10-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(MARK ONE)

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

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014

OR

¨ 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 033-44202

Prudential Annuities Life Assurance

Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Arizona	06-1241288
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

One Corporate Drive

Shelton, Connecticut 06484

(203) 926-1888

(Address and Telephone Number of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:    NONE

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:    NONE

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  Yes  ¨    No  x

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 the 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 if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  x

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 definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer	¨	Accelerated filer	¨
Non-accelerated filer	x	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 March 12, 2015, 25,000 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock (par value $100) consisting of 100 voting shares and 24,900 non-voting shares, were outstanding. As of such date, Prudential Annuities, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, owned all of the registrant’s Common Stock.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The information required to be furnished pursuant to Part III of this Form 10-K is set forth in, and is hereby incorporated by reference herein from, Prudential Financial Inc.’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 12, 2015, to be filed by Prudential Financial, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the year ended December 31, 2014.

Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation meets the conditions set

forth in General Instruction (I) (1) (a) and (b) on Form 10-K and

is therefore filing this Form 10-K with the reduced disclosure.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

			Page Number
PART I	Item 1.	Business		4
	Item 1A.	Risk Factors		11
	Item 1B	Unresolved Staff Comments		21
	Item 2.	Properties		21
	Item 3.	Legal Proceedings		21
	Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures		21
PART II	Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities		22
	Item 6.	Selected Financial Data		22
	Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		22
	Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		30
	Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data		33
	Item 9.	Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure		33
	Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures		33
	Item 9B.	Other Information		33
PART III	Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance		33
	Item 14.	Principal Accountant Fees and Services		33
PART IV	Item 15.	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules		33
SIGNATURES				35

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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain of the statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including but not limited to those in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “includes,” “plans,” “assumes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “should,” “will,” “shall” or variations of such words are generally part of forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are made based on management’s current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects upon Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation will be those anticipated by management. These forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and there are certain important factors that could cause actual results to differ, possibly materially, from expectations or estimates reflected in such forward-looking statements, including, among others: (1) general economic, market and political conditions, including the performance and fluctuations of fixed income, equity, real estate and other financial markets; (2) the availability and cost of additional debt or equity capital or external financing for our operations; (3) interest rate fluctuations or prolonged periods of low interest rates; (4) the degree to which we choose not to hedge risks, or the potential ineffectiveness or insufficiency of hedging or risk management strategies we do implement; (5) any inability to access our credit facilities; (6) reestimates of our reserves for future policy benefits and claims; (7) differences between actual experience regarding mortality, morbidity, persistency, utilization, interest rates, or market returns and the assumptions we use in pricing our products, establishing liabilities and reserves or for other purposes; (8) changes in our assumptions related to deferred policy acquisition costs or value of business acquired; (9) changes in our financial strength or credit ratings; (10) investment losses, defaults and counterparty non-performance; (11) competition in our product lines and for personnel; (12) changes in tax law; (13) regulatory or legislative changes, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; (14) inability to protect our intellectual property rights or claims of infringement of the intellectual property rights of others; (15) adverse determinations in litigation or regulatory matters and our exposure to contingent liabilities; (16) domestic or international military actions, natural or man-made disasters including terrorist activities or pandemic disease, or other events resulting in catastrophic loss of life; (17) ineffectiveness of risk management policies and procedures in identifying, monitoring and managing risks; (18) interruption in telecommunication, information technology or other operational systems or failure to maintain the security, confidentiality or privacy of sensitive data on such systems; and (19) changes in statutory or accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), practices or policies. Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation does not intend, and is under no obligation, to update any particular forward-looking statement included in this document. See “Risk Factors” included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of certain risks relating to our business and investment in our securities.

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PART 1

Item 1.  Business

Overview

Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation (the “Company”, “PALAC”, “we”, or “our”), with its principal offices in Shelton, Connecticut, is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential Financial”), a New Jersey corporation. The Company is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential Annuities, Inc. (“PAI”), which in turn is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial.

The Company developed long-term savings and retirement products, which were distributed through its affiliated broker/dealer company, Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc. (“PAD”). The Company issued variable deferred and immediate annuities for individuals and groups in the United States of America, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. In addition, the Company has a relatively small inforce block of variable life insurance policies. The Company no longer actively sells such products.

PAI, the direct parent of the Company, may make additional capital contributions to the Company, as needed, to enable the Company to comply with its reserve requirements and fund expenses in connection with its business. PAI is under no obligation to make such contributions and its assets do not back the benefits payable under the Company’s annuity contracts and life insurance. During 2014, 2013, and 2012, PAI made no capital contributions to the Company.

On August 31, 2013, the Company redomesticated from Connecticut to Arizona. As a result of the redomestication, the Company is now an Arizona insurance company and its principal insurance regulatory authority is the Arizona Department of Insurance. Additionally, the Company is now domiciled in the same jurisdiction as the primary reinsurer of the Company’s living benefits, Pruco Reinsurance, Ltd. (“Pruco Re”), which is also regulated by the Arizona Department of Insurance. This change enables the Company to claim statutory reserve credit for business ceded to Pruco Re without the need for Pruco Re to collateralize its obligations under the reinsurance agreement.

Products

The Company has sold a wide array of annuities, including deferred and immediate variable annuities with (1) fixed interest rate allocation options, subject to a market value adjustment, that are registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and (2) fixed-rate allocation options not subject to a market value adjustment and not registered with the SEC. In addition, the Company has a relatively small inforce block of variable life insurance policies, but it no longer actively sells such policies.

Beginning in March 2010, the Company ceased offering its variable and fixed annuity products (and where offered, the companion market value adjustment option) to new investors upon the launch of a new product line by each of Pruco Life Insurance Company and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (which are affiliates of the Company). These initiatives were implemented to create operational and administrative efficiencies by offering a single product line of annuity products from a more limited group of legal entities. During 2012, the Company suspended additional customer deposits for variable annuities with certain optional living benefit riders. However, subject to applicable contract provisions and administrative rules, the Company continues to accept additional customer deposits on certain inforce contracts.

The Company’s inforce variable annuities provide its contractholders with tax-deferred asset accumulation together with a base death benefit and a suite of optional guaranteed death and living benefits and annuitization options. Certain optional living benefit guarantees include, among other features, the ability to make withdrawals based on the highest daily contract value plus a specified return, credited for a period of time. This guaranteed contract value is a notional amount that forms the basis for determining periodic withdrawals for the life of the contractholder, and cannot be accessed as a lump-sum surrender value. Most contracts also guarantee the contractholder’s beneficiary a return of total premium payments made to the contract less any partial withdrawals upon death.

Our variable annuities generally provide our contractholders with the opportunity to allocate purchase payments to sub-accounts that invest in underlying proprietary and/or non-proprietary mutual funds, frequently under asset allocation programs. Certain products also allow fixed-rate accounts that are invested in the general account and are credited with interest at rates we determine, subject to certain minimums. We also offered fixed annuities that provide a guarantee of principal and interest credited at rates we determine, subject to certain contractual minimums. Certain allocations made in the fixed-rate accounts of our variable annuities and certain fixed annuities impose a market value adjustment if the contract is not held to maturity.

Underwriting and Pricing

We earn asset management fees determined as a percentage of the average assets of the mutual funds in our variable annuity products, net of sub-advisory expenses. Additionally, we earn mortality and expense fees for various insurance-related options and features based on the average daily net asset value of the annuity separate accounts, account value, or guaranteed value, as applicable. We also receive administrative service fees from many of the proprietary and non-proprietary mutual funds.

We priced our variable annuities based on an evaluation of the risks assumed and consideration of applicable hedging costs. Our pricing was also influenced by competition and assumptions regarding contractholder behavior, including persistency, benefit utilization and the timing and efficiency of withdrawals for contracts with living benefit features, as well as other assumptions. Significant deviations in actual experience from our pricing assumptions could have an adverse effect on the profitability of our products. To encourage persistency, most of our variable and fixed annuities have surrender or withdrawal charges for a specified number of years. In addition, the living benefit features of our variable annuity products encourage persistency because the potential value of the living benefit is fully realized only if the contract persists.

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We priced our fixed annuities and the fixed-rate accounts of our variable annuities based on investment returns, expenses, competition and persistency, as well as other assumptions. We seek to maintain a spread between the return on our general account invested assets and the interest we credit on our fixed annuities and the fixed-rate accounts of our variable annuities.

Reserves

We establish reserves in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for future contractholder benefits and expenses. For our guaranteed minimum death and income benefits, we base the reserves on assumptions we believe to be appropriate such as investment yields, equity returns, persistency, expenses, withdrawal timing and efficiency, mortality and utilization. Certain of the living benefit guarantee features on variable annuity contracts are accounted for as embedded derivatives and are carried at fair value. The fair values of these benefit features are calculated as the present value of future expected benefit payments to contractholders less the present value of assessed rider fees attributable to the embedded derivative feature, and are based on assumptions a market participant would use in valuing these embedded derivatives. These features are generally reinsured with an affiliated company, Pruco Re. We establish liabilities for contractholders’ account balances that represent cumulative gross premium payments plus credited interest and/or fund performance, less withdrawals, mortality and expense charges.

Reinsurance

The Company uses reinsurance as part of its risk management and capital management strategies for certain of its optional living benefit features. For additional information regarding the living benefit hedging program and the reinsurance of certain optional living benefit features to Pruco Re, see Note 13 to the Financial Statements.

Regulation

Overview

Our businesses are subject to comprehensive regulation and supervision. The purpose of these regulations is primarily to protect our customers and the overall financial system. Many of the laws and regulations to which we are subject are regularly re-examined, and existing or future laws and regulations may become more restrictive or otherwise adversely affect our operations or profitability. Financial market dislocations have produced, and are expected to continue to produce, extensive changes in existing laws and regulations, and regulatory frameworks, applicable to our businesses, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) discussed below.

State insurance laws regulate all aspects of our business, and state insurance departments in the fifty states, the District of Columbia and various U.S. territories and possessions, monitor our insurance operations. The Company is domiciled in Arizona and its principal insurance regulatory authority is the Arizona Department of Insurance. Generally, our insurance products must be approved by the insurance regulators in the state in which they are sold. Our insurance products are substantially affected by federal and state tax laws.

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

As part of the federal government’s response to the financial crisis, Dodd-Frank was signed into law in July 2010. Dodd-Frank directs government agencies and bodies to conduct certain studies and promulgate regulations implementing the law, a process that is underway and is expected to continue. Dodd-Frank subjects Prudential Financial to substantial additional federal regulation, primarily as a “Designated Financial Company” as discussed below. We cannot predict with any certainty the results of the studies or the requirements of the regulations recently or not yet adopted or how Dodd-Frank and such regulations will affect the financial markets generally, impact our business, credit or financial strength ratings, results of operations, cash flows or financial condition or make it advisable or require us to hold or raise additional capital or liquid assets.

Regulation as a Designated Financial Company

Dodd-Frank established a Financial Stability Oversight Council (“Council”) which is authorized to subject non-bank financial companies such as Prudential Financial to stricter prudential standards and to supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“FRB”) (a “Designated Financial Company”) if the Council determines that material financial distress at Prudential Financial or the scope of Prudential Financial’s activities could pose a threat to the financial stability of the U.S. In September 2013, the Council made a final determination that Prudential Financial is a Designated Financial Company and following an annual review, voted in November 2014 to maintain the designation. As a Designated Financial Company, Prudential Financial is now subject to supervision and examination by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and to stricter prudential standards, which include or will include requirements and limitations (some of which are the subject of ongoing rule-making) relating to risk-based capital, leverage, liquidity, stress-testing, overall risk management, resolution plans, credit exposure reporting, early remediation, management interlocks and credit concentration; and may also include additional standards regarding capital, public disclosure, short-term debt limits, and other related subjects at the discretion of the FRB and the Council.

Under Dodd-Frank, key aspects of Prudential Financial’s regulation as a Designated Financial Company include:

— Dodd-Frank requires the FRB to establish for Designated Financial Companies and certain bank holding companies stricter requirements and limitations relating to risk-based capital, leverage and liquidity. In February 2014, the FRB approved final rules for bank holding

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companies with $50 billion (and in some cases, $10 billion) or more in total consolidated assets and certain foreign banking organizations that implement certain of these and other prudential standards. The final rules incorporate a number of enhanced prudential standards that had previously been finalized and were in effect for U.S. bank holding companies, including minimum leverage and risk-based capital requirements, requirements to submit annual capital plans to the FRB demonstrating the ability to satisfy the required capital ratios under baseline and stressed conditions, and stress-testing requirements. The final rules do not apply to Designated Financial Companies such as Prudential Financial. Dodd-Frank authorizes the FRB to tailor its application of enhanced prudential standards to different companies on an individual basis or by category, and the FRB has indicated that it intends to assess the business model, capital structure and risk profile of Designated Financial Companies to determine how enhanced prudential standards should apply to them, and, if appropriate, to tailor the application of these standards for Designated Financial Companies by order or regulation. The FRB has stated that it expects to take into account the differences among bank holding companies and Designated Financial Companies, including insurance companies, when applying the enhanced prudential standards required by Dodd-Frank. We cannot predict how the FRB will apply these prudential standards to Prudential Financial as a Designated Financial Company, or when the prudential standards ultimately adopted or ordered with respect to Prudential Financial will begin to be applied.

— Section 171 of Dodd-Frank (the “Collins Amendment”) requires that Designated Financial Companies be subject to capital requirements that are no less stringent than the requirements generally applicable to insured depository institutions and that are not quantitatively lower than the requirements in effect for insured depository institutions as of July 21, 2010. In July 2013, the FRB approved final rules, based on accords established by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, that substantially revise the risk-based capital requirements applicable to bank holding companies compared to the current general risk-based capital rules. The rules include provisions affecting the calculation of regulatory capital and risk-weighting of assets, and establish new minimum risk-based capital and leverage ratios and a capital conservation buffer and countercyclical capital buffer. The FRB has also adopted liquidity coverage ratio and supplemental leverage ratio requirements for a subset of large banking organizations. The final rules eliminate the use of external credit ratings to determine risk-weights for regulatory capital purposes. Although Designated Financial Companies are not directly subject to the final rules, and the final rules exempt savings and loan holding companies that are predominantly engaged in insurance activities, the final rules may serve as a “floor” for Designated Financial Companies such as Prudential Financial under the Collins Amendment and could provide the basis for the enhanced prudential standards ultimately to be applied by the FRB to Prudential Financial We cannot predict what capital regulations the FRB will promulgate with respect to Designated Financial Companies or how or when such capital regulations will be applied to Prudential Financial.

In 2014, Prudential Financial participated in the FRB’s quantitative impact study to evaluate the potential effects of a revised regulatory capital framework on Designated Financial Companies and savings and loan holding companies that are substantially engaged in insurance underwriting activity.

Congress has amended the Collins Amendment to clarify that, in establishing minimum leverage capital requirements and minimum risk-based capital requirements for insurance holding companies the FRB supervises (including Designated Financial Companies such as Prudential Financial), the FRB is permitted to exclude certain insurance activities from such requirements. We cannot predict whether or how the FRB will use this authority in developing capital requirements for insurance groups it supervises.

— As a Designated Financial Company, Prudential Financial is subject to stress tests to be promulgated by the FRB to determine whether, on a consolidated basis, it has the capital necessary to absorb losses as a result of adverse economic conditions. Prudential Financial will be required to submit to annual stress tests conducted by the FRB and to conduct internal annual and semi-annual stress tests to be provided to the FRB. Under final rules published by the FRB in October 2012, Designated Financial Companies must comply with these requirements the calendar year after the year in which a company first becomes subject to the FRB’s minimum regulatory capital requirements discussed above, although the FRB has the discretion to accelerate or extend the effective date. The final rules require baseline, adverse and severely adverse scenarios to be used. The FRB will provide the scenarios to be used in the internal annual stress tests, although companies will be required to develop their own scenarios for the internal semi-annual stress tests. The FRB has indicated that it may tailor the application of the stress test requirements to Designated Financial Companies on an individual basis or by category. Summary results of such stress tests would be required to be publicly disclosed. We cannot predict the manner in which the stress tests will ultimately be designed, conducted and disclosed with respect to Prudential Financial or whether the results of such stress tests will cause us to alter our business practices or affect the perceptions of regulators, rating agencies, customers, counterparties or investors of our financial strength.

— The FRB is required under Dodd-Frank to prescribe regulations for the establishment of an “early remediation” regime for the financial distress of Designated Financial Companies, whereby failure to meet defined measures of financial condition (including regulatory capital, liquidity measures, and other forward-looking indicators) would result in remedial action by the FRB that increases in stringency as the financial condition of the company declines. Depending on the degree of financial distress, such remedial action could result in capital-raising requirements, limits on transactions with affiliates, management changes and asset sales. Dodd-Frank further requires that a Designated Financial Company determined by the Council to pose a grave threat to financial stability of the U.S. maintain a debt-to-equity ratio of no more than 15-to-1 until the limitation is no longer necessary.

— Dodd-Frank requires the FRB to promulgate regulations that would prohibit Designated Financial Companies from having a credit exposure to any unaffiliated company in excess of 25% of the Designated Financial Company’s capital stock and surplus.

— Prudential Financial is required as a Designated Financial Company to submit to the FRB and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), and periodically update in the event of material events, an annual plan for rapid and orderly resolution in the event of severe financial distress. Prudential Financial submitted its first resolution plan on June 30, 2014, and its next resolution plan is required to be submitted on December 31, 2015. On December 31, 2015, Prudential Financial is also required to submit to the FRB a recovery plan that describes the steps that Prudential Financial could take to reduce risk and conserve or restore liquidity and capital in the event of severe financial stress scenarios.

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— As a Designated Financial Company, Prudential Financial must seek pre-approval from the FRB for acquisition of certain companies engaged in financial activities.

— The Council may recommend that state insurance regulators or other regulators apply new or heightened standards and safeguards for activities or practices we and other insurers or other financial services companies engage in. We cannot predict whether any such recommendations will be made or their effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.

— As a Designated Financial Company, Prudential Financial could be subject to additional capital requirements for, and other restrictions on, proprietary trading and sponsorship of, and investment in, hedge, private equity and other covered funds.

Other Regulation under Dodd-Frank

Other key aspects of Dodd-Frank’s impact on Prudential Financial include:

— Dodd-Frank creates a new framework for regulation of the over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives markets which could impact various activities of Prudential Global Funding LLC (“PGF”), Prudential Financial and its insurance subsidiaries, which use derivatives for various purposes (including hedging interest rate, foreign currency and equity market exposures). Dodd-Frank generally requires swaps, subject to a determination by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) or SEC as to which swaps are covered, entered into by all counterparties except non-financial end users to be executed through a centralized exchange or regulated facility and to be cleared through a regulated clearinghouse. The CFTC has made a determination that certain categories of swaps, including certain types of interest rate swaps, will be subject to the mandatory clearing requirement; it is anticipated that other categories of swaps will become subject to this requirement in the future. In April 2013, the CFTC adopted a rule to exempt certain affiliated entities within a corporate group from the foregoing clearing requirements. This exemption is available for swaps entered into between PGF, Prudential Financial and its insurance subsidiaries, subject to certain conditions, including compliance with documentation and reporting requirements. The SEC and CFTC have issued regulations defining “swaps” and are required to determine whether and how “stable value contracts” should be treated as swaps and, although we believe otherwise, various other products offered by Prudential Financial and its insurance subsidiaries might be treated as swaps; if regulated as swaps, we cannot predict how the rules would be applied to such products or the effect on their profitability or attractiveness to our clients. In addition, final rules regarding margin requirements for OTC derivatives have not been adopted, and any margin rules applicable to the Company may be more onerous than the collateral posting requirements under its existing OTC derivatives contracts. We cannot predict the effect of further regulations on our hedging costs, our hedging strategy or implementation thereof or whether we will need or choose to increase and/or change the composition of the risks we do not hedge.

— Dodd-Frank established a Federal Insurance Office (“FIO”) within the Department of the Treasury headed by a director appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury. While not having a general supervisory or regulatory authority over the business of insurance, the FIO director performs various functions with respect to insurance, including serving as a non-voting member of the Council and coordinating with the FRB in the application of any stress tests required to be conducted with respect to an insurer. On December 12, 2013, FIO issued its report, as required under Dodd-Frank, on how to modernize and improve the system of insurance regulation in the United States. In its report, FIO advocated closer coordination between state insurance regulators and a harmonization of state insurance laws across a number of insurance regulatory issues and responsibilities and also made recommendations for direct federal involvement in certain areas of insurance regulation.

— Title II of Dodd-Frank provides that a financial company may be subject to a special orderly liquidation process outside the federal bankruptcy code, administered by the FDIC as receiver, upon a determination (with the approval of the FIO director if – as is true with respect to Prudential Financial – the largest United States subsidiary is an insurer) that the company is in default or in danger of default and presents a systemic risk to U.S. financial stability. Were Prudential Financial subject to such a proceeding, the Company would remain subject to rehabilitation and liquidation proceedings under state law, although the FDIC has discretion and authority to initiate resolution of an insurer under state law if its state insurance regulator has not filed the appropriate judicial action within 60 days of a systemic risk determination. However, Prudential Financial’s non-insurance U.S. subsidiaries engaged in financial activities would be subject to any special orderly liquidation process so commenced.

— Dodd-Frank includes various securities law reforms that may affect our business practices and the liabilities and/or exposures associated therewith. In January 2011, the SEC staff issued a study that recommends that the SEC adopt a uniform federal fiduciary standard of conduct for registered broker-dealers and investment advisers that provide retail investors personalized investment advice about securities which the SEC continues to consider.

International and Global Regulatory Initiatives

In addition to the adoption of Dodd-Frank in the United States, lawmakers around the world are actively reviewing the causes of the financial crisis and exploring steps to avoid similar problems in the future. In many respects, this work is being led by the Financial Stability Board (“FSB”), consisting of representatives of national financial authorities of the G20 nations. The G20, the FSB and related governmental bodies have developed proposals to address such issues as financial group supervision, capital and solvency standards, systemic economic risk, corporate governance including executive compensation, and a host of related issues associated with responses to the financial crisis.

On July 18, 2013, the FSB identified Prudential Financial as a global systemically important insurer (“G-SII”). In its annual reassessment of G-SII designations, the FSB again identified Prudential Financial as a G-SII on November 6, 2014. U.S. financial regulators are thereby expected to enhance their regulation of Prudential Financial to achieve a number of regulatory objectives, including:

— Enhanced group-wide supervision,

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— Enhanced capital standards, including basic capital requirements (“BCR”) applicable to all group activities and, higher loss absorption capital standards (expected to begin to be implemented in 2019);

— Enhanced liquidity planning and management; and

— Development of a risk reduction plan and recovery and resolution plans.

Policy measures applicable to G-SIIs would need to be implemented by legislation or regulation in each applicable jurisdiction. We cannot predict the impact of Prudential Financial’s identification as a G-SII on the regulation of our businesses.

At the direction of the FSB, the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (the “IAIS”) is developing a model framework (“ComFrame”) for the supervision of internationally active insurance groups (“IAIGs”) that contemplates “group wide supervision” across national boundaries. Prudential Financial qualifies as an IAIG. We have participated in field testing to assist the IAIS in its development of ComFrame, including global capital standards. In October 2013, the IAIS announced that it would develop a risk-based global insurance capital standard by 2016 applicable to IAIGs, with implementation scheduled to begin in 2019. In October 2014, the IAIS released preliminary elements of its risk-based global insurance capital standards, known as the “Basic Capital Requirements”, which were endorsed by the FSB and G20 in November 2014. In December 2014, the IAIS published a Consultation Document to obtain public comment on the initial proposed standard. G-SIIs will be required to report their BCR results beginning in 2015 on a confidential basis, depending on the directions of domestic group wide supervisors. The BCR will continue to be revised and refined by the IAIS once the confidential reporting period begins, and a final capital framework is not anticipated until 2019.

Other U.S. Federal Regulation

U.S. Tax Legislation

The American Taxpayer’s Relief Act (the “Act”) was signed into law on January 2, 2013. The Act permanently extended the reduced Bush-era individual tax rates for certain taxpayers and permanently increased those rates for higher income taxpayers. Higher tax rates increase the benefits of tax deferral on the build-up of value of annuities and life insurance. The Act also made permanent the current $5 million (indexed for inflation) per person estate tax exemption and increased the top estate tax rate from 35% to 40%.

Notwithstanding the passage of the Act, there continues to be uncertainty regarding U.S. taxes, both for individuals and corporations. There continue to be discussions in Washington concerning the need to reform the tax code, primarily by lowering tax rates and broadening the base by reducing or eliminating certain tax expenditures. Reducing or eliminating certain expenditures could make our products less attractive to customers. It is unclear whether or when Congress may take up overall tax reform and what would be the impact of reform on the Company and its products. However, even in the absence of overall tax reform, the large federal deficit increases the possibility that Congress will raise revenue by enacting legislation to increase the taxes paid by individuals and corporations. This can be accomplished by either raising rates or otherwise changing the tax rules.

Current U.S. federal income tax laws generally permit certain holders to defer taxation on the build-up of value of annuities and life insurance products until payments are actually made to the policyholder or other beneficiary and to exclude from taxation the death benefit paid under a life insurance contract. Congress from time to time considers legislation that could make our products less attractive to consumers, including legislation that would reduce or eliminate the benefit of this deferral on some annuities and insurance products.

Additionally, legislative or regulatory changes could also impact the amount of taxes that we pay, thereby affecting our net income. For example, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service intend to address through guidance the methodology to be followed in determining the dividends received deduction (“DRD”) related to variable life insurance and annuity contracts. The DRD reduces the amount of dividend income subject to U.S. tax and is a significant component of the difference between our actual tax expense and expected tax amount determined using the federal statutory tax rate of 35%. For the last several years, the revenue proposals included in the Obama Administration’s budgets (the “Administration’s Revenue Proposals”) included a proposal that would change the method used to determine the amount of the DRD. A change in the DRD, including the possible retroactive or prospective elimination of this deduction through guidance or legislation, could increase actual tax expense and reduce the Company’s net income.

Furthermore, the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2016 Revenue Proposals also included items that would change the way U.S. multinationals are taxed, as well as a liability-based fee on financial services companies, including insurance companies, with consolidated assets in excess of $50 billion. If these types of provisions are enacted into law, they could increase the amount of taxes the Company pays.

For additional discussion of possible tax legislative and regulatory risks that could affect our business, see “Risk Factors.”

USA Patriot Act

The USA Patriot Act of 2001 (the “Patriot Act”) contains anti-money laundering and financial transparency laws applicable to broker-dealers and other financial services companies, including insurance companies. The Patriot Act seeks to promote cooperation among financial institutions, regulators and law enforcement entities in identifying parties that may be involved in terrorism or money laundering. Anti-money laundering laws outside of the U.S. contain provisions that may be different, conflicting or more rigorous. The increased obligations of financial institutions to identify their customers, watch for and report suspicious transactions, respond to requests for information by regulatory authorities and law enforcement agencies, and share information with other financial institutions require the implementation and maintenance of internal practices, procedures and controls.

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Holding Company Regulation

We are subject to the Arizona insurance holding company law that requires us to register with the insurance department and to furnish annually financial and other information about the operations of the Company. Generally, all transactions with affiliates that affect the Company must be fair and reasonable and, if material, require prior notice and approval or non-disapproval by the Arizona insurance department.

Most states have insurance laws that require regulatory approval of a direct or indirect change of control of an insurer or an insurer’s holding company. Laws such as these that apply to us prevent any person from acquiring control of Prudential Financial or of its insurance subsidiaries unless that person has filed a statement with specified information with the insurance regulators and has obtained their prior approval. Under most states’ statutes, acquiring 10% or more of the voting stock of an insurance company or its parent company is presumptively considered a change of control, although such presumption may be rebutted. Accordingly, any person who acquires 10% or more of the voting securities of Prudential Financial without the prior approval of the insurance regulators of the states in which its U.S. insurance companies are domiciled will be in violation of these states’ laws and may be subject to injunctive action requiring the disposition or seizure of those securities by the relevant insurance regulator or prohibiting the voting of those securities and to other actions determined by the relevant insurance regulator. In addition, many state insurance laws require prior notification to state insurance departments of a change in control of a non-domiciliary insurance company doing business in that state.

Currently, there are several proposals to amend state insurance holding company laws to increase the scope of regulation of insurance holding companies (such as Prudential Financial). The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”), has promulgated model laws for adoption in the United States that would provide for “group wide” supervision of certain insurance holding companies in addition to the current regulation of insurance subsidiaries. While the timing of their adoption and content will vary by jurisdiction, we have identified the following areas of focus in these model laws: (1) uniform standards for insurer corporate governance; (2) group-wide supervision of insurance holding companies; (3) adjustments to risk-based capital calculations to account for group-wide risks; and (4) additional regulatory and disclosure requirements for insurance holding companies. At this time, we cannot predict with any degree of certainty what additional capital requirements, compliance costs or other burdens these requirements would impose on Prudential Financial, if adopted. New Jersey has adopted legislation that would authorize group-wide supervision of internationally active insurance groups.

Beginning in October 2013, several of Prudential Financial’s domestic and foreign insurance regulators, and beginning in 2014, the FRB, have participated in a supervisory college. The purpose of the supervisory college is to promote ongoing supervisory coordination, facilitate the sharing of information among regulators and to enhance each regulator’s understanding of Prudential Financial’s risk profile.

State Insurance Regulation

State insurance authorities have broad administrative powers with respect to all aspects of the insurance business including: licensing to transact business; licensing agents; admittance of assets to statutory surplus; regulating premium rates for certain insurance products; approving policy forms; regulating unfair trade and claims practices; establishing reserve requirements and solvency standards; fixing maximum interest rates on life insurance policy loans and minimum accumulation or surrender values; regulating the type, amounts and valuations of investments permitted; regulating reinsurance transactions; including the role of captive reinsurers, and other matters.

State insurance laws and regulations require the Company to file financial statements with state insurance departments everywhere it does business in accordance with accounting practices and procedures prescribed or permitted by these departments. The Company’s operations and accounts are subject to examination by those departments at any time.

State insurance departments conduct periodic examinations of the books and records, financial reporting, policy filings and market conduct of insurance companies domiciled in their states, generally once every three to five years. Examinations are generally carried out in cooperation with the insurance departments of other states under guidelines promulgated by the NAIC. During 2013, the Connecticut insurance regulator substantially completed a coordinated risk focused financial examination for the five year period ended December 31, 2011 for the Company as part of the normal five year examination and found no material deficiencies.

Financial Regulation

Dividend Payment Limitations. The Arizona insurance law regulates the amount of dividends that may be paid by the Company. See Note 8 to the Financial Statements for a discussion of dividend restrictions.

Risk-Based Capital. In order to enhance the regulation of insurers’ solvency, the NAIC adopted a model law to implement risk-based capital requirements for life insurance companies. All states have adopted the NAIC’s model law or a substantially similar law. The risk-based capital (“RBC”) calculation, which regulators use to assess the sufficiency of an insurer’s statutory capital, measures the risk characteristics of a company’s assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items. In general, RBC is calculated by applying factors to various asset, premium, claim, expense and reserve items. Within a given risk category, these factors are higher for those items with greater underlying risk and lower for items with lower underlying risk. Insurers that have less statutory capital than the RBC calculation requires are considered to have inadequate capital and are subject to varying degrees of regulatory action depending upon the level of capital inadequacy.

Insurance Reserves and Regulatory Capital. State insurance laws require us to analyze the adequacy of our reserves annually. Our appointed actuary must submit an opinion that our reserves, when considered in light of the assets we hold with respect to those reserves, make adequate provision for our contractual obligations and related expenses.

In February 2014, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NY DFS”) notified PALAC that it did not agree with its calculation of statutory reserves (including the applicable credit for reinsurance) for New York financial reporting purposes in respect of certain variable annuity

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products. During the fourth quarter of 2014, PALAC reached an agreement with the NY DFS on a reserving methodology for these products. As a result, for year-end 2014 PALAC will hold additional statutory reserves on a New York basis. As of year-end 2014, PALAC held sufficient statutory surplus on a New York basis to satisfy these additional New York reserves, but such additional reserves will reduce New York statutory surplus. PALAC is not domiciled in New York, and these changes do not impact statutory reserves reported in Arizona, its state of domicile, or any states other than New York, and therefore do not impact PALAC’s Risk-Based Capital ratio. However, the agreed reserve methodology may require PALAC to hold additional New York statutory reserves in the future, which would result in a further reduction of New York statutory surplus. If PALAC were required to establish material additional reserves on a New York statutory accounting basis or post material amounts of additional collateral with respect to its annuity products, PALAC’s ability to deploy capital for other purposes could be affected and it could be required to obtain additional funding from Prudential Financial or its affiliates. In determining the New York basis reserve, New York reserve standards apply to PALAC’s New York and non-New York business. PALAC is in discussions with the NY DFS about steps to limit the application of these standards to PALAC’s New York business. These steps may include PALAC holding assets in trust, ceding risks to an affiliate and providing other forms of security for the benefit of PALAC’s New York business.

Captive Reinsurance Companies. The NAIC continues to consider other changes that would regulate more strictly captive reinsurance companies that assume business directly written in more than one state and apply accreditation standards to those captives that historically were applicable only to traditional insurers. The NAIC and state and federal regulators continue to study other uses of captive reinsurance companies, including for variable annuities, by the life insurance industry.

Solvency Modernization Initiative. State insurance regulators have focused attention on U.S. insurance solvency regulation pursuant to the NAIC’s “Solvency Modernization Initiative.” The Solvency Modernization Initiative focuses on the entire U.S. financial regulatory system and all aspects of financial regulation affecting insurance companies. Though broad in scope, the NAIC has stated that the Solvency Modernization Initiative will focus on: (1) capital requirements; (2) corporate governance and risk management; (3) group supervision; (4) statutory accounting and financial reporting; and (5) reinsurance. This initiative has resulted in the recent adoption of the NAIC Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (“ORSA”) model act which, following enactment at the state level, will require larger insurers to, at least annually beginning in 2015, assess the adequacy of its and its group’s risk management and current and future solvency position. Of the states where Prudential Financial’s insurance subsidiaries are domiciled, only New Jersey and Connecticut have enacted this model act to date. The NAIC is also exploring group capital concepts that would be appropriate for U.S.-based internationally active insurance groups. We cannot predict the additional capital requirements or compliance costs these requirements may impose.

IRIS Tests. The NAIC has developed a set of financial relationships or tests known as the Insurance Regulatory Information System (“IRIS”) to assist state regulators in monitoring the financial condition of insurance companies and identifying companies that require special attention or action by insurance regulatory authorities. Generally, regulators will begin to investigate or monitor an insurance company if its ratios fall outside the usual ranges for four or more of the ratios. If an insurance company has insufficient capital, regulators may act to reduce the amount of insurance it can issue. Based on our most recent statutory filing (as of December 31, 2014), the Company is not currently subject to regulatory scrutiny based on these ratios.

Market Conduct Regulation

State insurance laws and regulations include numerous provisions governing the marketplace activities of insurers, including provisions governing the form and content of disclosure to consumers, illustrations, advertising, sales practices and complaint handling. State regulatory authorities generally enforce these provisions through periodic market conduct examinations.

Insurance Guaranty Association Assessments

Each state has insurance guaranty association laws under which insurers doing business in the state are members and may be assessed by state insurance guaranty associations for certain obligations of insolvent insurance companies to policyholders and claimants. Typically, states assess each member insurer in an amount related to the member insurer’s proportionate share of the business written by all member insurers in the state. While we cannot predict the amount and timing of future assessments on the Company under these laws, we have established estimated reserves for future assessments relating to insurance companies that are currently subject to insolvency proceedings.

Federal and State Securities Regulation

Our variable life insurance and variable annuity products, generally are “securities” within the meaning of federal securities laws and may be required to be registered under the federal securities laws and subject to regulation by the SEC, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). Federal securities regulation may affect investment advice, sales and related activities with respect to these products.

In certain states, our variable life insurance and variable annuity products, are considered “securities” within the meaning of state securities laws. As securities, these products may be subject to certain requirements. Also, sales activities with respect to these products generally are subject to state securities regulation. Such regulation may affect investment advice, sales and related activities for these products.

Privacy Regulation

We are subject to federal and state laws and regulations that require financial institutions and other businesses to protect the security and confidentiality of personal information, including health-related and customer information and to notify customers and other individuals about their

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policies and practices relating to the collection and disclosure of health-related and customer information. State laws regulate use and disclosure of social security numbers. Federal and state laws require notice to affected individuals, law enforcement, regulators and others if there is a breach of the security of certain personal information, including social security numbers, and require holders of certain personal information to protect the security of the data. Federal regulations require financial institutions and creditors to implement effective programs to detect, prevent, and mitigate identity theft. Federal and state laws and regulations regulate the ability of financial institutions to make telemarketing calls and to send unsolicited e-mail or fax messages to consumers and customers. Federal law and regulation regulate the permissible uses of certain personal information, including consumer report information. Federal and state governments and regulatory bodies may be expected to consider additional or more detailed regulation regarding these subjects and the privacy and security of personal information.

Unclaimed Property Laws

We are subject to the laws and regulations of states and other jurisdictions concerning the identification, reporting and escheatment of unclaimed or abandoned funds, and we are subject to audit and examination for compliance with these requirements. For additional discussion of these matters, see “Litigation and Regulatory Matters” in Note 12 to the Financial Statements.

Segments

The Company currently operates as one reporting segment. Revenues, net income and total assets can be found on the Company’s Statements of Financial Position as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

Employees

The Company has no employees. Services to the Company are primarily provided by employees of The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“Prudential Insurance”) as described under “Expense Charges and Allocations” in Note 13 to the Financial Statements.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

You should carefully consider the following risks. 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 business described elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Many of these risks are interrelated and could occur under similar business and economic conditions, and the occurrence of certain of them may in turn cause the emergence or exacerbate the effect of others. Such a combination could materially increase the severity of the impact of these risks on our business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.

Risks Relating to Economic, Market and Political Conditions

The Company is indirectly owned by Prudential Financial. It is possible that we may need to rely on Prudential Financial or our direct parent company PAI to meet our capital, liquidity and other needs in the future.

Market fluctuations and general economic, market and political conditions may adversely affect our business and profitability.

Our business and our results of operations may be materially adversely affected by conditions in the global financial markets and by economic conditions generally.

Even under relatively favorable market conditions, our insurance and annuity products, as well as our investment returns and our access to and cost of financing, are sensitive to fixed income, equity, real estate and other market fluctuations and general economic, market and political conditions. These fluctuations and conditions could adversely affect our results of operations, financial position and liquidity, including in the following respects:

• The profitability of many of our insurance and annuity products depends in part on the value of the separate accounts supporting these products, which can fluctuate substantially depending on the foregoing conditions.

• A change in market conditions, such as high inflation and high interest rates, could cause a change in consumer sentiment and behavior adversely affecting persistency of our savings and protection products. Conversely, low inflation and low interest rates could cause persistency of these products to vary from that anticipated and adversely affect profitability (as further described below). Similarly, changing economic conditions and unfavorable public perception of financial institutions can influence customer behavior, including increasing claims or surrenders in certain product lines.

• Lapses and surrenders of certain insurance products may increase if a market downturn, increased market volatility or other market conditions result in customers becoming dissatisfied with their investments or products.

• A market decline could further result in guaranteed minimum benefits contained in many of our variable annuity products being higher than current account values or our pricing assumptions would support, requiring us to materially increase reserves for such products and may cause customers to retain contracts inforce in order to benefit from the guarantees, thereby increasing their cost to us. Any increased cost may or may not be offset by the favorable impact of greater persistency from prolonged fee streams. Our valuation of the liabilities for the

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minimum benefits contained in many of our variable annuity products requires us to consider the market perception of our risk of non-performance, and a decrease in our own credit spreads resulting from ratings upgrades or other events or market conditions could cause the recorded value of these liabilities to increase, which in turn could adversely affect our results of operations and financial position.

• Derivative instruments we and our affiliates hold to hedge and manage interest rate and equity risks associated with our products and businesses might not perform as intended or expected resulting in higher realized losses and unforeseen stresses on liquidity. Market conditions can limit availability of hedging instruments, require us to post additional collateral, and also further increase the cost of executing product related hedges and such costs may not be recovered in the pricing of the underlying products being hedged. We execute our hedges through an affiliate that, in turn, may execute hedges with unaffiliated counterparties. Accordingly, our derivative-based hedging strategies also rely on the performance of this affiliate and on the performance of its unaffiliated counterparties to such hedges. These unaffiliated counterparties may fail to perform for various reasons resulting in losses on uncollateralized positions.

• Positions that we are required to mark-to-market may cause, and have caused, volatility in reported results of operations due to market fluctuations.

• We have significant investment and derivative portfolios, including but not limited to corporate and asset-backed securities, equities and commercial real estate. Economic conditions as well as adverse capital market conditions, including but not limited to a lack of buyers in the marketplace, volatility, credit spread changes, benchmark interest rate changes and declines in value of underlying collateral will impact the credit quality, liquidity and value of our investments and derivatives, potentially resulting in higher capital charges and unrealized or realized losses. Valuations may include assumptions or estimates that may have significant period to period changes which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition and in certain cases under U.S. GAAP such period to period changes in the value of investments are not recognized in our results of operations or statements of financial position.

• Opportunities for investment of available funds at appropriate returns may be limited, including due to the current low interest rate environment, a diminished securitization market or other factors, with possible negative impacts on our overall results. Limited opportunities for attractive investments may lead to holding cash for long periods of time and increased use of derivatives for duration management and other portfolio management purposes. The increased use of derivatives may increase the volatility of our U.S. GAAP results and our statutory capital.

• Regardless of market conditions, certain investments we hold, including private bonds, commercial mortgages and alternative asset classes (such as private equity and hedge funds) are relatively illiquid. If we needed to sell these investments, we may have difficulty doing so in a timely manner at a price that we could otherwise realize.

• Certain features of our products and components of investment strategies depend on active and liquid markets, and, if market liquidity is strained or the capacity of the financial markets to absorb our transactions is inadequate, these products may not perform as intended.

• Fluctuations in our operating results as well as realized gains and losses on our investment and derivative portfolios may impact the Company’s tax profile and its ability to optimally utilize tax attributes.

Our investments, results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected by developments in the global economy, or in the U.S. economy (including as a result of actions by the Federal Reserve with respect to monetary policy and adverse political developments, including a failure to increase the federal debt ceiling). Global or U.S. economic activity and financial markets may in turn be negatively affected by adverse developments or conditions in specific geographical regions.

Interest rate fluctuations or prolonged periods of low interest rates could adversely affect our business and profitability and require us to increase reserves or statutory capital and subject us to additional collateral posting requirements.

Our insurance and annuity products, and our investment returns, are sensitive to interest rate fluctuations, and changes in interest rates could adversely affect our investment returns and results of operations, including in the following respects:

• Some of our products expose us to the risk that changes in interest rates will reduce the spread between the amounts that we are required to pay under the contracts and the rate of return we are able to earn on our general account investments supporting the contracts. When interest rates decline, we have to reinvest in lower-yielding instruments, potentially reducing net investment income. Since many of our policies and contracts have guaranteed minimum interest crediting rates or limit the resetting of interest rates, the spreads could decrease and potentially become negative, or go further negative. When interest rates rise, we may not be able to replace the assets in our general account as quickly with the higher yielding assets needed to fund the higher crediting rates necessary to keep these products and contracts competitive. In addition, rising interest rates could cause a decline in the market value of fixed income assets of the mutual funds in our variable annuity products which in turn could result in lower asset management fees earned.

• When interest rates rise, policy loans and surrenders and withdrawals of life insurance policies and annuity contracts may increase as policyholders seek to buy products with perceived higher returns, requiring us to sell investment assets potentially resulting in realized investment losses, or requiring us to accelerate the amortization of deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”), deferred sales inducements (“DSI”) and value of business acquired (“VOBA”). Also, an increase in interest rates accompanied by unexpected extensions of certain lower yielding investments could reduce our profitability.

• When interest rates rise, hedging activities associated with some of our products could subject us to increased collateral posting requirements or reduced amounts of collateral posted to us.

• A decline in interest rates accompanied by unexpected prepayments of certain investments could require us to reinvest at lower rates and reduce our profitability.

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• A decline in interest rates could require Prudential Financial to contribute capital to subsidiaries to support our annuities business.

• Changes in interest rates coupled with greater than expected client withdrawals for certain products can result in increased costs associated with our guarantees.

• Changes in the relationship between long-term and short-term interest rates could adversely affect the profitability of some of our products.

• Changes in interest rates could increase our costs of financing.

• Our mitigation efforts with respect to interest rate risk are primarily focused on maintaining an investment portfolio with diversified maturities that has a key rate duration profile that is approximately equal to the key rate duration profile of our estimated liability cash flow profile; however, this estimate of the liability cash flow profile is complex and could turn out to be inaccurate, especially when markets are volatile. In addition, there are practical and capital market limitations on our ability to accomplish this matching. Due to these and other factors we may need to liquidate investments prior to maturity at a loss in order to satisfy liabilities or be forced to reinvest funds in a lower rate environment. Although we take measures to manage the economic risks of investing in a changing interest rate environment, we may not be able to effectively mitigate, and we may sometimes choose based on economic considerations and other factors not to fully mitigate, the interest rate risk of our assets relative to our liabilities.

Recent periods have been characterized by low interest rates. A prolonged period during which interest rates remain at levels lower than those anticipated in our pricing may result in greater costs associated with certain of our product features which guarantee death benefits or income streams for stated periods or for life; higher costs for derivative instruments used to hedge certain of our product risks; or shortfalls in investment income on assets supporting policy obligations, each of which may require us to record charges to increase reserves. In addition to compressing spreads and reducing net investment income, such an environment may cause policies to remain in force for longer periods than we anticipated in our pricing, potentially resulting in greater claims costs than we expected and resulting in lower overall returns on business in force. Reflecting these impacts in recoverability and loss recognition testing under U.S. GAAP may require us to accelerate the amortization of DAC, DSI and VOBA, as well as to increase required reserves for future policyholder benefits. In addition, certain statutory capital and reserve requirements are based on formulas or models that consider interest rates, and a period of declining or low interest rates may increase the statutory capital we are required to hold as well as the amount of assets we must maintain to support statutory reserves.

Adverse capital market conditions could significantly affect our ability to meet liquidity needs, our access to capital and our cost of capital and that of our ultimate parent company, Prudential Financial. Under such conditions, Prudential Financial may seek additional debt or equity capital but may be unable to obtain it.

Adverse capital market conditions could affect the availability and cost of borrowed funds and could impact our ability to refinance existing borrowings, thereby ultimately impacting our profitability and ability to support our businesses. We need liquidity to pay our operating expenses, interest and maturities on our debt. During times of market stress, our internal sources of liquidity may prove to be insufficient and some of our alternative sources of liquidity, such as commercial paper issuance, securities lending and repurchase arrangements and other forms of borrowings in the capital markets, may be unavailable to Prudential Financial.

Disruptions, uncertainty and volatility in the financial markets may force Prudential Financial to delay raising capital, issue shorter tenor securities than would be optimal, bear an unattractive cost of capital or be unable to raise capital at any price, which could decrease our profitability and significantly reduce our financial flexibility.

Prudential Financial may seek additional debt or equity financing to satisfy our needs; however, the availability of additional financing depends on a variety of factors such as market conditions, the general availability of credit, the overall availability of credit to the financial services industry, and Prudential Financial’s credit ratings and credit capacity. Prudential Financial may not be able to successfully obtain additional financing on favorable terms, or at all. Actions taken to access financing by Prudential Financial may in turn cause rating agencies to reevaluate its ratings.

Disruptions in the capital markets could adversely affect our ability to access sources of liquidity, as well as threaten to reduce our capital below a level that is consistent with our existing ratings objectives. Therefore, we may need to take actions, which may include but are not limited to: (1) access contingent sources of capital and liquidity available through our Capital Protection Framework; (2) undertake capital management activities, including reinsurance transactions; (3) restructure existing products; (4) undertake further asset sales or internal asset transfers; (5) seek temporary or permanent changes to regulatory rules; and (6) maintain greater levels of cash balances or for longer periods thereby reducing investment returns. Certain of these actions may require regulatory approval and/or agreement of counterparties which are outside of our control or have economic costs associated with them.

Risks Relating to Estimates, Assumptions and Valuations

Our profitability may decline if mortality experience, morbidity experience, persistency experience or utilization experience differ significantly from our pricing expectations.

We set prices for many of our insurance and annuity products based upon expected claims and payment patterns, using assumptions for mortality rates (the likelihood of death or the likelihood of survival), morbidity rates (the likelihood of sickness or disability), and improvement trends in mortality and morbidity of our policyholders. In addition to the potential effect of natural or man-made disasters, significant changes in mortality, or morbidity could emerge gradually over time, due to changes in the natural environment, the health habits of the insured population, treatment patterns and technologies for disease or disability, the economic environment, or other factors. Pricing of our insurance and deferred annuity products were based in part upon expected persistency of these products, which is the probability that a policy or contract will remain in force from one period to

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the next. Persistency may be significantly impacted by the value of guaranteed minimum benefits contained in many of our variable annuity products being higher than current account values in light of poor equity market performance or extended periods of low interest rates as well as other factors. Persistency could be adversely affected generally by developments affecting client perception of us, including perceptions arising from adverse publicity. Many of our products also provide our customers with wide flexibility with respect to the amount and timing of premium deposits and the amount and timing of withdrawals from the policy’s value. Results may vary based on differences between actual and expected premium deposits and withdrawals for these products, especially if these product features are relatively new to the marketplace. The pricing of certain of our variable annuity products that contain certain living benefit guarantees were based on assumptions about utilization rates, or the percentage of contracts that will utilize the benefit during the contract duration, including the timing of the first lifetime income withdrawal. Results may vary based on differences between actual and expected benefit utilization. The development of a secondary market for life insurance, including life settlements or “viaticals” and investor owned life insurance, and third-party investor strategies in the annuities business, could adversely affect the profitability of existing business.

Significant deviations in actual experience from our pricing assumptions could have an adverse effect on the profitability of our products. Although some of our products permit us to increase premiums or adjust other charges and credits during the life of the policy or contract, the adjustments permitted under the terms of the policies or contracts may not be sufficient to maintain profitability or may cause the policies or contracts to lapse. Many of our products do not permit us to increase premiums or adjust other charges and credits or limit those adjustments during the life of the policy or contract. Even if permitted under the policy or contract, we may not be able or willing to raise premiums or adjust other charges sufficiently, or at all, for regulatory or competitive reasons.

If our reserves for future policyholder benefits and expenses are inadequate, we may be required to increase our reserves, which would adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

We establish reserves in accordance with U.S. GAAP for future policyholder benefits and expenses. While these reserves generally exceed our best estimate of the liability for future benefits and expenses, if we conclude based on updated assumptions that our reserves, together with future premiums, are insufficient to cover future policy benefits and expenses, including unamortized DAC, DSI or VOBA, we would need to accelerate the amortization of these DAC, DSI or VOBA balances and then increase our reserves and incur income statement charges, which would adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. The determination of our best estimate of the liability is based on data and models that include many assumptions and projections which are inherently uncertain and involve the exercise of significant judgment, including the levels and timing of receipt or payment of premiums, benefits, expenses, interest credits and investment results (including equity market returns), which depend on mortality, morbidity and persistency experience. We cannot determine with precision the ultimate amounts that we will pay for, or the timing of payment of, actual benefits and expenses or whether the assets supporting our policy liabilities, together with future premiums, will be sufficient for payment of benefits and expenses. If we conclude that our reserves, together with future premiums, are insufficient to cover future policy benefits and expenses, we may seek to increase premiums where we are able to do so.

Updated assumptions may also require us to increase U.S. GAAP reserves for the guarantees in certain nontraditional long-duration contracts.

For certain of our products, market performance and interest rates (as well as the regulatory environment, as discussed further below) impact the level of statutory reserves and statutory capital we are required to hold, and may have an adverse effect on returns on capital associated with these products. Our ability to efficiently manage capital and economic reserve levels may be impacted, thereby impacting profitability and returns on capital.

We may be required to accelerate the amortization of DAC, DSI or VOBA, or be required to establish a valuation allowance against deferred income tax assets, any of which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

DAC represents the costs that vary with and are directly related to the successful acquisition of new and renewal insurance and annuity contracts, and we amortize these costs over the expected lives of the contracts. DSI represents amounts that are credited to a policyholder’s account balance as an inducement to purchase the contract, and we amortize these costs over the expected lives of the contracts. VOBA represents the present value of future profits embedded in acquired annuity contracts and is amortized over the expected lives of the acquired contracts. Management on an ongoing basis, tests the DAC, DSI and VOBA recorded on our balance sheet to determine if these amounts are recoverable under current assumptions. In addition, we regularly review the estimates and assumptions underlying DAC, DSI and VOBA for those products for which we amortize DAC, DSI and VOBA in proportion to gross profits. Given changes in facts and circumstances, these tests and reviews could lead to reductions in DAC, DSI and VOBA that could have an adverse effect on the results of our operations and our financial condition. Among other things, significant or sustained equity market declines as well as investment losses could result in acceleration of amortization of the DAC, DSI and VOBA, resulting in a charge to income. As discussed earlier, the amortization of DAC, DSI and VOBA is also sensitive to changes in interest rates.

Deferred income tax represents the tax effect of the differences between the book and tax basis of assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets are assessed periodically by management to determine if they are realizable. Factors in management’s determination include the performance of the business, the ability to generate capital gains from a variety of sources, and tax planning strategies. If based on available information, it is more likely than not that the deferred income tax asset will not be realized then a valuation allowance must be established with a corresponding charge to net income. Such charges could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial position.

Our valuation of fixed maturity, equity and trading securities may include methodologies, estimations and assumptions that are subject to differing interpretations and could result in changes to investment valuations that may materially adversely affect our results of operations or financial condition.

During periods of market disruption, it may be difficult to value certain of our investment securities, if trading becomes less frequent or market data becomes less observable. There may be cases where certain assets in normally active markets with significant observable data become inactive with

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insufficient observable data due to the current financial environment or market conditions. In addition, the fair value of certain securities may be based on one or more significant unobservable inputs even in ordinary market conditions. As a result, valuations may include inputs and assumptions that require greater estimation and judgment as well as valuation methods which are more complex. These values may not be ultimately realizable in a market transaction, and such values may change very rapidly as market conditions change and valuation assumptions are modified. Decreases in value may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.

The decision on whether to record an other-than-temporary impairment or write-down is determined in part by management’s assessment of the financial condition and prospects of a particular issuer, projections of future cash flows and recoverability of the particular security. Management’s conclusions on such assessments are highly judgmental and include assumptions and projections of future cash flows which may ultimately prove to be incorrect as assumptions, facts and circumstances change.

Credit and Counterparty Risks

A downgrade or potential downgrade in our financial strength or Prudential Financial’s credit ratings could increase policy surrenders and withdrawals, increase our borrowing costs and/or hurt our relationships with creditors, distributors or trading counterparties.

A downgrade in our financial strength ratings could potentially, among other things, increase the number or value of policy surrenders and withdrawals. In addition, a downgrade in Prudential Financial’s credit ratings could increase Prudential Financial’s borrowing costs and potentially make it more difficult to borrow funds, adversely affect the availability of financial guarantees, such as letters of credit, cause additional collateral requirements or other required payments under certain agreements, allow Prudential Global Funding’s (“PGF”) counterparties to terminate derivative agreements, and/or hurt relationships with creditors, distributors or trading counterparties thereby potentially negatively affecting our profitability, liquidity and/or capital. In addition, we consider our own risk of non-performance in determining the fair value of certain of our liabilities, including insurance liabilities that are classified as embedded derivatives under U.S. GAAP. Changes in Prudential Financial’s credit rating or our financial strength ratings may therefore affect the fair value of our liabilities.

We cannot predict what additional actions rating agencies may take, or what actions we may take in response to the actions of rating agencies, which could adversely affect our business. As with other companies in the financial services industry, our ratings could be downgraded at any time and without advance notice by any rating agency.

Losses due to defaults by others, including issuers of investment securities, reinsurers and derivative counterparties, insolvencies of insurers in jurisdictions where we write business and other factors could adversely affect the value of our investments, the realization of amounts contractually owed to us, result in assessments or additional statutory capital requirements or reduce our profitability or sources of liquidity.

Issuers and borrowers whose securities or loans we hold, customers, vendors, trading counterparties, counterparties under swaps and other derivative contracts, reinsurers, clearing agents, exchanges, clearing houses and other financial intermediaries and guarantors, including bond insurers, may default on their obligations to us or be unable to perform service functions that are significant to our business due to bankruptcy, insolvency, lack of liquidity, adverse economic conditions, operational failure, fraud or other reasons. Such defaults could have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

The Company and its reinsurance affiliate use derivative instruments to hedge various risks, including certain guaranteed minimum benefits contained in many of our variable annuity products. We and our reinsurance affiliate enter into a variety of derivative instruments, including options, forwards, interest rate, credit default and currency swaps with an affiliate. Amounts that we expect to collect under current and future contracts, including, but not limited to reinsurance contracts, are subject to counterparty risk. Our obligations under our products are not changed by our hedging activities and we are liable for our obligations even if our derivative counterparties, or reinsurers, do not pay us. Such defaults could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Under state insurance guaranty association laws, we are subject to assessments, based on the share of business we write in the relevant jurisdiction, for certain obligations of insolvent insurance companies to policyholders and claimants.

Our investment portfolio is subject to risks that could diminish the value of our invested assets and the amount of our investment income, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.

We record unrealized gains or losses on securities classified as “available-for-sale” in other comprehensive income (loss), and in turn recognize gains or losses in earnings when the gain or loss is realized upon the sale of the security or in the event that the decline in estimated fair value is determined to be other-than-temporary.

The occurrence of a major economic downturn, acts of corporate malfeasance, widening credit spreads, or other events that adversely affect the issuers or guarantors of securities or the underlying collateral of structured securities could cause (i) the market price of fixed maturity securities in our investment portfolio to decline, which could cause us to record gross unrealized losses, (ii) earnings on those securities to decline, which could result in lower earnings, and (iii) ultimately defaults, which could result in a charge to earnings. A ratings downgrade affecting issuers or guarantors of particular securities, or similar trends that could worsen the credit quality of our investments could also have a similar effect. In addition, a ratings downgrade affecting a security we hold could indicate the credit quality of that security has deteriorated and could increase the capital we must hold to maintain our RBC levels.

Our non-coupon investment portfolio is subject to additional risks. We invest a portion of our investments in hedge funds and private equity funds. The amount and timing of net investment income from such funds tends to be uneven as a result of the performance of the underlying investments.

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The timing of distributions from such funds, which depends on particular events relating to the underlying investments, as well as the funds’ schedules for making distributions and their needs for cash, can be difficult to predict. As a result, the amount of net investment income from these investments can vary substantially from quarter to quarter. Significant volatility could adversely impact returns and net investment income on these investments. In addition, the estimated fair value of such investments may be impacted by downturns or volatility in equity markets. In our real estate portfolio, we are subject to declining prices or cash flows as a result of changes in the supply and demand of leasable space, creditworthiness of tenants and partners and other factors.

Certain Product Related Risks

Guarantees within certain of our products that protect policyholders may decrease our earnings or increase the volatility of our results of operations or financial position under U.S. GAAP if our hedging or risk management strategies prove ineffective or insufficient.

Certain of our products, particularly our variable annuity products, include guarantees of minimum surrender values or income streams for stated periods or for life, which may be in excess of account values. Downturns in equity markets, increased equity volatility, or (as discussed above) reduced interest rates could result in an increase in the valuation of liabilities associated with such guarantees, resulting in increases in reserves and reductions in net income. We use a variety of affiliated reinsurance hedging and risk management strategies, including product features, to mitigate these risks in part. These strategies may, however, not be fully effective. We and our reinsurance affiliate may also choose not to fully hedge these risks. Hedging instruments may not effectively offset the costs of guarantees or may otherwise be insufficient in relation to our obligations. Hedging instruments also may not change in value correspondingly with associated liabilities due to equity market or interest rate conditions or other reasons. We and our reinsurance affiliate sometimes choose to hedge these risks on a basis that does not correspond to their anticipated or actual impact upon our results of operations or financial position under U.S. GAAP. Changes from period to period in the valuation of these policy benefits, and in the amount of our obligations effectively hedged, will result in volatility in our results of operations and financial position under U.S. GAAP. Estimates and assumptions we make in connection with hedging activities may fail to reflect or correspond to our actual long-term exposure in respect of our guarantees. Further, the risk of increases in the costs of our guarantees not covered by our hedging and other capital and risk management strategies may become more significant due to changes in policyholder behavior driven by market conditions or other factors. The above factors, individually or collectively, may have a material adverse effect on our and our reinsurance affiliate’s results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.

Regulatory and Legal Risks

Our business is heavily regulated and changes in regulation may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Our business is subject to comprehensive regulation and supervision. Many of the laws and regulations to which we are subject are regularly re-examined, and existing or future laws and regulations may become more restrictive or otherwise adversely affect our operations. The financial market dislocations we have experienced in the recent past have produced, and are expected to continue to produce, extensive changes in existing laws and regulations, and regulatory frameworks, applicable to our business.

Prudential Financial, the holding company for all of our operations, is subject to supervision by the Board of Governors of the FRB as a “Designated Financial Company” pursuant to Dodd-Frank. As a Designated Financial Company, Prudential Financial is and will be subject to substantial additional regulation as discussed further herein. In addition, the FSB identified Prudential Financial as a G-SII. As a result, U.S. financial regulators are expected to enhance their regulation of Prudential Financial to achieve a number of regulatory objectives. This additional regulation is likely to increase our operational, compliance and risk management costs, and could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition, including potentially increasing our capital levels and requiring us to hold additional liquid assets and therefore reducing our return on capital.

The Company is subject to the rules and regulations of the SEC relating to public reporting and disclosure, accounting and financial reporting, and corporate governance matters. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and rules and regulations adopted in furtherance of that Act substantially increased the requirements in these and other areas for the Company and certain of our affiliates. Our internal controls over financial reporting may have gaps or other deficiencies and there is no assurance that significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in internal controls may not occur in the future. Any such gaps or deficiencies may require significant resources to remediate and may also expose the Company to litigation, regulatory fines or penalties or other losses.

Many insurance regulatory and other governmental or self-regulatory bodies have the authority to review our products and business practices and those of our agents and employees and to bring regulatory or other legal actions against us if, in their view, our practices, or those of our agents or employees, are improper. These actions can result in substantial fines, penalties or prohibitions or restrictions on our business activities and could adversely affect our business, reputation, results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.

Insurance regulators continue to develop a principles-based reserving approach for life insurance products. The timing and the effect of these changes are uncertain.

In February 2014, the NY DFS notified PALAC that it did not agree with its calculation of statutory reserves (including the applicable credit for reinsurance) for New York financial reporting purposes in respect of certain variable annuity products. During the fourth quarter of 2014, PALAC reached an agreement with the NY DFS on a reserving methodology for these products. As a result, for year-end 2014 PALAC will hold additional statutory reserves on a New York basis. As of year-end 2014, PALAC held sufficient statutory surplus on a New York basis to satisfy these additional New York reserves, but such additional reserves will reduce New York statutory surplus. PALAC is not domiciled in New York, and these

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changes do not impact statutory reserves reported in Arizona, its state of domicile, or any states other than New York, and therefore do not impact PALAC’s Risk-Based Capital ratio. However, the agreed reserve methodology may require PALAC to hold additional New York statutory reserves in the future, which would result in a further reduction of New York statutory surplus. If PALAC were required to establish material additional reserves on a New York statutory accounting basis or post material amounts of additional collateral with respect to its annuity products, PALAC’s ability to deploy capital for other purposes could be affected and it could be required to obtain additional funding from Prudential Financial or its affiliates. In determining the New York basis reserve, New York reserve standards apply to PALAC’s New York and non-New York business. PALAC is in discussions with the NY DFS about steps to limit the application of these standards to PALAC’s New York business. These steps may include PALAC holding assets in trust, ceding risks to an affiliate and providing other forms of security for the benefit of PALAC’s New York business.

The failure of the Company to meet applicable RBC requirements or minimum statutory capital and surplus requirements could subject the Company to further examination or corrective action by state insurance regulators. The failure to maintain the RBC ratios of the Company at desired levels could also adversely impact our competitive position, including as a result of downgrades to our financial strength ratings.

Currently, there are several proposals to amend state insurance holding company laws to increase the scope of the regulation of insurance holding companies (such as Prudential Financial). These proposals include imposing standards for insurer corporate governance, enterprise risk management, group-wide supervision of insurance holding companies, adjustments to risk-based capital calculations to account for group-wide risks, and additional regulatory and disclosure requirements for insurance holding companies. In addition, state insurance regulators have focused attention on U.S. insurance solvency regulation pursuant to the NAIC’s “Solvency Modernization Initiative”, including regulatory review of companies’ risk management practices and analyses. This initiative has resulted in the recent adoption of the NAIC Risk Management and ORSA model act which, following enactment at the state level, will require larger insurers, beginning in 2015, to assess the adequacy of their and their group’s risk management and current and future solvency position. At this time, we cannot predict with any degree of certainty what additional capital requirements, compliance costs or other burdens these requirements may impose on Prudential Financial or its subsidiaries.

Compliance with applicable laws and regulations is time consuming and personnel-intensive, and changes in these laws and regulations may materially increase our direct and indirect compliance and other expenses of doing business, and thereby have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

See “Business—Regulation” for discussion of regulation of our business.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act subjects the Company, our parent and our affiliates to substantial additional federal regulation and we cannot predict the effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.

On September 19, 2013, the Council made a final determination that Prudential Financial should be subject to stricter prudential regulatory standards and supervision by the FRB as a “Designated Financial Company” pursuant to Dodd-Frank, thereby subjecting Prudential Financial to substantial federal regulation, much of it pursuant to regulations not yet promulgated. Dodd-Frank directs existing and newly-created government agencies and bodies to promulgate regulations implementing the law, a process that is underway and expected to continue over the next few years. We cannot predict with any certainty the requirements of the regulations recently or not yet adopted or how Dodd-Frank and such regulations will affect the financial markets generally, impact our business, Prudential Financial’s credit ratings or our financial strength ratings, results of operations, cash flows or financial condition or advise or require us to hold or raise additional capital or liquid assets. Key aspects of Dodd-Frank’s impact on us include:

— As a Designated Financial Company, Prudential Financial is now subject to supervision and examination by the FRB and to stricter prudential standards, which include or will include requirements and limitations (some of which are the subject of ongoing rule-making) relating to RBC, leverage, liquidity, risk management and credit concentration, and a requirement to prepare and submit an annual plan for rapid and orderly resolution in the event of severe financial distress. If the FRB and the FDIC jointly determine that Prudential Financials’ plan is deficient, they may impose more stringent capital, leverage, or liquidity requirements, or restrictions on our growth, activities, or operations. Continuing failure to adequately remedy the deficiencies could result in the FRB and the FDIC jointly, in consultation with the Council, ordering divestiture of certain operations or assets to facilitate Prudential Financial’s orderly resolution. In addition, failure to meet defined measures of financial condition could result in substantial restrictions on our business and capital distributions. Prudential Financial will now also be subject to stress tests to be promulgated by the FRB which could cause Prudential Financial to alter our business practices or affect the perceptions of regulators, rating agencies, customers, counterparties or investors of our financial strength. We cannot predict the requirements of the regulations not yet adopted or how the FRB will apply these prudential standards to Prudential Financial as a Designated Financial Company. As a Designated Financial Company, Prudential Financial must also seek pre-approval from the FRB for acquisition of certain companies engaged in financial activities.

— As a Designated Financial Company, Prudential Financial could also be subject to additional capital requirements for, and other restrictions on, proprietary trading and sponsorship of, and investment in, hedge, private equity and other covered funds.

— The Council could recommend new or heightened standards and safeguards for activities or practices in which Prudential Financial and other financial services companies engage. We cannot predict whether any such recommendations will be made or their effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.

— Dodd-Frank creates a new framework for regulation of the over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives markets which could impact various activities of PGF, Prudential Financial and the Company, which use derivatives for various purposes (including hedging interest rate, foreign currency and equity market exposures). While many of the regulations required to be promulgated under Dodd-Frank with respect to derivatives markets have been adopted by the applicable regulatory agencies, the regulations that remain to be adopted or that

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have not been fully implemented could substantially increase the cost of hedging and related operations, affect the profitability of our products or their attractiveness to our clients or cause us to alter our hedging strategy or implementation thereof or increase and/or change the composition of the risks we do not hedge. In particular, final rules regarding margin requirements for OTC derivatives have not been adopted, and any margin rules applicable to the Company or PGF may be more onerous than the collateral posting requirements under our existing OTC derivatives contracts.

— Title II of Dodd-Frank provides that a financial company such as Prudential Financial may be subject to a special orderly liquidation process outside the federal bankruptcy code, administered by the FDIC as receiver, upon a determination that Prudential Financial is in default or in danger of default and presents a systemic risk to U.S. financial stability, Prudential Financial and its U.S. insurance subsidiaries would be subject to rehabilitation and liquidation proceedings under state insurance law. We cannot predict how creditors of Prudential Financial or its insurance and non-insurance subsidiaries, including the holders of Prudential Financial debt, will evaluate this potential or whether it will impact our financing or hedging costs.

See “Business—Regulation” for further discussion of the impact of Dodd-Frank on our business.

Foreign governmental actions could subject us to substantial additional regulation.

In addition to the adoption of Dodd-Frank in the United States, the FSB, has issued a series of proposals intended to produce significant changes in how financial companies, particularly companies that are members of large and complex financial groups, should be regulated.

On July 18, 2013, the FSB identified Prudential Financial as a G-SII. The framework policy measures for G-SIIs published by the IAIS include enhanced group-wide supervision, enhanced capital standards (including basic capital requirements “BCR” applicable to all group activities and higher loss absorption capital standards), enhanced liquidity planning and management, and development of a risk reduction plan and recovery and resolution plans. In October 2014, the IAIS concluded the development of its initial BCR framework. Depending on the directions of domestic group wide supervisors, G-SIIs such as Prudential Financial will be required to report their BCR results beginning in 2015 on a confidential basis. The BCR will continue to be revised and refined by the IAIS once the confidential reporting period begins, and a final capital framework for G-SIIs is anticipated by 2019. Policy measures applicable to G-SIIs would need to be implemented by legislation or regulation in each applicable jurisdiction. We cannot predict the outcome of our identification as a G-SII on the regulation of our businesses.

At the direction of the FSB, the IAIS is developing ComFrame for the supervision of IAIGs that contemplates “group wide supervision” across national boundaries, including uniform standards for insurer corporate governance and enterprise risk management, a framework for group capital adequacy assessment that accounts for group-wide risks, and the establishment of ongoing supervisory colleges. Prudential Financial qualifies as an IAIG. In October 2013, the IAIS announced that it expects to develop a risk-based global insurance capital standard applicable to IAIGs with implementation scheduled to begin in 2019, and in December 2014, it published a proposed standard for public comment. At this time, we cannot predict what additional capital requirements, compliance costs or other burdens these requirements would impose on us, if adopted.

Changes in accounting requirements could negatively impact our reported results of operations and our reported financial position.

Accounting standards are continuously evolving and subject to change. For example, the FASB and International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) have ongoing projects to revise accounting standards for insurance contracts. While the final resolution of changes to U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards pursuant to these projects is unclear, changes to the manner in which we account for insurance products, or other changes in accounting standards, could have a material effect on our reported results of operations and financial condition. Further, changes in accounting standards may impose special demands on issuers in areas such as corporate governance, internal controls and disclosure, and may result in substantial conversion costs to implement.

Changes in U.S. federal, income tax law or in the income tax laws of other jurisdictions in the U.S. in which we operate could make some of our products less attractive to consumers and also increase our tax costs.

There is uncertainty regarding U.S. taxes both for individuals and corporations. Discussions in Washington continue concerning the need to reform the tax code, primarily by lowering tax rates and broadening the base by reducing or eliminating certain tax expenditures. Reducing or eliminating certain tax expenditures could make our products less attractive to customers. It is unclear whether or when Congress may take up overall tax reform and what would be the impact of reform on the Company and its products.

However even in the absence of overall tax reform, the large federal deficit, as well as the budget constraints faced by many states and localities, increases the likelihood that Congress and state and local governments will raise revenue by enacting legislation increasing the taxes paid by individuals and corporations. This can be accomplished either by raising rates or otherwise changing the tax rules.

Congress from time to time considers legislation that could make our products less attractive to consumers, Current U.S. federal income tax laws generally permit certain holders to defer taxation on the build-up of value of annuities and life insurance products until payments are actually made to the policyholder or other beneficiary and to exclude from taxation the death benefit paid under a life insurance contract. While higher tax rates increase the benefits of tax deferral on the build-up of value of annuities and life insurance, making our products more attractive to consumers, legislation that reduces or eliminates deferral would have a potential negative effect on our products.

Congress, as well as state and local governments, also considers from time to time legislation that could increase the amount of corporate taxes we pay, thereby reducing earnings, for example, changes in the law relating to tax reserving methodologies for term life or universal life insurance policies with secondary guarantees or other products could result in higher current taxes.

The Obama Administration’s Revenue Proposals include proposals which, if enacted, would affect the taxation of life insurance companies and certain life insurance products. The proposals would also change the method used to determine the amount of dividend income received by a life

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insurance company on assets held in separate accounts used to support products, including variable life insurance and variable annuity contracts, that is eligible for the dividends received deduction, (“DRD”). The DRD reduces the amount of dividend income subject to tax and is a significant component of the difference between our actual tax expense and the expected tax amount determined using the federal statutory tax rate of 35%. If proposals of this type were enacted, the Company’s actual tax expense could increase, thereby reducing earnings.

Furthermore, the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2016 Revenue Proposals also include items that would change the way U.S. multinational corporations are taxed, as well as a liability-based fee on financial services companies, including insurance companies, with consolidated assets in excess of $50 billion. If these types of provisions are enacted into law, they could increase the amount of taxes Prudential Financial pays.

The products we have sold have different tax characteristics, in some cases generating tax deductions for the Company. The level of profitability of certain of our products is significantly dependent on these characteristics and our ability to continue to generate taxable income, which is taken into consideration when pricing products and is a component of our capital management strategies. Accordingly, changes in tax law, our ability to generate taxable income, or other factors impacting the availability or value of the tax characteristics generated by our products, could impact product returns. In addition, the adoption of “principles based” approaches for statutory reserves may lead to significant changes to the way tax reserves are determined and thus reduce future tax deductions.

Legal and regulatory actions are inherent in our business and could adversely affect our results of operations or financial position or harm our business or reputation.

We are, and in the future may be, subject to legal and regulatory actions in the ordinary course of our business. Some of these proceedings have been brought on behalf of various alleged classes of complainants. In certain of these matters, the plaintiffs are seeking large and/or indeterminate amounts, including punitive or exemplary damages. Legal liability or adverse publicity in respect of these or future legal or regulatory actions could have an adverse affect on us or cause us reputational harm, which in turn could harm our business prospects.

Material pending litigation and regulatory matters affecting us, and certain risks to our businesses presented by such matters, are discussed under “Litigation and Regulatory Matters” in Note 12 to the Financial Statements. Our litigation and regulatory matters are subject to many uncertainties, and given their complexity and scope, their outcome cannot be predicted. Our reserves for litigation and regulatory matters may prove to be inadequate. It is possible that our results of operations or cash flow in a particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected by an ultimate unfavorable resolution of pending litigation and regulatory matters depending, in part, upon the results of operations or cash flow for such period. In light of the unpredictability of the Company’s litigation and regulatory matters, it is also possible that in certain cases an ultimate unfavorable resolution of one or more pending litigation or regulatory matters could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.

We may not be able to protect our intellectual property and may be subject to infringement claims.

We rely on a combination of contractual rights with Prudential Insurance’s employees and third parties and on copyright, trademark, patent and trade secret laws to establish and protect our intellectual property. Although we endeavor to protect our rights, third parties may infringe or misappropriate our intellectual property. We may have to litigate to enforce and protect our copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets and know-how or to determine their scope, validity or enforceability. This would represent a diversion of resources that may be significant and our efforts may not prove successful. The inability to secure or protect our intellectual property assets could have a material adverse effect on our business and our ability to compete.

We may be subject to claims by third parties for (i) patent, trademark or copyright infringement, (ii) breach of copyright, trademark or license usage rights, or (iii) misappropriation of trade secrets. Any such claims and any resulting litigation could result in significant expense and liability for damages. If we were found to have infringed or misappropriated a third-party patent or other intellectual property right, we could in some circumstances be enjoined from providing certain products or services to our customers or from utilizing and benefiting from certain methods, processes, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets or licenses. Alternatively, we could be required to enter into costly licensing arrangements with third parties or implement a costly work around. Any of these scenarios could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Operational Risks

Interruption in telecommunication, information technology and other operational systems, or a failure to maintain the security, confidentiality or privacy of sensitive data residing on such systems, could harm our business.

We depend heavily on our telecommunication, information technology and other operational systems and on the integrity and timeliness of data we use to run our businesses and service our customers. These systems may fail to operate properly or become disabled as a result of events or circumstances wholly or partly beyond our control. Further, we face the risk of operational and technology failures by others, including clearing agents, exchanges and other financial intermediaries and of vendors and parties to which we outsource the provision of services or business operations. If these parties do not perform as anticipated, we may experience operational difficulties, increased costs and other adverse effects on our business. These risks are heightened by our offering of increasingly complex products, such as those that feature automatic asset transfer or re-allocation strategies, and by our employment of complex investment, trading and hedging programs.

Despite our implementation of a variety of security measures, our information technology and other systems could be subject to physical or electronic break-ins, unauthorized tampering or other security breaches, resulting in a failure to maintain the security, confidentiality or privacy of sensitive data, including personal information relating to customers or in the misappropriation of our intellectual property or proprietary information. Many financial services institutions and companies engaged in data processing have reported breaches in the security of their websites or other systems,

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some of which have involved sophisticated and targeted attacks intended to obtain unauthorized access to confidential information, destroy data, disrupt or degrade service, sabotage systems or cause other damage, often through the introduction of computer viruses or malware, cyber attacks and other means.

Despite our efforts to ensure the integrity of our systems, it is possible that we may not be able to anticipate or to implement effective preventive measures against all security breaches of these types, especially because the techniques used change frequently or are not recognized until launched, and because cyber attacks can originate from a wide variety of sources, including third parties outside of Prudential Financial such as persons who are involved with organized crime or who may be linked to terrorist organizations or hostile foreign governments, as well as external service providers. Those parties may also attempt to fraudulently induce employees, customers or other users of Prudential Financial’s systems to disclose sensitive information in order to gain access to our data or that of our customers or clients. In addition, while the Company has certain standards for all vendors that provide us services, our vendors, and in turn, their own service providers, may become subject to a security breach, including as a result of their failure to perform in accordance with contractual arrangements.

Interruption in telecommunication, information technology and other operational systems, or a failure to maintain the security, confidentiality or privacy of sensitive data residing on such systems, whether due to actions by us or others, could delay or disrupt our ability to do business and service our customers, harm our reputation, result in a violation of applicable privacy and other laws, subject us to substantial regulatory sanctions and other claims, lead to a loss of customers and revenues, or financial loss to our customers and otherwise adversely affect our business.

Other Risks

Our risk management policies and procedures may prove to be ineffective and leave us exposed to unidentified or unanticipated risk, which could adversely affect our businesses or result in losses.

We have developed an enterprise-wide risk management framework to mitigate risk and loss to the Company, and we maintain policies, procedures and controls intended to identify, measure, monitor, report and analyze the risks to which the Company is exposed.

There are, however, inherent limitations to risk management strategies because there may exist, or develop in the future, risks that we have not appropriately anticipated or identified. If our risk management framework proves ineffective, the Company may suffer unexpected losses and could be materially adversely affected. As our businesses change and the markets in which we operate evolve, our risk management framework may not evolve at the same pace as those changes. In times of market stress, unanticipated market movements or unanticipated claims experience resulting from adverse mortality or morbidity, the effectiveness of our risk management strategies may be limited, resulting in losses to the Company. In addition, under difficult or less liquid market conditions, our risk management strategies may not be effective because other market participants may be using the same or similar strategies to manage risk under the same challenging market conditions. In such circumstances, it may be difficult or more expensive for the Company to mitigate risk due to the activity of such other market participants.

Many of our risk management strategies or techniques are based upon historical customer and market behavior and all such strategies and techniques are based to some degree on management’s subjective judgment. We cannot provide assurance that our risk management framework, including the underlying assumptions or strategies, will be accurate and effective.

Management of operational, legal and regulatory risks requires, among other things, policies, procedures and controls to record properly and verify a large number of transactions and events, and these policies, procedures and controls may not be fully effective.

Models are utilized by our businesses and corporate areas primarily to project future cash flows associated with pricing products, calculating reserves and valuing assets, as well as in evaluating risk and determining capital requirements, among other uses. These models may not operate properly and may rely on assumptions and projections that are inherently uncertain. As our businesses continue to grow and evolve, the number and complexity of models we utilize expands, increasing our exposure to error in the design, implementation or use of models, including the associated input data and assumptions.

Past or future misconduct by Prudential Insurance’s employees or employees of our vendors could result in violations of law by us, regulatory sanctions and/or serious reputational or financial harm and the precautions we take to prevent and detect this activity may not be effective in all cases. There can be no assurance that controls and procedures that we employ, which are designed to monitor associates’ business decisions and prevent us from taking excessive or inappropriate risks, will be effective. We review our compensation policies and practices as part of our overall risk management program, but it is possible that our compensation policies and practices could inadvertently incentivize excessive or inappropriate risk taking. If our associates take excessive or inappropriate risks, those risks could harm our reputation and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.

In our investments in which we hold a minority interest, or that are managed by third parties, we lack management and operational control over operations, which may prevent us from taking or causing to be taken actions to protect or increase the value of those investments. In those jurisdictions where we are constrained by law from owning a majority interest in jointly owned operations, our remedies in the event of a breach by a joint venture partner may be limited (e.g., we may have no ability to exercise a “call” option).

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The occurrence of natural or man-made disasters could adversely affect our operations, results of operations and financial condition.

The occurrence of natural disasters, including hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, fires, explosions, pandemic disease and man-made disasters, including acts of terrorism and military actions, could adversely affect our operations, results of operations or financial condition, including in the following respects:

— Catastrophic loss of life due to natural or man-made disasters could cause us to pay benefits at higher levels and/or materially earlier than anticipated and could lead to unexpected changes in persistency rates.

— A man-made or natural disaster could result in disruptions in our operations, losses in our investment portfolio or the failure of our counterparties to perform, or cause significant volatility in global financial markets.

— A terrorist attack affecting financial institutions in the United States or elsewhere could negatively impact the financial services industry in general and our business operations, investment portfolio and profitability in particular.

— Pandemic disease could have a severe adverse effect on our business. The potential impact of such a pandemic on our results of operations and financial position is highly speculative, and would depend on numerous factors, including: the effectiveness of vaccines and the rate of contagion; the regions of the world most affected; the effectiveness of treatment for the infected population; the rates of mortality and morbidity among various segments of the insured population; the collectability of reinsurance; the possible macroeconomic effects of a pandemic on the Company’s asset portfolio; the effect on lapses and surrenders of existing policies, as well as sales of new policies; and many other variables.

The above risks are more pronounced in respect of geographic areas, including major metropolitan centers, where we have concentrations of customers, concentrations of employees or significant operations, and in respect of countries and regions in which we operate subject to a greater potential threat of military action or conflict.

There can be no assurance that our business continuation plans and insurance coverages would be effective in mitigating any negative effects on our operations or profitability in the event of a terrorist attack or other disaster.

Finally, climate change may increase the frequency and severity of weather related disasters. In addition, climate change regulation may affect the prospects of companies and other entities whose securities we hold and other counterparties, including reinsurers, and affect the value of investments, including real estate investments that we hold. We cannot predict the long term impacts on us from climate change or related regulation.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

None

Item 2. Properties

The Company occupies office space in Shelton, Connecticut, which is leased from an affiliate, Prudential Annuities Information Services and Technology Corporation, as described under “Expense Charges and Allocations” in Note 13 to the Financial Statements.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

See Note 12 to the Financial Statements under “—Litigation and Regulatory Matters” for a description of material pending litigation and regulatory matters affecting us, and certain risks to our businesses presented by such matters.

Item  4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable

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PART II

Item 5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of PAI. There is no public market for the Company’s common stock.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

Omitted pursuant to General Instruction I(2)(a) of Form 10-K.

Item  7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

You should read the following analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the Forward-Looking Statements included below the Table of Contents, “Risk Factors,” and the Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Overview

The Company has sold a wide array of deferred and immediate variable annuities with (1) fixed interest rate allocation options, subject to a market value adjustment, that are registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and (2) fixed-rate allocation options not subject to a market value adjustment and not registered with the SEC. In addition, the Company has a relatively small inforce block of variable life insurance policies, but it no longer actively sells such policies.

Beginning in March 2010, the Company ceased offering its existing variable annuity products (and where offered, the companion market value adjustment option) to new investors upon the launch of a new product line by each of Pruco Life Insurance Company and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (which are affiliates of the Company). These initiatives were implemented to create operational and administrative efficiencies by offering a single product line of annuity products from a more limited group of legal entities. During 2012, the Company suspended additional customer deposits for variable annuities with certain optional living benefit riders. However, subject to applicable contract provisions and administrative rules, the Company continues to accept additional customer deposits on certain inforce contracts.

On August 30, 2013, the Company received approval from the Arizona and Connecticut Departments of Insurance to redomesticate the Company from Connecticut to Arizona effective August 31, 2013. As a result of the redomestication, the Company is now an Arizona insurance company and its principal insurance regulatory authority is the Arizona Department of Insurance. See Note 1 to the Financial Statements for additional information.

Regulatory Developments

Prudential Financial is a “Designated Financial Company” under Dodd-Frank. As a Designated Financial Company, Prudential Financial is subject to supervision and examination by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and to prudential regulatory standards under the Dodd-Frank Act. The Financial Stability Board (the “FSB”), consisting of representatives of national financial authorities of the G20 nations, has also identified Prudential Financial as a G-SII that is to be subject to enhanced regulation.

In December 2014, an amendment to the Collins Amendment was enacted to clarify that, in establishing minimum capital requirements for insurance holding companies that the Board of Governors of the FRB supervises (including Designated Financial Companies such as Prudential Financial), the FRB is permitted to exclude certain insurance activities from such requirements. For a discussion of regulation under the Dodd-Frank Act, see “Business—Regulation—Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act”.

During the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company reached an agreement with the NY DFS on reserving methodologies for New York financial reporting purposes in respect of certain variable annuity products. For a discussion of the impact of the agreement, see “Business—Regulation—State Insurance Regulation—Insurance Reserves and Regulatory Capital”.

For additional information on the potential impacts of regulation on the Company, including the topics described above, see “Business—Regulation” and “Risk Factors”.

Revenues and Expenses

The Company earns revenues from policy charges, fee income, asset administration from insurance and investment products and from net investment income on the investment of general account and other funds. The Company’s operating expenses principally consist of insurance benefits provided and reserves established for anticipated future insurance benefits, general business expenses, commissions and other costs of selling and servicing the various products it sold.

Effective February 25, 2013, the Advanced Series Trust (“AST”) adopted a Rule 12b-1 Plan under the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to most of the AST portfolios that are offered through the Company’s variable annuity and variable life investment products. Under the Rule 12b-1 Plan, AST pays an affiliate of the Company for distribution and administrative services. Prior to the adoption of the 12b-1 Plan, the Company received an administrative service fee from AST and incurred expenses associated with administrative services provided.

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Profitability

The Company’s profitability depends principally on its ability to manage risk on insurance and annuity products. Profitability also depends on, among other items, our actuarial and policyholder behavior experience on insurance and annuity products, our ability to retain customer assets, generate and maintain favorable investment results, and to manage expenses.

See “Risk Factors” for a discussion of risks that have materially affected and may affect in the future the Company’s business, results of operations or financial condition, or cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those expected or those expressed in any forward looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company.

Accounting Policies and Pronouncements

Application of Critical Accounting Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or U.S. GAAP, requires the application of accounting policies that often involve a significant degree of judgment. Management, on an ongoing basis, reviews estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of financial statements. If management determines that modifications in assumptions and estimates are appropriate given current facts and circumstances, the Company’s results of operations and financial position as reported in the Financial Statements could change significantly.

The following sections discuss the accounting policies applied in preparing our financial statements that management believes are most dependent on the application of estimates and assumptions and require management’s most difficult, subjective, or complex judgments.

Deferred Policy Acquisition and Other Costs

We capitalize costs that are directly related to the acquisition of annuity contracts. These costs primarily include commissions, as well as costs of policy issuance and underwriting and certain other expenses that are directly related to successfully negotiated contracts. We have also deferred costs associated with sales inducements offered in the past related to our variable and fixed annuity contracts. Sales inducements are amounts that are credited to the policyholder’s account balance as an inducement to purchase the contract. For additional information about sales inducements, see Note 7 to the Financial Statements. We generally amortize these deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”), and deferred sales inducements (“DSI”), over the expected lives of the contracts, based on our estimates of the level and timing of gross profits. As described in more detail below, in calculating DAC and DSI amortization we are required to make assumptions about investment returns, mortality, persistency, and other items that impact our estimates of the level and timing of gross profits. We also periodically evaluate the recoverability of our DAC and DSI. For certain contracts, this evaluation is performed as part of our premium deficiency testing, as discussed further below in “—Policyholder Liabilities.” As of December 31, 2014, DAC and DSI were $1,114 million and $665 million, respectively.

Amortization methodologies

We amortize DAC and other costs over the expected life of the contracts in proportion to total gross profits. Total gross profits include both actual gross profits and estimates of gross profits for future periods. In calculating gross profits, we consider mortality, persistency, and other elements as well as rates of return on investments associated with these contracts, and the cost related to our guaranteed minimum death and guaranteed minimum income benefits. Gross profits and amortization rates also include the impacts of the embedded derivatives associated with certain of the living benefit features of our variable annuity contracts and related hedging activities. In calculating amortization expense, we estimate the amounts of gross profits that will be included in our U.S. GAAP results, and utilize these estimates to calculate amortization rates and expense amounts. In addition, in calculating gross profits, we include the profits and losses related contracts previously issued by the Company that are reported in affiliated legal entities other than the Company as a result of, for example, reinsurance agreements with those affiliated entities, as discussed below. The Company is an indirect subsidiary of Prudential Financial (an SEC registrant) and has extensive transactions and relationships with other subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, including reinsurance agreements, as discussed in Note 13 to the Financial Statements. Incorporating all product-related profits and losses in gross profits, including those that are reported in affiliated legal entities, produce a DAC amortization pattern representative of the total economics of the products. For a further discussion of the amortization of DAC and other costs, see “—Results of Operations.”

We also regularly evaluate and adjust the related DAC and DSI balances with a corresponding charge or credit to current period earnings for the impact of actual gross profits and changes in our projections of estimated future gross profits on our DAC and DSI amortization rates. Adjustments to the DAC and DSI balances include the impact to our estimate of total gross profits of the annual review of assumptions, our quarterly adjustments for current period experience, and our quarterly adjustments for market performance. Each of these adjustments is further discussed below in “Annual assumptions review and quarterly adjustments.”

Annual assumptions review and quarterly adjustments

Annually, we perform a comprehensive review of the assumptions used in estimating gross profits for future periods. Results for all reported periods reflect performance of this review in the third quarter of each year. Beginning in 2015, we will perform our annual review of assumptions during the second quarter. Over the last several years, the Company’s most significant assumption updates resulting in a change to expected future gross profits and the amortization of DAC and DSI have been related to lapse experience and other contractholder behavior assumptions, mortality, and revisions

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to expected future rates of returns on investments. These assumptions may also cause potential significant variability in amortization expense in the future. The impact on our results of operations of changes in these assumptions can be offsetting and we are unable to predict their movement or offsetting impact over time.

The quarterly adjustments for current period experience referred to above reflect the impact of differences between actual gross profits for a given period and the previously estimated expected gross profits for that period. To the extent each period’s actual experience differs from the previous estimate for that period, the assumed level of total gross profits may change. In these cases, we recognize a cumulative adjustment to all previous periods’ amortization, also referred to as an experience true-up adjustment.

The quarterly adjustments for market performance referred to above reflect the impact of changes to our estimate of total gross profits to reflect actual fund performance and market conditions. A significant portion of gross profits for our variable annuity contracts are dependent upon the total rate of return on assets held in separate account investment options. This rate of return influences the fees we earn and costs we incur associated with the guaranteed minimum death and guaranteed minimum income benefit features related to our variable annuity contracts, as well as other sources of profit. Returns that are higher than our expectations for a given period produce higher than expected account balances, which increase the future fees we expect to earn and decrease the future costs we expect to incur associated with the guaranteed minimum death and guaranteed minimum income benefit features related to our variable annuity contracts. The opposite occurs when returns are lower than our expectations. The changes in future expected gross profits are used to recognize a cumulative adjustment to all prior periods’ amortization.

The near-term future equity rate of return assumptions used in evaluating DAC and DSI are derived using a reversion to the mean approach, a common industry practice. Under this approach, we consider historical equity returns and adjust projected equity returns over an initial future period (the “near-term”) so that equity returns converge to the long-term expected rate of return. If the near-term projected future rate of return is greater than our near-term maximum future rate of return, we use our maximum future rate of return. Historically, we have utilized a four year near-term period and a 13% maximum future rate of return in applying this methodology. Beginning in the third quarter of 2014, we adjust future projected equity returns over a five year near-term period and utilize a 15% maximum. As of December 31, 2014, we assume an 8.0% long-term equity expected rate of return and a 3.5% near-term mean reversion equity rate of return.

The weighted average rate of return assumptions consider many factors, including asset durations, asset allocations and other factors. We generally update the near term equity rates of return and our estimate of total gross profits each quarter to reflect the result of the reversion to the mean approach, which assumes a convergence to the long-term equity expected rates of return. These market performance related adjustments to our estimate of total gross profits result in cumulative adjustments to prior amortization, reflecting the application of the new required rate of amortization to all prior periods’ gross profits.

DAC and DSI Sensitivities

For variable annuity contracts, DAC and DSI are sensitive to changes in our future rate of return assumptions due primarily to the significant portion of gross profits that is dependent upon the total rate of return on assets held in separate account investment options.

The following table provides a demonstration of the sensitivity of each of these balances relative to our future rate of return assumptions by quantifying the adjustments to each balance that would be required assuming both an increase and decrease in our future rate of return by 100 basis points. The sensitivity includes both an increase and decrease of 100 basis points to the future rate of return assumptions in all years. The information below is for illustrative purposes only and considers only the direct effect of changes in our future rate of return on the DAC and DSI balances and not changes in any other assumptions such as persistency, mortality, or expenses included in our evaluation of DAC and DSI. Further, this information does not reflect changes in reserves, such as the reserves for the guaranteed minimum death and optional living benefit features of our variable annuity products, or the impact that changes in such reserves may have on the DAC and DSI balances.

	December 31, 2014
	Increase/(Decrease) in DAC			Increase/(Decrease) in DSI
	(in millions)
Increase in future rate of return by 100 basis points	$	46		$	27
Decrease in future rate of return by 100 basis points	$	(49	)	$	(29	)

In addition to the impact of market performance relative to our future rate of return assumptions, other factors may also drive variability in amortization expense, particularly when our annual assumption updates are performed. As noted above, however, the impact on our results of operations of changes in these assumptions can be offsetting and we are unable to predict their movement or offsetting impact over time. In 2014, updates to lapse and utilization assumptions drove the most significant changes to amortization expense. For a discussion of DAC and DSI adjustments for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, see “Results of Operations”.

Value of Business Acquired

In addition to DAC and DSI, we also recognize an asset for value of business acquired, or VOBA. VOBA is an intangible asset which represents an adjustment to the stated value of acquired inforce insurance contract liabilities to present them at fair value, determined as of the acquisition date. VOBA is amortized over the expected life of the acquired contracts in proportion to estimated gross profits, depending on the type of contract. VOBA is also subject to recoverability testing. As of December 31, 2014, VOBA was $39.7 million. For additional information about VOBA including its bases for amortization, see Note 5 of the Financial Statements.

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Valuation of Investments, Including Derivatives, and the Recognition of Other-than-Temporary Impairments

Our investment portfolio consists of public and private fixed maturity securities, commercial mortgage and other loans, equity securities, other invested assets, and derivative financial instruments. Derivatives are financial instruments whose values are derived from interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, financial indices or the values of securities. Derivative financial instruments we generally use include swaps, and options. We are also party to financial instruments that contain derivative instruments that are “embedded” in the financial instruments. Management believes the following accounting policies related to investments, including derivatives, are most dependent on the application of estimates and assumptions. Each of these policies is discussed further within other relevant disclosures related to the investments and derivatives, as referenced below:

— Valuation of investments, including derivatives

— Recognition of other-than-temporary impairments

— Determination of the valuation allowance for losses on commercial mortgage and other loans

We present at fair value in the statements of financial position our investments classified as available-for-sale including fixed maturity and equity securities investments classified as trading such as our trading account assets supporting insurance liabilities, derivatives and embedded derivatives. For additional information regarding the key estimates and assumptions surrounding the determination of fair value of fixed maturity and equity securities, as well as derivative instruments, embedded derivatives and other investments, see Note 10 to the Financial Statements.

For our investments classified as available-for-sale, the impact of changes in fair value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss in “Accumulated other comprehensive income” (“AOCI”), a separate component of equity. For our investments classified as trading, the impact of changes in fair value is recorded within “Asset administration fees and other income.” In addition, investments classified as available-for-sale are subject to impairment reviews to identify when a decline in value is other-than-temporary. For a discussion of our policies regarding other-than-temporary declines in investment value and the related methodology for recording other-than-temporary impairments of fixed maturity and equity securities, see Note 2 to the Financial Statements.

Commercial mortgage and other loans are carried primarily at unpaid principal balances, net of unamortized deferred loan origination fees and expenses and unamortized premiums or discounts and a valuation allowance for losses. For a discussion of our policies regarding the valuation allowance for commercial mortgage and other loans see Note 2 to the Financial Statements.

Policyholder Liabilities

Future Policy Benefit Reserves

We establish reserves for future policy benefits to, or on behalf of, policyholders in the same period in which the policy is issued or acquired, using methodologies prescribed by U.S. GAAP. The reserving methodologies used for our business include the following:

— For certain reserves, such as our contracts with guaranteed minimum death benefits (“GMDB”), guaranteed minimum income benefits (“GMIB”) and no lapse guarantees, we utilize current best estimate assumptions in establishing reserves. The reserves are subject to adjustments based on annual reviews of assumptions and quarterly adjustments for experience, including market performance, and the reserves may be adjusted through a benefit or charge to current period earnings.

— For certain product guarantees, primarily certain living benefit features of the variable annuity products, the benefits are accounted for as embedded derivatives, with fair values calculated as the present value of expected future benefit payments to contractholders less the present value of assessed rider fees attributable to the embedded derivative feature. Under U.S. GAAP, the fair values of these benefit features are based on assumptions a market participant would use in valuing these embedded derivatives. Changes in the fair value of the embedded derivatives are recorded quarterly through a benefit or charge to current period earnings.

The assumptions used in establishing reserves are generally based on the Company’s experience, industry experience and/or other factors, as applicable. We typically update our actuarial assumptions, such as mortality, morbidity, and policyholder behavior assumptions annually, unless a material change is observed in an interim period that we feel is indicative of a long-term trend. Generally, we do not expect trends to change significantly in the short-term and, to the extent these trends may change, we expect such changes to be gradual over the long-term. In a sustained low interest rate environment, there is an increased likelihood that the reserves determined based on best estimate assumptions may be greater than the net liabilities. The following paragraphs provide additional details about our reserves.

Future policy benefits also include reserves for the GMDB and GMIB features of our variable annuities, and for the optional living benefit features that are accounted for as embedded derivatives. As discussed above, in establishing reserves for GMDBs and GMIBs, we utilize current best estimate assumptions. The primary assumptions used in establishing these reserves include annuitization, lapse, withdrawal and mortality assumptions, as well as interest rate and equity market return assumptions. Lapse rates are adjusted at the contract level based on the in-the-moneyness of the living benefit and reflect other factors, such as the applicability of any surrender charges. Lapse rates are reduced when contracts are more in-the-money. Lapse rates are also generally assumed to be lower for the period where surrender charges apply.

The reserves for certain living benefit features, including guaranteed minimum accumulation benefits (“GMAB”), guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (“GMWB”) and guaranteed minimum income and withdrawal benefits (“GMIWB”), are accounted for as embedded derivatives, with fair values calculated as the present value of expected future benefit payments to contractholders less the present value of assessed rider fees attributable to the embedded derivative feature. This methodology could result in either a liability or contra-liability balance, given changing capital market conditions and various actuarial assumptions. Since there is no observable active market for the transfer of these obligations, the valuations are calculated using internally-developed models with option pricing techniques. The models are based on a risk neutral valuation framework and

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incorporate premiums for risks inherent in valuation techniques, inputs, and the general uncertainty around the timing and amount of future cash flows. The significant inputs to the valuation models for these embedded derivatives include capital market assumptions, such as interest rate levels and volatility assumptions, the Company’s market-perceived risk of its own non-performance (“NPR”), as well as actuarially determined assumptions, including contractholder behavior, such as lapse rates, benefit utilization rates, withdrawal rates, and mortality rates. Capital market inputs and actual contractholders’ account values are updated each quarter based on capital market conditions as of the end of the quarter, including interest rates, equity markets and volatility. In the risk neutral valuation, the initial swap curve drives the total returns used to grow the contractholders’ account values. The Company’s discount rate assumption is based on the LIBOR swap curve adjusted for an additional spread relative to LIBOR to reflect NPR. Actuarial assumptions, including contractholder behavior and mortality, are reviewed at least annually, and updated based upon emerging experience, future expectations and other data, including any observable market data, such as available industry studies or market transactions such as acquisitions and reinsurance transactions. For additional information regarding the valuation of these optional living benefit features, see Note 10 to the Financial Statements.

Sensitivity for Future Policy Benefit Reserves

We expect the future benefit reserves that are based on current best estimate assumptions, and those that represent embedded derivatives recorded at fair value to be the ones most likely to drive variability in earnings from period to period.

For the GMDB and GMIB features of our variable annuities, the reserves for these contracts are significantly influenced by the future rate of return assumptions. The following table provides a demonstration of the sensitivity of the reserves for GMDBs and GMIBs related to variable annuity contracts relative to our future rate of return assumptions by quantifying the adjustments to these reserves that would be required assuming both a 100 basis point increase and decrease in our future rate of return. The information below is for illustrative purposes only and considers only the direct effect of changes in our future rate of return on operating results due to the change in the reserve balance and not changes in any other assumptions such as persistency or mortality included in our evaluation of the reserves, or any changes on DAC or other balances, discussed above in “—Deferred Policy Acquisition and Other Costs.”

	December 31, 2014
	Increase/(Decrease) in     GMDB/GMIB Reserves
	(in millions)
Increase in future rate of return by 100 basis points	$	(39)
Decrease in future rate of return by 100 basis points	$	45

In addition to the impact of market performance relative to our future rate of return assumptions, other factors may also drive variability in the change in reserves, particularly when our annual assumption updates are performed. As noted above, however, the impact on our results of operations of changes in these assumptions can be offsetting and we are unable to predict their movement or offsetting impact over time. In 2014, updates to projected interest rate assumptions, partially offset by refinements to our methodology for applying reversion to the mean, drove the most significant changes to these reserves. For a discussion of adjustments to the reserves for GMDBs and GMIBs for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, see “—Results of Operations”.

For certain living benefit features of the variable annuities that are accounted for as embedded derivatives, the changes in reserves are significantly impacted by changes in both the capital markets assumptions and actuarial assumptions. Capital market inputs and actual contractholders’ account values are updated each quarter based on capital market conditions as of the end of the quarter, while actuarial assumptions are reviewed at least annually, and updated based upon emerging experience, future expectations and other data. For additional information about the impacts of capital markets assumptions, including interest rates, NPR credit spreads and equity returns, refer to “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” below. In 2014, updates to lapse rate assumptions drove the most significant changes to these reserves. Other factors may also drive variability in the change in reserves, particularly when our annual assumption updates are performed. As noted above, however, the impact on our results of operations of changes in these assumptions can be offsetting and we are unable to predict their movement or offsetting impact over time. For a discussion of the drivers of the changes in our optional living benefit features for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, see “—Results of Operations.”

The Company’s liability for future policy benefits also includes reserves based on the present value of estimated future payments to or on behalf of contractholders, where the timing and amount of payment depends on policyholder mortality. Expected mortality is generally based on Company experience, industry data and/or other factors. Interest rate assumptions are based on factors such as market conditions and expected investment returns. Although mortality and interest rate assumptions are “locked-in” upon the issuance of new insurance or annuity business with fixed and guaranteed terms, significant changes in experience or assumptions may require the Company to provide for expected future losses on a product by establishing premium deficiency reserves. Premium deficiency reserves are established, if necessary, when the liability for future policy benefits plus the present value of expected future gross premiums are determined to be insufficient to provide for expected future policy benefits and expenses.

Taxes on Income

Our effective tax rate is based on income, non-taxable and non-deductible items, statutory tax rates and tax planning opportunities available in the various jurisdictions in which we operate. Inherent in determining our annual tax rate are judgments regarding business plans, planning opportunities and expectations about future outcomes.

An increase or decrease in our effective tax rate by one percent of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, would have resulted in an increase or decrease in our income from continuing operations in 2014 of $3 million.

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The Company’s liability for income taxes includes the liability for unrecognized tax benefits and interest that relate to tax years still subject to review by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) or other taxing authorities. See Note 9 to the Financial Statements for a discussion of the impact in 2012, 2013 and 2014 of changes to our total unrecognized tax benefits. We do not anticipate any significant changes within the next 12 months to our total unrecognized tax benefits related to tax years for which the statute of limitations has not expired.

Reserves for Contingencies

A contingency is an existing condition that involves a degree of uncertainty that will ultimately be resolved upon the occurrence of future events. Under U.S. GAAP, reserves for contingencies are required to be established when the future event is probable and its impact can be reasonably estimated, such as in connection with an unresolved legal matter. The initial reserve reflects management’s best estimate of the probable cost of ultimate resolution of the matter and is revised accordingly as facts and circumstances change and, ultimately, when the matter is brought to closure.

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

There were no new accounting pronouncements adopted during 2014 requiring the application of critical accounting estimates. See Note 2 to the Financial Statements for a complete discussion of newly issued accounting pronouncements.

Changes in Financial Position

2014 versus 2013

Total assets decreased by $1.0 billion from $53.5 billion at December 31, 2013 to $52.5 billion at December 31, 2014. Separate account assets decreased $2.5 billion primarily driven by net outflows on the runoff block and policy charges, partially offset by market appreciation and the impact of the asset transfer feature which moved contractholder account values from the general account to the separate account due to favorable markets in 2014. Total investments decreased $0.4 billion primarily due to asset sales associated with contractholder surrenders and the impact of the asset transfer feature which moved contractholder account values from the general account to the separate account due to favorable markets in 2014. DAC and DSI decreased $0.4 billion primarily resulting from base amortization. Partially offsetting the above decrease was an increase in reinsurance recoverables of $2.2 billion related to the reinsured liability for living benefit embedded derivatives primarily resulting from an increase in the present value of future expected benefit payments driven by decreases in interest rates and the impact of the annual assumption update.

Total liabilities decreased by $1.0 billion, from $51.8 billion at December 31, 2013 to $50.8 billion at December 31, 2014. Separate account liabilities decreased $2.5 billion offsetting the decrease in separate accounts assets above. Policyholders’ account balance decreased $0.6 billion primarily driven by account value runoff due to contractholder surrenders and the impact of the asset transfer feature which moved contractholder account values from the general account to the separate account, as discussed above. In addition, short-term debt decreased by $0.2 billion driven by a repayment of debt with Prudential Financial. Partially offsetting the above decrease was an increase in Future policy benefits and other policyholder liabilities of $2.4 billion primarily driven by the mark-to-market of the liability for living benefit embedded derivatives, as discussed above.

Total equity was relatively unchanged from December 31, 2013 to December 31, 2014, reflecting dividends of $0.3 billion paid to our parent, Prudential Annuities, Inc., partially offset by net income of $0.3 billion.

Results of Operations

2014 versus 2013 Annual Comparison

Income from Operations before Income Taxes

Income from operations before income taxes decreased $921 million from $1,180 million in 2013 to $259 million in 2014. Excluding the impact on amortization of DAC and other costs, and on the reserves for the GMDB and GMIB features, due to the mark-to-market of the reinsured liability for living benefit embedded derivatives and related hedge positions and of changes in the estimated profitability of the business, as discussed in more detail below, income from operations before income taxes increased $181 million. The increase was primarily related to the mark-to-market of our non-reinsured living benefit features and related hedge positions, primarily due to net hedge losses and increasing interest rates in 2013.

The impact on amortization due to the mark-to-market of the reinsured liability for living benefit embedded derivatives and related hedge positions and the changes in the estimated profitability of the business resulted in a net charge of $138 million in 2014. The net charge primarily reflects NPR gains in 2014 due to declining interest rates, partially offset by a net benefit driven by an annual review and update of assumptions, as discussed above. The net benefit of $964 million in 2013 primarily reflects NPR losses due to increasing interest rates and an annual review and update of assumptions as discussed above.

Revenues, Benefits and Expenses

Revenues increased $130 million, primarily driven by a favorable variance in realized gains and losses of $192 million primarily due to differences between the mark-to-market of the non-reinsured portion of the living benefit embedded derivative liability and related hedge positions, as discussed above. Offsetting this benefit was a decrease in net investment income of $54 million primarily as a result of lower portfolio yields due to lower reinvestment rates and lower average annuity account values in the general account.

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Benefits and expenses increased $1,051 million. Excluding the $1,102 million impacts of the amortization of DAC and other costs and to the reserves for the GMDB and GMIB features as discussed above, benefits and expenses decreased $51 million, primarily driven by lower interest credited due to lower average annuity account values in the general account, and lower interest expense due to a pay-down of debt as discussed above.

Income Taxes

Shown below is our income tax provision for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, separately reflecting the impact of certain significant items. Also presented below is the income tax provision that would have resulted from application of the statutory 35% federal income tax rate in each of these periods.

		2014			2013
		(in millions)
Tax provision	$		9	$		332
Impact of:
Non taxable investment income			69			70
Tax credits			13			11
Other			-			1
Tax provision at statutory rate	$		91	$		413

Our income tax provision amounted to an income tax expense of $9 million and $332 million in 2014 and 2013, respectively. The decrease in income tax expense primarily reflects the decrease in pre-tax income from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2014.

We employ various tax strategies, including strategies to minimize the amount of taxes resulting from realized capital gains.

For additional information regarding income taxes, see Note 9 to the Financial Statements.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

Liquidity refers to the ability to generate sufficient cash resources to meet the payment obligations of the Company. Capital refers to the long term financial resources available to support the operations of our business, fund business growth, and provide a cushion to withstand adverse circumstances. Our ability to generate and maintain sufficient liquidity and capital depends on the profitability of our business, general economic conditions, our ability to borrow from affiliates and our access to the capital markets through affiliates as described herein.

Effective and prudent liquidity and capital management is a priority across the organization. Management monitors the liquidity of Prudential Financial, Prudential Insurance and the Company on a daily basis and projects borrowing and capital needs over a multi-year time horizon through our quarterly planning process. We believe that cash flows from the sources of funds available to us are sufficient to satisfy the current liquidity requirements of Prudential Financial, and the Company, including under reasonably foreseeable stress scenarios. Prudential Financial has a capital management framework in place that governs the allocation of capital and approval of capital uses, and Prudential Financial forecasts capital sources and uses on a quarterly basis. We also employ a “Capital Protection Framework” to ensure the availability of capital resources to maintain adequate capitalization and competitive risk-based capital ratios under various stress scenarios.

Prudential Financial is a “Designated Financial Company” under the Dodd-Frank Act. As a Designated Financial Company, Prudential Financial is subject to supervision and examination by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and to prudential regulatory standards, which include or will include requirements and limitations (some of which are the subject of ongoing rule-making) relating to risk-based capital, leverage, liquidity, stress-testing, overall risk management, resolution plans and early remediation; and may also include additional standards regarding capital, public disclosure, short-term debt limits, and other related subjects. In addition, the FSB has identified Prudential Financial as a G-SII. For information on these recent actions and their potential impact on Prudential Financial, see “Business—Regulation” and “Risk Factors”.

Capital

Our capital management framework is primarily based on statutory risk based capital (“RBC”) measures. The RBC ratio is a primary measure of the capital adequacy of the Company. RBC is calculated based on statutory financial statements and risk formulas consistent with the practices of the NAIC. RBC considers, among other things, risks related to the type and quality of the invested assets, insurance-related risks associated with an insurer’s products and liabilities, interest rate risks and general business risks. RBC ratio calculations are intended to assist insurance regulators in measuring an insurer’s solvency and ability to pay future claims. The reporting of RBC measures is not intended for the purpose of ranking any insurance company or for use in connection with any marketing, advertising or promotional activities, but is available to the public. The RBC ratio is an annual calculation. As of December 31, 2014 the Company’s RBC ratio exceeds the minimum level required by applicable insurance regulations.

The regulatory capital level of the Company can be materially impacted by interest rate and equity market fluctuations, changes in the values of derivatives, the level of impairments recorded, and credit quality migration of the investment portfolio, among other items. Further, the recapture of business subject to third-party reinsurance arrangements due to defaults by, or credit quality migration affecting, the third-party reinsurers or for other reasons could negatively impact regulatory capital levels.

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In addition, the NAIC recently finalized new guidance regarding the calculation of Total Adjusted Capital (“TAC”) that directly affects the calculation of the RBC ratio. The new guidance, which is effective for December 31, 2014, limits the portion of an insurer’s asset valuation reserve that can be counted as TAC to the amount not utilized in asset adequacy testing. This guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s RBC ratio.

The Company’s regulatory capital level is also affected by statutory accounting rules, which are subject to change by each applicable insurance regulator. As discussed in “Business—Regulation,” during the fourth quarter of 2014, we reached an agreement with the NY DFS on reserving methodologies for New York financial reporting purposes in respect of certain variable annuity products. The Company evaluates its regulatory capital under reasonably foreseeable stress scenarios and believes we have adequate resources to maintain our capital levels comfortably above regulatory requirements under these scenarios.

On December 19, 2014 and June 27, 2014, the Company paid dividends of $75 million and $267 million, respectively, to its parent, Prudential Annuities, Inc. On December 16, 2013 and June 26, 2013, the Company paid dividends of $100 million and $184 million, respectively, to our parent, Prudential Annuities, Inc. On December 11, 2012 and June 29, 2012, the Company paid dividends of $160 million and $248 million, respectively, to Prudential Annuities, Inc.

Capital Protection Framework

We employ a “Capital Protection Framework” to ensure that sufficient capital resources are available to maintain adequate capitalization and a competitive RBC ratio, under various stress scenarios. The Capital Protection Framework incorporates the potential impacts from market related stresses, including equity markets, real estate, interest rates, and credit losses. Potential sources of capital include on-balance sheet capital, derivatives and contingent sources of capital. Although we continue to enhance our approach, we believe we currently have access to sufficient resources to maintain adequate capitalization and a competitive RBC ratio under a range of potential stress scenarios.

Affiliated Captive Reinsurance

Prudential Financial and the Company uses captive reinsurance companies to more effectively manage our reserves and capital on an economic basis and to enable the aggregation and transfer of risks. Pruco Re assumes business from affiliates only. To support the risks Pruco Re assumes, the captives are capitalized to a level we believe is consistent with the “AA” financial strength rating targets of Prudential Financial’s insurance subsidiaries. Pruco Re is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, domiciled in Arizona, which is the state of domicile of PALAC. In addition to state insurance regulation, Pruco Re is subject to internal policies governing its activities. In the normal course of business Prudential Financial contributes capital to the captives to support business growth and other needs. Prudential Financial has also entered into support agreements with captives in connection with financing arrangements.

We reinsure variable annuity living benefit guarantees to an affiliated captive reinsurance company, Pruco Re. This enables Prudential Financial to aggregate these risks within Pruco Re and manage them more efficiently through a hedging program. On August 31, 2013, the Company redomesticated from Connecticut to Arizona, and, as a result, PALAC is able to claim reinsurance reserve credit for business ceded to Pruco Re without the need for Pruco Re to post collateral.

Liquidity

Our liquidity is managed to ensure stable, reliable and cost-effective sources of cash flows to meet all of our obligations. Liquidity is provided by a variety of sources, including portfolios of liquid assets. Our investment portfolios are integral to the overall liquidity of the Company. The impact of Prudential Funding, LLC’s financing capacity on liquidity (as described below) is considered in the internal liquidity measures of the Company. We continue to believe that cash generated by ongoing operations and the liquidity profile of our assets provide sufficient liquidity under reasonably foreseeable stress scenarios for the Company.

Liquidity is measured against internally developed benchmarks that take into account the characteristics of both the asset portfolio and the liabilities that they support. We consider attributes of the various categories of liquid assets (for example, type of asset and credit quality) in calculating internal liquidity measures to evaluate liquidity under various stress scenarios, including company-specific and market-wide events. We believe we have adequate liquidity, including under these stress scenarios.

Cash Flow

The principal sources of the Company’s liquidity are certain annuity considerations, investment and fee income, investment maturities, as well as internal borrowings. The principal uses of that liquidity include benefits, claims, and payments to policyholders and contractholders in connection with surrenders, withdrawals and net policy loan activity. Other uses of liquidity include commissions, general and administrative expenses, purchases of investments, and payments in connection with financing activities. We use a projection process for cash flows from operations to ensure sufficient liquidity is available to meet projected cash outflows, including claims. As discussed above, in March 2010, the Company ceased offering its existing variable annuity products to new investors upon the launch of a new product line by certain affiliates. Therefore, the Company expects to continue to see the overall level of cash flows decrease going forward as the book of business runs off.

We believe that the cash flows from our operations are adequate to satisfy our current liquidity requirements. The continued adequacy of this liquidity will depend upon factors such as future securities market conditions, changes in interest rate levels, contractholder perceptions of our financial strength, customer behavior and the relative safety and attractiveness of competing products, each of which could lead to reduced cash

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inflows or increased cash outflows. Our cash flows from investment activities result from repayments of principal, proceeds from maturities and sales of invested assets and investment income, net of amounts reinvested. The primary liquidity risks with respect to these cash flows are the risk of default by debtors or bond insurers, our counterparties’ willingness to extend repurchase and/or securities lending arrangements, commitments to invest and market volatility. We closely manage these risks through our credit risk management process and regular monitoring of our liquidity position.

In managing our liquidity, we consider the risk of policyholder and contractholder withdrawals of funds earlier than our assumptions when selecting assets to support these contractual obligations. We use surrender charges and other contract provisions to mitigate the extent, timing and profitability impact of withdrawals of funds by customers from annuity contracts and deposit liabilities.

Liquid Assets

Liquid assets include cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, fixed maturities that are not designated as held-to-maturity and public equity securities. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had liquid assets of $2.9 billion and $3.4 billion, respectively. The portion of liquid assets comprised of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments was $0.1 billion as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, $2.6 billion, or 91%, of the fixed maturity investments in company general account portfolios were rated high or highest quality based on NAIC or equivalent rating. The remaining $0.2 billion, or 9%, of these fixed maturity investments were rated other than high or highest quality.

Given the size and liquidity profile of our investment portfolios, we believe that claim experience, including contractholder withdrawals and surrenders, varying from our projections does not constitute a significant liquidity risk. Our asset/liability management process takes into account the expected maturity of investments and expected claim payments as well as the specific nature and risk profile of the liabilities. To the extent we need to pay claims in excess of projections, we may borrow temporarily or sell investments sooner than anticipated to pay these claims, which may result in increased borrowing costs or realized investment gains or losses affecting results of operations. The payment of claims and sale of investments earlier than anticipated would have an impact on the reported level of cash flow from operating and investing activities, respectively, in our financial statements. Historically, there has been no significant variation between the expected maturities of our investments and the payment of claims.

Prudential Funding, LLC

Prudential Financial and Prudential Funding, LLC (“Prudential Funding”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Insurance, borrow funds in the capital markets through the direct issuance of commercial paper. The borrowings serve as an additional source of financing to meet our working capital needs. Prudential Funding operates under a support agreement with Prudential Insurance whereby Prudential Insurance has agreed to maintain Prudential Funding’s positive tangible net worth at all times.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market Risk

Market risk is defined as the risk of loss resulting from change in the value of assets, liabilities or derivative instruments as a result of absolute or relative changes in factors affecting financial markets, such as changes in interest rates, equity prices, foreign currency exchange rates and credit spreads.

To varying degrees, the investment activities supporting all of our products and services generate exposure to market risk. The primary source of our exposure to market risk is “other than trading” activities conducted in our annuity operations. The market risk incurred and our strategies for managing this risk vary by product. The market risk associated with “trading” activities is immaterial.

Market Risk Management

Risk management includes the identification and measurement of various forms of risk, the establishment of risk thresholds and the creation of processes intended to maintain risks within these thresholds while optimizing returns on the underlying assets or liabilities. As an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, the Company benefits from the risk management strategies implemented by its parent. Risk range limits are established for each type of market risk, and are approved by the Investment Committee of the Prudential Financial Board of Directors and subject to ongoing review.

Our risk management process utilizes a variety of tools and techniques, including:

— Measures of price sensitivity to market changes (e.g., interest rates, equity index prices, foreign exchange, credit spreads);

— Asset/liability management analytics;

— Stress scenario testing;

— Hedging programs; and

— Risk management governance, including policies, limits and a market risk oversight committee.

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Market Risk Mitigation

Risk mitigation takes three primary forms:

1. Managing assets to liability-based limits on net exposure. For example, investment policies identify target durations for assets based on liability characteristics and asset portfolios are managed to ranges around them. This mitigates potential unanticipated economic losses from interest rate movements.

2. Hedging non-strategic exposures. For example, our investment policies generally require hedging currency risk for all cash flows not offset by similarly denominated liabilities.

3. Management of portfolio concentration risk. For example, ongoing monitoring and management at the enterprise level of key rate, currency and other concentration risks support diversification efforts to mitigate exposure to individual markets and sources of liquidity strain.

Market Risk Related to Interest Rates

Assets that subject us to interest rate risk primarily include fixed maturity securities, commercial mortgage and other loans and policy loans. Liabilities that subject us to interest rate risk primarily include fixed immediate annuities and policyholder account balances relating to fixed rate annuities and the fixed investment option offered in our variable life insurance and annuity contracts, certain guaranteed benefit features accounted for as embedded derivatives, and outstanding short-term and long-term debt. Changes in interest rates create risk that the resulting changes in asset values will differ from the changes in the value of the liabilities relating to the underlying or hedged products. Derivatives that subject us to interest rate risk primarily include interest rate swaps and options. Additionally, changes in interest rates may impact other items including, but not limited to, the following:

— Net investment spread between the amounts that we are required to pay and the rate of return we are able to earn on investments for certain products supported by general account investments;

— Asset-based fees earned on assets under management or contractholder account values;

— Estimated total gross profits and the amortization of deferred policy acquisition and other costs;

— Net exposure to the guarantees provided under certain products; and

— Our capital levels.

In order to mitigate the unfavorable impact that the current interest rate environment has on our net interest margins, we employ a proactive asset-liability management program, which includes strategic asset allocation and derivative strategies within a disciplined risk management framework. These strategies seek to match the characteristics of our products, and to approximate the interest rate sensitivity of the assets with the estimated interest rate sensitivity of the product liabilities. Our asset-liability management program also helps manage duration gaps, currency and other risks between assets and liabilities through the use of derivatives. We adjust this dynamic process as products change, as customer behavior changes and as changes in the market environment occur. As a result, our asset-liability management process has permitted us to manage interest rate risk successfully through several market cycles.

We use duration and convexity analyses to measure price sensitivity to interest rate changes. Duration measures the relative sensitivity of the fair value of a financial instrument to changes in interest rates. Convexity measures the rate of change of duration with respect to changes in interest rates. We use asset/liability management and derivative strategies to manage our interest rate exposure by matching the relative sensitivity of asset and liability values to interest rate changes, or controlling “duration mismatch” of assets and liabilities. We have duration mismatch constraints. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the difference between the duration of assets and the target duration of liabilities in our duration managed portfolios was within our policy limits. We consider risk-based capital and tax implications as well as current market conditions in our asset/liability management strategies.

The Company also mitigates interest rate risk through a market value adjusted (“MVA”) provision on certain of the Company’s fixed investment options. This MVA provision limits interest rate risk by subjecting the contractholder to an MVA when funds are withdrawn or transferred to variable investment options before the end of the guarantee period. In the event of rising interest rates, which generally make the fixed maturity securities underlying the guarantee less valuable, the MVA could be negative. In the event of declining interest rates, which generally make the fixed maturity securities underlying the guarantee more valuable, the MVA could be positive. The resulting increase or decrease in the value of the fixed option, from calculation of the MVA, is designed to offset the decrease or increase in the market value of the securities underlying the guarantee.

We assess the impact of interest rate movements on the value of our financial assets, financial liabilities and derivatives using hypothetical test scenarios that assume either upward or downward 100 basis point parallel shifts in the yield curve from prevailing interest rates, reflecting changes in either credit spreads or the risk-free rate. The following table sets forth the net estimated potential loss in fair value on these financial instruments from a hypothetical 100 basis point upward shift at December 31, 2014 and 2013. This table is presented on a gross basis and excludes offsetting impacts to insurance liabilities that are not considered financial liabilities under U.S. GAAP. This scenario results in the greatest net exposure to interest rate risk of the hypothetical scenarios tested at those dates. While the test scenario is for illustrative purposes only and does not reflect our expectations regarding future interest rates or the performance of fixed income markets, it is a near-term, reasonably possible hypothetical change that illustrates the potential impact of such events. These test scenarios do not measure the changes in value that could result from non-parallel shifts in the yield curve, which we would expect to produce different changes in discount rates for different maturities. As a result, the actual loss in fair value from a 100 basis point change in interest rates could be different from that indicated by these calculations. The estimated changes in fair values do not include separate account assets.

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	December 31, 2014							December 31, 2013
	Notional		Fair Value			Hypothetical Change in Fair Value		Notional		Fair Value			Hypothetical Change in Fair Value
	(in millions)
Financial assets with interest rate risk:
Financial Assets:
Fixed maturities, available for sale			$	2,801	$		(123)			$	3,264	$		(129)
Policy loans				13			-				12			-
Commercial loans				423			(17)				399			(18)
Derivatives (1):
Swaps	$	2,265		85			(74)	$	1,888		(31)			(85)
Options		6,942		12			(4)		13,271		10			(3)
Financial liabilities with interest rate risk:
Investment Contracts				(91)			3				(84)			3
Total estimated potential loss					$		(215)					$		(232)

(1) Excludes variable annuity optional living benefits accounted for as embedded derivatives.

The tables above do not include approximately $6.1 billion of insurance reserve and deposit liabilities as of December 31, 2014 and $4.2 billion as of December 31, 2013 which are not considered financial liabilities. We believe that the interest rate sensitivities of these insurance liabilities would serve as an offset to the net interest rate risk of the financial assets and financial liabilities which are set forth in these tables. The tables above also exclude variable annuity optional living benefits accounted for as embedded derivatives as the Company generally reinsures the risks associated with these benefits to an affiliated reinsurance company, Pruco Re, as part of its risk management strategy. See “Item 1. Business—Products—Individual Annuities” for information regarding the reinsurance to Pruco Re and the living benefit hedging program, which is primarily executed within Pruco Re.

Market Risk Related to Equity Prices

We have exposure to equity price risk primarily through our equity-based derivatives and certain variable annuity and other living benefit feature embedded derivatives. As discussed above, our variable annuity optional living benefits accounted for as embedded derivatives are generally reinsured to an affiliate as part of our risk management strategy. Our equity based derivatives are primarily held as part of our capital hedging program, discussed below. In addition the impact on our capital hedges, changes in equity prices may impact other items including, but not limited to, the following:

— Asset-based fees earned on assets under management or contractholder account values;

— Estimated total gross profits and the amortization of deferred policy acquisition and other costs; and

— Net exposure to the guarantees provided under certain products.

We manage investment equity price risk against benchmarks in respective markets. We benchmark our return on equity holdings against a blend of market indices, mainly the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 for U.S. equities. For equity investments within the separate accounts, the investment risk is borne primarily by the separate account contractholder rather than by the Company.

Our capital hedging program is managed at the Prudential Financial parent company level. The program broadly addresses equity market exposure of the overall statutory capital of Prudential Financial as a whole, under stress scenarios. The Company owns a portion of the derivatives related to the program. The program focuses on tail risk in order to protect statutory capital in a cost-effective manner under stress scenarios. Prudential Financial assesses the composition of the hedging program on an ongoing basis and may change it from time to time based on an evaluation of its risk position or other factors. Our estimated equity price risk associated with these capital hedges as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 was a $1 million and a $2 million benefit, respectively, estimated based on a hypothetical 10% decline in equity benchmark market levels, which would partially offset an overall decline in our capital position related to the equity market decline.

Derivatives

We use derivative financial instruments primarily to reduce market risk from changes in interest rates and equity prices, including their use to alter interest rate exposures arising from mismatches between assets and liabilities. Our derivatives primarily include swaps, futures, options and forward contracts that are exchange-traded or contracted in the over-the-counter market. See Note 11 to the Financial Statements for a description of derivative activities as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.

Market Risk Related to Certain Variable Annuity Products

The primary risk exposures of our variable annuity contracts relate to actual deviations from, or changes to, the assumptions used in the original pricing of these products, including capital markets assumptions, such as equity market returns, interest rates and market volatility and actuarial assumptions. For our capital markets assumptions, we hedge or limit our exposure to the risk created by capital markets fluctuations through a combination of product design elements, such as an asset transfer feature and inclusion of certain optional living benefits in our living benefits hedging program. Certain variable annuity optional living benefit features are accounted for as an embedded derivative and recorded at fair value.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Information required with respect to this Item 8 regarding Financial Statements and Supplementary Data is set forth within the Index to Financial Statements elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Independent Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2014 are included in Part IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In order to ensure that the information we must disclose in our filings with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis, the Company’s management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e), as of December 31, 2014. Based on such evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of December 31, 2014, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective. No change in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) occurred during the year ended December 31, 2014 that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting. As of December 31, 2014, we have adopted Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

Item 9B. Other Information

None.

PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance

We have adopted Prudential Financial’s code of business conduct and ethics known as “Making the Right Choices”. Making the Right Choices is posted at www.investor.prudential.com.

In addition, we have adopted Prudential Financial’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, which we refer to herein as the “Corporate Governance Principles and Practices.” Prudential Financial’s Corporate Governance Principles and Practices are available free of charge at www.investor.prudential.com.

Certain of the information called for by this item is hereby incorporated herein by reference to the relevant portions of Prudential Financial’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 12, 2015 to be filed by Prudential Financial with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after December 31, 2014 (the “Proxy Statement”).

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The information called for by this item is hereby incorporated herein by reference to the relevant portions of the Proxy Statement.

PART IV

Item 15.  Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a)    (1)	Financial Statements             Financial Statements of the Company are listed in the accompanying “Index to Financial Statements” on page 36 hereof and are filed as part of this Report.
(2)	Financial Statement Schedules None.*
(3)	Exhibits

2.	None.
3. (i)(a)	Certificate Restating the Certificate of Incorporation of American Skandia Life Assurance Corporation, dated February 8, 1988 is incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K, Registration No. 33-44202, filed March 27, 2004.

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(i)(b)	Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of American Skandia Life Assurance Corporation, dated December 17, 1999 is incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K, Registration No. 33-44202, filed March 27, 2004.
(i)(c)	Certificate of Amendment changing the name from American Skandia Life Assurance Corporation to Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation, effective as of January 1, 2008, is incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K. Registration No 33-44202 filed March 15, 2011.
(i)(d)	Articles of Domestication of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation, effective August 31, 2013, are incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K, Registration No. 33-44202, filed August 30, 2013.
(ii)(a)	By-Laws of American Skandia Life Assurance Corporation, as amended June 17, 1998, are incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K, Registration No. 33-44202, filed March 27, 2004.
(ii)(b)	By-Laws of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2008,are incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K Registration No 33-44202 filed March 15, 2011.
(ii)(c)	Amended and Restated By-Laws of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation, effective August 31, 2013, are incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K, Registration No. 33-44202, filed August 30, 2013.
9.	None.
10.	None.
11.	Not applicable.
12.	Not applicable.
13.	Not applicable.
16.	None.
18.	None.
21.	Not applicable.
22.	None.
23.	Not applicable.
24.	Powers of Attorney are filed herewith.
31.1	Section 302 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer.
31.2	Section 302 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.
32.1	Section 906 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer.
32.2	Section 906 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.

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.

* Schedules are omitted because they are either not applicable or because the information required therein is included in the Notes to Financial Statements.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 and 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Shelton, and State of Connecticut on the 12^th day of March 2015.

PRUDENTIAL ANNUITIES LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (Registrant)
By:	/s/ Robert F. O’Donnell
	Robert F. O’Donnell
	President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated on March 12, 2015.

Name	Title
/s/ Robert F. O’Donnell Robert F. O’Donnell	President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
/s/ Yanela C. Frias Yanela C. Frias	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Director
* Bernard J. Jacob Bernard J. Jacob	Director
* George M. Gannon George M. Gannon	Director
* Kenneth Y. Tanji Kenneth Y. Tanji	Director
* Arthur W. Wallace Arthur W. Wallace	Director
* Richard F. Lambert Richard F. Lambert	Director

*  By:	/s/ Lynn K. Stone
	Lynn K. Stone
	(Attorney-in-Fact)

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

INDEX

	Page Number
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting		37
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		38
Statements of Financial Position as of December 31, 2014 and 2013		39
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the Years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012		40
Statements of Equity for the Years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012		41
Statements of Cash Flows for the Years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012		42
Notes to Financial Statements		43

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Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation (the “Company”) is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness, as of December 31, 2014, of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, based on the framework established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on our assessment under that framework, management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2014.

Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by or under the supervision of our principal executive and principal financial officers 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. Our internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect transactions and dispositions of assets; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and the directors of the Company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, regarding the internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report.

March 12, 2015

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholder of

Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of financial position and the related statements of operations and comprehensive income, of equity and of cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation (an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc.) at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2014 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

As described in Note 13 of the financial statements, the Company has entered into extensive transactions with affiliated entities.

/S/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

New York, New York

March 12, 2015

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Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation

Statements of Financial Position

As of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (in thousands, except share amounts)

	December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
ASSETS
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost, 2014: $2,609,253; 2013: $3,079,002)	$	2,800,593	$	3,264,216
Trading account assets, at fair value		6,131		6,677
Equity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value (cost, 2014: $14; 2013: $206)		17		208
Commercial mortgage and other loans, net of valuation allowance		422,563		398,991
Policy loans		13,355		12,454
Short-term investments		57,185		118,188
Other long-term investments		162,783		60,585
Total investments		3,462,627		3,861,319
Cash and cash equivalents		594		1,417
Deferred policy acquisition costs		1,114,431		1,345,504
Accrued investment income		25,008		32,169
Reinsurance recoverables		2,996,845		748,690
Value of business acquired		39,738		43,500
Deferred sales inducements		665,207		809,247
Receivables from parent and affiliates		60,490		44,643
Other assets		6,193		16,994
Separate account assets		44,101,699		46,626,828
TOTAL ASSETS	$	52,472,832	$	53,530,311
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
LIABILITIES
Policyholders’ account balances	$	2,633,085	$	3,191,215
Future policy benefits and other policyholder liabilities		3,539,521		1,127,342
Payables to parent and affiliates		71,675		120,452
Cash collateral for loaned securities		5,285		47,896
Income taxes		299,084		358,818
Short-term debt		54,354		205,000
Other liabilities		105,972		113,125
Separate account liabilities		44,101,699		46,626,828
Total Liabilities		50,810,675		51,790,676
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (See Note 12)
EQUITY
Common stock, $100 par value; 25,000 shares, authorized, issued and outstanding		2,500		2,500
Additional paid-in capital		901,422		901,422
Retained earnings		673,613		764,846
Accumulated other comprehensive income		84,622		70,867
Total Equity		1,662,157		1,739,635
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	52,472,832	$	53,530,311

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Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands)

	2014		2013		2012
REVENUES
Premiums	$	34,903	$	28,019	$	21,824
Policy charges and fee income		806,327		809,242		796,995
Net investment income		164,011		217,883		277,651
Asset administration fees and other income		227,619		239,489		266,321
Realized investment gains (losses), net:
Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities		(10)		-		(6,852)
Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities transferred to other comprehensive income		10		-		6,594
Other realized investment gains (losses), net		7,368		(184,351)		(82,972)
Total realized investment gains (losses), net		7,368		(184,351)		(83,230)
Total revenues		1,240,228		1,110,282		1,279,561
BENEFITS AND EXPENSES
Policyholders’ benefits		137,135		29,727		124,316
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances		211,058		(117,027)		60,830
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs		238,416		(385,561)		(188,042)
General, administrative and other expenses		394,248		402,679		424,764
Total benefits and expenses		980,857		(70,182)		421,868
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES		259,371		1,180,464		857,693
Total income tax expense		8,604		332,372		223,634
NET INCOME		250,767		848,092		634,059
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(63)		5		10
Net unrealized investment gains (losses):
Unrealized investment gains (losses) for the period		35,931		(108,769)		2,734
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income		(14,706)		(8,805)		(23,387)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses)		21,225		(117,574)		(20,653)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:		21,162		(117,569)		(20,643)
Less: Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(23)		2		4
Net unrealized income (losses)		7,430		(41,151)		(7,222)
Total		7,407		(41,149)		(7,218)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes		13,755		(76,420)		(13,425)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$	264,522	$	771,672	$	620,634

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Statements of Equity

Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012 (in thousands)

	Common   stock		Additional   paid-in capital		Retained earnings   (Accumulated   deficit)		Accumulated other   comprehensive   income (loss)		Total equity
Balance, December 31, 2011	$	2,500	$	882,670	$	(25,305)	$	160,712	$	1,020,577
Contributed capital		-		10,666		-		-		10,666
Distribution to parent		-		-		(408,000)		-		(408,000)
Comprehensive income:
Net income		-		-		634,059		-		634,059
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes		-		-		-		(13,425)		(13,425)
Total comprehensive income										620,634
Balance, December 31, 2012	$	2,500	$	893,336	$	200,754	$	147,287	$	1,243,877
Contributed capital		-		8,086		-		-		8,086
Distribution to parent		-		-		(284,000)		-		(284,000)
Comprehensive income:
Net income		-		-		848,092		-		848,092
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes		-		-		-		(76,420)		(76,420)
Total comprehensive income										771,672
Balance, December 31, 2013	$	2,500	$	901,422	$	764,846	$	70,867	$	1,739,635
Distribution to parent		-		-		(342,000)		-		(342,000)
Comprehensive income:
Net income		-		-		250,767		-		250,767
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes		-		-		-		13,755		13,755
Total comprehensive income										264,522
Balance, December 31, 2014	$	2,500	$	901,422	$	673,613	$	84,622	$	1,662,157

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Statements of Cash Flows

Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands)

	2014		2013		2012
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net Income	$	250,767	$	848,092	$	634,059
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Policy charges and fee income		3,491		10,678		13,324
Realized investment (gains) losses, net		(7,368)		184,351		83,230
Depreciation and amortization		1,402		11,032		(7,481)
Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances		211,058		(117,027)		60,830
Change in:
Future policy benefit reserves		324,284		218,861		300,246
Accrued investment income		7,161		12,487		14,377
Net (payable) receivable to affiliates		(26,936)		(40,051)		43,958
Deferred sales inducements		(11,515)		(31,370)		(59,269)
Deferred policy acquisition costs		235,612		(389,611)		(213,122)
Income taxes		(67,163)		330,049		169,736
Reinsurance recoverables		(273,480)		(275,321)		(268,576)
Bonus reserve		(115,700)		(27,593)		(13,318)
Other, net		(2,219)		(55,281)		(19,523)
Cash flows from operating activities	$	529,394	$	679,296	$	738,471
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from the sale/maturity/prepayment of:
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale	$	996,083	$	1,484,339	$	1,365,513
Commercial mortgage and other loans		20,988		109,242		71,216
Trading account assets		4,900		7,690		36,063
Policy loans		753		752		3,501
Other long-term investments		(1,650)		1,973		4,120
Short-term investments		2,637,788		3,220,082		3,513,151
Payments for the purchase/origination of:
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale		(494,947)		(743,854)		(352,285)
Commercial mortgage and other loans		(43,859)		(80,319)		(47,795)
Trading account assets		(4,312)		(5,469)		(4,931)
Policy loans		(943)		(538)		(472)
Other long-term investments		(14,691)		(12,969)		(28,894)
Short-term investments		(2,576,786)		(3,234,508)		(3,379,308)
Notes (payable) receivable from parent and affiliates, net		(12,524)		(2,224)		2,125
Other, net		8		(190)		2,544
Cash flows from investing activities	$	510,808	$	744,007	$	1,184,548
CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Cash collateral for loaned securities		(42,612)		8,920		(86,908)
Repayments of debt (maturities longer than 90 days)		(200,000)		(200,000)		(200,000)
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowing		49,354		5,000		(27,803)
Drafts outstanding		(6,410)		1,577		2,430
Distribution to parent		(342,000)		(284,000)		(408,000)
Contributed capital		-		12,439		16,396
Policyholders’ account balances
Deposits		1,375,761		1,102,020		1,013,638
Withdrawals		(1,875,118)		(2,068,108)		(2,241,367)
Cash flows used in financing activities	$	(1,041,025)	$	(1,422,152)	$	(1,931,614)
NET (DECREASE)/INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		(823)		1,151		(8,595)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR		1,417		266		8,861
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	$	594	$	1,417	$	266
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Income taxes paid, net of refunds	$	75,745	$	2,325	$	53,901
Interest paid	$	8,657	$	16,955	$	27,114

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Notes to Financial Statements

1.    BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation (the “Company” or “PALAC”), with its principal offices in Shelton, Connecticut, is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential Financial”), a New Jersey corporation. The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Annuities, Inc. (“PAI”), which in turn is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial.

The Company developed long-term savings and retirement products, which were distributed through its affiliated broker/dealer company, Prudential Annuities Distributors, Incorporated (“PAD”). The Company issued variable deferred and immediate annuities for individuals and groups in the United States of America, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. In addition, the Company has a relatively small inforce block of variable life insurance policies, but it no longer actively sells such policies.

Beginning in March 2010, the Company ceased offering its variable annuity products (and where offered, the companion market value adjustment option) to new investors upon the launch of a new product line by each of Pruco Life Insurance Company and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (which are affiliates of the Company). These initiatives were implemented to create operational and administrative efficiencies by offering a single product line of annuity products from a more limited group of legal entities. During 2012, the Company suspended additional customer deposits for variable annuities with certain optional living benefit riders. However, subject to applicable contract provisions and administrative rules, the Company continues to accept additional customer deposits on certain inforce contracts.

The Company is engaged in a business that is highly competitive because of the large number of stock and mutual life insurance companies and other entities engaged in marketing long-term savings and retirement products, including insurance products, and individual and group annuities.

On August 31, 2013, the Company redomesticated from Connecticut to Arizona. As a result of the redomestication, the Company is now an Arizona insurance company and its principal insurance regulatory authority is the Arizona Department of Insurance. Additionally, the Company is now domiciled in the same jurisdiction as the primary reinsurer of the Company’s living benefits, Pruco Reinsurance, Ltd. (“Pruco Re”), which is also regulated by the Arizona Department of Insurance. This change enables the Company to claim statutory reserve credit for business ceded to Pruco Re without the need for Pruco Re to collateralize its obligations under the reinsurance agreement.

Basis of Presentation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The most significant estimates include those used in determining deferred policy acquisition costs and related amortization; value of business acquired and its amortization; amortization of deferred sales inducements; valuation of investments including derivatives and the recognition of other-than-temporary impairments (“OTTI”); future policy benefits including guarantees; reinsurance recoverables; provision for income taxes and valuation of deferred tax assets; and reserves for contingent liabilities, including reserves for losses in connection with unresolved legal matters.

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

2.    SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PRONOUNCEMENTS

Investments and Investment Related Liabilities

The Company’s principal investments are fixed maturities, equity securities, commercial mortgage and other loans, policy loans, other long-term investments, including joint ventures (other than operating joint ventures), limited partnerships, and real estate, and short-term investments. Investments and investment-related liabilities also include securities repurchase and resale agreements and securities lending transactions. The accounting policies related to each are as follows:

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value are comprised of bonds, notes and redeemable preferred stock. Fixed maturities classified as “available-for-sale” are carried at fair value. See Note 10 for additional information regarding the determination of fair value. Interest income, as well as the related amortization of premium and accretion of discount is included in “Net investment income” under the effective yield method. For mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, the effective yield is based on estimated cash flows, including interest rate and prepayment assumptions based on data from widely accepted third-party data sources or internal estimates. In addition to interest rate and prepayment assumptions, cash flow estimates also vary based on other assumptions regarding the underlying collateral including default rates and changes in value. These assumptions can significantly impact income recognition and the amount of other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings

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and other comprehensive income. For high credit quality mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities (those rated AA or above), cash flows are provided quarterly, and the amortized cost and effective yield of the security are adjusted as necessary to reflect historical prepayment experience and changes in estimated future prepayments. The adjustments to amortized cost are recorded as a charge or credit to net investment income in accordance with the retrospective method. For mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities rated below AA or those for which an other than temporary impairment has been recorded, the effective yield is adjusted prospectively for any changes in estimated cash flows. See the discussion below on realized investment gains and losses for a description of the accounting for impairments. Unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities classified as “available-for-sale,” net of tax, and the effect on deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”), value of business acquired (“VOBA”), deferred sales inducements (“DSI”), and future policy benefits that would result from the realization of unrealized gains and losses, are included in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” (“AOCI”).

Trading account assets, at fair value, represents equity securities and other fixed maturity securities carried at fair value. Realized and unrealized gains and losses for these investments are reported in “Asset administration fees and other income.” Interest and dividend income from these investments is reported in “Net investment income.”

Equity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value, are comprised of mutual fund shares and are carried at fair value. The associated unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, and the effect on DAC, VOBA, DSI, and future policy benefits that would result from the realization of unrealized gains and losses, are included in AOCI. The cost of equity securities is written down to fair value when a decline in value is considered to be other-than-temporary. See the discussion below on realized investment gains and losses for a description of the accounting for impairments. Dividends from these investments are recognized in “Net investment income” when earned.

Commercial mortgage and other loans consist of commercial mortgage loans, agricultural loans and uncollateralized loans. Commercial mortgage and other loans held for investment are generally carried at unpaid principal balance, net of unamortized deferred loan origination fees and expenses and net of an allowance for losses. Commercial mortgage and other loans acquired, including those related to the acquisition of a business, are recorded at fair value when purchased, reflecting any premiums or discounts to unpaid principal balances.

Interest income, as well as prepayment fees and the amortization of the related premiums or discounts, related to commercial mortgage and other loans, are included in “Net investment income.”

Impaired loans include those loans for which it is probable that amounts due will not all be collected according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. The Company defines “past due” as principal or interest not collected at least 30 days past the scheduled contractual due date. Interest received on loans that are past due, including impaired and non-impaired loans, as well as, loans that were previously modified in a troubled debt restructuring, is either applied against the principal or reported as net investment income based on the Company’s assessment as to the collectability of the principal. See Note 3 for additional information about the Company’s past due loans.

The Company discontinues accruing interest on loans after the loans become 90 days delinquent as to principal or interest payments, or earlier when the Company has doubts about collectability. When the Company discontinues accruing interest on a loan, any accrued but uncollectible interest on the loan and other loans backed by the same collateral, if any, is charged to interest income in the same period. Generally, a loan is restored to accrual status only after all delinquent interest and principal are brought current and, in the case of loans where the payment of interest has been interrupted for a substantial period, or the loan has been modified, a regular payment performance has been established.

The Company reviews the performance and credit quality of the commercial mortgage and other loan portfolio on an on-going basis. Loans are placed on watch list status based on a predefined set of criteria and are assigned one of three categories. Loans are placed on “early warning” status in cases where, based on the Company’s analysis of the loan’s collateral, the financial situation of the borrower or tenants or other market factors, it is believed a loss of principal or interest could occur. Loans are classified as “closely monitored” when it is determined that there is a collateral deficiency or other credit events that may lead to a potential loss of principal or interest. Loans “not in good standing” are those loans where the Company has concluded that there is a high probability of loss of principal, such as when the loan is delinquent or in the process of foreclosure. As described below, in determining the allowance for losses, the Company evaluates each loan on the watch list to determine if it is probable that amounts due will not be collected according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.

Loan-to-value and debt service coverage ratios are measures commonly used to assess the quality of commercial mortgage loans. The loan-to-value ratio compares the amount of the loan to the fair value of the underlying property collateralizing the loan, and is commonly expressed as a percentage. Loan-to-value ratios greater than 100% indicate that the loan amount exceeds the collateral value. A smaller loan-to-value ratio indicates a greater excess of collateral value over the loan amount. The debt service coverage ratio compares a property’s net operating income to its debt service payments. Debt service coverage ratios less than 1.0 times indicate that property operations do not generate enough income to cover the loan’s current debt payments. A larger debt service coverage ratio indicates a greater excess of net operating income over the debt service payments. The values utilized in calculating these ratios are developed as part of the Company’s periodic review of the commercial mortgage loan and agricultural loan portfolio, which includes an internal appraisal of the underlying collateral value. The Company’s periodic review also includes a quality re-rating process, whereby the internal quality rating originally assigned at underwriting is updated based on current loan, property and market information using a proprietary quality rating system. The loan-to-value ratio is the most significant of several inputs used to establish the internal credit rating of a loan which in turn drives the allowance for losses. Other key factors considered in determining the internal credit rating include debt service coverage ratios, amortization, loan term, estimated market value growth rate and volatility for the property type and region. See Note 3 for additional information related to the loan-to-value ratios and debt service coverage ratios related to the Company’s commercial mortgage and agricultural loan portfolios.

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The allowance for losses includes a loan specific reserve for each impaired loan that has a specifically identified loss and a portfolio reserve for probable incurred but not specifically identified losses. For impaired commercial mortgage and other loans the allowances for losses are determined based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, or based upon the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. The portfolio reserves for probable incurred but not specifically identified losses in the commercial mortgage and agricultural loan portfolios considers the current credit composition of the portfolio based on an internal quality rating, (as described above). The portfolio reserves are determined using past loan experience, including historical credit migration, loss probability and loss severity factors by property type. These factors are reviewed each quarter and updated as appropriate.

The allowance for losses on commercial mortgage and other loans can increase or decrease from period to period based on the factors noted above. “Realized investment gains (losses), net” includes changes in the allowance for losses. “Realized investment gains (losses), net” also includes gains and losses on sales, certain restructurings, and foreclosures.

When a commercial mortgage or other loan is deemed to be uncollectible, any specific valuation allowance associated with the loan is reversed and a direct write down to the carrying amount of the loan is made. The carrying amount of the loan is not adjusted for subsequent recoveries in value.

In situations where a loan has been restructured in a troubled debt restructuring and the loan has subsequently defaulted, this factor is considered when evaluating the loan for a specific allowance for losses in accordance with the credit review process noted above.

See Note 3 for additional information about commercial mortgage and other loans that have been restructured in a troubled debt restructuring.

Policy loans are carried at unpaid principal balances. Interest income on policy loans is recognized in “Net investment income” at the contract interest rate when earned. Policy loans are fully collateralized by the cash surrender value of the associated insurance policies.

Securities repurchase and resale agreements and securities loaned transactions are used primarily to earn spread income, to borrow funds, or to facilitate trading activity. As part of securities repurchase agreements or securities loaned transactions, the Company transfers U.S. and foreign debt and equity securities, as well as U.S. government and government agency securities and receives cash as collateral. As part of securities resale agreements, the Company invests cash and receives as collateral U.S. government securities or other debt securities. For securities repurchase agreements and securities loaned transactions used to earn spread income, the cash received is typically invested in cash equivalents, short-term investments or fixed maturities.

Securities loaned transactions are treated as financing arrangements and are recorded at the amount of cash received. The Company obtains collateral in an amount equal to 102% and 105% of the fair value of the domestic and foreign securities, respectively. The Company monitors the market value of the securities loaned on a daily basis with additional collateral obtained as necessary. Substantially all of the Company’s securities loaned transactions are with large brokerage firms. Income and expenses associated with securities loaned transactions used to earn spread income are reported as “Net investment income;” however, for securities loaned transactions used for funding purposes the associated rebate is reported as interest expense (included in “General, administrative and other expenses”).

Other long-term investments consist of the Company’s non-coupon investments in joint ventures and limited partnerships, other than operating joint ventures, as well as wholly-owned investment real estate and other investments. Joint venture and partnership interests are either accounted for using the equity method of accounting or under the cost method when the Company’s partnership interest is so minor (generally less than 3%) that it exercises virtually no influence over operating and financial policies. The Company’s income from investments in joint ventures and partnerships accounted for using the equity method or the cost method, other than the Company’s investment in operating joint ventures, is included in “Net investment income.” The carrying value of these investments is written down, or impaired, to fair value when a decline in value is considered to be other-than-temporary. In applying the equity method or the cost method (including assessment for other-than-temporary impairment), the Company uses financial information provided by the investee, generally on a one to three month lag.

Short-term investments primarily consist of highly liquid debt instruments with a maturity of twelve months or less and greater than three months when purchased. These investments are generally carried at fair value and include certain money market investments, short-term debt securities issued by government sponsored entities and other highly liquid debt instruments.

Realized investment gains (losses) are computed using the specific identification method. Realized investment gains and losses are generated from numerous sources, including the sale of fixed maturity securities, equity securities, investments in joint ventures and limited partnerships and other types of investments, as well as adjustments to the cost basis of investments for net other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings. Realized investment gains and losses are also generated from prepayment premiums received on private fixed maturity securities, allowance for losses on commercial mortgage and other loans, and fair value changes on embedded derivatives and free-standing derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. See “Derivative Financial Instruments” below for additional information regarding the accounting for derivatives.

The Company’s available-for-sale securities with unrealized losses are reviewed quarterly to identify other-than-temporary impairments in value. In evaluating whether a decline in value is other-than-temporary, the Company considers several factors including, but not limited to the following: (1) the extent and the duration of the decline; (2) the reasons for the decline in value (credit event, currency or interest-rate related, including general credit spread widening); and (3) the financial condition of and near-term prospects of the issuer. With regard to available-for-sale equity securities, the Company also considers the ability and intent to hold the investment for a period of time to allow for a recovery of value. When it is determined that a decline in value of an equity security is other-than-temporary, the carrying value of the equity security is reduced to its fair value, with a corresponding charge to earnings.

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An other-than-temporary impairment is recognized in earnings for a debt security in an unrealized loss position when the Company either (a) has the intent to sell the debt security or (b) more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security before its anticipated recovery. For all debt securities in unrealized loss positions that do not meet either of these two criteria, the Company analyzes its ability to recover the amortized cost by comparing the net present value of projected future cash flows with the amortized cost of the security. The net present value is calculated by discounting the Company’s best estimate of projected future cash flows at the effective interest rate implicit in the debt security prior to impairment. The Company may use the estimated fair value of collateral as a proxy for the net present value if it believes that the security is dependent on the liquidation of collateral for recovery of its investment. If the net present value is less than the amortized cost of the investment an other-than-temporary impairment is recognized.

When an other-than-temporary impairment of a debt security has occurred, the amount of the other-than-temporary impairment recognized in earnings depends on whether the Company intends to sell the security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If the debt security meets either of these two criteria, the other-than-temporary impairment recognized in earnings is equal to the entire difference between the security’s amortized cost basis and its fair value at the impairment measurement date. For other-than-temporary impairments of debt securities that do not meet these criteria, the net amount recognized in earnings is equal to the difference between the amortized cost of the debt security and its net present value calculated as described above. Any difference between the fair value and the net present value of the debt security at the impairment measurement date is recorded in “Other comprehensive income (loss)” (“OCI”). Unrealized gains or losses on securities for which an other-than-temporary impairment has been recognized in earnings is tracked as a separate component of AOCI.

For debt securities, the split between the amount of an other-than-temporary impairment recognized in other comprehensive income and the net amount recognized in earnings is driven principally by assumptions regarding the amount and timing of projected cash flows. For mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, cash flow estimates consider the payment terms of the underlying assets backing a particular security, including interest rate and prepayment assumptions, based on data from widely accepted third-party data sources or internal estimates. In addition to interest rate and prepayment assumptions, cash flow estimates also include other assumptions regarding the underlying collateral including default rates and recoveries, which vary based on the asset type and geographic location, as well as the vintage year of the security. For structured securities, the payment priority within the tranche structure is also considered. For all other debt securities, cash flow estimates are driven by assumptions regarding probability of default and estimates regarding timing and amount of recoveries associated with a default. The Company has developed these estimates using information based on its historical experience as well as using market observable data, such as industry analyst reports and forecasts, sector credit ratings and other data relevant to the collectability of a security, such as the general payment terms of the security and the security’s position within the capital structure of the issuer.

The new cost basis of an impaired security is not adjusted for subsequent increases in estimated fair value. In periods subsequent to the recognition of an other-than-temporary impairment, the impaired security is accounted for as if it had been purchased on the measurement date of the impairment. For debt securities, the discount (or reduced premium) based on the new cost basis may be accreted into net investment income in future periods, including increases in cash flow on a prospective basis. In certain cases where there are decreased cash flow expectations, the security is reviewed for further cash flow impairments.

Unrealized investment gains and losses are also considered in determining certain other balances, including DAC, VOBA, DSI, certain future policy benefits and deferred tax assets or liabilities. These balances are adjusted, as applicable, for the impact of unrealized gains or losses on investments as if these gains or losses had been realized, with corresponding credits or charges included in AOCI. Each of these balances is discussed in greater detail below.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, amounts due from banks, certain money market investments and other debt instruments with maturities of three months or less when purchased, other than cash equivalents that are included in “Trading account assets, at fair value.” The Company also engages in overnight borrowing and lending of funds with Prudential Financial and affiliates which are considered cash and cash equivalents.

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

Costs that are related directly to the successful acquisition of new and renewal insurance and annuity business are deferred to the extent such costs are deemed recoverable from future profits. Such DAC primarily include commissions, costs of policy issuance and underwriting, and certain other expenses that are directly related to successfully negotiated contracts. In each reporting period, capitalized DAC is amortized to “Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs,” net of the accrual of imputed interest on DAC balances. DAC is subject to periodic recoverability testing. DAC, for applicable products, is adjusted for the impact of unrealized gains or losses on investments as if these gains or losses had been realized, with corresponding credits or charges included in AOCI.

DAC related to fixed and variable deferred annuity products are generally deferred and amortized over the expected life of the contracts in proportion to gross profits arising principally from investment margins, mortality and expense margins, and surrender charges, based on historical and anticipated future experience, which is updated periodically. The Company uses a reversion to the mean approach for equities to derive future equity return assumptions.

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However, if the projected equity return calculated using this approach is greater than the maximum equity return assumption, the maximum equity return is utilized. Gross profits also include impacts from the embedded derivatives associated with certain of the optional living benefit features of the Company’s variable annuity contracts and related hedging activities. In calculating gross profits, profits and losses related to contracts issued by the Company that are reported in affiliated legal entities other than the Company as a result of, for example, reinsurance agreements with those affiliated entities, are also included. The Company is an indirect subsidiary of Prudential Financial (an SEC registrant) and has extensive transactions and relationships with other subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, including reinsurance agreements, as described in Note 13. Incorporating all product-related profits and losses in gross profits, including those that are reported in affiliated legal entities, produces a DAC amortization pattern representative of the total economics of the products. The effect of changes to total gross profits on unamortized DAC is reflected in the period such total gross profits are revised.

For some products, policyholders can elect to modify product benefits, features, rights or coverages by amendment, endorsement, or rider to a contract, or by the election of a feature or coverage within a contract. These transactions are known as internal replacements. For internal replacement transactions, except those that involve the addition of a nonintegrated contract feature that does not change the existing base contract, the unamortized DAC is immediately charged to expense if the terms of the new policies are not substantially similar to those of the former policies. If the new terms are substantially similar to those of the earlier policies, the DAC is retained with respect to the new policies and amortized over the expected life of the new policies.

Deferred Sales Inducements

The Company offered various types of sales inducements to contractholders related to fixed and variable deferred annuity contracts. The Company defers sales inducements and amortizes them over the anticipated life of the policy using the same methodology and assumptions used to amortize DAC. Sales inducements balances are subject to periodic recoverability testing. The Company records amortization of DSI in “Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances.” DSI for applicable products is adjusted for the impact of unrealized gains or losses on investments as if these gains or losses had been realized, with corresponding credits or charges included in AOCI. See Note 7 for additional information regarding sales inducements.

Value of Business Acquired

As a result of certain acquisitions and the application of purchase accounting, the Company reports a financial asset representing VOBA. VOBA includes an explicit adjustment to reflect the cost of capital attributable to the acquired insurance contracts. VOBA represents an adjustment to the stated value of inforce insurance contract liabilities to present them at fair value, determined as of the acquisition date. VOBA balances are subject to recoverability testing, in the manner in which it was acquired. The Company has established a VOBA asset primarily for its acquisition of American Skandia Life Assurance Corporation. For acquired annuity contracts, VOBA is amortized in proportion to gross profits arising principally from investment margins, mortality and expense margins, and surrender charges, based on historical and anticipated future experience, which is updated periodically. See Note 5 for additional information regarding VOBA.

Reinsurance recoverables

Reinsurance recoverables include corresponding receivables associated with reinsurance arrangements with affiliates. For additional information about these arrangements see Note 13.

Separate Account Assets and Liabilities

Separate account assets are reported at fair value and represent segregated funds that are invested for certain contractholders. “Separate account assets” are predominantly shares in Advanced Series Trust co-managed by AST Investment Services, Incorporated (“ASISI”) and Prudential Investments LLC, which utilizes various fund managers as sub-advisors. The remaining assets are shares in other mutual funds, which are managed by independent investment firms. The contractholder has the option of directing funds to a wide variety of investment options, most of which invest in mutual funds. The investment risk on the variable portion of a contract is borne by the contractholder, except to the extent of minimum guarantees by the Company, which are not separate account liabilities. See Note 7 to the Financial Statements for additional information regarding separate account arrangements with contractual guarantees. The assets of each account are legally segregated and are not subject to claims that arise out of any other business of the Company. Separate account liabilities primarily represent the contractholders’ account balance in separate account assets and to a lesser extent borrowings of the separate account, and will be equal and offsetting to total separate account assets. The investment income and realized investment gains or losses from separate accounts generally accrue to the contractholders and are not included in the Company’s results of operations. Mortality, policy administration and surrender charges assessed against the accounts are included in “Policy charges and fee income”. Asset administration fees charged to the accounts are included in “Asset administration fees and other income.”

Other Assets and Other Liabilities

“Other assets” consist primarily of accruals for asset administration fees. “Other assets” also consist of state insurance licenses. Licenses to do business in all states have been capitalized. Based on changes in facts and circumstances, effective September 30, 2012, the capitalized state insurance licenses were considered to have a finite life and are amortized over their useful life, which was estimated to be 8 years. Amortization is recorded through “General, administrative and other expenses.”

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“Other liabilities” consist primarily of accrued expenses and technical overdrafts. Other liabilities may also include derivative instruments for which fair values are determined as described above under “Derivative Financial Instruments”.

Future Policy Benefits and Other Policyholder Liabilities

The Company’s liability for future policy benefits is primarily comprised of liabilities for guarantee benefits related to certain nontraditional long-duration life and annuity contracts, which are discussed more fully in Note 7. These reserves represent reserves for the guaranteed minimum death and optional living benefit features on the Company’s variable annuity products. The optional living benefits are primarily accounted for as embedded derivatives, with fair values calculated as the present value of future expected benefit payments to customers less the present value of assessed rider fees attributable to the embedded derivative feature. For additional information regarding the valuation of these optional living benefit features, see Note 10.

The Company’s liability for future policy benefits also includes reserves based on the present value of estimated future payments to or on behalf of policyholders, where the timing and amount of payment depends on policyholder mortality. Expected mortality is generally based on Company experience, industry data, and/or other factors. Interest rate assumptions are based on factors such as market conditions and expected investment returns. Although mortality and interest rate assumptions are “locked-in” upon the issuance of new insurance or annuity business with fixed and guaranteed terms, significant changes in experience or assumptions may require the Company to provide for expected future losses on a product by establishing premium deficiency reserves. Premium deficiency reserves are established, if necessary, when the liability for future policy benefits plus the present value of expected future gross premiums are determined to be insufficient to provide for expected future policy benefits and expenses. Premium deficiency reserves do not include a provision for the risk of adverse deviation. Any adjustments to future policy benefit reserves related to net unrealized gains on securities classified as available-for-sale are included in AOCI. See Note 7 for additional information regarding future policy benefits.

Policyholders’ Account Balances

The Company’s liability for policyholders’ account balances represents the contract value that has accrued to the benefit of the policyholder as of the balance sheet date. This liability is primarily associated with the accumulated account deposits, plus interest credited, less policyholder withdrawals and other charges assessed against the account balance. These policyholders’ account balances also include provision for benefits under non-life contingent payout annuities and certain unearned revenues.

Contingent Liabilities

Amounts related to contingent liabilities are accrued if it is probable that a liability has been incurred and an amount is reasonably estimable. Management evaluates whether there are incremental legal or other costs directly associated with the ultimate resolution of the matter that are reasonably estimable and, if so, they are included in the accrual. These items are recorded within “Other liabilities.”

Insurance Revenue and Expense Recognition

Revenues for variable deferred annuity contracts consist of charges against contractholder account values or separate accounts for mortality and expense risks, administration fees, surrender charges and an annual maintenance fee per contract. Revenues for mortality and expense risk charges and administration fees are recognized as assessed against the contractholder. Surrender charge revenue is recognized when the surrender charge is assessed against the contractholder at the time of surrender. Liabilities for the variable investment options on annuity contracts represent the account value of the contracts and are included in “Separate account liabilities.”

Revenues for variable immediate annuity and supplementary contracts with life contingencies consist of certain charges against contractholder account values including mortality and expense risks and administration fees. These charges and fees are recognized as revenue when assessed against the contractholder. Liabilities for variable immediate annuity contracts represent the account value of the contracts and are included in “Separate account liabilities.”

Revenues for fixed immediate annuity and fixed supplementary contracts with and without life contingencies consist of net investment income. In addition, revenues for fixed immediate annuity contracts with life contingencies also consist of single premium payments recognized as annuity considerations when received. Liabilities for these contracts are based on applicable U.S. GAAP standards with assumed interest rates that vary by contract year. Reserves for contracts without life contingencies are included in “Policyholders’ account balances” while reserves for contracts with life contingencies are included in “future policy benefits and other policyholder liabilities.” Assumed interest rates ranged from 0.00% to 8.25% at December 31, 2014, and from 0.00% to 8.25% at December 31, 2013.

Revenues for variable life insurance contracts consist of charges against contractholder account values or separate accounts for expense charges, administration fees, cost of insurance charges and surrender charges. Certain contracts also include charges against premium to pay state premium taxes. All of these charges are recognized as revenue when assessed against the contractholder. Liabilities for variable life insurance contracts represent the account value of the contracts and are included in “Separate account liabilities.”

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Certain individual annuity contracts provide the contractholder a guarantee that the benefit received upon death or annuitization will be no less than a minimum prescribed amount. These benefits are accounted for as insurance contracts and are discussed in further detail in Note 7. The Company also provides contracts with certain living benefits which are considered embedded derivatives. These contracts are discussed in further detail in Note 7.

Premiums, benefits and expenses are stated net of reinsurance ceded to other companies.

Asset Administration Fees

The Company receives asset administration fee income on contractholders’ account balances invested in the Advanced Series Trust Funds or “AST” (see Note 13), which are a portfolio of mutual fund investments related to the Company’s separate account products. In addition, the Company receives fees on contractholders’ account balances invested in funds managed by companies other than affiliates of Prudential Insurance. Asset administration fees are recognized as income when earned.

Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivatives are financial instruments whose values are derived from interest rates, foreign exchange rates, financial indices, values of securities or commodities, credit spreads, market volatility, expected returns, and liquidity. Values can also be affected by changes in estimates and assumptions, including those related to counterparty behavior and non-performance risk used in valuation models. Derivative financial instruments generally used by the Company include swaps, futures, forwards and options and may be exchange-traded or contracted in the OTC market. Derivative positions are carried at fair value, generally by obtaining quoted market prices or through the use of valuation models.

Derivatives are used to manage the interest rate and currency characteristics of assets or liabilities. Additionally, derivatives may be used to seek to reduce exposure to interest rate, credit, foreign currency and equity risks associated with assets held or expected to be purchased or sold, and liabilities incurred or expected to be incurred. As discussed in detail below and in Note 11, all realized and unrealized changes in fair value of derivatives are recorded in current earnings, with the exception of the effective portion of cash flow hedges. Cash flows from derivatives are reported in the operating, investing, or financing activities sections in the Statements of Cash Flows based on the nature and purpose of the derivative.

Derivatives are recorded either as assets, within “Trading account assets, at fair value” or “Other long-term investments,” or as liabilities, within “Other liabilities,” except for embedded derivatives which are recorded with the associated host contract. The Company nets the fair value of all derivative financial instruments with counterparties for which a master netting arrangement has been executed.

The Company designates derivatives as either (1) a hedge of a forecasted transaction or of the variability of cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset or liability (“cash flow” hedge); or (2) a derivative that does not qualify for hedge accounting.

To qualify for hedge accounting treatment, a derivative must be highly effective in mitigating the designated risk of the hedged item. Effectiveness of the hedge is formally assessed at inception and throughout the life of the hedging relationship. Even if a derivative qualifies for hedge accounting treatment, there may be an element of ineffectiveness of the hedge. Under such circumstances, the ineffective portion is recorded in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.”

The Company formally documents at inception all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk-management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. This process includes linking all derivatives designated as cash flow hedges to specific assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or to specific firm commitments or forecasted transactions.

When a derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge and is determined to be highly effective, changes in its fair value are recorded in AOCI until earnings are affected by the variability of cash flows being hedged (e.g., when periodic settlements on a variable-rate asset or liability are recorded in earnings). At that time, the related portion of deferred gains or losses on the derivative instrument is reclassified and reported in the income statement line item associated with the hedged item.

If it is determined that a derivative no longer qualifies as an effective cash flow hedge or management removes the hedge designation, the derivative will continue to be carried on the balance sheet at its fair value, with changes in fair value recognized currently in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” The component of AOCI related to discontinued cash flow hedges is reclassified to the income statement line associated with the hedged cash flows consistent with the earnings impact of the original hedged cash flows.

When hedge accounting is discontinued because the hedged item no longer meets the definition of a firm commitment, or because it is probable that the forecasted transaction will not occur by the end of the specified time period, the derivative will continue to be carried on the balance sheet at its fair value, with changes in fair value recognized currently in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” Any asset or liability that was recorded pursuant to recognition of the firm commitment is removed from the balance sheet and recognized currently in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” Gains and losses that were in AOCI pursuant to the hedge of a forecasted transaction are recognized immediately in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.”

If a derivative does not qualify for hedge accounting, all changes in its fair value, including net receipts and payments, are included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net” without considering changes in the fair value of the economically associated assets or liabilities.

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The Company is a party to financial instruments that contain derivative instruments that are “embedded” in the financial instruments. At inception, the Company assesses whether the economic characteristics of the embedded instrument are clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics of the remaining component of the financial instrument (i.e., the host contract) and whether a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded instrument would meet the definition of a derivative instrument. When it is determined that (1) the embedded instrument possesses economic characteristics that are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics of the host contract, and (2) a separate instrument with the same terms would qualify as a derivative instrument, the embedded instrument qualifies as an embedded derivative that is separated from the host contract, carried at fair value, and changes in its fair value are included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” For certain financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative that otherwise would need to be bifurcated and reported at fair value, the Company may elect to classify the entire instrument as a trading account asset and report it within “Trading account assets, at fair value.”

The Company sold variable annuity contracts that include optional living benefit features that may be treated from an accounting perspective as embedded derivatives. The Company has reinsurance agreements to transfer the risk related to certain of these benefit features to an affiliate, Pruco Re. The embedded derivatives related to the living benefit features and the related reinsurance agreements are carried at fair value and included in “Future policy benefits and other policyholder liabilities” and “Reinsurance recoverables,” respectively. Changes in the fair value are determined using valuation models as described in Note 10, and are recorded in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.”

Short-Term and Long-Term Debt

Liabilities for short-term and long-term debt are primarily carried at an amount equal to unpaid principal balance, net of unamortized discount or premium. Original-issue discount or premium and debt-issue costs are recognized as a component of interest expense over the period the debt is expected to be outstanding, using the interest method of amortization. Short-term debt is debt coming due in the next twelve months, including that portion of debt otherwise classified as long-term. The short-term debt caption may exclude short-term debt items the Company intends to refinance on a long-term basis in the near term. See Note 13 for additional information regarding short-term and long-term debt.

Income Taxes

The Company is a member of the federal income tax return of Prudential Financial and primarily files separate company state and local tax returns. Pursuant to the tax allocation arrangement with Prudential Financial, total federal income tax expense is determined on a separate company basis. Members with losses record tax benefits to the extent such losses are recognized in the consolidated federal tax provision.

Deferred income taxes are recognized, based on enacted rates, when assets and liabilities have different values for financial statement and tax reporting purposes. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce a deferred tax asset to the amount expected to be realized.

Items required by tax regulations to be included in the tax return may differ from the items reflected in the financial statements. As a result, the effective tax rate reflected in the financial statements may be different than the actual rate applied on the tax return. Some of these differences are permanent such as expenses that are not deductible in the Company’s tax return, and some differences are temporary, reversing over time, such as valuation of insurance reserves. Temporary differences create deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets generally represent items that can be used as a tax deduction or credit in future years for which the Company has already recorded the tax benefit in the Company’s income statement. Deferred tax liabilities generally represent tax expense recognized in the Company’s financial statements for which payment has been deferred, or expenditures for which the Company has already taken a deduction in the Company’s tax return but have not yet been recognized in the Company’s financial statements.

The application of U.S. GAAP requires the Company to evaluate the recoverability of the Company’s deferred tax assets and establish a valuation allowance if necessary to reduce the Company’s deferred tax assets to an amount that is more likely than not to be realized. Considerable judgment is required in determining whether a valuation allowance is necessary, and if so, the amount of such valuation allowance. In evaluating the need for a valuation allowance the Company may consider many factors, including: (1) the nature of the deferred tax assets and liabilities; (2) whether they are ordinary or capital; (3) in which tax jurisdictions they were generated and the timing of their reversal; (4) taxable income in prior carryback years as well as projected taxable earnings exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryforwards; (5) the length of time that carryovers can be utilized in the various taxing jurisdictions; (6) any unique tax rules that would impact the utilization of the deferred tax assets; and (7) any tax planning strategies that the Company would employ to avoid a tax benefit from expiring unused. Although realization is not assured, management believes it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances, will be realized.

U.S. GAAP prescribes a comprehensive model for how a company should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that a company has taken or expects to take on tax returns. The application of this guidance is a two-step process, the first step being recognition. The Company determines whether it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the tax position will be sustained upon examination. If a tax position does not meet the more likely than not recognition threshold, the benefit of that position is not recognized in the financial statements. The second step is measurement. The Company measures the tax position as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate resolution with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. This measurement considers the amounts and probabilities of the outcomes that could be realized upon ultimate settlement using the facts, circumstances, and information available at the reporting date.

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The Company’s liability for income taxes includes the liability for unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties which relate to tax years still subject to review by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) or other taxing jurisdictions. Audit periods remain open for review until the statute of limitations has passed. Generally, for tax years which produce net operating losses, capital losses or tax credit carryforwards (“tax attributes”), the statute of limitations does not close, to the extent of these tax attributes, until the expiration of the statute of limitations for the tax year in which they are fully utilized. The completion of review or the expiration of the statute of limitations for a given audit period could result in an adjustment to the liability for income taxes. The Company classifies all interest and penalties related to tax uncertainties as income tax expense.

See Note 9 for additional information regarding income taxes.

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued updated guidance establishing a single definition of a public entity for use in financial accounting and reporting guidance. This new guidance is effective for all current and future reporting periods and did not have a significant effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or financial statement disclosures.

In July 2013, the FASB issued new guidance regarding derivatives. The guidance permits the Fed Funds Effective Swap Rate (or Overnight Index Swap Rate) to be used as a U.S. benchmark interest rate for hedge accounting, in addition to the United States Treasury rate and London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). The guidance also removes the restriction on using different benchmark rates for similar hedges. The guidance is effective for qualifying new or redesignated hedging relationships entered into on or after July 17, 2013, and was applied prospectively. Adoption of the guidance did not have a significant effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or financial statement disclosures.

In July 2013, the FASB issued updated guidance regarding the presentation of unrecognized tax benefits when net operating loss carryforwards, similar tax losses, or tax credit carryforwards exist. This new guidance became effective for interim or annual reporting periods that began after December 15, 2013, and was applied prospectively. Adoption of the guidance did not have a significant effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or financial statement disclosures.

In February 2013, the FASB issued updated guidance regarding the presentation of comprehensive income. Under the guidance, an entity is required to separately present information about significant items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) by component as well as changes in AOCI balances by component in either the financial statements or the notes to the financial statements. The guidance does not change the items that are reported in other comprehensive income, does not change when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income, and does not amend any existing requirements for reporting net income or other comprehensive income. The guidance became effective for interim or annual reporting periods that began after December 15, 2012 and was applied prospectively. The disclosures required by this guidance are included in Note 3.

In December 2011 and January 2013, the FASB issued updated guidance regarding the disclosure of recognized derivative instruments (including bifurcated embedded derivatives), repurchase agreements and securities borrowing/lending transactions that are offset in the statement of financial position or are subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement (irrespective of whether they are offset in the statement of financial position). This new guidance requires an entity to disclose information on both a gross and net basis about instruments and transactions within the scope of this guidance. This new guidance became effective for interim or annual reporting periods that began on or after January 1, 2013, and was applied retrospectively for all comparative periods presented. The disclosures required by this guidance are included in Note 11.

Future Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2014, the FASB issued updated guidance for troubled debt restructurings clarifying when an in substance repossession or foreclosure occurs, and when a creditor is considered to have received physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan. The new guidance is effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014. This guidance can be elected for prospective adoption or by using a modified retrospective transition method. This guidance is not expected to have a significant effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or financial statement disclosures.

In May 2014, the FASB issued updated guidance on accounting for revenue recognition. The guidance is based on the core principle that revenue is recognized to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. The guidance also requires additional disclosures about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. Revenue recognition for insurance contracts is explicitly scoped out of the guidance. The new guidance is effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2016, and must be applied using one of two retrospective application methods. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the guidance on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and financial statement disclosures.

In August 2014, the FASB issued updated guidance for measuring the financial assets and the financial liabilities of a consolidated collateralized financing entity. Under the guidance, an entity within scope is permitted to measure both the financial assets and financial liabilities of a consolidated collateralized financing entity based on either the fair value of the financial assets or the financial liabilities, whichever is more observable. If elected, the guidance will eliminate the measurement difference that exists when both are measured at fair value. The new guidance is effective for annual

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periods and interim reporting periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption will be permitted. This guidance can be elected for modified retrospective or full retrospective adoption. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the guidance on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and financial statement disclosures.

In August 2014, the FASB issued guidance requiring that mortgage loans be derecognized and that a separate other receivable be recognized upon foreclosure if certain conditions are met. Upon foreclosure, the separate other receivable should be measured based on the amount of the loan balance (principal and interest) expected to be recovered from the guarantor. The new guidance is effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014, with early adoption permitted. This guidance can be adopted using either a prospective transition method or a modified retrospective transition method. This guidance is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or financial statement disclosures.

3.    INVESTMENTS

Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities

The following tables provide information relating to fixed maturities and equity securities (excluding investments classified as trading) as of the dates indicated:

	December 31, 2014
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Other-than- temporary Impairments in AOCI (3)
	(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies	$	6,324	$	22	$	10	$	6,336	$	-
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions		69,486		1,323		20		70,789		-
Foreign government bonds		29,738		7,621		4		37,355		-
Public utilities		198,277		19,909		1,593		216,593		-
All other corporate securities		1,743,110		146,872		4,891		1,885,091		-
Asset-backed securities (1)		144,324		5,078		391		149,011		(39	)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		291,868		10,523		206		302,185		(10	)
Residential mortgage-backed securities (2)		126,126		7,113		6		133,233		(36	)
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale	$	2,609,253	$	198,461	$	7,121	$	2,800,593	$	(85	)
Equity securities, available-for-sale
Common Stocks:
Public utilities	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Mutual funds		14		3		-		17
Total equity securities, available-for-sale	$	14	$	3	$	-	$	17

(1) Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, education loans, and other asset types.

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

(3) Represents the amount of other-than-temporary impairment losses in AOCI, which were not included in earnings. Amount excludes $0.1 million of net unrealized gains on impaired available-for-sale securities relating to changes in the value of such securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.

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	December 31, 2013 (4)
		Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Other-than- temporary Impairments in AOCI (3)
		(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies		$	6,382	$	36	$	34	$	6,384	$	-
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions			67,225		2,911		1,570		68,566		-
Foreign government bonds			25,437		5,717		-		31,154		-
Public utilities			197,718		12,628		3,141		207,205		-
All other corporate securities			2,061,809		162,780		9,152		2,215,437		-
Asset-backed securities (1)			182,888		6,513		1,509		187,892		(1,351	)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities			384,764		11,387		5,518		390,633		-
Residential mortgage-backed securities (2)			152,779		5,138		972		156,945		(40	)
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale		$	3,079,002	$	207,110	$	21,896	$	3,264,216	$	(1,391	)
Equity securities, available-for-sale
Common Stocks:
Public utilities		$	192	$	-	$	-	$	192
Mutual funds			14		2		-		16
Total equity securities, available-for-sale		$	206	$	2	$	-	$	208

(1) Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, education loans, and other asset types.

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

(3) Represents the amount of other-than-temporary impairment losses in AOCI, which were not included in earnings. Amount excludes $1.7 million of net unrealized gains on impaired available-for-sale securities relating to changes in the value of such securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.

(4) Prior period’s amounts are presented on a basis consistent with the current period presentation.

The amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturities by contractual maturities at December 31, 2014, are as follows:

	Available-for-Sale
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	(in thousands)
Due in one year or less	$	171,429	$	173,444
Due after one year through five years		888,464		938,289
Due after five years through ten years		556,948		606,353
Due after ten years		430,094		498,078
Asset-backed securities		144,324		149,011
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		291,868		302,185
Residential mortgage-backed securities		126,126		133,233
Total	$	2,609,253	$	2,800,593

Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations. Asset-backed, commercial mortgage-backed, and residential mortgage-backed securities are shown separately in the table above, as they are not due at a single maturity date.

The following table depicts the sources of fixed maturity proceeds and related investment gains (losses), as well as losses on impairments of both fixed maturities and equity securities:

	2014			2013			2012
	(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale
Proceeds from sales	$	308,458		$	314,415		$	504,001
Proceeds from maturities/repayments		681,426			1,175,680			861,512
Gross investment gains from sales, prepayments, and maturities		18,110			18,619			23,077
Gross investment losses from sales and maturities		(3,404	)		(9,824	)		(134	)
Equity securities, available-for-sale
Proceeds from sales	$	192		$	14		$	3,201
Gross investment gains from sales		1			10			703
Fixed maturity and equity security impairments
Net writedowns for other-than-temporary impairment losses on fixed maturities
recognized in earnings (1)	$	-		$	-		$	(258	)

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Notes to Financial Statements—(Continued)

As discussed in Note 2, a portion of certain OTTI losses on fixed maturity securities is recognized in “Other comprehensive income (loss) (“OCI”)”. For these securities, the net amount recognized in earnings (“credit loss impairments”) represents the difference between the amortized cost of the security and the net present value of its projected future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate implicit in the debt security prior to impairment. Any remaining difference between the fair value and amortized cost is recognized in OCI. The following tables set forth the amount of pre-tax credit loss impairments on fixed maturity securities held by the Company as of the dates indicated, for which a portion of the OTTI loss was recognized in OCI, and the corresponding changes in such amounts.

	Year Ended December 31,
	2014			2013
	(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	1,800		$	3,382
Credit loss impairments previously recognized on securities which matured, paid down, prepaid or were sold during the period		(1,682	)		(1,628	)
Increases due to the passage of time on previously recorded credit losses		-			114
Accretion of credit loss impairments previously recognized due to an increase in cash flows expected to be collected		(25	)		(68	)
Balance, end of period	$	93		$	1,800

Trading Account Assets

The following table sets forth the composition of “Trading account assets” as of the dates indicated:

	December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Cost		Fair Value		Cost		Fair Value
	(in thousands)
Total trading account assets - Equity securities	$	5,471	$	6,131	$	5,164	$	6,677

The net change in unrealized gains (losses) from trading account assets still held at period end, recorded within “Asset management fees and other income” was $(0.9) million, $0.8 million, and $(0.4) million during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively.

Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans

The Company’s commercial mortgage and other loans are comprised as follows, as of the dates indicated:

	December 31, 2014						December 31, 2013
	Amount (in thousands)			% of Total			Amount (in thousands)			% of Total
Commercial and agricultural mortgage loans by property type:
Apartments/Multi-Family	$	143,057			34.0	%	$	125,045			31.5	%
Industrial		87,088			20.7			88,009			22.1
Retail		72,226			17.2			72,325			18.2
Office		44,621			10.6			40,976			10.3
Other		14,119			3.4			13,796			3.5
Hospitality		5,081			1.2			5,133			1.3
Total commercial mortgage loans		366,192			87.1			345,284			86.9
Agricultural property loans		54,113			12.9			52,223			13.1
Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans by property type		420,305			100.0	%		397,507			100.0	%
Valuation allowance		(482	)					(1,256	)
Total net commercial and agricultural mortgage loans by property type		419,823						396,251
Other Loans
Uncollateralized loans		2,740						2,740
Valuation allowance		-						-
Total net other loans		2,740						2,740
Total commercial mortgage and other loans	$	422,563					$	398,991

The commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans are geographically dispersed throughout the United States with the largest concentrations in California (17%) and Texas (12%) at December 31, 2014.

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Activity in the allowance for credit losses for all commercial mortgage and other loans, as of the dates indicated, is as follows:

	December 31, 2014			December 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	(in thousands)
Allowance for credit losses, beginning of year	$	1,256		$	2,177		$	1,501
Addition to / (release of) allowance for losses		(774	)		(921	)		676
Total ending balance (1)	$	482		$	1,256		$	2,177

(1) Agricultural loans represent less than $0.1 million of the ending allowance at both December 31, 2014 and 2013 and $0.2 million of the ending allowance at December 31, 2012.

The following tables set forth the allowance for credit losses and the recorded investment in commercial mortgage and other loans as of the dates indicated:

	December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
Allowance for Credit Losses:
Individually evaluated for impairment (1)	$	-	$	-
Collectively evaluated for impairment (2)		482		1,256
Total ending balance	$	482	$	1,256
Recorded Investment (3):
Gross of reserves: individually evaluated for impairment (1)	$	-	$	-
Gross of reserves: collectively evaluated for impairment (2)		423,045		400,247
Total ending balance, gross of reserves	$	423,045	$	400,247

(1) There were no loans individually evaluated for impairments at both December 31, 2014 and 2013.

(2) Agricultural loans collectively evaluated for impairment had a recorded investment of $54 million and $52 million for the periods ending December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and a related allowance of less than $0.1 million for both periods. Uncollateralized loans collectively evaluated for impairment had a recorded investment of $3 million at both December 31, 2014 and 2013 and no related allowance for both periods.

(3) Recorded investment reflects the balance sheet carrying value gross of related allowance.

Impaired loans include those loans for which it is probable that all amounts due will not be collected according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. There were no impaired commercial mortgage and other loans identified in management’s specific review of probable loan losses and no related allowance for losses at both December 31, 2014 and 2013. There were no recorded investments in impaired loans with an allowance recorded, before the allowance for losses, at both December 31, 2014 and 2013.

Impaired commercial mortgage and other loans with no allowance for losses are loans in which the fair value of the collateral or the net present value of the loans’ expected future cash flows equals or exceeds the recorded investment. The Company had no such loans at both December 31, 2014 and 2013. See Note 2 for information regarding the Company’s accounting policies for non-performing loans.

The following table sets forth certain key credit quality indicators as of December 31, 2014, based upon the recorded investment gross of allowance for credit losses.

Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans

	Debt Service Coverage Ratio - December 31, 2014
	Greater than 1.2X		1.0X to <1.2X		Less than 1.0X		Total
			(in thousands)
Loan-to-Value Ratio
0%-59.99%	$	262,853	$	4,295	$	10,489	$	277,637
60%-69.99%		115,708		468		-		116,176
70%-79.99%		25,034		1,458		-		26,492
Greater than 80%		-		-		-		-
Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans	$	403,595	$	6,221	$	10,489	$	420,305

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The following table sets forth certain key credit quality indicators as of December 31, 2013, based upon the recorded investment gross of allowance for credit losses.

Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans

	Debt Service Coverage Ratio - December 31, 2013
	Greater than 1.2X		1.0X to <1.2X		Less than 1.0X		Total
			(in thousands)
Loan-to-Value Ratio
0%-59.99%	$	251,278	$	7,650	$	1,865	$	260,793
60%-69.99%		102,755		-		-		102,755
70%-79.99%		31,712		2,247		-		33,959
Greater than 80%		-		-		-		-
Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans	$	385,745	$	9,897	$	1,865	$	397,507

As of both December 31, 2014 and 2013, all commercial mortgage and other loans were in current status. The Company defines current in its aging of past due commercial mortgage and other loans as less than 30 days past due.

There were no commercial mortgage and other loans in nonaccrual status as of both December 31, 2014 and 2013. Nonaccrual loans are those on which the accrual of interest has been suspended after the loans become 90 days delinquent as to principal or interest payments, or earlier when the Company has doubts about collectability and loans for which a loan-specific reserve has been established. See Note 2, for further discussion regarding nonaccrual status loans.

For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, there were no commercial mortgage and other loans acquired, other than those through direct origination, or sold.

The Company’s commercial mortgage and other loans may occasionally be involved in a troubled debt restructuring. As of both December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had no significant commitments to fund to borrowers that have been involved in a troubled debt restructuring. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, there were no troubled debt restructurings related to commercial mortgage and other loans, and no payment defaults on commercial mortgage and other loans that were modified as a troubled debt restructuring within the 12 months preceding each respective period. See Note 2 for additional information relating to the accounting for troubled debt restructurings.

Other Long-Term Investments

The following table sets forth the composition of “Other long-term investments” at December 31 for the years indicated.

	2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Joint ventures and limited partnerships	$	68,225	$	60,585
Derivatives		94,558		-
Total other long-term investments	$	162,783	$	60,585

Net Investment Income

Net investment income for the years ended December 31, was from the following sources:

	2014		2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale	$	140,114	$	191,043	$	246,479
Equity securities, available-for-sale		-		-		7
Trading account assets		325		342		923
Commercial mortgage and other loans		21,802		28,463		28,449
Policy loans		739		675		845
Short-term investments		281		323		620
Other long-term investments		6,492		3,601		8,302
Gross investment income		169,753		224,447		285,625
Less: investment expenses		(5,742)		(6,564)		(7,974)
Net investment income	$	164,011	$	217,883	$	277,651

Carrying value for non-income producing assets included $1 million in fixed maturities as of December 31, 2014. Non-income producing assets represent investments that have not produced income for the preceding twelve months.

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Realized Investment Gains (Losses), Net 

Realized investment gains (losses), net, for the years ended December 31, were from the following sources:

	2014		2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Fixed maturities	$	14,706	$	8,795	$	22,684
Equity securities		1		10		703
Commercial mortgage and other loans		774		933		1,043
Derivatives		(8,113)		(194,055)		(107,663)
Other		-		(34)		3
Realized investment gains (losses), net	$	7,368	$	(184,351)	$	(83,230)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The balance of and changes in each component of “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” for the years ended December 31, are as follows:

	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment		Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses) (1)		Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
	(in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2011	$	-	$	160,711	$	160,711
Change in component during period (2)		7		(13,431)		(13,424)
Balance, December 31, 2012	$	7	$	147,280	$	147,287
Change in component during period (2)		3		(76,423)		(76,420)
Balance, December 31, 2013	$	10	$	70,857	$	70,867
Change in other comprehensive income before reclassifications		(63)		35,931		35,868
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		-		(14,706)		(14,706)
Income tax benefit (expense)		23		(7,430)		(7,407)
Balance, December 31, 2014	$	(30)	$	84,652	$	84,622

(1) Includes cash flow hedges of $5.0 million, $(4.0) million, and $(3.0) million as of December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively.

(2) Net of taxes.

Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

	Year Ended December 31, 2014		Year Ended December 31, 2013		Year Ended December 31, 2012
	(in thousands)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (1)(2):
Net unrealized investment gains (losses):
Cash flow hedges - Currency/Interest rate (3)	$	148	$	(95)	$	(101)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities		14,558		8,900		23,488
Total net unrealized investment gains (losses) (4)		14,706		8,805		23,387
Total reclassifications for the period	$	14,706	$	8,805	$	23,387

(1) All amounts are shown before tax.

(2) Positive amounts indicate gains/benefits reclassified out of AOCI. Negative amounts indicate losses/costs reclassified out of AOCI.

(3) See Note 11 for additional information on cash flow hedges.

(4) See table below for additional information on unrealized investment gains (losses), including the impact on deferred policy acquisition and other costs and future policy benefits.

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Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)

Net unrealized investment gains and losses on securities classified as available-for-sale and certain other long-term investments and other assets are included in the Company’s Statements of Financial Position as a component of AOCI. Changes in these amounts include reclassification adjustments to exclude from “Other comprehensive income (loss)” those items that are included as part of “Net income” for a period that had been part of “Other comprehensive income (loss)” in earlier periods. The amounts for the periods indicated below, split between amounts related to fixed maturity securities on which an OTTI loss has been recognized, and all other net unrealized investment gains and losses, are as follows:

Net Unrealized Investment Gains and Losses on Fixed Maturity Securities on which an OTTI loss has been recognized

	Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments (1)			Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Other Costs			Future Policy Benefits			Deferred Income Tax (Liability) Benefit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Related To Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)
	(in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2011	$	(1,740	)	$	692		$	-		$	382		$	(666	)
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period		3,067			-			-			(1,073	)		1,994
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income		(782	)		-			-			274			(508	)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs and other costs		-			(906	)		-			317			(589	)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits		-			-			-			-			-
Balance, December 31, 2012	$	545		$	(214	)	$	-		$	(100	)	$	231
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period		483			-			-			(168	)		315
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income		(705	)		-			-			247			(458	)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs and other costs		-			98			-			(35	)		63
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits		-			-			(14	)		5			(9	)
Balance, December 31, 2013	$	323		$	(116	)	$	(14	)	$	(51	)	$	142
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period		(11	)		-			-			4			(7	)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income		(311	)		-			-			109			(202	)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs and other costs		-			116			-			(41	)		75
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits		-			-			14			(5	)		9
Balance, December 31, 2014	$	1		$	-		$	-		$	16		$	17

(1) Includes cash flow hedges. See Note 11 for information on cash flow hedges.

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All Other Net Unrealized Investment Gains and Losses in AOCI

	Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments (1)			Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Other Costs			Future Policy Benefits			Deferred Income Tax (Liability) Benefit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Related To Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)
	(in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2011	$	441,677		$	(192,119	)	$	-		$	(88,181	)	$	161,377
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period		(42,295	)		-			-			14,804			(27,491	)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income		(22,605	)		-			-			7,912			(14,693	)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs, deferred sales inducements and other costs		-			45,030			-			(15,760	)		29,270
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits		-			-			(2,164	)		757			(1,407	)
Balance, December 31, 2012	$	376,777		$	(147,089	)	$	(2,164	)	$	(80,468	)	$	147,056
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period		(183,950	)		-			-			64,383			(119,567	)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income		(8,100	)		-			-			2,835			(5,265	)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs, deferred sales inducements and other costs		-			80,637			-			(28,222)			52,415
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits		-			-			(6,023	)		2,109			(3,914	)
Balance, December 31, 2013	$	184,727		$	(66,452	)	$	(8,187	)	$	(39,363	)	$	70,725
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period		28,590			-			-			(10,013	)		18,577
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income		(14,395	)		-			-			5,036			(9,359	)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs and other costs		-			7,407			-			(2,594	)		4,813
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on future policy benefits		-			-			(185	)		64			(121	)
Balance, December 31, 2014	$	198,922		$	(59,045	)	$	(8,372	)	$	(46,870	)	$	84,635

(1) Includes cash flow hedges. See Note 11 for information on cash flow hedges.

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments by Asset Class

The table below presents net unrealized gains (losses) on investments by asset class as of the dates indicated:

	2014		2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Fixed maturity securities on which an OTTI loss has been recognized	$	1	$	323	$	545
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale-all other		191,339		184,891		375,409
Equity securities, available-for-sale		3		2		4
Affiliated notes		2,351		3,113		4,386
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges (1)		4,839		(3,653)		(3,068)
Other investments		390		374		46
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments	$	198,923	$	185,050	$	377,322

(1) See Note 11 for more information on cash flow hedges.

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Duration of Gross Unrealized Loss Positions for Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities

The following table shows the fair value and gross unrealized losses aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual fixed maturity securities and equity securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at December 31 for the years indicated:

	2014
	Less than twelve months				Twelve months or more				Total
	Fair Value		Gross   Unrealized   Losses		Fair Value		Gross   Unrealized   Losses		Fair Value		Gross   Unrealized   Losses
	(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies	$	2,676	$	10	$	-	$	-	$	2,676	$	10
Obligations of U.S. States and their political subdivisions		-		-		7,305		20		7,305		20
Foreign government bonds		4,632		4		-		-		4,632		4
Public utilities		18,222		1,321		2,174		272		20,396		1,593
All other corporate securities		260,414		4,462		9,403		429		269,817		4,891
Asset-backed securities		31,756		58		32,732		333		64,488		391
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		4,309		108		7,377		98		11,686		206
Residential mortgage-backed securities		342		6		-		-		342		6
Total	$	322,351	$	5,969	$	58,991	$	1,152	$	381,342	$	7,121
Equity securities, available-for-sale	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
	2013 (1)
	Less than twelve months				Twelve months or more				Total
	Fair Value		Gross   Unrealized   Losses		Fair Value		Gross   Unrealized   Losses		Fair Value		Gross   Unrealized   Losses
	(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies	$	3,347	$	34	$	-	$	-	$	3,347	$	34
Obligations of U.S. States and their political subdivisions		5,420		588		6,402		982		11,822		1,570
Public utilities		59,312		3,141		-		-		59,312		3,141
All other corporate securities		291,994		8,782		2,704		370		294,698		9,152
Asset-backed securities		97,575		1,509		-		-		97,575		1,509
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		86,132		5,249		2,941		269		89,073		5,518
Residential mortgage-backed securities		100,150		972		-		-		100,150		972
Total	$	643,930	$	20,275	$	12,047	$	1,621	$	655,977	$	21,896
Equity securities, available-for-sale	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-

(1) Prior period’s amounts are presented on a basis consistent with the current period presentation.

The gross unrealized losses on fixed maturity securities at December 31, 2014 and 2013, are composed of $4.0 million and $20.4 million, respectively, related to high or highest quality securities based on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) or equivalent rating and $3.1 million and $1.5 million, respectively, related to other than high or highest quality securities based on NAIC or equivalent rating. At December 31, 2014, the $1.2 million of gross unrealized losses of twelve months or more were concentrated in asset-backed securities and the energy and utility sectors of the Company’s corporate securities. At December 31, 2013, the $1.6 million of gross unrealized losses of twelve months or more were concentrated in U.S. obligations and the consumer non-cyclical sector of the Company’s corporate securities. In accordance with its policy described in Note 2, the Company concluded that an adjustment to earnings for other-than-temporary impairments for these securities was not warranted at December 31, 2014 or 2013. These conclusions are based on a detailed analysis of the underlying credit and cash flows on each security. The gross unrealized losses are primarily attributable to credit spread widening. At December 31, 2014, the Company does not intend to sell these securities and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell these securities before the anticipated recovery of its remaining amortized cost basis.

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Securities Pledged and Special Deposits

The Company pledges as collateral investment securities it owns to unaffiliated parties through certain transactions, including securities lending, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, collateralized borrowings and postings of collateral with derivative counterparties. At December 31, the carrying value of investments pledged to third parties as reported in the Statements of Financial Position included the following:

	2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	$	5,098	$	46,156
Trading account assets		-		287
Total securities pledged	$	5,098	$	46,443

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the carrying amount of the associated liabilities supported by the pledged collateral was $5 million and $48 million, respectively, which was “Cash collateral for loaned securities”.

Fixed maturities of $7 million and $8 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, were on deposit with governmental authorities or trustees as required by certain insurance laws.

4.    DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTS

The balances of and changes in DAC as of and for the years ended December 31, are as follows:

	2014		2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of year	$	1,345,504	$	906,814	$	666,764
Capitalization of commissions, sales and issue expenses		2,804		4,050		25,081
Amortization-Impact of Assumption and experience unlocking and true-ups		91,895		31,666		274,503
Amortization-All Other		(330,311)		353,895		(86,461)
Changes in unrealized investment gains and losses		4,539		49,079		26,927
Balance, end of year	$	1,114,431	$	1,345,504	$	906,814

5.    VALUE OF BUSINESS ACQUIRED

Details of VOBA and related interest and gross amortization for the years ended December 31, are as follows:

	2014		2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	43,500	$	43,090	$	29,010
Amortization-Impact of assumption and experience unlocking and true-ups (1)		5,412		6,376		21,931
Amortization-All other (1)		(11,181)		(11,593)		(13,871)
Interest (2)		2,615		2,762		2,077
Change in unrealized gains/losses		(608)		2,865		3,943
Balance, end of year	$	39,738	$	43,500	$	43,090

(1) The weighted average remaining expected life of VOBA was approximately 5.26 years from the date of acquisition.

(2) The interest accrual rate for the VOBA related to the businesses acquired was 6.10%, 6.14% and 6.18% for years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

The following table provides estimated future amortization, net of interest, for the periods indicated (in thousands):

	2015		2016		2017		2018		2019
	(in thousands)
Estimated future VOBA amortization	$	6,571	$	5,276	$	4,446	$	3,804	$	3,134

6.    REINSURANCE

The Company utilizes both affiliated and unaffiliated reinsurance arrangements. On its unaffiliated arrangements, the Company uses primarily modified coinsurance reinsurance arrangements whereby the reinsurer shares in the experience of a specified book of business. These reinsurance transactions result in the Company receiving from the reinsurer an upfront ceding commission on the book of business ceded in exchange for the reinsurer receiving in the future, a percentage of the future fees and benefits generated from that book of business. Such transfer does not relieve the Company of its primary liability and, as such, failure of reinsurers to honor their obligation could result in losses to the Company. The Company reduces this risk by evaluating the financial condition and credit worthiness of reinsurers.

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On its affiliated arrangements, the Company uses automatic coinsurance reinsurance arrangements. These agreements cover all significant risks under features of the policies reinsured. The Company is not relieved of its primary obligation to the policyholder as a result of these reinsurance transactions. These affiliated agreements include the reinsurance of the Company’s GMWB, GMIWB and GMAB features. These features are accounted for as embedded derivatives, and changes in the fair value of the embedded derivative are recognized through “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” Please see Note 13 for further details around the affiliated reinsurance agreements.

The effect of reinsurance for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, was as follows (in thousands):

	Gross			Unaffiliated Ceded			Affiliated Ceded			Net
2014
Policy charges and fee income - Life (1)	$	3,522		$	(856	)	$	-		$	2,666
Policy charges and fee income - Annuity		805,550			(1,889	)		-			803,661
Realized investment gains (losses), net		(1,967,588	)		-			1,974,956			7,368
Policyholders’ benefits		137,502			(367	)		-			137,135
General, administrative and other expenses	$	398,960		$	(838	)	$	(3,874	)	$	394,248
2013
Policy charges and fee income - Life (1)	$	3,472		$	(1,231	)	$	-		$	2,241
Policy charges and fee income - Annuity		809,549			(2,548	)		-			807,001
Realized investment gains (losses), net		1,076,184			-			(1,260,535	)		(184,351	)
Policyholders’ benefits		29,874			(147	)		-			29,727
General, administrative and other expenses	$	407,365		$	(776	)	$	(3,910	)	$	402,679
2012
Policy charges and fee income - Life (1)	$	3,522		$	(1,099	)	$	-		$	2,423
Policy charges and fee income - Annuity		796,711			(2,139	)		-			794,572
Realized investment gains (losses), net		202,568			-			(285,798	)		(83,230	)
Policyholders’ benefits		124,517			(201	)		-			124,316
General, administrative and other expenses	$	429,383		$	(784	)	$	(3,835	)	$	424,764

(1) Life insurance inforce face amounts at December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $ 121 million, $ 128 million and $ 132 million, respectively.

The Company’s Statements of Financial Position also included reinsurance recoverables from Pruco Re and Prudential Insurance Company of America (“Prudential Insurance”) of $ 2,997 million and $ 749 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

7.    CERTAIN NONTRADITIONAL LONG-DURATION CONTRACTS

The Company has issued traditional variable annuity contracts through its separate accounts for which investment income and investment gains and losses accrue directly to, and investment risk is borne by, the contractholder. The Company has also issued variable annuity contracts with general and separate account options where the Company contractually guarantees to the contractholder a return of no less than (1) total deposits made to the contract less any partial withdrawals (“return of net deposits”), (2) total deposits made to the contract less any partial withdrawals plus a minimum return (“minimum return”), or (3) the highest contract value on a specified date adjusted for any withdrawals (“contract value”). These guarantees include benefits that are payable in the event of death, annuitization or at specified dates during the accumulation period and withdrawal and income benefits payable during specified periods. The Company has issued annuity contracts with market value adjusted investment options (“MVAs”), which provide for a return of principal plus a fixed-rate of return if held to maturity, or, alternatively, a “market adjusted value” if surrendered prior to maturity or if funds are allocated to other investment options. The market value adjustment may result in a gain or loss to the Company, depending on crediting rates or an indexed rate at surrender, as applicable. The Company issued fixed deferred annuity contracts without MVA that have a guaranteed credited rate and annuity benefit.

The assets supporting the variable portion of both traditional variable annuities and certain variable contracts with guarantees are carried at fair value and reported as “Separate account assets” with an equivalent amount reported as “Separate account liabilities.” Amounts assessed against the contractholders for mortality, administration, and other services are included within revenue in “Policy charges and fee income” and changes in liabilities for minimum guarantees are generally included in “Policyholders’ benefits”.

For those guarantees of benefits that are payable in the event of death, the net amount at risk is generally defined as the current guaranteed minimum death benefit in excess of the current account balance at the balance sheet date. The Company’s primary risk exposures for these contracts relates to actual deviations from, or changes to, the assumptions used in the original pricing of these products, including fixed income and equity market returns, contract lapses and contractholder mortality.

For guarantees of benefits that are payable at annuitization, the net amount at risk is generally defined as the present value of the minimum guaranteed annuity payments available to the contractholder determined in accordance with the terms of the contract in excess of the current account balance. The Company’s primary risk exposures for these contracts relates to actual deviations from, or changes to, the assumptions used in the original pricing of these products, including fixed income and equity market returns, timing of annuitization, contract lapses and contractholder mortality.

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For guarantees of benefits that are payable at withdrawal, the net amount at risk is generally defined as the present value of the minimum guaranteed withdrawal payments available to the contractholder determined in accordance with the terms of the contract in excess of the current account balance. For guarantees of accumulation balances, the net amount at risk is generally defined as the guaranteed minimum accumulation balance minus the current account balance. The Company’s primary risk exposures for these contracts relates to actual deviations from, or changes to, the assumptions used in the original pricing of these products, including equity market returns, interest rates, market volatility or contractholder behavior.

The Company’s contracts with guarantees may offer more than one type of guarantee in each contract; therefore, the amounts listed may not be mutually exclusive. The liabilities related to the net amount at risk are reflected within “Future policy benefits and other policyholder liabilities.” As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had the following guarantees associated with its contracts, by product and guarantee type:

	December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
	In the Event of Death		At Annuitization/ Accumulation (1)		In the Event of Death		At Annuitization/ Accumulation (1)
Variable Annuity Contracts	(in thousands)
Return of net deposits
Account value	$	38,410,155		N/A	$	40,828,166		N/A
Net amount at risk	$	353,902		N/A	$	407,488		N/A
Average attained age of contractholders		65 years		N/A		64 years		N/A
Minimum return or contract value
Account value	$	7,886,833	$	38,471,465	$	8,446,938	$	40,678,507
Net amount at risk	$	916,016	$	1,358,023	$	916,094	$	1,272,641
Average attained age of contractholders		67 years		64 years		66 years		64 years
Average period remaining until expected annuitization		N/A		0.1 years		N/A		0.2 year

(1) Includes income and withdrawal benefits described herein.

	December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
	Unadjusted Value		Adjusted Value		Unadjusted Value		Adjusted Value
Variable Annuity Contracts	(in thousands)
Market value adjusted annuities
Account value	$	1,244,131	$	1,251,084	$	1,554,743	$	1,580,487

Account balances of variable annuity contracts with guarantees were invested in separate account investment options as follows:

	December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
Equity funds	$	28,191,315	$	28,992,157
Bond funds		12,844,788		14,924,698
Money market funds		2,783,023		2,430,792
Total	$	43,819,126	$	46,347,647

In addition to the above mentioned amounts invested in separate account investment options, $2.5 billion and $2.9 billion of account balances of variable annuity contracts with guarantees, inclusive of contracts with MVA features, were invested in general account investment options as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, there were no transfers of assets, other than cash, from the general account to any separate account, and accordingly no gains or losses recorded.

Liabilities for Guarantee Benefits

The table below summarizes the changes in general account liabilities for guarantees. The liabilities for guaranteed minimum death benefits (“GMDB”) and guaranteed minimum income benefits (“GMIB”) are included in “Future policy benefits and other policyholder liabilities” and the related changes in the liabilities are included in “Policyholders’ benefits.” Guaranteed minimum accumulation benefits (“GMAB”), guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (“GMWB”) and guaranteed minimum income and withdrawal benefits (“GMIWB”) features are accounted for as bifurcated embedded derivatives and are recorded at fair value. Changes in the fair value of these derivatives, including changes in the Company’s own risk of non-performance, along with any fees attributed or payments made relating to the derivative are recorded in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” See Note 10 for additional information regarding the methodology used in determining the fair value of these embedded derivatives. The liabilities for GMAB, GMWB and GMIWB are included in “Future policy benefits and other policyholder liabilities.” As discussed below, the Company and a reinsurance affiliate maintain a portfolio of derivative investments that serve as a partial hedge of the risks associated with these

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products, for which the changes in fair value are also recorded in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” This portfolio of derivative investments does not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under U.S. GAAP.

	GMDB		GMAB/GMWB/ GMIWB		GMIB		Totals
	Variable Annuity
	(in thousands)
Beginning Balance as of December 31, 2011	$	177,718	$	1,783,594	$	14,377	$	1,975,689
Incurred guarantee benefits (1)		76,240		9,541		9,821		95,602
Paid guarantee benefits		(31,431)		-		(682)		(32,113)
Beginning Balance as of December 31, 2012		222,527		1,793,135		23,516		2,039,178
Incurred guarantee benefits (1)		(3,191)		(1,014,909)		(11,650)		(1,029,750)
Paid guarantee benefits		(27,507)		-		(747)		(28,254)
Changes in unrealized investment gains and losses		8,041		-		160		8,201
Beginning Balance as of December 31, 2013		199,870		778,226		11,279		989,375
Incurred guarantee benefits (1)		81,524		2,334,185		8,506		2,424,215
Paid guarantee benefits		(25,909)		-		(724)		(26,633)
Changes in unrealized investment gains and losses		128		-		43		171
Balance as of December 31, 2014	$	255,613	$	3,112,411	$	19,104	$	3,387,128

(1) Incurred guarantee benefits include the portion of assessments established as additions to reserve as well as changes in estimates affecting the reserves. Also includes changes in the fair value of features accounted for as derivatives.

The GMDB liability is determined each period end by estimating the accumulated value of a portion of the total assessments to date less the accumulated value of the death benefits in excess of the account balance. The GMIB liability associated with variable annuities is determined each period by estimating the accumulated value of a portion of the total assessments to date less the accumulated value of the projected income benefits in excess of the account balance. The portion of assessments used is chosen such that, at issue the present value of expected death benefits or expected income benefits in excess of the projected account balance and the portion of the present value of total expected assessments over the lifetime of the contracts are equal. The Company regularly evaluates the estimates used and adjusts the GMDB and GMIB liability balances with an associated charge or credit to earnings, if actual experience or other evidence suggests that earlier estimates should be revised.

The GMAB features provide the contractholder with a guaranteed return of initial account value or an enhanced value if applicable. The most significant of the Company’s GMAB features are the guaranteed return option (“GRO”) features, which include an asset transfer feature that reduces the Company’s exposure to these guarantees. The GMAB liability is calculated as the present value of future expected payments to customers less the present value of assessed rider fees attributable to the embedded derivative feature.

The GMWB features provide the contractholder with access to a guaranteed remaining balance if the account value is reduced to zero through a combination of market declines and withdrawals. The guaranteed remaining balance is generally equal to the protected value under the contract, which is initially established as the greater of the account value or cumulative deposits when withdrawals commence, less cumulative withdrawals. The contractholder also has the option, after a specified time period, to reset the guaranteed remaining balance to the then-current account value, if greater. The contractholder accesses the guaranteed remaining balance through payments over time, subject to maximum annual limits. The GMWB liability is calculated as the present value of future expected payments to customers less the present value of assessed rider fees attributable to the embedded derivative feature.

The GMIWB features, taken collectively, provide a contractholder two optional methods to receive guaranteed minimum payments over time, a “withdrawal” option or an “income” option. The withdrawal option (which was available under only one of the GMIWBs and is no longer offered) guarantees that a contractholder can withdraw an amount each year until the cumulative withdrawals reach a total guaranteed balance. The income option (which varies among the Company’s GMIWBs) in general guarantees the contractholder the ability to withdraw an amount each year for life (or for joint lives, in the case of any spousal version of the benefit) where such amount is equal to a percentage of a protected value under the benefit. The contractholder also has the potential to increase this annual amount, based on certain subsequent increases in account value that may occur. The GMIWB can be elected by the contract holder upon issuance of an appropriate deferred variable annuity contract or at any time following contract issue prior to annuitization. Certain GMIWB features include an asset transfer feature that reduces the Company’s exposure to these guarantees. The GMIWB liability is calculated as the present value of future expected payments to customers less the present value of assessed rider fees attributable to the embedded derivative feature.

As part of its risk management strategy, the Company limits its exposure to these risks through a combination of product design elements, such as an asset transfer feature and affiliated reinsurance agreements. The asset transfer feature, included in the design of certain optional living benefits, transfers assets between certain variable investments selected by the annuity contractholder and, depending on the benefit feature, a fixed rate account in the general account or a bond portfolio within the separate accounts. The transfers are based on the static mathematical formula, used with the particular optional benefit, which considers a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the impact of investment performance of the contractholder total account value. In general, but not always, negative investment performance may result in transfers to a fixed-rate account in the

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general account or a bond portfolio within the separate accounts, and positive investment performance may result in transfers back to contractholder-selected variable investments. Other product design elements utilized for certain products to manage these risks include asset allocation restrictions and minimum issuance age requirements. For risk management purposes the Company segregates the variable annuity living benefit features into those that include the asset transfer feature including certain GMIWB riders and certain GMAB riders that feature the GRO policyholder benefits; and those that do not include the asset transfer feature, including certain legacy GMIWB, GMWB, GMAB and GMIB riders. Living benefit riders that include the asset transfer feature also include GMDB riders, and as such the GMDB risk in these riders also benefits from this feature.

Sales Inducements

The Company defers sales inducements and amortizes them over the life of the policy using the same methodology and assumptions used to amortize DAC. These deferred sales inducements are included in “Deferred sales inducements” in the Company’s Statements of Financial Position. The Company offered various types of sales inducements. These inducements include: (1) a bonus whereby the policyholder’s initial account balance is increased by an amount equal to a specified percentage of the customer’s initial deposit and (2) additional credits after a certain number of years a contract is held. Changes in DSI, reported as “Interest credited to policyholders’ account balances”, are as follows:

	Sales Inducements
	(in thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2011	$	445,841
Capitalization		59,269
Amortization - Impact of assumption and experience unlocking and true-ups		133,214
Amortization - All other		(94,752	)
Change in unrealized gains/losses		13,258
Balance as of December 31, 2012		556,830
Capitalization		31,370
Amortization - Impact of assumption and experience unlocking and true-ups		13,038
Amortization - All other		179,219
Change in unrealized gains/losses		28,790
Balance as of December 31, 2013		809,247
Capitalization		11,515
Amortization - Impact of assumption and experience unlocking and true-ups		45,417
Amortization - All other		(204,563	)
Change in unrealized gains/losses		3,591
Balance as of December 31, 2014	$	665,207

8.    STATUTORY NET INCOME AND SURPLUS AND DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS

The Company is required to prepare statutory financial statements in accordance with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the State of Arizona Insurance Department. Prescribed statutory accounting practices include publications of the NAIC, as well as state laws, regulations and general administrative rules. Statutory accounting practices primarily differ from U.S. GAAP by charging policy acquisition costs to expense as incurred, establishing future policy benefit liabilities using different actuarial assumptions and valuing investments, deferred taxes and certain assets on a different basis.

Statutory net income of the Company amounted to $393 million, $406 million and $217 million, for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Statutory surplus of the Company amounted to $606 million and $443 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The Company is subject to Arizona law which limits the amount of dividends that insurance companies can pay to its stockholder. The maximum dividend, which may be paid in any twelve month period without notification or approval, is limited to the lesser of 10% of statutory surplus as of December 31 of the preceding year or the net gain from operations of the preceding calendar year. Cash dividends may only be paid out of surplus derived from realized net profits. Based on these limitations, there is a capacity to pay a dividend of $61 million after December 19, 2015, without prior approval.

On December 19, 2014 and June 27, 2014, the Company paid dividends of $75 million and $267 million, respectively, to its parent, Prudential Annuities, Inc. On December 16, 2013 and June 26, 2013, the Company paid dividends of $100 million and $184 million, respectively, to Prudential Annuities, Inc. On December 11, 2012 and June 29, 2012, the Company paid dividends of $160 million and $248 million, respectively, to Prudential Annuities, Inc.

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9.    INCOME TAXES

The components of income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, were as follows:

	2014		2013		2012
			(in thousands)
Current tax expense:
U.S.	$	(8,499)	$	36,759	$	26,637
State and local		-		-		-
Total	$	(8,499)	$	36,759	$	26,637
Deferred tax expense:
U.S.		17,103		295,613		196,997
State and local		-		-		-
Total	$	17,103	$	295,613	$	196,997
Total income tax expense (benefit) on income from continuing operations		8,604		332,372		223,634
Income tax expense (benefit) reported in equity related to:
Other comprehensive income (loss)		7,407		(41,149)		(7,218)
Additional paid-in capital		-		4,354		5,730
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	16,011	$	295,577	$	222,146

In July 2014, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued guidance relating to the hedging of variable annuity guaranteed minimum benefits (“Hedging IDD”). The Hedging IDD provides an elective safe harbor tax accounting method for certain contracts which permits the current deduction of losses and the deferral of gains for hedging activities that can be applied to open years under IRS examination beginning with the earliest open year. The Company will apply this tax accounting method for hedging gains and losses covered by the Hedging IDD beginning with 2013. As a result of applying such accounting method in 2014 the Company’s U.S. current tax benefit includes an additional tax benefit of $59 million and a corresponding reduction of deferred tax assets.

The Company’s actual income tax expense on continuing operations for the years ended December 31 differs from the expected amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate of 35% to income from continuing operations before income taxes for the following reasons:

	2014		2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Expected federal income tax expense (benefit)	$	90,780	$	413,162	$	300,192
Non taxable investment income		(69,122)		(69,665)		(66,895)
Tax credits		(13,080)		(10,595)		(10,279)
Other		26		(529)		616
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	8,604	$	332,372	$	223,634

The dividends received deduction (“DRD”) reduces the amount of dividend income subject to U.S. tax and is the primary component of the non-taxable investment income shown in the table above, and, as such, is a significant component of the difference between the Company’s effective tax rate and the federal statutory tax rate of 35%. The DRD for the current period was estimated using information from 2013 and current year results, and was adjusted to take into account the current year’s equity market performance. The actual current year DRD can vary from the estimate based on factors such as, but not limited to, changes in the amount of dividends received that are eligible for the DRD, changes in the amount of distributions received from mutual fund investments, changes in the account balances of variable life and annuity contracts, and the Company’s taxable income before the DRD.

In August 2007, the IRS released Revenue Ruling 2007-54, which included, among other items, guidance on the methodology to be followed in calculating the DRD related to variable life insurance and annuity contracts. In September 2007, the IRS released Revenue Ruling 2007-61. Revenue Ruling 2007-61 suspended Revenue Ruling 2007-54 and informed taxpayers that the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS intend to address through new guidance the issues considered in Revenue Ruling 2007-54, including the methodology to be followed in determining the DRD related to variable life insurance and annuity contracts. In May 2010, the IRS issued an Industry Director Directive (“IDD”) confirming that the methodology for calculating the DRD set forth in Revenue Ruling 2007-54 should not be followed. The IDD also confirmed that the IRS guidance issued before Revenue Ruling 2007-54, which guidance the Company relied upon in calculating its DRD, should be used to determine the DRD. In February 2014, the IRS released Revenue Ruling 2014-7, which modified and superseded Revenue Ruling 2007-54, by removing the provisions of Revenue Ruling 2007-54 related to the methodology to be followed in calculating the DRD and obsoleting Revenue Ruling 2007-61. These activities had no impact on the Company’s 2012, 2013 or 2014 results. However, there remains the possibility that the IRS and the U.S. Treasury will address,

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through subsequent guidance, the issues related to the calculation of the DRD. For the last several years, the revenue proposals included in the Obama Administration’s budgets included a proposal that would change the method used to determine the amount of the DRD. A change in the DRD, including the possible retroactive or prospective elimination of this deduction through guidance or legislation, could increase actual tax expense and reduce the Company’s net income.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, resulted from the items listed in the following table:

	2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Deferred tax assets
Insurance reserves	$	267,536	$	292,815
Investments		13,270		124,489
Compensation reserves		1,760		1,860
Other		-		-
Deferred tax assets		282,566		419,165
Deferred tax liabilities
VOBA and deferred policy acquisition cost		370,548		435,775
Deferred sales inducements		232,822		283,236
Net unrealized gain on securities		68,819		66,046
Other		1,239		464
Deferred tax liabilities		673,428		785,521
Net deferred tax asset (liability)	$	(390,863)	$	(366,356)

The application of U.S. GAAP requires the Company to evaluate the recoverability of deferred tax assets and establish a valuation allowance if necessary to reduce the deferred tax asset to an amount that is more likely than not expected to be realized. Considerable judgment is required in determining whether a valuation allowance is necessary, and if so, the amount of such valuation allowance. In evaluating the need for a valuation allowance the Company considers many factors, including: (1) the nature of the deferred tax assets and liabilities; (2) whether they are ordinary or capital; (3) in which tax jurisdictions they were generated and the timing of their reversal; (4) taxable income in prior carryback years as well as projected taxable earnings exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryforwards; (5) the length of time that carryovers can be utilized in the various taxing jurisdictions; (6) any unique tax rules that would impact the utilization of the deferred tax assets; and (7) any tax planning strategies that the Company would employ to avoid a tax benefit from expiring unused. Although realization is not assured, management believes it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances, will be realized. The Company had no valuation allowance as of December 31, 2014, and 2013.

Management believes that based on its historical pattern of taxable income, the Company will produce sufficient income in the future to realize its deferred tax assets. Adjustments to the valuation allowance will be made if there is a change in management’s assessment of the amount of deferred tax asset that is realizable.

The Company’s income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes includes income (loss) from domestic operations of $259 million, $1,180 million and $858 million, and no income from foreign operations for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The Company’s liability for income taxes includes the liability for unrecognized tax benefits and interest that relate to tax years still subject to review by the IRS or other taxing authorities. The completion of review or the expiration of the Federal statute of limitations for a given audit period could result in an adjustment to the liability for income taxes.

The Company classifies all interest and penalties related to tax uncertainties as income tax expense (benefit). In December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company recognized nothing in the statement of operations and recognized no liabilities in the statement of financial position for tax-related interest and penalties. The Company had zero unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2014 and 2013. The Company does not anticipate any significant changes within the next 12 months to its total unrecognized tax benefits related to tax years for which the statute of limitations has not expired.

At December 31, 2014, the Company remains subject to examination in the U.S. for tax years 2009 through 2014.

In 2009, the Company joined in filing the federal tax return with its ultimate parent, Prudential Financial, Inc. For tax years 2009 through 2015, the Company is participating in the IRS’s Compliance Assurance Program (“CAP”). Under CAP, the IRS assigns an examination team to review completed transactions as they occur in order to reach agreement with the Company on how they should be reported in the relevant tax returns. If disagreements arise, accelerated resolutions programs are available to resolve the disagreements in a timely manner before the tax returns are filed.

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10.    FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Fair Value Measurement – Fair value represents the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The authoritative fair value guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value that includes a hierarchy used to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value. The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Level 1 - Fair value is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible to the Company for identical assets or liabilities. The Company’s Level 1 assets and liabilities primarily include short term investments and equity securities that trade on an active exchange market.

Level 2 - Fair value is based on significant inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability through corroboration with observable market data. Level 2 inputs include quoted market prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, quoted market prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets or liabilities, and other market observable inputs. The Company’s Level 2 assets and liabilities include: fixed maturities (corporate public and private bonds, most government securities, certain asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, etc.), certain equity securities (mutual funds, which do not actively trade and are priced based on a net asset value), and certain over-the-counter derivatives.

Level 3 - Fair value is based on at least one or more significant unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. The assets and liabilities in this category may require significant judgment or estimation in determining the fair value. The Company’s Level 3 assets and liabilities primarily include: certain private fixed maturities and equity securities, certain manually priced public equity securities and fixed maturities, certain highly structured over-the-counter derivative contracts, and embedded derivatives resulting from certain products with guaranteed benefits.

Assets and Liabilities by Hierarchy Level – The tables below present the balances of assets and liabilities reported at fair value on a recurring basis, as of the dates indicated.

	As of December 31, 2014
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting (1)		Total
	(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
U.S Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies	$	-	$	6,336	$	-	$	-	$	6,336
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions		-		70,789		-		-		70,789
Foreign government bonds		-		37,355		-		-		37,355
Corporate securities		-		1,985,614		116,070		-		2,101,684
Asset-backed securities		-		108,487		40,524		-		149,011
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		-		302,185		-		-		302,185
Residential mortgage-backed securities		-		133,233		-		-		133,233
Sub-total		-		2,643,999		156,594		-		2,800,593
Trading account assets:
Equity securities		6,131		-		-		-		6,131
Sub-total		6,131		-		-		-		6,131
Equity securities, available-for-sale		-		17		-		-		17
Short-term investments		57,185		-		-		-		57,185
Cash equivalents		-		-		225		-		225
Other long-term investments		-		118,846		633		(24,288)		95,191
Reinsurance recoverables		-		-		2,996,154		-		2,996,154
Receivables from parent and affiliates		-		18,748		22,320		-		41,068
Sub-total excluding separate account assets		63,316		2,781,610		3,175,926		(24,288)		5,996,564
Separate account assets (2)		-		44,101,699		-		-		44,101,699
Total assets	$	63,316	$	46,883,309	$	3,175,926	$	(24,288)	$	50,098,263
Future policy benefits (3)	$	-	$	-	$	3,112,411	$	-	$	3,112,411
Payables to parent and affiliates		-		21,249		-		(21,249)		-
Total liabilities	$	-	$	21,249	$	3,112,411	$	(21,249)	$	3,112,411

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	As of December 31, 2013
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Netting (1)		Total
	(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
U.S Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies	$	-	$	6,384	$	-	$	-	$	6,384
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions		-		68,566		-		-		68,566
Foreign government securities		-		31,154		-		-		31,154
Corporate securities		-		2,325,846		96,796		-		2,422,642
Asset-backed securities		-		124,103		63,789		-		187,892
Commercial mortgage-backed securities		-		390,633		-		-		390,633
Residential mortgage-backed securities		-		156,945		-		-		156,945
Sub-total		-		3,103,631		160,585		-		3,264,216
Trading account assets:
Equity securities		6,364		-		313		-		6,677
Sub-total		6,364		-		313		-		6,677
Equity securities, available-for-sale		-		16		192		-		208
Short-term investments		118,188		-		-		-		118,188
Other long-term investments		-		73,535		486		(73,535)		486
Reinsurance recoverables		-		-		748,005		-		748,005
Receivables from parent and affiliates		-		19,071		6,347		-		25,418
Sub-total excluding separate account assets		124,552		3,196,253		915,928		(73,535)		4,163,198
Separate account assets (2)		1,190,903		45,435,925		-		-		46,626,828
Total assets	$	1,315,455	$	48,632,178	$	915,928	$	(73,535)	$	50,790,026
Future policy benefits (3)	$	-	$	-	$	778,226	$	-	$	778,226
Payables to parent and affiliates		-		94,580		-		(72,822)		21,758
Total liabilities	$	-	$	94,580	$	778,226	$	(72,822)	$	799,984

(1) “Netting” amounts represent cash collateral of $3.0 million and $0.7 million as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, and the impact of offsetting asset and liability positions held with the same counterparty, subject to master netting arrangements.

(2) Separate account assets represent segregated funds that are invested for certain customers. Investment risks associated with market value changes are borne by the customers, except to the extent of minimum guarantees made by the Company with respect to certain accounts. Separate account liabilities are not included in the above table as they are reported at contract value and not fair value in the Company’s Statement of Financial Position.

(3) As of December 31, 2014, the net embedded derivative liability position of $3,112 million includes $55 million of embedded derivatives in an asset position and $3,167 million of embedded derivatives in a liability position. As of December 31, 2013, the net embedded derivative liability position of $778 million includes $245 million of embedded derivatives in an asset position and $1,023 million of embedded derivatives in a liability position.

The methods and assumptions the Company uses to estimate the fair value of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below.

Fixed Maturity Securities – The fair values of the Company’s public fixed maturity securities are generally based on prices obtained from independent pricing services. Prices for each security are generally sourced from multiple pricing vendors, and a vendor hierarchy is maintained by asset type based on historical pricing experience and vendor expertise. The Company ultimately uses the price from the pricing service highest in the vendor hierarchy based on the respective asset type. The pricing hierarchy is updated for new financial products and recent pricing experience with various vendors. Consistent with the fair value hierarchy described above, securities with validated quotes from pricing services are generally reflected within Level 2, as they are primarily based on observable pricing for similar assets and/or other market observable inputs. Typical inputs used by these pricing services include but are not limited to reported trades, benchmark yields, issuer spreads, bids, offers, and/or estimated cash flow, prepayment speeds, and default rates. If the pricing information received from third party pricing services is deemed not reflective of market activity or other inputs observable in the market, the Company may challenge the price through a formal process with the pricing service or classify the security as Level 3. If the pricing service updates the price to be more consistent with the presented market observations, the security remains within Level 2.

Internally-developed valuations or indicative broker quotes are also used to determine fair value in circumstances where vendor pricing is not available, or where the Company ultimately concludes that pricing information received from independent pricing services is not reflective of market activity. If the Company concludes the values from both pricing services and brokers are not reflective of market activity, it may override the information with an internally developed valuation. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 overrides on a net basis were not material. Pricing service overrides, internally-developed valuations and indicative broker quotes are generally included in Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

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The Company conducts several specific price monitoring activities. Daily analyses identify price changes over pre-determined thresholds defined at the financial instrument level. Various pricing integrity reports are reviewed on a daily and monthly basis to determine if pricing is reflective of market activity or if it would warrant any adjustments. Other procedures performed include, but are not limited to, reviews of third-party pricing services methodologies, reviews of pricing trends, and back testing.

The fair value of private fixed maturities, which are comprised of investments in private placement securities, originated by internal private asset managers, are primarily determined using discounted cash flow models. These models primarily use observable inputs that include Treasury or similar base rates plus estimated credit spreads to value each security. The credit spreads are obtained through a survey of private market intermediaries who are active in both primary and secondary transactions, and consider, among other factors, the credit quality and industry sector of the issuer and the reduced liquidity associated with private placements. Since most private placements are valued using standard market observable inputs and inputs derived from, or corroborated by, market observable data including observed prices and spreads for similar publicly traded or privately traded issues, they have been reflected within Level 2. For certain private fixed maturities, the discounted cash flow model may incorporate significant unobservable inputs, which reflect the Company’s own assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset. To the extent management determines that such unobservable inputs are significant to the price of a security, a Level 3 classification is made.

Trading Account Assets – Trading account assets consist primarily of equity securities whose fair values are determined consistent with similar instruments described below under “Equity Securities.”

Equity Securities – Equity securities consist principally of investments in common stock of publicly traded companies, perpetual preferred stock, privately traded securities, as well as mutual fund shares. The fair values of most publicly traded equity securities are based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and are classified within Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Estimated fair values for most privately traded equity securities are determined using discounted cash flow, earnings multiple and other valuation models that require a substantial level of judgment around inputs and therefore are classified within Level 3. The fair values of mutual fund shares that transact regularly (but do not trade in active markets because they are not publicly available) are based on transaction prices of identical fund shares and are classified within Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The fair values of perpetual preferred stock are based on inputs obtained from independent pricing services that are primarily based on indicative broker quotes. As a result, the fair values of perpetual preferred stock are classified as Level 3.

Derivative Instruments – Derivatives are recorded at fair value either as assets, within “Other long-term investments,” or as liabilities, within “Payables to parent and affiliates,” except for embedded derivatives which are recorded with the associated host contract. The fair values of derivative contracts can be affected by changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, credit spreads, market volatility, expected returns, non-performance risk (“NPR”), liquidity and other factors.

The majority of the Company’s derivative positions are traded in the OTC derivative market and are classified within Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. OTC derivatives classified within Level 2 are valued using models that utilize actively quoted or observable market input values from external market data providers, third-party pricing vendors and/or recent trading activity. The Company’s policy is to use mid-market pricing in determining its best estimate of fair value. The fair values of most OTC derivatives, including interest rate and cross currency swaps and single name credit default swaps are determined using discounted cash flow models. The fair values of European style option contracts are determined using Black-Scholes option pricing models. These models’ key inputs include the contractual terms of the respective contract, along with significant observable inputs, including interest rates, currency rates, credit spreads, equity prices, index dividend yields, NPR, volatility, and other factors.

The Company’s cleared interest rate swaps and credit derivatives linked to an index are valued using models that utilize actively quoted or observable market inputs, including Overnight Indexed Swap discount rates, obtained from external market data providers, third-party pricing vendors, and/or recent trading activity. These derivatives are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

To reflect the market’s perception of its own and the counterparty’s NPR, the Company incorporates additional spreads over LIBOR into the discount rate used in determining the fair value of OTC derivative assets and liabilities that are not otherwise collateralized.

Derivatives classified as Level 3 include structured products. These derivatives are valued based upon models, such as Monte Carlo simulation models and other techniques, that utilize significant unobservable inputs. Level 3 methodologies are validated through periodic comparison of the Company’s fair values to external broker-dealer values. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, there were no internally valued derivatives with the fair value classified within Level 3, and all derivatives were classified within Level 2. See Note 11 for more details on the fair value of derivative instruments by primary underlying.

Short-Term Investments – Short-term investments include money market instruments and other highly liquid debt instruments. Certain money market instruments are valued using unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible for identical assets and are primarily classified as Level 1.

Separate Account Assets – Separate account assets include fixed maturity securities, treasuries, equity securities, and mutual funds for which values are determined consistent with similar instruments described above under “Fixed Maturity Securities” and “Equity Securities.”

Receivables from Parent and Affiliates – Receivables from Parent and Affiliates carried at fair value include affiliated bonds within the Company’s legal entity whose fair value are determined consistent with similar securities described above under “Fixed Maturity Securities” managed by affiliated asset managers.

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Reinsurance Recoverables – Reinsurance recoverables carried at fair value include the reinsurance of the Company’s living benefit guarantees on certain of its variable annuity contracts. These guarantees are accounted for as embedded derivatives and are described below in “Future Policy Benefits.” The reinsurance agreements covering these guarantees are derivatives with fair value determined in the same manner as the living benefit guarantees.

Future Policy Benefits – The liability for future policy benefits is related to guarantees primarily associated with the optional living benefit features of certain variable-annuity contracts offered by the Company, including GMABs, GMWBs, and GMIWBs, accounted for as embedded derivatives. The fair values of the GMAB, GMWB, and GMIWB liabilities are calculated as the present value of future expected benefit payments to contractholders less the present value of assessed rider fees attributable to the optional living benefit feature. This methodology could result in either a liability or contra-liability balance, given changing capital market conditions and various actuarial assumptions. Since there is no observable active market for the transfer of these obligations, the valuations are calculated using internally developed models with option pricing techniques. The models are based on a risk neutral valuation framework and incorporate premiums for risks inherent in valuation techniques, inputs, and the general uncertainty around the timing and amount of future cash flows. The determination of these risk premiums requires the use of management judgment.

The significant inputs to the valuation models for these embedded derivatives include capital market assumptions, such as interest rate levels and volatility assumptions, the Company’s market-perceived NPR, as well as actuarially determined assumptions, including contractholder behavior, such as lapse rates, benefit utilization rates, withdrawal rates, and mortality rates. Since many of these assumptions are unobservable and are considered to be significant inputs to the liability valuation, the liability included in future policy benefits has been reflected within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

Capital market inputs and actual policyholders’ account values are updated each quarter based on capital market conditions as of the end of the quarter, including interest rates, equity markets, and volatility. In the risk neutral valuation, the initial swap curve drives the total return used to grow the policyholders’ account value. The Company’s discount rate assumption is based on the LIBOR swap curve, adjusted for an additional spread relative to LIBOR to reflect NPR.

Actuarial assumptions, including contractholder behavior and mortality, are reviewed at least annually, and updated based upon emerging experience, future expectations, and other data, including any observable market data. These assumptions are generally updated annually unless a material change that the Company feels is indicative of a long term trend is observed in an interim period.

Transfers between Levels 1 and 2 – Overall, transfers between levels are made to reflect changes in observability of inputs and market activity. Transfers into or out of any level are assumed to occur at beginning of the quarter in which the transfers occur. Periodically there are transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for assets held in the Company’s Separate Account. During the year ended December 31, 2014, $963 million was transferred from Level 1 to Level 2. During the year ended December 31, 2013, $933 million was transferred from Level 2 to Level 1.

Level 3 Assets and Liabilities by Price Source – The tables below present the balances of Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value with their corresponding pricing sources.

	As of December 31, 2014
	Internal (1)		External (2)		Total
	(in thousands)
Corporate securities	$	99,209	$	16,861	$	116,070
Asset-backed securities		-		40,524		40,524
Cash equivalents		225		-		225
Other long-term investments		-		633		633
Reinsurance recoverables		2,996,154		-		2,996,154
Receivables from parent and affiliates		-		22,320		22,320
Total assets	$	3,095,588	$	80,338	$	3,175,926
Future policy benefits		3,112,411		-		3,112,411
Total liabilities	$	3,112,411	$	-	$	3,112,411
	As of December 31, 2013
	Internal (1)		External (2)		Total
	(in thousands)
Corporate securities	$	94,730	$	2,066	$	96,796
Asset-backed securities		-		63,789		63,789
Equity securities		192		313		505
Other long-term investments		-		486		486
Reinsurance recoverables		748,005		-		748,005
Receivables from parent and affiliates		-		6,347		6,347
Total assets	$	842,927	$	73,001	$	915,928
Future policy benefits		778,226		-		778,226
Total liabilities	$	778,226	$	-	$	778,226

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(1) Represents valuations reflecting both internally-derived and market inputs. See below for additional information related to internally-developed valuation for significant items in the above table.

(2) Represents unadjusted prices from independent pricing-services and independent indicative broker quotes where pricing inputs are not readily available.

Quantitative Information Regarding Internally Priced Level 3 Assets and Liabilities – The tables below present quantitative information on significant internally-priced Level 3 assets and liabilities (see narrative below for quantitative information for separate account assets).

	As of December 31, 2014
	Fair Value		Primary Valuation Techniques	Unobservable Inputs	Minimum			Maximum			Weighted Average	Impact of Increase in Input on Fair Value (1)
	(in thousands)
Assets:
Corporate securities	$	99,209	Discounted cash flow	Discount rate		3.55	%		11.75	%	3.96%	Decrease
Reinsurance recoverables	$	2,996,154	Fair values are determined in the same manner as future policy benefits
Liabilities:
Future policy benefits (2)	$	3,112,411	Discounted cash flow	Lapse rate (3)		0	%		14	%		Decrease
				NPR spread (4)		0.00	%		1.30	%		Decrease
				Utilization rate (5)		63	%		95	%		Increase
				Withdrawal rate (6)		74	%		100	%		Increase
				Mortality rate (7)		0	%		14	%		Decrease
				Equity Volatility curve		17	%		28	%		Increase
	As of December 31, 2013
	Fair Value		Primary Valuation   Techniques	Unobservable Inputs	Minimum			Maximum			Weighted     Average	Impact of Increase in   Input on Fair Value (1)
	(in thousands)
Assets:
Corporate securities	$	94,730	Discounted cash flow	Discount rate		3.73	%		12.06	%	3.90%	Decrease
Reinsurance recoverables	$	748,005	Fair values are determined in the same manner as future policy benefits
Liabilities:
Future policy benefits (2)	$	778,226	Discounted cash flow	Lapse rate (3)		0	%		11	%		Decrease
				NPR spread (4)		0.08	%		1.09	%		Decrease
				Utilization rate (5)		70	%		94	%		Increase
				Withdrawal rate (6)		86	%		100	%		Increase
				Mortality rate (7)		0	%		13	%		Decrease
				Equity Volatility curve		15	%		28	%		Increase

(1) Conversely, the impact of a decrease in input would have the opposite impact for the fair value as that presented in the table.

(2) Future policy benefits primarily represent general account liabilities for the optional living benefit features of the Company’s variable annuity contracts which are accounted for as embedded derivatives. Since the valuation methodology for these liabilities uses a range of inputs that vary at the contract level over the cash flow projection period, presenting a range, rather than weighted average, is a more meaningful representation of the unobservable inputs used in the valuation.

(3) Lapse rates are adjusted at the contract level based on a the in-the-moneyness of the living benefit, and reflect other factors, such as the applicability of any surrender charges. Lapse rates are reduced when contracts are more in-the-money. Lapse rates are also generally assumed to be lower for the period where surrender charges apply.

(4) To reflect NPR, the Company incorporates an additional spread over LIBOR into the discount rate used in the valuation of individual living benefit contracts in a liability position and generally not to those in a contra-liability position. The NPR spread reflects the financial strength ratings of the Company and its affiliates, as these are insurance liabilities and senior to debt. The additional spread over LIBOR is determined by utilizing the credit spreads associated with issuing funding agreements adjusted for any illiquidity risk premium.

(5) The utilization rate assumption estimates the percentage of contracts that will utilize the benefit during the contract duration, and begin lifetime withdrawals at various time intervals from contract inception. The remaining contractholders are assumed to either begin lifetime withdrawals immediately or never utilize the benefit. Utilization assumptions may vary by product type, tax status, and age. The impact of changes in these assumptions is highly dependent on the product type, the age of the contractholder at the time of the sale, and the timing of the first lifetime income withdrawal.

(6) The withdrawal rate assumption estimates the magnitude of annual contractholder withdrawals relative to the maximum allowable amount under the contract. These assumptions may vary based on the product type, contractholder, age, tax status, and withdrawal timing. The fair value of the liability will generally increase the closer the withdrawal rate is to 100%.

(7) Range reflects the mortality rate for the vast majority of business with living benefits, with policyholders ranging from 35 to 90 years old. While the majority of living benefits have a minimum age requirement, certain benefits do not have an age restriction. This results in contractholders for certain benefits with mortality rates approaching 0%. Based on historical experience, the Company applies a set of age and duration specific mortality rate adjustments compared to standard industry tables. A mortality improvement assumption is also incorporated into the overall mortality table.

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Interrelationships Between Unobservable Inputs – In addition to the sensitivities of fair value measurements to changes in each unobservable input in isolation, as reflected in the table above, interrelationships between these inputs may also exist, such that a change in one unobservable input may give rise to a change in another, or multiple, inputs. Examples of such interrelationships for significant internally-priced Level 3 assets and liabilities are as follows:

Corporate Securities – The rate used to discount future cash flows reflects current risk-free rates plus credit and liquidity spread requirements that market participants would use to value an asset. The discount rate may be influenced by many factors, including market cycles, expectations of default, collateral, term, and asset complexity. Each of these factors can influence discount rates, either in isolation, or in response to other factors.

Future Policy Benefits – The Company expects efficient benefit utilization and withdrawal rates to generally be correlated with lapse rates. However, behavior is generally highly dependent on the facts and circumstances surrounding the individual contractholder, such as their liquidity needs or tax situation, which could drive lapse behavior independent of other contractholder behavior assumptions. To the extent more efficient contractholder behavior results in greater in-the-moneyness at the contract level, lapse rates may decline for those contracts. Similarly, to the extent that increases in equity volatility are correlated with overall declines in the capital markets, lapse rates may decline as contracts become more in-the-money.

Valuation Process for Fair Value Measurements Categorized within Level 3 – The Company has established an internal control infrastructure over the valuation of financial instruments that requires ongoing oversight by its various Business Groups. These management control functions are segregated from the trading and investing functions. For invested assets, the Company has established oversight teams, often in the form of Pricing Committees within each asset management group. The teams, which typically include representation from investment, accounting, operations, legal and other disciplines are responsible for overseeing and monitoring the pricing of the Company’s investments and performing periodic due diligence reviews of independent pricing services. An actuarial valuation team oversees the valuation of optional living benefit features of the Company’s variable annuity contracts.

The Company has also established policies and guidelines that require the establishment of valuation methodologies and consistent application of such methodologies. These policies and guidelines govern the use of inputs and price source hierarchies and provide controls around the valuation processes. These controls include appropriate review and analysis of investment prices against market activity or indicators of reasonableness, analysis of portfolio returns to corresponding benchmark returns, back-testing, review of bid/ask spreads to assess activity, approval of price source changes, price overrides, methodology changes and classification of fair value hierarchy levels. For optional living benefit features of the Company’s variable annuity products, the actuarial valuation unit periodically performs baseline testing of contract input data and actuarial assumptions are reviewed at least annually, and updated based upon emerging experience, future expectations and other data, including any observable market data. The valuation policies and guidelines are reviewed and updated as appropriate.

Within the trading and investing functions, the Company has established policies and procedures that relate to the approval of all new transaction types, transaction pricing sources and fair value hierarchy coding within the financial reporting system. For variable annuity product changes or new launches of optional living benefit features, the actuarial valuation unit validates input logic and new product features and agrees new input data directly to source documents.

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Changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities – The following tables provide summaries of the changes in fair values of Level 3 assets and liabilities as of the dates indicated, as well as the portion of gains or losses included in income attributable to unrealized gains or losses related to those assets and liabilities still held at the end of their respective periods.

	Year Ended December 31, 2014
	Fixed Maturities Available-For-Sale
	Corporate Securities		Asset- Backed Securities		Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities		Trading Account Assets - Equity Securities		Equity Securities Available- for-Sale
	(in thousands)
Fair Value, beginning of period assets/(liabilities)	$	96,796	$	63,789	$	-	$	313	$	192
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):
Included in earnings:
Realized investment gains (losses), net		1,592		-		-		-		-
Asset management fees and other income		-		-		-		15		-
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)		(846)		196		(83)		-		-
Net investment income		5,024		120		-		-		-
Purchases		20,720		14,933		52,518		-		-
Sales		(202)		-		-		-		(192)
Issuances		-		-		-		-		-
Settlements		(7,014)		(40,337)		-		(328)		-
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		-		28,152		-		-		-
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		-		(26,329)		(52,435)		-		-
Fair Value, end of period assets/(liabilities)	$	116,070	$	40,524	$	-	$	-	$	-
Unrealized gains (losses) for the period relating to those
Level 3 assets that were still held at the end of the period (2):
Included in earnings:
Realized investment gains (losses), net	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Asset management fees and other income	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	15	$	-
	Year Ended December 31, 2014
	Cash Equivalents		Other Long-term Investments		Reinsurance Recoverables		Receivables from parent and affiliates		Future Policy Benefits
	(in thousands)
Fair Value, beginning of period assets/(liabilities)	$	-	$	486	$	748,005	$	6,347		(778,226)
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):
Included in earnings:
Realized investment gains (losses), net		-		-		2,013,931		-		(2,088,505)
Asset management fees and other income		-		(14)		-		-		-
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)		-		-		-		(420)		-
Net investment income		-		-		-		-		-
Purchases		400		166		234,218		19,351		-
Sales		(175)		-		-		-		-
Issuances		-		-		-		-		(245,680)
Settlements		-		(5)		-		-		-
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		-		-		-		1,985		-
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		-		-		-		(4,943)		-
Fair Value, end of period assets/(liabilities)	$	225	$	633	$	2,996,154	$	22,320		(3,112,411)
Unrealized gains (losses) for the period relating to those
Level 3 assets that were still held at the end of the period (2):
Included in earnings:
Realized investment gains (losses), net	$	-	$	-	$	2,040,048	$	-		(2,115,680)
Asset management fees and other income	$	-	$	(14)	$	-	$	-		-

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	Year Ended December 31, 2013
	Fixed Maturities Available-For-Sale						Trading Account Assets - Equity Securities		Equity Securities Available- for-Sale
	Corporate Securities		Asset- Backed Securities		Commercial Mortgage- Backed
	(in thousands)
Fair Value, beginning of period assets/(liabilities)	$	95,555	$	69,298	$	-	$	207	$	-
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):
Included in earnings:
Realized investment gains (losses), net		49		-		-		-		-
Asset management fees and other income		-		-		-		106		-
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)		(4,179)		(470)		18		-		-
Net investment income		4,729		454		-		-		-
Purchases		4,817		40,868		17,169		-		192
Sales		-		-		-		-		-
Issuances		-		-		-		-		-
Settlements		(4,629)		(13,924)		-		-		-
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		4,976		-		-		-		-
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		(4,522)		(29,441)		(17,187)		-		-
Other (3)		-		(2,996)		-		-		-
Fair Value, end of period assets/(liabilities)	$	96,796	$	63,789	$	-	$	313	$	192
Unrealized gains (losses) for the period relating to those
Level 3 assets that were still held at the end of the period (2):
Included in earnings:
Realized investment gains (losses), net	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Asset management fees and other income	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	107	$	-
	Year Ended December 31, 2013
	Other Long-term Investments		Reinsurance Recoverables		Receivables from parent and affiliates		Future Policy Benefits
	(in thousands)
Fair Value, beginning of period assets/(liabilities)	$	1,054	$	1,732,094	$	1,995	$	(1,793,137)
Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):
Included in earnings:
Realized investment gains (losses), net		(739)		(1,220,073)		-		1,262,310
Asset management fees and other income		60		-		-		-
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)		-		-		99		-
Net investment income		-		-		-		-
Purchases		111		235,984		6,250		-
Sales		-		-		(2,996)		-
Issuances		-		-		-		(247,399)
Settlements		-		-		-		-
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		-		-		-		-
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		-		-		(1,997)		-
Other (3)		-		-		2,996		-
Fair Value, end of period assets/(liabilities)	$	486	$	748,005	$	6,347	$	(778,226)
Unrealized gains (losses) for the period relating to those
Level 3 assets that were still held at the end of the period (2):
Included in earnings:
Realized investment gains (losses), net	$	-	$	(1,166,676)	$	-	$	1,207,600
Asset management fees and other income	$	51	$	-	$	-	$	-

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	Year Ended December 31, 2012
	Fixed Maturities Available-For-Sale
	Corporate Securities			Asset Backed Securities			Trading Account Assets - Equity		Other Long- Term Investments			Reinsurance Recoverables
	(in thousands)
Fair Value, beginning of period assets/(liabilities)	$	89,658		$	48,563		$	203	$	1,213		$	1,747,757
Total gains or (losses) (realized/unrealized):
Included in earnings:
Realized investment gains (losses), net		1,606			-			-		(2,326	)		(244,519	)
Asset management fees and other income		-			-			4		(3	)		-
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)		2,271			1,109			-		-			-
Net investment income		4,634			649			-		-			-
Purchases		5,400			30,311			-		2,166			228,856
Sales		(29	)		-			-		-			-
Issuances		-			-			-		-			-
Settlements		(8,286	)		(11,334	)		-		4			-
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		11,992			-			-		-			-
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		(11,691	)		-			-		-			-
Fair Value, end of period assets/(liabilities)	$	95,555		$	69,298		$	207	$	1,054		$	1,732,094
Unrealized gains (losses) for the period relating to those
Level 3 assets that were still held at the end of the period (2):
Included in earnings:
Realized investment gains (losses), net	$	-		$	-		$	-	$	(1,349	)	$	(194,274	)
Asset management fees and other income	$	-		$	-		$	4	$	(3	)	$	-
	Year Ended December 31, 2012
	Receivables from parent and affiliates			Future Policy Benefits
	(in thousands)
Fair Value, beginning of period assets/(liabilities)	$	-		$	(1,783,595	)
Total gains or (losses) (realized/unrealized):
Included in earnings:
Realized investment gains (losses), net		-			230,349
Asset management fees and other income		-			-
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)		(5	)		-
Net investment income		-			-
Purchases		2,000			-
Sales		-			-
Issuances		-			(239,891	)
Settlements		-			-
Transfers into Level 3 (1)		-			-
Transfers out of Level 3 (1)		-			-
Fair Value, end of period assets/(liabilities)	$	1,995		$	(1,793,137	)
Unrealized gains (losses) for the period relating to those
Level 3 assets that were still held at the end of the period (2):
Included in earnings:
Realized investment gains (losses), net	$	-		$	179,477
Asset management fees and other income	$	-		$	-

(1) Transfers into or out of Level 3 are reported as the value as of the beginning of the quarter in which the transfer occurs.

(2) Unrealized gains or losses related to assets still held at the end of the period do not include amortization or accretion of premiums and discounts.

(3) Other primarily represents reclassifications of certain assets between reporting categories.

Transfers – Transfers into Level 3 are generally the result of unobservable inputs utilized within valuation methodologies and the use of indicative broker quotes for assets that were previously valued using observable inputs. Transfers out of Level 3 are generally due to the use of observable inputs in valuation methodologies as well as the availability of pricing service information for certain assets that the Company is able to validate.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The table below presents the carrying amount and fair value by fair value hierarchy level of certain financial instruments that are not reported at fair value. The financial instruments presented below are reported at carrying value on the Company’s Statements of Financial Position; however, in some cases, as described below, the carrying amount equals or approximates fair value.

	December 31, 2014
	Fair Value								Carrying Amount (1)
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Total
	(in thousands)
Assets:
Commercial mortgage and other loans	$	-	$	2,779	$	447,157	$	449,936	$	422,563
Policy loans		-		-		13,355		13,355		13,355
Other long term investments		-		-		2,639		2,639		2,238
Cash and cash equivalents		369		-		-		369		369
Accrued investment income		-		25,008		-		25,008		25,008
Receivables from parent and affiliates		-		10,367		-		10,367		10,367
Other assets		-		1,009		-		1,009		1,009
Total assets	$	369	$	39,163	$	463,151	$	502,683	$	474,909
Liabilities:
Policyholders’ account balances - investment contracts	$	-	$	-	$	91,217	$	91,217	$	92,663
Cash collateral for loaned securities		-		5,285		-		5,285		5,285
Short-term debt		-		54,354		-		54,354		54,354
Payables to parent and affiliates		-		37,415		-		37,415		37,415
Other liabilities		-		89,956		-		89,956		89,956
Separate account liabilities - investment contracts		-		487		-		487		487
Total liabilities	$	-	$	187,497	$	91,217	$	278,714	$	280,160
	December 31, 2013
	Fair Value								Carrying Amount (1)
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Total
	(in thousands)
Assets:
Commercial mortgage and other loans	$	-	$	-	$	422,584	$	422,584	$	398,991
Policy loans		-		-		12,454		12,454		12,454
Other long term investments		-		-		1,623		1,623		1,440
Cash and cash equivalents		1,417		-		-		1,417		1,417
Accrued investment income		-		32,169		-		32,169		32,169
Receivables from parent and affiliates		-		10,177		-		10,177		10,177
Other assets		-		11,190		-		11,190		11,190
Total assets	$	1,417	$	53,536	$	436,661	$	491,614	$	467,838
Liabilities:
Policyholders’ account balances - investment contracts	$	-	$	-	$	84,153	$	84,153	$	85,672
Cash collateral for loaned securities		-		47,896		-		47,896		47,896
Short-term debt		-		218,488		-		218,488		205,000
Payables to parent and affiliates		-		85,204		-		85,204		85,204
Other liabilities		-		101,656		-		101,656		101,656
Separate account liabilities - investment contracts		-		796		-		796		796
Total liabilities	$	-	$	454,040	$	84,153	$	538,193	$	526,224

(1) Carrying values presented herein differ from those in the Company’s Statement of Financial Position because certain items within the respective financial statement captions are not considered financial instruments or out of scope under authoritative guidance relating to disclosures of the fair value of financial instruments. Financial statement captions excluded from the above table are not considered financial instruments.

The fair values presented above have been determined by using available market information and by applying market valuation methodologies, as described in more detail below.

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Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans

The fair value of most commercial mortgage loans is based upon the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at the appropriate U.S. Treasury rate plus an appropriate credit spread for similar quality loans. The quality ratings for these loans, a primary determinant of the credit spreads and a significant component of the pricing process, are based on an internally-developed methodology.

Policy Loans

Policy loans carrying value approximates fair value.

Other Long-term Investments

Other long-term investments include investments in joint ventures and limited partnerships. The estimated fair values of these cost method investments are generally based on the Company’s share of the net asset value (“NAV”) as provided in the financial statements of the investees. In certain circumstances, management may adjust the NAV by a premium or discount when it has sufficient evidence to support applying such adjustments. No such adjustments were made as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Accrued Investment Income, Receivables from Parent and Affiliates, and Other Assets

The Company believes that due to the short-term nature of certain assets, the carrying value approximates fair value. These assets include: cash and cash equivalents, accrued investment income, and other assets that meet the definition of financial instruments, including receivables such as unsettled trades and accounts receivable.

Policyholders’ Account Balances - Investment Contracts

Only the portion of policyholders’ account balances related to products that are investment contracts (those without significant mortality or morbidity risk) are reflected in the table above. For fixed deferred annuities and payout annuities and other similar contracts without life contingencies, fair values are derived using discounted projected cash flows based on interest rates that are representative of the Company’s financial strength ratings, and hence reflect the Company’s own NPR. For those balances that can be withdrawn by the customer at any time without prior notice or penalty, the fair value is the amount estimated to be payable to the customer as of the reporting date, which is generally the carrying value.

Cash Collateral for Loaned Securities

Cash collateral for loaned securities represents the collateral received or paid in connection with loaning or borrowing securities. For these transactions, the carrying value of the related asset/liability approximates fair value as they equal the amount of cash collateral received or paid.

Debt

The fair value of short-term debt is generally determined by either prices obtained from independent pricing services, which are validated by the Company, or discounted cash flow models. These fair values consider the Company’s own NPR. Discounted cash flow models predominately use market observable inputs such as the borrowing rates currently available to the Company for debt and financial instruments with similar terms and remaining maturities. For debt with a maturity of less than 90 days, the carrying value approximates fair value.

Other Liabilities and Payables to Parent and Affiliates

Other liabilities and Payables to Parent and Affiliates are primarily payables, such as unsettled trades, drafts, escrow deposits and accrued expense payables. Due to the short term until settlement of most of these liabilities, the Company believes that carrying value approximates fair value.

Separate Account Liabilities - Investment Contracts

Only the portion of separate account liabilities related to products that are investment contracts are reflected in the table above. Separate account liabilities are recorded at the amount credited to the contractholder, which reflects the change in fair value of the corresponding separate account assets including contractholder deposits less withdrawals and fees; therefore, carrying value approximates fair value.

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11.    DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

Types of Derivative Instruments and Derivative Strategies

Interest Rate Contracts

Interest rate swaps are used by the Company to reduce risks from changes in interest rates, manage interest rate exposures arising from mismatches between assets and liabilities (including duration mismatches) and to hedge against changes in the value of assets it owns or anticipates acquiring or selling. Swaps may be attributed to specific assets or liabilities or may be used on a portfolio basis. Under interest rate swaps, the Company agrees with counterparties to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed-rate and floating-rate interest amounts calculated by reference to an agreed upon notional principal amount. Generally, no cash is exchanged at the outset of the contract and no principal payments are made by either party. These transactions are entered into pursuant to master agreements that provide for a single net payment to be made by one counterparty at each due date.

Equity Contracts

Equity index options are contracts which will settle in cash based on differentials in the underlying indices at the time of exercise and the strike price. The Company uses combinations of purchases and sales of equity index options to hedge the effects of adverse changes in equity indices within a predetermined range.

Total return swaps are contracts whereby the Company agrees with counterparties to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between the return on an asset (or market index) and LIBOR based on a notional amount. The Company generally uses total return swaps to hedge the effect of adverse changes in equity indices.

Foreign Exchange Contracts

Currency derivatives, including currency swaps, are used by the Company to reduce risks from changes in currency exchange rates with respect to investments denominated in foreign currencies that the Company either holds or intends to acquire or sell.

Under currency swaps, the Company agrees with counterparties to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between one currency and another at an exchange rate and calculated by reference to an agreed principal amount. Generally, the principal amount of each currency is exchanged at the beginning and termination of the currency swap by each party. These transactions are entered into pursuant to master agreements that provide for a single net payment to be made by one counterparty for payments made in the same currency at each due date.

Credit Contracts

Credit derivatives are used by the Company to enhance the return on the Company’s investment portfolio by creating credit exposure similar to an investment in public fixed maturity cash instruments. With credit derivatives the Company sells credit protection on an identified name, and in return receives a quarterly premium. With credit default derivatives, this premium or credit spread generally corresponds to the difference between the yield on the referenced name’s public fixed maturity cash instruments and swap rates, at the time the agreement is executed. If there is an event of default by the referenced name, as defined by the agreement, then the Company is obligated to pay the counterparty the referenced amount of the contract and receive in return the referenced defaulted security or similar security or pay the referenced amount less the auction recovery rate. See credit derivatives section for discussion of guarantees related to credit derivatives written. In addition to selling credit protection, the Company has purchased credit protection using credit derivatives in order to hedge specific credit exposures in the Company’s investment portfolio.

Embedded Derivatives

The Company sells variable annuity products, which may include guaranteed benefit features that are accounted for as embedded derivatives. The Company has reinsurance agreements to transfer the risk related to certain of these benefit features to affiliates, Pruco Re and The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“Prudential Insurance”). The embedded derivatives related to the living benefit features and the related reinsurance agreements are carried at fair value. These embedded derivatives are marked to market through “Realized investment gains (losses), net” based on the change in value of the underlying contractual guarantees, which are determined using valuation models, as described in Note 10.

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The table below provides a summary of the gross notional amount and fair value of derivatives contracts by the primary underlying, excluding embedded derivatives which are recorded with the associated host. Many derivative instruments contain multiple underlyings. The fair value amounts below represent the gross fair value of derivative contracts prior to taking into account the netting effects of master netting agreements, cash collateral held with the same counterparty, and non-performance risk.

	December 31, 2014						December 31, 2013
			Gross Fair Value							Gross Fair Value
Primary Underlying	Notional		Assets		Liabilities			Notional		Assets		Liabilities
	(in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Currency/Interest Rate
Currency/Interest Rate	$	83,412	$	5,555	$	(654)		$	72,747	$	940	$	(4,635)
Total Qualifying Hedges	$	83,412	$	5,555	$	(654)		$	72,747	$	940	$	(4,635)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Interest Rate
Interest Rate Swaps	$	1,902,750	$	92,507	$	(18,480)		$	1,533,750	$	59,872	$	(80,601)
Interest Rate Options		100,000		10,736		-			100,000		6,534		-
Currency/Interest Rate
Foreign Currency Swaps		57,011		4,363		(5)			55,919		19		(1,349)
Credit
Credit Default Swaps		1,200		-		(43)			6,050		-		(115)
Equity
Total Return Swaps		220,986		1,937		-			219,896		-		(4,712)
Equity Options		6,842,242		3,748		(2,067)			13,170,805		6,170		(3,168)
Total Non-Qualifying Hedges	$	9,124,189	$	113,291	$	(20,595)		$	15,086,420	$	72,595	$	(89,945)
Total Derivatives (1)	$	9,207,601	$	118,846	$	(21,249)		$	15,158,667	$	73,535	$	(94,580)

(1) Excludes embedded derivatives which contain multiple underlyings. The fair value of the embedded derivatives related to the living benefit feature was a liability of $3,112 million and $778 million as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, included in “Future policy benefits.” The fair value of the embedded derivatives related to the reinsurance of certain of these benefits to Pruco Re and Prudential Insurance included in “Reinsurance recoverables” was an asset of $2,996 million and $748 million as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

The following table presents recognized derivative instruments (including bifurcated embedded derivatives) that are offset in the balance sheet, and/or are subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement, irrespective of whether they are offset in the balance sheet.

	December 31, 2014
	Gross Amounts of Recognized Financial Instruments		Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position			Net Amounts Presented in the Statement of Financial Position		Financial Instruments/ Collateral (1)			Net Amount
	(in thousands)
Offsetting of Financial Assets:
Derivatives	$	118,846	$	(24,288)		$	94,558	$	(82,602)		$	11,956
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:
Derivatives	$	21,249	$	(21,249	)	$	-	$	-		$	-
	December 31, 2013
	Gross Amounts of Recognized Financial Instruments		Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position			Net Amounts Presented in the Statement of Financial Position		Financial Instruments/ Collateral (1)			Net Amount
	(in thousands)
Offsetting of Financial Assets:
Derivatives	$	73,535	$	(73,535	)	$	-	$	-		$	-
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:
Derivatives	$	94,580	$	(72,822	)	$	21,758	$	(21,758	)	$	-

(1) Amounts exclude the excess of collateral received/pledged from/to the counterparty. Prior period has been revised to conform to current period presentation.

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For information regarding the rights of offset associated with the derivative assets and liabilities in the table above see “Credit Risk” below.

Cash Flow Hedges

The primary derivative instruments used by the Company in its cash flow hedge accounting relationships are currency swaps. These instruments are only designated for hedge accounting in instances where the appropriate criteria are met. The Company does not use futures, options, credit, equity or embedded derivatives in any of its cash flow hedge accounting relationships.

The following tables provide the financial statement classification and impact of derivatives used in qualifying and non-qualifying hedge relationships, excluding the offset of the hedged item in an effective hedge relationship:

	Year Ended December 31, 2014
	Realized Investment Gains (Losses)			Net Investment Income			Other Income			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (1)
	(in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Cash flow hedges
Currency/Interest Rate	$	-		$	14		$	134		$	8,492
Total cash flow hedges		-			14			134			8,492
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
Interest Rate		123,327			-			-			-
Currency/Interest Rate		5,934			-			143			-
Credit		(14	)		-			-			-
Equity		(23,811	)		-			-			-
Embedded Derivatives		(113,549	)		-			-			-
Total non-qualifying hedges		(8,113	)		-			143			-
Total	$	(8,113	)	$	14		$	277		$	8,492
	Year Ended December 31, 2013
	Realized Investment Gains (Losses)			Net Investment Income			Other Income			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (1)
	(in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Cash flow hedges
Currency/Interest Rate	$	-		$	(89	)	$	(7	)	$	(585	)
Total cash flow hedges		-			(89	)		(7	)		(585	)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
Interest Rate		(116,025	)		-			-			-
Currency/Interest Rate		(204	)		-			24			-
Credit		(103	)		-			-			-
Equity		(79,498	)		-			-			-
Embedded Derivatives		1,775			-			-			-
Total non-qualifying hedges		(194,055	)		-			24			-
Total	$	(194,055	)	$	(89	)	$	17		$	(585	)

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	Year Ended December 31, 2012
	Realized Investment Gains (Losses)			Net Investment Income			Other Income			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (1)
	(in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Cash flow hedges
Currency/Interest Rate	$	-		$	(116	)	$	14		$	(2,106	)
Total cash flow hedges		-			(116	)		14			(2,106	)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
Interest Rate		5,030			-			-			-
Currency		(15	)		-			-			-
Currency/Interest Rate		(1,368	)		-			(17	)		-
Credit		143			-			-			-
Equity		(56,158	)		-			-			-
Embedded Derivatives		(55,295	)		-			-			-
Total non-qualifying hedges		(107,663	)		-			(17	)		-
Total	$	(107,663	)	$	(116	)	$	(3	)	$	(2,106	)

(1) Amounts deferred in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).”

For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the ineffective portion of derivatives accounted for using hedge accounting was not material to the Company’s results of operations. Also, there were no material amounts reclassified into earnings relating to instances in which the Company discontinued cash flow hedge accounting because the forecasted transaction did not occur by the anticipated date or within the additional time period permitted by the authoritative guidance for the accounting for derivatives and hedging.

Presented below is a rollforward of current period cash flow hedges in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” before taxes:

	(in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2011	$	(962	)
Net deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges from January 1 to December 31, 2012		(2,207	)
Amount reclassified into current period earnings		101
Balance, December 31, 2012		(3,068	)
Net deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges from January 1 to December 31, 2013		(680	)
Amount reclassified into current period earnings		95
Balance, December 31, 2013		(3,653	)
Net deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges from January 1 to December 31, 2014		8,640
Amount reclassified into current period earnings		(148	)
Balance, December 31, 2014	$	4,839

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company did not have any qualifying cash flow hedges of forecasted transactions other than those related to the variability of the payment or receipt of interest or foreign currency amounts on existing financial instruments. The maximum length of time for which these variable cash flows are hedged is 19 years. Income amounts deferred in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” as a result of cash flow hedges are included in “Net unrealized investment gains (losses)” in the Statements of Equity.

Credit Derivatives

The Company no longer has exposure from credit derivatives where it has written credit protection as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

The Company has purchased credit protection using credit derivatives in order to hedge specific credit exposures in the Company’s investment portfolio. As of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had $1 million and $6 million of outstanding notional amounts, respectively, reported at fair value as a liability of less than $1 million for both periods.

Credit Risk

The Company is exposed to credit-related losses in the event of non-performance by its counterparty to financial derivative transactions.

The Company has credit risk exposure to an affiliate, Prudential Global Funding, LLC (“PGF”), related to its OTC derivative transactions. PGF manages credit risk with external counterparties by entering into derivative transactions with highly rated major international financial institutions and other creditworthy counterparties, and by obtaining collateral, such as cash and securities, when appropriate. Additionally, limits are set on single party credit exposures which are subject to periodic management review.

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Under fair value measurements, the Company incorporates the market’s perception of its own and the counterparty’s non-performance risk in determining the fair value of the portion of its OTC derivative assets and liabilities that are uncollateralized. Credit spreads are applied to the derivative fair values on a net basis by counterparty. To reflect the Company’s own credit spread a proxy based on relevant debt spreads is applied to OTC derivative net liability positions. Similarly, the Company’s counterparty’s credit spread is applied to OTC derivative net asset positions.

12.    COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND LITIGATION AND REGULATORY MATTERS

Commitments

The Company had made commitments to fund $1 million of commercial loans as of December 31, 2014. The Company also made commitments to purchase or fund investments, mostly private fixed maturities, of $22 million as of December 31, 2014.

Contingent Liabilities

On an ongoing basis, the Company’s internal supervisory and control functions review the quality of sales, marketing and other customer interface procedures and practices and may recommend modifications or enhancements. From time to time, this review process results in the discovery of product administration, servicing or other errors, including errors relating to the timing or amount of payments or contract values due to customers. In certain cases, if appropriate, the Company may offer customers remediation and may incur charges, including the cost of such remediation, administrative costs and regulatory fines.

The Company is subject to the laws and regulations of states and other jurisdictions concerning the identification, reporting and escheatment of unclaimed or abandoned funds, and is subject to audit and examination for compliance with these requirements. For additional discussion of these matters, see “Litigation and Regulatory Matters” below.

It is possible that the results of operations or the cash flow of the Company in a particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected as a result of payments in connection with the matters discussed above or other matters depending, in part, upon the results of operations or cash flow for such period. Management believes, however, that ultimate payments in connection with these matters, after consideration of applicable reserves and rights to indemnification, should not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.

Litigation and Regulatory Matters

The Company is subject to legal and regulatory actions in the ordinary course of its business. Pending legal and regulatory actions include proceedings specific to the Company and proceedings generally applicable to business practices in the industry in which it operates. The Company is subject to class action lawsuits and other litigation involving a variety of issues and allegations involving sales practices, claims payments and procedures, premium charges, policy servicing and breach of fiduciary duty to customers. The Company is also subject to litigation arising out of its general business activities, such as its investments, contracts, leases and labor and employment relationships, including claims of discrimination and harassment, and could be exposed to claims or litigation concerning certain business or process patents. In addition, the Company, along with other participants in the businesses in which it engages, may be subject from time to time to investigations, examinations and inquiries, in some cases industry-wide, concerning issues or matters upon which such regulators have determined to focus. In some of the Company’s pending legal and regulatory actions, parties are seeking large and/or indeterminate amounts, including punitive or exemplary damages. The outcome of litigation or a regulatory matter, and the amount or range of potential loss at any particular time, is often inherently uncertain. The following is a summary of certain pending proceedings.

The Company establishes accruals for litigation and regulatory matters when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of that loss can be reasonably estimated. For litigation and regulatory matters where a loss may be reasonably possible, but not probable, or is probable but not reasonably estimable, no accrual is established, but the matter, if material, is disclosed, including matters discussed below. The Company estimates that as of December 31, 2014, the aggregate range of reasonably possible losses in excess of accruals established for those litigation and regulatory matters for which such an estimate currently can be made is $0 to approximately $3 million. This estimate is not an indication of expected loss, if any, or the Company’s maximum possible loss exposure on such matters. The Company reviews relevant information with respect to its litigation and regulatory matters on a quarterly and annual basis and updates its accruals, disclosures and estimates of reasonably possible loss based on such reviews.

In January 2013, a qui tam action on behalf of the State of Florida, Total Asset Recovery Services v. Met Life Inc., et al., Manulife Financial Corporation, et. al., Prudential Financial, Inc., The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Prudential Insurance Agency, LLC, filed in the Circuit Court of Leon County, Florida, was served on Prudential Insurance. The complaint alleges that Prudential Insurance failed to escheat life insurance proceeds to the State of Florida in violation of the Florida False Claims Act and seeks injunctive relief, compensatory damages, civil penalties, treble damages, prejudgment interest, attorneys’ fees and costs. In March 2013, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. In August 2013, the court dismissed the complaint with prejudice. In September 2013, plaintiff filed an appeal with Florida’s Circuit Court of the Second Judicial Circuit in Leon County. In September 2014, the Florida District Court of Appeal First District affirmed the trial court’s decision.

In January 2012, a Global Resolution Agreement entered into by the Company and a third party auditor became effective upon its acceptance by the unclaimed property departments of 20 states and jurisdictions. Under the terms of the Global Resolution Agreement, the third party auditor acting on

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behalf of the signatory states will compare expanded matching criteria to the Social Security Master Death File (“SSMDF”) to identify deceased insureds and contract holders where a valid claim has not been made. In February 2012, a Regulatory Settlement Agreement entered into by the Company to resolve a multi-state market conduct examination regarding its adherence to state claim settlement practices became effective upon its acceptance by the insurance departments of 20 states and jurisdictions. The Regulatory Settlement Agreement applies prospectively and requires the Company to adopt and implement additional procedures comparing its records to the SSMDF to identify unclaimed death benefits and prescribes procedures for identifying and locating beneficiaries once deaths are identified. Substantially all other jurisdictions that are not signatories to the Global Resolution Agreement or the Regulatory Settlement Agreement have entered into similar agreements with the Company.

The New York Attorney General has subpoenaed the Company, along with other companies, regarding its unclaimed property procedures and may ultimately seek remediation and other relief, including damages. Additionally, the New York Office of Unclaimed Funds is conducting an audit of the Company’s compliance with New York’s unclaimed property laws.

The Company’s litigation and regulatory matters are subject to many uncertainties, and given their complexity and scope, their outcome cannot be predicted. It is possible that the Company’s results of operations or cash flow in a particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected by an ultimate unfavorable resolution of pending litigation and regulatory matters depending, in part, upon the results of operations or cash flow for such period. In light of the unpredictability of the Company’s litigation and regulatory matters, it is also possible that in certain cases an ultimate unfavorable resolution of one or more pending litigation or regulatory matters could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position. Management believes, however, that, based on information currently known to it, the ultimate outcome of all pending litigation and regulatory matters, after consideration of applicable reserves and rights to indemnification, is not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.

13.    RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company has extensive transactions and relationships with Prudential Insurance and other affiliates. Although we seek to ensure that these transactions and relationships are fair and reasonable, it is possible that the terms of these transactions are not the same as those that would result from transactions among unrelated parties.

Expense Charges and Allocations

Many of the Company’s expenses are allocations or charges from Prudential Insurance or other affiliates.

The Company’s general and administrative expenses are charged to the Company using allocation methodologies based on business production processes. Management believes that the methodology is reasonable and reflects costs incurred by Prudential Insurance to process transactions on behalf of the Company. The Company operates under service and lease agreements whereby services of officers and employees, supplies, use of equipment and office space are provided by Prudential Insurance. The Company reviews its allocation methodology periodically which it may adjust accordingly. General and administrative expenses also include allocations of stock compensation expenses related to a stock option program and a deferred compensation program issued by Prudential Financial. The expense charged to the Company for the stock option program and deferred compensation program was $1 million, $2 million and $2 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The Company is charged for its share of employee benefits expenses. These expenses include costs for funded and non-funded contributory and non-contributory defined benefit pension plans. Some of these benefits are based on earnings and length of service. Other benefits are based on an account balance, which takes into consideration age, service and earnings during career. The Company’s share of net expense for the pension plans was $1 million, $3 million and $3 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Prudential Insurance sponsors voluntary savings plans for the Company’s employees (“401(k) plans”). The 401(k) plans provide for salary reduction contributions by employees and matching contributions by the Company of up to 4% of annual salary. The expense charged to the Company for the matching contribution to the 401(k) plans was $1 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Affiliated Asset Administration Fee Income

In accordance with a revenue sharing agreement with AST Investment Services, Inc. and Prudential Investments LLC, the Company receives fee income calculated on contractholder separate account balances invested in the Advanced Series Trust. Income received from AST Investment Services, Inc. and Prudential Investments LLC related to this agreement was $221 million, $227 million and $226 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. These revenues are recorded as “Asset administration fees and other income” in the Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

Affiliated Investment Management Expenses

In accordance with an agreement with Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (“PIMI”), the Company pays investment management expenses to PIMI who acts as investment manager to certain Company general account and separate account assets. Investment management expenses paid to PIMI related to this agreement were $6 million, $7 million and $8 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. These expenses are recorded as “Net investment income” in the Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

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Cost Allocation Agreements with Affiliates

Certain operating costs (including rental of office space, furniture, and equipment) have been charged to the Company at cost by Prudential Annuities Information Services and Technology Corporation (“PAIST”), an affiliated company. PALAC signed a written service agreement with PAIST for these services executed and approved by the Connecticut Insurance Department in 1995. This agreement automatically continues in effect from year to year and may be terminated by either party upon 30 days written notice.

Allocated lease expense was $4 million, $10 million and $4 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Allocated sub-lease rental income, recorded as a reduction to lease expense was $1 million, $4 million and $4 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Assuming that the written service agreement between PALAC and PAIST continues indefinitely, PALAC’s allocated future minimum lease payments and sub-lease receipts per year and in aggregate as of December 31, 2014 are as follows:

	Lease		Sub-Lease
	(in thousands)
2015	$	3,397	$	-
2016		3,397		-
2017		3,397		-
2018		3,397		-
2019		3,114		-
2020 and thereafter		-		-
Total	$	16,702	$	-

The Company pays commissions and certain other fees to PAD in consideration for PAD’s marketing and underwriting of the Company’s products. Commissions and fees are paid by PAD to broker-dealers who sold and service the Company’s products. Commissions and fees paid by the Company to PAD were $177 million, $172 million and $186 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Debt Agreements

Short-term and Long-term Debt

The Company is authorized to borrow funds up to $2 billion from Prudential Financial and its affiliates to meet its capital and other funding needs. The Company had debt of $54 million and $5 million outstanding with Prudential Funding, LLC as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Total interest expense on debt with Prudential Funding, LLC was less than $1 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

The Company had debt of $0 million and $200 million outstanding with Prudential Financial as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. This loan had a fixed interest rate of 4.49% and matured on December 29, 2014. In December 2014 we paid off the remaining portion of debt with a payment of $200 million. Total interest expense on debt with Prudential Financial was $9 million, $17 million and $27 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Reinsurance Agreements

The Company uses reinsurance as part of its risk management and capital management strategies for certain of its optional living benefit features. Fees ceded under these agreements are included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net” on the Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income. The Company ceded fees of $274 million, $275 million and $269 million to Pruco Re for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company ceded fees of $1 million to Prudential Insurance for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012. The Company’s reinsurance payables related to affiliated reinsurance were $25 million as of both December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

The Company’s reinsurance recoverables related to affiliated reinsurance were $2,997 million and $748 million as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The assets are reflected in “Reinsurance recoverables” in the Company’s Statements of Financial Position. Realized gains (losses) were $1,975 million, $(1,260) million and $(286) million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Changes in realized gains (losses) for the 2014 and 2013 periods were primarily due to changes in market conditions in each respective period.

Derivative Trades

In its ordinary course of business, the Company enters into OTC derivative contracts with an affiliate, PGF. For these OTC derivative contracts, PGF has a substantially equal and offsetting position with an external counterparty.

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Purchase/sale of fixed maturities from/to an affiliate

During 2014, the Company sold fixed maturity securities to affiliated companies. These securities had an amortized cost of $36 million and a fair value of $44 million. The net difference between historic amortized cost and the fair value of $8 million was accounted for as a realized gain on the Company’s Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

During 2014, the Company purchased commercial mortgage loans from an affiliated company. These securities had an amortized cost of $6 million, and were purchased at a cost of $6 million. The Company also purchased fixed maturity securities from an affiliated company. These securities had an amortized cost of $27 million, and were purchased at a cost of $30 million. The securities were recorded on the Company’s Statement of Financial Position.

During 2013, the Company sold fixed maturity securities to Prudential Financial. These securities had an amortized cost of $90 million and a fair value of $103 million. The net difference between historic amortized cost and the fair value was accounted for as an increase of $8 million to additional paid-in capital, net of taxes. The Company also sold commercial mortgage loans to an affiliated company. These securities had an amortized cost of $6 million and a fair value of $6 million. The net difference between historic amortized cost and the fair value was less than $1 million and was recorded as a realized investment gain on the Company’s Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

14.    CONTRACT WITHDRAWAL PROVISIONS

Most of the Company’s separate account liabilities are subject to discretionary withdrawal by contractholders at market value or with market value adjustment. Separate account assets, which are carried at fair value, are adequate to pay such withdrawals, which are generally subject to surrender charges ranging from 9% to 1% for contracts held less than 10 years.

15.    QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

The unaudited quarterly results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 are summarized in the table below:

	Three months ended
	March 31		June 30		September 30			December 31
2014	(in thousands)
Total revenues	$	311,249	$	309,786	$	308,006		$	311,187
Total benefits and expenses		216,896		242,370		197,204			324,387
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change		94,353		67,416		110,802			(13,200	)
Net income	$	77,498	$	57,431	$	96,037		$	19,801
	Three months ended
	March 31		June 30		September 30			December 31
	(in thousands)
2013
Total revenues	$	290,576	$	283,524	$	250,028		$	286,154
Total benefits and expenses		93,190		96,720		(332,523	)		72,431
Income from operations before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change		197,386		186,804		582,551			213,723
Net income	$	147,388	$	143,670	$	400,296		$	156,738

Results for the fourth quarter of 2014 include a pre-tax expense of $8 million related to an out of period adjustment recorded by the Company primarily due to additional DAC amortization related to the overstatement of reinsured reserves in prior periods. Results for the fourth quarter of 2013 include a pre-tax expense of $22 million related to an out of period adjustment recorded by the Company primarily due to additional DAC amortization related to the overstatement of reinsured reserves in the third quarter of 2013. The overstatement resulted from the use of incorrect data inputs to calculate the impact of the market’s perception of our own non-performance risk on the reserves for certain annuities with guaranteed benefits. This item impacted only the third and fourth quarters of 2013 and had no impact to full year 2013 reported results. Management has evaluated the impact of all out of period adjustments, both individually and in the aggregate, and concluded that they are not material to the current quarter or to any previously reported quarterly or annual financial statements.

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EX-24

Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints William J. Evers, Yanela C. Frias, Robert F. O’Donnell and Lynn K. Stone, and each of them severally, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact with power of substitution and resubstitution to sign in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, and to do any and all things and execute any and all instruments that such attorneys-in-fact may deem necessary or advisable under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), in connection with the filing with the Commission of an Annual Report on Form 10-K of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation (the “Registrant”) for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 (the “Form 10-K”), including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign his or her name in his or her capacity as a member of the Board of Directors of the Registrant to the Form 10-K and such other form or forms as may be appropriate to be filed with the Commission as any of them may deem appropriate, together with all exhibits thereto, and to any and all amendments thereto and to any other documents filed with the Commission, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact, each acting alone, and his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of February, 2015.

/s/ Kenneth Y. Tanji

    Kenneth Y. Tanji

Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints William J. Evers, Yanela C. Frias, Robert F. O’Donnell and Lynn K. Stone, and each of them severally, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact with power of substitution and resubstitution to sign in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, and to do any and all things and execute any and all instruments that such attorneys-in-fact may deem necessary or advisable under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), in connection with the filing with the Commission of an Annual Report on Form 10-K of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation (the “Registrant”) for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 (the “Form 10-K”), including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign his or her name in his or her capacity as a member of the Board of Directors of the Registrant to the Form 10-K and such other form or forms as may be appropriate to be filed with the Commission as any of them may deem appropriate, together with all exhibits thereto, and to any and all amendments thereto and to any other documents filed with the Commission, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact, each acting alone, and his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of February, 2015.

/s/ George M. Gannon

    George M. Gannon

Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints William J. Evers, Yanela C. Frias, Robert F. O’Donnell and Lynn K. Stone, and each of them severally, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact with power of substitution and resubstitution to sign in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, and to do any and all things and execute any and all instruments that such attorneys-in-fact may deem necessary or advisable under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), in connection with the filing with the Commission of an Annual Report on Form 10-K of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation (the “Registrant”) for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 (the “Form 10-K”), including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign his or her name in his or her capacity as a member of the Board of Directors of the Registrant to the Form 10-K and such other form or forms as may be appropriate to be filed with the Commission as any of them may deem appropriate, together with all exhibits thereto, and to any and all amendments thereto and to any other documents filed with the Commission, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact, each acting alone, and his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of March, 2015.

/s/ Arthur W. Wallace

    Arthur W. Wallace

Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints William J. Evers, Yanela C. Frias, Robert F. O’Donnell and Lynn K. Stone, and each of them severally, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact with power of substitution and resubstitution to sign in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, and to do any and all things and execute any and all instruments that such attorneys-in-fact may deem necessary or advisable under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), in connection with the filing with the Commission of an Annual Report on Form 10-K of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation (the “Registrant”) for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 (the “Form 10-K”), including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign his or her name in his or her capacity as a member of the Board of Directors of the Registrant to the Form 10-K and such other form or forms as may be appropriate to be filed with the Commission as any of them may deem appropriate, together with all exhibits thereto, and to any and all amendments thereto and to any other documents filed with the Commission, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact, each acting alone, and his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 18th day of February, 2015.

/s/ Bernard J. Jacob

    Bernard J. Jacob

Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints William J. Evers, Yanela C. Frias, Robert F. O’Donnell and Lynn K. Stone, and each of them severally, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact with power of substitution and resubstitution to sign in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, and to do any and all things and execute any and all instruments that such attorneys-in-fact may deem necessary or advisable under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), in connection with the filing with the Commission of an Annual Report on Form 10-K of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation (the “Registrant”) for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 (the “Form 10-K”), including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign his or her name in his or her capacity as a member of the Board of Directors of the Registrant to the Form 10-K and such other form or forms as may be appropriate to be filed with the Commission as any of them may deem appropriate, together with all exhibits thereto, and to any and all amendments thereto and to any other documents filed with the Commission, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact, each acting alone, and his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of February, 2015.

/s/ Richard F. Lambert

    Richard F. Lambert

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Robert F. O’Donnell, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation;

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(s) 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 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 is made known to us by others, within such entity 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(s) 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: March 12, 2015

/s/    Robert F. O’Donnell

Name: Robert F. O’Donnell

Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Yanela C. Frias, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation;

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(s) 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 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 is made known to us by others within such entity, 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(s) 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: March 12, 2015

/s/    Yanela C. Frias

Name: Yanela C. Frias

Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, I, Robert F. O’Donnell, President and Chief Executive Officer of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation (the “Company”), hereby certify that the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: March 12, 2015

/s/  Robert F. O’Donnell

Name: Robert F. O’Donnell

Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, I, Yanela C. Frias, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation (the “Company”), hereby certify that the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: March 12, 2015

/s/ Yanela C. Frias

Name: Yanela C. Frias

Title:    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.

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Investments (Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings on Fixed Maturity Securities Held by the Company) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Credit losses recognized in earnings on fixed maturity securities
Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings, BOP	$ 1,800	$ 3,382
Credit loss impairments previously recognized on securities which matured, paid down, prepaid or were sold during the period	(1,682)	(1,628)
Increases due to the passage of time on previously recorded credit losses	0	114
Accretion of credit loss impairments previously recognized due to an increase in cash flows expected to be collected	(25)	(68)
Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings, EOP	$ 93	$ 1,800

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Investments (Balance of and Changes in AOCI Components) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Accumulated other comprehensive income	$ 84,622,000		$ 70,867,000
AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember
Accumulated other comprehensive income	(30,000)		10,000		7,000		0
Change in Other Comprehensive Income	(63,000)		3,000	[1]	7,000	[1]
Amount Reclassified from AOCI	0
Income Tax Benefit Expense	23,000
Accumulated Net Unrealized Investment Gain (Loss) [Member]
Accumulated other comprehensive income	84,652,000	[2]	70,857,000	[2]	147,280,000	[2]	160,711,000	[2]
Change in Other Comprehensive Income	35,931,000	[2]	(76,423,000)	[1],[2]	(13,431,000)	[1],[2]
Amount Reclassified from AOCI	(14,706,000)	[2],[3],[4],[5]	(8,805,000)	[3],[4],[5]	(23,387,000)	[3],[4],[5]
Income Tax Benefit Expense	(7,430,000)	[2]
Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss To AOCI	5,000,000		(4,000,000)		(3,000,000)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss) [Member]
Accumulated other comprehensive income	84,622,000		70,867,000		147,287,000		160,711,000
Change in Other Comprehensive Income	35,868,000		(76,420,000)	[1]	(13,424,000)	[1]
Amount Reclassified from AOCI	(14,706,000)	[3],[4]	(8,805,000)	[3],[4]	(23,387,000)	[3],[4]
Income Tax Benefit Expense	$ (7,407,000)

[1] Net of taxes.

[2] _____________ Includes cash flow hedges of $5.0 million, $(4.0) million, and $(3.0) million as of December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively.

[3] _____________ All amounts are shown before tax.

[4] Positive amounts indicate gains/benefits reclassified out of AOCI. Negative amounts indicate losses/costs reclassified out of AOCI.

[5] See table below for additional information on unrealized investment gains (losses), including the impact on deferred policy acquisition and other costs and future policy benefits.

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Investments (Net Unrealized Investment Gains and Losses on Fixed Maturity Securities on which an OTTI loss) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Balance	$ 84,622		$ 70,867
Accumulated Net Unrealized Investment Gain (Loss) Pre Tax [Member] | Securities Related to Other Than Temporary Impairments [Member]
Balance	323	[1]	545	[1]	(1,740)	[1]
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period	(11)	[1]	483	[1]	3,067	[1]
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income	(311)	[1]	(705)	[1]	(782)	[1]
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on policyholders' account balance	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]
Balance	1	[1]	323	[1]	545	[1]
Deferred Costs Policy Acquisition And Sales Inducements And Valuation Of Business Acquired, Pre Tax [Member] | Securities Related to Other Than Temporary Impairments [Member]
Balance	(116)		(214)		692
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period	0		0		0
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income	0		0		0
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs	116		98		(906)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on policyholders' account balance	0		0		0
Balance	0		(116)		(214)
Policyholders Account Balances Pre Tax [Member] | Securities Related to Other Than Temporary Impairments [Member]
Balance	(14)		0		0
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period	0		0		0
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income	0		0		0
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs	0		0		0
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on policyholders' account balance	14		(14)		0
Balance	0		(14)		0
Deferred Income Tax Liability Benefit [Member] | Securities Related to Other Than Temporary Impairments [Member]
Balance	(51)		(100)		382
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period	4		(168)		(1,073)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income	109		247		274
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs	(41)		(35)		317
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on policyholders' account balance	(5)		5		0
Balance	16		(51)		(100)
Accumulated Net Unrealized Investment Gain (Loss) [Member] | Securities Related to Other Than Temporary Impairments [Member]
Balance	142		231		(666)
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period	(7)		315		1,994
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income	(202)		(458)		(508)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs	75		63		(589)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on policyholders' account balance	9		(9)		0
Balance	$ 17		$ 142		$ 231

[1] _____________ Includes cash flow hedges. See Note 11 for information on cash flow hedges.

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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Separate Account assets transferred from Level 2 to Level 1	$ 0	$ 933,000,000
Total commercial mortgage and other loans, net of valuation allowance	422,563,000	398,991,000
Other Long-Term Investments	162,783,000	60,585,000
Other liabilities	105,972,000	113,125,000
Embedded Derivative Fair Value of Embedded Derivative	3,112,000,000	778,000,000
Embedded Derivative Gross Asset	55,000,000	245,000,000
Embedded Derivative Gross Liability	3,167,000,000	1,023,000,000
Fair Value of Level 3 Derivatives	0	0
Separate Account assets transferred from Level 1 to Level 2	963,000,000	0
MarginDepositAssets	$ 3,000,000	$ 700,000

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Investments (Reclassifications of AOCI) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
OCI Unrealized Gain Loss On Cash Flow Hedges Net Of Tax
Amount Reclassified from AOCI	$ 148	[1],[2],[3]	$ (95)	[1],[2],[3]	$ (101)	[1],[2],[3]
OCI Unrealized Gain Loss On Available For Sale Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax
Amount Reclassified from AOCI	14,558	[1],[2]	8,900	[1],[2]	23,488	[1],[2]
Accumulated Net Unrealized Investment Gain (Loss) [Member]
Amount Reclassified from AOCI	(14,706)	[1],[2],[4],[5]	(8,805)	[1],[2],[4]	(23,387)	[1],[2],[4]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss) [Member]
Amount Reclassified from AOCI	$ (14,706)	[1],[2]	$ (8,805)	[1],[2]	$ (23,387)	[1],[2]

[1] _____________ All amounts are shown before tax.

[2] Positive amounts indicate gains/benefits reclassified out of AOCI. Negative amounts indicate losses/costs reclassified out of AOCI.

[3] See Note 11 for additional information on cash flow hedges.

[4] See table below for additional information on unrealized investment gains (losses), including the impact on deferred policy acquisition and other costs and future policy benefits.

[5] _____________ Includes cash flow hedges of $5.0 million, $(4.0) million, and $(3.0) million as of December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively.

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Derivative Instruments (Gross Notional Amount and Fair Value of Derivatives Contracts) (Parenthetical) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative Instruments
Net Embedded Derivative	$ (3,112)	$ (778)
FV Of Embedded Derivatives Included In Future Policy Benefits	(3,112)	(778)
Pruco Re and Prudential Insurance FV of embedded derivatives related to reinsurance recoverables	$ 2,996	$ 748

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Investments (Net Investment Income) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]
Gross investment income	$ 169,753	$ 224,447	$ 285,625
Less: investment expenses	(5,742)	(6,564)	(7,974)
Net Investment Income, Total	164,011	217,883	277,651
Available For Sale Fixed Maturities [Member]
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]
Gross investment income	140,114	191,043	246,479
Equity Securities [Member]
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]
Gross investment income	0	0	7
Trading Account Assets [Member]
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]
Gross investment income	325	342	923
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member]
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]
Gross investment income	21,802	28,463	28,449
Policy Loans [Member]
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]
Gross investment income	739	675	845
Short-term Investments [Member]
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]
Gross investment income	281	323	620
Other Long-term Investments [Member]
Schedule of Investment Income, Reported Amounts, by Category [Line Items]
Gross investment income	$ 6,492	$ 3,601	$ 8,302

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Quarterly Results of Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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	Three months ended
		March 31		June 30		September 30		December 31
2014	(in thousands)
Total revenues	$	311,249	$	309,786	$	308,006	$	311,187
Total benefits and expenses		216,896		242,370		197,204		324,387
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change		94,353		67,416		110,802		(13,200)
Net income	$	77,498	$	57,431	$	96,037	$	19,801

	Three months ended
		March 31		June 30		September 30		December 31
	(in thousands)
2013
Total revenues	$	290,576	$	283,524	$	250,028	$	286,154
Total benefits and expenses		93,190		96,720		(332,523)		72,431
Income from operations before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change		197,386		186,804		582,551		213,723
Net income	$	147,388	$	143,670	$	400,296	$	156,738

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Derivative Instruments (Financial Statement Classification and Impact of Derivatives Used in Qualifying and Non-qualifying Hedge Relationships) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income, Effective Portion, Net	$ 8,640		$ (680)		$ (2,207)
Net Realized Investments Gain Loss [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	(8,113)		(194,055)		(107,663)
Net Investment Income [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	14		(89)		(116)
Other Income [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	277		17		(3)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss) [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	8,492	[1]	(585)	[1]	(2,106)	[1]
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Net Realized Investments Gain Loss [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	0		0		0
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Net Investment Income [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	14		(89)		(116)
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Other Income [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	134		(7)		14
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss) [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	8,492	[1]	(585)	[1]	(2,106)	[1]
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Net Realized Investments Gain Loss [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	0		0		0
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Net Investment Income [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	14		(89)		(116)
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Other Income [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	134		(7)		14
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss) [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	8,492	[1]	(585)	[1]	(2,106)	[1]
Nondesignated [Member] | Net Realized Investments Gain Loss [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	(8,113)		(194,055)		(107,663)
Nondesignated [Member] | Net Investment Income [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	0		0		0
Nondesignated [Member] | Other Income [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	143		24		(17)
Nondesignated [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss) [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]
Nondesignated [Member] | Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Net Realized Investments Gain Loss [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	123,327		(116,025)		5,030
Nondesignated [Member] | Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Net Investment Income [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	0		0		0
Nondesignated [Member] | Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Other Income [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	0		0		0
Nondesignated [Member] | Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss) [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]
Nondesignated [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Net Realized Investments Gain Loss [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net					(15)
Nondesignated [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Net Investment Income [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net					0
Nondesignated [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Other Income [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net					0
Nondesignated [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss) [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net					0	[1]
Nondesignated [Member] | Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Net Realized Investments Gain Loss [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	5,934		(204)		(1,368)
Nondesignated [Member] | Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Net Investment Income [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	0		0		0
Nondesignated [Member] | Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Other Income [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	143		24		(17)
Nondesignated [Member] | Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss) [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]
Nondesignated [Member] | Credit Risk Contract [Member] | Net Realized Investments Gain Loss [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	(14)		(103)		143
Nondesignated [Member] | Credit Risk Contract [Member] | Net Investment Income [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	0		0		0
Nondesignated [Member] | Credit Risk Contract [Member] | Other Income [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	0		0		0
Nondesignated [Member] | Credit Risk Contract [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss) [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]
Nondesignated [Member] | Equity Contract [Member] | Net Realized Investments Gain Loss [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	(23,811)		(79,498)		(56,158)
Nondesignated [Member] | Equity Contract [Member] | Net Investment Income [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	0		0		0
Nondesignated [Member] | Equity Contract [Member] | Other Income [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	0		0		0
Nondesignated [Member] | Equity Contract [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss) [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]
Nondesignated [Member] | Embedded Derivative [Member] | Net Realized Investments Gain Loss [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	(113,549)		1,775		(55,295)
Nondesignated [Member] | Embedded Derivative [Member] | Net Investment Income [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	0		0		0
Nondesignated [Member] | Embedded Derivative [Member] | Other Income [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	0		0		0
Nondesignated [Member] | Embedded Derivative [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss) [Member]
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Gain (Loss) Recognized In Income Net	$ 0	[1]	$ 0	[1]	$ 0	[1]

[1] (1) Amounts deferred in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).”

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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Financial Instruments where Carrying Amounts and Fair Values May Differ) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Assets:
Policy loans	$ 13,355		$ 12,454
Accrued investment income	25,008		32,169
Receivables from parents and affiliates	60,490		44,643
Other Long-Term Investments	162,783		60,585
Liabilities:
Cash collateral for loaned securities	5,285		47,896
Short-term debt	54,354		205,000
Payables To Parent And Affiliates	71,675		120,452
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Assets:
Receivables from parents and affiliates	22,320		6,347
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Assets:
Commercial mortgage and other loans	422,563	[1]	398,991	[1]
Policy loans	13,355	[1]	12,454	[1]
Cash	369	[1]	1,417	[1]
Accrued investment income	25,008	[1]	32,169	[1]
Other assets	1,009	[1]	11,190	[1]
Total Assets Financial Instruments Not Carried At Fair Value	474,909	[1]	467,838	[1]
Receivables from parents and affiliates	10,367	[1]	10,177	[1]
Other Long-Term Investments	2,238	[1]	1,440	[1]
Liabilities:
Investment contracts- policyholders' account balances	92,663	[1]	85,672	[1]
Cash collateral for loaned securities	5,285	[1]	47,896	[1]
Short-term debt	54,354	[1]	205,000	[1]
Other liabilities	89,956	[1]	101,656	[1]
Separate account liabilities - investment contracts	487	[1]	796	[1]
Total Financial Instrument Liabilities Not Carried At Fair Value	280,160	[1]	526,224	[1]
Payables To Parent And Affiliates	37,415	[1]	85,204	[1]
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Assets:
Commercial mortgage and other loans	449,936		422,584
Policy loans	13,355		12,454
Cash	369		1,417
Accrued investment income	25,008		32,169
Other assets	1,009		11,190
Total Assets Financial Instruments Not Carried At Fair Value	502,683		491,614
Receivables from parents and affiliates	10,367		10,177
Other Long-Term Investments	2,639		1,623
Liabilities:
Investment contracts- policyholders' account balances	91,217		84,153
Cash collateral for loaned securities	5,285		47,896
Short-term debt	54,354		218,488
Other liabilities	89,956		101,656
Separate account liabilities - investment contracts	487		796
Total Financial Instrument Liabilities Not Carried At Fair Value	278,714		538,193
Payables To Parent And Affiliates	37,415		85,204
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Assets:
Commercial mortgage and other loans	0		0
Policy loans	0		0
Cash	369		1,417
Accrued investment income	0		0
Other assets	0		0
Total Assets Financial Instruments Not Carried At Fair Value	369		1,417
Receivables from parents and affiliates	0		0
Other Long-Term Investments	0		0
Liabilities:
Investment contracts- policyholders' account balances	0		0
Cash collateral for loaned securities	0		0
Short-term debt	0		0
Other liabilities	0		0
Separate account liabilities - investment contracts	0		0
Total Financial Instrument Liabilities Not Carried At Fair Value	0		0
Payables To Parent And Affiliates	0		0
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Assets:
Commercial mortgage and other loans	2,779		0
Policy loans	0		0
Cash	0		0
Accrued investment income	25,008		32,169
Other assets	1,009		11,190
Total Assets Financial Instruments Not Carried At Fair Value	39,163		53,536
Receivables from parents and affiliates	10,367		10,177
Other Long-Term Investments	0		0
Liabilities:
Investment contracts- policyholders' account balances	0		0
Cash collateral for loaned securities	5,285		47,896
Short-term debt	54,354		218,488
Other liabilities	89,956		101,656
Separate account liabilities - investment contracts	487		796
Total Financial Instrument Liabilities Not Carried At Fair Value	187,497		454,040
Payables To Parent And Affiliates	37,415		85,204
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Assets:
Commercial mortgage and other loans	447,157		422,584
Policy loans	13,355		12,454
Cash	0		0
Accrued investment income	0		0
Other assets	0		0
Total Assets Financial Instruments Not Carried At Fair Value	463,151		436,661
Receivables from parents and affiliates	0		0
Other Long-Term Investments	2,639		1,623
Liabilities:
Investment contracts- policyholders' account balances	91,217		84,153
Cash collateral for loaned securities	0		0
Short-term debt	0		0
Other liabilities	0		0
Separate account liabilities - investment contracts	0		0
Total Financial Instrument Liabilities Not Carried At Fair Value	91,217		84,153
Payables To Parent And Affiliates	$ 0		$ 0

[1] Carrying values presented herein differ from those in the Company’s Statement of Financial Position because certain items within the respective financial statement captions are not considered financial instruments or out of scope under authoritative guidance relating to disclosures of the fair value of financial instruments. Financial statement captions excluded from the above table are not considered financial instruments.

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Related Party (Reinsurance With Affiliates) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Affiliated Reinsurance Recoverables	$ 2,997	$ 748
Affiliated Reinsurance Payables	$ 25	$ 25

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Valuation of Business Acquired (Balance of and Changes in VOBA) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
PresentValueOfFutureInsuranceProfitsAbstract
Balance, beginning of year	$ 43,500		$ 43,090		$ 29,010
Amortization - Impact of assumption and experience Unlocking And Trueups	5,412	[1]	6,376	[1]	21,931	[1]
Amortization- All Other	(11,181)	[1]	(11,593)	[1]	(13,871)	[1]
Change in Unrealized Investment Gains Losses	(608)		2,865		3,943
PresentValueOfFutureInsuranceProfitsInterestAccrued	2,615	[2]	2,762	[2]	2,077	[2]
Balance, end of year	$ 39,738		$ 43,500		$ 43,090
Weighted Average Remaining Life VOBA	5 years 3 months 0 days
Interest Accrual Rate VOBA	6.10%		6.14%		6.18%

[1] The weighted average remaining expected life of VOBA was approximately 5.26 years from the date of acquisition.

[2] The interest accrual rate for the VOBA related to the businesses acquired was 6.10%, 6.14% and 6.18% for years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

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Derivative Instruments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative Instruments
Maximum length of time hedged in cash flow hedge (in years)	19 years
Notional of credit derivative	$ 0	$ 0
Fair value of credit derivative liability	0	0
Maximum exposure to loss from externally-managed investments	0	0
Pruco Re and Prudential Insurance FV of embedded derivatives related to reinsurance recoverables	2,996	748
FV Of Embedded Derivatives Included In Future Policy Benefits	(3,112)	(778)
FV Of Embedded Derivatives Included In Fixed Maturities AFS	0	0
Credit protection purchased notional amounts	1	6
Credit derivative protection purchased fair value	$ (0.04)	$ (0.11)

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Related Party (Expense Charges and Allocations) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Stock or Unit Option Plan Expense	$ 1	$ 2	$ 2
Pension Expense	1	3	3
Defined Contribution Plan Employer Matching Contribution Percent	4.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost Recognized	$ 1	$ 1	$ 1

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Derivative Instruments Offsetting Balance Sheet (Details) (Derivative [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Offsetting Assets [Member]
Offsetting of Financial Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Gross Amounts of Recognized Financial Instruments	$ 118,846		$ 73,535
Gross Amounts Offset in Statement of Financial Position	(24,288)		(73,535)
Net Amounts of Assets Presented in Statement of Financial Position	94,558		0
Financial Instruments And Collateral	(82,602)	[1]	0	[1]
Net Amount	11,956		0
Offsetting Liabilities [Member]
Offsetting of Financial Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Gross Amounts of Recognized Financial Instruments	21,249		94,580
Gross Amounts Offset in Statement of Financial Position	(21,249)		(72,822)
Net Amounts of Assets Presented in Statement of Financial Position	0		21,758
Financial Instruments And Collateral	0	[1]	(21,758)	[1]
Net Amount	$ 0		$ 0

[1] Amounts exclude the excess of collateral received/pledged from/to the counterparty. Prior period has been revised to conform to current period presentation.

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Related Party (Reinsurance With Affiliates Pruco Re) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Ceded Rider Fees [Line Items]
Total Fees Ceded to Pruco Reinsurance	$ 274	$ 275	$ 269
Total Fees Ceded to Prudential Insurance	$ 1	$ 1	$ 1

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Derivative Instruments (Gross Notional Amount and Fair Value of Derivatives Contracts) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Notional Value
Total Derivatives	$ 9,207,601	[1]	$ 15,158,667	[1]
Fair Value Asset
Total Derivatives	118,846	[1]	73,535	[1]
Fair Value Liability
Total Derivatives	21,249	[1]	94,580	[1]
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Notional Value
Qualifying Hedge Relationships	83,412		72,747
Fair Value Asset
Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset	5,555		940
Fair Value Liability
Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability	654		4,635
Nondesignated [Member]
Notional Value
Qualifying Hedge Relationships	9,124,189		15,086,420
Fair Value Asset
Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset	113,291		72,595
Fair Value Liability
Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability	20,595		89,945
Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Interest Rate Swap Member | Nondesignated [Member]
Notional Value
Qualifying Hedge Relationships	1,902,750		1,533,750
Fair Value Asset
Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset	92,507		59,872
Fair Value Liability
Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability	18,480		80,601
Interest Rate Contract [Member] | InterestRateOption [Member] | Nondesignated [Member]
Notional Value
Qualifying Hedge Relationships	100,000		100,000
Fair Value Asset
Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset	10,736		6,534
Fair Value Liability
Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability	0		0
Credit Risk Contract [Member] | Credit Default Swap Member | Nondesignated [Member]
Notional Value
Qualifying Hedge Relationships	1,200		6,050
Fair Value Asset
Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset	0		0
Fair Value Liability
Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability	43		115
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Notional Value
Qualifying Hedge Relationships	83,412		72,747
Fair Value Asset
Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset	5,555		940
Fair Value Liability
Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability	654		4,635
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Currency Swap Member | Nondesignated [Member]
Notional Value
Qualifying Hedge Relationships	57,011		55,919
Fair Value Asset
Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset	4,363		19
Fair Value Liability
Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability	5		1,349
Equity Contract [Member] | Equity Options [Member] | Nondesignated [Member]
Notional Value
Qualifying Hedge Relationships	6,842,242		13,170,805
Fair Value Asset
Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset	3,748		6,170
Fair Value Liability
Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability	2,067		3,168
Equity Contract [Member] | Total Return Swap Member | Nondesignated [Member]
Notional Value
Qualifying Hedge Relationships	220,986		219,896
Fair Value Asset
Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Asset	1,937		0
Fair Value Liability
Derivative Fair Value Of Derivative Liability	$ 0		$ 4,712

[1] (1) Excludes embedded derivatives which contain multiple underlyings. The fair value of the embedded derivatives related to the living benefit feature was a liability of $3,112 million and $778 million as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, included in “Future policy benefits.” The fair value of the embedded derivatives related to the reinsurance of certain of these benefits to Pruco Re and Prudential Insurance included in "Reinsurance recoverables" was an asset of $2,996 million and $748 million as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Balances of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	$ 2,800,593		$ 3,264,216	[1]
Trading account assets, at fair value	6,131		6,677
Equity securities, available for sale	17		208	[1]
Separate account assets	44,101,699		46,626,828
Total liabilities	3,112,411
Receivables from parents and affiliates	60,490		44,643
Payables to parent and affiliates	71,675		120,452
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	2,800,593		3,264,216
Trading account assets, at fair value	6,131		6,677
Equity securities, available for sale	17		208
Short-term investments	57,185		118,188
Cash equivalents	225
Other long-term investments	95,191		486
Reinsurance recoverable	2,996,154		748,005
Subtotal excluding separate account assets	5,996,564		4,163,198
Separate account assets	44,101,699	[2]	46,626,828	[2]
Total assets	50,098,263		50,790,026
Future policy benefits	3,112,411	[3]	778,226	[3]
Total liabilities			799,984
Receivables from parents and affiliates	41,068		25,418
Payables to parent and affiliates	0		21,758
DerivativeAssetFairValueGrossLiability	(21,249)	[4]	(72,822)	[4]
DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossAsset	(24,288)	[4]	(73,535)	[4]
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Other Long-term Investments [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossAsset	(24,288)	[4]	(73,535)	[4]
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Payables To Parent And Affiliates [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
DerivativeAssetFairValueGrossLiability	(21,249)	[4]	(72,822)	[4]
US Treasury And Government [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	6,336		6,384
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	70,789		68,566
Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	37,355		31,154
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	2,101,684		2,422,642
Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	149,011		187,892
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	302,185		390,633
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	133,233		156,945
Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading account assets, at fair value	6,131		6,677
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	0		0
Trading account assets, at fair value	6,131		6,364
Equity securities, available for sale	0		0
Short-term investments	57,185		118,188
Cash equivalents	0
Other long-term investments	0		0
Reinsurance recoverable	0		0
Subtotal excluding separate account assets	63,316		124,552
Separate account assets	0	[2]	1,190,903	[2]
Total assets	63,316		1,315,455
Future policy benefits	0	[3]	0	[3]
Total liabilities	0		0
Receivables from parents and affiliates	0		0
Payables to parent and affiliates	0		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | US Treasury And Government [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	0		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	0		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	0		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	0		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	0		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	0		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	0		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading account assets, at fair value	6,131		6,364
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	2,643,999		3,103,631
Trading account assets, at fair value	0		0
Equity securities, available for sale	17		16
Short-term investments	0		0
Cash equivalents	0
Other long-term investments	118,846		73,535
Reinsurance recoverable	0		0
Subtotal excluding separate account assets	2,781,610		3,196,253
Separate account assets	44,101,699	[2]	45,435,925	[2]
Total assets	46,883,309		48,632,178
Future policy benefits	0	[3]	0	[3]
Total liabilities	21,249		94,580
Receivables from parents and affiliates	18,748		19,071
Payables to parent and affiliates	21,249		94,580
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | US Treasury And Government [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	6,336		6,384
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	70,789		68,566
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	37,355		31,154
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	1,985,614		2,325,846
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	108,487		124,103
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	302,185		390,633
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	133,233		156,945
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading account assets, at fair value	0		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents	225
Other long-term investments	633		486
Reinsurance recoverable	2,996,154		748,005
Total assets	3,175,926		915,928
Future policy benefits	3,112,411		778,226
Total liabilities	3,112,411		778,226
Receivables from parents and affiliates	22,320		6,347
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	156,594		160,585
Trading account assets, at fair value	0		313
Equity securities, available for sale	0		192
Short-term investments	0		0
Cash equivalents	225
Other long-term investments	633		486
Reinsurance recoverable	2,996,154		748,005
Subtotal excluding separate account assets	3,175,926		915,928
Separate account assets	0	[2]	0	[2]
Total assets	3,175,926		915,928
Future policy benefits	3,112,411	[3]	778,226	[3]
Total liabilities	3,112,411		778,226
Receivables from parents and affiliates	22,320		6,347
Payables to parent and affiliates	0		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | US Treasury And Government [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	0		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	0		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	0		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	116,070		96,796
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	40,524		63,789
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	0		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	0		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Trading account assets, at fair value	$ 0		$ 313

[1] Prior period’s amounts are presented on a basis consistent with the current period presentation.

[2] Separate account assets represent segregated funds that are invested for certain customers. Investment risks associated with market value changes are borne by the customers, except to the extent of minimum guarantees made by the Company with respect to certain accounts. Separate account liabilities are not included in the above table as they are reported at contract value and not fair value in the Company’s Statement of Financial Position.

[3] As of December 31, 2014, the net embedded derivative liability position of $3,112 million includes $55 million of embedded derivatives in an asset position and $3,167 million of embedded derivatives in a liability position. As of December 31, 2013, the net embedded derivative liability position of $778 million includes $245 million of embedded derivatives in an asset position and $1,023 million of embedded derivatives in a liability position.

[4] “Netting” amounts represent cash collateral of $3.0 million and $0.7 million as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, and the impact of offsetting asset and liability positions held with the same counterparty, subject to master netting arrangements.

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Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsDisclosuresAbstract

Schedule Of Deferred Acquisition Costs Table

			2014		2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of year		$	1,345,504	$	906,814	$	666,764
Capitalization of commissions, sales and issue expenses			2,804		4,050		25,081
Amortization - Impact of Assumption and experience unlocking and true-ups			91,895		31,666		274,503
Amortization - All Other			(330,311)		353,895		(86,461)
Changes in unrealized investment gains and losses			4,539		49,079		26,927
Balance, end of year		$	1,114,431	$	1,345,504	$	906,814

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Investments (Net Unrealized Gains Losses on Investments by Asset Class) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments	$ 198,923		$ 185,050		$ 377,322
Fixed Maturities [Member]
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments	191,339		184,891		375,409
Equity Securities [Member]
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments	3		2		4
Other Long-term Investments [Member]
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments	390		374		46
Affiliated Notes [Member]
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments	2,351		3,113		4,386
Securities Related to Other Than Temporary Impairments [Member] | Fixed Maturities [Member]
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments	1		323		545
Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Designated or Qualifying Cash Flow Hedges [Member]
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments	$ 4,839	[1]	$ (3,653)	[1]	$ (3,068)	[1]

[1] _____________ See Note 11 for more information on cash flow hedges.

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Investments (Allowance for Losses) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Allowance For Losses On Commermcial Mortgage And Other Loans [Line Items]
Allowance for Losses, Beginning Balance	$ 1,256	[1]	$ 2,177		$ 1,501
Addition To / (Release of) Allowance For Losses	(774)		(921)		676
Allowance for Losses, Ending Balance	482	[1]	1,256	[1]	2,177
Agricultural Property Loans [Member]
Allowance For Losses On Commermcial Mortgage And Other Loans [Line Items]
Allowance for Losses, Ending Balance	$ 100		$ 100		$ 200

[1] Agricultural loans represent less than $0.1 million of the ending allowance at both December 31, 2014 and 2013 and $0.2 million of the ending allowance at December 31, 2012.

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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Quantiative Info for Level 3 Inputs) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value Quantiative Information [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	2,800,593		3,264,216	[1]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Quantiative Information [Line Items]
Reinsurance Recoverables	2,996,154		748,005
Future policy benefits	3,112,411		778,226
Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Quantiative Information [Line Items]
Discount Rate	11.75%		12.06%
Volatility Curve	28.00%		28.00%
Lapse Rate	14.00%	[2]	11.00%	[2]
NPR Spread	1.30%	[3]	1.09%	[3]
Utilization Rate	95.00%	[4]	94.00%	[4]
Withdrawal Rate	100.00%	[5]	100.00%	[5]
Mortality Rate	14.00%	[6]	13.00%	[6]
Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Quantiative Information [Line Items]
Discount Rate	3.55%		3.73%
Volatility Curve	17.00%		15.00%
Lapse Rate	0.00%	[2]	0.00%	[2]
NPR Spread	0.00%	[3]	0.08%	[3]
Utilization Rate	63.00%	[4]	70.00%	[4]
Withdrawal Rate	74.00%	[5]	86.00%	[5]
Mortality Rate	0.00%	[6]	0.00%	[6]
Weighted Average[ Member]
Fair Value Quantiative Information [Line Items]
Discount Rate	3.96%		3.90%
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Quantiative Information [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	99,209		94,730
Future Policy Benefits [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Quantiative Information [Line Items]
Future policy benefits	3,112,411	[7]	778,226	[7]

[1] Prior period’s amounts are presented on a basis consistent with the current period presentation.

[2] Lapse rates are adjusted at the contract level based on a the in-the-moneyness of the living benefit, and reflect other factors, such as the applicability of any surrender charges. Lapse rates are reduced when contracts are more in-the-money. Lapse rates are also generally assumed to be lower for the period where surrender charges apply.

[3] To reflect NPR, the Company incorporates an additional spread over LIBOR into the discount rate used in the valuation of individual living benefit contracts in a liability position and generally not to those in a contra-liability position. The NPR spread reflects the financial strength ratings of the Company and its affiliates, as these are insurance liabilities and senior to debt. The additional spread over LIBOR is determined by utilizing the credit spreads associated with issuing funding agreements adjusted for any illiquidity risk premium.

[4] The utilization rate assumption estimates the percentage of contracts that will utilize the benefit during the contract duration, and begin lifetime withdrawals at various time intervals from contract inception. The remaining contractholders are assumed to either begin lifetime withdrawals immediately or never utilize the benefit. Utilization assumptions may vary by product type, tax status, and age. The impact of changes in these assumptions is highly dependent on the product type, the age of the contractholder at the time of the sale, and the timing of the first lifetime income withdrawal.

[5] The withdrawal rate assumption estimates the magnitude of annual contractholder withdrawals relative to the maximum allowable amount under the contract. These assumptions may vary based on the product type, contractholder, age, tax status, and withdrawal timing. The fair value of the liability will generally increase the closer the withdrawal rate is to 100%.

[6] Range reflects the mortality rate for the vast majority of business with living benefits, with policyholders ranging from 35 to 90 years old. While the majority of living benefits have a minimum age requirement, certain benefits do not have an age restriction. This results in contractholders for certain benefits with mortality rates approaching 0%. Based on historical experience, the Company applies a set of age and duration specific mortality rate adjustments compared to standard industry tables. A mortality improvement assumption is also incorporated into the overall mortality table.

[7] Future policy benefits primarily represent general account liabilities for the optional living benefit features of the Company’s variable annuity contracts which are accounted for as embedded derivatives. Since the valuation methodology for these liabilities uses a range of inputs that vary at the contract level over the cash flow projection period, presenting a range, rather than weighted average, is a more meaningful representation of the unobservable inputs used in the valuation.

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Statutory Net Income and Surplus and Dividend Restrictions (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
statutorydisclosures[LineItems]
statutoryaccountingpracticesstatutorynetincome							$ 393,000,000	$ 406,000,000	$ 217,000,000
Statutory Surplus Balance	606,000,000		443,000,000				606,000,000	443,000,000
StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryAmountAvailableForDividendPayments	61,000,000						61,000,000
Distribution to parent	$ 75,000,000	$ 267,000,000	$ 100,000,000	$ 184,000,000	$ 160,000,000	$ 248,000,000	$ 342,000,000	$ 284,000,000	$ 408,000,000

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Investments (Amortized Cost and Fair Value of Fixed Maturities by Contractual Maturities) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Available for Sale Amortized Cost
Due in one year or less	$ 171,429
Due after one year through five years	888,464
Due after five years through ten years	556,948
Due after ten years	430,094
Total	2,609,253	3,079,002	[1]
Available for Sale Securities Fair Value
Due in one year or less	173,444
Due after one year through five years	938,289
Due after five years through ten years	606,353
Due after ten years	498,078
Total	2,800,593	3,264,216	[1]
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Available for Sale Amortized Cost
Debt Maturities, without single maturity date	126,126
Available for Sale Securities Fair Value
Debt Maturities, without Single Maturity Date	133,233
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Available for Sale Amortized Cost
Debt Maturities, without single maturity date	291,868
Available for Sale Securities Fair Value
Debt Maturities, without Single Maturity Date	302,185
Asset-backed Securities [Member]
Available for Sale Amortized Cost
Debt Maturities, without single maturity date	144,324
Available for Sale Securities Fair Value
Debt Maturities, without Single Maturity Date	$ 149,011

[1] Prior period’s amounts are presented on a basis consistent with the current period presentation.

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Investments (Fair Value and Losses by Length of Time in a Continuous Unrealized Loss Position) (Details) (Equity Securities [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Equity Securities [Member]
Duration Of Unrealized Losses On Equity Securities [Line Items]
Less than twelve months Fair Value	$ 0	$ 0	[1]
Less than twelve months Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0	[1]
Twelve months or more Fair Value	0	0	[1]
Twelve months or more Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0	[1]
Total Fair Value	0	0	[1]
Total Gross Unrealized Losses	$ 0	$ 0	[1]

[1] Prior period’s amounts are presented on a basis consistent with the current period presentation.

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Income Taxes (Foreign & Domestic Income) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
IncomeTaxDisclosureAbstract
IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	$ 259,372	$ 1,180,464	$ 857,693

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Certain Nontraditional Long-Duration Contracts (Account Balances of Variable Annuity Contracts with Guarantees Invested in General and Separate Account Investment Options) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]
NetAmountAtRiskByProductAndGuaranteeSeparateAccountValue	$ 43,819,126,000	$ 46,347,647,000
variableannuity
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]
netamountatriskbyproductandguaranteegeneralaccountvalue	2,500,000,000	2,900,000,000
variableannuity | EquityFundsMember
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]
NetAmountAtRiskByProductAndGuaranteeSeparateAccountValue	28,191,315,000	28,992,157,000
variableannuity | BondFundsMember [Member]
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]
NetAmountAtRiskByProductAndGuaranteeSeparateAccountValue	12,844,788,000	14,924,698,000
variableannuity | MoneyMarketFundsMember
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]
NetAmountAtRiskByProductAndGuaranteeSeparateAccountValue	$ 2,783,023,000	$ 2,430,792,000

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Investments (Realized Investment Gains Losses Net) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule Of Gain Loss On Investments [Line Items]
Realized investment gains (losses), net	$ 7,368	$ (184,351)	$ (83,230)
Fixed Maturities [Member]
Schedule Of Gain Loss On Investments [Line Items]
Realized investment gains (losses), net	14,706	8,795	22,684
Equity Securities [Member]
Schedule Of Gain Loss On Investments [Line Items]
Realized investment gains (losses), net	1	10	703
Commercial Mortgage Loans [Member]
Schedule Of Gain Loss On Investments [Line Items]
Realized investment gains (losses), net	774	933	1,043
Derivative [Member]
Schedule Of Gain Loss On Investments [Line Items]
Realized investment gains (losses), net	(8,113)	(194,055)	(107,663)
Other [Member]
Schedule Of Gain Loss On Investments [Line Items]
Realized investment gains (losses), net	$ 0	$ (34)	$ 3

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Investments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Investments [Abstract]

Investments

3. INVESTMENTS

Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities

The following tables provide information relating to fixed maturities and equity securities (excluding investments classified as trading) as of the dates indicated:

		December 31, 2014
										Other-than-
					Gross		Gross			temporary
		Amortized			Unrealized		Unrealized	Fair		Impairments
		Cost			Gains		Losses	Value		in AOCI (3)
		(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S.
	government authorities and agencies	$	6,324	$	22	$	10	$	6,336	$	-
Obligations of U.S. states and their political
	subdivisions		69,486		1,323		20		70,789		-
Foreign government bonds			29,738		7,621		4		37,355		-
Public utilities			198,277		19,909		1,593		216,593		-
All other corporate securities			1,743,110		146,872		4,891		1,885,091		-
Asset-backed securities (1)			144,324		5,078		391		149,011		(39)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities			291,868		10,523		206		302,185		(10)
Residential mortgage-backed securities (2)			126,126		7,113		6		133,233		(36)
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale		$	2,609,253	$	198,461	$	7,121	$	2,800,593	$	(85)
Equity securities, available-for-sale
Common Stocks:
	Public utilities	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
	Mutual funds		14		3		-		17
Total equity securities, available-for-sale		$	14	$	3	$	-	$	17

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• Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, education loans, and other asset types.
• Includes publicly-traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.
• Represents the amount of other-than-temporary impairment losses in AOCI,which were not included in earnings. Amount excludes $0.1million of net unrealized gains on impaired available-for-sale securities relating to changes in thevalue of such securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.

		December 31, 2013(4)
										Other-than-
					Gross		Gross			temporary
		Amortized			Unrealized		Unrealized	Fair		Impairments
		Cost			Gains		Losses	Value		in AOCI (3)
		(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S.
	government authorities and agencies	$	6,382	$	36	$	34	$	6,384	$	-
Obligations of U.S. states and their political
	subdivisions		67,225		2,911		1,570		68,566		-
Foreign government bonds			25,437		5,717		-		31,154		-
Public utilities			197,718		12,628		3,141		207,205		-
All other corporate securities			2,061,809		162,780		9,152		2,215,437		-
Asset-backed securities (1)			182,888		6,513		1,509		187,892		(1,351)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities			384,764		11,387		5,518		390,633		-
Residential mortgage-backed securities (2)			152,779		5,138		972		156,945		(40)
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale		$	3,079,002	$	207,110	$	21,896	$	3,264,216	$	(1,391)
Equity securities, available-for-sale
Common Stocks:
	Public utilities	$	192	$	-	$	-	$	192
	Mutual funds		14		2		-		16
Total equity securities, available-for-sale		$	206	$	2	$	-	$	208

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• Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, education loans, and other asset types.
• Includes publicly-traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.
• Represents the amount of other-than-temporary impairment losses in AOCI, which were not included in earnings. Amount excludes $1.7million of net unrealized gainson impaired available-for-sale securities relating to changes in the value of such securitiessubsequent to the impairment measurement date.
• Priorperiod's amounts are presented on a basis consistent with the current period presentation.

The amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturitiesby contractual maturities at December 31, 2014,are as follows:

		Available-for-Sale
		Amortized		Fair
		Cost		Value
		(in thousands)
Due in one year or less		$	171,429	$	173,444
Due after one year through five years			888,464		938,289
Due after five years through ten years			556,948		606,353
Due after ten years			430,094		498,078
Asset-backed securities			144,324		149,011
Commercial mortgage-backed securities			291,868		302,185
Residential mortgage-backed securities			126,126		133,233
	Total	$	2,609,253	$	2,800,593

Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations. Asset-backed, commercial mortgage-backed, and residential mortgage-backed securities are shown separately in the table above, as they are not due at a single maturity date.

The following table depicts the sources of fixed maturity proceedsand relatedinvestment gains (losses), as well as losses on impairments of both fixed maturities and equity securities:

			2014		2013		2012
			(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale
	Proceeds from sales		$	308,458	$	314,415	$	504,001
	Proceeds from maturities/repayments			681,426		1,175,680		861,512
	Gross investment gains from sales, prepayments, and maturities			18,110		18,619		23,077
	Gross investment losses from sales and maturities			(3,404)		(9,824)		(134)
Equity securities, available-for-sale
	Proceeds from sales		$	192	$	14	$	3,201
	Gross investment gains from sales			1		10		703
Fixed maturity and equity security impairments
	Net writedowns for other-than-temporary impairment losses
		on fixed maturities recognized in earnings (1)	$	-	$	-	$	(258)

As discussed in Note 2, a portion of certain OTTI losses on fixed maturity securities is recognized in “Other comprehensive income (loss) (“OCI”)”. For these securities, the net amount recognized in earnings (“credit loss impairments”) represents the difference between the amortized cost of the security and the net present value of its projected future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate implicit in the debt security prior to impairment. Any remaining difference between the fair value and amortized cost is recognized in OCI. The following tables set forth the amount of pre-tax credit loss impairments on fixed maturity securities held by the Company as of the dates indicated, for which a portion of the OTTI loss was recognized in OCI, and the corresponding changes in such amounts.

		Year Ended December 31,
		2014		2013
			(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period		$	1,800	$	3,382
Credit loss impairments previously recognized on securities which matured, paid
	down, prepaid or were sold during the period		(1,682)		(1,628)
Increases due to the passage of time on previously recorded credit losses			-		114
Accretion of credit loss impairments previously recognized due to an increase in
	cash flows expected to be collected		(25)		(68)
Balance, end of period		$	93	$	1,800

Trading Account Assets

The following table sets forth the composition of “Trading account assets” as of the dates indicated:

	December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
			Fair				Fair
	Cost		Value		Cost		Value
	(in thousands)
Total trading account assets - Equity securities	$	5,471	$	6,131	$	5,164	$	6,677

The net change in unrealized gains (losses) from trading account assets still held at period end, recorded within “Asset management fees and other income” was $(0.9) million, $0.8 million, and $(0.4) million during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively.

Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans

The Company's commercial mortgage and other loans are comprised as follows, as of the dates indicated:

			December 31, 2014					December 31, 2013
			Amount		% of			Amount		% of
			(in thousands)		Total			(in thousands)		Total
Commercial and agricultural mortgage loans by property type:
Apartments/Multi-Family			$	143,057		34.0	%	$	125,045		31.5	%
Industrial				87,088		20.7			88,009		22.1
Retail				72,226		17.2			72,325		18.2
Office				44,621		10.6			40,976		10.3
Other				14,119		3.4			13,796		3.5
Hospitality				5,081		1.2			5,133		1.3
	Total commercial mortgage loans			366,192		87.1			345,284		86.9
Agricultural property loans				54,113		12.9			52,223		13.1
	Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans by property
		type		420,305		100.0	%		397,507		100.0	%
Valuation allowance				(482)					(1,256)
	Total net commercial and agricultural mortgage loans by property
		type		419,823					396,251
Other Loans
Uncollateralized loans				2,740					2,740
Valuation allowance				-					-
	Total net other loans			2,740					2,740
	Total commercial mortgage and other loans		$	422,563				$	398,991

The commercial mortgage and agricultural property loans are geographically dispersed throughout the United States with the largest concentrations in California (17%) and Texas (12%) at December 31, 2014.

Activity in the allowance for credit losses for all commercial mortgage and other loans, as of the dates indicated, is as follows:

	December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
	(in thousands)
Allowance for credit losses, beginning of year	$	1,256	$	2,177	$	1,501
Addition to / (release of) allowance for losses		(774)		(921)		676
Total ending balance (1)	$	482	$	1,256	$	2,177

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• Agricultural loans represent less than $0.1million of the ending allowance at bothDecember 31, 2014and2013 and $0.2 million of the ending allowance at December 31, 2012.

The following tables set forth the allowance for credit losses and the recorded investment in commercial mortgage and other loans as of the dates indicated:

	December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
Allowance for Credit Losses:
Individually evaluated for impairment (1)	$	-	$	-
Collectively evaluated for impairment (2)		482		1,256
Total ending balance	$	482	$	1,256
Recorded Investment (3):
Gross of reserves: individually evaluated for impairment (1)	$	-	$	-
Gross of reserves: collectively evaluated for impairment (2)		423,045		400,247
Total ending balance, gross of reserves	$	423,045	$	400,247

_____________

• There were no loans individually evaluated for impairments at both December 31, 2014 and 2013.
• Agricultural loans collectively evaluated for impairment had a recorded investment of $54million and $52million for the periods endingDecember 31, 2014and 2013, respectively, and a related allowance of less than $0.1 million for both periods. Uncollateralized loans collectively evaluated for impairment had a recorded investment of $3 million at both December 31, 2014and2013 and no related allowance for both periods.
• Recorded investment reflects the balance sheet carrying value gross of related allowance.

Impaired loans include those loans for which it is probable that allamounts due will not be collected according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. There were no impaired commercial mortgage and other loans identified in management's specific review of probable loan losses and norelated allowancefor losses at both December 31, 2014 and 2013. There were no recorded investments in impaired loans with an allowance recorded, before the allowance for losses,at bothDecember 31, 2014and 2013.

Impaired commercial mortgage and other loans with no allowance for losses are loans in which the fair value of the collateral or the net present value of the loans' expected future cash flows equals or exceeds the recorded investment. The Company had no such loans at both December 31, 2014and2013. See Note 2for information regarding the Company's accounting policies for non-performing loans.

The following table sets forth certain key credit quality indicators as of December 31, 2014, based upon the recorded investment gross of allowance for credit losses.

Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans

		Debt Service Coverage Ratio - December 31, 2014
		Greater than 1.2X		1.0X to <1.2X		Less than 1.0X		Total
Loan-to-Value Ratio			(in thousands)
0%-59.99%		$	262,853	$	4,295	$	10,489	$	277,637
60%-69.99%			115,708		468		-		116,176
70%-79.99%			25,034		1,458		-		26,492
Greater than 80%			-		-		-		-
	Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans	$	403,595	$	6,221	$	10,489	$	420,305

The following table sets forth certain key credit quality indicators as of December 31, 2013, based upon the recorded investment gross of allowance for credit losses.

Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans

		Debt Service Coverage Ratio - December 31, 2013
		Greater than 1.2X		1.0X to <1.2X		Less than 1.0X		Total
Loan-to-Value Ratio		(in thousands)
0%-59.99%		$	251,278	$	7,650	$	1,865	$	260,793
60%-69.99%			102,755		-		-		102,755
70%-79.99%			31,712		2,247		-		33,959
Greater than 80%			-		-		-		-
	Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans	$	385,745	$	9,897	$	1,865	$	397,507

As of both December 31, 2014and 2013, all commercial mortgage and other loans were in current status. The Company defines current in its aging of past due commercial mortgage and other loans as less than 30 days past due.

There were no commercial mortgage and other loans in nonaccrual status as of both December 31, 2014and 2013. Nonaccrual loans are those on which the accrual of interest has been suspended after the loans become 90 days delinquent as to principal or interest payments, or earlier when the Company has doubts about collectability and loans for which a loan-specific reserve has been established. See Note 2, for further discussion regarding nonaccrual status loans.

For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, there were no commercial mortgage and other loans acquired, other than those through direct origination, or sold.

The Company's commercial mortgage and other loans may occasionally be involved in a troubled debt restructuring. As of both December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had no significant commitments to fund to borrowers that have been involved in a troubled debt restructuring. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, there were no troubled debt restructurings related to commercial mortgage and other loans, and no payment defaults on commercial mortgage and other loans that were modified as a troubled debt restructuring within the 12 months preceding each respective period.

Other Long-Term Investments

The following table sets forth the composition of “Other long-term investments” at December 31 for the years indicated.

	2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Joint ventures and limited partnerships	$	68,225	$	60,585
Derivatives		94,558		-
Total other long-term investments	$	162,783	$	60,585

Net Investment Income

Net investment income for the years ended December 31,was from the following sources:

		2014		2013		2012
		(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale		$	140,114	$	191,043	$	246,479
Equity securities, available-for-sale			-		-		7
Trading account assets			325		342		923
Commercial mortgage and other loans			21,802		28,463		28,449
Policy loans			739		675		845
Short-term investments			281		323		620
Other long-term investments			6,492		3,601		8,302
	Gross investment income		169,753		224,447		285,625
Less: investment expenses			(5,742)		(6,564)		(7,974)
	Net investment income	$	164,011	$	217,883	$	277,651

Carrying value for non-income producing assets included $1 million in fixed maturities as of December 31, 2014. Non-income producing assets represent investments that have not produced income for the preceding twelve months.

Realized Investment Gains (Losses), Net

Realized investment gains (losses), net, for the years ended December 31, were from the following sources:

		2014		2013		2012
		(in thousands)
Fixed maturities		$	14,706	$	8,795	$	22,684
Equity securities			1		10		703
Commercial mortgage and other loans			774		933		1,043
Derivatives			(8,113)		(194,055)		(107,663)
Other			-		(34)		3
	Realized investment gains (losses), net	$	7,368	$	(184,351)	$	(83,230)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The balance of and changes in each component of “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” for the

		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment		Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses) (1)		Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
		(in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2011		$	-		160,711		160,711
Change in component during period (2)			7		(13,431)		(13,424)
Balance, December 31, 2012		$	7		147,280		147,287
Change in component during period (2)			3		(76,423)		(76,420)
Balance, December 31, 2013		$	10	$	70,857	$	70,867
Change in other comprehensive income
	before reclassifications		(63)		35,931		35,868
Amounts reclassified from AOCI			-		(14,706)		(14,706)
Income tax benefit (expense)			23		(7,430)		(7,407)
Balance, December 31, 2014		$	(30)	$	84,652	$	84,622

_____________

• Includes cash flow hedges of $5.0 million, $(4.0) million, and $(3.0) million as of December 31, 2014, 2013, and 2012, respectively.
• Net of taxes.

Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
				Year Ended		Year Ended		Year Ended
				December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
				(in thousands)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (1)(2):
Net unrealized investment gains (losses):
	Cash flow hedges - Currency/Interest rate (3)			$	148	$	(95)		(101)
	Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities				14,558		8,900		23,488
		Total net unrealized investment gains (losses) (4)			14,706		8,805		23,387
			Total reclassifications for the period	$	14,706	$	8,805		23,387

_____________

• All amounts are shown before tax.
• Positive amounts indicate gains/benefits reclassified out of AOCI. Negative amounts indicate losses/costs reclassified out of AOCI.
• See Note 11for additional information on cash flow hedges.
• See table below for additional information on unrealized investment gains (losses), including the impact on deferred policy acquisition and other costs and future policy benefits.

Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)

Net unrealized investment gains and losses on securities classified as available-for-sale and certain other long-term investments and other assets are included in the Company'sStatements of Financial Position as a component of AOCI. Changes in these amounts include reclassification adjustments to exclude from“Other comprehensive income (loss)” those items that are included as part of “Net income” for a period that had been part of “Other comprehensive income (loss)”in earlier periods. The amounts for the periods indicated below, split between amounts related to fixed maturity securities on which an OTTI loss has been recognized, and all other net unrealized investment gains and losses, are as follows:

Net Unrealized Investment Gains and Losses on Fixed Maturity Securities on which an OTTI loss has been recognized

		Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments (1)		Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Other Costs		Future Policy Benefits		Deferred Income Tax (Liability) Benefit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Related to Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)
		(in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2011		$	(1,740)		692		-		382		(666)
Net investment gains (losses) on investments
	arising during the period		3,067		-		-		(1,073)		1,994
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses
	included in net income		(782)		-		-		274		(508)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on
	deferred policy acquisition costs
	and other costs		-		(906)		-		317		(589)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on
	future policy benefits		-		-		-		-		-
Balance, December 31, 2012		$	545	$	(214)	$	-	$	(100)	$	231
Net investment gains (losses) on investments
	arising during the period		483		-		-		(168)		315
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses
	included in net income		(705)		-		-		247		(458)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on
	deferred policy acquisition costs
	and other costs		-		98		-		(35)		63
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on
	future policy benefits		-		-		(14)		5		(9)
Balance, December 31, 2013		$	323	$	(116)	$	(14)	$	(51)	$	142
Net investment gains (losses) on investments
	arising during the period		(11)		-		-		4		(7)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses
	included in net income		(311)		-		-		109		(202)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on
	deferred policy acquisition costs
	and other costs		-		116		-		(41)		75
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on
	future policy benefits		-		-		14		(5)		9
Balance, December 31, 2014		$	1	$	-	$	-	$	16	$	17

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• Includes cash flow hedges. See Note 11 for information on cash flow hedges.

										Accumulated Other
										Comprehensive
								Deferred		Income (Loss) Related
		Net Unrealized		Deferred Policy		Future		Income Tax		To Net Unrealized
		Gains (Losses) on		Acquisition Costs		Policy		(Liability)		Investment
		Investments (1)		and Other Costs		Benefits		Benefit		Gains (Losses)
		(in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2011		$	441,677	$	(192,119)	$	-	$	(88,181)	$	161,377
Net investment gains (losses) on investments
	arising during the period		(42,295)		-		-		14,804		(27,491)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses
	included in net income		(22,605)		-		-		7,912		(14,693)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains)
	losses on deferred policy acquisition costs
	costs, deferred sales inducements and
	and other costs		-		45,030		-		(15,760)		29,270
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains)
	losses on future policy benefits		-		-		(2,164)		757		(1,407)
Balance, December 31, 2012		$	376,777	$	(147,089)	$	(2,164)	$	(80,468)	$	147,056
Net investment gains (losses) on investments
	arising during the period		(183,950)		-		-		64,383		(119,567)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses
	included in net income		(8,100)		-		-		2,835		(5,265)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains)
	losses on deferred policy acquisition costs
	costs, deferred sales inducements and
	and other costs		-		80,637		-		(28,222)		52,415
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains)
	losses on future policy benefits		-		-		(6,023)		2,109		(3,914)
Balance, December 31, 2013		$	184,727	$	(66,452)	$	(8,187)	$	(39,363)	$	70,725
Net investment gains (losses) on investments
	arising during the period		28,590		-		-		(10,013)		18,577
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses
	included in net income		(14,395)		-		-		5,036		(9,359)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains)
	losses on deferred policy acquisition costs
	and other costs		-		7,407		-		(2,594)		4,813
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains)
	losses on future policy benefits		-		-		(185)		64		(121)
Balance, December 31, 2014		$	198,922	$	(59,045)	$	(8,372)	$	(46,870)	$	84,635

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• Includes cash flow hedges. See Note 11 for information on cash flow hedges.

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments by Asset Class

The table below presents net unrealized gains(losses) on investments by asset classas of the dates indicated:

	2014		2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Fixed maturity securities on which an OTTI loss has been recognized	$	1	$	323	$	545
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale - all other		191,339		184,891		375,409
Equity securities, available-for-sale		3		2		4
Affiliated notes		2,351		3,113		4,386
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges (1)		4,839		(3,653)		(3,068)
Other investments		390		374		46
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments	$	198,923	$	185,050	$	377,322

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• See Note 11 for more information on cash flow hedges.

Duration of Gross Unrealized Loss Positions for Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities

The following table shows the fair value and gross unrealized losses aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual fixed maturity securities and equity securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at December 31 for the years indicated:

			2014
			Less than twelve months				Twelve months or more				Total
			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
			(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of
	U.S. government authorities and agencies		$	2,676	$	10	$	-	$	-	$	2,676	$	10
Obligations of U.S. States and their
	political subdivisions			-		-		7,305		20		7,305		20
Foreign government bonds				4,632		4		-		-		4,632		4
Public utilities				18,222		1,321		2,174		272		20,396		1,593
All other corporate securities				260,414		4,462		9,403		429		269,817		4,891
Asset-backed securities				31,756		58		32,732		333		64,488		391
Commercial mortgage-backed securities				4,309		108		7,377		98		11,686		206
Residential mortgage-backed securities				342		6		-		-		342		6
		Total	$	322,351	$	5,969	$	58,991	$	1,152	$	381,342	$	7,121
Equity securities, available-for-sale			$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-

			2013(1)
			Less than twelve months				Twelve months or more				Total
			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
			(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of
	U.S. government authorities and agencies		$	3,347	$	34	$	-	$	-	$	3,347	$	34
Obligations of U.S. States and their
	political subdivisions			5,420		588		6,402		982		11,822		1,570
Public utilities				59,312		3,141		-		-		59,312		3,141
All other corporate securities				291,994		8,782		2,704		370		294,698		9,152
Asset-backed securities				97,575		1,509		-		-		97,575		1,509
Commercial mortgage-backed securities				86,132		5,249		2,941		269		89,073		5,518
Residential mortgage-backed securities				100,150		972		-		-		100,150		972
		Total	$	643,930	$	20,275	$	12,047	$	1,621	$	655,977	$	21,896
Equity securities, available-for-sale			$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-

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• Prior period's amounts are presented on a basis consistent with the current period presentation.

Securities Pledged and Special Deposits

The Company pledges as collateral investment securities it owns to unaffiliated parties through certain transactions, including securities lending, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, collateralized borrowings and postings of collateral with derivative counterparties. At December 31, the carrying value of investments pledged to third parties as reported in the Statements of Financial Position included the following:

		2014		2013
		(in thousands)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	$	5,098	$	46,156
Trading account assets		-		287
Total securities pledged	$	5,098	$	46,443

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the carrying amount of the associated liabilities supported by the pledged collateral was $5 million and $48 million, respectively, which was “Cash collateral for loaned securities”.

Fixed maturities of $7 million and $8 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, were on deposit with governmental authorities or trustees as required by certain insurance laws.

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Certain Nontraditional Long-Duration Contracts (Summary of the Changes in General Account Liabilities for Guarantees on Variable Contracts) (Details) (variableannuity, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]
GuaranteedBenefitLiabilityGross, Beginning Balance	$ 989,375		$ 2,039,178		$ 1,975,689
Incurred guarantee benefits	2,424,215	[1]	(1,029,750)	[1]	95,602	[1]
GuaranteedBenefitsPaid	(26,633)		(28,254)		(32,113)
GuaranteedBenefitLiabilityGross, Ending Balance	3,387,128		989,375		2,039,178
Changes in Unrealized Investment Gains and Losses	171		8,201
GuaranteedMinimumAccumulationWithdrawalIncomeAndWithdrawalBenefitsMember [Member]
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]
GuaranteedBenefitLiabilityGross, Beginning Balance	778,226		1,793,135		1,783,594
Incurred guarantee benefits	2,334,185	[1]	(1,014,909)	[1]	9,541	[1]
GuaranteedBenefitsPaid	0		0		0
GuaranteedBenefitLiabilityGross, Ending Balance	3,112,411		778,226		1,793,135
Changes in Unrealized Investment Gains and Losses	0		0
GuaranteedMinimumIncomeBenefitMember
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]
GuaranteedBenefitLiabilityGross, Beginning Balance	11,279		23,516		14,377
Incurred guarantee benefits	8,506	[1]	(11,650)	[1]	9,821	[1]
GuaranteedBenefitsPaid	(724)		(747)		(682)
GuaranteedBenefitLiabilityGross, Ending Balance	19,104		11,279		23,516
Changes in Unrealized Investment Gains and Losses	43		160
GuaranteedMinimumDeathBenefitMember
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]
GuaranteedBenefitLiabilityGross, Beginning Balance	199,870		222,527		177,718
Incurred guarantee benefits	81,524	[1]	(3,191)	[1]	76,240	[1]
GuaranteedBenefitsPaid	(25,909)		(27,507)		(31,431)
GuaranteedBenefitLiabilityGross, Ending Balance	255,613		199,870		222,527
Changes in Unrealized Investment Gains and Losses	$ 128		$ 8,041

[1] Incurred guarantee benefits include the portion of assessments established as additions to reserve as well as changes in estimates affecting the reserves. Also includes changes in the fair value of features accounted for as derivatives.

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Investments (Allowance for Credit Losses and Recorded Investment in Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Allowance for Credit Losses:
Ending Balance: Individually evaluated for impairment	$ 0	[1]	$ 0	[1]
Ending Balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	482	[2]	1,256	[2]
Total	482		1,256
Recorded Investment:
Ending balance gross of reserves: individually evaluated for impairment	0	[1],[3]	0	[1],[3]
Ending balance gross of reserves: collectively evaluated for impairment	423,045	[2],[3]	400,247	[2],[3]
Total	423,045	[3]	400,247	[3]
Agricultural Property Loans [Member]
Allowance for Credit Losses:
Ending Balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	100		100
Recorded Investment:
Ending balance gross of reserves: collectively evaluated for impairment	54,000		52,000
Uncollateralized Loans [Member]
Recorded Investment:
Ending balance gross of reserves: collectively evaluated for impairment	$ 3,000		$ 3,000

[1] _____________ There were no loans individually evaluated for impairments at both December 31, 2014 and 2013.

[2] Agricultural loans collectively evaluated for impairment had a recorded investment of $54 million and $52 million for the periods ending December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and a related allowance of less than $0.1 million for both periods. Uncollateralized loans collectively evaluated for impairment had a recorded investment of $3 million at both December 31, 2014 and 2013 and no related allowance for both periods.

[3] Recorded investment reflects the balance sheet carrying value gross of related allowance.

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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

IncomeTaxDisclosureAbstract

ScheduleOfComponentsOfIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitTableTextBlock

	2014		2013		2012
				(in thousands)
Current tax expense:
U.S.	$	(8,499)	$	36,759	$	26,637
State and local		-		-		-
Total	$	(8,499)	$	36,759	$	26,637
Deferred tax expense:
U.S.		17,103		295,613		196,997
State and local		-		-		-
Total	$	17,103	$	295,613	$	196,997
Total income tax expense (benefit) on income from continuing operations		8,604		332,372		223,634
Income tax expense (benefit) reported in equity related to:
Other comprehensive income (loss)		7,407		(41,149)		(7,218)
Additional paid-in capital		-		4,354		5,730
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	16,011	$	295,577	$	222,146

ScheduleOfIncomeBeforeIncomeTaxDomesticAndForeignTableTextBlock

		2014		2013		2012
				(in thousands)
Expected federal income tax expense (benefit)	$	90,780	$	413,162	$	300,192
Non taxable investment income		(69,122)		(69,665)		(66,895)
Tax credits		(13,080)		(10,595)		(10,279)
Other		26		(529)		616
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	8,604	$	332,372	$	223,634

ScheduleOfDeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilitiesTableTextBlock

		2014		2013
		(in thousands)
Deferred tax assets
Insurance reserves	$	267,536	$	292,815
Investments		13,270		124,489
Compensation reserves		1,760		1,860
Other		-		-
Deferred tax assets		282,566		419,165
Deferred tax liabilities
VOBA and deferred policy acquisition cost		370,548		435,775
Deferred sales inducements		232,822		283,236
Net unrealized gain on securities		68,819		66,046
Other		1,239		464
Deferred tax liabilities		673,428		785,521
Net deferred tax asset (liability)	$	(390,863)	$	(366,356)

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Reinsurance (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

ReinsuranceDisclosuresAbstract

Reinsurance Information Table

		Gross		Unaffiliated Ceded		Affiliated Ceded		Net
2014
Policy charges and fee income - Life (1)	$	3,522	$	(856)	$	-	$	2,666
Policy charges and fee income - Annuity		805,550		(1,889)		-		803,661
Realized investment gains (losses), net		(1,967,588)		-		1,974,956		7,368
Policyholders' benefits		137,502		(367)		-		137,135
General, administrative and other expenses	$	398,960	$	(838)	$	(3,874)	$	394,248
2013
Policy charges and fee income - Life (1)	$	3,472	$	(1,231)	$	-	$	2,241
Policy charges and fee income - Annuity		809,549		(2,548)		-		807,001
Realized investment gains (losses), net		1,076,184		-		(1,260,535)		(184,351)
Policyholders' benefits		29,874		(147)		-		29,727
General, administrative and other expenses	$	407,365	$	(776)	$	(3,910)	$	402,679
2012
Policy charges and fee income - Life (1)	$	3,522	$	(1,099)	$	-	$	2,423
Policy charges and fee income - Annuity		796,711		(2,139)		-		794,572
Realized investment gains (losses), net		202,568		-		(285,798)		(83,230)
Policyholders' benefits		124,517		(201)		-		124,316
General, administrative and other expenses	$	429,383	$	(784)	$	(3,835)	$	424,764

• Life insurance inforce face amounts at December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was$ 121 million, $ 128 million and $ 132 million, respectively.

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Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsDisclosuresAbstract
Balance, beginning of year	$ 1,345,504	$ 906,814	$ 666,764
DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsAdditions	2,804	4,050	25,081
Amortization Impact Of Assumption And Experience Unlocking And True Ups	91,895	31,666	274,503
Amortization - All Other	(330,311)	353,895	(86,461)
DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostAmortizationExpenseUnrealizedInvestmentGainsLosses	4,539	49,079	26,927
Balance, end of year	$ 1,114,431	$ 1,345,504	$ 906,814

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Investments (Credit Quality Indicators) (Details) (Commercial Mortgage and Agricultural Loans [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Greater than One Point Two X [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio Less Than Fifty Nine Point Nine Nine Percent [Member]
Financing Receivable	$ 262,853	$ 251,278
Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Greater than One Point Two X [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio Sixty Percent To Sixty Nine Point Nine Nine Percent [Member]
Financing Receivable	115,708	102,755
Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Greater than One Point Two X [Member] | Loan-to-Value Ratio, Seventy Percent To Seventy Nine Point Nine Nine Percent [Member]
Financing Receivable	25,034	31,712
Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Greater than One Point Two X [Member] | Loan-to-Value Ratio Greater than Eighty Percent [Member]
Financing Receivable	0	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Greater than One Point Two X [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio Total [Member]
Financing Receivable	403,595	385,745
Debt Service Coverage Ratio, One Point Zero X to Less Than One Point Two X [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio Less Than Fifty Nine Point Nine Nine Percent [Member]
Financing Receivable	4,295	7,650
Debt Service Coverage Ratio, One Point Zero X to Less Than One Point Two X [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio Sixty Percent To Sixty Nine Point Nine Nine Percent [Member]
Financing Receivable	468	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio, One Point Zero X to Less Than One Point Two X [Member] | Loan-to-Value Ratio, Seventy Percent To Seventy Nine Point Nine Nine Percent [Member]
Financing Receivable	1,458	2,247
Debt Service Coverage Ratio, One Point Zero X to Less Than One Point Two X [Member] | Loan-to-Value Ratio Greater than Eighty Percent [Member]
Financing Receivable	0	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio, One Point Zero X to Less Than One Point Two X [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio Total [Member]
Financing Receivable	6,221	9,897
Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Less Than One Point Zero X [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio Less Than Fifty Nine Point Nine Nine Percent [Member]
Financing Receivable	10,489	1,865
Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Less Than One Point Zero X [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio Sixty Percent To Sixty Nine Point Nine Nine Percent [Member]
Financing Receivable	0	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Less Than One Point Zero X [Member] | Loan-to-Value Ratio, Seventy Percent To Seventy Nine Point Nine Nine Percent [Member]
Financing Receivable	0	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Less Than One Point Zero X [Member] | Loan-to-Value Ratio Greater than Eighty Percent [Member]
Financing Receivable	0	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio, Less Than One Point Zero X [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio Total [Member]
Financing Receivable	10,489	1,865
Debt Service Coverage Ratio Total [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio Less Than Fifty Nine Point Nine Nine Percent [Member]
Financing Receivable	277,637	260,793
Debt Service Coverage Ratio Total [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio Sixty Percent To Sixty Nine Point Nine Nine Percent [Member]
Financing Receivable	116,176	102,755
Debt Service Coverage Ratio Total [Member] | Loan-to-Value Ratio, Seventy Percent To Seventy Nine Point Nine Nine Percent [Member]
Financing Receivable	26,492	33,959
Debt Service Coverage Ratio Total [Member] | Loan-to-Value Ratio Greater than Eighty Percent [Member]
Financing Receivable	0	0
Debt Service Coverage Ratio Total [Member] | Loan To Value Ratio Total [Member]
Financing Receivable	$ 420,305	$ 397,507

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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis

		As of December 31, 2014
		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3			Netting (1)	Total
		(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
	U.S Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies	$	-	$	6,336	$	-	$	-	$	6,336
	Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions		-		70,789		-		-		70,789
	Foreign government bonds		-		37,355		-		-		37,355
	Corporate securities		-		1,985,614		116,070		-		2,101,684
	Asset-backed securities		-		108,487		40,524		-		149,011
	Commercial mortgage-backed securities		-		302,185		-		-		302,185
	Residential mortgage-backed securities		-		133,233		-		-		133,233
Sub-total			-		2,643,999		156,594		-		2,800,593
Trading account assets:
	Equity securities		6,131		-		-		-		6,131
Sub-total			6,131		-		-		-		6,131
Equity securities, available-for-sale			-		17		-		-		17
Short-term investments			57,185		-		-		-		57,185
Cash equivalents			-		-		225		-		225
Other long-term investments			-		118,846		633		(24,288)		95,191
Reinsurance recoverables			-		-		2,996,154		-		2,996,154
Receivables from parent and affiliates			-		18,748		22,320		-		41,068
Sub-total excluding separate account assets			63,316		2,781,610		3,175,926		(24,288)		5,996,564
Separate account assets (2)			-		44,101,699		-		-		44,101,699
Total assets		$	63,316	$	46,883,309	$	3,175,926	$	(24,288)	$	50,098,263
Future policy benefits (3)		$	-	$	-	$	3,112,411	$	-	$	3,112,411
Payables to parent and affiliates			-		21,249		-		(21,249)		-
Total liabilities		$	-	$	21,249	$	3,112,411	$	(21,249)	$	3,112,411

		As of December 31, 2013
		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3			Netting (1)	Total
		(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
	U.S Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies	$	-	$	6,384	$	-	$	-	$	6,384
	Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions		-		68,566		-		-		68,566
	Foreign government securities		-		31,154		-		-		31,154
	Corporate securities		-		2,325,846		96,796		-		2,422,642
	Asset-backed securities		-		124,103		63,789		-		187,892
	Commercial mortgage-backed securities		-		390,633		-		-		390,633
	Residential mortgage-backed securities		-		156,945		-		-		156,945
Sub-total			-		3,103,631		160,585		-		3,264,216
Trading account assets:
	Equity securities		6,364		-		313		-		6,677
Sub-total			6,364		-		313		-		6,677
Equity securities, available-for-sale			-		16		192		-		208
Short-term investments			118,188		-		-		-		118,188
Other long-term investments			-		73,535		486		(73,535)		486
Reinsurance recoverables			-		-		748,005		-		748,005
Receivables from parent and affiliates			-		19,071		6,347		-		25,418
Sub-total excluding separate account assets			124,552		3,196,253		915,928		(73,535)		4,163,198
Separate account assets (2)			1,190,903		45,435,925		-		-		46,626,828
Total assets		$	1,315,455	$	48,632,178	$	915,928	$	(73,535)	$	50,790,026
Future policy benefits (3)		$	-	$	-	$	778,226	$	-	$	778,226
Payables to parent and affiliates			-		94,580		-		(72,822)		21,758
Total liabilities		$	-	$	94,580	$	778,226	$	(72,822)	$	799,984

• “Netting” amounts represent cash collateral of $3.0 million and $0.7 million as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, and the impact of offsetting asset and liability positions held with the same counterparty, subject to master netting arrangements.
• Separate account assets represent segregated funds that are invested for certain customers. Investment risks associated with market value changes are borne by the customers, except to the extent of minimum guarantees made by the Company with respect to certain accounts.Separate account liabilities are not included in the above table as they are reported at contract value and not fair value in the Company'sStatement of Financial Position.
• As of December 31, 2014, the net embedded derivative liability position of $3,112million includes $55 millionof embedded derivatives in an asset position and $3,167million of embedded derivatives in a liability position. As of December 31, 2013, the net embedded derivative liability position of $778 million includes $245million of embedded derivatives in an asset position and $1,023million of embedded derivatives in a liability position.

Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation

				Year Ended December 31, 2014
				Fixed Maturities Available-For-Sale							Trading Account Assets - Equity Securities		Equity Securities Available-for -Sale
				Corporate Securities		Asset- Backed Securities			Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
				(in thousands)
Fair Value, beginning of period assets/(liabilities)				$	96,796	$	63,789	$	-	$	313	$	192
	Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):
		Included in earnings:
			Realized investment gains (losses), net		1,592		-		-		-		-
			Asset management fees and other income		-		-		-		15		-
		Included in other comprehensive income (loss)			(846)		196		(83)		-		-
	Net investment income				5,024		120		-		-		-
	Purchases				20,720		14,933		52,518		-		-
	Sales				(202)		-		-		-		(192)
	Issuances				-		-		-		-		-
	Settlements				(7,014)		(40,337)		-		(328)		-
	Transfers into Level 3 (1)				-		28,152		-		-		-
	Transfers out of Level 3 (1)				-		(26,329)		(52,435)		-		-
Fair Value, end of period assets/(liabilities)				$	116,070	$	40,524	$	-	$	-	$	-
Unrealized gains (losses) for the period relating to those
	Level 3 assets that were still held at the end of the period (2):
		Included in earnings:
			Realized investment gains (losses), net	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
			Asset management fees and other income	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	15	$	-
				Year Ended December 31, 2014
				Cash Equivalents		Other Long-term Investments		Reinsurance Recoverables			Receivables from parent and affiliates		Future Policy Benefits
				(in thousands)
Fair Value, beginning of period assets/(liabilities)				$	-	$	486	$	748,005	$	6,347		(778,226)
	Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):
		Included in earnings:
			Realized investment gains (losses), net		-		-		2,013,931		-		(2,088,505)
			Asset management fees and other income		-		(14)		-		-		-
		Included in other comprehensive income (loss)			-		-		-		(420)		-
	Net investment income				-		-		-		-		-
	Purchases				400		166		234,218		19,351		-
	Sales				(175)		-		-		-		-
	Issuances				-		-		-		-		(245,680)
	Settlements				-		(5)		-		-		-
	Transfers into Level 3 (1)				-		-		-		1,985		-
	Transfers out of Level 3 (1)				-		-		-		(4,943)		-
Fair Value, end of period assets/(liabilities)				$	225	$	633	$	2,996,154	$	22,320		(3,112,411)
					.		.		.
Unrealized gains (losses) for the period relating to those
	Level 3 assets that were still held at the end of the period (2):
		Included in earnings:
			Realized investment gains (losses), net	$	-	$	-	$	2,040,048	$	-		(2,115,680)
			Asset management fees and other income	$	-	$	(14)	$	-	$	-		-

				Year Ended December 31, 2013
				Fixed Maturities Available-For-Sale							Trading Account Assets - Equity Securities		Equity Securities Available-for -Sale
				Corporate Securities		Asset- Backed Securities			Commercial Mortgage-Backed
				(in thousands)
Fair Value, beginning of period assets/(liabilities)				$	95,555	$	69,298	$	-	$	207	$	-
	Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):
		Included in earnings:
			Realized investment gains (losses), net		49		-		-		-		-
			Asset management fees and other income		-		-		-		106		-
		Included in other comprehensive income (loss)			(4,179)		(470)		18		-		-
	Net investment income				4,729		454		-		-		-
	Purchases				4,817		40,868		17,169		-		192
	Sales				-		-		-		-		-
	Issuances				-		-		-		-		-
	Settlements				(4,629)		(13,924)		-		-		-
	Transfers into Level 3 (1)				4,976		-		-		-		-
	Transfers out of Level 3 (1)				(4,522)		(29,441)		(17,187)		-		-
	Other (3)				-		(2,996)		-		-		-
Fair Value, end of period assets/(liabilities)				$	96,796	$	63,789	$	-	$	313	$	192
Unrealized gains (losses) for the period relating to those
	Level 3 assets that were still held at the end of the period (2):
		Included in earnings:
			Realized investment gains (losses), net	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
			Asset management fees and other income	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	107	$	-
				Year Ended December 31, 2013
				Other Long-term Investments		Reinsurance Recoverables		Receivables from parent and affiliates			Future Policy Benefits
				(in thousands)
Fair Value, beginning of period assets/(liabilities)				$	1,054	$	1,732,094	$	1,995	$	(1,793,137)
	Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):
		Included in earnings:
			Realized investment gains (losses), net		(739)		(1,220,073)		-		1,262,310
			Asset management fees and other income		60		-		-		-
		Included in other comprehensive income (loss)			-		-		99		-
	Net investment income				-		-		-		-
	Purchases				111		235,984		6,250		-
	Sales				-		-		(2,996)		-
	Issuances				-		-		-		(247,399)
	Settlements				-		-		-		-
	Transfers into Level 3 (1)				-		-		-		-
	Transfers out of Level 3 (1)				-		-		(1,997)		-
	Other (3)				-		-		2,996		-
Fair Value, end of period assets/(liabilities)				$	486	$	748,005	$	6,347	$	(778,226)
					.		.
Unrealized gains (losses) for the period relating to those
	Level 3 assets that were still held at the end of the period (2):
		Included in earnings:
			Realized investment gains (losses), net	$	-	$	(1,166,676)	$	-	$	1,207,600
			Asset management fees and other income	$	51	$	-	$	-	$	-

					Year Ended December 31, 2012
					Fixed Maturities Available-For-Sale
					Corporate Securities		Asset Backed Securities		Trading Account Assets - Equity			Other Long-term Investments		Reinsurance Recoverables
					(in thousands)
Fair Value, beginning of period assets/(liabilities)					$	89,658	$	48,563	$	203	$	1,213	$	1,747,757
	Total gains or (losses) (realized/unrealized):
		Included in earnings:
			Realized investment gains (losses), net			1,606		-		-		(2,326)		(244,519)
			Asset management fees and other income			-		-		4		(3)		-
		Included in other comprehensive income (loss)				2,271		1,109		-		-		-
	Net investment income					4,634		649		-		-		-
	Purchases					5,400		30,311		-		2,166		228,856
	Sales					(29)		-		-		-		-
	Issuances					-		-		-		-		-
	Settlements					(8,286)		(11,334)		-		4		-
	Transfers into Level 3 (1)					11,992		-		-		-		-
	Transfers out of Level 3 (1)					(11,691)		-		-		-		-
Fair Value, end of period assets/(liabilities)					$	95,555	$	69,298	$	207	$	1,054	$	1,732,094
Unrealized gains (losses) for the period relating to
	those Level 3 assets that were still held
	at the end of the period (2):
		Included in earnings:
			Realized investment gains (losses), net		$	-	$	-	$	-	$	(1,349)	$	(194,274)
			Asset management fees and other income		$	-	$	-	$	4	$	(3)	$	-
				Year Ended December 31, 2012
				Receivables from parent and affiliates				Future Policy Benefits
				(in thousands)
Fair Value, beginning of period assets/(liabilities)					$	-	$	(1,783,595)
	Total gains or (losses) (realized/unrealized):
		Included in earnings:
			Realized investment gains (losses), net			-		230,349
			Asset management fees and other income			-		-
			Included in other comprehensive income (loss)			(5)		-
		Net investment income				-		-
		Purchases				2,000		-
		Sales				-		-
		Issuances				-		(239,891)
		Settlements				-		-
		Transfers into Level 3 (1)				-		-
		Transfers out of Level 3 (1)				-		-
Fair Value, end of period assets/(liabilities)					$	1,995	$	(1,793,137)
Unrealized gains (losses) for the period relating to
	those Level 3 assets that were still held
	at the end of the period (2):
		Included in earnings:
			Realized investment gains (losses), net		$	-	$	179,477
			Asset management fees and other income		$	-	$	-

(1)Transfers into or out of Level 3 are reported as the value as of the beginning of the quarter in which the transfer occurs.

(2) Unrealized gains or losses related to assets still held at the end of the period do not include amortization or accretion of premiums and discounts.

(3) Other primarily represents reclassifications of certain assets between reporting categories.

Fair Value Disclosure Financial Instruments Not Carried at Fair Value

				December 31, 2014
				Fair Value								Carrying Amount (1)
				Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Total
			(in thousands)
Assets:
	Commercial mortgage and other loans		$	-	$	2,779	$	447,157	$	449,936	$	422,563
	Policy loans			-		-		13,355		13,355		13,355
	Other long term investments			-		-		2,639		2,639		2,238
	Cash and cash equivalents			369		-		-		369		369
	Accrued investment income			-		25,008		-		25,008		25,008
	Receivables from parent and affiliates			-		10,367		-		10,367		10,367
	Other assets			-		1,009		-		1,009		1,009
		Total assets	$	369	$	39,163	$	463,151	$	502,683	$	474,909
Liabilities:
	Policyholders' account balances - investment contracts		$	-	$	-	$	91,217	$	91,217	$	92,663
	Cash collateral for loaned securities			-		5,285		-		5,285		5,285
	Short-term debt			-		54,354		-		54,354		54,354
	Payables to parent and affiliates			-		37,415		-		37,415		37,415
	Other liabilities			-		89,956		-		89,956		89,956
	Separate account liabilities - investment contracts			-		487		-		487		487
		Total liabilities	$	-	$	187,497	$	91,217	$	278,714	$	280,160

				December 31, 2013
				Fair Value								Carrying Amount (1)
				Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Total
			(in thousands)
Assets:
	Commercial mortgage and other loans		$	-	$	-	$	422,584	$	422,584	$	398,991
	Policy loans			-		-		12,454		12,454		12,454
	Other long term investments			-		-		1,623		1,623		1,440
	Cash and cash equivalents			1,417		-		-		1,417		1,417
	Accrued investment income			-		32,169		-		32,169		32,169
	Receivables from parent and affiliates			-		10,177		-		10,177		10,177
	Other assets			-		11,190		-		11,190		11,190
		Total assets	$	1,417	$	53,536	$	436,661	$	491,614	$	467,838
Liabilities:
	Policyholders' account balances - investment contracts		$	-	$	-	$	84,153	$	84,153	$	85,672
	Cash collateral for loaned securities			-		47,896		-		47,896		47,896
	Short-term debt			-		218,488		-		218,488		205,000
	Payables to parent and affiliates			-		85,204		-		85,204		85,204
	Other liabilities			-		101,656		-		101,656		101,656
	Separate account liabilities - investment contracts			-		796		-		796		796
		Total liabilities	$	-	$	454,040	$	84,153	$	538,193	$	526,224

• Carrying values presented herein differ from those in the Company's Statement of Financial Position because certain items within the respective financial statement captions are not considered financial instruments or out of scope under authoritative guidance relating to disclosures of the fair value of financial instruments. Financial statement captions excluded from the above table are not considered financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs Quantitative Information [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31, 2014
		Fair Value	Primary Valuation Techniques	Unobservable Inputs	Minimum	Maximum	Weighted Average	Impact of Increase in Input on Fair Value (1)
	(in thousands)
Assets:
Corporate securities	$	99,209	Discounted cash flow	Discount rate	3.55%	11.75%	3.96%	Decrease
Reinsurance recoverables	$	2,996,154	Fair values are determined in the same manner as future policy benefits
Liabilities:
Future policy benefits (2)	$	3,112,411	Discounted cash flow	Lapse rate (3)	0%	14%		Decrease
				NPR spread (4)	0.00%	1.30%		Decrease
				Utilization rate (5)	63%	95%		Increase
				Withdrawal rate (6)	74%	100%		Increase
				Mortality rate (7)	0%	14%		Decrease
				Equity Volatility curve	17%	28%		Increase
	As of December 31, 2013
		Fair Value	Primary Valuation Techniques	Unobservable Inputs	Minimum	Maximum	Weighted Average	Impact of Increase in Input on Fair Value (1)
	(in thousands)
Assets:
Corporate securities	$	94,730	Discounted cash flow	Discount rate	3.73%	12.06%	3.90%	Decrease
Reinsurance recoverables	$	748,005	Fair values are determined in the same manner as future policy benefits
Liabilities:
Future policy benefits (2)	$	778,226	Discounted cash flow	Lapse rate (3)	0%	11%		Decrease
				NPR spread (4)	0.08%	1.09%		Decrease
				Utilization rate (5)	70%	94%		Increase
				Withdrawal rate (6)	86%	100%		Increase
				Mortality rate (7)	0%	13%		Decrease
				Equity Volatility curve	15%	28%		Increase

• Conversely, the impact of a decrease in input would have the opposite impact for the fair value as that presented in the table.
• Future policy benefits primarily represent general account liabilities for the optional living benefit features of the Company's variable annuity contracts which are accounted for as embedded derivatives. Since the valuation methodology for these liabilities uses a range of inputs that vary at the contract level over the cashflow projection period, presenting a range, rather than weighted average, is a more meaningful representation of the unobservable inputs used in the valuation.
• Lapse rates are adjusted at the contract level based on a the in-the-moneyness of the livingbenefit, and reflect other factors, such as the applicability of any surrender charges. Lapse rates are reduced when contracts are more in-the-money. Lapse rates are also generally assumed to be lower for the period where surrender charges apply.
• To reflect NPR, the Company incorporates an additional spread over LIBOR into the discount rate used in the valuation of individual living benefit contracts in a liability position and generally not to those in a contra-liability position. The NPR spread reflects the financial strength ratings of the Company and its affiliates, as these are insurance liabilities and senior to debt. The additional spread over LIBOR is determined by utilizing the credit spreads associated with issuing funding agreements adjusted for any illiquidity risk premium.
• The utilization rate assumption estimates the percentage of contracts that will utilize the benefit during the contract duration, and begin lifetime withdrawals at various time intervals from contract inception. The remaining contractholders are assumed to either begin lifetime withdrawals immediately or never utilize the benefit. Utilization assumptions may vary by product type, tax status, and age. The impact of changes in these assumptions is highly dependent on the product type, the age of the contractholder at the time of the sale, and the timing of the first lifetime income withdrawal.
• The withdrawal rate assumption estimates the magnitude of annual contractholder withdrawals relative to the maximum allowable amount under the contract. These assumptions may vary based on the product type,contractholder, age, tax status, and withdrawal timing. The fair value of the liability will generally increase the closer the withdrawal rate is to 100%.
• Range reflects the mortality rate for the vast majority of business with living benefits, with policyholders ranging from 35 to 90 years old. While the majority of living benefits have a minimum age requirement, certain benefits do not have an age restriction. This results in contractholders for certain benefits with mortality rates approaching 0%. Based on historical experience, the Company applies a set of age and duration specific mortality rate adjustments compared to standard industry tables. A mortality improvement assumption is also incorporated into the overall mortality table.

Fair Value Level Three Amounts By Pricing Source [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31, 2014
		Internal(1)		External(2)		Total
	(in thousands)
Corporate securities	$	99,209	$	16,861	$	116,070
Asset-backed securities		-		40,524		40,524
Cash equivalents		225		-		225
Other long-term investments		-		633		633
Reinsurance recoverables		2,996,154		-		2,996,154
Receivables from parent and affiliates		-		22,320		22,320
Total assets	$	3,095,588	$	80,338	$	3,175,926
Future policy benefits		3,112,411		-		3,112,411
Total liabilities	$	3,112,411	$	-	$	3,112,411
	As of December 31, 2013
		Internal(1)		External(2)		Total
	(in thousands)
Corporate securities	$	94,730	$	2,066	$	96,796
Asset-backed securities		-		63,789		63,789
Equity securities		192		313		505
Other long-term investments		-		486		486
Reinsurance recoverables		748,005		-		748,005
Receivables from parent and affiliates		-		6,347		6,347
Total assets	$	842,927	$	73,001	$	915,928
Future policy benefits		778,226		-		778,226
Total liabilities	$	778,226	$	-	$	778,226

• Represents valuations reflecting both internally-derived and market inputs. See below for additional information related to internally-developed valuation for significant items in the above table.
• Represents unadjusted prices from independent pricing-services and independent indicative broker quotes where pricing inputs are not readily available.

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Derivative Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Derivative Instruments

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value

	December 31, 2014						December 31, 2013
			Gross Fair Value						Gross Fair Value
Primary Underlying	Notional		Assets		Liabilities		Notional		Assets		Liabilities
	(in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Currency/Interest Rate
Currency/Interest Rate	$	83,412	$	5,555	$	(654)	$	72,747	$	940	$	(4,635)
Total Qualifying Hedges	$	83,412	$	5,555	$	(654)	$	72,747	$	940	$	(4,635)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Interest Rate
Interest Rate Swaps	$	1,902,750	$	92,507	$	(18,480)	$	1,533,750	$	59,872	$	(80,601)
Interest Rate Options		100,000		10,736		-		100,000		6,534		-
Currency/Interest Rate
Foreign Currency Swaps		57,011		4,363		(5)		55,919		19		(1,349)
Credit
Credit Default Swaps		1,200		-		(43)		6,050		-		(115)
Equity
Total Return Swaps		220,986		1,937		-		219,896		-		(4,712)
Equity Options		6,842,242		3,748		(2,067)		13,170,805		6,170		(3,168)
Total Non-Qualifying Hedges	$	9,124,189	$	113,291	$	(20,595)	$	15,086,420	$	72,595	$	(89,945)
Total Derivatives (1)	$	9,207,601	$	118,846	$	(21,249)	$	15,158,667	$	73,535	$	(94,580)

(1) Excludes embedded derivatives which contain multiple underlyings. The fair value of the embedded derivatives related to the living benefit feature was a liability of $3,112 million and $778 million as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, included in “Future policy benefits.” The fair value of the embedded derivatives related to the reinsurance of certain of these benefits to Pruco Re and Prudential Insurance included in "Reinsurance recoverables" was an asset of $2,996 million and $748 million as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance

		Year Ended December 31, 2014
			Realized Investment Gains (Losses)		Net Investment Income		Other Income		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)(1)
		(in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Cash flow hedges
	Currency/Interest Rate	$	-	$	14	$	134	$	8,492
	Total cash flow hedges		-		14		134		8,492
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
	Interest Rate		123,327		-		-		-
	Currency/Interest Rate		5,934		-		143		-
	Credit		(14)		-		-		-
	Equity		(23,811)		-		-		-
	Embedded Derivatives		(113,549)		-		-		-
	Total non-qualifying hedges		(8,113)		-		143		-
Total		$	(8,113)	$	14	$	277	$	8,492
		Year Ended December 31, 2013
			Realized Investment Gains (Losses)		Net Investment Income		Other Income		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)(1)
		(in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Cash flow hedges
	Currency/Interest Rate	$	-	$	(89)	$	(7)	$	(585)
	Total cash flow hedges		-		(89)		(7)		(585)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
	Interest Rate		(116,025)		-		-		-
	Currency/Interest Rate		(204)		-		24		-
	Credit		(103)		-		-		-
	Equity		(79,498)		-		-		-
	Embedded Derivatives		1,775		-		-		-
	Total non-qualifying hedges		(194,055)		-		24		-
Total		$	(194,055)	$	(89)	$	17	$	(585)
		Year Ended December 31, 2012
			Realized Investment Gains (Losses)		Net Investment Income		Other Income		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)(1)
		(in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Cash flow hedges
	Currency/Interest Rate	$	-	$	(116)	$	14	$	(2,106)
	Total cash flow hedges		-		(116)		14		(2,106)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
	Interest Rate		5,030		-		-		-
	Currency		(15)		-		-		-
	Currency/Interest Rate		(1,368)		-		(17)		-
	Credit		143		-		-		-
	Equity		(56,158)		-		-		-
	Embedded Derivatives		(55,295)		-		-		-
	Total non-qualifying hedges		(107,663)		-		(17)		-
Total		$	(107,663)	$	(116)	$	(3)	$	(2,106)

(1) Amounts deferred in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).”

Schedule of Derivative Instruments Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income(Loss) Before Taxes

	(in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2011	$	(962)
Net deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges from January 1 to December 31, 2012		(2,207)
Amount reclassified into current period earnings		101
Balance, December 31, 2012		(3,068)
Net deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges from January 1 to December 31, 2013		(680)
Amount reclassified into current period earnings		95
Balance, December 31, 2013		(3,653)
Net deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges from January 1 to December 31, 2014		8,640
Amount reclassified into current period earnings		(148)
Balance, December 31, 2014	$	4,839

Offsetting of Financial Assets and Liabilities

	December 31, 2014
			Gross		Net
	Gross		Amounts		Amounts
	Amounts of		Offset in the		Presented in
	Recognized		Statement of		the Statement		Financial
	Financial		Financial		of Financial		Instruments/		Net
	Instruments		Position		Position		Collateral(1)		Amount
	(in thousands)
Offsetting of Financial Assets:
Derivatives	$	118,846	$	(24,288)	$	94,558	$	(82,602)	$	11,956
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:
Derivatives	$	21,249	$	(21,249)	$	-	$	-	$	-
	December 31, 2013
			Gross		Net
	Gross		Amounts		Amounts
	Amounts of		Offset in the		Presented in
	Recognized		Statement of		the Statement		Financial
	Financial		Financial		of Financial		Instruments/		Net
	Instruments		Position		Position		Collateral(1)		Amount
	(in thousands)
Offsetting of Financial Assets:
Derivatives	$	73,535	$	(73,535)	$	-	$	-	$	-
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:
Derivatives	$	94,580	$	(72,822)	$	21,758	$	(21,758)	$	-

(1) Amounts exclude the excess of collateral received/pledged from/to the counterparty. Prior period has been revised to conform to current period presentation.

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Significant Accounting Policies and Pronouncements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Significant Accounting Policies and Pronouncements

2.SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PRONOUNCEMENTS

Investments and Investment Related Liabilities

The Company's principal investments are fixed maturities, equity securities, commercial mortgage and other loans, policy loans, other long-term investments, including joint ventures (other than operating joint ventures), limited partnerships, and real estate, and short-term investments. Investments and investment-related liabilities also include securities repurchase and resale agreements and securities lending transactions. The accounting policies related to each are as follows:

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair valueare comprised of bonds, notes and redeemable preferred stock. Fixed maturities classified as “available-for-sale” are carried at fair value. See Note 10 for additional information regarding the determination of fair value. Interest income, as well as the related amortization of premium and accretion of discount is included in “Net investment income” under the effective yield method. For mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, the effective yield is based on estimated cash flows, including interest rate and prepayment assumptions based on data from widely accepted third-party data sources or internal estimates. In addition to interest rate and prepayment assumptions, cash flow estimates also vary based on other assumptions regarding the underlying collateral including default rates and changes in value. These assumptions can significantly impact income recognition and the amount of other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings and other comprehensive income. For high credit quality mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities (those rated AA or above), cash flows are provided quarterly, and the amortized cost and effective yield of the security are adjusted as necessary to reflect historical prepayment experience and changes in estimated future prepayments. The adjustments to amortized cost are recorded as a charge or credit to net investment income in accordance with the retrospective method. For mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities rated below AA or those for which an other than temporary impairment has been recorded, the effective yield is adjusted prospectively for any changes in estimated cash flows. See the discussion below on realized investment gains and losses for a description of the accounting for impairments. Unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities classified as “available-for-sale,” net of tax, and the effect on deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”), value of business acquired (“VOBA”), deferred sales inducements (“DSI”), and future policy benefitsthat would result from the realization of unrealized gains and losses, are included in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” (“AOCI”).

Trading account assets, at fair value, represents equity securities and other fixed maturity securities carried at fair value. Realized and unrealized gains and losses for these investments are reported in “Asset administration fees and other income.” Interest and dividend income from these investments is reported in “Net investment income.”

Equity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value, are comprised of mutual fund shares and are carried at fair value. The associated unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, and the effect on DAC, VOBA, DSI, and future policy benefits that would result from the realization of unrealized gains and losses, are included in AOCI. The cost of equity securities is written down to fair value when a decline in value is considered to be other-than-temporary. See the discussion below on realized investment gains and losses for a description of the accounting for impairments. Dividends from these investments are recognized in “Net investment income” when earned.

Commercial mortgage and other loans consist of commercial mortgage loans, agricultural loans and uncollateralized loans. Commercial mortgage and other loans held for investment are generally carried at unpaid principal balance, net of unamortized deferred loan origination fees and expenses and net of an allowance for losses.Commercial mortgage and other loans acquired, including those related to the acquisition of a business, are recorded at fair value when purchased, reflecting any premiums or discounts to unpaid principal balances.

Interest income, as well as prepayment fees and the amortization of the related premiums or discounts, related to commercial mortgage and other loans, are included in “Net investment income.”

Impaired loans include those loans for which it is probable that amounts due will not all be collected according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. The Company defines “past due” as principal or interest not collected at least 30 days past the scheduled contractual due date. Interest received on loans that are past due, including impaired and non-impaired loans, as well as, loans that were previously modified in a troubled debt restructuring, is either applied against the principal or reported as net investment income based on the Company's assessment as to the collectability of the principal. See Note 3 for additional information about the Company's past due loans.

The Company discontinues accruing interest on loans after the loans become 90 days delinquent as to principal or interest payments, or earlier when the Company has doubts about collectability. When the Company discontinues accruing interest on a loan, any accrued but uncollectible interest on the loan and other loans backed by the same collateral, if any, is charged to interest income in the same period. Generally, a loan is restored to accrual status only after all delinquent interest and principal are brought current and, in the case of loans where the payment of interest has been interrupted for a substantial period, or the loan has been modified, a regular payment performance has been established.

The Company reviews the performance and credit quality of the commercial mortgage and other loan portfolio on an on-going basis. Loans are placed on watch list status based on a predefined set of criteria and are assigned one of three categories. Loans are placed on “early warning” status in cases where, based on the Company's analysis of the loan's collateral, the financial situation of the borrower or tenants or other market factors, it is believed a loss of principal or interest could occur. Loans are classified as “closely monitored” when it is determined that there is a collateral deficiency or other credit events that may lead to a potential loss of principal or interest. Loans “not in good standing” are those loans where the Company has concluded that there is a high probability of loss of principal, such as when the loan is delinquent or in the process of foreclosure. As described below, in determining the allowance for losses, the Company evaluates each loan on the watch list to determine if it is probable that amounts due will not be collected according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.

Loan-to-value and debt service coverage ratios are measures commonly used to assess the quality of commercial mortgage loans. The loan-to-value ratio compares the amount of the loan to the fair value of the underlying property collateralizing the loan, and is commonly expressed as a percentage. Loan-to-value ratios greater than 100% indicate that the loan amount exceeds the collateral value. A smaller loan-to-value ratio indicates a greater excess of collateral value over the loan amount. The debt service coverage ratio compares a property's net operating income to its debt service payments. Debt service coverage ratios less than 1.0 times indicate that property operations do not generate enough income to cover the loan's current debt payments. A larger debt service coverage ratio indicates a greater excess of net operating income over the debt service payments. The values utilized in calculating these ratios are developed as part of the Company's periodic review of the commercial mortgage loan and agricultural loan portfolio, which includes an internal appraisal of the underlying collateral value. The Company's periodic review also includes a quality re-rating process, whereby the internal quality rating originally assigned at underwriting is updated based on current loan, property and market information using a proprietary quality rating system. The loan-to-value ratio is the most significant of several inputs used to establish the internal credit rating of a loan which in turn drives the allowance for losses. Other key factors considered in determining the internal credit rating include debt service coverage ratios, amortization, loan term, estimated market value growth rate and volatility for the property type and region. See Note 3 for additional information related to the loan-to-value ratios and debt service coverage ratios related to the Company's commercial mortgage and agricultural loan portfolios.

The allowance for losses includes a loan specific reserve for each impaired loan that has a specifically identified loss and a portfolio reserve for probable incurred but not specifically identified losses. For impaired commercial mortgage and other loans the allowances for losses are determined based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's effective interest rate, or based upon the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. The portfolio reserves for probable incurred but not specifically identified losses in the commercial mortgage and agricultural loan portfolios considers the current credit composition of the portfolio based on an internal quality rating, (as described above). The portfolio reserves are determined using past loan experience, including historical credit migration, loss probability and loss severity factors by property type. These factors are reviewed each quarter and updated as appropriate.

The allowance for losses on commercial mortgage and other loans can increase or decrease from period to period based on the factors noted above. “Realized investment gains (losses), net” includes changes in the allowance for losses. “Realized investment gains (losses), net” also includes gains and losses on sales, certain restructurings, and foreclosures.

When a commercial mortgage or other loan is deemed to be uncollectible, any specific valuation allowance associated with the loan is reversed and a direct write down to the carrying amount of the loan is made. The carrying amount of the loan is not adjusted for subsequent recoveries in value.

In situations where a loan has been restructured in a troubled debt restructuring and the loan has subsequently defaulted, this factor is considered when evaluating the loan for a specific allowance for losses in accordance with the credit review process noted above.

See Note 3 for additional information about commercial mortgage and other loans that have been restructured in a troubled debt restructuring.

Policy loans are carried at unpaid principal balances. Interest income on policy loans is recognized in “Net investment income” at the contract interest rate when earned. Policy loans are fully collateralized by the cash surrender value of the associated insurance policies.

Securities repurchase and resale agreements and securities loaned transactions are used primarily to earn spread income, to borrow funds, or to facilitate trading activity. As part of securities repurchase agreements or securities loaned transactions, the Company transfers U.S. and foreign debt and equity securities, as well as U.S. government and government agency securities and receives cash as collateral. As part of securities resale agreements, the Company invests cash and receives as collateral U.S. government securities or other debt securities. For securities repurchase agreements and securities loaned transactions used to earn spread income, the cash received is typically invested in cash equivalents, short-term investments or fixed maturities.

Securities loaned transactions are treated as financing arrangements and are recorded at the amount of cash received. The Company obtains collateral in an amount equal to 102% and 105% of the fair value of the domestic and foreign securities, respectively. The Company monitors the market value of the securities loaned on a daily basis with additional collateral obtained as necessary. Substantially all of the Company's securities loaned transactions are with large brokerage firms. Income and expenses associated with securities loaned transactions used to earn spread income are reported as “Net investment income;” however, for securities loaned transactions used for funding purposes the associated rebate is reported as interest expense (included in “General, administrative and other expenses”).

Other long-term investments consist of the Company's non-coupon investments in joint ventures and limited partnerships, other than operating joint ventures, as well as wholly-owned investment real estate and other investments. Joint venture and partnership interests are either accounted for using the equity method of accounting or under the cost method when the Company's partnership interest is so minor (generally less than 3%) that it exercises virtually no influence over operating and financial policies. The Company's income from investments in joint ventures and partnerships accounted for using the equity method or the cost method, other than the Company's investment in operating joint ventures, is included in “Net investment income.” The carrying value of these investments is written down, or impaired, to fair value when a decline in value is considered to be other-than-temporary. In applying the equity method or the cost method (including assessment for other-than-temporary impairment), the Company uses financial information provided by the investee, generally on a one to three month lag.

Short-term investments primarily consist of highly liquid debt instruments with a maturity of twelve months or less and greater than three months when purchased. These investments are generally carried at fair value and include certain money market investments, short-term debt securities issued by government sponsored entities and other highly liquid debt instruments.

Realized investment gains (losses) are computed using the specific identification method. Realized investment gains and losses are generated from numerous sources, including the sale of fixed maturity securities, equity securities, investments in joint ventures and limited partnerships and other types of investments, as well as adjustments to the cost basis of investments for net other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings. Realized investment gains and losses are also generated from prepayment premiums received on private fixed maturity securities, allowance for losses on commercial mortgage and other loans, and fair value changes on embedded derivatives and free-standing derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. See “Derivative Financial Instruments” below for additional information regarding the accounting for derivatives.

The Company's available-for-sale securities with unrealized losses are reviewed quarterly to identify other-than-temporary impairments in value. In evaluating whether a decline in value is other-than-temporary, the Company considers several factors including, but not limited to the following: (1) the extent and the duration of the decline; (2) the reasons for the decline in value (credit event, currency or interest-rate related, including general credit spread widening); and (3) the financial condition of and near-term prospects of the issuer. With regard to available-for-sale equity securities, the Company also considers the ability and intent to hold the investment for a period of time to allow for a recovery of value. When it is determined that a decline in value of an equity security is other-than-temporary, the carrying value of the equity security is reduced to its fair value, with a corresponding charge to earnings.

An other-than-temporary impairment is recognized in earnings for a debt security in an unrealized loss position when the Company either (a) has the intent to sell the debt security or (b) more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security before its anticipated recovery. For all debt securities in unrealized loss positions that do not meet either of these two criteria, the Company analyzes its ability to recover the amortized cost by comparing the net present value of projected future cash flows with the amortized cost of the security. The net present value is calculated by discounting the Company's best estimate of projected future cash flows at the effective interest rate implicit in the debt security prior to impairment. The Company may use the estimated fair value of collateral as a proxy for the net present value if it believes that the security is dependent on the liquidation of collateral for recovery of its investment. If the net present value is less than the amortized cost of the investment an other-than-temporary impairment is recognized.

When an other-than-temporary impairment of a debt security has occurred, the amount of the other-than-temporary impairment recognized in earnings depends on whether the Company intends to sell the security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If the debt security meets either of these two criteria, the other-than-temporary impairment recognized in earnings is equal to the entire difference between the security's amortized cost basis and its fair value at the impairment measurement date. For other-than-temporary impairments of debt securities that do not meet these criteria, the net amount recognized in earnings is equal to the difference between the amortized cost of the debt security and its net present value calculated as described above. Any difference between the fair value and the net present value of the debt security at the impairment measurement date is recorded in “Other comprehensive income (loss)” (“OCI”). Unrealized gains or losses on securities for which an other-than-temporary impairment has been recognized in earnings is tracked as a separate component of AOCI.

For debt securities, the split between the amount of an other-than-temporary impairment recognized in other comprehensive income and the net amount recognized in earnings is driven principally by assumptions regarding the amount and timing of projected cash flows. For mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, cash flow estimates consider the payment terms of the underlying assets backing a particular security, including interest rate and prepayment assumptions, based on data from widely accepted third-party data sources or internal estimates. In addition to interest rate and prepayment assumptions, cash flow estimates also include other assumptions regarding the underlying collateral including default rates and recoveries, which vary based on the asset type and geographic location, as well as the vintage year of the security. For structured securities, the payment priority within the tranche structure is also considered. For all other debt securities, cash flow estimates are driven by assumptions regarding probability of default and estimates regarding timing and amount of recoveries associated with a default. The Company has developed these estimates using information based on its historical experience as well as using market observable data, such as industry analyst reports and forecasts, sector credit ratings and other data relevant to the collectability of a security, such as the general payment terms of the security and the security's position within the capital structure of the issuer.

The new cost basis of an impaired security is not adjusted for subsequent increases in estimated fair value. In periods subsequent to the recognition of an other-than-temporary impairment, the impaired security is accounted for as if it had been purchased on the measurement date of the impairment. For debt securities, the discount (or reduced premium) based on the new cost basis may be accreted into net investment income in future periods, including increases in cash flow on a prospective basis.In certain cases where there are decreased cash flow expectations, the security is reviewed for further cash flow impairments.

Unrealized investment gains and losses are also considered in determining certain other balances, including DAC, VOBA, DSI, certain future policy benefits and deferred tax assets or liabilities. These balances are adjusted, as applicable, for the impact of unrealized gains or losses on investments as if these gains or losses had been realized, with corresponding credits or charges included in AOCI. Each of these balances is discussed in greater detail below.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, amounts due from banks, certain money market investments and other debt instruments with maturities of three months or less when purchased, other than cash equivalents that are included in “Trading account assets, at fair value.” The Company also engages in overnight borrowing and lending of funds with Prudential Financial and affiliates which are considered cash and cash equivalents.

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

Costs that are related directly to the successful acquisition of new and renewal insurance and annuity business are deferred to the extent such costs are deemed recoverable from future profits. Such DAC primarily include commissions, costs of policy issuance and underwriting, and certain other expenses that are directly related to successfully negotiated contracts. In each reporting period, capitalized DAC is amortized to “Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs,” net of the accrual of imputed interest on DAC balances. DAC is subject to periodic recoverability testing. DAC, for applicable products, is adjusted for the impact of unrealized gains or losses on investments as if these gains or losses had been realized, with corresponding credits or charges included in AOCI.

DAC related to fixed and variable deferred annuity products are generally deferred and amortized over the expected life of the contracts in proportion to gross profits arising principally from investment margins, mortality and expense margins, and surrender charges, based on historical and anticipated future experience, which is updated periodically. The Company uses a reversion to the mean approach for equities to derive future equity return assumptions.

However, if the projected equity return calculated using this approach is greater than the maximum equity return assumption, the maximum equity return is utilized. Gross profits also include impacts from the embedded derivatives associated with certain of the optional living benefit features of the Company's variable annuity contracts and related hedging activities. In calculating gross profits, profits and losses related to contracts issued by the Company that are reported in affiliated legal entities other than the Company as a result of, for example, reinsurance agreements with those affiliated entities, are also included. The Company is an indirect subsidiary of Prudential Financial (an SEC registrant) and has extensive transactions and relationships with other subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, including reinsurance agreements, as described in Note 13. Incorporating all product-related profits and losses in gross profits, including those that are reported in affiliated legal entities, produces a DAC amortization pattern representative of the total economics of the products. The effect of changes to total gross profits on unamortized DAC is reflected in the period such total gross profits are revised.

For some products, policyholders can elect to modify product benefits, features, rights or coverages by amendment, endorsement, or rider to a contract, or by the election of a feature or coverage within a contract. These transactions are known as internal replacements. For internal replacement transactions, except those that involve the addition of a nonintegrated contract feature that does not change the existing base contract, the unamortized DAC is immediately charged to expense if the terms of the new policies are not substantially similar to those of the former policies. If the new terms are substantially similar to those of the earlier policies, the DAC is retained with respect to the new policies and amortized over the expected life of the new policies.

Deferred Sales Inducements

The Company offered various types of sales inducements to contractholders related to fixed and variable deferred annuity contracts. The Company defers sales inducements and amortizes them over the anticipated life of the policy using the same methodology and assumptions used to amortize DAC. Sales inducements balances are subject to periodic recoverability testing. The Company records amortization of DSI in “Interest credited to policyholders' account balances.” DSI for applicable products is adjusted for the impact of unrealized gains or losses on investments as if these gains or losses had been realized, with corresponding credits or charges included in AOCI. See Note 7 for additional information regarding sales inducements.

Value of Business Acquired

As a result of certain acquisitions and the application of purchase accounting, the Company reports a financial asset representing VOBA. VOBA includes an explicit adjustment to reflect the cost of capital attributable to the acquired insurance contracts. VOBA represents an adjustment to the stated value of inforce insurance contract liabilities to present them at fair value, determined as of the acquisition date. VOBA balances are subject to recoverability testing, in the manner in which it was acquired. The Company has established a VOBA asset primarily for its acquisition of American Skandia Life Assurance Corporation. For acquired annuity contracts, VOBA is amortized in proportion to gross profits arising principally from investment margins, mortality and expense margins, and surrender charges, based on historical and anticipated future experience, which is updated periodically. See Note 5 for additional information regarding VOBA.

Reinsurance recoverables

Reinsurance recoverables include corresponding receivables associated with reinsurance arrangements with affiliates. For additional information about these arrangements see Note 13.

Separate Account Assets and Liabilities

Separate account assets are reported at fair value and represent segregated funds that are invested for certain contractholders. “Separate account assets” are predominantly shares in Advanced Series Trust co-managed by AST Investment Services, Incorporated (“ASISI”) and Prudential Investments LLC, which utilizes various fund managers as sub-advisors. The remaining assets are shares in other mutual funds, which are managed by independent investment firms. The contractholder has the option of directing funds to a wide variety of investment options, most of which invest in mutual funds. The investment risk on the variable portion of a contract is borne by the contractholder, except to the extent of minimum guarantees by the Company, which are not separate account liabilities.See Note 7 to the Financial Statements for additional information regarding separate account arrangements with contractual guarantees. The assets of each account are legally segregated and are not subject to claims that arise out of any other business of the Company. Separate account liabilities primarily represent the contractholders' account balance in separate account assets and to a lesser extent borrowings of the separate account, and will be equal and offsetting to total separate account assets. The investment income and realized investment gains or losses from separate accounts generally accrue to the contractholders and are not included in the Company's results of operations. Mortality, policy administration and surrender charges assessed against the accounts are included in “Policy charges and fee income”. Asset administration fees charged to the accounts are included in “Asset administration fees and other income.”

Other Assets and Other Liabilities

“Other assets” consist primarily of accruals for asset administration fees. “Other assets” also consist of state insurance licenses. Licenses to do business in all states have been capitalized. Based on changes in facts and circumstances, effective September 30, 2012, the capitalized state insurance licenses were considered to have a finite life and are amortized over their useful life, which was estimated to be 8 years. Amortization is recorded through “General, administrative and other expenses.”

“Other liabilities” consist primarily of accrued expenses and technical overdrafts. Other liabilities may also include derivative instruments for which fair values are determined as described above under “Derivative Financial Instruments”.

Future Policy Benefits and Other Policyholder Liabilities

The Company's liability for future policy benefits is primarily comprised of liabilities for guarantee benefits related to certain nontraditional long-duration life and annuity contracts, which are discussed more fully in Note 7. These reserves represent reserves for the guaranteed minimum death and optional living benefit features on the Company's variable annuity products. The optional living benefits are primarily accounted for as embedded derivatives, with fair values calculated as the present value of future expected benefit payments to customers less the present value of assessed rider fees attributable to the embedded derivative feature. For additional information regarding the valuation of these optional living benefit features, see Note 10.

The Company's liability for future policy benefits also includes reserves based on the present value of estimated future payments to or on behalf of policyholders, where the timing and amount of payment depends on policyholder mortality. Expected mortality is generally based on Company experience, industry data, and/or other factors. Interest rate assumptions are based on factors such as market conditions and expected investment returns. Although mortality and interest rate assumptions are “locked-in” upon the issuance of new insurance or annuity business with fixed and guaranteed terms, significant changes in experience or assumptions may require the Company to provide for expected future losses on a product by establishing premium deficiency reserves. Premium deficiency reserves are established, if necessary, when the liability for future policy benefits plus the present value of expected future gross premiums are determined to be insufficient to provide for expected future policy benefits and expenses. Premium deficiency reserves do not include a provision for the risk of adverse deviation. Any adjustments to future policy benefit reserves related to net unrealized gains on securities classified as available-for-sale are included in AOCI. See Note 7 for additional information regarding future policy benefits.

Policyholders' Account Balances

The Company's liability for policyholders' account balances represents the contract value that has accrued to the benefit of the policyholder as of the balance sheet date. This liability is primarily associated with the accumulated account deposits, plus interest credited, less policyholder withdrawals and other charges assessed against the account balance. These policyholders' account balances also include provision for benefits under non-life contingent payout annuities and certain unearned revenues.

Contingent Liabilities

Amounts related to contingent liabilities are accrued if it is probable that a liability has been incurred and an amount is reasonably estimable. Management evaluates whether there are incremental legal or other costs directly associated with the ultimate resolution of the matter that are reasonably estimable and, if so, they are included in the accrual. These items are recorded within “Other liabilities.”

Insurance Revenue and Expense Recognition

Revenues for variable deferred annuity contracts consist of charges against contractholder account values or separate accounts for mortality and expense risks, administration fees, surrender charges and an annual maintenance fee per contract. Revenues for mortality and expense risk charges and administration fees are recognized as assessed against the contractholder. Surrender charge revenue is recognized when the surrender charge is assessed against the contractholder at the time of surrender. Liabilities for the variable investment options on annuity contracts represent the account value of the contracts and are included in “Separate account liabilities.”

Revenues for variable immediate annuity and supplementary contracts with life contingencies consist of certain charges against contractholder account values including mortality and expense risks and administration fees. These charges and fees are recognized as revenue when assessed against the contractholder. Liabilities for variable immediate annuity contracts represent the account value of the contracts and are included in “Separate account liabilities.”

Revenues for fixed immediate annuity and fixed supplementary contracts with and without life contingencies consist of net investment income. In addition, revenues for fixed immediate annuity contracts with life contingencies also consist of single premium payments recognized as annuity considerations when received. Liabilities for these contracts are based on applicable U.S. GAAP standards with assumed interest rates that vary by contract year. Reserves for contracts without life contingencies are included in “Policyholders' account balances” while reserves for contracts with life contingencies are included in “future policy benefits and other policyholder liabilities.” Assumed interest rates ranged from 0.00% to 8.25% at December 31, 2014, and from 0.00% to 8.25% at December 31, 2013.

Revenues for variable life insurance contracts consist of charges against contractholder account values or separate accounts for expense charges, administration fees, cost of insurance charges and surrender charges. Certain contracts also include charges against premium to pay state premium taxes. All of these charges are recognized as revenue when assessed against the contractholder. Liabilities for variable life insurance contracts represent the account value of the contracts and are included in “Separate account liabilities.”

Certain individual annuity contracts provide the contractholder a guarantee that the benefit received upon death or annuitization will be no less than a minimum prescribed amount. These benefits are accounted for as insurance contracts and are discussed in further detail in Note 7. The Company also provides contracts with certain living benefits which are considered embedded derivatives. These contracts are discussed in further detail in Note 7.

Premiums, benefits and expenses are stated net of reinsurance ceded to other companies.

Asset Administration Fees

The Company receives asset administration fee income oncontractholders' account balances invested in the Advanced Series Trust Funds or “AST” (see Note 13), which are a portfolio of mutual fund investments related to the Company's separate account products. In addition, the Company receives fees oncontractholders' account balances invested in funds managed by companies other than affiliates of Prudential Insurance. Asset administration fees are recognized as income when earned.

Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivatives are financial instruments whose values are derived from interest rates, foreign exchange rates, financial indices, values of securities or commodities, credit spreads, market volatility, expected returns, and liquidity. Values can also be affected by changes in estimates and assumptions, including those related to counterparty behavior and non-performance risk used in valuation models. Derivative financial instruments generally used by the Company include swaps, futures, forwards and options and may be exchange-traded or contracted in the OTC market. Derivative positions are carried at fair value, generally by obtaining quoted market prices or through the use of valuation models.

Derivatives are used to manage the interest rate and currency characteristics of assets or liabilities. Additionally, derivatives may be used to seek to reduce exposure to interest rate, credit, foreign currency and equity risks associated with assets held or expected to be purchased or sold, and liabilities incurred or expected to be incurred. As discussed in detail below and in Note 11, all realized and unrealized changes in fair value of derivatives are recorded in current earnings, with the exception of the effective portion of cash flow hedges. Cash flows from derivatives are reported in the operating, investing, or financing activities sections in the Statements of Cash Flows based on the nature and purpose of the derivative.

Derivatives are recorded either as assets, within “Trading account assets, at fair value” or “Other long-term investments,” or as liabilities, within “Other liabilities,” except for embedded derivatives which are recorded with the associated host contract. The Company nets the fair value of all derivative financial instruments with counterparties for which a master netting arrangement has been executed.

The Company designates derivatives as either (1) a hedge of a forecasted transaction or of the variability of cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset or liability (“cash flow” hedge); or (2) a derivative that does not qualify for hedge accounting.

To qualify for hedge accounting treatment, a derivative must be highly effective in mitigating the designated risk of the hedged item. Effectiveness of the hedge is formally assessed at inception and throughout the life of the hedging relationship. Even if a derivative qualifies for hedge accounting treatment, there may be an element of ineffectiveness of the hedge. Under such circumstances, the ineffective portion is recorded in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.”

The Company formally documents at inception all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk-management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. This process includes linking all derivatives designated as cash flow hedges to specific assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or to specific firm commitments or forecasted transactions.

When a derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge and is determined to be highly effective, changes in its fair value are recorded in AOCI until earnings are affected by the variability of cash flows being hedged (e.g., when periodic settlements on a variable-rate asset or liability are recorded in earnings). At that time, the related portion of deferred gains or losses on the derivative instrument is reclassified and reported in the income statement line item associated with the hedged item.

If it is determined that a derivative no longer qualifies as an effective cash flow hedge or management removes the hedge designation, the derivative will continue to be carried on the balance sheet at its fair value, with changes in fair value recognized currently in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” The component of AOCI related to discontinued cash flow hedges is reclassified to the income statement line associated with the hedged cash flows consistent with the earnings impact of the original hedged cash flows.

When hedge accounting is discontinued because the hedged item no longer meets the definition of a firm commitment, or because it is probable that the forecasted transaction will not occur by the end of the specified time period, the derivative will continue to be carried on the balance sheet at its fair value, with changes in fair value recognized currently in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” Any asset or liability that was recorded pursuant to recognition of the firm commitment is removed from the balance sheet and recognized currently in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” Gains and losses that were in AOCI pursuant to the hedge of a forecasted transaction are recognized immediately in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.”

If a derivative does not qualify for hedge accounting, all changes in its fair value, including net receipts and payments, are included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net” without considering changes in the fair value of the economically associated assets or liabilities.

The Company is a party to financial instruments that contain derivative instruments that are “embedded” in the financial instruments. At inception, the Company assesses whether the economic characteristics of the embedded instrument are clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics of the remaining component of the financial instrument (i.e., the host contract) and whether a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded instrument would meet the definition of a derivative instrument. When it is determined that (1) the embedded instrument possesses economic characteristics that are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics of the host contract, and (2) a separate instrument with the same terms would qualify as a derivative instrument, the embedded instrument qualifies as an embedded derivative that is separated from the host contract, carried at fair value, and changes in its fair value are included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” For certain financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative that otherwise would need to be bifurcated and reported at fair value, the Company may elect to classify the entire instrument as a trading account asset and report it within “Trading account assets, at fair value.”

The Company sold variable annuity contracts that include optional living benefit features that may be treated from an accounting perspective as embedded derivatives. The Company has reinsurance agreements to transfer the risk related to certain of these benefit features to an affiliate, Pruco Re. The embedded derivatives related to the living benefit features and the related reinsurance agreements are carried at fair value and included in “Future policy benefits and other policyholder liabilities” and “Reinsurance recoverables,” respectively. Changes in the fair value are determined using valuation models as described in Note 10, and are recorded in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.”

Short-Term and Long-Term Debt

Liabilities for short-term and long-term debt are primarily carried at an amount equal to unpaid principal balance, net of unamortized discount or premium. Original-issue discount or premium and debt-issue costs are recognized as a component of interest expense over the period the debt is expected to be outstanding, using the interest method of amortization. Short-term debt is debt coming due in the next twelve months, including that portion of debt otherwise classified as long-term. The short-term debt caption may exclude short-term debt items the Company intends to refinance on a long-term basis in the near term. See Note 13 for additional information regarding short-term and long-term debt.

Income Taxes

The Company is a member of the federal income tax return of Prudential Financial and primarily files separate company state and local tax returns. Pursuant to the tax allocation arrangement with Prudential Financial, total federal income tax expense is determined on a separate company basis. Members with losses record tax benefits to the extent such losses are recognized in the consolidated federal tax provision.

Deferred income taxes are recognized, based on enacted rates, when assets and liabilities have different values for financial statement and tax reporting purposes. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce a deferred tax asset to the amount expected to be realized.

Items required by tax regulations to be included in the tax return may differ from the items reflected in the financial statements. As a result, the effective tax rate reflected in the financial statements may be different than the actual rate applied on the tax return. Some of these differences are permanent such as expenses that are not deductible in the Company's tax return, and some differences are temporary, reversing over time, such as valuation of insurance reserves. Temporary differences create deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets generally represent items that can be used as a tax deduction or credit in future years for which the Company has already recorded the tax benefit in the Company's income statement. Deferred tax liabilities generally represent tax expense recognized in the Company's financial statements for which payment has been deferred, or expenditures for which the Company has already taken a deduction in the Company's tax return but have not yet been recognized in the Company's financial statements.

The application of U.S. GAAP requires the Company to evaluate the recoverability of the Company's deferred tax assets and establish a valuation allowance if necessary to reduce the Company's deferred tax assets to an amount that is more likely than not to be realized. Considerable judgment is required in determining whether a valuation allowance is necessary, and if so, the amount of such valuation allowance. In evaluating the need for a valuation allowance the Company may consider many factors, including: (1) the nature of the deferred tax assets and liabilities; (2) whether they are ordinary or capital; (3) in which tax jurisdictions they were generated and the timing of their reversal; (4) taxable income in prior carryback years as well as projected taxable earnings exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryforwards; (5) the length of time that carryovers can be utilized in the various taxing jurisdictions; (6) any unique tax rules that would impact the utilization of the deferred tax assets; and (7) any tax planning strategies that the Company would employ to avoid a tax benefit from expiring unused. Although realization is not assured, management believes it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances, will be realized.

U.S. GAAP prescribes a comprehensive model for how a company should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that a company has taken or expects to take on tax returns. The application of this guidance is a two-step process, the first step being recognition. The Company determines whether it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the tax position will be sustained upon examination. If a tax position does not meet the more likely than not recognition threshold, the benefit of that position is not recognized in the financial statements. The second step is measurement. The Company measures the tax position as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate resolution with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. This measurement considers the amounts and probabilities of the outcomes that could be realized upon ultimate settlement using the facts, circumstances, and information available at the reporting date.

The Company's liability for income taxes includes the liability for unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties which relate to tax years still subject to review by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) or other taxing jurisdictions. Audit periods remain open for review until the statute of limitations has passed. Generally, for tax years which produce net operating losses, capital losses or tax credit carryforwards (“tax attributes”), the statute of limitations does not close, to the extent of these tax attributes, until the expiration of the statute of limitations for the tax year in which they are fully utilized. The completion of review or the expiration of the statute of limitations for a given audit period could result in an adjustment to the liability for income taxes. The Company classifies all interest and penalties related to tax uncertainties as income tax expense.

See Note 9 for additional information regarding income taxes.

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued updated guidance establishing a single definition of a public entity for use in financial accounting and reporting guidance. This new guidance is effective for all current and future reporting periods and did not have a significant effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or financial statement disclosures.

In July 2013, the FASB issued new guidance regarding derivatives. The guidance permits the Fed Funds Effective Swap Rate (or Overnight Index Swap Rate) to be used as a U.S. benchmark interest rate for hedge accounting, in addition to the United States Treasury rate and London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). The guidance also removes the restriction on using different benchmark rates for similar hedges. The guidance is effective for qualifying new or redesignated hedging relationships entered into on or after July 17, 2013, and was applied prospectively. Adoption of the guidance did not have a significant effect on the Company's financial position, results of operationsor financial statement disclosures.

In July 2013, the FASB issued updated guidance regarding the presentation of unrecognized tax benefits when net operating loss carryforwards, similar tax losses, or tax credit carryforwards exist. This new guidance became effective for interim or annual reporting periods that began after December 15, 2013, and was applied prospectively. Adoption of the guidance did not have a significant effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or financial statement disclosures.

In February 2013, the FASB issued updated guidance regarding the presentation of comprehensive income. Under the guidance, an entity is required to separately present information about significant items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) by component as well as changes in AOCI balances by component in either the financial statements or the notes to the financial statements. The guidance does not change the items that are reported in other comprehensive income, does not change when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income, and does not amend any existing requirements for reporting net income or other comprehensive income. The guidance became effective for interim or annual reporting periods that began after December 15, 2012 and was applied prospectively. The disclosures required by this guidance are included in Note 3.

In December 2011 and January 2013, the FASB issued updated guidance regarding the disclosure of recognized derivative instruments (including bifurcated embedded derivatives), repurchase agreements and securities borrowing/lending transactions that are offset in the statement of financial position or are subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement (irrespective of whether they are offset in the statement of financial position). This new guidance requires an entity to disclose information on both a gross and net basis about instruments and transactions within the scope of this guidance. This new guidance became effective for interim or annual reporting periods that began on or after January 1, 2013, and was applied retrospectively for all comparative periods presented. The disclosures required by this guidance are included in Note 11.

Future Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2014, the FASB issued updated guidance for troubled debt restructurings clarifying when an in substance repossession or foreclosure occurs, and when a creditor is considered to have received physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan. The new guidance is effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014. This guidance can be elected for prospective adoption or by using a modified retrospective transition method. This guidance is not expected to have a significant effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or financial statement disclosures.

In May 2014, the FASB issued updated guidance on accounting for revenue recognition. The guidance is based on the core principle that revenue is recognized to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. The guidance also requires additional disclosures about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. Revenue recognition for insurance contracts is explicitly scoped out of the guidance. The new guidance is effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2016, and must be applied using one of two retrospective application methods. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the guidance on the Company's financial position, results of operations and financial statement disclosures.

In August 2014, the FASB issued updated guidance for measuring the financial assets and the financial liabilities of a consolidated collateralized financing entity. Under the guidance, an entity within scope is permitted to measure both the financial assets and financial liabilities of a consolidated collateralized financing entity based on either the fair value of the financial assets or the financial liabilities, whichever is more observable. If elected, the guidance will eliminate the measurement difference that exists when both are measured at fair value. The new guidance is effective for annual periods and interim reporting periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption will be permitted. This guidance can be elected for modified retrospective or full retrospective adoption. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the guidance on the Company's financial position, results of operations and financial statement disclosures.

In August 2014, the FASB issued guidance requiring that mortgage loans be derecognized and that a separate other receivable be recognized upon foreclosure if certain conditions are met. Upon foreclosure, the separate other receivable should be measured based on the amount of the loan balance (principal and interest) expected to be recovered from the guarantor. The new guidance is effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014, with early adoption permitted. This guidance can be adopted using either a prospective transition method or a modified retrospective transition method. This guidance is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or financial statement disclosures.

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Related Party (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

FutureMinimumLeasePaymentsrelatedpartytextblock

		Lease		Sub-Lease
		(in thousands)
2015	$	3,397	$	-
2016		3,397		-
2017		3,397		-
2018		3,397		-
2019		3,114		-
2020 and thereafter		-		-
Total	$	16,702	$	-

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Commitments, Contingent Liabilities And Litigation And Regulatory Matters (Litigation Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014
Minimum [Member]
Litigation [Line Items]
Estimate of possible losses in excess of accruals	$ 0
Maximum [Member]
Litigation [Line Items]
Estimate of possible losses in excess of accruals	$ 3

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Investments (Trading Account Assets) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Amortized Cost	$ 5,471	$ 5,164
Fair Value	$ 6,131	$ 6,677

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Investments (Securities Pledged) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral	$ 5,098,000	$ 46,443,000
Fixed Maturities, Available For Sale [Member]
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral	5,098,000	46,156,000
Other Trading Account Assets [Member]
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral	0	287,000
Cash Collateral For Loaned Securities [Member]
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral, Associated Liabilities	$ 5,000,000	$ 48,000,000

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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Changes in Level 3 Assets and Liabilities) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Equity Securities [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair Value, beginning of period (Assets)	$ 192		$ 0
Included In Earnings
Realized investment gains (losses), net	0		0
Asset management fees and other income - Assets1	0		0
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)	0		0
Net investment income1	0		0
Purchases	0		192
Sales	(192)		0
Issuances	0		0
Settlements	0		0
Other			0	[1]
Transfers into Level 3	0	[2]	0	[2]
Transfers out of Level 3	0	[2]	0	[2]
Fair Value, end of period (Assets)	0		192
Included In Earnings
Realized investment gains (losses), net	0	[3]	0	[4]
Asset management fees and other income	0	[3]	0	[4]
Debt Securities [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair Value, beginning of period (Assets)	96,796		95,555		89,658
Included In Earnings
Realized investment gains (losses), net	1,592		49		1,606
Asset management fees and other income - Assets1	0		0		0
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)	(846)		(4,179)		2,271
Net investment income1	5,024		4,729		4,634
Purchases	20,720		4,817		5,400
Sales	(202)		0		(29)
Issuances	0		0		0
Settlements	(7,014)		(4,629)		(8,286)
Other			0	[1]
Transfers into Level 3	0	[2]	4,976	[2]	11,992	[2]
Transfers out of Level 3	0	[2]	(4,522)	[2]	(11,691)	[2]
Fair Value, end of period (Assets)	116,070		96,796		95,555
Included In Earnings
Realized investment gains (losses), net	0	[3]	0	[4]	0	[4]
Asset management fees and other income	0	[3]	0	[4]	0	[4]
Debt Securities [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair Value, beginning of period (Assets)	63,789		69,298		48,563
Included In Earnings
Realized investment gains (losses), net	0		0		0
Asset management fees and other income - Assets1	0		0		0
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)	196		(470)		1,109
Net investment income1	120		454		649
Purchases	14,933		40,868		30,311
Sales	0		0		0
Issuances	0		0		0
Settlements	(40,337)		(13,924)		(11,334)
Other			(2,996)	[1]
Transfers into Level 3	28,152	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]
Transfers out of Level 3	(26,329)	[2]	(29,441)	[2]	0	[2]
Fair Value, end of period (Assets)	40,524		63,789		69,298
Included In Earnings
Realized investment gains (losses), net	0	[3]	0	[4]	0	[4]
Asset management fees and other income	0	[3]	0	[4]	0	[4]
Debt Securities [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair Value, beginning of period (Assets)	0		0
Included In Earnings
Realized investment gains (losses), net	0		0
Asset management fees and other income - Assets1	0		0
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)	(83)		18
Net investment income1	0		0
Purchases	52,518		17,169
Sales	0		0
Issuances	0		0
Settlements	0		0
Other			0	[1]
Transfers into Level 3	0	[2]	0	[2]
Transfers out of Level 3	(52,435)	[2]	(17,187)	[2]
Fair Value, end of period (Assets)	0		0
Included In Earnings
Realized investment gains (losses), net	0	[3]	0	[4]
Asset management fees and other income	0	[3]	0	[4]
Other Long-term Investments [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair Value, beginning of period (Assets)	486		1,054		1,213
Included In Earnings
Realized investment gains (losses), net	0		(739)		(2,326)
Asset management fees and other income - Liabilities	(14)				(3)
Asset management fees and other income - Assets1			60
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)	0		0		0
Net investment income1	0		0		0
Purchases	166		111		2,166
Sales	0		0		0
Issuances	0		0		0
Settlements	(5)		0		4
Other			0	[1]
Transfers into Level 3	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]
Transfers out of Level 3	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]
Fair Value, end of period (Assets)	633		486		1,054
Included In Earnings
Realized investment gains (losses), net	0	[3]	0	[4]	(1,349)	[4]
Asset management fees and other income	(14)	[3]	51	[4]	(3)	[4]
Trading Asset [Member] | Equity Securities [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair Value, beginning of period (Assets)	313		207		203
Included In Earnings
Realized investment gains (losses), net	0		0		0
Asset management fees and other income - Assets1	15		106		4
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)	0		0		0
Net investment income1	0		0		0
Purchases	0		0		0
Sales	0		0		0
Issuances	0		0		0
Settlements	(328)		0		0
Other			0	[1]
Transfers into Level 3	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]
Transfers out of Level 3	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]
Fair Value, end of period (Assets)	0		313		207
Included In Earnings
Realized investment gains (losses), net	0	[3]	0	[4]	0	[4]
Asset management fees and other income	15	[3]	107	[4]	4	[4]
Future Policy Benefits [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair Value, Beginning of period (Liabilities)	778,226		1,793,137		1,783,595
Included In Earnings
Realized investment gains (losses), net	(2,088,505)		1,262,310		230,349
Asset management fees and other income - Assets1	0		0		0
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)	0		0		0
Net investment income1	0		0		0
Purchases	0		0		0
Sales	0		0		0
Issuances	(245,680)		(247,399)		(239,891)
Settlements	0		0		0
Other			0	[1]
Transfers into Level 3	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]
Transfers out of Level 3	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]
Fair Value, End of Period (Liabilities)	3,112,411		778,226		1,793,137
Included In Earnings
Realized investment gains (losses), net	(2,115,680)	[3]	1,207,600	[4]	179,477	[4]
Asset management fees and other income	0	[3]	0	[4]	0	[4]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair Value, beginning of period (Assets)	0
Included In Earnings
Realized investment gains (losses), net	0
Asset management fees and other income - Assets1	0
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)	0
Net investment income1	0
Purchases	400
Sales	(175)
Issuances	0
Settlements	0
Transfers into Level 3	0	[2]
Transfers out of Level 3	0	[2]
Fair Value, end of period (Assets)	225
Included In Earnings
Realized investment gains (losses), net	0	[3]
Asset management fees and other income	0	[3]
Reinsurance Recoverable [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair Value, beginning of period (Assets)	748,005		1,732,094		1,747,757
Included In Earnings
Realized investment gains (losses), net	2,013,931		(1,220,073)		(244,519)
Asset management fees and other income - Assets1	0		0		0
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)	0		0		0
Net investment income1	0		0		0
Purchases	234,218		235,984		228,856
Sales	0		0		0
Issuances	0		0		0
Settlements	0		0		0
Other			0	[1]
Transfers into Level 3	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]
Transfers out of Level 3	0	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]
Fair Value, end of period (Assets)	2,996,154		748,005		1,732,094
Included In Earnings
Realized investment gains (losses), net	2,040,048	[3]	(1,166,676)	[4]	(194,274)	[4]
Asset management fees and other income	0	[3]	0	[4]	0	[4]
Receivables From Parents And Affiliates [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Fair Value, beginning of period (Assets)	6,347		1,995		0
Included In Earnings
Realized investment gains (losses), net	0		0		0
Asset management fees and other income - Assets1	0		0		0
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)	(420)		99		(5)
Net investment income1	0		0		0
Purchases	19,351		6,250		2,000
Sales	0		(2,996)		0
Issuances	0		0		0
Settlements	0		0		0
Other			2,996	[1]
Transfers into Level 3	1,985	[2]	0	[2]	0	[2]
Transfers out of Level 3	(4,943)	[2]	(1,997)	[2]	0	[2]
Fair Value, end of period (Assets)	22,320		6,347		1,995
Included In Earnings
Realized investment gains (losses), net	0	[3]	0	[4]	0	[4]
Asset management fees and other income	$ 0	[3]	$ 0	[4]	$ 0	[4]

[1] (3) Other primarily represents reclassifications of certain assets between reporting categories.

[2]   (1) Transfers into or out of Level 3 are reported as the value as of the beginning of the quarter in which the transfer occurs.

[3] (2) Unrealized gains or losses related to assets still held at the end of the period do not include amortization or accretion of premiums and discounts.

[4]   (2) Unrealized gains or losses related to assets still held at the end of the period do not include amortization or accretion of premiums and discounts. (3) Other primarily represents reclassifications of certain assets between reporting categories.

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Statements of Financial Position (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
ASSETS
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value	$ 2,800,593	$ 3,264,216	[1]
Equity securites, available for sale, at fair value	17	208	[1]
Trading account assets, at fair value	6,131	6,677
Policy loans	13,355	12,454
Short-term investments	57,185	118,188
Commercial mortgage and other loans, net of valuation allowance	422,563	398,991
Other long-term investments	162,783	60,585
Total investments	3,462,627	3,861,319
Cash and cash equivalents	594	1,417
Deferred policy acquisition costs	1,114,431	1,345,504
Accrued investment income	25,008	32,169
Receivables from parents and affiliates	60,490	44,643
Deferred sales inducements	665,207	809,247
Valuation of business acquired	39,738	43,500
Other assets	6,193	16,994
Separate account assets	44,101,699	46,626,828
Reinsurance recoverables	2,996,845	748,690
TOTAL ASSETS	52,472,832	53,530,311
LIABILITIES
Policyholders' account balances	2,633,085	3,191,215
Future policy benefits and other policyholder liabilities	3,539,521	1,127,342
Cash collateral for loaned securities	5,285	47,896
Income taxes payable	299,084	358,818
Short-term debt	54,354	205,000
Payables to parent and affiliates	71,675	120,452
Other liabilities	105,972	113,125
Separate account liabilities	44,101,699	46,626,828
TOTAL LIABILITIES	50,810,675	51,790,676
EQUITY
Common stock, ($100 par value; 25,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding)	2,500	2,500
Additional paid-in capital	901,422	901,422
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	673,613	764,846
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	84,622	70,867
TOTAL EQUITY	1,662,157	1,739,635
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 52,472,832	$ 53,530,311

[1] Prior period’s amounts are presented on a basis consistent with the current period presentation.

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Investments (Other Long Term Investments) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Other Long-Term Investments	$ 162,783	$ 60,585
Joint Ventures And Limited Partnerships [Member]
Other Long-Term Investments	68,225	60,585
Derivative [Member]
Other Long-Term Investments	$ 94,558	$ 0

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Contract Withdrawal Provisions (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Surrender Charges [Line Items]
Surrender charge period in years	10 years 0 months 0 days
Maximum [Member]
Surrender Charges [Line Items]
Annuities surrender charge percentage	9.00%
Minimum [Member]
Surrender Charges [Line Items]
Annuities surrender charge percentage	1.00%

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Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 250,767	$ 848,092	$ 634,059
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Policy charges and fee income	3,491	10,678	13,324
Interest credited to policyholders' account balances	211,058	(117,027)	60,830
Realized investment (gains) losses, net	(7,368)	184,351	83,230
Amortization and depreciation	1,402	11,032	(7,481)
Change in:
Future policy benefit reserves	324,284	218,861	300,246
Reinsurance recoverables	(273,480)	(275,321)	(268,576)
Accrued investment income	7,161	12,487	14,377
Receivables from parents and affiliates			43,958
Payables to parent and affiliates	(26,936)	(40,051)
Deferred policy acquisition costs	235,612	(389,611)	(213,122)
Income taxes payable	(67,163)	330,049	169,736
Deferred sales inducements	(11,515)	(31,370)	(59,269)
Persistency bonus reserve	(115,700)	(27,593)	(13,318)
Other, net	(2,219)	(55,281)	(19,523)
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities	529,394	679,296	738,471
Proceeds from the sale/maturity/prepayment of:
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale	996,083	1,484,339	1,365,513
Short-term investments	2,637,788	3,220,082	3,513,151
Policy loans	753	752	3,501
Commercial mortgage and other loans	20,988	109,242	71,216
Trading account assets	4,900	7,690	36,063
Other long-term investments	(1,650)	1,973	4,120
Payments for the purchase/origination of:
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale	(494,947)	(743,854)	(352,285)
Short-term investments	(2,576,786)	(3,234,508)	(3,379,308)
Policy loans	(943)	(538)	(472)
Commercial mortgage and other loans	(43,859)	(80,319)	(47,795)
Trading account assets	(4,312)	(5,469)	(4,931)
Other long-term investments	(14,691)	(12,969)	(28,894)
Notes receivable from parent and affiliates, net	(12,524)	(2,224)	2,125
Other, net	8	(190)	2,544
Cash flows used in investing activities	510,808	744,007	1,184,548
CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Distribution to parent	(342,000)	(284,000)	(408,000)
Policyholders' account deposits	1,375,761	1,102,020	1,013,638
Policyholders' account withdrawals	(1,875,118)	(2,068,108)	(2,241,367)
Net change in securities sold under agreements to repurchase and cash collateral for loaned securities	(42,612)	8,920	(86,908)
Net increase in short-term borrowing	49,354	5,000	(27,803)
Drafts outstanding	(6,410)	1,577	2,430
RepaymentsOfOtherDebt	200,000	200,000	200,000
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities	(1,041,025)	(1,422,152)	(1,931,614)
contributed	0	12,439	16,396
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(823)	1,151	(8,595)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR	1,417	266	8,861
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	594	1,417	266
IncomeTaxesPaidNet	75,745	2,325	53,901
InterestPaid	$ 8,657	$ 16,955	$ 27,114

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Related Party (Affiliated Asset Transfers) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Line Items]
Fixed maturity asset transfer amortized cost			$ 36
Fixed maturity asset transfer fair value			44
Realized gain on fixed maturity asset transfer			8
Commercial mortgage loans asset transfer amortized cost	90	6	6
Commercial mortgage loans asset transfer fair value	103	6	6
Realized gain on commerical mortgage loan asset transfer	8	1
Fixed maturity asset purchase amortized cost			27
Fixed maturity asset purchase fair value			$ 30

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Certain Nontraditional Long-Duration Contracts (Guarantees Associated with Variable Annuity Contracts, by Guarantee Type) (Details) (variableannuity, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]
Average Period Remaining Until Expected Annuitization At Annuitization Accumulation	0 years 1 month 0 days		0 years 2 months 0 days
Return of net deposits
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]
Account value in the event of death	38,410,155		40,828,166
NetAmountAtRiskByProductAndGuaranteeNetAmountAtRiskInEventOfDeath	353,902		407,488
Average Attained Age of Contractholders In the Event of Death	65 years 0 months 0 days		64 years 0 months 0 days
Minimum return or contract value
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]
Account value in the event of death	7,886,833		8,446,938
NetAmountAtRiskByProductAndGuaranteeNetAmountAtRiskInEventOfDeath	916,016		916,094
Account value at annuitization or accumulation	38,471,465	[1]	40,678,507	[1]
NetAmountAtRiskByProductAndGuaranteeNetAmountAtRiskAtAnnuitization	1,358,023	[1]	1,272,641	[1]
Average Attained Age of Contractholders In the Event of Death	67 years 0 months 0 days		66 years 0 months 0 days
Average attained age of contractholders At Annuitization Accumulation	64 years 0 months 0 days		64 years 0 months 0 days

[1] Includes income and withdrawal benefits described herein.

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Investments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) from other trading account assets	$ (900,000)	$ 800,000		$ (400,000)
Net investment income	164,011,000	217,883,000		277,651,000
Gross unrealized losses related to high or highest quality securities	4,000,000	20,400,000
Gross unrealized losses related to other than high or highest quality securities	3,100,000	1,500,000
Twelve months or more Unrealized Losses	1,152,000	1,621,000	[1]
Non Income Producing Assets, Fixed Maturities	1,000,000
Fixed Maturities [Member]
Assets Deposited With Governmental Authorities	$ 7,000,000	$ 8,000,000

[1] Prior period’s amounts are presented on a basis consistent with the current period presentation.

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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Income Taxes [Line Items]
IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	$ 259,372	$ 1,180,464	$ 857,693

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Business and Basis of Presentation (Policy)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Business and Basis of Presentation [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation, Policy

Basis of Presentation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

Use of Estimates, Policy

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The most significant estimates include those used in determining deferred policy acquisition costs and related amortization; value of business acquired and its amortization; amortization of deferred sales inducements; valuation of investments including derivatives and the recognition of other-than-temporary impairments (“OTTI”); future policy benefits including guarantees; reinsurance recoverables; provision for income taxes and valuation of deferred tax assets; and reserves for contingent liabilities, including reserves for losses in connection with unresolved legal matters.

Reclassifications, Policy

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

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Investments (Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities Excluding Investments Classified as Trading) (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost	$ 2,609,253,000		$ 3,079,002,000	[1]
Available-for-sale equity securities amortized cost basis	14,000		206,000	[1]
Fair Value, Fixed maturities, available for sale	2,800,593,000		3,264,216,000	[1]
Equity securities, available for sale	17,000		208,000	[1]
Net unrealized gains on impaired securities relating to changes in value of securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date	100,000		1,700,000
Fixed Maturities [Member]
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost	2,609,253,000		3,079,002,000	[1]
Gross Unrealized Gains	198,461,000		207,110,000	[1]
Gross Unrealized Losses	7,121,000		21,896,000	[1]
Fair Value, Fixed maturities, available for sale	2,800,593,000		3,264,216,000	[1]
Other-than-temporary impairments in AOCI	85,000	[2]	1,391,000	[1],[2]
Fixed Maturities [Member] | US Treasury And Government [Member]
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost	6,324,000		6,382,000	[1]
Gross Unrealized Gains	22,000		36,000	[1]
Gross Unrealized Losses	10,000		34,000	[1]
Fair Value, Fixed maturities, available for sale	6,336,000		6,384,000	[1]
Other-than-temporary impairments in AOCI	0	[2]	0	[1],[2]
Fixed Maturities [Member] | Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions [Member]
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost	69,486,000		67,225,000	[1]
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,323,000		2,911,000	[1]
Gross Unrealized Losses	20,000		1,570,000	[1]
Fair Value, Fixed maturities, available for sale	70,789,000		68,566,000	[1]
Other-than-temporary impairments in AOCI	0	[2]	0	[1],[2]
Fixed Maturities [Member] | Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member]
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost	29,738,000		25,437,000	[1]
Gross Unrealized Gains	7,621,000		5,717,000	[1]
Gross Unrealized Losses	4,000		0	[1]
Fair Value, Fixed maturities, available for sale	37,355,000		31,154,000	[1]
Other-than-temporary impairments in AOCI	0	[2]	0	[1],[2]
Fixed Maturities [Member] | Public Utilities [Member]
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost	198,277,000		197,718,000	[1]
Gross Unrealized Gains	19,909,000		12,628,000	[1]
Gross Unrealized Losses	1,593,000		3,141,000	[1]
Fair Value, Fixed maturities, available for sale	216,593,000		207,205,000	[1]
Other-than-temporary impairments in AOCI	0	[2]	0	[1],[2]
Fixed Maturities [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost	1,743,110,000		2,061,809,000	[1]
Gross Unrealized Gains	146,872,000		162,780,000	[1]
Gross Unrealized Losses	4,891,000		9,152,000	[1]
Fair Value, Fixed maturities, available for sale	1,885,091,000		2,215,437,000	[1]
Other-than-temporary impairments in AOCI	0	[2]	0	[1],[2]
Fixed Maturities [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member]
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost	144,324,000	[3]	182,888,000	[1],[3]
Gross Unrealized Gains	5,078,000	[3]	6,513,000	[1],[3]
Gross Unrealized Losses	391,000	[3]	1,509,000	[1],[3]
Fair Value, Fixed maturities, available for sale	149,011,000	[3]	187,892,000	[1],[3]
Other-than-temporary impairments in AOCI	39,000	[2],[3]	1,351,000	[1],[2],[3]
Fixed Maturities [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost	291,868,000		384,764,000	[1]
Gross Unrealized Gains	10,523,000		11,387,000	[1]
Gross Unrealized Losses	206,000		5,518,000	[1]
Fair Value, Fixed maturities, available for sale	302,185,000		390,633,000	[1]
Other-than-temporary impairments in AOCI	10,000	[2]	0	[1],[2]
Fixed Maturities [Member] | Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost	126,126,000	[4]	152,779,000	[1],[4]
Gross Unrealized Gains	7,113,000	[4]	5,138,000	[1],[4]
Gross Unrealized Losses	6,000	[4]	972,000	[1],[4]
Fair Value, Fixed maturities, available for sale	133,233,000	[4]	156,945,000	[1],[4]
Other-than-temporary impairments in AOCI	36,000	[2],[4]	40,000	[1],[2],[4]
Equity Securities Available For Sale [Member]
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Available-for-sale equity securities amortized cost basis	14,000		206,000	[1]
Gross Unrealized Gains	3,000		2,000	[1]
Gross Unrealized Losses	0		0	[1]
Equity securities, available for sale	17,000		208,000	[1]
Equity Securities Available For Sale [Member] | Public Utilities [Member]
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Available-for-sale equity securities amortized cost basis	0		192,000	[1]
Gross Unrealized Gains	0		0	[1]
Gross Unrealized Losses	0		0	[1]
Equity securities, available for sale	0		192,000	[1]
Equity Securities Available For Sale [Member] | Mutual Fund [Member]
Summary Of Investments Other Than Investments In Related Parties Reportable Data [Line Items]
Available-for-sale equity securities amortized cost basis	14,000		14,000	[1]
Gross Unrealized Gains	3,000		2,000	[1]
Gross Unrealized Losses	0		0	[1]
Equity securities, available for sale	$ 17,000		$ 16,000	[1]

[1] Prior period’s amounts are presented on a basis consistent with the current period presentation.

[2] Represents the amount of other-than-temporary impairment losses in AOCI, which were not included in earnings. Amount excludes $0.1 million of net unrealized gains on impaired available-for-sale securities relating to changes in the value of such securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.

[3] _____________ Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, education loans, and other asset types.

[4] Includes publicly-traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.

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Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Investments [Abstract]

Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities, Available-for-sale Securities

		December 31, 2014
										Other-than-
					Gross		Gross			temporary
		Amortized			Unrealized		Unrealized	Fair		Impairments
		Cost			Gains		Losses	Value		in AOCI (3)
		(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S.
	government authorities and agencies	$	6,324	$	22	$	10	$	6,336	$	-
Obligations of U.S. states and their political
	subdivisions		69,486		1,323		20		70,789		-
Foreign government bonds			29,738		7,621		4		37,355		-
Public utilities			198,277		19,909		1,593		216,593		-
All other corporate securities			1,743,110		146,872		4,891		1,885,091		-
Asset-backed securities (1)			144,324		5,078		391		149,011		(39)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities			291,868		10,523		206		302,185		(10)
Residential mortgage-backed securities (2)			126,126		7,113		6		133,233		(36)
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale		$	2,609,253	$	198,461	$	7,121	$	2,800,593	$	(85)
Equity securities, available-for-sale
Common Stocks:
	Public utilities	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
	Mutual funds		14		3		-		17
Total equity securities, available-for-sale		$	14	$	3	$	-	$	17

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• Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, education loans, and other asset types.
• Includes publicly-traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.
• Represents the amount of other-than-temporary impairment losses in AOCI,which were not included in earnings. Amount excludes $0.1million of net unrealized gains on impaired available-for-sale securities relating to changes in thevalue of such securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.

		December 31, 2013(4)
										Other-than-
					Gross		Gross			temporary
		Amortized			Unrealized		Unrealized	Fair		Impairments
		Cost			Gains		Losses	Value		in AOCI (3)
		(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S.
	government authorities and agencies	$	6,382	$	36	$	34	$	6,384	$	-
Obligations of U.S. states and their political
	subdivisions		67,225		2,911		1,570		68,566		-
Foreign government bonds			25,437		5,717		-		31,154		-
Public utilities			197,718		12,628		3,141		207,205		-
All other corporate securities			2,061,809		162,780		9,152		2,215,437		-
Asset-backed securities (1)			182,888		6,513		1,509		187,892		(1,351)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities			384,764		11,387		5,518		390,633		-
Residential mortgage-backed securities (2)			152,779		5,138		972		156,945		(40)
Total fixed maturities, available-for-sale		$	3,079,002	$	207,110	$	21,896	$	3,264,216	$	(1,391)
Equity securities, available-for-sale
Common Stocks:
	Public utilities	$	192	$	-	$	-	$	192
	Mutual funds		14		2		-		16
Total equity securities, available-for-sale		$	206	$	2	$	-	$	208

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• Includes credit-tranched securities collateralized by sub-prime mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, education loans, and other asset types.
• Includes publicly-traded agency pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations.
• Represents the amount of other-than-temporary impairment losses in AOCI, which were not included in earnings. Amount excludes $1.7million of net unrealized gainson impaired available-for-sale securities relating to changes in the value of such securitiessubsequent to the impairment measurement date.
• Priorperiod's amounts are presented on a basis consistent with the current period presentation.

Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date

		Available-for-Sale
		Amortized		Fair
		Cost		Value
		(in thousands)
Due in one year or less		$	171,429	$	173,444
Due after one year through five years			888,464		938,289
Due after five years through ten years			556,948		606,353
Due after ten years			430,094		498,078
Asset-backed securities			144,324		149,011
Commercial mortgage-backed securities			291,868		302,185
Residential mortgage-backed securities			126,126		133,233
	Total	$	2,609,253	$	2,800,593

Sources of Fixed Maturity Proceeds, Related Investment Gains (Losses), and Losses on Impairments of Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities

			2014		2013		2012
			(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale
	Proceeds from sales		$	308,458	$	314,415	$	504,001
	Proceeds from maturities/repayments			681,426		1,175,680		861,512
	Gross investment gains from sales, prepayments, and maturities			18,110		18,619		23,077
	Gross investment losses from sales and maturities			(3,404)		(9,824)		(134)
Equity securities, available-for-sale
	Proceeds from sales		$	192	$	14	$	3,201
	Gross investment gains from sales			1		10		703
Fixed maturity and equity security impairments
	Net writedowns for other-than-temporary impairment losses
		on fixed maturities recognized in earnings (1)	$	-	$	-	$	(258)

Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings on Fixed Maturity Securities Held by the Company for which a Portion of the OTTI Loss was Recognized in OCI

		Year Ended December 31,
		2014		2013
			(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period		$	1,800	$	3,382
Credit loss impairments previously recognized on securities which matured, paid
	down, prepaid or were sold during the period		(1,682)		(1,628)
Increases due to the passage of time on previously recorded credit losses			-		114
Accretion of credit loss impairments previously recognized due to an increase in
	cash flows expected to be collected		(25)		(68)
Balance, end of period		$	93	$	1,800

Trading Account Assets Disclosure

	December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
			Fair				Fair
	Cost		Value		Cost		Value
	(in thousands)
Total trading account assets - Equity securities	$	5,471	$	6,131	$	5,164	$	6,677

Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans

			December 31, 2014					December 31, 2013
			Amount		% of			Amount		% of
			(in thousands)		Total			(in thousands)		Total
Commercial and agricultural mortgage loans by property type:
Apartments/Multi-Family			$	143,057		34.0	%	$	125,045		31.5	%
Industrial				87,088		20.7			88,009		22.1
Retail				72,226		17.2			72,325		18.2
Office				44,621		10.6			40,976		10.3
Other				14,119		3.4			13,796		3.5
Hospitality				5,081		1.2			5,133		1.3
	Total commercial mortgage loans			366,192		87.1			345,284		86.9
Agricultural property loans				54,113		12.9			52,223		13.1
	Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans by property
		type		420,305		100.0	%		397,507		100.0	%
Valuation allowance				(482)					(1,256)
	Total net commercial and agricultural mortgage loans by property
		type		419,823					396,251
Other Loans
Uncollateralized loans				2,740					2,740
Valuation allowance				-					-
	Total net other loans			2,740					2,740
	Total commercial mortgage and other loans		$	422,563				$	398,991

Allowance for Losses

	December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
	(in thousands)
Allowance for credit losses, beginning of year	$	1,256	$	2,177	$	1,501
Addition to / (release of) allowance for losses		(774)		(921)		676
Total ending balance (1)	$	482	$	1,256	$	2,177

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• Agricultural loans represent less than $0.1million of the ending allowance at bothDecember 31, 2014and2013 and $0.2 million of the ending allowance at December 31, 2012.

Allowance for Credit Losses and Recorded Investment in Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans

	December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
Allowance for Credit Losses:
Individually evaluated for impairment (1)	$	-	$	-
Collectively evaluated for impairment (2)		482		1,256
Total ending balance	$	482	$	1,256
Recorded Investment (3):
Gross of reserves: individually evaluated for impairment (1)	$	-	$	-
Gross of reserves: collectively evaluated for impairment (2)		423,045		400,247
Total ending balance, gross of reserves	$	423,045	$	400,247

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• There were no loans individually evaluated for impairments at both December 31, 2014 and 2013.
• Agricultural loans collectively evaluated for impairment had a recorded investment of $54million and $52million for the periods endingDecember 31, 2014and 2013, respectively, and a related allowance of less than $0.1 million for both periods. Uncollateralized loans collectively evaluated for impairment had a recorded investment of $3 million at both December 31, 2014and2013 and no related allowance for both periods.
• Recorded investment reflects the balance sheet carrying value gross of related allowance.

Schedule Of Other Long Term Investments [Text Block]

	2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Joint ventures and limited partnerships	$	68,225	$	60,585
Derivatives		94,558		-
Total other long-term investments	$	162,783	$	60,585

Net Investment Income

		2014		2013		2012
		(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale		$	140,114	$	191,043	$	246,479
Equity securities, available-for-sale			-		-		7
Trading account assets			325		342		923
Commercial mortgage and other loans			21,802		28,463		28,449
Policy loans			739		675		845
Short-term investments			281		323		620
Other long-term investments			6,492		3,601		8,302
	Gross investment income		169,753		224,447		285,625
Less: investment expenses			(5,742)		(6,564)		(7,974)
	Net investment income	$	164,011	$	217,883	$	277,651

Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

		2014		2013		2012
		(in thousands)
Fixed maturities		$	14,706	$	8,795	$	22,684
Equity securities			1		10		703
Commercial mortgage and other loans			774		933		1,043
Derivatives			(8,113)		(194,055)		(107,663)
Other			-		(34)		3
	Realized investment gains (losses), net	$	7,368	$	(184,351)	$	(83,230)

Net Unrealized Investment Gain (Loss) AOCI Rollforward

		Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments (1)		Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Other Costs		Future Policy Benefits		Deferred Income Tax (Liability) Benefit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Related to Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses)
		(in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2011		$	(1,740)		692		-		382		(666)
Net investment gains (losses) on investments
	arising during the period		3,067		-		-		(1,073)		1,994
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses
	included in net income		(782)		-		-		274		(508)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on
	deferred policy acquisition costs
	and other costs		-		(906)		-		317		(589)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on
	future policy benefits		-		-		-		-		-
Balance, December 31, 2012		$	545	$	(214)	$	-	$	(100)	$	231
Net investment gains (losses) on investments
	arising during the period		483		-		-		(168)		315
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses
	included in net income		(705)		-		-		247		(458)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on
	deferred policy acquisition costs
	and other costs		-		98		-		(35)		63
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on
	future policy benefits		-		-		(14)		5		(9)
Balance, December 31, 2013		$	323	$	(116)	$	(14)	$	(51)	$	142
Net investment gains (losses) on investments
	arising during the period		(11)		-		-		4		(7)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses
	included in net income		(311)		-		-		109		(202)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on
	deferred policy acquisition costs
	and other costs		-		116		-		(41)		75
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on
	future policy benefits		-		-		14		(5)		9
Balance, December 31, 2014		$	1	$	-	$	-	$	16	$	17

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• Includes cash flow hedges. See Note 11 for information on cash flow hedges.

All Other Net Unrealized Investment Gain (Loss) AOCI Rollforward

										Accumulated Other
										Comprehensive
								Deferred		Income (Loss) Related
		Net Unrealized		Deferred Policy		Future		Income Tax		To Net Unrealized
		Gains (Losses) on		Acquisition Costs		Policy		(Liability)		Investment
		Investments (1)		and Other Costs		Benefits		Benefit		Gains (Losses)
		(in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2011		$	441,677	$	(192,119)	$	-	$	(88,181)	$	161,377
Net investment gains (losses) on investments
	arising during the period		(42,295)		-		-		14,804		(27,491)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses
	included in net income		(22,605)		-		-		7,912		(14,693)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains)
	losses on deferred policy acquisition costs
	costs, deferred sales inducements and
	and other costs		-		45,030		-		(15,760)		29,270
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains)
	losses on future policy benefits		-		-		(2,164)		757		(1,407)
Balance, December 31, 2012		$	376,777	$	(147,089)	$	(2,164)	$	(80,468)	$	147,056
Net investment gains (losses) on investments
	arising during the period		(183,950)		-		-		64,383		(119,567)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses
	included in net income		(8,100)		-		-		2,835		(5,265)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains)
	losses on deferred policy acquisition costs
	costs, deferred sales inducements and
	and other costs		-		80,637		-		(28,222)		52,415
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains)
	losses on future policy benefits		-		-		(6,023)		2,109		(3,914)
Balance, December 31, 2013		$	184,727	$	(66,452)	$	(8,187)	$	(39,363)	$	70,725
Net investment gains (losses) on investments
	arising during the period		28,590		-		-		(10,013)		18,577
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses
	included in net income		(14,395)		-		-		5,036		(9,359)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains)
	losses on deferred policy acquisition costs
	and other costs		-		7,407		-		(2,594)		4,813
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains)
	losses on future policy benefits		-		-		(185)		64		(121)
Balance, December 31, 2014		$	198,922	$	(59,045)	$	(8,372)	$	(46,870)	$	84,635

Unrealized Gains and (Losses) on Investments

	2014		2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Fixed maturity securities on which an OTTI loss has been recognized	$	1	$	323	$	545
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale - all other		191,339		184,891		375,409
Equity securities, available-for-sale		3		2		4
Affiliated notes		2,351		3,113		4,386
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges (1)		4,839		(3,653)		(3,068)
Other investments		390		374		46
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments	$	198,923	$	185,050	$	377,322

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• See Note 11 for more information on cash flow hedges.

Duration Of Gross Unrealized Losses On Fixed Maturity Securities Disclosures

			2014
			Less than twelve months				Twelve months or more				Total
			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
			(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of
	U.S. government authorities and agencies		$	2,676	$	10	$	-	$	-	$	2,676	$	10
Obligations of U.S. States and their
	political subdivisions			-		-		7,305		20		7,305		20
Foreign government bonds				4,632		4		-		-		4,632		4
Public utilities				18,222		1,321		2,174		272		20,396		1,593
All other corporate securities				260,414		4,462		9,403		429		269,817		4,891
Asset-backed securities				31,756		58		32,732		333		64,488		391
Commercial mortgage-backed securities				4,309		108		7,377		98		11,686		206
Residential mortgage-backed securities				342		6		-		-		342		6
		Total	$	322,351	$	5,969	$	58,991	$	1,152	$	381,342	$	7,121
Equity securities, available-for-sale			$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-

			2013(1)
			Less than twelve months				Twelve months or more				Total
			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses
			(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of
	U.S. government authorities and agencies		$	3,347	$	34	$	-	$	-	$	3,347	$	34
Obligations of U.S. States and their
	political subdivisions			5,420		588		6,402		982		11,822		1,570
Public utilities				59,312		3,141		-		-		59,312		3,141
All other corporate securities				291,994		8,782		2,704		370		294,698		9,152
Asset-backed securities				97,575		1,509		-		-		97,575		1,509
Commercial mortgage-backed securities				86,132		5,249		2,941		269		89,073		5,518
Residential mortgage-backed securities				100,150		972		-		-		100,150		972
		Total	$	643,930	$	20,275	$	12,047	$	1,621	$	655,977	$	21,896
Equity securities, available-for-sale			$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-

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• Prior period's amounts are presented on a basis consistent with the current period presentation.

Securities Pledged

		2014		2013
		(in thousands)
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale	$	5,098	$	46,156
Trading account assets		-		287
Total securities pledged	$	5,098	$	46,443

Reclassifications Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
				Year Ended		Year Ended		Year Ended
				December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
				(in thousands)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (1)(2):
Net unrealized investment gains (losses):
	Cash flow hedges - Currency/Interest rate (3)			$	148	$	(95)		(101)
	Net unrealized investment gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities				14,558		8,900		23,488
		Total net unrealized investment gains (losses) (4)			14,706		8,805		23,387
			Total reclassifications for the period	$	14,706	$	8,805		23,387

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• All amounts are shown before tax.
• Positive amounts indicate gains/benefits reclassified out of AOCI. Negative amounts indicate losses/costs reclassified out of AOCI.
• See Note 11for additional information on cash flow hedges.
• See table below for additional information on unrealized investment gains (losses), including the impact on deferred policy acquisition and other costs and future policy benefits.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Table

		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
			Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment		Net Unrealized Investment Gains (Losses) (1)		Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
		(in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2011		$	-		160,711		160,711
Change in component during period (2)			7		(13,431)		(13,424)
Balance, December 31, 2012		$	7		147,280		147,287
Change in component during period (2)			3		(76,423)		(76,420)
Balance, December 31, 2013		$	10	$	70,857	$	70,867
Change in other comprehensive income
	before reclassifications		(63)		35,931		35,868
Amounts reclassified from AOCI			-		(14,706)		(14,706)
Income tax benefit (expense)			23		(7,430)		(7,407)
Balance, December 31, 2014		$	(30)	$	84,652	$	84,622

Credity Quality Indicators [Text Block]

		Debt Service Coverage Ratio - December 31, 2014
		Greater than 1.2X		1.0X to <1.2X		Less than 1.0X		Total
Loan-to-Value Ratio			(in thousands)
0%-59.99%		$	262,853	$	4,295	$	10,489	$	277,637
60%-69.99%			115,708		468		-		116,176
70%-79.99%			25,034		1,458		-		26,492
Greater than 80%			-		-		-		-
	Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans	$	403,595	$	6,221	$	10,489	$	420,305

		Debt Service Coverage Ratio - December 31, 2013
		Greater than 1.2X		1.0X to <1.2X		Less than 1.0X		Total
Loan-to-Value Ratio		(in thousands)
0%-59.99%		$	251,278	$	7,650	$	1,865	$	260,793
60%-69.99%			102,755		-		-		102,755
70%-79.99%			31,712		2,247		-		33,959
Greater than 80%			-		-		-		-
	Total commercial and agricultural mortgage loans	$	385,745	$	9,897	$	1,865	$	397,507

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Income Taxes (Reconciliation To Effective Rate) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperationsIncomeTaxReconciliationAbstract
IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	$ 90,780	$ 413,162	$ 300,192
IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsOther	13,080	10,595	10,279
Non-taxable investment income	69,122	69,665	66,895
IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	26	(529)	616
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 8,604	$ 332,372	$ 223,634

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Business and Basis of Presentation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Business and Basis of Presentation [Abstract]

Business and Basis of Presentation

1.BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation (the “Company”or “PALAC”), with its principal offices in Shelton, Connecticut, is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial, Inc. (“Prudential Financial”), a New Jersey corporation. The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Annuities, Inc. (“PAI”), which in turn is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Prudential Financial.

The Company developed long-term savings and retirement products, which were distributed through its affiliated broker/dealer company, Prudential Annuities Distributors, Incorporated (“PAD”). The Company issued variable deferred and immediate annuities for individuals and groups in the United States of America, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. In addition, the Company has a relatively small inforce block of variable life insurance policies, but it no longer actively sells such policies.

Beginning in March 2010, the Company ceased offering its variable annuity products (and where offered, the companion market value adjustment option) to new investors upon the launch of a new product line by each of Pruco Life Insurance Company and Pruco Life Insurance Company of New Jersey (which are affiliates of the Company).These initiatives were implemented to create operational and administrative efficiencies by offering a single product line of annuity products from a more limited group of legal entities. During 2012, the Company suspended additional customer deposits for variable annuities with certain optional living benefit riders.However, subject to applicable contract provisions and administrative rules, the Company continues to accept additional customer deposits on certain inforce contracts.

The Company is engaged in a business that is highly competitive because of the large number of stock and mutual life insurance companies and other entities engaged in marketing long-term savings and retirement products, including insurance products, and individual and group annuities.

On August 31, 2013, the Company redomesticated from Connecticut to Arizona.As a result of the redomestication, the Company is now an Arizona insurance company and its principal insurance regulatory authority is the Arizona Department of Insurance. Additionally, the Company is now domiciled in the same jurisdiction as the primary reinsurer of the Company's living benefits, Pruco Reinsurance, Ltd. (“Pruco Re”), which is also regulated by the Arizona Department of Insurance. This change enables the Company to claim statutory reserve credit for business ceded to Pruco Re without the need for Pruco Re to collateralize its obligations under the reinsurance agreement.

Basis of Presentation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The most significant estimates include those used in determining deferred policy acquisition costs and related amortization; value of business acquired and its amortization; amortization of deferred sales inducements; valuation of investments including derivatives and the recognition of other-than-temporary impairments (“OTTI”); future policy benefits including guarantees; reinsurance recoverables; provision for income taxes and valuation of deferred tax assets; and reserves for contingent liabilities, including reserves for losses in connection with unresolved legal matters.

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

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Statements of Financial Position (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, amortized cost	$ 2,609,253	$ 3,079,002	[1]
Available-for-sale equity securities amortized cost basis	$ 14	$ 206	[1]
Common stock, par value	$ 100	$ 100
Common stock, shares authorized	25,000	25,000
Common stock, shares issued	25,000	25,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	25,000	25,000

[1] Prior period’s amounts are presented on a basis consistent with the current period presentation.

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Derivative Instruments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Derivative Instruments

Derivative Instruments

11.DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

Types of Derivative Instruments and Derivative Strategies

Interest Rate Contracts 

Interest rate swaps are used by the Company toreduce risks from changes in interest rates, manage interest rate exposures arising from mismatches between assets and liabilities (including duration mismatches) and to hedge against changes in the value of assets it owns or anticipates acquiring or selling. Swaps may be attributed to specific assets or liabilities or may be used on a portfolio basis. Under interest rate swaps, the Company agrees with counterparties to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed-rate and floating-rate interest amounts calculated by reference to an agreed upon notional principal amount. Generally, no cash is exchanged at the outset of the contract and no principal payments are made by either party. These transactions are entered into pursuant to master agreements that provide for a single net payment to be made by one counterparty at each due date.

Equity Contracts 

Equity index options are contracts which will settle in cash based on differentials in the underlying indices at the time of exercise and the strike price. The Company uses combinations of purchases and sales of equity index options to hedge the effects of adverse changes in equity indices within a predetermined range.

Total return swaps are contracts whereby the Company agrees with counterparties to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between the return on an asset (or market index) and LIBOR based on a notional amount. The Company generally uses total return swaps to hedge the effect of adverse changes in equity indices.

Foreign Exchange Contracts

Currency derivatives, including currency swaps, are used by the Company to reduce risks from changes in currency exchange rates with respect to investments denominated in foreign currencies that the Company either holds or intends to acquire or sell.

Under currency swaps, the Company agrees with counterparties to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between one currency and another at an exchange rate and calculated by reference to an agreed principal amount. Generally, the principal amount of each currency is exchanged at the beginning and termination of the currency swap by each party. These transactions are entered into pursuant to master agreements that provide for a single net payment to be made by one counterparty for payments made in the same currency at each due date.

Credit Contracts

Credit derivatives are used by the Company to enhance the return on the Company's investment portfolio by creating credit exposure similar to an investment in public fixed maturity cash instruments. With credit derivatives the Company sells credit protection on an identified name, and in return receives a quarterly premium. With credit default derivatives, this premium or credit spread generally corresponds to the difference between the yield on the referenced name's public fixed maturity cash instruments and swap rates, at the time the agreement is executed. If there is an event of default by the referenced name, as defined by the agreement, then the Company is obligated to pay the counterparty the referenced amount of the contract and receive in return the referenced defaulted security or similar security or pay the referenced amount less the auction recovery rate. See credit derivatives section for discussion of guarantees related to credit derivatives written. In addition to selling credit protection, the Company has purchased credit protection using credit derivatives in order to hedge specific credit exposures in the Company's investment portfolio.

Embedded Derivatives

The Company sells variable annuity products, which may include guaranteed benefit features that are accounted for as embedded derivatives. The Company has reinsurance agreements to transfer the risk related to certain of these benefit features to affiliates, Pruco Re and The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“Prudential Insurance”). The embedded derivatives related to the living benefit features and the related reinsurance agreements are carried at fair value. These embedded derivatives are marked to market through “Realized investment gains (losses), net” based on the change in value of the underlying contractual guarantees, which are determined using valuation models, as described in Note 10.

The table below provides a summary of the gross notional amount and fair value of derivatives contracts by the primary underlying, excluding embedded derivatives which are recorded with the associated host. Many derivative instruments contain multipleunderlyings. The fair value amounts below represent the gross fair value of derivative contracts prior to taking into account the netting effects of master netting agreements, cash collateral held with the same counterparty, and non-performance risk.

	December 31, 2014						December 31, 2013
			Gross Fair Value						Gross Fair Value
Primary Underlying	Notional		Assets		Liabilities		Notional		Assets		Liabilities
	(in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Currency/Interest Rate
Currency/Interest Rate	$	83,412	$	5,555	$	(654)	$	72,747	$	940	$	(4,635)
Total Qualifying Hedges	$	83,412	$	5,555	$	(654)	$	72,747	$	940	$	(4,635)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedge Accounting Instruments:
Interest Rate
Interest Rate Swaps	$	1,902,750	$	92,507	$	(18,480)	$	1,533,750	$	59,872	$	(80,601)
Interest Rate Options		100,000		10,736		-		100,000		6,534		-
Currency/Interest Rate
Foreign Currency Swaps		57,011		4,363		(5)		55,919		19		(1,349)
Credit
Credit Default Swaps		1,200		-		(43)		6,050		-		(115)
Equity
Total Return Swaps		220,986		1,937		-		219,896		-		(4,712)
Equity Options		6,842,242		3,748		(2,067)		13,170,805		6,170		(3,168)
Total Non-Qualifying Hedges	$	9,124,189	$	113,291	$	(20,595)	$	15,086,420	$	72,595	$	(89,945)
Total Derivatives (1)	$	9,207,601	$	118,846	$	(21,249)	$	15,158,667	$	73,535	$	(94,580)

(1) Excludes embedded derivatives which contain multiple underlyings. The fair value of the embedded derivatives related to the living benefit feature was a liability of $3,112 million and $778 million as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, included in “Future policy benefits.” The fair value of the embedded derivatives related to the reinsurance of certain of these benefits to Pruco Re and Prudential Insurance included in "Reinsurance recoverables" was an asset of $2,996 million and $748 million as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

The following table presents recognized derivative instruments (including bifurcated embedded derivatives)that are offset in the balance sheet, and/or are subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement, irrespective of whether they are offset in the balance sheet.

	December 31, 2014
			Gross		Net
	Gross		Amounts		Amounts
	Amounts of		Offset in the		Presented in
	Recognized		Statement of		the Statement		Financial
	Financial		Financial		of Financial		Instruments/		Net
	Instruments		Position		Position		Collateral(1)		Amount
	(in thousands)
Offsetting of Financial Assets:
Derivatives	$	118,846	$	(24,288)	$	94,558	$	(82,602)	$	11,956
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:
Derivatives	$	21,249	$	(21,249)	$	-	$	-	$	-
	December 31, 2013
			Gross		Net
	Gross		Amounts		Amounts
	Amounts of		Offset in the		Presented in
	Recognized		Statement of		the Statement		Financial
	Financial		Financial		of Financial		Instruments/		Net
	Instruments		Position		Position		Collateral(1)		Amount
	(in thousands)
Offsetting of Financial Assets:
Derivatives	$	73,535	$	(73,535)	$	-	$	-	$	-
Offsetting of Financial Liabilities:
Derivatives	$	94,580	$	(72,822)	$	21,758	$	(21,758)	$	-

(1) Amounts exclude the excess of collateral received/pledged from/to the counterparty. Prior period has been revised to conform to current period presentation.

For information regarding the rights of offset associated with the derivative assets and liabilities in the table above see “Credit Risk” below.

Cash Flow Hedges

The primary derivative instruments used by the Company in its cash flow hedge accounting relationships are currency swaps. These instrumentsareonly designated for hedge accounting in instances where the appropriate criteria are met. The Company does not use futures, options, credit, equity or embedded derivatives in any of its cash flow hedge accounting relationships.

The following tables provide the financial statement classification and impact of derivatives used in qualifying and non-qualifying hedge relationships, excluding the offset of the hedged item in an effective hedge relationship:

		Year Ended December 31, 2014
			Realized Investment Gains (Losses)		Net Investment Income		Other Income		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)(1)
		(in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Cash flow hedges
	Currency/Interest Rate	$	-	$	14	$	134	$	8,492
	Total cash flow hedges		-		14		134		8,492
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
	Interest Rate		123,327		-		-		-
	Currency/Interest Rate		5,934		-		143		-
	Credit		(14)		-		-		-
	Equity		(23,811)		-		-		-
	Embedded Derivatives		(113,549)		-		-		-
	Total non-qualifying hedges		(8,113)		-		143		-
Total		$	(8,113)	$	14	$	277	$	8,492
		Year Ended December 31, 2013
			Realized Investment Gains (Losses)		Net Investment Income		Other Income		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)(1)
		(in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Cash flow hedges
	Currency/Interest Rate	$	-	$	(89)	$	(7)	$	(585)
	Total cash flow hedges		-		(89)		(7)		(585)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
	Interest Rate		(116,025)		-		-		-
	Currency/Interest Rate		(204)		-		24		-
	Credit		(103)		-		-		-
	Equity		(79,498)		-		-		-
	Embedded Derivatives		1,775		-		-		-
	Total non-qualifying hedges		(194,055)		-		24		-
Total		$	(194,055)	$	(89)	$	17	$	(585)
		Year Ended December 31, 2012
			Realized Investment Gains (Losses)		Net Investment Income		Other Income		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)(1)
		(in thousands)
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments:
Cash flow hedges
	Currency/Interest Rate	$	-	$	(116)	$	14	$	(2,106)
	Total cash flow hedges		-		(116)		14		(2,106)
Derivatives Not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments:
	Interest Rate		5,030		-		-		-
	Currency		(15)		-		-		-
	Currency/Interest Rate		(1,368)		-		(17)		-
	Credit		143		-		-		-
	Equity		(56,158)		-		-		-
	Embedded Derivatives		(55,295)		-		-		-
	Total non-qualifying hedges		(107,663)		-		(17)		-
Total		$	(107,663)	$	(116)	$	(3)	$	(2,106)

(1) Amounts deferred in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).”

For the years endedDecember 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012,the ineffective portion of derivatives accounted for using hedge accounting wasnot material to the Company's results of operations. Also, there were no material amounts reclassified into earnings relating to instances in which the Company discontinued cash flow hedge accounting because the forecastedtransaction did not occur by the anticipated date or within the additional time period permitted by the authoritative guidance for the accounting for derivatives and hedging.

Presented below is a rollforward of current period cash flow hedges in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” before taxes:

	(in thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2011	$	(962)
Net deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges from January 1 to December 31, 2012		(2,207)
Amount reclassified into current period earnings		101
Balance, December 31, 2012		(3,068)
Net deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges from January 1 to December 31, 2013		(680)
Amount reclassified into current period earnings		95
Balance, December 31, 2013		(3,653)
Net deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges from January 1 to December 31, 2014		8,640
Amount reclassified into current period earnings		(148)
Balance, December 31, 2014	$	4,839

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company did not have any qualifying cash flow hedges of forecasted transactions other than those related to the variability of the payment or receipt of interest or foreign currency amounts on existing financial instruments. The maximum length of time for which these variable cash flows are hedged is 19 years. Income amounts deferred in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” as a result of cash flow hedges are included in “Net unrealized investment gains (losses)” in theStatements of Equity.

Credit Derivatives

The Company no longer has exposure from credit derivatives where it has written credit protection as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

The Company has purchased credit protection using credit derivatives in order to hedge specific credit exposures in the Company's investment portfolio. As of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had $1 million and $6 millionof outstanding notional amounts, respectively, reported at fair value as a liability of less than $1 million for both periods.

Credit Risk

The Company is exposed to credit-related losses in the event of non-performance by itscounterpartyto financial derivative transactions.

The Company has credit risk exposure to an affiliate, Prudential Global Funding, LLC (“PGF”), related to its OTC derivative transactions. PGF manages credit risk with external counterparties by entering into derivative transactions with highly rated major international financial institutions and other creditworthy counterparties, and by obtaining collateral, such as cash and securities, when appropriate.Additionally, limits are set on single party credit exposures which are subject to periodic management review.

Under fair value measurements, the Company incorporates the market's perception of its own and the counterparty's non-performance risk in determining the fair value of the portion of its OTC derivative assets and liabilities that are uncollateralized. Credit spreads are applied to the derivative fair values on a net basis by counterparty. To reflect the Company's own credit spread a proxy based on relevant debt spreads is applied to OTC derivative net liability positions. Similarly, the Company's counterparty's credit spread is applied to OTC derivative net asset positions.

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Related Party (Affiliated Investment Management Expenses) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Pim Management Expenses	$ 6	$ 7	$ 8

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Related Party (Future Minimum Lease Payments Related Party Table) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014
FutureMinimumLeasePayments[Abstract]
Lease Payments - One Year Out	$ 3,397
Sub-Lease Income - One Year Out	0
Lease Payments - Two Years Out	3,397
Lease Payments - Three Years Out	3,397
Lease Payments - Four Years Out	3,397
Lease Payments - Five Years Out	3,114
Lease Payments - Six Years Out and After	0
Sub-Lease Income - Two Years Out	0
Sub-Lease Income - Three Years Out	0
Sub-Lease Income - Four Years Out	0
Sub-Lease Income - Five Years Out	0
Sub-Lease Income - Six Years Out and after	0
Total Future Min. Lease Payments	16,702
Total Future Min. Sub-Lease Income	$ 0

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Document and Entity Information (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Document And Entity [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q4
Entity Registrant Name	PRUDENTIAL ANNUITIES LIFE ASSURANCE CORP/CT
Entity Central Index Key	0000881453
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	25,000
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Public Float	$ 0
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes

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Commitments, Contingent Liabilities And Litigation And Regulatory Matters

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Commitments And Guarantees And Contingent Liabilities [Abstract]

Contingent Liabilities and Litigation

12. COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND LITIGATION AND REGULATORY MATTERS

Commitments

The Company had made commitments to fund $1 million of commercial loans as of December 31, 2014.The Company also made commitments to purchase or fund investments, mostly private fixed maturities, of $22 million as of December 31, 2014.

Contingent Liabilities

On an ongoing basis, the Company's internal supervisory and control functions review the quality of sales, marketing and other customer interface procedures and practices and may recommend modifications or enhancements. From time to time, this review process results in the discovery of product administration, servicing or other errors, including errors relating to the timing or amount of payments or contract values due to customers. In certain cases, if appropriate, the Company may offer customers remediation and may incur charges, including the cost of such remediation, administrative costs and regulatory fines.

The Company is subject to the laws and regulations of states and other jurisdictions concerning the identification, reporting and escheatment of unclaimed or abandoned funds, and is subject to audit and examination for compliance with these requirements. For additional discussion of these matters, see “Litigation and Regulatory Matters” below.

It is possible that the results of operations or the cash flow of the Company in a particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected as a result of payments in connection with the matters discussed above or other matters depending, in part, upon the results of operations or cash flow for such period. Management believes, however, that ultimate payments in connection with these matters, after consideration of applicable reserves and rights to indemnification, should not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position.

Litigation and Regulatory Matters

The Company is subject to legal and regulatory actions in the ordinary course of its business. Pending legal and regulatory actions include proceedings specific to the Company and proceedings generally applicable to business practices in the industry in which it operates. The Company is subject to class action lawsuits and other litigation involving a variety of issues and allegations involving sales practices, claims payments and procedures, premium charges, policy servicing and breach of fiduciary duty to customers. The Company is also subject to litigation arising out of its general business activities, such as its investments, contracts, leases and labor and employment relationships, including claims of discrimination and harassment, and could be exposed to claims or litigation concerning certain business or process patents. In addition, the Company, along with other participants in the businesses in which it engages, may be subject from time to time to investigations, examinations and inquiries, in some cases industry-wide, concerning issues or matters upon which such regulators have determined to focus. In some of the Company's pending legal and regulatory actions, parties are seeking large and/or indeterminate amounts, including punitive or exemplary damages. The outcome of litigation or a regulatory matter, and the amount or range of potential loss at any particular time, is often inherently uncertain. The following is a summary of certain pending proceedings.

The Company establishes accruals for litigation and regulatory matters when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of that loss can be reasonably estimated. For litigation and regulatory matters where a loss may be reasonably possible, but not probable, or is probable but not reasonably estimable, no accrual is established, but the matter, if material, is disclosed, including matters discussed below. The Company estimates that as of December 31, 2014, the aggregate range of reasonably possible losses in excess of accruals established for those litigation and regulatory matters for which such an estimate currently can be made is $0 to approximately $3 million. This estimate is not an indication of expected loss, if any, or the Company's maximum possible loss exposure on such matters. The Company reviews relevant information with respect to its litigation and regulatory matters on a quarterly and annual basis and updates its accruals, disclosures and estimates of reasonably possible loss based on such reviews.

In January 2013, a qui tam action on behalf of the State of Florida, Total Asset Recovery Services v. Met Life Inc., et al., Manulife Financial Corporation, et. al., Prudential Financial, Inc., The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Prudential Insurance Agency, LLC , filed in the Circuit Court of Leon County, Florida, was served on Prudential Insurance. The complaint alleges that Prudential Insurance failed to escheat life insurance proceeds to the State of Florida in violation of the Florida False Claims Act and seeks injunctive relief, compensatory damages, civil penalties, treble damages, prejudgment interest, attorneys' fees and costs. In March 2013, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. In August 2013, the court dismissed the complaint with prejudice. In September 2013, plaintiff filed an appeal with Florida's Circuit Court of the Second Judicial Circuit in Leon County. In September 2014, the Florida District Court of Appeal First District affirmed the trial court's decision.

In January 2012, a Global Resolution Agreement entered into by the Company and a third party auditor became effective upon its acceptance by the unclaimed property departments of 20 states and jurisdictions. Under the terms of the Global Resolution Agreement, the third party auditor acting on behalf of the signatory states will compare expanded matching criteria to the Social Security Master Death File (“SSMDF”) to identify deceased insureds and contract holders where a valid claim has not been made. In February 2012, a Regulatory Settlement Agreement entered into by the Company to resolve a multi-state market conduct examination regarding its adherence to state claim settlement practices became effective upon its acceptance by the insurance departments of 20 states and jurisdictions. The Regulatory Settlement Agreement applies prospectively and requires the Company to adopt and implement additional procedures comparing its records to the SSMDF to identify unclaimed death benefits and prescribes procedures for identifying and locating beneficiaries once deaths are identified. Substantially all other jurisdictions that are not signatories to the Global Resolution Agreement or the Regulatory Settlement Agreement have entered into similar agreements with the Company.

The New York Attorney General has subpoenaed the Company, along with other companies, regarding its unclaimed property procedures and may ultimately seek remediation and other relief, including damages. Additionally, the New York Office of Unclaimed Funds is conducting an audit of theCompany's compliance with New York's unclaimed property laws.

The Company's litigation and regulatory matters are subject to many uncertainties, and given their complexity and scope, their outcome cannot be predicted. It is possible that the Company's results of operations or cash flow in a particular quarterly or annual period could be materially affected by an ultimate unfavorable resolution of pending litigation and regulatory matters depending, in part, upon the results of operations or cash flow for such period. In light of the unpredictability of the Company's litigation and regulatory matters, it is also possible that in certain cases an ultimate unfavorable resolution of one or more pending litigation or regulatory matters could have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position. Management believes, however, that, based on information currently known to it, the ultimate outcome of all pending litigation and regulatory matters, after consideration of applicable reserves and rights to indemnification, is not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position.

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Derivative Instruments (Current Period Cash Flow Hedges in AOCI (loss) before Taxes) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative Instruments
Beginning Balance	$ (3,653)	$ (3,068)	$ (962)
Net deferred losses on cash flow hedges for the period	8,640	(680)	(2,207)
Amount reclassified into current period earnings	(148)	95	101
Ending Balance	$ (4,839)	$ (3,653)	$ (3,068)

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Related Party (Cost Allocation Agreements with Affiliates) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Allocated Lease Expense	$ 4	$ 10	$ 4
Allocated Sub-Lease Rental Income	(0.6)	4.0	4.0
Commissions and Fees Paid to PAD	$ 177	$ 172	$ 186

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Statement of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
REVENUES
Premiums	$ 34,903	$ 28,019	$ 21,824
Policy charges and fee income	806,327	809,242	796,995
Net investment income	164,011	217,883	277,651
Asset management fees and other income	227,619	239,489	266,321
Realized investment gains (losses), net:
Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities	(10)	0	(6,852)
Other-than-temporary impairments on fixed maturity securities transferred to Other Comprehensive Income	10	0	6,594
Other realized investment gains (losses), net	7,368	(184,351)	(82,972)
Total realized investment gains (losses), net	7,368	(184,351)	(83,230)
TOTAL REVENUES	1,240,228	1,110,282	1,279,561
BENEFITS AND EXPENSES
Policyholders' benefits	137,135	29,727	124,316
Interest credited to policyholders' account balances	211,058	(117,027)	60,830
Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs	238,416	(385,561)	(188,042)
General, administrative and other expenses	394,248	402,679	424,764
TOTAL BENEFITS AND EXPENSES	980,857	(70,182)	421,868
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	259,371	1,180,464	857,693
IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAbstract
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	(8,499)	36,759	26,637
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	17,103	295,613	196,997
Income tax expense (benefit)	8,604	332,372	223,634
NET INCOME	250,767	848,092	634,059
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Tax [Abstract]
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(63)	5	10
Unrealized investment gains (losses) for the period	35,931	(108,769)	2,734
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income	(14,706)	(8,805)	(23,387)
Net unrealized investment gains (losses)	21,225	(117,574)	(20,653)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax	21,162	(117,569)	(20,643)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax [Abstract]
Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Tax	(23)	2	4
Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Tax	7,430	(41,151)	(7,222)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax, Total	7,407	(41,149)	(7,218)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Other comprehensive income (loss)	13,755	(76,420)	(13,425)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$ 264,522	$ 771,672	$ 620,634

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Reinsurance

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

ReinsuranceDisclosuresAbstract

ReinsuranceTextBlock

6. REINSURANCE

The Company utilizes both affiliated and unaffiliated reinsurance arrangements. On its unaffiliated arrangements, the Company uses primarily modified coinsurance reinsurance arrangements whereby the reinsurer shares in the experience of a specified book of business. These reinsurance transactions result in the Company receiving from the reinsurer an upfront ceding commission on the book of business ceded in exchange for the reinsurer receiving in the future, a percentage of the future fees and benefits generated from that book of business. Such transfer does not relieve the Company of its primary liability and, as such, failure of reinsurers to honor their obligation could result in losses to the Company. The Company reduces this risk by evaluating the financial condition and credit worthiness of reinsurers.

On its affiliated arrangements, the Company uses automatic coinsurance reinsurance arrangements. These agreements cover all significant risks under features of the policies reinsured. The Company is not relieved of its primary obligation to the policyholder as a result of these reinsurance transactions. These affiliated agreements include the reinsurance of the Company's GMWB, GMIWB and GMAB features. These features are accounted for as embedded derivatives, and changes in the fair value of the embedded derivative are recognized through “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” Please see Note 13 for further details around the affiliated reinsurance agreements.

The effect of reinsurance for the years endedDecember 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, was as follows (in thousands):

		Gross		Unaffiliated Ceded		Affiliated Ceded		Net
2014
Policy charges and fee income - Life (1)	$	3,522	$	(856)	$	-	$	2,666
Policy charges and fee income - Annuity		805,550		(1,889)		-		803,661
Realized investment gains (losses), net		(1,967,588)		-		1,974,956		7,368
Policyholders' benefits		137,502		(367)		-		137,135
General, administrative and other expenses	$	398,960	$	(838)	$	(3,874)	$	394,248
2013
Policy charges and fee income - Life (1)	$	3,472	$	(1,231)	$	-	$	2,241
Policy charges and fee income - Annuity		809,549		(2,548)		-		807,001
Realized investment gains (losses), net		1,076,184		-		(1,260,535)		(184,351)
Policyholders' benefits		29,874		(147)		-		29,727
General, administrative and other expenses	$	407,365	$	(776)	$	(3,910)	$	402,679
2012
Policy charges and fee income - Life (1)	$	3,522	$	(1,099)	$	-	$	2,423
Policy charges and fee income - Annuity		796,711		(2,139)		-		794,572
Realized investment gains (losses), net		202,568		-		(285,798)		(83,230)
Policyholders' benefits		124,517		(201)		-		124,316
General, administrative and other expenses	$	429,383	$	(784)	$	(3,835)	$	424,764

• Life insurance inforce face amounts at December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was$ 121 million, $ 128 million and $ 132 million, respectively.

The Company's Statements of Financial Position also included reinsurance recoverables from Pruco Re and Prudential Insurance Company of America (“Prudential Insurance”) of $ 2,997 millionand $ 749 million at December 31, 2014 and2013, respectively.

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Value Of Business Acquired

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

PresentValueOfFutureInsuranceProfitsAbstract

PresentValueOfFutureInsuranceProfitsTextBlock

5. VALUE OF BUSINESS ACQUIRED

Details of VOBA and related interest and gross amortization for the years ended December 31,areas follows:

			2014		2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period		$	43,500	$	43,090	$	29,010
Amortization - Impact of assumption and experience unlocking and true-ups (1)			5,412		6,376		21,931
Amortization - All other (1)			(11,181)		(11,593)		(13,871)
Interest (2)			2,615		2,762		2,077
Change in unrealized gains/losses			(608)		2,865		3,943
Balance, end of year		$	39,738	$	43,500	$	43,090

(1) The weighted average remaining expected life of VOBA was approximately 5.26 years from the date of acquisition.

(2) The interest accrual rate for the VOBA related to the businesses acquired was6.10%, 6.14% and 6.18% for years ended December 31, 2014, 2013and 2012.

The following table provides estimated future amortization, net of interest, for the periods indicated (in thousands):

		2015		2016		2017		2018		2019
	(in thousands)
Estimated future VOBA amortization	$	6,571	$	5,276	$	4,446	$	3,804	$	3,134

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Significant Accounting Policies and Pronouncements (Policy)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Impact of Adoption of New Accounting Principles on Financial Statements

Investments and Investment Related Liabilities

The Company's principal investments are fixed maturities, equity securities, commercial mortgage and other loans, policy loans, other long-term investments, including joint ventures (other than operating joint ventures), limited partnerships, and real estate, and short-term investments. Investments and investment-related liabilities also include securities repurchase and resale agreements and securities lending transactions. The accounting policies related to each are as follows:

Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair valueare comprised of bonds, notes and redeemable preferred stock. Fixed maturities classified as “available-for-sale” are carried at fair value. See Note 10 for additional information regarding the determination of fair value. Interest income, as well as the related amortization of premium and accretion of discount is included in “Net investment income” under the effective yield method. For mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, the effective yield is based on estimated cash flows, including interest rate and prepayment assumptions based on data from widely accepted third-party data sources or internal estimates. In addition to interest rate and prepayment assumptions, cash flow estimates also vary based on other assumptions regarding the underlying collateral including default rates and changes in value. These assumptions can significantly impact income recognition and the amount of other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings and other comprehensive income. For high credit quality mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities (those rated AA or above), cash flows are provided quarterly, and the amortized cost and effective yield of the security are adjusted as necessary to reflect historical prepayment experience and changes in estimated future prepayments. The adjustments to amortized cost are recorded as a charge or credit to net investment income in accordance with the retrospective method. For mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities rated below AA or those for which an other than temporary impairment has been recorded, the effective yield is adjusted prospectively for any changes in estimated cash flows. See the discussion below on realized investment gains and losses for a description of the accounting for impairments. Unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturities classified as “available-for-sale,” net of tax, and the effect on deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”), value of business acquired (“VOBA”), deferred sales inducements (“DSI”), and future policy benefitsthat would result from the realization of unrealized gains and losses, are included in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” (“AOCI”).

Trading account assets, at fair value, represents equity securities and other fixed maturity securities carried at fair value. Realized and unrealized gains and losses for these investments are reported in “Asset administration fees and other income.” Interest and dividend income from these investments is reported in “Net investment income.”

Equity securities, available-for-sale, at fair value, are comprised of mutual fund shares and are carried at fair value. The associated unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, and the effect on DAC, VOBA, DSI, and future policy benefits that would result from the realization of unrealized gains and losses, are included in AOCI. The cost of equity securities is written down to fair value when a decline in value is considered to be other-than-temporary. See the discussion below on realized investment gains and losses for a description of the accounting for impairments. Dividends from these investments are recognized in “Net investment income” when earned.

Commercial mortgage and other loans consist of commercial mortgage loans, agricultural loans and uncollateralized loans. Commercial mortgage and other loans held for investment are generally carried at unpaid principal balance, net of unamortized deferred loan origination fees and expenses and net of an allowance for losses.Commercial mortgage and other loans acquired, including those related to the acquisition of a business, are recorded at fair value when purchased, reflecting any premiums or discounts to unpaid principal balances.

Interest income, as well as prepayment fees and the amortization of the related premiums or discounts, related to commercial mortgage and other loans, are included in “Net investment income.”

Impaired loans include those loans for which it is probable that amounts due will not all be collected according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. The Company defines “past due” as principal or interest not collected at least 30 days past the scheduled contractual due date. Interest received on loans that are past due, including impaired and non-impaired loans, as well as, loans that were previously modified in a troubled debt restructuring, is either applied against the principal or reported as net investment income based on the Company's assessment as to the collectability of the principal. See Note 3 for additional information about the Company's past due loans.

The Company discontinues accruing interest on loans after the loans become 90 days delinquent as to principal or interest payments, or earlier when the Company has doubts about collectability. When the Company discontinues accruing interest on a loan, any accrued but uncollectible interest on the loan and other loans backed by the same collateral, if any, is charged to interest income in the same period. Generally, a loan is restored to accrual status only after all delinquent interest and principal are brought current and, in the case of loans where the payment of interest has been interrupted for a substantial period, or the loan has been modified, a regular payment performance has been established.

The Company reviews the performance and credit quality of the commercial mortgage and other loan portfolio on an on-going basis. Loans are placed on watch list status based on a predefined set of criteria and are assigned one of three categories. Loans are placed on “early warning” status in cases where, based on the Company's analysis of the loan's collateral, the financial situation of the borrower or tenants or other market factors, it is believed a loss of principal or interest could occur. Loans are classified as “closely monitored” when it is determined that there is a collateral deficiency or other credit events that may lead to a potential loss of principal or interest. Loans “not in good standing” are those loans where the Company has concluded that there is a high probability of loss of principal, such as when the loan is delinquent or in the process of foreclosure. As described below, in determining the allowance for losses, the Company evaluates each loan on the watch list to determine if it is probable that amounts due will not be collected according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.

Loan-to-value and debt service coverage ratios are measures commonly used to assess the quality of commercial mortgage loans. The loan-to-value ratio compares the amount of the loan to the fair value of the underlying property collateralizing the loan, and is commonly expressed as a percentage. Loan-to-value ratios greater than 100% indicate that the loan amount exceeds the collateral value. A smaller loan-to-value ratio indicates a greater excess of collateral value over the loan amount. The debt service coverage ratio compares a property's net operating income to its debt service payments. Debt service coverage ratios less than 1.0 times indicate that property operations do not generate enough income to cover the loan's current debt payments. A larger debt service coverage ratio indicates a greater excess of net operating income over the debt service payments. The values utilized in calculating these ratios are developed as part of the Company's periodic review of the commercial mortgage loan and agricultural loan portfolio, which includes an internal appraisal of the underlying collateral value. The Company's periodic review also includes a quality re-rating process, whereby the internal quality rating originally assigned at underwriting is updated based on current loan, property and market information using a proprietary quality rating system. The loan-to-value ratio is the most significant of several inputs used to establish the internal credit rating of a loan which in turn drives the allowance for losses. Other key factors considered in determining the internal credit rating include debt service coverage ratios, amortization, loan term, estimated market value growth rate and volatility for the property type and region. See Note 3 for additional information related to the loan-to-value ratios and debt service coverage ratios related to the Company's commercial mortgage and agricultural loan portfolios.

The allowance for losses includes a loan specific reserve for each impaired loan that has a specifically identified loss and a portfolio reserve for probable incurred but not specifically identified losses. For impaired commercial mortgage and other loans the allowances for losses are determined based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's effective interest rate, or based upon the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. The portfolio reserves for probable incurred but not specifically identified losses in the commercial mortgage and agricultural loan portfolios considers the current credit composition of the portfolio based on an internal quality rating, (as described above). The portfolio reserves are determined using past loan experience, including historical credit migration, loss probability and loss severity factors by property type. These factors are reviewed each quarter and updated as appropriate.

The allowance for losses on commercial mortgage and other loans can increase or decrease from period to period based on the factors noted above. “Realized investment gains (losses), net” includes changes in the allowance for losses. “Realized investment gains (losses), net” also includes gains and losses on sales, certain restructurings, and foreclosures.

When a commercial mortgage or other loan is deemed to be uncollectible, any specific valuation allowance associated with the loan is reversed and a direct write down to the carrying amount of the loan is made. The carrying amount of the loan is not adjusted for subsequent recoveries in value.

In situations where a loan has been restructured in a troubled debt restructuring and the loan has subsequently defaulted, this factor is considered when evaluating the loan for a specific allowance for losses in accordance with the credit review process noted above.

See Note 3 for additional information about commercial mortgage and other loans that have been restructured in a troubled debt restructuring.

Policy loans are carried at unpaid principal balances. Interest income on policy loans is recognized in “Net investment income” at the contract interest rate when earned. Policy loans are fully collateralized by the cash surrender value of the associated insurance policies.

Securities repurchase and resale agreements and securities loaned transactions are used primarily to earn spread income, to borrow funds, or to facilitate trading activity. As part of securities repurchase agreements or securities loaned transactions, the Company transfers U.S. and foreign debt and equity securities, as well as U.S. government and government agency securities and receives cash as collateral. As part of securities resale agreements, the Company invests cash and receives as collateral U.S. government securities or other debt securities. For securities repurchase agreements and securities loaned transactions used to earn spread income, the cash received is typically invested in cash equivalents, short-term investments or fixed maturities.

Securities loaned transactions are treated as financing arrangements and are recorded at the amount of cash received. The Company obtains collateral in an amount equal to 102% and 105% of the fair value of the domestic and foreign securities, respectively. The Company monitors the market value of the securities loaned on a daily basis with additional collateral obtained as necessary. Substantially all of the Company's securities loaned transactions are with large brokerage firms. Income and expenses associated with securities loaned transactions used to earn spread income are reported as “Net investment income;” however, for securities loaned transactions used for funding purposes the associated rebate is reported as interest expense (included in “General, administrative and other expenses”).

Other long-term investments consist of the Company's non-coupon investments in joint ventures and limited partnerships, other than operating joint ventures, as well as wholly-owned investment real estate and other investments. Joint venture and partnership interests are either accounted for using the equity method of accounting or under the cost method when the Company's partnership interest is so minor (generally less than 3%) that it exercises virtually no influence over operating and financial policies. The Company's income from investments in joint ventures and partnerships accounted for using the equity method or the cost method, other than the Company's investment in operating joint ventures, is included in “Net investment income.” The carrying value of these investments is written down, or impaired, to fair value when a decline in value is considered to be other-than-temporary. In applying the equity method or the cost method (including assessment for other-than-temporary impairment), the Company uses financial information provided by the investee, generally on a one to three month lag.

Short-term investments primarily consist of highly liquid debt instruments with a maturity of twelve months or less and greater than three months when purchased. These investments are generally carried at fair value and include certain money market investments, short-term debt securities issued by government sponsored entities and other highly liquid debt instruments.

Realized investment gains (losses) are computed using the specific identification method. Realized investment gains and losses are generated from numerous sources, including the sale of fixed maturity securities, equity securities, investments in joint ventures and limited partnerships and other types of investments, as well as adjustments to the cost basis of investments for net other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings. Realized investment gains and losses are also generated from prepayment premiums received on private fixed maturity securities, allowance for losses on commercial mortgage and other loans, and fair value changes on embedded derivatives and free-standing derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment. See “Derivative Financial Instruments” below for additional information regarding the accounting for derivatives.

The Company's available-for-sale securities with unrealized losses are reviewed quarterly to identify other-than-temporary impairments in value. In evaluating whether a decline in value is other-than-temporary, the Company considers several factors including, but not limited to the following: (1) the extent and the duration of the decline; (2) the reasons for the decline in value (credit event, currency or interest-rate related, including general credit spread widening); and (3) the financial condition of and near-term prospects of the issuer. With regard to available-for-sale equity securities, the Company also considers the ability and intent to hold the investment for a period of time to allow for a recovery of value. When it is determined that a decline in value of an equity security is other-than-temporary, the carrying value of the equity security is reduced to its fair value, with a corresponding charge to earnings.

An other-than-temporary impairment is recognized in earnings for a debt security in an unrealized loss position when the Company either (a) has the intent to sell the debt security or (b) more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security before its anticipated recovery. For all debt securities in unrealized loss positions that do not meet either of these two criteria, the Company analyzes its ability to recover the amortized cost by comparing the net present value of projected future cash flows with the amortized cost of the security. The net present value is calculated by discounting the Company's best estimate of projected future cash flows at the effective interest rate implicit in the debt security prior to impairment. The Company may use the estimated fair value of collateral as a proxy for the net present value if it believes that the security is dependent on the liquidation of collateral for recovery of its investment. If the net present value is less than the amortized cost of the investment an other-than-temporary impairment is recognized.

When an other-than-temporary impairment of a debt security has occurred, the amount of the other-than-temporary impairment recognized in earnings depends on whether the Company intends to sell the security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If the debt security meets either of these two criteria, the other-than-temporary impairment recognized in earnings is equal to the entire difference between the security's amortized cost basis and its fair value at the impairment measurement date. For other-than-temporary impairments of debt securities that do not meet these criteria, the net amount recognized in earnings is equal to the difference between the amortized cost of the debt security and its net present value calculated as described above. Any difference between the fair value and the net present value of the debt security at the impairment measurement date is recorded in “Other comprehensive income (loss)” (“OCI”). Unrealized gains or losses on securities for which an other-than-temporary impairment has been recognized in earnings is tracked as a separate component of AOCI.

For debt securities, the split between the amount of an other-than-temporary impairment recognized in other comprehensive income and the net amount recognized in earnings is driven principally by assumptions regarding the amount and timing of projected cash flows. For mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, cash flow estimates consider the payment terms of the underlying assets backing a particular security, including interest rate and prepayment assumptions, based on data from widely accepted third-party data sources or internal estimates. In addition to interest rate and prepayment assumptions, cash flow estimates also include other assumptions regarding the underlying collateral including default rates and recoveries, which vary based on the asset type and geographic location, as well as the vintage year of the security. For structured securities, the payment priority within the tranche structure is also considered. For all other debt securities, cash flow estimates are driven by assumptions regarding probability of default and estimates regarding timing and amount of recoveries associated with a default. The Company has developed these estimates using information based on its historical experience as well as using market observable data, such as industry analyst reports and forecasts, sector credit ratings and other data relevant to the collectability of a security, such as the general payment terms of the security and the security's position within the capital structure of the issuer.

The new cost basis of an impaired security is not adjusted for subsequent increases in estimated fair value. In periods subsequent to the recognition of an other-than-temporary impairment, the impaired security is accounted for as if it had been purchased on the measurement date of the impairment. For debt securities, the discount (or reduced premium) based on the new cost basis may be accreted into net investment income in future periods, including increases in cash flow on a prospective basis.In certain cases where there are decreased cash flow expectations, the security is reviewed for further cash flow impairments.

Unrealized investment gains and losses are also considered in determining certain other balances, including DAC, VOBA, DSI, certain future policy benefits and deferred tax assets or liabilities. These balances are adjusted, as applicable, for the impact of unrealized gains or losses on investments as if these gains or losses had been realized, with corresponding credits or charges included in AOCI. Each of these balances is discussed in greater detail below.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, amounts due from banks, certain money market investments and other debt instruments with maturities of three months or less when purchased, other than cash equivalents that are included in “Trading account assets, at fair value.” The Company also engages in overnight borrowing and lending of funds with Prudential Financial and affiliates which are considered cash and cash equivalents.

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

Costs that are related directly to the successful acquisition of new and renewal insurance and annuity business are deferred to the extent such costs are deemed recoverable from future profits. Such DAC primarily include commissions, costs of policy issuance and underwriting, and certain other expenses that are directly related to successfully negotiated contracts. In each reporting period, capitalized DAC is amortized to “Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs,” net of the accrual of imputed interest on DAC balances. DAC is subject to periodic recoverability testing. DAC, for applicable products, is adjusted for the impact of unrealized gains or losses on investments as if these gains or losses had been realized, with corresponding credits or charges included in AOCI.

DAC related to fixed and variable deferred annuity products are generally deferred and amortized over the expected life of the contracts in proportion to gross profits arising principally from investment margins, mortality and expense margins, and surrender charges, based on historical and anticipated future experience, which is updated periodically. The Company uses a reversion to the mean approach for equities to derive future equity return assumptions.

However, if the projected equity return calculated using this approach is greater than the maximum equity return assumption, the maximum equity return is utilized. Gross profits also include impacts from the embedded derivatives associated with certain of the optional living benefit features of the Company's variable annuity contracts and related hedging activities. In calculating gross profits, profits and losses related to contracts issued by the Company that are reported in affiliated legal entities other than the Company as a result of, for example, reinsurance agreements with those affiliated entities, are also included. The Company is an indirect subsidiary of Prudential Financial (an SEC registrant) and has extensive transactions and relationships with other subsidiaries of Prudential Financial, including reinsurance agreements, as described in Note 13. Incorporating all product-related profits and losses in gross profits, including those that are reported in affiliated legal entities, produces a DAC amortization pattern representative of the total economics of the products. The effect of changes to total gross profits on unamortized DAC is reflected in the period such total gross profits are revised.

For some products, policyholders can elect to modify product benefits, features, rights or coverages by amendment, endorsement, or rider to a contract, or by the election of a feature or coverage within a contract. These transactions are known as internal replacements. For internal replacement transactions, except those that involve the addition of a nonintegrated contract feature that does not change the existing base contract, the unamortized DAC is immediately charged to expense if the terms of the new policies are not substantially similar to those of the former policies. If the new terms are substantially similar to those of the earlier policies, the DAC is retained with respect to the new policies and amortized over the expected life of the new policies.

Deferred Sales Inducements

The Company offered various types of sales inducements to contractholders related to fixed and variable deferred annuity contracts. The Company defers sales inducements and amortizes them over the anticipated life of the policy using the same methodology and assumptions used to amortize DAC. Sales inducements balances are subject to periodic recoverability testing. The Company records amortization of DSI in “Interest credited to policyholders' account balances.” DSI for applicable products is adjusted for the impact of unrealized gains or losses on investments as if these gains or losses had been realized, with corresponding credits or charges included in AOCI. See Note 7 for additional information regarding sales inducements.

Value of Business Acquired

As a result of certain acquisitions and the application of purchase accounting, the Company reports a financial asset representing VOBA. VOBA includes an explicit adjustment to reflect the cost of capital attributable to the acquired insurance contracts. VOBA represents an adjustment to the stated value of inforce insurance contract liabilities to present them at fair value, determined as of the acquisition date. VOBA balances are subject to recoverability testing, in the manner in which it was acquired. The Company has established a VOBA asset primarily for its acquisition of American Skandia Life Assurance Corporation. For acquired annuity contracts, VOBA is amortized in proportion to gross profits arising principally from investment margins, mortality and expense margins, and surrender charges, based on historical and anticipated future experience, which is updated periodically. See Note 5 for additional information regarding VOBA.

Reinsurance recoverables

Reinsurance recoverables include corresponding receivables associated with reinsurance arrangements with affiliates. For additional information about these arrangements see Note 13.

Separate Account Assets and Liabilities

Separate account assets are reported at fair value and represent segregated funds that are invested for certain contractholders. “Separate account assets” are predominantly shares in Advanced Series Trust co-managed by AST Investment Services, Incorporated (“ASISI”) and Prudential Investments LLC, which utilizes various fund managers as sub-advisors. The remaining assets are shares in other mutual funds, which are managed by independent investment firms. The contractholder has the option of directing funds to a wide variety of investment options, most of which invest in mutual funds. The investment risk on the variable portion of a contract is borne by the contractholder, except to the extent of minimum guarantees by the Company, which are not separate account liabilities.See Note 7 to the Financial Statements for additional information regarding separate account arrangements with contractual guarantees. The assets of each account are legally segregated and are not subject to claims that arise out of any other business of the Company. Separate account liabilities primarily represent the contractholders' account balance in separate account assets and to a lesser extent borrowings of the separate account, and will be equal and offsetting to total separate account assets. The investment income and realized investment gains or losses from separate accounts generally accrue to the contractholders and are not included in the Company's results of operations. Mortality, policy administration and surrender charges assessed against the accounts are included in “Policy charges and fee income”. Asset administration fees charged to the accounts are included in “Asset administration fees and other income.”

Other Assets and Other Liabilities

“Other assets” consist primarily of accruals for asset administration fees. “Other assets” also consist of state insurance licenses. Licenses to do business in all states have been capitalized. Based on changes in facts and circumstances, effective September 30, 2012, the capitalized state insurance licenses were considered to have a finite life and are amortized over their useful life, which was estimated to be 8 years. Amortization is recorded through “General, administrative and other expenses.”

“Other liabilities” consist primarily of accrued expenses and technical overdrafts. Other liabilities may also include derivative instruments for which fair values are determined as described above under “Derivative Financial Instruments”.

Future Policy Benefits and Other Policyholder Liabilities

The Company's liability for future policy benefits is primarily comprised of liabilities for guarantee benefits related to certain nontraditional long-duration life and annuity contracts, which are discussed more fully in Note 7. These reserves represent reserves for the guaranteed minimum death and optional living benefit features on the Company's variable annuity products. The optional living benefits are primarily accounted for as embedded derivatives, with fair values calculated as the present value of future expected benefit payments to customers less the present value of assessed rider fees attributable to the embedded derivative feature. For additional information regarding the valuation of these optional living benefit features, see Note 10.

The Company's liability for future policy benefits also includes reserves based on the present value of estimated future payments to or on behalf of policyholders, where the timing and amount of payment depends on policyholder mortality. Expected mortality is generally based on Company experience, industry data, and/or other factors. Interest rate assumptions are based on factors such as market conditions and expected investment returns. Although mortality and interest rate assumptions are “locked-in” upon the issuance of new insurance or annuity business with fixed and guaranteed terms, significant changes in experience or assumptions may require the Company to provide for expected future losses on a product by establishing premium deficiency reserves. Premium deficiency reserves are established, if necessary, when the liability for future policy benefits plus the present value of expected future gross premiums are determined to be insufficient to provide for expected future policy benefits and expenses. Premium deficiency reserves do not include a provision for the risk of adverse deviation. Any adjustments to future policy benefit reserves related to net unrealized gains on securities classified as available-for-sale are included in AOCI. See Note 7 for additional information regarding future policy benefits.

Policyholders' Account Balances

The Company's liability for policyholders' account balances represents the contract value that has accrued to the benefit of the policyholder as of the balance sheet date. This liability is primarily associated with the accumulated account deposits, plus interest credited, less policyholder withdrawals and other charges assessed against the account balance. These policyholders' account balances also include provision for benefits under non-life contingent payout annuities and certain unearned revenues.

Contingent Liabilities

Amounts related to contingent liabilities are accrued if it is probable that a liability has been incurred and an amount is reasonably estimable. Management evaluates whether there are incremental legal or other costs directly associated with the ultimate resolution of the matter that are reasonably estimable and, if so, they are included in the accrual. These items are recorded within “Other liabilities.”

Insurance Revenue and Expense Recognition

Revenues for variable deferred annuity contracts consist of charges against contractholder account values or separate accounts for mortality and expense risks, administration fees, surrender charges and an annual maintenance fee per contract. Revenues for mortality and expense risk charges and administration fees are recognized as assessed against the contractholder. Surrender charge revenue is recognized when the surrender charge is assessed against the contractholder at the time of surrender. Liabilities for the variable investment options on annuity contracts represent the account value of the contracts and are included in “Separate account liabilities.”

Revenues for variable immediate annuity and supplementary contracts with life contingencies consist of certain charges against contractholder account values including mortality and expense risks and administration fees. These charges and fees are recognized as revenue when assessed against the contractholder. Liabilities for variable immediate annuity contracts represent the account value of the contracts and are included in “Separate account liabilities.”

Revenues for fixed immediate annuity and fixed supplementary contracts with and without life contingencies consist of net investment income. In addition, revenues for fixed immediate annuity contracts with life contingencies also consist of single premium payments recognized as annuity considerations when received. Liabilities for these contracts are based on applicable U.S. GAAP standards with assumed interest rates that vary by contract year. Reserves for contracts without life contingencies are included in “Policyholders' account balances” while reserves for contracts with life contingencies are included in “future policy benefits and other policyholder liabilities.” Assumed interest rates ranged from 0.00% to 8.25% at December 31, 2014, and from 0.00% to 8.25% at December 31, 2013.

Revenues for variable life insurance contracts consist of charges against contractholder account values or separate accounts for expense charges, administration fees, cost of insurance charges and surrender charges. Certain contracts also include charges against premium to pay state premium taxes. All of these charges are recognized as revenue when assessed against the contractholder. Liabilities for variable life insurance contracts represent the account value of the contracts and are included in “Separate account liabilities.”

Certain individual annuity contracts provide the contractholder a guarantee that the benefit received upon death or annuitization will be no less than a minimum prescribed amount. These benefits are accounted for as insurance contracts and are discussed in further detail in Note 7. The Company also provides contracts with certain living benefits which are considered embedded derivatives. These contracts are discussed in further detail in Note 7.

Premiums, benefits and expenses are stated net of reinsurance ceded to other companies.

Asset Administration Fees

The Company receives asset administration fee income oncontractholders' account balances invested in the Advanced Series Trust Funds or “AST” (see Note 13), which are a portfolio of mutual fund investments related to the Company's separate account products. In addition, the Company receives fees oncontractholders' account balances invested in funds managed by companies other than affiliates of Prudential Insurance. Asset administration fees are recognized as income when earned.

Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivatives are financial instruments whose values are derived from interest rates, foreign exchange rates, financial indices, values of securities or commodities, credit spreads, market volatility, expected returns, and liquidity. Values can also be affected by changes in estimates and assumptions, including those related to counterparty behavior and non-performance risk used in valuation models. Derivative financial instruments generally used by the Company include swaps, futures, forwards and options and may be exchange-traded or contracted in the OTC market. Derivative positions are carried at fair value, generally by obtaining quoted market prices or through the use of valuation models.

Derivatives are used to manage the interest rate and currency characteristics of assets or liabilities. Additionally, derivatives may be used to seek to reduce exposure to interest rate, credit, foreign currency and equity risks associated with assets held or expected to be purchased or sold, and liabilities incurred or expected to be incurred. As discussed in detail below and in Note 11, all realized and unrealized changes in fair value of derivatives are recorded in current earnings, with the exception of the effective portion of cash flow hedges. Cash flows from derivatives are reported in the operating, investing, or financing activities sections in the Statements of Cash Flows based on the nature and purpose of the derivative.

Derivatives are recorded either as assets, within “Trading account assets, at fair value” or “Other long-term investments,” or as liabilities, within “Other liabilities,” except for embedded derivatives which are recorded with the associated host contract. The Company nets the fair value of all derivative financial instruments with counterparties for which a master netting arrangement has been executed.

The Company designates derivatives as either (1) a hedge of a forecasted transaction or of the variability of cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset or liability (“cash flow” hedge); or (2) a derivative that does not qualify for hedge accounting.

To qualify for hedge accounting treatment, a derivative must be highly effective in mitigating the designated risk of the hedged item. Effectiveness of the hedge is formally assessed at inception and throughout the life of the hedging relationship. Even if a derivative qualifies for hedge accounting treatment, there may be an element of ineffectiveness of the hedge. Under such circumstances, the ineffective portion is recorded in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.”

The Company formally documents at inception all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk-management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. This process includes linking all derivatives designated as cash flow hedges to specific assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or to specific firm commitments or forecasted transactions.

When a derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge and is determined to be highly effective, changes in its fair value are recorded in AOCI until earnings are affected by the variability of cash flows being hedged (e.g., when periodic settlements on a variable-rate asset or liability are recorded in earnings). At that time, the related portion of deferred gains or losses on the derivative instrument is reclassified and reported in the income statement line item associated with the hedged item.

If it is determined that a derivative no longer qualifies as an effective cash flow hedge or management removes the hedge designation, the derivative will continue to be carried on the balance sheet at its fair value, with changes in fair value recognized currently in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” The component of AOCI related to discontinued cash flow hedges is reclassified to the income statement line associated with the hedged cash flows consistent with the earnings impact of the original hedged cash flows.

When hedge accounting is discontinued because the hedged item no longer meets the definition of a firm commitment, or because it is probable that the forecasted transaction will not occur by the end of the specified time period, the derivative will continue to be carried on the balance sheet at its fair value, with changes in fair value recognized currently in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” Any asset or liability that was recorded pursuant to recognition of the firm commitment is removed from the balance sheet and recognized currently in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” Gains and losses that were in AOCI pursuant to the hedge of a forecasted transaction are recognized immediately in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.”

If a derivative does not qualify for hedge accounting, all changes in its fair value, including net receipts and payments, are included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net” without considering changes in the fair value of the economically associated assets or liabilities.

The Company is a party to financial instruments that contain derivative instruments that are “embedded” in the financial instruments. At inception, the Company assesses whether the economic characteristics of the embedded instrument are clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics of the remaining component of the financial instrument (i.e., the host contract) and whether a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded instrument would meet the definition of a derivative instrument. When it is determined that (1) the embedded instrument possesses economic characteristics that are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics of the host contract, and (2) a separate instrument with the same terms would qualify as a derivative instrument, the embedded instrument qualifies as an embedded derivative that is separated from the host contract, carried at fair value, and changes in its fair value are included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” For certain financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative that otherwise would need to be bifurcated and reported at fair value, the Company may elect to classify the entire instrument as a trading account asset and report it within “Trading account assets, at fair value.”

The Company sold variable annuity contracts that include optional living benefit features that may be treated from an accounting perspective as embedded derivatives. The Company has reinsurance agreements to transfer the risk related to certain of these benefit features to an affiliate, Pruco Re. The embedded derivatives related to the living benefit features and the related reinsurance agreements are carried at fair value and included in “Future policy benefits and other policyholder liabilities” and “Reinsurance recoverables,” respectively. Changes in the fair value are determined using valuation models as described in Note 10, and are recorded in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.”

Short-Term and Long-Term Debt

Liabilities for short-term and long-term debt are primarily carried at an amount equal to unpaid principal balance, net of unamortized discount or premium. Original-issue discount or premium and debt-issue costs are recognized as a component of interest expense over the period the debt is expected to be outstanding, using the interest method of amortization. Short-term debt is debt coming due in the next twelve months, including that portion of debt otherwise classified as long-term. The short-term debt caption may exclude short-term debt items the Company intends to refinance on a long-term basis in the near term. See Note 13 for additional information regarding short-term and long-term debt.

Income Taxes

The Company is a member of the federal income tax return of Prudential Financial and primarily files separate company state and local tax returns. Pursuant to the tax allocation arrangement with Prudential Financial, total federal income tax expense is determined on a separate company basis. Members with losses record tax benefits to the extent such losses are recognized in the consolidated federal tax provision.

Deferred income taxes are recognized, based on enacted rates, when assets and liabilities have different values for financial statement and tax reporting purposes. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce a deferred tax asset to the amount expected to be realized.

Items required by tax regulations to be included in the tax return may differ from the items reflected in the financial statements. As a result, the effective tax rate reflected in the financial statements may be different than the actual rate applied on the tax return. Some of these differences are permanent such as expenses that are not deductible in the Company's tax return, and some differences are temporary, reversing over time, such as valuation of insurance reserves. Temporary differences create deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets generally represent items that can be used as a tax deduction or credit in future years for which the Company has already recorded the tax benefit in the Company's income statement. Deferred tax liabilities generally represent tax expense recognized in the Company's financial statements for which payment has been deferred, or expenditures for which the Company has already taken a deduction in the Company's tax return but have not yet been recognized in the Company's financial statements.

The application of U.S. GAAP requires the Company to evaluate the recoverability of the Company's deferred tax assets and establish a valuation allowance if necessary to reduce the Company's deferred tax assets to an amount that is more likely than not to be realized. Considerable judgment is required in determining whether a valuation allowance is necessary, and if so, the amount of such valuation allowance. In evaluating the need for a valuation allowance the Company may consider many factors, including: (1) the nature of the deferred tax assets and liabilities; (2) whether they are ordinary or capital; (3) in which tax jurisdictions they were generated and the timing of their reversal; (4) taxable income in prior carryback years as well as projected taxable earnings exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryforwards; (5) the length of time that carryovers can be utilized in the various taxing jurisdictions; (6) any unique tax rules that would impact the utilization of the deferred tax assets; and (7) any tax planning strategies that the Company would employ to avoid a tax benefit from expiring unused. Although realization is not assured, management believes it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances, will be realized.

U.S. GAAP prescribes a comprehensive model for how a company should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that a company has taken or expects to take on tax returns. The application of this guidance is a two-step process, the first step being recognition. The Company determines whether it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the tax position will be sustained upon examination. If a tax position does not meet the more likely than not recognition threshold, the benefit of that position is not recognized in the financial statements. The second step is measurement. The Company measures the tax position as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate resolution with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. This measurement considers the amounts and probabilities of the outcomes that could be realized upon ultimate settlement using the facts, circumstances, and information available at the reporting date.

The Company's liability for income taxes includes the liability for unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties which relate to tax years still subject to review by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) or other taxing jurisdictions. Audit periods remain open for review until the statute of limitations has passed. Generally, for tax years which produce net operating losses, capital losses or tax credit carryforwards (“tax attributes”), the statute of limitations does not close, to the extent of these tax attributes, until the expiration of the statute of limitations for the tax year in which they are fully utilized. The completion of review or the expiration of the statute of limitations for a given audit period could result in an adjustment to the liability for income taxes. The Company classifies all interest and penalties related to tax uncertainties as income tax expense.

See Note 9 for additional information regarding income taxes.

Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued updated guidance establishing a single definition of a public entity for use in financial accounting and reporting guidance. This new guidance is effective for all current and future reporting periods and did not have a significant effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or financial statement disclosures.

In July 2013, the FASB issued new guidance regarding derivatives. The guidance permits the Fed Funds Effective Swap Rate (or Overnight Index Swap Rate) to be used as a U.S. benchmark interest rate for hedge accounting, in addition to the United States Treasury rate and London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). The guidance also removes the restriction on using different benchmark rates for similar hedges. The guidance is effective for qualifying new or redesignated hedging relationships entered into on or after July 17, 2013, and was applied prospectively. Adoption of the guidance did not have a significant effect on the Company's financial position, results of operationsor financial statement disclosures.

In July 2013, the FASB issued updated guidance regarding the presentation of unrecognized tax benefits when net operating loss carryforwards, similar tax losses, or tax credit carryforwards exist. This new guidance became effective for interim or annual reporting periods that began after December 15, 2013, and was applied prospectively. Adoption of the guidance did not have a significant effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or financial statement disclosures.

In February 2013, the FASB issued updated guidance regarding the presentation of comprehensive income. Under the guidance, an entity is required to separately present information about significant items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) by component as well as changes in AOCI balances by component in either the financial statements or the notes to the financial statements. The guidance does not change the items that are reported in other comprehensive income, does not change when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income, and does not amend any existing requirements for reporting net income or other comprehensive income. The guidance became effective for interim or annual reporting periods that began after December 15, 2012 and was applied prospectively. The disclosures required by this guidance are included in Note 3.

In December 2011 and January 2013, the FASB issued updated guidance regarding the disclosure of recognized derivative instruments (including bifurcated embedded derivatives), repurchase agreements and securities borrowing/lending transactions that are offset in the statement of financial position or are subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement (irrespective of whether they are offset in the statement of financial position). This new guidance requires an entity to disclose information on both a gross and net basis about instruments and transactions within the scope of this guidance. This new guidance became effective for interim or annual reporting periods that began on or after January 1, 2013, and was applied retrospectively for all comparative periods presented. The disclosures required by this guidance are included in Note 11.

Future Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

Future Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2014, the FASB issued updated guidance for troubled debt restructurings clarifying when an in substance repossession or foreclosure occurs, and when a creditor is considered to have received physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan. The new guidance is effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014. This guidance can be elected for prospective adoption or by using a modified retrospective transition method. This guidance is not expected to have a significant effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or financial statement disclosures.

In May 2014, the FASB issued updated guidance on accounting for revenue recognition. The guidance is based on the core principle that revenue is recognized to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. The guidance also requires additional disclosures about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. Revenue recognition for insurance contracts is explicitly scoped out of the guidance. The new guidance is effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2016, and must be applied using one of two retrospective application methods. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the guidance on the Company's financial position, results of operations and financial statement disclosures.

In August 2014, the FASB issued updated guidance for measuring the financial assets and the financial liabilities of a consolidated collateralized financing entity. Under the guidance, an entity within scope is permitted to measure both the financial assets and financial liabilities of a consolidated collateralized financing entity based on either the fair value of the financial assets or the financial liabilities, whichever is more observable. If elected, the guidance will eliminate the measurement difference that exists when both are measured at fair value. The new guidance is effective for annual periods and interim reporting periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption will be permitted. This guidance can be elected for modified retrospective or full retrospective adoption. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the guidance on the Company's financial position, results of operations and financial statement disclosures.

In August 2014, the FASB issued guidance requiring that mortgage loans be derecognized and that a separate other receivable be recognized upon foreclosure if certain conditions are met. Upon foreclosure, the separate other receivable should be measured based on the amount of the loan balance (principal and interest) expected to be recovered from the guarantor. The new guidance is effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014, with early adoption permitted. This guidance can be adopted using either a prospective transition method or a modified retrospective transition method. This guidance is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or financial statement disclosures.

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12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

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13. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company has extensive transactions and relationships with Prudential Insurance and other affiliates. Although we seek to ensure that these transactions and relationships are fair and reasonable, it is possible that the terms of these transactions are not the same as those that would result from transactions among unrelated parties.

Expense Charges and Allocations

Many of the Company's expenses are allocations or charges from Prudential Insurance or other affiliates.

The Company's general and administrative expenses are charged to the Company using allocation methodologies based on business production processes. Management believes that the methodology is reasonable and reflects costs incurred by Prudential Insurance to process transactions on behalf of the Company. The Company operates under service and lease agreements whereby services of officers and employees, supplies, use of equipment and office space are provided by Prudential Insurance. The Company reviews its allocation methodology periodically which it may adjust accordingly. General and administrative expenses also include allocations of stock compensation expenses related to a stock option program and a deferred compensation program issued by Prudential Financial. The expense charged to the Company for the stock option program and deferred compensation program was$1million,$2 million and $2 millionfor the years endedDecember 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The Company is charged for its share of employee benefits expenses. These expenses include costs for funded and non-funded contributory and non-contributory defined benefit pension plans. Some of these benefits are based on earnings and length of service. Other benefits are based on an account balance, which takes into consideration age, service and earnings during career. The Company's share of net expense for the pension plans was$1 million, $3 million and $3 million for the years endedDecember 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Prudential Insurance sponsors voluntary savings plans for the Company's employees (“401(k) plans”). The 401(k) plans provide for salary reduction contributions by employees and matching contributions by the Company of up to 4% of annual salary. The expense charged to the Company for the matching contribution to the 401(k) plans was$1million for theyears endedDecember 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Affiliated Asset Administration Fee Income

In accordance with a revenue sharing agreement with AST Investment Services, Inc. and Prudential Investments LLC, the Company receives fee income calculated on contractholder separate account balances invested in the Advanced Series Trust. Income received from AST Investment Services, Inc. and Prudential Investments LLC related to this agreement was $221 million, $227 million and $226 million for the years endedDecember 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. These revenues are recorded as “Asset administration fees and other income” in the Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

Affiliated Investment Management Expenses

In accordance with an agreement with Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (“PIMI”), the Company pays investment management expenses to PIMI who acts as investment manager to certain Company general account and separate account assets. Investment management expenses paid to PIMI related to this agreement were$6 million, $7 million and $8 million for the years endedDecember 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. These expenses are recorded as “Net investment income” in the Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

Cost Allocation Agreements with Affiliates

Certain operating costs (including rental of office space, furniture, and equipment) have been charged to the Company at cost by Prudential Annuities Information Services and Technology Corporation (“PAIST”), an affiliated company. PALAC signed a written service agreement with PAIST for these services executed and approved by the Connecticut Insurance Department in 1995. This agreement automatically continues in effect from year to year and may be terminated by either party upon 30 days written notice.

Allocated lease expense was $4million, $10 million and $4 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.Allocated sub-lease rental income, recorded as a reduction to lease expense was $1 million, $4 million and $4 millionfor the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.Assuming that the written service agreement between PALAC and PAIST continues indefinitely, PALAC's allocated future minimum lease payments and sub-lease receipts per year and in aggregate as of December 31, 2014 are as follows:

		Lease		Sub-Lease
		(in thousands)
2015	$	3,397	$	-
2016		3,397		-
2017		3,397		-
2018		3,397		-
2019		3,114		-
2020 and thereafter		-		-
Total	$	16,702	$	-

The Company pays commissions and certain other fees to PAD in consideration for PAD's marketing and underwriting of the Company's products. Commissions and fees are paid by PAD to broker-dealers who sold and service the Company's products. Commissions and fees paid by the Company to PAD were $177 million, $172 million and $186 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Debt Agreements

Short-term and Long-term Debt

The Company is authorized to borrow funds up to $2 billion from Prudential Financial and its affiliates to meet its capital and other funding needs. The Company had debt of $54 million and $5 million outstanding with Prudential Funding, LLC as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Total interest expense on debt with Prudential Funding, LLC was less than $1 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

The Company had debt of $0 million and $200 million outstanding with Prudential Financial as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. This loan had a fixed interest rate of 4.49% and matured on December 29, 2014. In December 2014 we paid off the remaining portion of debt with a payment of $200 million. Total interest expense on debt with Prudential Financial was $9 million, $17 million and $27 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Reinsurance Agreements

The Company uses reinsurance as part of its risk management and capital management strategies for certain of its optional living benefit features. Fees ceded under these agreements are included in “Realized investment gains (losses), net” on the Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income. The Company ceded fees of $274 million, $275 million and $269 million to Pruco Re for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company ceded fees of $1 million to Prudential Insurance for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012. The Company's reinsurance payables related to affiliated reinsurance were $25 million as of both December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

The Company's reinsurance recoverables related to affiliated reinsurance were $2,997 million and $748 million as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The assets are reflected in “Reinsurance recoverables” in the Company's Statements of Financial Position. Realized gains (losses) were $1,975 million, $(1,260) million and $(286) million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Changes in realized gains (losses) for the 2014 and 2013 periods were primarily due to changes in market conditions in each respective period.

Derivative Trades

In its ordinary course of business, the Company enters into OTC derivative contracts with an affiliate, PGF. For these OTC derivative contracts, PGF has a substantially equal and offsetting position with an external counterparty.

Purchase/sale of fixed maturities from/to an affiliate

During 2014, the Company sold fixed maturity securities to affiliated companies. These securities had an amortized cost of $36 million and a fair value of $44 million. The net difference between historic amortized cost and the fair value of $8 million was accounted for as a realized gain on the Company's Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

During 2014, the Company purchased commercial mortgage loans from an affiliated company. These securities had an amortized cost of $6 million, and were purchased at a cost of $6 million. The Company also purchased fixed maturity securities from an affiliated company. These securities had an amortized cost of $27 million, and were purchased at a cost of $30 million. The securities were recorded on the Company's Statement of Financial Position.

During 2013, the Company sold fixed maturity securities to Prudential Financial. These securities had an amortized cost of $90 million and a fair value of $103 million. The net difference between historic amortized cost and the fair value was accounted for as an increase of $8 million to additional paid-in capital, net of taxes.The Company also sold commercial mortgage loans to an affiliated company. These securities had an amortized cost of $6 million and a fair value of $6 million. The net difference between historic amortized cost and the fair value was less than $1 million and was recorded as a realized investment gain on the Company's Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

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Quarterly Results of Operations (Narrative) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
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Out of period adjustment	$ 8	$ 22

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Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

IncomeTaxDisclosureAbstract

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9.    INCOME TAXES

The components of income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, were as follows:

	2014		2013		2012
				(in thousands)
Current tax expense:
U.S.	$	(8,499)	$	36,759	$	26,637
State and local		-		-		-
Total	$	(8,499)	$	36,759	$	26,637
Deferred tax expense:
U.S.		17,103		295,613		196,997
State and local		-		-		-
Total	$	17,103	$	295,613	$	196,997
Total income tax expense (benefit) on income from continuing operations		8,604		332,372		223,634
Income tax expense (benefit) reported in equity related to:
Other comprehensive income (loss)		7,407		(41,149)		(7,218)
Additional paid-in capital		-		4,354		5,730
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	16,011	$	295,577	$	222,146

In July 2014, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued guidance relating to the hedging of variable annuity guaranteed minimum benefits (“Hedging IDD”). The Hedging IDD provides an elective safe harbor tax accounting method for certain contracts which permits the current deduction of losses and the deferral of gains for hedging activities that can be applied to open years under IRS examination beginning with the earliest open year. The Company will apply this tax accounting method for hedging gains and losses covered by the Hedging IDD beginning with 2013. As a result of applying such accounting method in 2014 the Company's U.S. current tax benefit includes an additional tax benefit of $59 million and a corresponding reduction of deferred tax assets.

The Company's actual income tax expense on continuing operations for the years ended December 31 differs from the expected amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate of 35% to income from continuing operations before income taxes for the following reasons:

		2014		2013		2012
				(in thousands)
Expected federal income tax expense (benefit)	$	90,780	$	413,162	$	300,192
Non taxable investment income		(69,122)		(69,665)		(66,895)
Tax credits		(13,080)		(10,595)		(10,279)
Other		26		(529)		616
Total income tax expense (benefit)	$	8,604	$	332,372	$	223,634

The dividends received deduction (“DRD”) reduces the amount of dividend income subject to U.S. tax and is the primary component of the non-taxable investment income shown in the table above, and, as such, is a significant component of the difference between the Company's effective tax rate and the federal statutory tax rate of 35%. The DRD for the current period was estimated using information from 2013 and current year results, and was adjusted to take into account the current year's equity market performance. The actual current year DRD can vary from the estimate based on factors such as, but not limited to, changes in the amount of dividends received that are eligible for the DRD, changes in the amount of distributions received from mutual fund investments, changes in the account balances of variable life and annuity contracts, and the Company's taxable income before the DRD.

In August 2007, the IRS released Revenue Ruling 2007-54, which included, among other items, guidance on the methodology to be followed in calculating the DRD related to variable life insurance and annuity contracts. In September 2007, the IRS released Revenue Ruling 2007-61. Revenue Ruling 2007-61 suspended Revenue Ruling 2007-54 and informed taxpayers that the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS intend to address through new guidance the issues considered in Revenue Ruling 2007-54, including the methodology to be followed in determining the DRD related to variable life insurance and annuity contracts. In May 2010, the IRS issued an Industry Director Directive (“IDD”) confirming that the methodology for calculating the DRD set forth in Revenue Ruling 2007-54 should not be followed. The IDD also confirmed that the IRS guidance issued before Revenue Ruling 2007-54, which guidance the Company relied upon in calculating its DRD, should be used to determine the DRD. In February 2014, the IRS released Revenue Ruling 2014-7, which modified and superseded Revenue Ruling 2007-54, by removing the provisions of Revenue Ruling 2007-54 related to the methodology to be followed in calculating the DRD and obsoleting Revenue Ruling 2007-61. These activities had no impact on the Company's 2012, 2013 or 2014 results. However, there remains the possibility that the IRS and the U.S. Treasury will address, through subsequent guidance, the issues related to the calculation of the DRD. For the last several years, the revenue proposals included in the Obama Administration's budgets included a proposal that would change the method used to determine the amount of the DRD. A change in the DRD, including the possible retroactive or prospective elimination of this deduction through guidance or legislation, could increase actual tax expense and reduce the Company's net income.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, resulted from the items listed in the following table:

		2014		2013
		(in thousands)
Deferred tax assets
Insurance reserves	$	267,536	$	292,815
Investments		13,270		124,489
Compensation reserves		1,760		1,860
Other		-		-
Deferred tax assets		282,566		419,165
Deferred tax liabilities
VOBA and deferred policy acquisition cost		370,548		435,775
Deferred sales inducements		232,822		283,236
Net unrealized gain on securities		68,819		66,046
Other		1,239		464
Deferred tax liabilities		673,428		785,521
Net deferred tax asset (liability)	$	(390,863)	$	(366,356)

The application of U.S. GAAP requires the Company to evaluate the recoverability of deferred tax assets and establish a valuation allowance if necessary to reduce the deferred tax asset to an amount that is more likely than not expected to be realized. Considerable judgment is required in determining whether a valuation allowance is necessary, and if so, the amount of such valuation allowance. In evaluating the need for a valuation allowance the Company considers many factors, including: (1) the nature of the deferred tax assets and liabilities; (2) whether they are ordinary or capital; (3) in which tax jurisdictions they were generated and the timing of their reversal; (4) taxable income in prior carryback years as well as projected taxable earnings exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carryforwards; (5) the length of time that carryovers can be utilized in the various taxing jurisdictions; (6) any unique tax rules that would impact the utilization of the deferred tax assets; and (7) any tax planning strategies that the Company would employ to avoid a tax benefit from expiring unused. Although realization is not assured, management believes it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances, will be realized. The Company had no valuation allowance as of December 31, 2014, and 2013.

Management believes that based on its historical pattern of taxable income, the Company will produce sufficient income in the future to realize its deferred tax assets. Adjustments to the valuation allowance will be made if there is a change in management's assessment of the amount of deferred tax asset that is realizable.

The Company's income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes includes income (loss) from domestic operations of $259 million, $1,180 million and $858 million, and no income from foreign operations for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The Company's liability for income taxes includes the liability for unrecognized tax benefits and interest that relate to tax years still subject to review by the IRS or other taxing authorities. The completion of review or the expiration of the Federal statute of limitations for a given audit period could result in an adjustment to the liability for income taxes.

The Company classifies all interest and penalties related to tax uncertainties as income tax expense (benefit). In December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company recognized nothing in the statement of operations and recognized no liabilities in the statement of financial position for tax-related interest and penalties. The Company had zero unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.The Company does not anticipate any significant changes within the next 12 months to its total unrecognized tax benefits related to tax years for which the statute of limitations has not expired.

At December 31, 2014, the Company remains subject to examination in the U.S. for tax years 2009 through 2014.

In 2009, the Company joined in filing the federal tax return with its ultimate parent, Prudential Financial, Inc. For tax years 2009 through 2015, the Company is participating in the IRS's Compliance Assurance Program (“CAP”). Under CAP, the IRS assigns an examination team to review completed transactions as they occur in order to reach agreement with the Company on how they should be reported in the relevant tax returns. If disagreements arise, accelerated resolutions programs are available to resolve the disagreements in a timely manner before the tax returns are filed.

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Certain Nontraditional Long-Duration Contracts (Guarantees Associated with Variable Annuity Contracts, by guarantee, by Guarantee Type) (MVA Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Unadjusted Value
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]
MVA Account Value	$ 1,244,131	$ 1,554,743
Adjusted Value
Net Amount At Risk By Product And Guarantee [Line Items]
MVA Account Value	$ 1,251,084	$ 1,580,487

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Certain Nontraditional Long-Duration Contracts

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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7.    CERTAIN NONTRADITIONAL LONG-DURATION CONTRACTS

The Company has issued traditional variable annuity contracts through its separate accounts for which investment income and investment gains and losses accrue directly to, and investment risk is borne by, the contractholder. The Company has also issued variable annuity contracts with general and separate account options where the Company contractually guarantees to the contractholder a return of no less than (1) total deposits made to the contract less any partial withdrawals (“return of net deposits”), (2) total deposits made to the contract less any partial withdrawals plus a minimum return (“minimum return”), or (3) the highest contract value on a specified date adjusted for any withdrawals (“contract value”). These guarantees include benefits that are payable in the event of death, annuitization or at specified dates during the accumulation period and withdrawal and income benefits payable during specified periods. The Company hasissued annuity contracts with market value adjusted investment options (“MVAs”), which provide for a return of principal plus a fixed-rate of return if held to maturity, or, alternatively, a “market adjusted value” if surrendered prior to maturity or if funds are allocated to other investment options. The market value adjustment may result in a gain or loss to the Company, depending on crediting rates or an indexed rate at surrender, as applicable.The Company issued fixed deferred annuity contracts without MVA that have a guaranteed credited rate and annuity benefit.

The assets supporting the variable portion of both traditional variable annuities and certain variable contracts with guarantees are carried at fair value and reported as “Separate account assets” with an equivalent amount reported as “Separate account liabilities.” Amounts assessed against the contractholders for mortality, administration, and other services are included within revenue in “Policy charges and fee income” and changes in liabilities for minimum guarantees are generally included in “Policyholders' benefits”.

For those guarantees of benefits that are payable in the event of death, the net amount at risk is generally defined as the current guaranteed minimum death benefit in excess of the current account balance at the balance sheet date. The Company's primary risk exposures for these contracts relates to actual deviations from, or changes to, the assumptions used in the original pricing of these products, including fixed income and equity market returns, contract lapses and contractholder mortality.

For guarantees of benefits that are payable at annuitization, the net amount at risk is generally defined as the present value of the minimum guaranteed annuity payments available to the contractholder determined in accordance with the terms of the contract in excess of the current account balance. The Company's primary risk exposures for these contracts relates to actual deviations from, or changes to, the assumptions used in the original pricing of these products, including fixed income and equity market returns, timing of annuitization, contract lapses and contractholder mortality.

For guarantees of benefits that are payable at withdrawal, the net amount at risk is generally defined as the present value of the minimum guaranteed withdrawal payments available to the contractholder determined in accordance with the terms of the contract in excess of the current account balance. For guarantees of accumulation balances, the net amount at risk is generally defined as the guaranteed minimum accumulation balance minus the current account balance. The Company's primary risk exposures for these contracts relates to actual deviations from, or changes to, the assumptions used in the original pricing of these products, including equity market returns, interest rates, market volatility or contractholder behavior.

The Company's contracts with guarantees may offer more than one type of guarantee in each contract; therefore, the amounts listed may not be mutually exclusive. The liabilities related to the net amount at risk are reflected within “Future policy benefits and other policyholder liabilities.” As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company had the following guarantees associated with its contracts, by product and guarantee type:

	December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
	In the Event of Death		At Annuitization/ Accumulation (1)		In the Event of Death		At Annuitization/ Accumulation (1)
Variable Annuity Contracts	(in thousands)
Return of net deposits
Account value	$ 38,410,155		N/A		$ 40,828,166		N/A
Net amount at risk	$ 353,902		N/A		$ 407,488		N/A
Average attained age of contractholders	65	years	N/A		64	years	N/A
Minimum return or contract value
Account value	$ 7,886,833		$ 38,471,465		$ 8,446,938		$ 40,678,507
Net amount at risk	$ 916,016		$ 1,358,023		$ 916,094		$ 1,272,641
Average attained age of contractholders	67	years	64	years	66	years	64	years
Average period remaining until expected annuitization	N/A		0.1	years	N/A		0.2	year

• Includes income and withdrawal benefits described herein.

		December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
		Unadjusted Value		Adjusted Value		Unadjusted Value		Adjusted Value
Variable Annuity Contracts	(in thousands)
Market value adjusted annuities
Account value	$	1,244,131	$	1,251,084	$	1,554,743	$	1,580,487

Account balances of variable annuity contracts with guarantees were invested in separate account investment options as follows:

	December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
Equity funds	$	28,191,315	$	28,992,157
Bond funds		12,844,788		14,924,698
Money market funds		2,783,023		2,430,792
Total	$	43,819,126	$	46,347,647

In addition to the above mentioned amounts invested in separate account investment options, $2.5 billion and $2.9 billion of account balances of variable annuity contracts with guarantees, inclusive of contracts with MVA features, were invested in general account investment options as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, there were no transfers of assets, other than cash, from the general account to any separate account, and accordingly no gains or losses recorded.

Liabilities for Guarantee Benefits

The table below summarizes the changes in general account liabilities for guarantees. The liabilities for guaranteed minimum death benefits (“GMDB”) and guaranteed minimum income benefits (“GMIB”) are included in “Future policy benefits and other policyholder liabilities” and the related changes in the liabilities are included in “Policyholders' benefits.” Guaranteed minimum accumulation benefits (“GMAB”), guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits (“GMWB”) and guaranteed minimum income and withdrawal benefits (“GMIWB”) features are accounted for as bifurcated embedded derivatives and are recorded at fair value. Changes in the fair value of these derivatives, including changes in the Company's own risk of non-performance, along with any fees attributed or payments made relating to the derivative are recorded in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” See Note 10 for additional information regarding the methodology used in determining the fair value of these embedded derivatives. The liabilities for GMAB, GMWB and GMIWB are included in “Future policy benefits and other policyholder liabilities.” As discussed below, the Company and a reinsurance affiliate maintain a portfolio of derivative investments that serve as a partial hedge of the risks associated with these products, for which the changes in fair value are also recorded in “Realized investment gains (losses), net.” This portfolio of derivative investments does not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under U.S. GAAP.

		GMDB		GMAB/GMWB/GMIWB		GMIB		Totals
				Variable Annuity
				(in thousands)
Beginning Balance as of December 31, 2011	$	177,718	$	1,783,594	$	14,377	$	1,975,689
Incurred guarantee benefits (1)		76,240		9,541		9,821		95,602
Paid guarantee benefits		(31,431)		-		(682)		(32,113)
Beginning Balance as of December 31, 2012		222,527		1,793,135		23,516		2,039,178
Incurred guarantee benefits (1)		(3,191)		(1,014,909)		(11,650)		(1,029,750)
Paid guarantee benefits		(27,507)		-		(747)		(28,254)
Changes in unrealized investment gains and losses		8,041		-		160		8,201
Beginning Balance as of December 31, 2013		199,870		778,226		11,279		989,375
Incurred guarantee benefits (1)		81,524		2,334,185		8,506		2,424,215
Paid guarantee benefits		(25,909)		-		(724)		(26,633)
Changes in unrealized investment gains and losses		128		-		43		171
Balance as of December 31, 2014	$	255,613	$	3,112,411	$	19,104	$	3,387,128

• Incurred guarantee benefits include the portion of assessments established as additions to reserve as well as changes in estimates affecting the reserves. Also includes changes in the fair value of features accounted for as derivatives.

The GMDB liability is determined each period end by estimating the accumulated value of a portion of the total assessments to date less the accumulated value of the death benefits in excess of the account balance. The GMIB liability associated with variable annuities is determined each period by estimating the accumulated value of a portion of the total assessments to date less the accumulated value of the projected income benefits in excess of the account balance. The portion of assessments used is chosen such that, at issue the present value of expected death benefits or expected income benefits in excess of the projected account balance and the portion of the present value of total expected assessments over the lifetime of the contracts are equal. The Company regularly evaluates the estimates used and adjusts the GMDB and GMIB liability balances with an associated charge or credit to earnings, if actual experience or other evidence suggests that earlier estimates should be revised.

The GMAB features provide the contractholder with a guaranteed return of initial account value or an enhanced value if applicable. The most significant of the Company's GMAB features are the guaranteed return option (“GRO”) features, which include an asset transfer feature that reduces the Company's exposure to these guarantees. The GMAB liability is calculated as the present value of future expected payments to customers less the present value of assessed rider fees attributable to the embedded derivative feature.

The GMWB features provide the contractholder with access to a guaranteed remaining balance if the account value is reduced to zero through a combination of market declines and withdrawals. The guaranteed remaining balance is generally equal to the protected value under the contract, which is initially established as the greater of the account value or cumulative deposits when withdrawals commence, less cumulative withdrawals. The contractholder also has the option, after a specified time period, to reset the guaranteed remaining balance to the then-current account value, if greater.The contractholder accesses the guaranteed remaining balance through payments over time, subject to maximum annual limits.The GMWB liability is calculated as the present value of future expected payments to customers less the present value of assessed rider fees attributable to the embedded derivative feature.

The GMIWB features, taken collectively, provide a contractholder two optional methods to receive guaranteed minimum payments over time, a “withdrawal” option or an “income” option. The withdrawal option (which was available under only one of the GMIWBsand is no longer offered) guarantees that a contractholder can withdraw an amount each year until the cumulative withdrawals reach a total guaranteed balance. The income option (which varies among the Company's GMIWBs) in general guarantees the contractholder the ability to withdraw an amount each year for life (or for joint lives, in the case of any spousal version of the benefit) where such amount is equal to a percentage of a protected value under the benefit. The contractholder also has the potential to increase this annual amount, based on certain subsequent increases in account value that may occur.The GMIWB can be elected by the contract holder upon issuance of an appropriate deferred variable annuity contract or at any time following contract issue prior to annuitization. Certain GMIWB features include an asset transfer feature that reduces the Company's exposure to these guarantees. The GMIWB liability is calculated as the present value of future expected payments to customers less the present value of assessed rider fees attributable to the embedded derivative feature.

As part of its risk management strategy, the Company limits its exposure to these risks through a combination of product design elements, such as an asset transfer feature and affiliated reinsurance agreements. The asset transfer feature, included in the design of certain optional living benefits, transfers assets between certainvariable investments selected by the annuity contractholder and, depending on the benefit feature, a fixed rate account in the general account or a bond portfolio within the separate accounts. The transfers are based on the static mathematical formula, used with the particular optional benefit, which considers a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the impact of investment performance of the contractholder total account value. In general, but not always, negative investment performance may result in transfers to a fixed-rate account in the general account or a bond portfolio within the separate accounts, and positive investment performance may result in transfers back to contractholder-selected variable investments. Other product design elements utilized for certain products to manage these risks include asset allocation restrictions and minimum issuanceage requirements. For risk management purposes the Company segregates the variable annuity living benefit features into those that include the asset transfer feature including certain GMIWB riders and certain GMAB riders that feature the GRO policyholder benefits; and those that do not include the asset transfer feature, including certain legacy GMIWB, GMWB, GMAB and GMIB riders. Living benefit riders that include the asset transfer feature also include GMDB riders, and as such the GMDB risk in these riders also benefits from this feature.

Sales Inducements

The Company defers sales inducements and amortizes them over the life of the policy using the same methodology and assumptions used to amortize DAC. These deferred sales inducements are included in “Deferred sales inducements” in the Company's Statements of Financial Position. The Company offered various types of sales inducements. These inducements include: (1) a bonus whereby the policyholder's initial account balance is increased by an amount equal to a specified percentage of the customer's initial deposit and (2) additional credits after a certain number of years a contract is held. Changes in DSI, reported as “Interest credited to policyholders' account balances”, are as follows:

			Sales Inducements
			(in thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2011		$	445,841
	Capitalization		59,269
	Amortization - Impact of assumption and experience unlocking and true-ups		133,214
	Amortization - All other		(94,752)
	Change in unrealized gains/losses		13,258
Balance as of December 31, 2012			556,830
	Capitalization		31,370
	Amortization - Impact of assumption and experience unlocking and true-ups		13,038
	Amortization - All other		179,219
	Change in unrealized gains/losses		28,790
Balance as of December 31, 2013			809,247
	Capitalization		11,515
	Amortization - Impact of assumption and experience unlocking and true-ups		45,417
	Amortization - All other		(204,563)
	Change in unrealized gains/losses		3,591
Balance as of December 31, 2014		$	665,207

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12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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8.       STATUTORY NET INCOME AND SURPLUS AND DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS

The Company is required to prepare statutory financial statements in accordance with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the State of Arizona Insurance Department. Prescribed statutory accounting practices include publications of the NAIC, as well as state laws, regulations and general administrative rules. Statutory accounting practices primarily differ from U.S. GAAP by charging policy acquisition costs to expense as incurred, establishing future policy benefit liabilities using different actuarial assumptions and valuing investments, deferred taxes and certain assets on a different basis.

Statutory net income of the Company amounted to $393 million, $406million and $217million, for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013and 2012, respectively. Statutory surplus of the Company amounted to $606 million and $443million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The Company is subject to Arizona law which limits the amount of dividends that insurance companies can pay to its stockholder. The maximum dividend, which may be paid in any twelve month period without notification or approval, is limited to the lesser of 10% of statutory surplus as of December 31 of the preceding year or the net gain from operations of the preceding calendar year. Cash dividends may only be paid out of surplus derived from realized net profits. Based on these limitations, there is a capacity to pay a dividend of $61 million after December 19, 2015, without prior approval.

On December 19, 2014 and June 27, 2014, the Company paid dividends of $75 million and $267 million, respectively, to its parent, Prudential Annuities, Inc. On December 16, 2013 and June 26, 2013, the Company paid dividends of $100 million and $184 million, respectively,to Prudential Annuities, Inc. On December 11, 2012 and June 29, 2012, the Company paid dividends of $160 million and $248 million, respectively, to Prudential Annuities, Inc.

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Dec. 31, 2014

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10.    FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Fair Value Measurement – Fair value represents the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The authoritative fair value guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value that includes a hierarchy used to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value. The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Level 1 - Fair value is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible to the Company for identical assets or liabilities. The Company's Level 1 assets and liabilities primarily include short term investments and equity securities that trade on an active exchange market.

Level 2 - Fair value is based on significant inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability through corroboration with observable market data. Level 2 inputs include quoted market prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, quoted market prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets or liabilities, and other market observable inputs. The Company's Level 2 assets and liabilities include: fixed maturities (corporate public and private bonds, most government securities, certain asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, etc.), certain equity securities (mutual funds, which do not actively trade and are priced based on a net asset value), and certain over-the-counter derivatives.

Level 3 - Fair value is based on at least one or more significant unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. The assets and liabilities in this category may require significant judgment or estimation in determining the fair value. The Company's Level 3 assets and liabilities primarily include: certain private fixed maturities and equity securities, certain manually priced public equity securities and fixed maturities, certain highly structured over-the-counter derivative contracts, and embedded derivatives resulting from certain products with guaranteed benefits.

Assets and Liabilities by Hierarchy Level -The tables below present the balances of assets and liabilities reported at fair value on a recurring basis, as of the dates indicated.

		As of December 31, 2014
		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3			Netting (1)	Total
		(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
	U.S Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies	$	-	$	6,336	$	-	$	-	$	6,336
	Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions		-		70,789		-		-		70,789
	Foreign government bonds		-		37,355		-		-		37,355
	Corporate securities		-		1,985,614		116,070		-		2,101,684
	Asset-backed securities		-		108,487		40,524		-		149,011
	Commercial mortgage-backed securities		-		302,185		-		-		302,185
	Residential mortgage-backed securities		-		133,233		-		-		133,233
Sub-total			-		2,643,999		156,594		-		2,800,593
Trading account assets:
	Equity securities		6,131		-		-		-		6,131
Sub-total			6,131		-		-		-		6,131
Equity securities, available-for-sale			-		17		-		-		17
Short-term investments			57,185		-		-		-		57,185
Cash equivalents			-		-		225		-		225
Other long-term investments			-		118,846		633		(24,288)		95,191
Reinsurance recoverables			-		-		2,996,154		-		2,996,154
Receivables from parent and affiliates			-		18,748		22,320		-		41,068
Sub-total excluding separate account assets			63,316		2,781,610		3,175,926		(24,288)		5,996,564
Separate account assets (2)			-		44,101,699		-		-		44,101,699
Total assets		$	63,316	$	46,883,309	$	3,175,926	$	(24,288)	$	50,098,263
Future policy benefits (3)		$	-	$	-	$	3,112,411	$	-	$	3,112,411
Payables to parent and affiliates			-		21,249		-		(21,249)		-
Total liabilities		$	-	$	21,249	$	3,112,411	$	(21,249)	$	3,112,411

		As of December 31, 2013
		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3			Netting (1)	Total
		(in thousands)
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale:
	U.S Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government authorities and agencies	$	-	$	6,384	$	-	$	-	$	6,384
	Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions		-		68,566		-		-		68,566
	Foreign government securities		-		31,154		-		-		31,154
	Corporate securities		-		2,325,846		96,796		-		2,422,642
	Asset-backed securities		-		124,103		63,789		-		187,892
	Commercial mortgage-backed securities		-		390,633		-		-		390,633
	Residential mortgage-backed securities		-		156,945		-		-		156,945
Sub-total			-		3,103,631		160,585		-		3,264,216
Trading account assets:
	Equity securities		6,364		-		313		-		6,677
Sub-total			6,364		-		313		-		6,677
Equity securities, available-for-sale			-		16		192		-		208
Short-term investments			118,188		-		-		-		118,188
Other long-term investments			-		73,535		486		(73,535)		486
Reinsurance recoverables			-		-		748,005		-		748,005
Receivables from parent and affiliates			-		19,071		6,347		-		25,418
Sub-total excluding separate account assets			124,552		3,196,253		915,928		(73,535)		4,163,198
Separate account assets (2)			1,190,903		45,435,925		-		-		46,626,828
Total assets		$	1,315,455	$	48,632,178	$	915,928	$	(73,535)	$	50,790,026
Future policy benefits (3)		$	-	$	-	$	778,226	$	-	$	778,226
Payables to parent and affiliates			-		94,580		-		(72,822)		21,758
Total liabilities		$	-	$	94,580	$	778,226	$	(72,822)	$	799,984

• “Netting” amounts represent cash collateral of $3.0 million and $0.7 million as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, and the impact of offsetting asset and liability positions held with the same counterparty, subject to master netting arrangements.
• Separate account assets represent segregated funds that are invested for certain customers. Investment risks associated with market value changes are borne by the customers, except to the extent of minimum guarantees made by the Company with respect to certain accounts.Separate account liabilities are not included in the above table as they are reported at contract value and not fair value in the Company'sStatement of Financial Position.
• As of December 31, 2014, the net embedded derivative liability position of $3,112million includes $55 millionof embedded derivatives in an asset position and $3,167million of embedded derivatives in a liability position. As of December 31, 2013, the net embedded derivative liability position of $778 million includes $245million of embedded derivatives in an asset position and $1,023million of embedded derivatives in a liability position.

The methods and assumptions the Company uses to estimate the fair value of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below.

Fixed Maturity Securities - The fair values of the Company's public fixed maturity securities are generally based on prices obtained from independent pricing services. Prices for each security are generally sourced from multiple pricing vendors, and a vendor hierarchy is maintained by asset type based on historical pricing experience and vendor expertise. The Company ultimately uses the price from the pricing service highest in the vendor hierarchy based on the respective asset type.The pricing hierarchy is updated for new financial products and recent pricing experience with various vendors. Consistent with the fair value hierarchy described above, securities with validated quotes from pricing services are generally reflected within Level 2, as they are primarily based on observable pricing for similar assets and/or other market observable inputs. Typical inputs used by these pricing services include but are not limited to reported trades, benchmark yields, issuer spreads, bids, offers, and/or estimated cash flow, prepayment speeds, and default rates. If the pricing information received from third party pricing services is deemed not reflective of market activity or other inputs observable in the market, the Company may challenge the price through a formal process with the pricing service or classify the security as Level 3. If the pricing service updates the price to be more consistent with the presented market observations, the security remains within Level 2.

Internally-developed valuations or indicative broker quotes are also used to determine fair value in circumstances where vendor pricing is not available, or where the Company ultimately concludes that pricing information received from independent pricing services is not reflective of market activity. If the Company concludes the values from both pricing services and brokers are not reflective of market activity, it may override the information with an internally developed valuation. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 overrides on a net basis were not material. Pricing service overrides, internally-developed valuations and indicative broker quotes are generally included in Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

The Company conducts several specific price monitoring activities. Daily analyses identify price changes over pre-determined thresholds defined at the financial instrument level. Various pricing integrity reports are reviewed on a daily and monthly basis to determine if pricing is reflective of market activity or if it would warrant any adjustments. Other procedures performed include, but are not limited to, reviews of third-party pricing services methodologies, reviews of pricing trends, and back testing.

The fair value of private fixed maturities, which are comprised of investments in private placement securities, originated by internal private asset managers, are primarily determined using discounted cash flow models.These models primarily use observable inputs that include Treasury or similar base rates plus estimated credit spreads to value each security. The credit spreads are obtained through a survey of private market intermediaries who are active in both primary and secondary transactions, and consider, among other factors, the credit quality and industry sector of the issuer and the reduced liquidity associated with private placements. Since most private placements are valued using standard market observable inputs and inputs derived from, or corroborated by, market observable data including observed prices and spreads for similar publicly traded or privately traded issues, they have been reflected within Level 2.For certain private fixed maturities, the discounted cash flow model may incorporate significant unobservable inputs, which reflect the Company's own assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset. To the extent management determines that such unobservable inputs are significant to the price of a security, a Level 3 classification is made.

Trading Account Assets – Trading account assets consist primarily of equity securities whose fair values are determined consistent with similar instruments described below under “Equity Securities.”

Equity Securities - Equity securities consist principally of investments in common stock of publicly traded companies, perpetual preferred stock, privately traded securities, as well asmutual fund shares. The fair values of most publicly traded equity securities are based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and are classified within Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Estimated fair values for most privately traded equity securities are determined using discounted cash flow, earnings multiple and other valuation models that require a substantial level of judgment around inputs and therefore are classified within Level 3. The fair values of mutual fund shares that transact regularly (but do not trade in active markets because they are not publicly available) are based on transaction prices of identical fund shares and are classified within Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The fair values of perpetual preferred stock are based on inputs obtained from independent pricing services that are primarily based on indicative broker quotes. As a result, the fair values of perpetual preferred stock are classified as Level 3.

Derivative Instruments - Derivatives are recorded at fair value either as assets, within “Other long-term investments,” or as liabilities, within “Payables to parent and affiliates,” except for embedded derivatives which are recorded with the associated host contract. The fair values of derivative contracts can be affected by changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, credit spreads, market volatility, expected returns, non-performance risk (“NPR”), liquidity and other factors.

The majority of the Company's derivative positions are traded in the OTC derivative market and are classified within Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. OTC derivatives classified within Level 2 are valued using models that utilize actively quoted or observable market input values from external market data providers, third-party pricing vendors and/or recent trading activity. The Company's policy is to use mid-market pricing in determining its best estimate of fair value. The fair values of most OTC derivatives, including interest rate and cross currency swaps and single name credit default swaps are determined using discounted cash flow models. The fair values of European style option contracts are determined using Black-Scholes option pricing models. These models' key inputs include the contractual terms of the respective contract, along with significant observable inputs, including interest rates, currency rates, credit spreads, equity prices, index dividend yields, NPR, volatility, and other factors.

The Company's cleared interest rate swaps and credit derivatives linked to an index are valued using models that utilize actively quoted or observable market inputs, including Overnight Indexed Swap discount rates,obtained from external market data providers, third-party pricing vendors, and/or recent trading activity. These derivatives are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

To reflect the market's perception of its own and the counterparty's NPR, the Company incorporates additional spreads over LIBOR into the discount rate used in determining the fair value of OTC derivative assets and liabilities that are not otherwise collateralized.

Derivatives classified as Level 3 include structured products. These derivatives are valued based upon models, such as Monte Carlo simulation models and other techniques,that utilize significant unobservable inputs. Level 3 methodologies are validated through periodic comparison of the Company's fair values to external broker-dealer values.As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, there were no internally valued derivatives with the fair value classified within Level 3, and all derivatives were classified within Level 2. See Note 11 for more details on the fair value of derivative instruments by primary underlying.

Short-Term Investments - Short-term investments include money market instrumentsand other highly liquid debt instruments. Certain money market instruments are valued using unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible for identical assets and are primarily classified as Level 1.

Separate Account Assets – Separate account assets include fixed maturity securities, treasuries, equity securities, and mutual funds for which values are determined consistent with similar instruments described above under "Fixed Maturity Securities” and “Equity Securities.”

Receivables from Parent and Affiliates - Receivables from Parent and Affiliates carried at fair value include affiliated bonds within the Company's legal entity whose fair value are determined consistent with similar securities described above under “Fixed Maturity Securities” managed by affiliated asset managers.

Reinsurance Recoverables – Reinsurance recoverables carried at fair value include the reinsurance of the Company's living benefit guarantees on certain of its variable annuity contracts. These guarantees are accounted for as embedded derivatives and are described below in "Future Policy Benefits." The reinsurance agreements covering these guarantees are derivatives with fair value determined in the same manner as the living benefit guarantees.

Future Policy Benefits - The liability for future policy benefits is related to guarantees primarily associated with the optional living benefit features of certain variable-annuity contracts offered by the Company, including GMABs, GMWBs, and GMIWBs, accounted for as embedded derivatives. The fair values of the GMAB, GMWB, and GMIWB liabilities are calculated as the present value of future expected benefit payments to contractholders less the present value of assessed rider fees attributable to the optional living benefit feature. This methodology could result in either a liability or contra-liability balance, given changing capital market conditions and various actuarialassumptions. Since there is no observable active market for the transfer of these obligations, the valuations are calculated using internally developed models with option pricing techniques. The models are based on a risk neutral valuation framework and incorporate premiums for risks inherent in valuation techniques, inputs, and the general uncertainty around the timing and amount of future cash flows. The determination of these risk premiums requires the use of management judgment.

The significant inputs to the valuation models for these embedded derivatives include capital market assumptions, such as interest ratelevels and volatility assumptions, the Company's market-perceived NPR, as well as actuarially determined assumptions, includingcontractholder behavior, such as lapse rates, benefit utilization rates, withdrawal rates, and mortality rates. Since many of these assumptions are unobservable and are considered to be significant inputs to the liability valuation, the liability included in future policy benefits has been reflected within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

Capital market inputs and actual policyholders' account values are updated each quarter based on capital market conditions as of the end of the quarter, including interest rates, equity markets, and volatility. In the risk neutral valuation, the initial swap curve drives the total return used to grow the policyholders' account value. The Company's discount rate assumption is based on the LIBOR swap curve, adjusted for an additional spread relative to LIBOR to reflect NPR.

Actuarial assumptions, including contractholder behavior and mortality, are reviewed at least annually, and updated based upon emerging experience, future expectations, and other data, including any observable market data. These assumptions are generally updated annually unless a material change that the Company feels is indicative of a long term trend is observed in an interim period.

Transfers between Levels 1 and 2–Overall, transfers between levels are made to reflect changes in observability of inputs and market activity. Transfers into or out of any level are assumed to occur at beginning of the quarter in which the transfers occur.Periodically there are transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for assets held in the Company's Separate Account. During the year ended December 31, 2014, $963million was transferred from Level 1 to Level 2.During the year ended December 31, 2013, $933 million was transferred from Level 2 to Level 1.

Level 3 Assets and Liabilities by Price Source –The tables below present the balances of Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value with their corresponding pricing sources.

	As of December 31, 2014
		Internal(1)		External(2)		Total
	(in thousands)
Corporate securities	$	99,209	$	16,861	$	116,070
Asset-backed securities		-		40,524		40,524
Cash equivalents		225		-		225
Other long-term investments		-		633		633
Reinsurance recoverables		2,996,154		-		2,996,154
Receivables from parent and affiliates		-		22,320		22,320
Total assets	$	3,095,588	$	80,338	$	3,175,926
Future policy benefits		3,112,411		-		3,112,411
Total liabilities	$	3,112,411	$	-	$	3,112,411
	As of December 31, 2013
		Internal(1)		External(2)		Total
	(in thousands)
Corporate securities	$	94,730	$	2,066	$	96,796
Asset-backed securities		-		63,789		63,789
Equity securities		192		313		505
Other long-term investments		-		486		486
Reinsurance recoverables		748,005		-		748,005
Receivables from parent and affiliates		-		6,347		6,347
Total assets	$	842,927	$	73,001	$	915,928
Future policy benefits		778,226		-		778,226
Total liabilities	$	778,226	$	-	$	778,226

• Represents valuations reflecting both internally-derived and market inputs. See below for additional information related to internally-developed valuation for significant items in the above table.
• Represents unadjusted prices from independent pricing-services and independent indicative broker quotes where pricing inputs are not readily available.

Quantitative Information Regarding Internally Priced Level 3 Assets and Liabilities – The tables below present quantitative information on significant internally-priced Level 3 assets and liabilities (see narrative below for quantitative information for separate account assets).

	As of December 31, 2014
		Fair Value	Primary Valuation Techniques	Unobservable Inputs	Minimum	Maximum	Weighted Average	Impact of Increase in Input on Fair Value (1)
	(in thousands)
Assets:
Corporate securities	$	99,209	Discounted cash flow	Discount rate	3.55%	11.75%	3.96%	Decrease
Reinsurance recoverables	$	2,996,154	Fair values are determined in the same manner as future policy benefits
Liabilities:
Future policy benefits (2)	$	3,112,411	Discounted cash flow	Lapse rate (3)	0%	14%		Decrease
				NPR spread (4)	0.00%	1.30%		Decrease
				Utilization rate (5)	63%	95%		Increase
				Withdrawal rate (6)	74%	100%		Increase
				Mortality rate (7)	0%	14%		Decrease
				Equity Volatility curve	17%	28%		Increase
	As of December 31, 2013
		Fair Value	Primary Valuation Techniques	Unobservable Inputs	Minimum	Maximum	Weighted Average	Impact of Increase in Input on Fair Value (1)
	(in thousands)
Assets:
Corporate securities	$	94,730	Discounted cash flow	Discount rate	3.73%	12.06%	3.90%	Decrease
Reinsurance recoverables	$	748,005	Fair values are determined in the same manner as future policy benefits
Liabilities:
Future policy benefits (2)	$	778,226	Discounted cash flow	Lapse rate (3)	0%	11%		Decrease
				NPR spread (4)	0.08%	1.09%		Decrease
				Utilization rate (5)	70%	94%		Increase
				Withdrawal rate (6)	86%	100%		Increase
				Mortality rate (7)	0%	13%		Decrease
				Equity Volatility curve	15%	28%		Increase

• Conversely, the impact of a decrease in input would have the opposite impact for the fair value as that presented in the table.
• Future policy benefits primarily represent general account liabilities for the optional living benefit features of the Company's variable annuity contracts which are accounted for as embedded derivatives. Since the valuation methodology for these liabilities uses a range of inputs that vary at the contract level over the cashflow projection period, presenting a range, rather than weighted average, is a more meaningful representation of the unobservable inputs used in the valuation.
• Lapse rates are adjusted at the contract level based on a the in-the-moneyness of the livingbenefit, and reflect other factors, such as the applicability of any surrender charges. Lapse rates are reduced when contracts are more in-the-money. Lapse rates are also generally assumed to be lower for the period where surrender charges apply.
• To reflect NPR, the Company incorporates an additional spread over LIBOR into the discount rate used in the valuation of individual living benefit contracts in a liability position and generally not to those in a contra-liability position. The NPR spread reflects the financial strength ratings of the Company and its affiliates, as these are insurance liabilities and senior to debt. The additional spread over LIBOR is determined by utilizing the credit spreads associated with issuing funding agreements adjusted for any illiquidity risk premium.
• The utilization rate assumption estimates the percentage of contracts that will utilize the benefit during the contract duration, and begin lifetime withdrawals at various time intervals from contract inception. The remaining contractholders are assumed to either begin lifetime withdrawals immediately or never utilize the benefit. Utilization assumptions may vary by product type, tax status, and age. The impact of changes in these assumptions is highly dependent on the product type, the age of the contractholder at the time of the sale, and the timing of the first lifetime income withdrawal.
• The withdrawal rate assumption estimates the magnitude of annual contractholder withdrawals relative to the maximum allowable amount under the contract. These assumptions may vary based on the product type,contractholder, age, tax status, and withdrawal timing. The fair value of the liability will generally increase the closer the withdrawal rate is to 100%.
• Range reflects the mortality rate for the vast majority of business with living benefits, with policyholders ranging from 35 to 90 years old. While the majority of living benefits have a minimum age requirement, certain benefits do not have an age restriction. This results in contractholders for certain benefits with mortality rates approaching 0%. Based on historical experience, the Company applies a set of age and duration specific mortality rate adjustments compared to standard industry tables. A mortality improvement assumption is also incorporated into the overall mortality table.

Interrelationships Between Unobservable Inputs—In addition to the sensitivities of fair value measurements to changes in each unobservable input in isolation, as reflected in the table above, interrelationships between these inputs may also exist, such that a change in one unobservable input may give rise to a change in another, or multiple, inputs. Examples of such interrelationships for significant internally-priced Level 3 assets and liabilities are as follows:

Corporate Securities—The rate used to discount future cash flows reflects current risk-free rates plus credit and liquidity spread requirements that market participants would use to value an asset. The discount rate may be influenced by many factors, including market cycles, expectations of default, collateral, term, and asset complexity. Each of these factors can influence discount rates, either in isolation, or in response to other factors.

Future Policy Benefits— The Company expects efficient benefit utilization and withdrawal rates to generally be correlated with lapse rates. However, behavior is generally highly dependent on the facts and circumstances surrounding the individual contractholder, such as their liquidity needs or tax situation, which could drive lapse behavior independent of other contractholder behavior assumptions. To the extent more efficientcontractholder behavior results in greater in-the-moneyness at the contract level,lapse rates may decline for those contracts. Similarly, to the extent that increases in equity volatility are correlated with overall declines in the capital markets, lapse rates may decline as contracts become more in-the-money.

Valuation Process for Fair Value Measurements Categorized within Level 3 - The Company has established an internal control infrastructure over the valuation of financial instruments that requires ongoing oversight by its various Business Groups. These management control functions are segregated from the trading and investing functions. For invested assets, the Company has established oversight teams, often in the form of Pricing Committees within each asset management group. The teams, which typically include representation from investment, accounting, operations, legal and other disciplines are responsible for overseeing and monitoring the pricing of the Company's investments and performing periodic due diligence reviews of independent pricing services. An actuarial valuation team oversees the valuation of optional living benefit features of the Company's variable annuity contracts.

The Company has also established policies and guidelines that require the establishment of valuation methodologies and consistent application of such methodologies. These policies and guidelines govern the use of inputs and price source hierarchies and provide controls around the valuation processes. These controls include appropriate review and analysis of investment prices against market activity or indicators of reasonableness, analysis of portfolio returns to corresponding benchmark returns, back-testing, review of bid/ask spreads to assess activity, approval of price source changes, price overrides, methodology changes and classification of fair value hierarchy levels. For optional living benefit features of the Company's variable annuity products, the actuarial valuation unit periodically performs baseline testing of contract input data and actuarial assumptions are reviewed at least annually, and updated based upon emerging experience, future expectations and other data, including any observable market data. The valuation policies and guidelines are reviewed and updated as appropriate.

Within the trading and investing functions, the Company has established policies and procedures that relate to the approval of all new transaction types, transaction pricing sources and fair value hierarchy coding within the financial reporting system. For variable annuity product changes or new launches of optional living benefit features, the actuarial valuation unit validates input logic and new product features and agrees new input data directly to source documents.

Changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities- The following tables provide summaries of the changes in fair values of Level 3 assets and liabilities as of the dates indicated, as well as the portion of gains or losses included in income attributable to unrealized gains or losses related to those assets and liabilities still held at the end of their respective periods.

				Year Ended December 31, 2014
				Fixed Maturities Available-For-Sale							Trading Account Assets - Equity Securities		Equity Securities Available-for -Sale
				Corporate Securities		Asset- Backed Securities			Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
				(in thousands)
Fair Value, beginning of period assets/(liabilities)				$	96,796	$	63,789	$	-	$	313	$	192
	Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):
		Included in earnings:
			Realized investment gains (losses), net		1,592		-		-		-		-
			Asset management fees and other income		-		-		-		15		-
		Included in other comprehensive income (loss)			(846)		196		(83)		-		-
	Net investment income				5,024		120		-		-		-
	Purchases				20,720		14,933		52,518		-		-
	Sales				(202)		-		-		-		(192)
	Issuances				-		-		-		-		-
	Settlements				(7,014)		(40,337)		-		(328)		-
	Transfers into Level 3 (1)				-		28,152		-		-		-
	Transfers out of Level 3 (1)				-		(26,329)		(52,435)		-		-
Fair Value, end of period assets/(liabilities)				$	116,070	$	40,524	$	-	$	-	$	-
Unrealized gains (losses) for the period relating to those
	Level 3 assets that were still held at the end of the period (2):
		Included in earnings:
			Realized investment gains (losses), net	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
			Asset management fees and other income	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	15	$	-
				Year Ended December 31, 2014
				Cash Equivalents		Other Long-term Investments		Reinsurance Recoverables			Receivables from parent and affiliates		Future Policy Benefits
				(in thousands)
Fair Value, beginning of period assets/(liabilities)				$	-	$	486	$	748,005	$	6,347		(778,226)
	Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):
		Included in earnings:
			Realized investment gains (losses), net		-		-		2,013,931		-		(2,088,505)
			Asset management fees and other income		-		(14)		-		-		-
		Included in other comprehensive income (loss)			-		-		-		(420)		-
	Net investment income				-		-		-		-		-
	Purchases				400		166		234,218		19,351		-
	Sales				(175)		-		-		-		-
	Issuances				-		-		-		-		(245,680)
	Settlements				-		(5)		-		-		-
	Transfers into Level 3 (1)				-		-		-		1,985		-
	Transfers out of Level 3 (1)				-		-		-		(4,943)		-
Fair Value, end of period assets/(liabilities)				$	225	$	633	$	2,996,154	$	22,320		(3,112,411)
					.		.		.
Unrealized gains (losses) for the period relating to those
	Level 3 assets that were still held at the end of the period (2):
		Included in earnings:
			Realized investment gains (losses), net	$	-	$	-	$	2,040,048	$	-		(2,115,680)
			Asset management fees and other income	$	-	$	(14)	$	-	$	-		-

				Year Ended December 31, 2013
				Fixed Maturities Available-For-Sale							Trading Account Assets - Equity Securities		Equity Securities Available-for -Sale
				Corporate Securities		Asset- Backed Securities			Commercial Mortgage-Backed
				(in thousands)
Fair Value, beginning of period assets/(liabilities)				$	95,555	$	69,298	$	-	$	207	$	-
	Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):
		Included in earnings:
			Realized investment gains (losses), net		49		-		-		-		-
			Asset management fees and other income		-		-		-		106		-
		Included in other comprehensive income (loss)			(4,179)		(470)		18		-		-
	Net investment income				4,729		454		-		-		-
	Purchases				4,817		40,868		17,169		-		192
	Sales				-		-		-		-		-
	Issuances				-		-		-		-		-
	Settlements				(4,629)		(13,924)		-		-		-
	Transfers into Level 3 (1)				4,976		-		-		-		-
	Transfers out of Level 3 (1)				(4,522)		(29,441)		(17,187)		-		-
	Other (3)				-		(2,996)		-		-		-
Fair Value, end of period assets/(liabilities)				$	96,796	$	63,789	$	-	$	313	$	192
Unrealized gains (losses) for the period relating to those
	Level 3 assets that were still held at the end of the period (2):
		Included in earnings:
			Realized investment gains (losses), net	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
			Asset management fees and other income	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	107	$	-
				Year Ended December 31, 2013
				Other Long-term Investments		Reinsurance Recoverables		Receivables from parent and affiliates			Future Policy Benefits
				(in thousands)
Fair Value, beginning of period assets/(liabilities)				$	1,054	$	1,732,094	$	1,995	$	(1,793,137)
	Total gains (losses) (realized/unrealized):
		Included in earnings:
			Realized investment gains (losses), net		(739)		(1,220,073)		-		1,262,310
			Asset management fees and other income		60		-		-		-
		Included in other comprehensive income (loss)			-		-		99		-
	Net investment income				-		-		-		-
	Purchases				111		235,984		6,250		-
	Sales				-		-		(2,996)		-
	Issuances				-		-		-		(247,399)
	Settlements				-		-		-		-
	Transfers into Level 3 (1)				-		-		-		-
	Transfers out of Level 3 (1)				-		-		(1,997)		-
	Other (3)				-		-		2,996		-
Fair Value, end of period assets/(liabilities)				$	486	$	748,005	$	6,347	$	(778,226)
					.		.
Unrealized gains (losses) for the period relating to those
	Level 3 assets that were still held at the end of the period (2):
		Included in earnings:
			Realized investment gains (losses), net	$	-	$	(1,166,676)	$	-	$	1,207,600
			Asset management fees and other income	$	51	$	-	$	-	$	-

					Year Ended December 31, 2012
					Fixed Maturities Available-For-Sale
					Corporate Securities		Asset Backed Securities		Trading Account Assets - Equity			Other Long-term Investments		Reinsurance Recoverables
					(in thousands)
Fair Value, beginning of period assets/(liabilities)					$	89,658	$	48,563	$	203	$	1,213	$	1,747,757
	Total gains or (losses) (realized/unrealized):
		Included in earnings:
			Realized investment gains (losses), net			1,606		-		-		(2,326)		(244,519)
			Asset management fees and other income			-		-		4		(3)		-
		Included in other comprehensive income (loss)				2,271		1,109		-		-		-
	Net investment income					4,634		649		-		-		-
	Purchases					5,400		30,311		-		2,166		228,856
	Sales					(29)		-		-		-		-
	Issuances					-		-		-		-		-
	Settlements					(8,286)		(11,334)		-		4		-
	Transfers into Level 3 (1)					11,992		-		-		-		-
	Transfers out of Level 3 (1)					(11,691)		-		-		-		-
Fair Value, end of period assets/(liabilities)					$	95,555	$	69,298	$	207	$	1,054	$	1,732,094
Unrealized gains (losses) for the period relating to
	those Level 3 assets that were still held
	at the end of the period (2):
		Included in earnings:
			Realized investment gains (losses), net		$	-	$	-	$	-	$	(1,349)	$	(194,274)
			Asset management fees and other income		$	-	$	-	$	4	$	(3)	$	-
				Year Ended December 31, 2012
				Receivables from parent and affiliates				Future Policy Benefits
				(in thousands)
Fair Value, beginning of period assets/(liabilities)					$	-	$	(1,783,595)
	Total gains or (losses) (realized/unrealized):
		Included in earnings:
			Realized investment gains (losses), net			-		230,349
			Asset management fees and other income			-		-
			Included in other comprehensive income (loss)			(5)		-
		Net investment income				-		-
		Purchases				2,000		-
		Sales				-		-
		Issuances				-		(239,891)
		Settlements				-		-
		Transfers into Level 3 (1)				-		-
		Transfers out of Level 3 (1)				-		-
Fair Value, end of period assets/(liabilities)					$	1,995	$	(1,793,137)
Unrealized gains (losses) for the period relating to
	those Level 3 assets that were still held
	at the end of the period (2):
		Included in earnings:
			Realized investment gains (losses), net		$	-	$	179,477
			Asset management fees and other income		$	-	$	-

(1)Transfers into or out of Level 3 are reported as the value as of the beginning of the quarter in which the transfer occurs.

(2) Unrealized gains or losses related to assets still held at the end of the period do not include amortization or accretion of premiums and discounts.

(3) Other primarily represents reclassifications of certain assets between reporting categories.

Transfers – Transfers into Level 3 are generally the result of unobservable inputs utilized within valuation methodologies and the use of indicative broker quotesfor assets that were previously valued using observable inputs. Transfers out of Level 3 are generally due to the use of observable inputs in valuation methodologies as well as the availability of pricing service information for certain assets that the Company is able to validate

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The table below presents the carrying amount and fair value by fair value hierarchy level of certain financial instruments that are not reported at fair value. The financial instruments presented below are reported at carrying value on the Company'sStatements of Financial Position; however, in some cases, as described below, the carrying amount equals or approximates fair value.

				December 31, 2014
				Fair Value								Carrying Amount (1)
				Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Total
			(in thousands)
Assets:
	Commercial mortgage and other loans		$	-	$	2,779	$	447,157	$	449,936	$	422,563
	Policy loans			-		-		13,355		13,355		13,355
	Other long term investments			-		-		2,639		2,639		2,238
	Cash and cash equivalents			369		-		-		369		369
	Accrued investment income			-		25,008		-		25,008		25,008
	Receivables from parent and affiliates			-		10,367		-		10,367		10,367
	Other assets			-		1,009		-		1,009		1,009
		Total assets	$	369	$	39,163	$	463,151	$	502,683	$	474,909
Liabilities:
	Policyholders' account balances - investment contracts		$	-	$	-	$	91,217	$	91,217	$	92,663
	Cash collateral for loaned securities			-		5,285		-		5,285		5,285
	Short-term debt			-		54,354		-		54,354		54,354
	Payables to parent and affiliates			-		37,415		-		37,415		37,415
	Other liabilities			-		89,956		-		89,956		89,956
	Separate account liabilities - investment contracts			-		487		-		487		487
		Total liabilities	$	-	$	187,497	$	91,217	$	278,714	$	280,160

				December 31, 2013
				Fair Value								Carrying Amount (1)
				Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Total
			(in thousands)
Assets:
	Commercial mortgage and other loans		$	-	$	-	$	422,584	$	422,584	$	398,991
	Policy loans			-		-		12,454		12,454		12,454
	Other long term investments			-		-		1,623		1,623		1,440
	Cash and cash equivalents			1,417		-		-		1,417		1,417
	Accrued investment income			-		32,169		-		32,169		32,169
	Receivables from parent and affiliates			-		10,177		-		10,177		10,177
	Other assets			-		11,190		-		11,190		11,190
		Total assets	$	1,417	$	53,536	$	436,661	$	491,614	$	467,838
Liabilities:
	Policyholders' account balances - investment contracts		$	-	$	-	$	84,153	$	84,153	$	85,672
	Cash collateral for loaned securities			-		47,896		-		47,896		47,896
	Short-term debt			-		218,488		-		218,488		205,000
	Payables to parent and affiliates			-		85,204		-		85,204		85,204
	Other liabilities			-		101,656		-		101,656		101,656
	Separate account liabilities - investment contracts			-		796		-		796		796
		Total liabilities	$	-	$	454,040	$	84,153	$	538,193	$	526,224

• Carrying values presented herein differ from those in the Company's Statement of Financial Position because certain items within the respective financial statement captions are not considered financial instruments or out of scope under authoritative guidance relating to disclosures of the fair value of financial instruments. Financial statement captions excluded from the above table are not considered financial instruments.

The fair values presented above have been determined by using available market information and by applying market valuation methodologies, as described in more detail below.

Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans

The fair value of most commercial mortgage loans is based upon the present value of the expected future cash flows discounted at the appropriate U.S. Treasury rate plus an appropriate credit spread for similar quality loans. The quality ratings for these loans, a primary determinant of the credit spreads and a significant component of the pricing process, are based on an internally-developed methodology.

Policy Loans

Policy loans carrying value approximates fair value.

Other Long-term Investments

Other long-term investments include investments in joint ventures and limited partnerships. The estimated fair values of these cost method investments are generally based on the Company's share of the net asset value (“NAV”) as provided in the financial statements of the investees. In certain circumstances, management may adjust the NAV by a premium or discount when it has sufficient evidence to support applying such adjustments. No such adjustments were made as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Accrued Investment Income, Receivables from Parent and Affiliates, and Other Assets

The Company believes that due to the short-term nature of certain assets, the carrying value approximates fair value. These assets include: cash and cash equivalents, accrued investment income, and other assets that meet the definition of financial instruments, including receivables such as unsettled trades and accounts receivable.

Policyholders' Account Balances – Investment Contracts

Only the portion of policyholders' account balances related to products that are investment contracts (those without significant mortality or morbidity risk) are reflected in the table above. For fixed deferred annuities and payout annuities and other similar contracts without life contingencies, fair values are derived using discounted projected cash flows based on interest rates that are representative of the Company's financial strength ratings, and hence reflect the Company's own NPR.For those balances that can be withdrawn by the customer at any time without prior notice or penalty, the fair value is the amount estimated to be payable to the customer as of the reporting date, which is generally the carrying value.

Cash Collateral for Loaned Securities

Cash collateral for loaned securities represents the collateral received or paid in connection with loaning or borrowing securities. For these transactions, the carrying value of the related asset/liability approximates fair value as they equal the amount of cash collateral received or paid.

Debt

The fair value of short-term debt is generally determined by either prices obtained from independent pricing services, which are validated by the Company, or discounted cash flow models. These fair values consider the Company's own NPR. Discounted cash flow models predominately use market observable inputs such as the borrowing rates currently available to the Company for debt and financial instruments with similar terms and remaining maturities.For debt with a maturity of less than 90 days, the carrying value approximates fair value.

Other Liabilities and Payables to Parent and Affiliates

Other liabilities and Payables to Parent and Affiliates are primarily payables, such as unsettled trades, drafts, escrow deposits and accrued expense payables. Due to the short term until settlement of most of these liabilities, the Company believes that carrying value approximates fair value.

Separate Account Liabilities–Investment Contracts

Only the portion of separate account liabilities related to products that are investment contracts are reflected in the table above. Separate account liabilities are recorded at the amount credited to the contractholder, which reflects the change in fair value of the corresponding separate account assets including contractholder deposits less withdrawals and fees; therefore, carrying value approximates fair value.

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Reinsurance (Reinsurance Info) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
EffectsOfReinsurance1[Abstract]
Reinsurance Recoverable, Guarantee Benefits	$ 2,996,845,000		$ 748,690,000
LifeInsuranceInforce	121,000,000		128,000,000		132,000,000
Statement [Line Items]
Policy Charges Fee Income - Life	2,666,000	[1]	2,241,000	[1]	2,423,000	[1]
Total realized investment gains (losses), net	7,368,000		(184,351,000)		(83,230,000)
Policyholders' benefits	137,135,000		29,727,000		124,316,000
Operating Expenses Other Than Amortization Of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs	394,248,000		402,679,000		424,764,000
Policy Charges and Fee Income Annuity	803,661,000		807,001,000		794,572,000
Gross
Statement [Line Items]
Policy Charges Fee Income - Life	3,522,000	[1]	3,472,000	[1]	3,522,000	[1]
Total realized investment gains (losses), net	(1,967,588,000)		1,076,184,000		202,568,000
Policyholders' benefits	137,502,000		29,874,000		124,517,000
Operating Expenses Other Than Amortization Of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs	398,960,000		407,365,000		429,383,000
Policy Charges and Fee Income Annuity	805,550,000		809,549,000		796,711,000
Unaffiliated Ceded
Statement [Line Items]
Policy Charges Fee Income - Life	(856,000)	[1]	(1,231,000)	[1]	(1,099,000)	[1]
Total realized investment gains (losses), net	0		0		0
Policyholders' benefits	(367,000)		(147,000)		(201,000)
Operating Expenses Other Than Amortization Of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs	(838,000)		(776,000)		(784,000)
Policy Charges and Fee Income Annuity	(1,889,000)		(2,548,000)		(2,139,000)
Affiliated Ceded
Statement [Line Items]
Policy Charges Fee Income - Life	0	[1]	0	[1]	0	[1]
Total realized investment gains (losses), net	1,974,956,000		(1,260,535,000)		(285,798,000)
Policyholders' benefits	0		0		0
Operating Expenses Other Than Amortization Of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs	(3,874,000)		(3,910,000)		(3,835,000)
Policy Charges and Fee Income Annuity	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0

[1] Life insurance inforce face amounts at December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $ 121 million, $ 128 million and $ 132 million, respectively.

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Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
QuarterlyFinancialDataAbstract
Total revenues	$ 311,187	$ 308,006	$ 309,786	$ 311,249	$ 286,154	$ 250,028	$ 283,524	$ 290,576	$ 1,240,228	$ 1,110,282	$ 1,279,561
Total benefits and expenses	324,387	197,204	242,370	216,896	72,431	(332,523)	96,720	93,190	980,857	(70,182)	421,868
Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes And Operating Joint Ventures	(13,200)	110,802	67,416	94,353	213,723	582,551	186,804	197,386	259,371	1,180,464	857,693
Net income	$ 19,801	$ 96,037	$ 57,431	$ 77,498	$ 156,738	$ 400,296	$ 143,670	$ 147,388	$ 250,767	$ 848,092	$ 634,059

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Income Taxes (Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperationsAbstract
CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	$ (8,499)	$ 36,759	$ 26,637
CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	0	0	0
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	(8,499)	36,759	26,637
DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperationsAbstract
DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	17,103	295,613	196,997
DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	0	0	0
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	17,103	295,613	196,997
Total income tax expense (benefit) on continuing operations	8,604	332,372	223,634
IncomeTaxEffectsAllocatedDirectlyToEquityAbstract
Other comprehensive income (loss)	7,407	(41,149)	(7,218)
AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation	0	4,354	5,730
Total income taxes	$ 16,011	$ 295,577	$ 222,146

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Certain Nontraditional Long-Duration Contracts (Changes in Deferred Sales Inducements, Reported as "Interest credited to policyholders' account (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
deferredsalesinducements
Deferred Sales Inducements, Beginning Balance	$ 809,247	$ 556,830	$ 445,841
deferredsalesinducementsadditions	11,515	31,370	59,269
Amortization - Impact of assumption and experience unlocking and true-ups	45,417	13,038	133,214
Amortization - All other	(204,563)	179,219	(94,752)
Change in unrealized investment gains and losses	3,591	28,790	13,258
Deferred Sales Inducements, Ending Balance	$ 665,207	$ 809,247	$ 556,830

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Related Party (Affiliated Asset Administration Fee Income) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
AST Revenue Sharing Income	$ 221	$ 227	$ 226

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Significant Accounting Policies and Pronouncements (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Assumed Interest Rate - Minimum	0.00%	0.00%
Assumed Interest Rate - Maximum	8.25%	8.25%
Intangible asset useful life	8 years 0 months 0 days
Securities Loaned Transactions Collateral FairValue of Domestic Securities	102.00%
Securities Loaned Transactions Collateral Fair Value of Foreign Securities	105.00%

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Investments (Fair Value and Losses by Investment Category and Length of Time in a Loss Position) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Duration Of Unrealized Losses On Fixed Maturities Investments [Line Items]
Less than twelve months Fair Value	$ 322,351	$ 643,930	[1]
Less than 12 months Gross Unrealized Losses	5,969	20,275	[1]
Twelve months or more Fair Value	58,991	12,047	[1]
Twelve months or more Gross Unrealized Losses	1,152	1,621	[1]
Total Fair Value	381,342	655,977	[1]
Total Gross Unrealized Losses	7,121	21,896	[1]
US Treasury And Government [Member]
Duration Of Unrealized Losses On Fixed Maturities Investments [Line Items]
Less than twelve months Fair Value	2,676	3,347	[1]
Less than 12 months Gross Unrealized Losses	10	34	[1]
Twelve months or more Fair Value	0	0	[1]
Twelve months or more Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0	[1]
Total Fair Value	2,676	3,347	[1]
Total Gross Unrealized Losses	10	34	[1]
Obligations of U.S. states and their political subdivisions [Member]
Duration Of Unrealized Losses On Fixed Maturities Investments [Line Items]
Less than twelve months Fair Value	0	5,420	[1]
Less than 12 months Gross Unrealized Losses	0	588	[1]
Twelve months or more Fair Value	7,305	6,402	[1]
Twelve months or more Gross Unrealized Losses	20	982	[1]
Total Fair Value	7,305	11,822	[1]
Total Gross Unrealized Losses	20	1,570	[1]
Foreign Government Debt Securities [Member]
Duration Of Unrealized Losses On Fixed Maturities Investments [Line Items]
Less than twelve months Fair Value	4,632
Less than 12 months Gross Unrealized Losses	4
Twelve months or more Fair Value	0
Twelve months or more Gross Unrealized Losses	0
Total Fair Value	4,632
Total Gross Unrealized Losses	4
Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Duration Of Unrealized Losses On Fixed Maturities Investments [Line Items]
Less than twelve months Fair Value	260,414	291,994	[1]
Less than 12 months Gross Unrealized Losses	4,462	8,782	[1]
Twelve months or more Fair Value	9,403	2,704	[1]
Twelve months or more Gross Unrealized Losses	429	370	[1]
Total Fair Value	269,817	294,698	[1]
Total Gross Unrealized Losses	4,891	9,152	[1]
Asset-backed Securities [Member]
Duration Of Unrealized Losses On Fixed Maturities Investments [Line Items]
Less than twelve months Fair Value	31,756	97,575	[1]
Less than 12 months Gross Unrealized Losses	58	1,509	[1]
Twelve months or more Fair Value	32,732	0	[1]
Twelve months or more Gross Unrealized Losses	333	0	[1]
Total Fair Value	64,488	97,575	[1]
Total Gross Unrealized Losses	391	1,509	[1]
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Duration Of Unrealized Losses On Fixed Maturities Investments [Line Items]
Less than twelve months Fair Value	4,309	86,132	[1]
Less than 12 months Gross Unrealized Losses	108	5,249	[1]
Twelve months or more Fair Value	7,377	2,941	[1]
Twelve months or more Gross Unrealized Losses	98	269	[1]
Total Fair Value	11,686	89,073	[1]
Total Gross Unrealized Losses	206	5,518	[1]
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Duration Of Unrealized Losses On Fixed Maturities Investments [Line Items]
Less than twelve months Fair Value	342	100,150	[1]
Less than 12 months Gross Unrealized Losses	6	972	[1]
Twelve months or more Fair Value	0	0	[1]
Twelve months or more Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0	[1]
Total Fair Value	342	100,150	[1]
Total Gross Unrealized Losses	6	972	[1]
PublicUtilityBondsMember
Duration Of Unrealized Losses On Fixed Maturities Investments [Line Items]
Less than twelve months Fair Value	18,222	59,312	[1]
Less than 12 months Gross Unrealized Losses	1,321	3,141	[1]
Twelve months or more Fair Value	2,174	0	[1]
Twelve months or more Gross Unrealized Losses	272	0	[1]
Total Fair Value	20,396	59,312	[1]
Total Gross Unrealized Losses	$ 1,593	$ 3,141	[1]

[1] Prior period’s amounts are presented on a basis consistent with the current period presentation.

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Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

QuarterlyFinancialDataAbstract

QuarterlyFinancialInformationTextBlock

15. QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

Theunaudited quarterly results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 are summarized in the table below:

	Three months ended
		March 31		June 30		September 30		December 31
2014	(in thousands)
Total revenues	$	311,249	$	309,786	$	308,006	$	311,187
Total benefits and expenses		216,896		242,370		197,204		324,387
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change		94,353		67,416		110,802		(13,200)
Net income	$	77,498	$	57,431	$	96,037	$	19,801

	Three months ended
		March 31		June 30		September 30		December 31
	(in thousands)
2013
Total revenues	$	290,576	$	283,524	$	250,028	$	286,154
Total benefits and expenses		93,190		96,720		(332,523)		72,431
Income from operations before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change		197,386		186,804		582,551		213,723
Net income	$	147,388	$	143,670	$	400,296	$	156,738

Results for the fourth quarter of 2014 include a pre-tax expense of $8 million related to an out of period adjustment recorded by the Company primarily due to additional DAC amortization related to the overstatement of reinsured reserves in prior periods. Results for the fourth quarter of 2013 include a pre-tax expense of $22 million related to an out of period adjustment recorded by the Company primarily due to additional DAC amortization related to the overstatement of reinsured reserves in the third quarter of 2013. The overstatement resulted from the use of incorrect data inputs to calculate the impact of the market's perception of our own non-performance risk on the reserves for certain annuities with guaranteed benefits. This item impacted only the third and fourth quarters of 2013 and had no impact to full year 2013 reported results. Management has evaluated the impact of all out of period adjustments, both individually and in the aggregate, and concluded that they are not material to the current quarter or to any previously reported quarterly or annual financial statements.

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Valuation of Business Acquired (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

PresentValueOfFutureInsuranceProfitsAbstract

VOBA and Gross Amortization Table

			2014		2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period		$	43,500	$	43,090	$	29,010
Amortization - Impact of assumption and experience unlocking and true-ups (1)			5,412		6,376		21,931
Amortization - All other (1)			(11,181)		(11,593)		(13,871)
Interest (2)			2,615		2,762		2,077
Change in unrealized gains/losses			(608)		2,865		3,943
Balance, end of year		$	39,738	$	43,500	$	43,090

(1) The weighted average remaining expected life of VOBA was approximately 5.26 years from the date of acquisition.

(2) The interest accrual rate for the VOBA related to the businesses acquired was6.10%, 6.14% and 6.18% for years ended December 31, 2014, 2013and 2012.

Future Amortization Table

		2015		2016		2017		2018		2019
	(in thousands)
Estimated future VOBA amortization	$	6,571	$	5,276	$	4,446	$	3,804	$	3,134

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Related Party (Debt Agreements) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 2,000,000,000
Short-term Debt with Pru Funding	54,000,000	5,000,000
Interest Expense, Short-term Borrowings	41,000	89,000	390,000
Prudential Financial Debt, Borrowing Amount	0	200,000,000
Prudential Financial Debt, Interest Rate	4.49%
Prudential Financial Debt, Repayment Amount	200,000,000
Long-term debt interest expense	$ 9,000,000	$ 17,000,000	$ 27,000,000

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Investments (All Other Net Unrealized Investment Gains and Losses in AOCI) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Balance	$ 84,622	$ 70,867
Other Net Unrealized Investment Gains and Losses [Member] | Accumulated Net Unrealized Investment Gain (Loss) Pre Tax [Member]
Balance	184,727	376,777		441,677
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period	28,590	(183,950)		(42,295)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income	(14,395)	(8,100)		(22,605)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded from net income		0	[1]	0	[1]
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs	0	0		0
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on policyholders' account balance	0	0		0
Balance	198,922	184,727		376,777
Other Net Unrealized Investment Gains and Losses [Member] | Deferred Costs Policy Acquisition And Sales Inducements And Valuation Of Business Acquired, Pre Tax [Member]
Balance	(66,452)	(147,089)		(192,119)
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period	0	0		0
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income	0	0		0
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded from net income		0	[1]	0	[1]
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs	7,407	80,637		45,030
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on policyholders' account balance	0	0		0
Balance	(59,045)	(66,452)		(147,089)
Other Net Unrealized Investment Gains and Losses [Member] | Policyholders Account Balances Pre Tax [Member]
Balance	(8,187)	(2,164)		0
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period	0	0		0
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income	0	0		0
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded from net income		0	[1]	0	[1]
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs	0	0		0
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on policyholders' account balance	(185)	(6,023)		(2,164)
Balance	(8,372)	(8,187)		(2,164)
Other Net Unrealized Investment Gains and Losses [Member] | Deferred Income Tax Liability Benefit [Member]
Balance	(39,363)	(80,468)		(88,181)
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period	(10,013)	64,383		14,804
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income	5,036	2,835		7,912
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded from net income		0	[1]	0	[1]
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs	(2,594)	(28,222)		(15,760)
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on policyholders' account balance	64	2,109		757
Balance	(46,870)	(39,363)		(80,468)
Other Net Unrealized Investment Gains and Losses [Member] | Accumulated Net Unrealized Investment Gain (Loss) [Member]
Balance	70,725	147,056		161,377
Net investment gains (losses) on investments arising during the period	18,577	(119,567)		(27,491)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses included in net income	(9,359)	(5,265)		(14,693)
Reclassification adjustment for OTTI losses excluded from net income		0	[1]	0	[1]
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on deferred policy acquisition costs	4,813	52,415		29,270
Impact of net unrealized investment (gains) losses on policyholders' account balance	(121)	(3,914)		(1,407)
Balance	$ 84,635	$ 70,725		$ 147,056

[1] Includes cash flow hedges. See Note 11 for information on cash flow hedges.

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Investments (Commercial Mortgage and Other Loans) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Commercial mortgage loans	$ 366,192	$ 345,284
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	87.10%	86.90%
Valuation allowance	(482)	(1,256)
Total net commercial and agricultural mortgage loans by property type	419,823	396,251
Total commercial mortgage and other loans, net of valuation allowance	422,563	398,991
Total Commercial Mortgage By Propterty Type	420,305	397,507
Other Loans and Leases Receivable	2,740	2,740
Valuation Allowance - Other	0	0
Office buildings [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans	44,621	40,976
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	10.60%	10.30%
Retail stores [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans	72,226	72,325
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	17.20%	18.20%
Apartment Complexes [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans	143,057	125,045
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	34.00%	31.50%
Industrial Buildings [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans	87,088	88,009
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	20.70%	22.10%
Agricultural Properties [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans	54,113	52,223
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	12.90%	13.10%
Hospitality [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans	5,081	5,133
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	1.20%	1.30%
Other [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans	14,119	13,796
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	3.40%	3.50%
California [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	17.00%
Total Percentage [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	100.00%	100.00%
Uncollateralized Loans [Member]
Other Loans and Leases Receivable	$ 2,740	$ 2,740
Texas [Member]
Commercial mortgage loans, Percentage	12.00%

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Statements of Equity (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss) [Member]	Total Equity
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011		$ 2,500	$ 882,670	$ (25,305)	$ 160,712	$ 1,020,577
Affiliated asset transfers		0	10,666	0	0	10,666
Distribution to parent	408,000	0	0	(408,000)	0	(408,000)
Comprehensive income:
Net income	634,059	0	0	634,059	0	634,059
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(13,425)	0	0	0	(13,425)	(13,425)
Total comprehensive income (loss)						620,634
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012		2,500	893,336	200,754	147,287	1,243,877
Affiliated asset transfers		0	8,086	0	0	8,086
Distribution to parent	284,000	0	0	(284,000)	0	(284,000)
Comprehensive income:
Net income	848,092	0	0	848,092	0	848,092
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(76,420)	0	0	0	(76,420)	(76,420)
Total comprehensive income (loss)						771,672
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013		2,500	901,422	764,846	70,867	1,739,635
Distribution to parent	342,000	0	0	(342,000)	0	(342,000)
Comprehensive income:
Net income	250,767	0	0	250,767	0	250,767
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	13,755	0	0	0	13,755	13,755
Total comprehensive income (loss)						264,522
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014		$ 2,500	$ 901,422	$ 673,613	$ 84,622	$ 1,662,157

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Related Party (Reinsurance With Affiliates Pruco Re Cont) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Pruco Re Realized Gains Losses	$ 1,975	$ (1,260)	$ (286)

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Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsDisclosuresAbstract

DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCostsTextBlock

4. DEFERRED POLICY ACQUISITION COSTSThe balances of and changes in DAC as of and for the years ended December 31,are as follows:

			2014		2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Balance, beginning of year		$	1,345,504	$	906,814	$	666,764
Capitalization of commissions, sales and issue expenses			2,804		4,050		25,081
Amortization - Impact of Assumption and experience unlocking and true-ups			91,895		31,666		274,503
Amortization - All Other			(330,311)		353,895		(86,461)
Changes in unrealized investment gains and losses			4,539		49,079		26,927
Balance, end of year		$	1,114,431	$	1,345,504	$	906,814

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Valuation of Business Acquired (Estimated Future Amortization, Net of Interest) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
PresentValueOfFutureInsuranceProfitsAbstract
ExpectedAmortizationExpenseOfEndingPresentValueOfFutureInsuranceProfitsYearOne	$ 6,571
ExpectedAmortizationExpenseOfEndingPresentValueOfFutureInsuranceProfitsYearTwo	5,276
ExpectedAmortizationExpenseOfEndingPresentValueOfFutureInsuranceProfitsYearThree	4,446
ExpectedAmortizationExpenseOfEndingPresentValueOfFutureInsuranceProfitsYearFour	3,804
ExpectedAmortizationExpenseOfEndingPresentValueOfFutureInsuranceProfitsYearFive	3,134
PresentValueOfFutureInsuranceProfits	$ 39,738	$ 43,500	$ 43,090	$ 29,010

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Commitments, Contingent Liabilities And Litigation And Regulatory Matters (Narrative Excluding Litigation) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014
Commitments Guarantees Contingent Liabilities And Litigation [Line Items]
Commitments to fund commercial loans	$ 1
Commitments to fund investments	$ 22

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Income Taxes (Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilitites) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
DeferredTaxAssetsNetAbstract
DeferredTaxAssetsInsuranceReserves	$ 267,536	$ 292,815
DeferredTaxAssetsInvestments	13,270	124,489
DeferredTaxAssetsOther	0	0
DeferredTaxAssetsNet	282,566	419,165
DeferredTaxAssetsCompensationReserves	1,760	1,860
DeferredTaxLiabilitiesAbstract
DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUnrealizedGainsOnTradingSecurities	68,819	66,046
DeferredTaxLiabilities	673,428	785,521
Deferred annuity bonus	232,822	283,236
DAC and VOBA Deferred Tax Liability	370,548	435,775
Deferred Tax Liabilities Other	1,239	464
DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	$ (390,863)	$ (366,356)

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Certain Nontraditional Long-Duration Contracts (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

DisclosureTextBlockAbstract

ScheduleOfMinimumGuaranteedBenefitLiabilitiesTextBlock

		GMDB		GMAB/GMWB/GMIWB		GMIB		Totals
				Variable Annuity
				(in thousands)
Beginning Balance as of December 31, 2011	$	177,718	$	1,783,594	$	14,377	$	1,975,689
Incurred guarantee benefits (1)		76,240		9,541		9,821		95,602
Paid guarantee benefits		(31,431)		-		(682)		(32,113)
Beginning Balance as of December 31, 2012		222,527		1,793,135		23,516		2,039,178
Incurred guarantee benefits (1)		(3,191)		(1,014,909)		(11,650)		(1,029,750)
Paid guarantee benefits		(27,507)		-		(747)		(28,254)
Changes in unrealized investment gains and losses		8,041		-		160		8,201
Beginning Balance as of December 31, 2013		199,870		778,226		11,279		989,375
Incurred guarantee benefits (1)		81,524		2,334,185		8,506		2,424,215
Paid guarantee benefits		(25,909)		-		(724)		(26,633)
Changes in unrealized investment gains and losses		128		-		43		171
Balance as of December 31, 2014	$	255,613	$	3,112,411	$	19,104	$	3,387,128

• Incurred guarantee benefits include the portion of assessments established as additions to reserve as well as changes in estimates affecting the reserves. Also includes changes in the fair value of features accounted for as derivatives.

ScheduleOfNetAmountOfRiskByProductAndGuaranteeTextBlock

	December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
	In the Event of Death		At Annuitization/ Accumulation (1)		In the Event of Death		At Annuitization/ Accumulation (1)
Variable Annuity Contracts	(in thousands)
Return of net deposits
Account value	$ 38,410,155		N/A		$ 40,828,166		N/A
Net amount at risk	$ 353,902		N/A		$ 407,488		N/A
Average attained age of contractholders	65	years	N/A		64	years	N/A
Minimum return or contract value
Account value	$ 7,886,833		$ 38,471,465		$ 8,446,938		$ 40,678,507
Net amount at risk	$ 916,016		$ 1,358,023		$ 916,094		$ 1,272,641
Average attained age of contractholders	67	years	64	years	66	years	64	years
Average period remaining until expected annuitization	N/A		0.1	years	N/A		0.2	year

• Includes income and withdrawal benefits described herein.

scheduleOfFairValueOfSeparateAccountsByMajorCategoryOfInvestmentTextBlock

	December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
Equity funds	$	28,191,315	$	28,992,157
Bond funds		12,844,788		14,924,698
Money market funds		2,783,023		2,430,792
Total	$	43,819,126	$	46,347,647

Deferred Sales Inducements Table Text Block

			Sales Inducements
			(in thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2011		$	445,841
	Capitalization		59,269
	Amortization - Impact of assumption and experience unlocking and true-ups		133,214
	Amortization - All other		(94,752)
	Change in unrealized gains/losses		13,258
Balance as of December 31, 2012			556,830
	Capitalization		31,370
	Amortization - Impact of assumption and experience unlocking and true-ups		13,038
	Amortization - All other		179,219
	Change in unrealized gains/losses		28,790
Balance as of December 31, 2013			809,247
	Capitalization		11,515
	Amortization - Impact of assumption and experience unlocking and true-ups		45,417
	Amortization - All other		(204,563)
	Change in unrealized gains/losses		3,591
Balance as of December 31, 2014		$	665,207

Schedule of Account Value of Market Value Annuities Text Block

		December 31, 2014				December 31, 2013
		Unadjusted Value		Adjusted Value		Unadjusted Value		Adjusted Value
Variable Annuity Contracts	(in thousands)
Market value adjusted annuities
Account value	$	1,244,131	$	1,251,084	$	1,554,743	$	1,580,487

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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Level 3 by Pricing Source) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Separate account assets	$ 44,101,699		$ 46,626,828
Total liabilities	3,112,411
Receivables from parents and affiliates	60,490		44,643
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other long-term investments	95,191		486
Reinsurance recoverable	2,996,154		748,005
Subtotal excluding separate account assets	5,996,564		4,163,198
Separate account assets	44,101,699	[1]	46,626,828	[1]
Total assets	50,098,263		50,790,026
Future policy benefits	3,112,411	[2]	778,226	[2]
Total liabilities			799,984
Receivables from parents and affiliates	41,068		25,418
Cash equivalents	225
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Marketable Securities, Equity Securities	0		505
Other long-term investments	633		486
Reinsurance recoverable	2,996,154		748,005
Total assets	3,175,926		915,928
Future policy benefits	3,112,411		778,226
Total liabilities	3,112,411		778,226
Receivables from parents and affiliates	22,320		6,347
Cash equivalents	225
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Internal Pricing [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Marketable Securities, Equity Securities	0	[3]	192	[3]
Other long-term investments	0	[3]	0	[3]
Reinsurance recoverable	2,996,154	[3]	748,005	[3]
Total assets	3,095,588	[3]	842,927	[3]
Future policy benefits	3,112,411	[3]	778,226	[3]
Total liabilities	3,112,411	[3]	778,226	[3]
Receivables from parents and affiliates	0	[3]	0	[3]
Cash equivalents	225	[3]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | External Priced [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Marketable Securities, Equity Securities	0	[4]	313	[4]
Other long-term investments	633	[4]	486	[4]
Reinsurance recoverable	0	[4]	0	[4]
Total assets	80,338	[4]	73,001	[4]
Future policy benefits	0	[4]	0	[4]
Total liabilities	0	[4]	0	[4]
Receivables from parents and affiliates	22,320	[4]	6,347	[4]
Cash equivalents	0	[4]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other long-term investments	633		486
Reinsurance recoverable	2,996,154		748,005
Subtotal excluding separate account assets	3,175,926		915,928
Separate account assets	0	[1]	0	[1]
Total assets	3,175,926		915,928
Future policy benefits	3,112,411	[2]	778,226	[2]
Total liabilities	3,112,411		778,226
Receivables from parents and affiliates	22,320		6,347
Cash equivalents	225
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Marketable Securities, Fixed Maturities	116,070		96,796
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Internal Pricing [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Marketable Securities, Fixed Maturities	99,209	[3]	94,730	[3]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | External Priced [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Marketable Securities, Fixed Maturities	16,861	[4]	2,066	[4]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Marketable Securities, Fixed Maturities	40,524		63,789
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | Internal Pricing [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Marketable Securities, Fixed Maturities	0	[3]	0	[3]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member] | External Priced [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Marketable Securities, Fixed Maturities	40,524	[4]	63,789	[4]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Marketable Securities, Fixed Maturities	0		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | Internal Pricing [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Marketable Securities, Fixed Maturities	0	[3]	0	[3]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] | External Priced [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Marketable Securities, Fixed Maturities	$ 0	[4]	$ 0	[4]

[1] Separate account assets represent segregated funds that are invested for certain customers. Investment risks associated with market value changes are borne by the customers, except to the extent of minimum guarantees made by the Company with respect to certain accounts. Separate account liabilities are not included in the above table as they are reported at contract value and not fair value in the Company’s Statement of Financial Position.

[2] As of December 31, 2014, the net embedded derivative liability position of $3,112 million includes $55 million of embedded derivatives in an asset position and $3,167 million of embedded derivatives in a liability position. As of December 31, 2013, the net embedded derivative liability position of $778 million includes $245 million of embedded derivatives in an asset position and $1,023 million of embedded derivatives in a liability position.

[3] Represents valuations reflecting both internally-derived and market inputs. See below for additional information related to internally-developed valuation for significant items in the above table.

[4] Represents unadjusted prices from independent pricing-services and independent indicative broker quotes where pricing inputs are not readily available.

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Investments (Fixed Maturities Proceeds)(Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Equity Securities [Member]
Available For Sale
Proceeds from sales	$ 192		$ 14		$ 3,201
Gross investment gains from sales	1		10		703
Fixed Maturities, Available For Sale [Member]
Available For Sale
Proceeds from sales	308,458		314,415		504,001
Proceeds from maturities/repayments	681,426		1,175,680		861,512
Gross investment gains from sales	18,110		18,619		23,077
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Losses	3,404		9,824		134
Fixed maturity and equity security impairments
Net writedowns for other-than-temporary impairment losses on fixed maturities recognized in earnings	$ 0	[1]	$ 0	[1]	$ (258)	[1]

[1] Excludes the portion of other-than-temporary impairments recorded in “Other comprehensive income (loss),” representing any difference between the fair value of the impaired debt security and the net present value of its projected future cash flows at the time of the impairment.

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Contract Withdrawal Provisions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

ContractWithdrawalProvisions[Abstract]

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14. CONTRACT WITHDRAWAL PROVISIONS

Most of the Company's separate account liabilities are subject to discretionary withdrawal by contractholders at market value or with market value adjustment. Separate account assets, which are carried at fair value, are adequate to pay such withdrawals, which are generally subject to surrender charges ranging from 9% to 1% for contracts held less than 10 years.