	47
50% - 70%		1		—		18		43		4		3		69
70% - 90%		—		—		—		6		—		—		6
90% plus		10		—		—		—		—		—		10
Total Mortgage Loans	$	17	$	—	$	24	$	59	$	7	$	25	$	132

⁽¹⁾  The debt service coverage ratio is calculated using the most recently reported net operating income results from property operations divided by annual debt service.

⁽²⁾ The loan-to-value ratio is derived from current loan balance divided by the fair market value of the property. The fair market value of the underlying commercial properties is updated annually.

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The following table provides information relating to the age analysis of past due mortgage loans at September 30, 2011.

Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans

	30-59     Days		60-89     Days		90 Days     or >		Total		Current		Total Financing Receivables		Recorded Investment > 90 Days and   Accruing
	(In Millions)
Commercial	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	81	$	81	$	—
Agricultural		—		—		—		—		51		51		—
Total Mortgage Loans	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	132	$	132	$	—

The following table provides information relating to impaired mortgage loans at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

Impaired Mortgage Loans

	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance			Average Recorded Investment(1)		Interest Income Recognized
	(In Millions)
September 30, 2011:
With no related allowance recorded:
Commercial mortgage loans - other	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—
Agricultural mortgage loans		—		—		—			—		—
Total	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—
With related allowance recorded:
Commercial mortgage loans - other	$	10	$	10	$	(3	)	$	10	$	—
Agricultural mortgage loans		—		—		—			—		—
Total	$	10	$	10	$	(3	)	$	10	$	—
December 31, 2010:
With no related allowance recorded:
Commercial mortgage loans - other	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—
Agricultural mortgage loans		—		—		—			—		—
Total	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—
With related allowance recorded:
Commercial mortgage loans - other	$	10	$	10	$	(2	)	$	10	$	1
Agricultural mortgage loans		—		—		—			—		—
Total	$	10	$	10	$	(2	)	$	10	$	1

⁽¹⁾  Represents a five-quarter average of recorded amortized cost.

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Equity Investments

The following table presents MLOA’s investment in 2.6 million units in AllianceBernstein, an affiliate, which is included in Other invested assets:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010
	(In Millions)
Balances, beginning of year	$	76		$	79
Equity in net earnings (loss)		3			2
Dividends received		(4	)		(4	)
Balances, End of period	$	75		$	77

MLOA holds equity in limited partnership interests and other equity method investments that primarily invest in securities considered to be other than investment grade. The carrying values of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were $2 million and $2 million, respectively.

4) VALUE OF BUSINESS ACQUIRED

The following table presents MLOA’s VOBA asset as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization and Other(1)			Net
	(In Millions)
VOBA
September 30, 2011	$	416	$	(327	)	$	89
December 31, 2010	$	416	$	(309	)	$	107

⁽¹⁾ Includes reactivity to unrealized investment gains (losses) and the impact of the December 31, 2005 MODCO recapture.

For the third quarter of 2011 amortization expense related to VOBA was $9 million and for the first nine months of 2011 negative amortization expense related to VOBA was $1 million. For the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 amortization expense was $4 million and $22 million, respectively. VOBA amortization is estimated to range between $12 million and $8 million annually through 2015.

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5) FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The accounting guidance established a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value, and identifies three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1 Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets. Level 1 fair values generally are supported by market transactions that occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

Level 2 Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar instruments, quoted prices in markets that are not active, and inputs to model-derived valuations that are directly observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3 Unobservable inputs supported by little or no market activity and often requiring significant management judgment or estimation, such as an entity’s own assumptions about the cash flows or other significant components of value that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

MLOA defines fair value as the quoted market prices for those instruments that are actively traded in financial markets. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are measured using present value or other valuation techniques. The fair value determinations are made at a specific point in time, based on available market information and judgments about the financial instrument, including estimates of the timing and amount of expected future cash flows and the credit standing of counterparties. Such adjustments do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time MLOA’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument, nor do they consider the tax impact of the realization of unrealized gains or losses. In many cases, the fair values cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets, nor can the disclosed value be realized in immediate settlement of the instrument.

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Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:

Fair Value Measurements

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In Millions)
September 30, 2011:
Assets:
Investments:
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Corporate	$	—	$	1,725	$	12	$	1,737
U.S. Treasury, government and agency		—		78		—		78
States and political subdivisions		—		23		—		23
Foreign governments		—		4		—		4
Commercial mortgage-backed		—		—		30		30
Residential mortgage-backed(1)		—		29		—		29
Asset-backed(2)		—		5		5		10
Redeemable preferred stock		19		57		—		76
Subtotal		19		1,921		47		1,987
Other equity investments		1		—		—		1
Cash equivalents		17		—		—		17
GMIB reinsurance contracts		—		—		8		8
Separate Accounts’ assets		1,503		15		—		1,518
Total Assets	$	1,540	$	1,936	$	55	$	3,531
December 31, 2010:
Assets:
Investments:
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Corporate	$	—	$	1,610	$	19	$	1,629
U.S. Treasury, government and agency		—		88		—		88
States and political subdivisions		—		20		—		20
Foreign governments		—		4		—		4
Commercial mortgage-backed		—		—		36		36
Residential mortgage-backed(1)		—		35		—		35
Asset-backed(2)		—		6		5		11
Redeemable preferred stock		19		58		—		77
Subtotal		19		1,821		60		1,900
Other equity investments		1		—		—		1
Cash equivalents		87		—		—		87
GMIB reinsurance contracts		—		—		2		2
Separate Accounts’ assets		1,825		15		—		1,840
Total Assets	$	1,932	$	1,836	$	62	$	3,830

⁽¹⁾  Includes publicly traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized obligations.

⁽²⁾  Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages and other asset types and credit tenant loans.

At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, investments classified as Level 1 comprise approximately 43.7% and 50.5% of invested assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and primarily include redeemable preferred stock, cash equivalents and Separate Accounts assets. Fair value measurements classified as Level 1 include exchange-traded prices of fixed maturities, equity securities and net asset values for transacting subscriptions and redemptions of mutual fund shares held by Separate Accounts. Cash equivalents classified as Level 1 include money market accounts, overnight commercial paper and highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less, and are carried at cost as a proxy for fair value measurement due to their short-term nature.

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At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, investments classified as Level 2 comprise approximately 54.9% and 47.9% of invested assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and primarily include U.S. government and agency securities and certain corporate debt securities, such as private fixed maturities. As market quotes generally are not readily available or accessible for these securities, their fair value measures are determined utilizing relevant information generated by market transactions involving comparable securities and often are based on model pricing techniques that effectively discount prospective cash flows to present value using appropriate sector-adjusted credit spreads commensurate with the security’s duration, also taking into consideration issuer-specific credit quality and liquidity. These valuation methodologies have been studied and evaluated by MLOA and the resulting prices determined to be representative of exit values.

Observable inputs generally used to measure the fair value of securities classified as Level 2 include benchmark yields, reported secondary trades, broker-dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and reference data. Additional observable inputs are used when available, and as may be appropriate, for certain security types, such as prepayment, default, and collateral information for the purpose of measuring the fair value of mortgage- and asset-backed securities. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, approximately $29 million and $35 million of AAA-rated mortgage- and asset-backed securities are classified as Level 2 for which the observability of market inputs to their pricing models is supported by sufficient, albeit more recently contracted, market activity in these sectors.

At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, investments classified as Level 3 comprise approximately 1.4% and 1.6% of invested assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and primarily include corporate debt securities. Determinations to classify fair value measures within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy generally are based upon the significance of the unobservable factors to the overall fair value measurement. Included in the Level 3 classification at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, were approximately $0 million and $18 million of fixed maturities with indicative pricing obtained from brokers that otherwise could not be corroborated to market observable data. MLOA applies various due-diligence procedures, as considered appropriate, to validate these non-binding broker quotes for reasonableness, based on its understanding of the markets, including use of internally-developed assumptions about inputs a market participant would use to price the security. In addition, approximately $36 million and $42 million of mortgage- and asset-backed securities, including CMBS, are classified as Level 3 at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. At September 30, 2011, MLOA continued to apply a risk-adjusted present value technique to estimate the fair value of CMBS securities below the senior AAA tranche due to ongoing insufficient frequency and volume of observable trading activity in these securities. In applying this valuation methodology, MLOA adjusted the projected cash flows of these securities for origination year, default metrics, and level of subordination, with the objective of maximizing observable inputs, and weighted the result with a 10% attribution to pricing sourced from a third party service whose process placed significant reliance on market trading activity.

Level 3 also includes the GMIB reinsurance asset which is accounted for as a derivative contract. The GMIB reinsurance asset’s fair value reflects the present value of reinsurance premiums and recoveries and risk margins over a range of market consistent economic scenarios. The valuation of the GMIB asset incorporates significant non-observable assumptions related to policyholder behavior, risk margins and projections of equity Separate Account funds consistent with the S&P 500 Index. Incremental adjustment is made to the resulting fair values of the GMIB asset to reflect changes in the claims-paying ratings of counterparties to the reinsurance treaties and of MLOA, respectively. After giving consideration to collateral arrangements, MLOA made no adjustment to reduce the fair value of its GMIB asset at September 30, 2011 to recognize incremental counterparty non-performance risk.

In the first nine months of 2011, AFS fixed maturities with fair values of $5 million and $0 million were transferred out of Level 3 and into Level 2 and out of Level 2 and into Level 1, respectively, principally due to the availability of trading activity and/or market observable inputs to measure and validate their fair values. In addition, AFS fixed maturities with fair value of $0 million were transferred into the Level 3 classification. These transfers in the aggregate represent approximately 0.75% of total equity at September 30, 2011.

In the first nine months of 2010, AFS fixed maturities with fair values of $9 million and $1 million were transferred out of Level 3 and into Level 2 and out of Level 2 and into Level 1, respectively, principally due to the availability of trading activity and/or market observable inputs to measure and validate their fair values. In addition, AFS fixed maturities with fair value of $2 million were transferred into the Level 3 classification. These transfers in the aggregate represent approximately 1.8% of total equity at September 30, 2010.

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The table below presents a reconciliation for all Level 3 assets for third quarter and the first nine months of 2011 and 2010 respectively:

Level 3 Instruments

Fair Value Measurements

	Corporate			Commercial Mortgage- backed			Asset-      backed			Redeemable Preferred Stock		GMIB Reinsurance Contracts
	(In Millions)
Balance, July 1, 2011	$	18		$	35		$	6		$	—	$	2
Total gains (losses), realized and unrealized, included in:
Earnings (loss) as:
Net investment income (loss)		—			—			—			—		—
Investment gains (losses), net		—			—			—			—		—
Increase (decrease) in the fair value of the reinsurance contracts		—			—			—			—		6
Subtotal		—			—			—			—		6
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(1	)		(5	)		(1	)		—		—
Purchases		—			—			—			—		—
Issuances		—			—			—			—		—
Sales		—			—			—			—		—
Settlements		—			—			—			—		—
Transfers into Level 3(2)		—			—			—			—		—
Transfers out of Level 3(2)		(5	)		—			—			—		—
Balance, September 30, 2011	$	12		$	30		$	5		$	—	$	8
Balance, July 1, 2010	$	21		$	43		$	6		$	—	$	4
Total gains (losses), realized and unrealized, included in:
Earnings (loss) as:
Net investment income (loss)		—			—			—			—		—
Investment gains (losses), net		—			(29	)		—			—		—
Increase (decrease) in the fair value of the reinsurance contracts		—			—			—			—		(2	)
Subtotal		—			(29	)		—			—		(2	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		—			26			—			—		—
Purchases/issuances		—			—			—			—		—
Sales/settlements		—			—			—			—		—
Transfers into/out of Level 3(2)		—			—			—			—		—
Balance, September 30, 2010	$	21		$	40		$	6		$	—	$	2

⁽¹⁾  There were no U.S. Treasury, government and agency; State and political subdivisions; Foreign government; Residential mortgaged-backed securities; Other equity investments; Other invested assets or Separate Accounts’ assets classified as Level 3 at September 30, 2011 and 2010.

⁽²⁾  Transfers into/out of Level 3 classification are reflected at beginning-of-period fair values.

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	Corporate			Commercial   Mortgage- backed			Asset-      backed		Redeemable Preferred Stock			GMIB Reinsurance Contracts
	(In Millions)
Balance, January 1, 2011	$	19		$	36		$	5	$	—		$	2
Total gains (losses), realized and unrealized, included in:
Earnings (loss) as:
Net investment income (loss)		—			—			—		—			—
Investment gains (losses), net		—			—			—		—			—
Increase (decrease) in the fair value of the reinsurance contracts		—			—			—		—			6
Subtotal		—			—			—		—			6
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(2	)		(3	)		—		—			—
Purchases		—			—			—		—			—
Issuances		—			—			—		—			—
Sales		(1	)		(3	)		—		—			—
Settlements		—			—			—		—			—
Transfers into Level 3(2)		—			—			—		—			—
Transfers out of Level 3(2)		(4	)		—			—		—			—
Balance, September 30, 2011	$	12		$	30		$	5	$	—		$	8
Balance, January 1, 2010	$	24		$	64		$	6	$	5		$	1
Total gains (losses), realized and unrealized, included in:
Earnings (loss) as:
Net investment income (loss)		—			—			—		—			—
Investment gains (losses), net		—			(35	)		—		2			—
Increase (decrease) in the fair value of the reinsurance contracts		—			—			—		—			1
Subtotal		—			(35	)		—		2			1
Other comprehensive income (loss)		2			11			—		—			—
Purchases/issuances		4			—			—		—			—
Sales/settlements		(2	)		—			—		(7	)		—
Transfers into/out of Level 3(2)		(7	)		—			—		—			—
Balance, September 30, 2010	$	21		$	40		$	6	$	—		$	2

⁽¹⁾  There were no U.S. Treasury, government and agency; State and political subdivisions; Foreign government; Residential mortgaged-backed securities; Other equity investments; Other invested assets or Separate Accounts’ assets classified as Level 3 at September 30, 2011 and 2010.

⁽²⁾  Transfers into/out of Level 3 classification are reflected at beginning-of-period fair values.

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The table below details changes in unrealized gains (losses) for the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 and 2010 by category for Level 3 assets still held at September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively:

	Earnings (Loss)
	Net Investment Income (Loss)		Investment Gains (Losses), Net		Increase (Decrease) in Fair Value of Reinsurance Contracts			OCI
	(In Millions)
Level 3 Instruments:
Third Quarter 2011
Still Held at September 30, 2011:(1)
Change in unrealized gains (losses):
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Commercial mortgage-backed	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	(5	)
Other fixed maturities, available-for-sale		—		—		—			(1	)
Subtotal		—		—		—			(6	)
GMIB reinsurance contracts		—		—		6			—
Total	$	—	$	—	$	6		$	(6	)
Level 3 Instruments
Third Quarter 2010
Still Held at September 30, 2010:(1)
Change in unrealized gains (losses):
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Commercial mortgage-backed		—		—		—			26
Other fixed maturities, available-for-sale		—		—		—			1
Subtotal		—		—		—			27
GMIB reinsurance contracts		—		—		(1	)		—
Total	$	—	$	—	$	(1	)	$	27

⁽¹⁾  There were no Equity securities classified as AFS, Other equity investments, Cash equivalents and Separate Accounts’ assets at September 30, 2011 and 2010.

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	Earnings (Loss)
	Net Investment Income (Loss)		Investment Gains (Losses), Net		Increase (Decrease) in Fair Value of Reinsurance Contracts		OCI
	(In Millions)
Level 3 Instruments:
First Nine Months of 2011
Still Held at September 30, 2011:(1)
Change in unrealized gains (losses):
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Commercial mortgage-backed	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	(4	)
Other fixed maturities, available-for-sale		—		—		—		(2	)
Subtotal		—		—		—		(6	)
GMIB reinsurance contracts		—		—		6		—
Total	$	—	$	—	$	6	$	(6	)
Level 3 Instruments
First Nine Months of 2010
Still Held at September 30, 2010:(1)
Change in unrealized gains (losses):
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
Corporate	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	2
Commercial mortgage-backed		—		—		—		11
Other fixed maturities, available-for-sale		—		—		—		—
Subtotal		—		—		—		13
GMIB reinsurance contracts		—		—		1		—
Total	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	13

⁽¹⁾  There were no Equity securities classified as AFS, Other equity investments, Cash equivalents, and Separate Accounts’ assets at September 30, 2011 and 2010.

Fair value measurements are required on a non-recurring basis for certain assets, including goodwill, mortgage loans on real estate, equity real estate held for production of income, and equity real estate held for sale, only when an OTTI or other event occurs. When such fair value measurements are recorded, they must be classified and disclosed within the fair value hierarchy. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, no assets were required to be measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

The carrying values and fair values at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 for financial instruments not otherwise disclosed in Note 3 are presented in the table below. Certain financial instruments are exempt from the requirements for fair value disclosure, such as insurance liabilities other than financial guarantees and investment contracts.

	September 30, 2011				December 31, 2010
	Carrying   Value		Fair     Value		Carrying   Value		Fair     Value
	(In Millions)
Mortgage loans on real estate	$	128	$	135	$	141	$	146
Policyholders liabilities - Investment contracts		244		260		268		273

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6) GMDB, GMIB AND NO LAPSE GUARANTEE FEATURES

A) Variable Annuity Contracts – GMDB and GMIB

MLOA has certain variable annuity contracts with GMDB and GMIB features in-force that guarantee one of the following:

• Return of Premium: the benefit is the greater of current account value or premiums paid (adjusted for withdrawals);

• Ratchet: the benefit is the greatest of current account value, premiums paid (adjusted for withdrawals), or the highest account value on any anniversary up to contractually specified ages (adjusted for withdrawals);

• Roll-Up: the benefit is the greater of current account value or premiums paid (adjusted for withdrawals) accumulated at contractually specified interest rates up to specified ages; or

• Combo: the benefit is the greater of the ratchet benefit or the roll-up benefit, which may include a five year or an annual reset.

The following table summarizes the GMDB and GMIB liabilities, before reinsurance ceded, reflected in the General Account in future policy benefits and other policyholders liabilities:

	GMDB			GMIB			Total
	(In Millions)
Balance at January 1, 2011	$	6		$	2		$	8
Paid guarantee benefits		(1	)		(1	)		(2	)
Other changes in reserve		1			1			2
Balance at September 30, 2011	$	6		$	2		$	8
Balance at January 1, 2010	$	5		$	3		$	8
Paid guarantee benefits		(2	)		—			(2	)
Other changes in reserve		2			(1	)		1
Balance at September 30, 2010	$	5		$	2		$	7

Related GMDB reinsurance ceded amounts were:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011		2010
	(In Millions)
Balances, beginning of year	$	3	$	3
Paid guarantee benefits		—		(1	)
Other changes in reserve		—		—
Balances, End of Period	$	3	$	2

The GMIB reinsurance contracts are considered derivatives and are reported at fair value.

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The September 30, 2011 values for variable annuity contracts in-force on such date with GMDB and GMIB features are presented in the following table. For contracts with the GMDB feature, the net amount at risk in the event of death is the amount by which the GMDB benefits exceed related account values. For contracts with the GMIB feature, the net amount at risk in the event of annuitization is the amount by which the present value of the GMIB benefits exceeds related account values, taking into account the relationship between current annuity purchase rates and the GMIB guaranteed annuity purchase rates. Since variable annuity contracts with GMDB guarantees may also offer GMIB guarantees in the same contract, the GMDB and GMIB amounts listed are not mutually exclusive:

	Return of   Premium			Ratchet			Roll-Up			Combo			Total
	(Dollars In Millions)
GMDB:
Account values invested in:
General Account	$	124		$	179			N/A		$	28		$	331
Separate Accounts	$	327		$	416			N/A		$	71		$	814
Net amount at risk, gross	$	7		$	97			N/A		$	27		$	131
Net amount at risk, net of amounts reinsured	$	7		$	77			N/A		$	1		$	85
Average attained age of contractholders		65.4			65.5			N/A			65.6			65.4
Percentage of contractholders over age 70		23.9	%		23.3	%		N/A			20.9	%		23.4	%
Contractually specified interest rates		N/A			N/A			N/A			5.0	%		5.0	%
GMIB:
Account values invested in:
General Account		N/A			N/A		$	28			N/A		$	28
Separate Accounts		N/A			N/A		$	71			N/A		$	71
Net amount at risk, gross		N/A			N/A		$	7			N/A		$	7
Net amount at risk, net of amounts reinsured		N/A			N/A		$	—			N/A		$	—
Weighted average years remaining until annuitization		N/A			N/A			1.8			N/A			1.8
Contractually specified interest rates		N/A			N/A			5.0	%		N/A			5.0	%

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B) Separate Account Investments by Investment Category Underlying GMDB and GMIB Features

The total account values of variable annuity contracts with GMDB and GMIB features include amounts allocated to the guaranteed interest option which is part of the General Account and variable investment options that invest through Separate Accounts in variable insurance trusts. The following table presents the aggregate fair value of assets, by major investment category, held by Separate Accounts that support variable annuity contracts with GMDB and GMIB benefits and guarantees. The investment performance of the assets impacts the related account values and, consequently, the net amount of risk associated with the GMDB and GMIB benefits and guarantees. Since variable annuity contracts with GMDB benefits and guarantees may also offer GMIB benefits and guarantees in each contract, the GMDB and GMIB amounts listed are not mutually exclusive:

Investment in Variable Insurance Trust Mutual Funds

	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2010
	(In Millions)
GMDB:
Equity	$	664	$	878
Fixed income		97		111
Balanced		15		18
Other		38		46
Total	$	814	$	1,053
GMIB:
Equity	$	54	$	73
Fixed income		13		15
Other		4		6
Total	$	71	$	94

C) Variable and Interest-Sensitive Life Insurance Policies - No Lapse Guarantee

The no lapse guarantee feature contained in variable and interest-sensitive life insurance policies keeps them in force in situations where the policy value is not sufficient to cover monthly charges then due. The no lapse guarantee remains in effect so long as the policy meets a contractually specified premium funding test and certain other requirements. At both September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, MLOA had liabilities of $1 million for no lapse guarantees reflected in the General Account in Future policy benefits and other policyholders liabilities.

7) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Under its service agreement with AXA Equitable, personnel services, employee benefits, facilities, supplies and equipment are provided to MLOA to conduct its business. The associated costs related to the service agreements are allocated to MLOA based on methods that management believes are reasonable, including a review of the nature of such costs and activities performed to support MLOA. As a result of such allocations, MLOA incurred expenses of $13 million, $39 million, $12 million and $37 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 and of 2010, respectively. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, MLOA reported a payable to AXA Equitable in connection with its service agreement of $11 million and $8 million, respectively.

Various AXA affiliates cede a portion of their life, health and catastrophe insurance business through reinsurance agreements to AXA Global Life (and AXA Cessions in 2009 and prior), AXA affiliated reinsurers. AXA Global Life, in turn, retrocedes a quota share portion of these risks to AXA Equitable and MLOA on a one-year term basis. Premiums and experience refunds earned in third quarter and first nine months of 2011 and 2010 under this arrangement were $($2,000), $115,000, $(58,000) and $233,000, respectively. Claims and expenses paid in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 and 2010 were $77,000, $121,000, $(44,000) and $130,000, respectively.

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MLOA ceded new variable life policies on an excess of retention basis with AXA Equitable and reinsured the no lapse guarantee riders through AXA Financial (Bermuda) Ltd. MLOA reported $82,000, $248,000, $87,000 and $265,000 of ceded premiums for the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 and of 2010, respectively.

In addition to the AXA Equitable service agreement, MLOA has various other service and investment advisory agreements with affiliates. The expenses incurred by MLOA related to these agreements were $488,000, $1,446,000, $495,000 and $1,498,000 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 and of 2010, respectively.

8) SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

For the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 and 2010, MLOA recognized compensation cost (credit) of $(448,000), $406,000, $330,000 and $1,173,000, respectively, for share-based payment arrangements.

9) INCOME TAXES

Income taxes for interim periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 have been computed using an estimated annual effective tax rate. This rate is revised, if necessary, at the end of each successive interim period to reflect the current estimate of the annual effective tax rate. The tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 reflected a benefit in the amount of $19 million related to the determination that the valuation allowance previously established on deferred tax assets related to net operating loss carry forwards was no longer necessary and a $4 million benefit in settlement of refund claims for tax years 1994 - 1997.

10) LITIGATION

There have been no new material legal proceedings and no material developments in specific litigations previously reported in MLOA’s Notes to Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, except as set forth below:

Insurance Regulatory Matters

MLOA, along with other life insurance industry companies, has been the subject of various examinations regarding its unclaimed property and escheatment procedures. For example, MLOA has been contacted by a third party auditor acting on behalf of a number of U.S. state jurisdictions reviewing compliance with unclaimed property laws of those jurisdictions. MLOA is cooperating with these examinations.

A number of lawsuits have been filed against life and health insurers in the jurisdictions in which MLOA does business involving insurers’ sales practices, alleged agent misconduct, alleged failure to properly supervise agents, contract administration and other matters. Some of the lawsuits have resulted in the award of substantial judgments against other insurers, including material amounts of punitive damages, or in substantial settlements. In some states, juries have substantial discretion in awarding punitive damages. MLOA, like other life and health insurers, from time to time is involved in such litigations. Some of these actions and proceedings filed against MLOA have been brought on behalf of various alleged classes of claimants and certain of these claimants seek damages of unspecified amounts. While the ultimate outcome of such matters cannot be predicted with certainty, in the opinion of management no such matter is likely to have a material adverse effect on MLOA’s financial position or results of operations. However, it should be noted that the frequency of large damage awards, including large punitive damage awards that bear little or no relation to actual economic damages incurred by plaintiffs in some jurisdictions, continues to create the potential for an unpredictable judgment in any given matter.

Although the outcome of litigation and regulatory matters cannot be predicted with certainty, MLOA’s management believes that the ultimate resolution of the matters described above should not have a material adverse effect on the financial position of MLOA. MLOA’s management cannot make an estimate of loss, if any, or predict whether or not such litigations and regulatory matters will have a material adverse effect on MLOA’s results of operations in any particular period.

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11) COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The components of comprehensive income (loss) follow:

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011		2010			2011		2010
	(In Millions)
Net earnings (loss)	$	4	$	(13	)	$	52	$	(12	)
Change in unrealized gains (losses), net of reclassification adjustment		7		47			9		80
Other comprehensive income (loss)		7		47			9		80
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	$	11	$	34		$	61	$	68

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Item 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL

CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Management’s discussion and analysis is omitted pursuant to General Instruction H of Form 10-Q. The management narrative for MLOA that follows should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and the related Notes to Financial Statements included elsewhere herein, with the information provided under “Forward-looking Statements” included elsewhere in this report and with the management narrative found in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) and “Risk Factors” sections included in MLOA’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 (“2010 Form 10-K”).

CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS

Our business and results of operations are materially affected by conditions in the capital markets and the economy, generally. Stressed conditions in the economy and volatility and disruptions in the capital markets and/or particular asset classes can have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Recent unfavorable events, including among other things, sluggish economic data (such as persistent high unemployment, weak job creation and declining consumer confidence), concerns over European sovereign debt and the downgrade by Standard & Poors (“S&P”) of the United States’ debt from AAA to AA+ led to declines and increased volatility in the capital markets during third quarter 2011. These events also renewed fears of a double dip recession and may further disrupt economic activity and the recovery in the United States and elsewhere. In addition, recent actions by the United States Federal Reserve including, but not limited to, its decision to keep the federal funds rate exceptionally low through mid-2013 contributed to the decline of long-term interest rates during third quarter 2011. As a result of these events, the S&P 500 declined by approximately 14.3% during the third quarter 2011 and the ten year U.S. Treasury yield decreased by approximately 127 basis points from 3.18% at June 30, 2011 to 1.91% at September 30, 2011.

As a result of these events, many of the risks we face, including those arising from weak economic conditions, equity market declines and/or volatility, interest rate fluctuations and/or prolonged periods of low interest rates could affect (and, in some cases in third quarter 2011, did affect) our business, results of operations and financial condition. For additional information on the risk we face, see “Item 1A – Risk Factors” in the 2010 Form 10-K.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010

Net earnings were $52 million for the first nine months of 2011, an increase of $64 million from net losses of $12 million in the first nine months of 2010, primarily due to negative DAC and VOBA amortization for the first nine months of 2011 as compared to amortization in the comparable 2010 period and lower impairment of fixed maturities in the current period.

Income tax benefit decreased $2 million in the first nine months of 2011 to $8 million as compared to $10 million in the comparable 2010 period. In first quarter of 2011, management reviewed the intercompany tax sharing agreement between MLOA and MONY Life and determined that the valuation allowance previously established on deferred tax assets related to net operating loss carry forwards was no longer necessary. Consequently, the tax benefit for MLOA for the first nine months of 2011 reflected a release of $19 million of valuation allowances related to prior periods and a $4 million tax benefit in settlement of refund claims for tax years 1994-1997. This more than offset the tax expense on $44 million of pre-tax earnings. The tax benefit in the first nine months of 2010 was due to pre-tax losses of $22 million.

Earnings before income taxes were $44 million in the first nine months of 2011, an increase of $66 million from loss before income taxes of $22 million in the 2010 period.

Revenues. Total revenues for the first nine months of 2011 increased $30 million to $218 million from $188 million for the first nine months of 2010.

Universal life and investment-type product policy fee income decreased $4 million for the first nine months of 2011 to $89 million from $93 million for the comparable 2010 period primarily due to higher initial fee liability capitalization resulting from the unlocking of assumptions due to better lapse experience in interest sensitive life products.

Net investment income decreased $4 million for the first nine months of 2011 to $86 million from $90 million for the first nine months of 2010 principally due to lower investment income on fixed maturities.

Investment losses, net decreased $28 million for the first nine months of 2011 to $2 million from $30 million for the comparable 2010 period due to writedowns of $1 million on fixed maturities during the first nine months of 2011 as compared to $35 million in writedowns in the 2010 period, all of which related to CMBS securities for both periods, partially offset by losses on sales of fixed maturities in the first nine months of 2011 as compared to gains the 2010 period.

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Benefits and Other Deductions. Total benefits and other deductions for the first nine months of 2011 decreased $36 million to $174 million from $210 million for the comparable 2010 period.

Policyholders’ benefits increased $11 million for the first nine months of 2011 to $81 million from $70 million for the first nine months of 2010 primarily due to a $5 million higher increase in reserves for supplementary contracts for the first nine months of 2011 as compared to the comparable 2010 period and a $2 million charge for unreported death claims.

Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances decreased $9 million for the first nine months of 2011 to $43 million from $52 million for the comparable 2010 period primarily related to lower fund values.

Compensation and benefits expense decreased $1 million to $23 million for the first nine months of 2011 from $24 million for the first nine months of 2010 due to lower allocated salary expenses partially offset by higher allocated benefit expenses.

Commissions increased $3 million for the first nine months of 2011 to $29 million from $26 million for the comparable 2010 period due to higher first year commissions on increased sales of life insurance and annuity products.

Amortization of DAC and VOBA decreased $40 million for the first nine months of 2011 (negative amortization of $7 million for the first nine months of 2011 as compared to amortization of $33 million for the comparable 2010 period). The negative amortization for the first nine months of 2011 resulted from unlocking of assumptions due to better lapse experience in annuities and interest sensitive-life products. In the first nine months of 2010 revised estimates of future reinsurance costs and other updates resulted in amortization expense.

Premiums and Deposits. Total premiums and deposits for life insurance and annuity products increased by $7 million from $205 million during the first nine months of 2010 to $212 million for the first nine months of 2011. The increase resulted primarily from an increase in annuity deposits of $5 million and an increase in renewals of life insurance products of $2 million.

Surrenders and Withdrawals. Surrenders and withdrawals decreased from $311 million in the first nine months of 2010 to $267 million in the comparable 2011 period. The decrease is attributable to a $31 million decrease for variable and interest-sensitive life products and by a $13 million decrease for individual annuities. The annualized annuities surrender rate increased to 17.38% in the first nine months of 2011 from 16.34% in the first nine months of 2010 and the variable and interest-sensitive life surrender rates decreased to 5.86% in the first nine months of 2011 from 8.28% in 2010.

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Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Omitted pursuant to General Instruction H of Form 10-Q.

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of MLOA’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2011. Based on that evaluation, management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that MLOA’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2011.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in MLOA’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2011 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, MLOA’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

See note 10 to the Financial Statements contained herein. Except as disclosed in Note 10 to the Financial Statements there have been no new material legal proceedings and no new material developments in legal proceedings previously reported in the 2010 Form 10-K.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

You should carefully consider the risks described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. These risks could materially affect our business, results of operations or financial condition. These risks are not exclusive, and additional risks to which we are subject include, but are not limited to, the factors mentioned under “Forward-Looking Statements” above and the risks of our businesses described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Omitted pursuant to General Instruction H of Form 10-Q.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Omitted pursuant to General Instruction H of Form 10-Q.

Item 4. (Removed and Reserved)

Item 5. Other Information

None

Item 6. Exhibits

Number	Description and Method of Filing
31.1	Certification of the registrant’s Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2	Certification of the registrant’s Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1	Certification of the registrant’s Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2	Certification of the registrant’s Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, MONY Life Insurance Company of America has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: November 10, 2011		MONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
	By:	/s/ Richard S. Dziadzio
		Name:	Richard S. Dziadzio
		Title:	Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 10, 2011		/s/ Alvin H. Fenichel
		Name:	Alvin H. Fenichel
		Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Mark Pearson, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of MONY Life Insurance Company of America, certify that:

1) I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of MONY Life Insurance Company of America (the “Registrant”);

2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4) The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and we have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5) The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 10, 2011

/s/ Mark Pearson

Mark Pearson

Chairman of the Board and

Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Richard S. Dziadzio, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MONY Life Insurance Company of America, certify that:

1) I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of MONY Life Insurance Company of America (the “Registrant”);

2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4) The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and we have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5) The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 10, 2011

/s/ Richard S. Dziadzio

Richard S. Dziadzio

Senior Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of MONY Life Insurance Company of America (the “Company”) for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Mark Pearson, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 10, 2011

/s/ Mark Pearson

Mark Pearson

Chairman of the Board and

Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of MONY Life Insurance Company of America (the “Company”) for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Richard S. Dziadzio, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 10, 2011

/s/ Richard S. Dziadzio

Richard S. Dziadzio

Senior Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

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BALANCE SHEETS (Parentheticals) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
BALANCE SHEETS
Common Stock par value	$ 1	$ 1
Common Stock authorized	5,000,000	5,000,000
Common Stock issued	2,500,000	2,500,000
Common Stock outstanding	2,500,000	2,500,000

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STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (LOSS) (USD $) In Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
REVENUES
Universal life and investment-type product policy fee income	$ 31	$ 31	$ 89	$ 93
Premiums	13	9	32	28
Net investment income (loss)	28	30	86	90
Investment gains (losses), net:
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses	0	(30)	(1)	(37)
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)	0	1	0	2
Net impairment losses recognized	0	(29)	(1)	(35)
Other investment gains (losses), net	(2)	1	(1)	5
Total investment gains (losses), net	(2)	(28)	(2)	(30)
Other income	2	1	7	6
Increase (decrease) in fair value of reinsurance contracts	6	(1)	6	1
Total revenues	78	42	218	188
BENEFITS AND OTHER DEDUCTIONS
Policyholders benefits	34	21	81	70
Interest Credited To Policyholders Account Balances	15	18	43	52
Compensation and benefits	7	7	23	24
Commissions	9	9	29	26
Interest expense	0	0	0	1
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired	13	8	(7)	33
Capitalization of deferred policy acquisition costs	(8)	(7)	(23)	(22)
Rent expense	1	0	3	2
Other operating costs and expenses	8	7	25	24
Total benefits and other deductions	79	63	174	210
Earnings (loss), before income taxes	(1)	(21)	44	(22)
Income tax (expense) benefit	5	8	8	10
Net Earnings (Loss)	$ 4	$ (13)	$ 52	$ (12)

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Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Nov. 10, 2011
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Registrant Name	MONY LIFE INSURANCE CO OF AMERICA
Entity Central Index Key	0000835357
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		2,500,000

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GMDB, GMIB AND NO LAPSE GUARANTEE FEATURES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Gmdb Gmib And No Lapse Guarantee Features [Abstract]

GMDB GMIB AND NO LAPSE GUARANTEE FEATURES

6)       GMDB, GMIB AND NO LAPSE GUARANTEE FEATURES

A) Variable Annuity Contracts – GMDB and GMIB

MLOA has certain variable annuity contracts with GMDB and GMIB features in-force that guarantee one of the following:

• Return of Premium: the benefit is the greater of current account value or premiums paid (adjusted for withdrawals);
• Ratchet: the benefit is the greatest of current account value, premiums paid (adjusted for withdrawals), or the highest account value on any anniversary up to contractually specified ages (adjusted for withdrawals);
• Roll-Up: the benefit is the greater of current account value or premiums paid (adjusted for withdrawals) accumulated at contractually specified interest rates up to specified ages; or
• Combo: the benefit is the greater of the ratchet benefit or the roll-up benefit, which may include a five year or an annual reset.

The following table summarizes the GMDB and GMIB liabilities, before reinsurance ceded, reflected in the General Account in future policy benefits and other policyholders liabilities:

		GMDB		GMIB		Total
		(In Millions)
Balance at January 1, 2011		$	6	$	2	$	8
	Paid guarantee benefits		(1)		(1)		(2)
	Other changes in reserve		1		1		2
Balance at September 30, 2011		$	6	$	2	$	8
Balance at January 1, 2010		$	5	$	3	$	8
	Paid guarantee benefits		(2)		-		(2)
	Other changes in reserve		2		(1)		1
Balance at September 30, 2010		$	5	$	2	$	7

Related GMDB reinsurance ceded amounts were:

		Nine Months Ended
		September 30,
		2011		2010
		(In Millions)
Balances, beginning of year		$	3	$	3
	Paid guarantee benefits		-		(1)
	Other changes in reserve		-		-
Balances, End of Period		$	3	$	2

The GMIB reinsurance contracts are considered derivatives and are reported at fair value.

The September 30, 2011 values for variable annuity contracts in-force on such date with GMDB and GMIB features are presented in the following table. For contracts with the GMDB feature, the net amount at risk in the event of death is the amount by which the GMDB benefits exceed related account values. For contracts with the GMIB feature, the net amount at risk in the event of annuitization is the amount by which the present value of the GMIB benefits exceeds related account values, taking into account the relationship between current annuity purchase rates and the GMIB guaranteed annuity purchase rates. Since variable annuity contracts with GMDB guarantees may also offer GMIB guarantees in the same contract, the GMDB and GMIB amounts listed are not mutually exclusive:

			Return
			of
			Premium		Ratchet		Roll-Up		Combo		Total
			(Dollars In Millions)
GMDB:
	Account values invested in:
		General Account	$	124	$	179		N/A	$	28	$	331
		Separate Accounts	$	327	$	416		N/A	$	71	$	814
	Net amount at risk, gross		$	7	$	97		N/A	$	27	$	131
	Net amount at risk, net of
		amounts reinsured	$	7	$	77		N/A	$	1	$	85
	Average attained age
		of contractholders		65.4		65.5		N/A		65.6		65.4
	Percentage of contractholders
		over age 70		23.9%		23.3%		N/A		20.9%		23.4%
	Contractually specified
		interest rates		N/A		N/A		N/A		5.0%		5.0%
GMIB:
	Account values invested in:
		General Account		N/A		N/A	$	28		N/A	$	28
		Separate Accounts		N/A		N/A	$	71		N/A	$	71
	Net amount at risk, gross			N/A		N/A	$	7		N/A	$	7
	Net amount at risk, net of
		amounts reinsured		N/A		N/A	$	-		N/A	$	-
	Weighted average years remaining
		until annuitization		N/A		N/A		1.8		N/A		1.8
	Contractually specified
		interest rates		N/A		N/A		5.0%		N/A		5.0%

B) Separate Account Investments by Investment Category Underlying GMDB and GMIB Features

The total account values of variable annuity contracts with GMDB and GMIB features include amounts allocated to the guaranteed interest option which is part of the General Account and variable investment options that invest through Separate Accounts in variable insurance trusts. The following table presents the aggregate fair value of assets, by major investment category, held by Separate Accounts that support variable annuity contracts with GMDB and GMIB benefits and guarantees. The investment performance of the assets impacts the related account values and, consequently, the net amount of risk associated with the GMDB and GMIB benefits and guarantees. Since variable annuity contracts with GMDB benefits and guarantees may also offer GMIB benefits and guarantees in each contract, the GMDB and GMIB amounts listed are not mutually exclusive:

Investment in Variable Insurance Trust Mutual Funds
		September 30,			December 31,
		2011			2010
		(In Millions)
GMDB:
	Equity	$	664	$	878
	Fixed income		97		111
	Balanced		15		18
	Other		38		46
	Total	$	814	$	1,053
GMIB:
	Equity	$	54	$	73
	Fixed income		13		15
	Other		4		6
	Total	$	71	$	94

C) Variable and Interest-Sensitive Life Insurance Policies - No Lapse Guarantee

The no lapse guarantee feature contained in variable and interest-sensitive life insurance policies keeps them in force in situations where the policy value is not sufficient to cover monthly charges then due. The no lapse guarantee remains in effect so long as the policy meets a contractually specified premium funding test and certain other requirements. At both September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, MLOA had liabilities of $1 million for no lapse guarantees reflected in the General Account in Future policy benefits and other policyholders liabilities.

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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Comprehensive Income Loss [Abstract]

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME LOSS

• COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The components of comprehensive income (loss) follow:

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2011		2010		2011			2010
		(In Millions)
Net earnings (loss)		$	4	$	(13)	$	52	$	(12)
Change in unrealized gains (losses), net of
	reclassification adjustment		7		47		9		80
Other comprehensive income (loss)			7		47		9		80
Comprehensive Income (Loss)		$	11	$	34	$	61	$	68

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ACCOUNTING CHANGES AND NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

New Accounting Pronouncements And Changes In Accounting Principles [Abstract]

ACCOUNTING CHANGES AND NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

2)       ACCOUNTING CHANGES AND NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Accounting Changes

In April 2011, the FASB issued new guidance for a creditor's determination of whether a restructuring is a troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”). The new guidance provided additional guidance to creditors for evaluating whether a modification or restructuring of a receivable is a TDR. The new guidance required creditors to evaluate modifications and restructurings of receivables using a more principles-based approach, which may result in more modifications and restructurings being considered TDR. The financial reporting implications of being classified as a TDR are that the creditor is required to:

• Consider the receivable impaired when calculating the allowance for credit losses; and
• Provide additional disclosures about its troubled debt restructuring activities in accordance with the requirements of recently issued guidance on disclosures about the credit quality of financing receivables and the allowance for credit losses.

The new guidance was effective for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after June 15, 2011. Implementation of this guidance did not have a material impact on MLOA's financial statements.

In January 2010, the FASB issued new guidance for improving disclosures about fair value measurements.  This guidance requires a reporting entity to disclose separately the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and describe the reasons for the transfers. In addition, for Level 3 fair value measurements, a reporting entity should present separately information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements.  This guidance was effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2009 except for disclosures for Level 3 fair value measurements which was effective for the first quarter of 2011.  These new disclosures have been included in the Notes to MLOA's financial statements, as appropriate.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2011, the FASB issued new guidance on testing goodwill for impairment.  The guidance is intended to reduce the cost and complexity of the annual goodwill impairment test by providing entities with the option of performing a "qualitative" assessment to determine whether further impairment testing is necessary. The guidance is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted for certain companies. Management does not expect that implementation of this guidance will have a material impact on MLOA's financial statements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued new guidance to amend the existing alternatives for presenting other comprehensive income and its components in financial statements. The amendments eliminate the current option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in equity. An entity can elect to present items of net income and other comprehensive income in one continuous statement or in two separate, but consecutive statements. This guidance will not change the items that constitute net income and other comprehensive income, when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011.Management does not expect that implementation of this guidance will have a material impact on MLOA's financial statements.

In May 2011, the FASB amended its guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure requirements to enhance comparability between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). The changes to the existing guidance include how and when the valuation premise of highest and best use applies, the application of premiums and discounts, as well as new required disclosures. This guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption prohibited. Management does not expect that implementation of this guidance will have a material impact on MLOA's financial statements.

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SHARE-BASED AND OTHER COMPENSATION PROGRAMS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Shared Based And Other Compensation Programs [Abstract]

SHARE BASED AND OTHER COMPENSATION PROGRAMS

8)        SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

For the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 and 2010, MLOA recognized compensation cost (credit) of $(448,000), $406,000, $330,000 and $1,173,000, respectively, for share-based payment arrangements.

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INCOME TAXES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Income Taxes [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

9)       INCOME TAXES

Income taxes for interim periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 have been computed using an estimated annual effective tax rate. This rate is revised, if necessary, at the end of each successive interim period to reflect the current estimate of the annual effective tax rate. The tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 reflected a benefit in the amount of $19 million related to the determination that the valuation allowance previously established on deferred tax assets related to net operating loss carry forwards was no longer necessary and a $4 million benefit in settlement of refund claims for tax years 1994 - 1997.

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

7)        RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Under its service agreement with AXA Equitable, personnel services, employee benefits, facilities, supplies and equipment are provided to MLOA to conduct its business. The associated costs related to the service agreements are allocated to MLOA based on methods that management believes are reasonable, including a review of the nature of such costs and activities performed to support MLOA. As a result of such allocations, MLOA incurred expenses of $13 million, $39 million, $12 million and $37 million for the third quarterand first nine monthsof 2011 and of 2010, respectively. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, MLOA reported a payable to AXA Equitable in connection with its service agreement of $11 million and $8 million, respectively.

Various AXA affiliates cede a portion of their life, health and catastrophe insurance business through reinsurance agreements to AXA Global Life (and AXA Cessions in 2009 and prior), AXA affiliated reinsurers. AXA Global Life, in turn, retrocedes a quota share portion of these risks to AXA Equitable and MLOA on a one-year term basis. Premiums and experience refunds earned in third quarter and first nine months of2011 and 2010 under this arrangement were $($2,000), $115,000, $(58,000) and $233,000, respectively. Claims and expenses paid in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 and 2010 were $77,000, $121,000, $(44,000) and $130,000, respectively.

MLOA ceded new variable life policies on an excess of retention basis with AXA Equitable and reinsured the no lapse guarantee riders through AXA Financial (Bermuda) Ltd. MLOA reported $82,000, $248,000, $87,000 and $265,000 of ceded premiums for the third quarterand first nine monthsof 2011 and of 2010, respectively.

In addition to the AXA Equitable service agreement, MLOA has various other service and investment advisory agreements with affiliates. The expenses incurred by MLOA related to these agreements were $488,000, $1,446,000, $495,000 and $1,498,000 for the third quarterand first nine monthsof 2011 and of 2010, respectively.

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Net Earnings (Loss)	$ 52	$ (12)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Interest credited to policyholders account balances	43	52
Universal life and investment-type product policy fee income	(89)	(93)
Investment (gains) losses, net	2	30
Change in deferred policy acquisition costs and value of business acquired	(30)	11
Change in accrued investment income	(2)	(3)
Change in fair value of reinsurance contracts	(6)	(1)
Change in future policy benefits	6	(2)
Change in other policyholders liabilities	2	(2)
Change in income taxes payable	(8)	(10)
Provision for depreciation and amortization	2	3
Dividend from AllianceBernstein	3	4
Other, net	(9)	14
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(34)	(9)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Maturities and repayments of fixed maturities and mortgage loans	109	36
Sales of investments	6	99
Purchases of investments	(158)	(100)
Other, net	(4)	(6)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(47)	29
Cash flows from financing activities:
Policyholder's Account Deposits	131	143
Policyholder's Account Wthdrawals and transfers to Separate Accounts	(120)	(182)
Repayment of loans from affiliates	0	(3)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	11	(42)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	(70)	(22)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	92	57
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	22	35
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Interest Paid	$ 0	$ 1

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INVESTMENTS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Investments Disclosure [Abstract]

INVESTMENTS

3)       INVESTMENTS

Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities

The following table provides information relating to fixed maturities classified as AFS; no equity securities were classified as AFS:

Available-for-Sale Securities by Classification
					Gross		Gross
			Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair		OTTI
			Cost		Gains		Losses		Value		in AOCI(3)
			(In Millions)
September 30, 2011:
Fixed Maturities:
	Corporate		$	1,600	$	144	$	7	$	1,737	$	-
	U.S. Treasury, government
		and agency		73		5		-		78		-
	States and political subdivisions			21		2		-		23		-
	Foreign governments			4		-		-		4		-
	Commercial mortgage-backed			64		-		34		30		2
	Residential mortgage-backed(1)			27		2		-		29		-
	Asset-backed(2)			9		1		-		10		-
	Redeemable preferred stock			81		-		5		76		-
Total at September 30, 2011			$	1,879	$	154	$	46	$	1,987	$	2
December 31, 2010:
Fixed Maturities:
	Corporate		$	1,522	$	112	$	5	$	1,629	$	-
	U.S. Treasury, government
		and agency		87		1		-		88		-
	States and political subdivisions			21		-		1		20		-
	Foreign governments			4		-		-		4		-
	Commercial mortgage-backed			68		-		32		36		3
	Residential mortgage-backed(1)			33		2		-		35		-
	Asset-backed(2)			10		1		-		11		-
	Redeemable preferred stock			81		-		4		77		-
Total at December 31, 2010			$	1,826	$	116	$	42	$	1,900	$	3

• Includes publicly traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.
• Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages and other asset types and credit tenant loans.
• Amounts represent OTTI losses in AOCI, which were not included in earnings (loss) in accordance with current accounting guidance.

The contractual maturities of AFS fixed maturities (excluding redeemable preferred stock) at September 30, 2011 are shown in the table below. Bonds not due at a single maturity date have been included in the table in the year of final maturity. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

Available-for-Sale Fixed Maturities
Contractual Maturities at September 30, 2011
		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
		(In Millions)
Due in one year or less		$	58	$	59
Due in years two through five			817		874
Due in years six through ten			683		754
Due after ten years			140		155
	Subtotal		1,698		1,842
Commercial mortgage-backed securities			64		30
Residential mortgage-backed securities			27		29
Asset-backed securities			9		10
Total		$	1,798	$	1,911

For the first nine monthsof 2011 and 2010, proceeds received on sales of fixed maturities classified as AFS amounted to $10 million and $63 million, respectively. Gross gains of $1 million and $3million and gross losses of $1 million and $2 million were realized on these sales for the first nine months of 2011 and 2010, respectively. The change in unrealized investment gains (losses) related to fixed maturities classified as AFS for the first nine months of 2011 and 2010 amounted to $34 million and $139 million, respectively.

MLOA recognized OTTI on AFS fixed maturities as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(In Millions)
Credit losses recognized in earnings (loss)	$	-	$	(29)	$	(1)	$	(35)
Non-credit losses recognized in OCI		-		(1)		-		(2)
Total OTTI	$	-	$	(30)	$	(1)	$	(37)

The following table sets forth the amount of credit loss impairments on fixed maturity securities held by MLOA at the dates indicated and the corresponding changes in such amounts.

	Fixed Maturities - Credit Loss Impairments
		Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
		September 30,					September 30,
			2011		2010		2011		2010
			(In Millions)
Balances, beginning of period			$	(73)	$	(34)	$	(83)	$	(54)
Previously recognized impairments on securities that matured,
	paid, prepaid or sold			-		-		11		26
Recognized impairments on securities impaired to fair value this period(1)				-		-		-		-
Impairments recognized this period on securities not previously impaired				-		-		(1)		(5)
Additional impairments this period on securities previously impaired				-		(29)		-		(30)
Increases due to passage of time on previously recorded credit losses				-		-		-		-
Accretion of previously recognized impairments due to increases in
	expected cash flows			-		-		-		-
Balances at September 30,			$	(73)	$	(63)	$	(73)	$	(63)

(1)        Represents circumstances where MLOA determined in the current period that it intends to sell the security or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery of the security's amortized cost.

Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on fixed maturities classified as AFS are included in the balance sheets as a component of AOCI. The table below presents these amounts as of the dates indicated:

			September 30,		December 31,
			2011		2010
			(In Millions)
AFS Securities:
	Fixed maturities:
		With OTTI loss	$	(5)	$	(3)
		All other		113		77
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)			$	108	$	74

Changes in net unrealized investment gains (losses) recognized in AOCI include reclassification adjustments to reflect amounts realized in Net earnings (loss) for the current period that had been part of OCI in earlier periods. The tables that follow below present a rollforward of net unrealized investment gains (losses) recognized in AOCI, split between amounts related to fixed maturity securities on which an OTTI loss has been recognized, and all other:

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Fixed Maturities with OTTI Losses
								AOCI Gain
		Net						(Loss) Related
		Unrealized				Deferred		to Net
		Gains				Income		Unrealized
		(Losses) on		DAC and		Tax Asset		Investment
		Investments		VOBA		(Liability)		Gains (Losses)
		(In Millions)
Balance, July 1, 2011		$	(3)	$	-	$	1	$	(2)
Net investment gains (losses) arising during the period			(2)						(2)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
	Included in Net earnings (loss)		-		-		-		-
	Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)		-		-		-		-
Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on:
	DAC and VOBA		-		1		-		1
	Deferred income taxes		-		-		-		-
Balance, September 30, 2011		$	(5)	$	1	$	1	$	(3)
Balance, July 1, 2010		$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Net investment gains (losses) arising during the period			(1)		-		-		(1)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
	Included in Net earnings (loss)		-		-		-		-
	Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)		(1)		-		-		(1)
Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on:
	DAC and VOBA		-		-		-		-
	Deferred income taxes		-		-		1		1
Balance, September 30, 2010		$	(2)	$	-	$	1	$	(1)

• Represents “transfers in” related to the portion of OTTI losses recognized during the period that were not recognized in earnings (loss) for securities with no prior OTTI loss.

								AOCI Gain
		Net						(Loss) Related
		Unrealized				Deferred		to Net
		Gains				Income		Unrealized
		(Losses) on		DAC and		Tax Asset		Investment
		Investments		VOBA		(Liability)		Gains (Losses)
		(In Millions)
Balance, January 1, 2011		$	(3)	$	-	$	1	$	(2)
Net investment gains (losses) arising during the period			(2)						(2)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
	Included in Net earnings (loss)		-		-		-		-
	Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)		-		-		-		-
Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on:
	DAC and VOBA		-		1		-		1
	Deferred income taxes		-		-		-		-
Balance, September 30, 2011		$	(5)	$	1	$	1	$	(3)
Balance, January 1, 2010		$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Net investment gains (losses) arising during the period			(1)		-		-		(1)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
	Included in Net earnings (loss)		1		-		-		1
	Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)		(2)		-		-		(2)
Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on:
	DAC and VOBA		-		-		-		-
	Deferred income taxes		-		-		1		1
Balance, September 30, 2010		$	(2)	$	-	$	1	$	(1)

• Represents “transfers in” related to the portion of OTTI losses recognized during the period that were not recognized in earnings (loss) for securities with no prior OTTI loss.

All Other Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses) in AOCI
								AOCI Gain
		Net						(Loss) Related
		Unrealized				Deferred		to Net
		Gains				Income		Unrealized
		(Losses) on		DAC and		Tax Asset		Investment
		Investments		VOBA		(Liability)		Gains (Losses)
		(In Millions)
Balance, July 1, 2011		$	99	$	(24)	$	(26)	$	49
Net investment gains (losses) arising during the period			14						14
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
	Included in Net earnings (loss)		-		-		-		-
	Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)		-		-		-		-
Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on:
	DAC and VOBA		-		(3)		-		(3)
	Deferred income taxes		-		-		(4)		(4)
Balance, September 30, 2011		$	113	$	(27)	$	(30)	$	56
Balance, July 1, 2010		$	37	$	(2)	$	(12)	$	23
Net investment gains (losses) arising during the period			49		-		-		49
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
	Included in Net earnings (loss)		29		-		-		29
	Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)		1		-		-		1
Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on:
	DAC and VOBA		-		(7)		-		(7)
	Deferred income taxes		-		-		(26)		(26)
Balance, September 30, 2010		$	116	$	(9)	$	(38)	$	69

• Represents “transfers out” related to the portion of OTTI losses recognized during the period that were not recognized in earnings (loss) for securities with no prior OTTI loss.

								AOCI Gain
		Net						(Loss) Related
		Unrealized				Deferred		to Net
		Gains				Income		Unrealized
		(Losses) on		DAC and		Tax Asset		Investment
		Investments		VOBA		(Liability)		Gains (Losses)
		(In Millions)
Balance, January 1, 2011		$	77	$	(6)	$	(24)	$	47
Net investment gains (losses) arising during the period			37						37
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
	Included in Net earnings (loss)		(1)		-		-		(1)
	Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)		-		-		-		-
Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on:
	DAC and VOBA		-		(21)		-		(21)
	Deferred income taxes		-		-		(6)		(6)
Balance, September 30, 2011		$	113	$	(27)	$	(30)	$	56
Balance, January 1, 2010		$	(24)	$	7	$	6	$	(11)
Net investment gains (losses) arising during the period			107		-		-		107
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses:
	Included in Net earnings (loss)		31		-		-		31
	Excluded from Net earnings (loss)(1)		2		-		-		2
Impact of net unrealized investment gains (losses) on:
	DAC and VOBA		-		(16)		-		(16)
	Deferred income taxes		-		-		(44)		(44)
Balance, September 30, 2010		$	116	$	(9)	$	(38)	$	69

• Represents “transfers out” related to the portion of OTTI losses recognized during the period that were not recognized in earnings (loss) for securities with no prior OTTI loss.

The following tables disclose the fair values and gross unrealized losses of the 92 issues at September 30, 2011 and the 108 issues at December 31, 2010 of fixed maturities that are not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for the specified periods at the dates indicated:

			Less Than 12 Months				12 Months or Longer				Total
					Gross				Gross				Gross
					Unrealized				Unrealized				Unrealized
			Fair Value		Losses		Fair Value		Losses		Fair Value		Losses
			(In Millions)
September 30, 2011:
Fixed Maturities:
Corporate			$	101	$	(5)	$	23	$	(2)	$	124	$	(7)
	U.S. Treasury, government
		and agency		20		-		-		-		20		-
	Foreign governments			-		-		2		-		2		-
	Commercial mortgage-backed			1		(2)		27		(32)		28		(34)
	Asset-backed			-		-		1		-		1		-
	Redeemable preferred stock			33		(1)		29		(4)		62		(5)
Total			$	155	$	(8)	$	82	$	(38)	$	237	$	(46)
December 31, 2010:
Fixed Maturities:
Corporate			$	87	$	(3)	$	30	$	(2)	$	117	$	(5)
	U.S. Treasury, government
		and agency		2		-		-		-		2		-
	States and political subdivisions			19		(1)		-		-		19		(1)
	Foreign governments			2		-		-		-		2		-
	Commercial mortgage-backed			1		(1)		32		(31)		33		(32)
	Asset-backed			-		-		1		-		1		-
	Redeemable preferred stock			-		-		70		(4)		70		(4)
Total			$	111	$	(5)	$	133	$	(37)	$	244	$	(42)

		Mortgage Loans
		Commercial		Agricultural		Total
		(In Millions)
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance, January 1,		$	2	$	-	$	2
	Charge-offs		-		-		-
	Recoveries		-		-		-
	Provision		1		-		1
Ending Balance, September 30,		$	3	$	-	$	3
Ending Balance, September 30,:
	Individually Evaluated for Impairment	$	3	$	-	$	3
	Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	$	-	$	-	$	-
	Loans Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality	$	-	$	-	$	-

MLOA's investments in fixed maturity securities do not include concentrations of credit risk of any single issuer greater than 10% of the shareholder's equity of MLOA, other than securities of the U.S. government, U.S. government agencies and certain securities guaranteed by the U.S. government. MLOA maintains a diversified portfolio of corporate securities across industries and issuers and does not have exposure to any single issuer in excess of 1.2% of total investments. The largest exposures to a single issuer of corporate securities held at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were $27 million and $27 million, respectively. Corporate high yield securities, consisting primarily of public high yield bonds, are classified as other than investment grade by the various rating agencies, i.e., a rating below Baa3/BBB- or the NAIC designation of 3 (medium grade), 4 or 5 (below investment grade) or 6 (in or near default). At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, approximately $165 million and $175 million, or 8.8% and 9.6%, of the $1,879 million and $1,826 million aggregate amortized cost of fixed maturities held by MLOA were considered to be other than investment grade. These securities had net unrealized losses of $36 million and $30 million at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

MLOA does not originate, purchase or warehouse residential mortgages and is not in the mortgage servicing business. MLOA's fixed maturity investment portfolio includes RMBS backed by subprime and Alt-A residential mortgages comprised of loans made by banks or mortgage lenders to residential borrowers with lower credit ratings. The criteria used to categorize such subprime borrowers include FICO scores, interest rates charged, debt-to-income ratios and loan-to-value ratios. Alt-A residential mortgages are mortgage loans where the risk profile falls between prime and subprime; borrowers typically have clean credit histories but the mortgage loan has an increased risk profile due to higher loan-to-value and debt-to-income ratios and/or inadequate documentation of the borrowers' income. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, MLOA owned $4 million and $5 million, respectively, in RMBS backed by subprime residential mortgage loans and no RMBS backed by Alt-A residential mortgage loans. RMBS backed by subprime and Alt-A residential mortgages are fixed income investments supporting General Account liabilities.

At September 30, 2011, the carrying value of fixed maturities which were non-income producing for the twelve months preceding that date was $2 million.

For the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 and 2010, investment income is shown net of investment expenses of $1 million, $3 million, $1 million and $3 million, respectively.

Mortgage Loans

Mortgage loans on real estate are placed on nonaccrual status once management believes the collection of accrued interest is doubtful. Once mortgage loans on real estate are classified as nonaccrual loans, interest income is recognized under the cash basis of accounting and the resumption of the interest accrual would commence only after all past due interest has been collected or the mortgage loan on real estate has been restructured to where the collection of interest is considered likely. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, the carrying values of commercial and agricultural mortgage loans on real estate that had been classified as nonaccrual loans were $7 million and $9 million for commercial and $0 million and $0 million for agricultural, respectively.

Valuation Allowances for Mortgage Loans:

Allowances for credit losses for mortgage loans for the first nine months of2011 are as follows:

The values used in these ratio calculations were developed as part of the periodic review of the commercial and agricultural mortgage loan portfolio, which includes an evaluation of the underlying collateral value. The following table provides information relating to the debt service coverage ratio for commercial and agricultural mortgage loans at September 30, 2011.

Mortgage Loans by Loan-to-Value and Debt Service Coverage Ratios
September 30, 2011
		Debt Service Coverage Ratio
												Less		Total
		Greater		1.8x to		1.5x to		1.2x to		1.0x to		than		Mortgage
Loan-to-Value Ratio:(2)		than 2.0x		2.0x		1.8x		1.5x		1.2x		1.0x		Loans
		(In Millions)
Commercial Mortgage Loans(1)
0% - 50%		$	5	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	2	$	-	$	7
50% - 70%			-		-		17		41		-		-		58
70% - 90%			-		-		-		6		-		-		6
90% plus			10		-		-		-		-		-		10
Total Commercial
	Mortgage Loans	$	15	$	-	$	17	$	47	$	2	$	-	$	81
Agricultural Mortgage Loans(1)
0% - 50%		$	1	$	-	$	6	$	10	$	1	$	22	$	40
50% - 70%			1		-		1		2		4		3		11
70% - 90%			-		-		-		-		-		-		-
90% plus			-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Total Agricultural
	Mortgage Loans	$	2	$	-	$	7	$	12	$	5	$	25	$	51
Total Mortgage Loans(1)
0% - 50%		$	6	$	-	$	6	$	10	$	3	$	22	$	47
50% - 70%			1		-		18		43		4		3		69
70% - 90%			-		-		-		6		-		-		6
90% plus			10		-		-		-		-		-		10
Total Mortgage Loans		$	17	$	-	$	24	$	59	$	7	$	25	$	132

• The debt service coverage ratio is calculated using the most recently reported net operating income results from property operations divided by annual debt service.
• The loan-to-value ratio is derived from current loan balance divided by the fair market value of the property. The fair market value of the underlying commercial properties is updated annually.

The following table provides information relating to the age analysis of past due mortgage loans at September 30, 2011.

Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans
														Recorded
														Investment
												Total		> 90 Days
		30-59		60-89		90 Days						Financing		and
		Days		Days		or >		Total		Current		Receivables		Accruing
								(In Millions)
	Commercial	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	81	$	81	$	-
	Agricultural		-		-		-		-		51		51		-
Total Mortgage Loans		$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	132	$	132	$	-

The following table provides information relating to impaired mortgage loans at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

Impaired Mortgage Loans
				Unpaid				Average		Interest
		Recorded		Principal		Related		Recorded		Income
		Investment		Balance		Allowance		Investment(1)		Recognized
		(In Millions)
September 30, 2011:
With no related allowance recorded:
	Commercial mortgage loans - other	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
	Agricultural mortgage loans		-		-		-		-		-
Total		$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
With related allowance recorded:
	Commercial mortgage loans - other	$	10	$	10	$	(3)	$	10	$	-
	Agricultural mortgage loans		-		-		-		-		-
Total		$	10	$	10	$	(3)	$	10	$	-
December 31, 2010:
With no related allowance recorded:
	Commercial mortgage loans - other	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
	Agricultural mortgage loans		-		-		-		-		-
Total		$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
With related allowance recorded:
	Commercial mortgage loans - other	$	10	$	10	$	(2)	$	10	$	1
	Agricultural mortgage loans		-		-		-		-		-
Total		$	10	$	10	$	(2)	$	10	$	1

(1)       Represents a five-quarter average of recorded amortized cost.

Equity Investments

The following table presents MLOA's investment in 2.6 million units in AllianceBernstein, an affiliate, which is included in Other invested assets:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2011		2010
	(In Millions)
Balances, beginning of year	$	76	$	79
Equity in net earnings (loss)		3		2
Dividends received		(4)		(4)
Balances, End of period	$	75	$	77

MLOA holds equity in limited partnership interests and other equity method investments that primarily invest in securities considered to be other than investment grade. The carrying values of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were $2 million and $2 million, respectively.

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VALUE OF BUSINESS ACQUIRED (VOBA)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Value Of Business Acquired [Abstract]

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4)        VALUE OF BUSINESS ACQUIRED

The following table presents MLOA's VOBA asset as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

	Gross		Accumulated
	Carrying		Amortization
	Amount		and Other(1)		Net
	(In Millions)
VOBA
September 30, 2011	$	416	$	(327)	$	89
December 31, 2010	$	416	$	(309)	$	107

• Includes reactivity to unrealized investment gains (losses) and the impact of the December 31, 2005 MODCO recapture.

For the third quarterof 2011 amortization expense related to VOBA was $9 million and for the first nine monthsof 2011 negative amortization expense related to VOBA was $1 million. For the third quarterand first nine months of 2010 amortization expense was $4million and $22million, respectively.VOBA amortization is estimated to range between $12 million and $8 million annually through 2015.

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FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

5)        FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The accounting guidance established a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value, and identifies three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1       Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets. Level 1 fair values generally are supported by market transactions that occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

Level 2       Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar instruments, quoted prices in markets that are not active, and inputs to model-derived valuations that are directly observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3        Unobservable inputs supported by little or no market activity and often requiring significant management judgment or estimation, such as an entity's own assumptions about the cash flows or other significant components of value that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

MLOA defines fair value as the quoted market prices for those instruments that are actively traded in financial markets. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are measured using present value or other valuation techniques. The fair value determinations are made at a specific point in time, based on available market information and judgments about the financial instrument, including estimates of the timing and amount of expected future cash flows and the credit standing of counterparties. Such adjustments do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time MLOA's entire holdings of a particular financial instrument, nor do they consider the tax impact of the realization of unrealized gains or losses. In many cases, the fair values cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets, nor can the disclosed value be realized in immediate settlement of the instrument.

Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:

Fair Value Measurements
				Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
				(In Millions)
September 30, 2011:
Assets:
Investments:
	Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
		Corporate		$	-	$	1,725	$	12	$	1,737
		U.S. Treasury, government and agency			-		78		-		78
		States and political subdivisions			-		23		-		23
		Foreign governments			-		4		-		4
		Commercial mortgage-backed			-		-		30		30
		Residential mortgage-backed(1)			-		29		-		29
		Asset-backed(2)			-		5		5		10
		Redeemable preferred stock			19		57		-		76
			Subtotal		19		1,921		47		1,987
	Other equity investments				1		-		-		1
Cash equivalents					17		-		-		17
GMIB reinsurance contracts					-		-		8		8
Separate Accounts' assets					1,503		15		-		1,518
		Total Assets		$	1,540	$	1,936	$	55	$	3,531
December 31, 2010:
Assets:
Investments:
	Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
		Corporate		$	-	$	1,610	$	19	$	1,629
		U.S. Treasury, government and agency			-		88		-		88
		States and political subdivisions			-		20		-		20
		Foreign governments			-		4		-		4
		Commercial mortgage-backed			-		-		36		36
		Residential mortgage-backed(1)			-		35		-		35
		Asset-backed(2)			-		6		5		11
		Redeemable preferred stock			19		58		-		77
			Subtotal		19		1,821		60		1,900
	Other equity investments				1		-		-		1
Cash equivalents					87		-		-		87
GMIB reinsurance contracts					-		-		2		2
Separate Accounts' assets					1,825		15		-		1,840
		Total Assets		$	1,932	$	1,836	$	62	$	3,830

(1)       Includes publicly traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized obligations.

(2)       Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages and other asset types and credit tenant loans.

At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, investments classified as Level 1 comprise approximately 43.7% and 50.5% of invested assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and primarily include redeemable preferred stock, cash equivalents and Separate Accounts assets. Fair value measurements classified as Level 1 include exchange-traded prices of fixed maturities, equity securities and net asset values for transacting subscriptions and redemptions of mutual fund shares held by Separate Accounts. Cash equivalents classified as Level 1 include money market accounts, overnight commercial paper and highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less, and are carried at cost as a proxy for fair value measurement due to their short-term nature.

At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, investments classified as Level 2 comprise approximately 54.9% and 47.9% of invested assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and primarily include U.S. government and agency securities and certain corporate debt securities, such as private fixed maturities. As market quotes generally are not readily available or accessible for these securities, their fair value measures are determined utilizing relevant information generated by market transactions involving comparable securities and often are based on model pricing techniques that effectively discount prospective cash flows to present value using appropriate sector-adjusted credit spreads commensurate with the security's duration, also taking into consideration issuer-specific credit quality and liquidity. These valuation methodologies have been studied and evaluated by MLOA and the resulting prices determined to be representative of exit values.

Observable inputs generally used to measure the fair value of securities classified as Level 2 include benchmark yields, reported secondary trades, broker-dealer quotes, issuer spreads, benchmark securities, bids, offers, and reference data. Additional observable inputs are used when available, and as may be appropriate, for certain security types, such as prepayment, default, and collateral information for the purpose of measuring the fair value of mortgage- and asset-backed securities. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, approximately $29 million and $35 million of AAA-rated mortgage- and asset-backed securities are classified as Level 2 for which the observability of market inputs to their pricing models is supported by sufficient, albeit more recently contracted, market activity in these sectors.

At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, investments classified as Level 3 comprise approximately 1.4% and 1.6% of invested assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and primarily include corporate debt securities. Determinations to classify fair value measures within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy generally are based upon the significance of the unobservable factors to the overall fair value measurement. Included in the Level 3 classification at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, were approximately $0 million and $18 million of fixed maturities with indicative pricing obtained from brokers that otherwise could not be corroborated to market observable data. MLOA applies various due-diligence procedures, as considered appropriate, to validate these non-binding broker quotes for reasonableness, based on its understanding of the markets, including use of internally-developed assumptions about inputs a market participant would use to price the security. In addition, approximately $36 million and $42 million of mortgage- and asset-backed securities, including CMBS, are classified as Level 3 at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. At September 30, 2011, MLOA continued to apply a risk-adjusted present value technique to estimate the fair value of CMBS securities below the senior AAA tranche due to ongoing insufficient frequency and volume of observable trading activity in these securities.  In applying this valuation methodology, MLOA adjusted the projected cash flows of these securities for origination year, default metrics, and level of subordination, with the objective of maximizing observable inputs, and weighted the result with a 10% attribution to pricing sourced from a third party service whose process placed significant reliance on market trading activity.

Level 3 also includes the GMIB reinsurance asset which is accounted for as a derivative contract. The GMIB reinsurance asset's fair value reflects the present value of reinsurance premiums and recoveries and risk margins over a range of market consistent economic scenarios. The valuation of the GMIB asset incorporates significant non-observable assumptions related to policyholder behavior, risk margins and projections of equity Separate Account funds consistent with the S&P 500 Index. Incremental adjustment is made to the resulting fair values of the GMIB asset to reflect changes in the claims-paying ratings of counterparties to the reinsurance treaties and of MLOA, respectively. After giving consideration to collateral arrangements, MLOA made no adjustment to reduce the fair value of its GMIB asset at September 30, 2011 to recognize incremental counterparty non-performance risk.

In the first nine months of 2011, AFS fixed maturities with fair values of $5 million and $0 million were transferred out of Level 3 and into Level 2 and out of Level 2 and into Level 1, respectively, principally due to the availability of trading activity and/or market observable inputs to measure and validate their fair values. In addition, AFS fixed maturities with fair value of $0 million were transferred into the Level 3 classification. These transfers in the aggregate represent approximately 0.75% of total equity at September 30, 2011.

In the first nine months of2010, AFS fixed maturities with fair values of $9 million and $1 million were transferred out of Level 3 and into Level 2 and out of Level 2 and into Level 1, respectively, principally due to the availability of trading activity and/or market observable inputs to measure and validate their fair values. In addition, AFS fixed maturities with fair value of $2 million were transferred into the Level 3 classification. These transfers in the aggregate represent approximately 1.8% of total equity at September 30, 2010.

The table below presents a reconciliation for all Level 3 assets for third quarterand the first nine monthsof 2011 and 2010 respectively:

Level 3 Instruments
Fair Value Measurements
							Commercial				Redeemable		GMIB
							Mortgage-		Asset-		Preferred		Reinsurance
					Corporate		backed		backed		Stock		Contracts
					(In Millions)
Balance, July 1, 2011					$	18	$	35	$	6	$	-	$	2
Total gains (losses), realized and
	unrealized, included in:
	Earnings (loss) as:
		Net investment income (loss)				-		-		-		-		-
		Investment gains (losses), net				-		-		-		-		-
		Increase (decrease) in the fair value
			of the reinsurance contracts			-		-		-		-		6
				Subtotal		-		-		-		-		6
	Other comprehensive income (loss)					(1)		(5)		(1)		-		-
Purchases						-		-		-		-		-
Issuances						-		-		-		-		-
Sales						-		-		-		-		-
Settlements						-		-		-		-		-
Transfers into Level 3(2)						-		-		-		-		-
Transfers out of Level 3(2)						(5)		-		-		-		-
Balance, September 30, 2011					$	12	$	30	$	5	$	-	$	8
Balance, July 1, 2010					$	21	$	43	$	6	$	-	$	4
Total gains (losses), realized and
	unrealized, included in:
	Earnings (loss) as:
		Net investment income (loss)				-		-		-		-		-
		Investment gains (losses), net				-		(29)		-		-		-
		Increase (decrease) in the fair value
			of the reinsurance contracts			-		-		-		-		(2)
				Subtotal		-		(29)		-		-		(2)
		Other comprehensive income (loss)				-		26		-		-		-
Purchases/issuances						-		-		-		-		-
Sales/settlements						-		-		-		-		-
Transfers into/out of Level 3(2)						-		-		-		-		-
Balance, September 30, 2010					$	21	$	40	$	6	$	-	$	2

• There were no U.S. Treasury, government and agency; State and political subdivisions; Foreign government; Residential mortgaged-backed securities; Other equity investments; Other invested assets or Separate Accounts' assets classified as Level 3 at September 30, 2011 and 2010.
• Transfers into/out of Level 3 classification are reflected at beginning-of-period fair values.

							Commercial				Redeemable		GMIB
							Mortgage-		Asset-		Preferred		Reinsurance
					Corporate		backed		backed		Stock		Contracts
					(In Millions)
Balance, January 1, 2011					$	19	$	36	$	5	$	-	$	2
Total gains (losses), realized and
	unrealized, included in:
	Earnings (loss) as:
		Net investment income (loss)				-		-		-		-		-
		Investment gains (losses), net				-		-		-		-		-
		Increase (decrease) in the fair value
			of the reinsurance contracts			-		-		-		-		6
				Subtotal		-		-		-		-		6
	Other comprehensive income (loss)					(2)		(3)		-		-		-
Purchases						-		-		-		-		-
Issuances						-		-		-		-		-
Sales						(1)		(3)		-		-		-
Settlements						-		-		-		-		-
Transfers into Level 3(2)						-		-		-		-		-
Transfers out of Level 3(2)						(4)		-		-		-		-
Balance, September 30, 2011					$	12	$	30	$	5	$	-	$	8
Balance, January 1, 2010					$	24	$	64	$	6	$	5	$	1
Total gains (losses), realized and
	unrealized, included in:
	Earnings (loss) as:
		Net investment income (loss)				-		-		-		-		-
		Investment gains (losses), net				-		(35)		-		2		-
		Increase (decrease) in the fair value
			of the reinsurance contracts			-		-		-		-		1
				Subtotal		-		(35)		-		2		1
		Other comprehensive income (loss)				2		11		-		-		-
Purchases/issuances						4		-		-		-		-
Sales/settlements						(2)		-		-		(7)		-
Transfers into/out of Level 3(2)						(7)		-		-		-		-
Balance, September 30, 2010					$	21	$	40	$	6	$	-	$	2

• There were no U.S. Treasury, government and agency; State and political subdivisions; Foreign government; Residential mortgaged-backed securities; Other equity investments; Other invested assets or Separate Accounts' assets classified as Level 3 at September 30, 2011 and 2010.
• Transfers into/out of Level 3 classification are reflected at beginning-of-period fair values.

The table below details changes in unrealized gains (losses) for the third quarterand first nine monthsof 2011 and 2010 by category for Level 3 assets still held at September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively:

					Earnings (Loss)
									Increase
					Net		Investment		(Decrease) in
					Investment		Gains		Fair Value of
					Income		(Losses),		Reinsurance
					(Loss)		Net		Contracts		OCI
					(In Millions)
Level 3 Instruments:
Third Quarter 2011
Still Held at September 30, 2011:(1)
	Change in unrealized gains (losses):
		Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
			Commercial mortgage-backed		$	-	$	-	$	-	$	(5)
			Other fixed maturities, available-for-sale			-		-		-		(1)
				Subtotal		-		-		-		(6)
		GMIB reinsurance contracts				-		-		6		-
				Total	$	-	$	-	$	6	$	(6)
Level 3 Instruments
Third Quarter 2010
Still Held at September 30, 2010:(1)
	Change in unrealized gains (losses):
		Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
			Commercial mortgage-backed			-		-		-		26
			Other fixed maturities, available-for-sale			-		-		-		1
				Subtotal		-		-		-		27
		GMIB reinsurance contracts				-		-		(1)		-
				Total	$	-	$	-	$	(1)	$	27

(1)       There were no Equity securities classified as AFS, Other equity investments, Cash equivalents and Separate Accounts' assets at September 30, 2011 and 2010.

					Earnings (Loss)
									Increase
					Net		Investment		(Decrease) in
					Investment		Gains		Fair Value of
					Income		(Losses),		Reinsurance
					(Loss)		Net		Contracts		OCI
					(In Millions)
Level 3 Instruments:
First Nine Months of 2011
Still Held at September 30, 2011:(1)
	Change in unrealized gains (losses):
		Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
			Commercial mortgage-backed		$	-	$	-	$	-	$	(4)
			Other fixed maturities, available-for-sale			-		-		-		(2)
				Subtotal		-		-		-		(6)
		GMIB reinsurance contracts				-		-		6		-
				Total	$	-	$	-	$	6	$	(6)
Level 3 Instruments
First Nine Months of 2010
Still Held at September 30, 2010:(1)
	Change in unrealized gains (losses):
		Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
			Corporate		$	-	$	-	$	-	$	2
			Commercial mortgage-backed			-		-		-		11
			Other fixed maturities, available-for-sale			-		-		-		-
				Subtotal		-		-		-		13
		GMIB reinsurance contracts				-		-		1		-
				Total	$	-	$	-	$	1	$	13

(1)       There were no Equity securities classified as AFS, Other equity investments, Cash equivalents, and Separate Accounts' assets at September 30, 2011 and 2010.

Fair value measurements are required on a non-recurring basis for certain assets, including goodwill, mortgage loans on real estate, equity real estate held for production of income, and equity real estate held for sale, only when an OTTI or other event occurs. When such fair value measurements are recorded, they must be classified and disclosed within the fair value hierarchy. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, no assets were required to be measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

The carrying values and fair values at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 for financial instruments not otherwise disclosed in Note 3 are presented in the table below. Certain financial instruments are exempt from the requirements for fair value disclosure, such as insurance liabilities other than financial guarantees and investment contracts.

	September 30, 2011				December 31, 2010
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Value		Value		Value		Value
	(In Millions)
Mortgage loans on real estate	$	128	$	135	$	141	$	146
Policyholders liabilities - Investment contracts		244		260		268		273

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STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY (USD $) In Millions	Total	Total Shareholders Equity	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Beginning of year at Dec. 31, 2009			$ 2	$ 512	$ 67	$ (11)
Net Earnings (Loss)	(12)				(12)
Other comprehensive income (loss)						80
End of period at Sep. 30, 2010		638	2	512	55	69
Beginning of year at Dec. 31, 2010	605		2	514	44	45
Net Earnings (Loss)	52				52
Other comprehensive income (loss)						9
End of period at Sep. 30, 2011	$ 666	$ 666	$ 2	$ 514	$ 96	$ 54

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ORGANIZATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Organization [Abstract]

ORGANIZATION

MONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

1)       BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The preparation of the accompanying unaudited financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions (including normal, recurring accruals) that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary in the opinion of management for a fair presentation of the financial position of MLOA and its results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. These statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements of MLOA for the year ended December 31, 2010. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

The terms “third quarter2011” and “third quarter2010” refer to the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The terms “first nine monthsof 2011” and “first nine months of 2010” refer to the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

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LITIGATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Litigation [Abstract]

LITIGATION

10)       LITIGATION

There have been no new material legal proceedings and no material developments in specific litigations previously reported in MLOA's Notes to Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, except as set forth below:

Insurance Regulatory Matters

MLOA, along with other life insurance industry companies, has been the subject of various examinations regarding its unclaimed property and escheatment procedures. For example, MLOA has been contacted by a third party auditor acting on behalf of a number of U.S. state jurisdictions reviewing compliance with unclaimed property laws of those jurisdictions. MLOA is cooperating with these examinations.

A number of lawsuits have been filed against life and health insurers in the jurisdictions in which MLOA does business involving insurers' sales practices, alleged agent misconduct, alleged failure to properly supervise agents, contract administration and other matters. Some of the lawsuits have resulted in the award of substantial judgments against other insurers, including material amounts of punitive damages, or in substantial settlements. In some states, juries have substantial discretion in awarding punitive damages. MLOA, like other life and health insurers, from time to time is involved in such litigations. Some of these actions and proceedings filed against MLOA have been brought on behalf of various alleged classes of claimants and certain of these claimants seek damages of unspecified amounts. While the ultimate outcome of such matters cannot be predicted with certainty, in the opinion of management no such matter is likely to have a material adverse effect on MLOA's financial position or results of operations. However, it should be noted that the frequency of large damage awards, including large punitive damage awards that bear little or no relation to actual economic damages incurred by plaintiffs in some jurisdictions, continues to create the potential for an unpredictable judgment in any given matter.

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Although the outcome of litigation and regulatory matters cannot be predicted with certainty, MLOA's management believes that the ultimate resolution of the matters described above should not have a material adverse effect on the financial position of MLOA. MLOA's management cannot make an estimate of loss, if any, or predict whether or not such litigations and regulatory matters will have a material adverse effect on MLOA's results of operations in any particular period.

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BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Millions	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
ASSETS
Fixed maturities available for sale, at fair value	$ 1,987	$ 1,900
Mortgage loans on real estate	128	141
Policy loans	134	132
Other invested assets	77	78
Total investments	2,326	2,251
Cash and cash equivalents	22	92
Amounts due from reinsurers	137	139
Deferred policy acquisition costs	218	189
Value of business acquired	89	107
Other assets	39	29
Separate Accounts' assets	1,518	1,840
Total Assets	4,349	4,647
LIABILITIES
Policyholders account balances	1,619	1,664
Future policy benefits and other policyholders liabilities	392	378
Other liabilities	39	42
Income taxes payable	115	118
Separate Accounts liabilities	1,518	1,840
Total liabilities	3,683	4,042
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 10)	0	0
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Common Stock, $1.00 par value; 5.0 million shares authorized, 2.5 million issued and outstanding	2	2
Capital in excess of par value	514	514
Retained earnings	96	44
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	54	45
Total shareholder's equity	666	605
Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity	$ 4,349	$ 4,647